Today so far 2026-09-23 · 06:00 UTC

AI safety and governance dominate today's tech news, with OpenAI and Anthropic preparing to brief the UN Security Council on AI risks, while industry leaders continue grappling with questions about whether AI is really getting dangerously out of control. The AI sector is also experiencing rapid commercial momentum, as Snorkel AI tripled its valuation to $3.5B amid surging demand for training data, and both Anthropic and OpenAI released new models promising better performance at lower costs.

a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most

Base Power is skipping the PJM's troubled interconnection queue by placing its batteries at people's homes, offering backup services in exchange.

2026-06-25 · 17:52 UTC
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Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

2026-06-25 · 17:38

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Anthropic’s Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT

2026-06-25 · 17:38

Despite ChatGPT's commanding market lead, consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude,…

AI Took Your Job? California Wants to Know

2026-06-25 · 17:36

California launched the nation's first AI unemployment tracker as policymakers race to determine whether warnings of an…

Besimple AI (YC P25) Is Hiring

2026-06-25 · 17:00

Besimple AI, a Y Combinator-backed startup founded by ex-Meta leaders, is hiring a Strategic Projects Lead for Audio…

Updated Xbox Console Prices

2026-06-25 · 16:59

Xbox is increasing console prices by $100-$150 effective August 1, 2026, citing a 2.5x surge in storage and memory…

Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by 1,000x

2026-06-25 · 16:48

Un0 is an image-generation system tool that shows for the first time how the company's technology can replicate…

Hacked Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats

2026-06-25 · 16:40

Market research company Klue told customers that it believes the hacking group that stole their data is now deleting it.

Solstice and Tensorx to Buy $1 Billion in AI Infrastructure to Support EU Sovereign AI Demand

2026-06-25 · 16:33

London, United Arab Emirates, June 25th, 2026, ChainwireSolstice to launch aiUSX, a yield-bearing asset that lets…

Solstice and Tensorx to Buy $1 Billion in AI Infrastructure to Support EU Sovereign AI Demand

2026-06-25 · 16:29

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Deno 2.9

2026-06-25 · 16:22

Deno 2.9 introduces deno desktop, an experimental feature for building native desktop applications from web frameworks…

European Commission lines up Amazon and Microsoft for cloud gatekeeper status

2026-06-25 · 16:22

The European Commission has preliminarily designated Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure as gatekeepers under…

Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion

2026-06-25 · 16:04

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Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android

2026-06-25 · 16:00

Users will be able to access their watchlists, real-time market data, live financial news, and Google's AI-powered "Key…

Parker Conrad knows which employees are worth their AI spend and says Rippling can help you, too

2026-06-25 · 16:00

"There were employees doing things like, 'Claude is so helpful for me — it analyzes my calendar and my email and puts…

From Fortnite to robots: General Intuition raises $2.3B on bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world

2026-06-25 · 16:00

General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can…

Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

2026-06-25 · 15:59

IBM Debuts First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip Technology

2026-06-25 · 15:33

IBM has unveiled the world's first sub-1 nanometer chip technology featuring a revolutionary "nanostack" 3D architecture…

OS9Map

2026-06-25 · 15:01

OS9Map is a software application that enables users to browse OpenStreetMap on Mac OS 9, featuring smooth scrolling map…

Ford rehires 350 engineers after AI fails to preserve expertise or train juniors

2026-06-25 · 14:58

Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster

2026-06-25 · 14:55

Netris provides software that runs on network switches, and offers a platform that helps neocloud operators reduce the…

Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, spares iPhone for now

2026-06-25 · 14:52

Apple raises prices of MacBook Air and Pro along with iPad Air and Pro

Feds deny Polestar authorization to sell cars in US from model year 2027

2026-06-25 · 14:40

Unlike with Volvo, there will be no authorization for Polestar to sell its cars here.

Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20%

2026-06-25 · 14:37

Zig's New BitCast Semantics and LLVM Back End Improvements

2026-06-25 · 14:19

Zig has introduced pointer stability locks to its standard library's ArrayList container, a safety feature previously…

Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

2026-06-25 · 14:17

From the official information online, joining the e-Residency program and setting up an Estonian company seems…

Apple ratchets up prices, blames the cost of memory

2026-06-25 · 14:14

Some Macs are hundreds of dollars more expensive today than yesterday.

Show HN: I made Google Trends for Hacker News by indexing 18 years of comments

2026-06-25 · 14:08

A developer created Hacker Trends, a search tool that visualizes how topics, tools, and people have trended across 18…

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2026-06-25 · 14:00

2 days left to lock in your spot at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 and save up to $190 before Early Bird rates expire on…

Trump admin proposes axing brake pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla

2026-06-25 · 13:58

The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake pedal requirement for vehicles "designed to be driven…

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