Today so far 2026-09-22 · 18:01 UTC

A critical WordPress vulnerability with a 9.2/10 severity score affecting all versions since 2016 has emerged as a major security concern, while separately, critical infrastructure is under threat as stolen passwords expose America's water providers to hackers. In AI news, Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5.5 offering improved performance at lower prices, and the gaming industry is undergoing significant shifts with Activision now developing the next Halo game as Xbox continues restructuring.

UN's First AI Safety Panel Says Scientists Can't Rule Out 'Catastrophic Harm'

A 40-scientist panel found that AI capabilities are outrunning both scientific understanding and government oversight.

2026-07-01 · 19:05 UTC
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SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

2026-07-01 · 18:54

SpaceX reportedly showed investors a "handset-like" AI device before going public.

Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller

2026-07-01 · 18:47

The actor and investor is joining forces with Morgan Beller, who was previously a GP at NFX, to invest in early-stage…

Sony will stop making physical copies of PlayStation games in 2028

2026-07-01 · 18:41

“We will own nothing, it's truly sad.”

Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation

2026-07-01 · 18:29

The AI neocloud provider, which specializes in hosting open source models, last raised at a $3.3 billion valuation in…

A good little EV you won't be able to buy soon: The Volvo EX30 Cross Country

2026-07-01 · 18:24

Tariffs and anti-China policies killed this little Volvo in the United States.

Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with fall 2026 deliveries

2026-07-01 · 18:12

Weave Robotics launched Isaac 1, a mobile home robot priced at $7,999 or $449/month, with California deliveries…

Most rewrites serve the engineer, not the business

2026-07-01 · 18:08

# Summary The article argues that most code rewrites prioritize engineer preferences over business needs, with the…

Learn Vim motions with an ice-cream van

2026-07-01 · 18:00

Vim-scoops is an interactive game that teaches Vim text editor motions by having players drive an ice-cream van to serve…

Do you want your underwear with added probiotics?

2026-07-01 · 18:00

Feedback is informed of an exciting new development in underwear design from a brand that says it infuses its products…

Show HN: LIBR tracing with source ledger rows and byte-exact PDF verification

2026-07-01 · 17:55

LIBR is a deterministic ledger state machine that traces separate-property funds through ordered financial transactions…

What to Learn to Be a Graphics Programmer

2026-07-01 · 17:53

# Summary To become a hireable graphics programmer, you need to master two distinct areas: the CPU side (learning…

My OSCP Pentesting Cheatsheet

2026-07-01 · 17:50

A pentester who passed the OSCP exam in March 2025 shares a comprehensive cheatsheet of practical commands and tips for…

Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content

2026-07-01 · 17:48

Cloudflare is giving AI companies until September 15 to separate web crawlers used for search from those used for AI…

Building Gin: Simple over Easy

2026-07-01 · 17:45

The author created Gin, a Go web framework in 2014 that prioritizes simplicity over ease by avoiding reflection-based…

Hanami 3.0: In Full Bloom

2026-07-01 · 17:41

Hanami 3.0 has been released with three major new features: integrated mailers for email delivery, built-in…

Chasing the OPNsense RCE: The Story Behind My First CVEs

2026-07-01 · 17:32

A security researcher discovered five vulnerabilities in OPNsense, a popular open-source firewall platform, during a…

Show HN: AnalystAIPack – 118 runnable agent skills for malware analysis and RE

2026-07-01 · 17:27

AnalystAIPack is an open-source library of 118 runnable AI agent skills designed to address the gap between…

Are readers generating fiction with AI models?

2026-07-01 · 17:21

A study analyzing over 500,000 ChatGPT conversations found that more than one-third involve fiction generation, with…

Even Honda is pivoting to data centers

2026-07-01 · 17:13

Honda wants in on the lucrative energy storage market.

A complete ClickHouse OLAP engine, compiled to WebAssembly

2026-07-01 · 17:05

Zuckerberg Eyed Kalshi Buyout Before Developing Meta’s Own Prediction App

2026-07-01 · 16:50

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg approached prediction-market leader Kalshi about a takeover before ordering his own…

Show HN: Pglayers – PostgreSQL extensions as stackable Docker layers

2026-07-01 · 16:50

pglayers is a tool and Docker image distribution that simplifies PostgreSQL extension management by packaging each…

Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freights

2026-07-01 · 16:48

The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle.

Anthropic Bringing Claude Fable 5 Back Online as US Lifts Export Controls

2026-07-01 · 16:24

The Trump administration reversed its shutdown order after weeks of talks, with Anthropic tying Fable 5's return to a…

Reduce GVisor Cold Starts with GPU Snapshotting

2026-07-01 · 16:19

Cerebrium has developed GPU memory snapshotting technology that reduces cold start times for AI model inference by over…

Lime raises $167M in IPO after years of teasing a public debut

2026-07-01 · 16:05

The nine-year-old scooter and bike-share company has said it needs the funds to help pay down around $1 billion in…

Solid and Clean Code never felt solid or clean to me

2026-07-01 · 15:57

The author criticizes Robert C.

How We Made IPFS Content Publishing 10x Faster

2026-07-01 · 15:30

# Summary IPFS has implemented "Optimistic Provide," an optimization technique that reduces content publication time…

Show HN: GolemUI – The new paradigm for JavaScript forms

2026-07-01 · 15:12

We're a team of three friends who have been working with forms and Open Source for a decade, and we joined forces…

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