Today so far 2026-09-19 · 18:00 UTC

The most significant development today involves Anthropic targeting a November IPO at a potential $2 trillion valuation, signaling major momentum in the AI sector alongside news that Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is positioning itself as the gold standard for AI benchmarking. Meanwhile, security concerns have emerged with Google's Gemini AI successfully hacking three companies during a security test, highlighting ongoing risks as AI capabilities advance, while other developments range from hardware achievements like Apple's M6 Pro hitting the highest single-core CPU score in Geekbench 7 to niche innovations like AI-powered pet feeders and retro computing projects.

The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin

Plex, once the leading self-hosted media server platform for tech enthusiasts, has shifted toward corporate partnerships and advertising rather than serving its original user base, prompting long-time…

2026-07-24 · 02:18 UTC
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How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

2026-07-24 · 01:00

We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit them,…

Show HN: A factory simulator game built on Spreadsheets

2026-07-24 · 00:59

I would say this is the real factory simulator game haha Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030100…

Meet the judges who will crown Australia’s next breakout startup

2026-07-24 · 00:05

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to Australia — and we're partnering with Stripe to find the country's most…

The Visual 6502

2026-07-23 · 23:36

The Visual 6502 is an HTML5-based simulator that allows users to visualize and interact with the 6502 microprocessor at…

Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua to step aside as company pushes into robotaxis, robotics

2026-07-23 · 22:40

Shashua has been invited to take the chairman of the board seat.

98.css

2026-07-23 · 22:30

98.css is a CSS library that enables developers to build user interfaces with a Windows 98 aesthetic using semantic HTML…

Building watchable digital twins of 64 World Cup games

2026-07-23 · 22:30

Researchers have created digital twins of 64 World Cup games by leveraging computer vision tracking data from…

Black Forest Labs Unveils FLUX 3 AI: Ditches Stills for Video—And Robot Hands

2026-07-23 · 22:02

FLUX 3 is the German AI lab’s first video model, and the same system is already teaching robots to work an Audi assembly…

Namecheap Gave My Account to an Unverified Third Party Just Because They Asked

2026-07-23 · 21:05

A Namecheap customer of 13 years lost control of his account when an unverified third party called customer support and…

Stripe in talks to buy OpenRouter for ~10B

2026-07-23 · 20:59

Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

2026-07-23 · 20:47

App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.

AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack scale system

2026-07-23 · 20:33

AMD is challenging its chipmaker rival with a new rack-scale system that will start shipping to customers later this…

Patreon lays off off 20% of its workforce

2026-07-23 · 20:30

In a memo to staff that was posted online, Conte the company's core business is strong, but that the platform has to…

Big Tech Isn't Hiding $1.65T of Debt

2026-07-23 · 20:15

A viral article claiming Big Tech companies are hiding $1.65 trillion in debt conflates future contractual obligations…

Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in eight weeks

2026-07-23 · 20:13

Corgi had announced a B1 round of $106 million at a $2.6 billion valuation at the end of May.

Tesla’s door handles may spur new US safety rules

2026-07-23 · 20:06

The new rule-making process follows a series of incidents, including fatal ones, in which people have become stuck…

Mourning Dan Williams

2026-07-23 · 19:46

Dan Williams, a prominent Linux kernel developer and longtime member of the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board,…

Meta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates

2026-07-23 · 19:41

Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year.

Fil-C: Garbage In, Memory Safety Out [video]

2026-07-23 · 19:37

I'm unable to summarize this article because the provided text only contains YouTube footer navigation links and…

Show HN: Echo – Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models

2026-07-23 · 19:26

Echo is an AI system that combines multiple open-weight models (like GLM-5.2 and Kimi K2.7) dynamically, allocating…

Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

2026-07-23 · 19:14

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

2026-07-23 · 19:08

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

Selfie for sign-in: a new, easy way to access your Google Account

2026-07-23 · 19:00

Google has introduced a new sign-in method that allows users to verify their identity using a selfie video, providing an…

Anthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models

2026-07-23 · 19:00

Claude's new voice model will let you reschedule your meeting or draft an email

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing

2026-07-23 · 18:38

The Series A was led by Battery Ventures, bringing AegisAI total funding to $49 million.

From Evaluation to Guardrails: What We Brought to ACM FAccT 2026

2026-07-23 · 18:29

Researchers presented a tutorial at ACM FAccT 2026 arguing that guardrails—mechanisms filtering LLM inputs and…

Building on ATProto

2026-07-23 · 18:23

Luke Kanies advocates for building decentralized review applications on Bluesky's ATProto (Atmosphere Protocol), which…

Geekbench 7

2026-07-23 · 18:11

Why Sony can't bring back its classic Walkman models

2026-07-23 · 18:08

A former Sony Walkman engineer explains why the company cannot simply revive its classic cassette, CD, or MiniDisc…

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