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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.

Claude Code Is Steganographically Marking Requests

Claude Code contains steganographic markers embedded in the system prompt's date string that encode information about the user's location, API configuration, and whether they're using known AI labs or…

2026-06-30 · 15:44 UTC
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Tesla starts testing Cybercab without pedals or a steering wheel in Austin

2026-06-30 · 15:32

The company may finally be ready to try to deliver on Elon Musk's years-long promise of launching a robotaxi network of…

We moved our Bluesky data to Eurosky

2026-06-30 · 15:17

Waag Futurelab moved its Bluesky account data to Eurosky's Personal Data Server (PDS), which allows users to store and…

X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use

2026-06-30 · 15:08

X has launched a hosted MCP server, making it easier for developers to connect AI applications with the company’s API.

Arcturus could halve the grid’s electrical losses using its nano-infused copper

2026-06-30 · 15:01

Stealthy startup Arcturus uses lasers to infuse carbon nanomaterials into copper, dramatically improving its ability to…

Amazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic

2026-06-30 · 15:00

Engineers on the new team will embed within companies to deploy purpose-built agents, focusing on fast deployments and…

Podcasting platform Riverside enters the newsletter publishing game

2026-06-30 · 15:00

Users will be able use AI to create newsletters based on their recordings.

What Is Quantum Computing? A Beginner’s Guide to the Technology That Could Reshape Crypto

2026-06-30 · 14:29

Imagine you own a safe.

Words Are a Byproduct of Consciousness. For LLMs, It's Backwards

2026-06-30 · 14:16

The article argues that large language models (LLMs) fundamentally differ from human consciousness in a crucial way:…

Have You Restarted Your Computer This Week?

2026-06-30 · 14:15

The author describes their personal practice of manually restarting their Mac on Saturday mornings as a form of stress…

Looking Ahead to Postgres 19

2026-06-30 · 14:14

Postgres 19, now in beta, features a mix of major and incremental improvements including the addition of REPACK…

Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade

2026-06-30 · 14:00

Proton's Lumo 2.0 is dropping this week, giving users a broader variety of capabilities.

Your brand deserves its own stage — Side Events at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

2026-06-30 · 14:00

From October 10-16, host a Side Event and command the room during the week of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

From Julia to Rust: a differentiable tensor stack for scientific computing

2026-06-30 · 13:49

Tenferro-rs is a new Rust-based tensor library for scientific computing that bridges gaps in the existing Rust ecosystem…

Knoppix

2026-06-30 · 12:54

KNOPPIX is a bootable live operating system distributed on CD, DVD, or USB drives that contains GNU/Linux software with…

Microsoft reveals why Windows 11 keeps saying a file is in use after closing app

2026-06-30 · 12:49

Microsoft's Azure CTO Mark Russinovich explained why Windows displays "file in use" errors even after closing…

Robinhood Launches Trump Accounts App Before July 4 Launch

2026-06-30 · 11:41

Robinhood has officially launched the Trump Accounts app, opening access to all eligible US households ahead of the…

China Expands Its Open-source AI Strategy

2026-06-30 · 11:05

The militarization of cutting-edge language models is redefining the map of global technological power, turning computer…

Parse, Don't Validate – In a Language That Doesn't Want You To

2026-06-30 · 10:48

The article discusses how TypeScript developers often "validate" data (checking if it's correct) rather than "parsing"…

European digital ID wallets are a gift to Google and Apple

2026-06-30 · 10:36

European governments are rolling out digital ID wallets that rely on Google's Play Integrity API and Apple's device…

I spent 6 days building my VDOM library as I hated how React handles memo

2026-06-30 · 10:35

A developer created Tyaff, an experimental virtual DOM library built in 6 days as an alternative to React, featuring…

Zluda 6 release (run unmodified CUDA applications on non-Nvidia GPUs)

2026-06-30 · 10:34

ZLUDA Version 6 has been released, enabling unmodified CUDA applications to run on non-NVIDIA GPUs with significant new…

Show HN: Bored People Chat – Anonymous global chat room

2026-06-30 · 06:04

Bored People Chat is a minimal, anonymous global chat room inspired by the old internet that doesn't have sign-up, ads…

US Supreme Court Just Blew Up EU-US Data Transfers

2026-06-30 · 05:17

The US Supreme Court's Trump v.

Popping the GPU Bubble

2026-06-30 · 05:14

GPU bubbles occur during AI model inference when the GPU sits idle waiting for the CPU to complete housekeeping tasks…

The end of the AArch64 desktop experiment

2026-06-30 · 04:51

A developer ended an 11-month experiment using an Ampere Altra AArch64 system as a desktop after encountering persistent…

The AI jobs debate just got messier

2026-06-30 · 04:01

A new report finds "high-intensity AI adopters” saw headcount increase 10.2%.

Loko Scheme 0.13.0

2026-06-30 · 02:39

Loko Scheme 0.13.0 has been released with bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features.

Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility

2026-06-30 · 02:28

Wix-owned vibe coding platform Base44 has started rolling out its own AI model — with hopes that it will eventually…

Why Won't Europe Build AI Data Centers in Iceland?

2026-06-30 · 01:30

The EU's new Tech Sovereignty Package aims to triple European data center capacity within five to seven years to reduce…

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