Today so far 2026-09-20 · 06:00 UTC

The tech industry is grappling with AI security and safety concerns, as reports suggest that OpenAI and Anthropic oversold AI security breaches while the Hugging Face hack wasn't what it was cracked up to be, indicating potential gaps between public perception and reality in AI company security incidents. Meanwhile, AI continues to expand into new domains, with developments ranging from an open source locally usable AI platform to AI being introduced in schools, alongside government-level moves like Trump's announcement of a US "AI Force" and appointment of an AI tsar. The headlines also reflect broader tech sector activity, including workforce adjustments at companies like Flock and continued discussions about AI's existential risks versus practical applications.

I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance

Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson's signature bladeless design.

2026-07-17 · 18:00 UTC
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Kimi K3 Just Triggered DeepSeek Flashbacks for the Stock Market

2026-07-17 · 17:55

Moonshot AI's 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model sent chip stocks tumbling and gave Wall Street a Friday it would…

How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

2026-07-17 · 17:45

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around.

China’s Kimi K3 Is Out—And Beats Claude Fable and GPT 5.6 Sol on Key Benchmarks

2026-07-17 · 17:36

Moonshot AI's 2.8-trillion-parameter model tops Fable 5 on a creative writing benchmark and leads Arena AI's frontend…

Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key

2026-07-17 · 16:47

An experiment showed AI users had the most creative ideas when they used it in moderation – not too much and not too…

Fubo hikes prices by $15 after restoring some NBCU channels lost in November

2026-07-17 · 16:24

Fubo subscribers still don't have Versant channels.

Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call.

2026-07-17 · 16:12

As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed…

San Francisco orders Apple, Google to remove nudify apps from app stores

2026-07-17 · 16:10

Official estimates Google and Apple likely made millions in nudify app fees.

Ars is looking for a senior technology reporter, and you might be it!

2026-07-17 · 15:52

Desktops, laptops, phones, CPUs, GPUs, NAS—if you know this stuff, come work for us!

Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars

2026-07-17 · 15:29

Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant…

Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them

2026-07-17 · 15:21

Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models…

HSBC wins Bank of England approval to enter Digital Securities Sandbox

2026-07-17 · 13:54

The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt…

2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2

2026-07-17 · 11:00

Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.

Musk’s SpaceX Breaks Below Its $135 IPO Price After a 42% Collapse From Its Peak

2026-07-17 · 09:30

SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) fell 3.08% to close at $131.11 yesterday, its first finish below the $135 initial public offering…

Mira Murati Unveils First AI Model Since Leaving OpenAI

2026-07-17 · 08:05

For her first appearance post-OpenAI, Mira Murati unveils an open-weights AI model.

Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts

2026-07-17 · 07:25

Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

2026-07-17 · 03:53

Pebble has shipped over 23,000 Time 2 watches and expects to fulfill remaining pre-orders by July 31, with inventory…

Trump Media sells Wall Street low-latency access to Trump posts

2026-07-17 · 02:23

The paid Truth API is aimed at high-frequency trading firms seeking “the fastest” access to market-moving Truth Social…

UIUC AI Teaching Assistant

2026-07-17 · 02:23

A University of Illinois team created an AI teaching assistant for Electrical Engineering that uses 11 models running in…

GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims

2026-07-17 · 01:36

GrapheneOS, a de-Googled operating system for Google Pixel devices, is recommended as a secure solution for domestic…

The human-in-the-loop is tired

2026-07-17 · 00:21

Developers are experiencing genuine usefulness from LLM programming tools alongside destabilizing effects that risk…

San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco

2026-07-16 · 23:25

In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators it's time…

The Little Book of Reinforcement Learning

2026-07-16 · 22:27

"The Little Book of Reinforcement Learning" is a short introductory guide covering reinforcement learning fundamentals…

HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

2026-07-16 · 22:02

Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.

Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack

2026-07-16 · 21:22

Coca Cola said dairy production at its Fairlife unit will "remain suspended" in the United States following a hack.

Leaks Reveal Suno Fed Thousands of Hours of Deezer, YouTube and Pond5 Data Into Its AI

2026-07-16 · 21:01

Source code leaked reveals how substantial portions of Suno’s training library were assembled.

T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines

2026-07-16 · 20:52

T-Mobile to restore free lines lost during plan migration, but price hikes remain.

It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android

2026-07-16 · 20:41

Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.

xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

2026-07-16 · 20:26

Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.

LM Studio Bionic: the AI agent for open models

2026-07-16 · 20:18

LM Studio has launched Bionic, an AI agent designed for open-source models that can handle coding, research, and…

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