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Today so far 2026-09-18 · 12:00 UTC

Security researchers demonstrated a significant vulnerability in AI systems by using Anthropic's Claude to break into OpenAI within 72 hours, highlighting emerging risks in the AI safety landscape. The tech sector is also grappling with infrastructure challenges, as illustrated by Telstra's major outage that caused systems to revert to 2006, while innovation continues across multiple fronts including autonomous vehicles with Waymo's expansion into Singapore and new programming languages like Goose, which claims performance advantages over C++ and Rust.

Unitree As2-W

Unitree has introduced the As2-W, a hybrid wheeled-legged robot that combines speed and terrain adaptability, capable of climbing 80 cm obstacles and 45° slopes while maintaining a cruising range…

2026-07-24 · 16:32 UTC
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Micro-SaaS Is Dead. Service With A Software Replaces It

2026-07-24 · 16:27

The author argues that standalone micro-SaaS products are no longer viable due to AI competition, and proposes "Service…

Internet Freedom Foundation calls India’s BitChat GitHub takedown order ‘unconstitutional’

2026-07-24 · 16:04

The digital rights group says India’s order to remove Jack Dorsey’s BitChat repositories from GitHub exceeds the…

As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions

2026-07-24 · 15:51

AI companies including Nvidia and Mistral urge policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models as…

Marc Andreessen, venture capitalist, married to wait, what?

2026-07-24 · 15:26

Marc Andreessen's marriage to Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen is presented as significant within Silicon Valley's history and…

The front end framework for correctness: built on Effect, architected like Elm

2026-07-24 · 15:24

Foldkit is a new TypeScript frontend framework built on Effect and inspired by Elm's architecture that emphasizes…

This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about

2026-07-24 · 15:23

"These are things that tend to be really hard."

Rivian sues the US government for ‘full refund’ of Trump tariffs

2026-07-24 · 15:16

The carmaker has said it's owed a refund in the "tens of millions of dollars."

Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool

2026-07-24 · 15:13

Users can now ask Attie questions about news, trends, and conversations on Bluesky and other apps on the AT Protocol.

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Hit With India Censorship Order on GitHub

2026-07-24 · 15:12

Jack Dorsey (CEO of Square and co-founder of former Twitter) posted on X, saying that India’s government ordered GitHub…

Midjourney acquired the astrology app Co-Star

2026-07-24 · 15:09

The AI lab Midjourney continues to expand its purview beyond image and video generation.

Codeberg Divides

2026-07-24 · 15:05

Codeberg recently updated its terms to exclude projects primarily written with generative AI, sparking debate about the…

Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck

2026-07-24 · 14:34

Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Co-Opting Linux Processes for High-Performance Network Simulation (2022)

2026-07-24 · 14:28

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Mag Computer: A Mag History of RAM (1960–2025)

2026-07-24 · 14:26

The episode "Mag Computer" explores the history of computing power from 1960 to 2025 by using RAM as a proxy for…

3GPP Version 19

2026-07-24 · 14:23

3GPP Release 19, the second 5G-Advanced release, completed on schedule in December 2025 with fully implementable…

Preventing line breaks in elements

2026-07-24 · 14:20

The author implemented a solution to prevent awkward line breaks in short code snippets on their website by…

Writing a Debugger from Scratch

2026-07-24 · 14:06

A former Microsoft debugger developer is writing a new debugger from scratch in Rust to both improve their Rust skills…

WebGPU Unleashed: A Practical Tutorial

2026-07-24 · 14:04

"WebGPU Unleashed" is a free practical tutorial book teaching graphics programming in JavaScript using WebGPU, a new…

Open Weights and American AI Leadership [pdf]

2026-07-24 · 13:58

I'm unable to read this PDF file because it appears to be corrupted or improperly encoded.

Plants vs. Zombies for PlayStation 2

2026-07-24 · 13:57

This is a GitHub repository for a cross-platform port of Plants vs.

Interview with a Maintainer

2026-07-24 · 13:51

Erin Marsh, the primary maintainer of libcapstan—a foundational protocol library used by 80 million downloads…

AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say

2026-07-24 · 13:49

Rule would allow states to decide how much—if any—public input there can be.

PCI DSS DMARC Requirement: What Section 5.4.1 Requires

2026-07-24 · 13:47

PCI DSS v4.0.1 does not explicitly mandate DMARC by name, but Requirement 5.4.1 makes automated anti-phishing mechanisms…

My Emacs Configuration (Dired)

2026-07-24 · 13:47

This blog post discusses the author's Emacs Dired configuration and workflow, explaining how they use Dired as a…

Kaizen #4: Overhauled Homelab

2026-07-24 · 13:46

Tim Hårek Andreassen documented his homelab overhaul after moving into a new house and encountering network…

OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app

2026-07-24 · 13:36

ChatGPT Voice on desktop can work with both ChatGPT Work and Codex to complete tasks and control agents.

Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund AI spending

2026-07-24 · 13:33

Oracle laid off approximately 21,000 employees (13% of its workforce) to fund a $300 billion computing deal with OpenAI…

Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models

2026-07-24 · 13:32

Letter: https://images.nvidia.com/pdf/Open-Weights-and-American-AI-L...

Elon Musk AI Warning: Humans Will Lose Control Within 10 Years

2026-07-24 · 13:07

Elon Musk believes artificial intelligence will exceed the combined intelligence of humanity within five years.

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