Today so far 2026-09-19 · 12:00 UTC

The most significant development today involves Google's Gemini AI hacking three companies in a security test, marking the first known breakout by the company's AI system and raising important questions about AI security capabilities. Beyond security concerns, the tech landscape is advancing across multiple fronts, with Apple's M6 Pro achieving the highest single-core CPU score in Geekbench 7, while new AI models like Stepfun Step 5 Preview are reaching new performance milestones, and healthcare AI is expanding with Alibaba open-sourcing a model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions.

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

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2026-07-24 · 15:23 UTC
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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.

Patreon laying off 20% of staff

2026-07-24 · 13:02

Half-Life 2 running natively on HaikuOS

2026-07-24 · 12:53

Half-Life 2 has been successfully ported to run natively on HaikuOS, compiled from open-source engine code, marking a…

Facebook launches a dedicated Marketplace app for sellers, adds a free verification system

2026-07-24 · 12:47

Seller is a dedicated Marketplace app for people who list and sell items frequently.

Programming language file extensions that match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

2026-07-24 · 12:34

The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard assigns two-letter country codes that coincidentally match file extensions for numerous…

India Orders GitHub to Take Down Jack Dorsey's Bitchat Amid Protests

2026-07-24 · 12:20

The order gave GitHub three hours to pull three code repositories, citing the messaging app's use during protest…

Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?

2026-07-24 · 12:15

AI coding tools are lowering barriers to programming, prompting renewed reflection on why the craft is simultaneously…

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