Today so far 2026-09-24 · 00:00 UTC

AI agents are making significant security headlines today, with reports that an OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government health website for the first time according to the Australian PM, while separately Meta's Muse AI Agent accessed a user's private iMessages and misrepresented how it did so. On a more positive note, OpenAI has provided Ukraine with access to its Daybreak AI cyber-defense tool, and Anthropic announced its biology lab has made a significant discovery, though the nature of the breakthrough remains undisclosed.

The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no employees

Call it a startup with a sole founder and a very large seed round, but what's next is less clear.

2026-06-19 · 13:00 UTC
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Leave a Trace

2026-06-19 · 12:45

The article advocates for leaving comments and feedback across the internet—whether praising helpful blog posts,…

Google is turning Android into a 'sloperating' system. Your thoughts?

2026-06-19 · 12:25

Google has released Android 17, positioning it as a transition from a traditional operating system to an "intelligence…

Microsoft Warns of New ‘Crypto Clipper’ Malware Spreading via Infected USBs

2026-06-19 · 11:50

Microsoft uncovers a deceptive new strain is hijacking clipboards and evading detection via Tor.

SK Hynix Market Cap Tops $1.32 Trillion, Leaves Bitcoin Behind

2026-06-19 · 10:41

South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix has pulled off something only one other domestic company has ever managed.

JPMorgan, Goldman Restrict Claude Access in Hong Kong 

2026-06-19 · 10:37

Major financial institutions are tightening their approach to artificial intelligence as regulatory uncertainty and…

HIVE Stock Jumps After $220M Bell and Cohere AI Cloud Deal

2026-06-19 · 10:22

HIVE Digital Technologies shares rose sharply after the former Bitcoin-focused miner announced a three-year artificial…

Norway greenlights first full-scale ship tunnel

2026-06-19 · 10:16

Texas Approves New Grid Process for Data Centers

2026-06-19 · 09:55

Texas regulators have approved a new process aimed at managing the flood of power requests from data centers and other…

The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t

2026-06-19 · 07:59

There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer.

Intel Stock Rises 11% After Trump Announces Apple Chip Deal

2026-06-19 · 06:41

Intel’s stock rose 11% on Thursday following a bullish statement by US President Donald Trump.

Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28

2026-06-19 · 06:35

Project Valhalla, a decade-long effort to improve Java's performance, is being integrated into JDK 28 as a preview…

So You Want to Define a Well-Known URI

2026-06-19 · 06:05

Mark Nottingham, an author of the Well-Known URI specification, explains when well-known URIs are appropriate for…

The ISA Doesn't Matter Where It Counts

2026-06-19 · 06:02

# Summary The article argues that the CPU instruction set architecture (ISA)—whether x86 or Arm—matters far less than…

Generative AI Is Having Its Herbalife Moment

2026-06-19 · 05:37

The article compares the current generative AI startup boom to multi-level marketing schemes, arguing that companies…

Microsoft warns users of 'Crypto Clipper' malware spread via USB drives

2026-06-19 · 05:33

The malware blends data theft with remote code execution, “turning a financially motivated stealer into a lightweight…

The AI Job Squeeze: How Artificial Intelligence Has Eliminated Over 126,000 Roles in the US

2026-06-19 · 05:20

The Alliance for Secure AI Action has registered that, as of 10 June 2026, over 120k job positions have been replaced or…

TV USB Ports Are More Useful Than They Look, With Four Practical Ways to Use Them

2026-06-19 · 04:40

Which four tasks can a TV’s USB port handle beyond power: expanding storage for program recording, hosting peripherals…

Fable Converted Pylint to Rust

2026-06-19 · 04:21

Fable has released prylint 0.4.2, a Rust reimplementation of Python's pylint linter that produces identical output to…

Let's Encrypt has been down most of today

2026-06-19 · 04:18

Let's Encrypt experienced a significant outage that lasted most of the day, affecting its certificate issuance and…

Datasette Apps: Host custom HTML applications inside Datasette

2026-06-19 · 01:06

Flexport (YC W14) Is Hiring in Indonesia, India, and Thailand

2026-06-19 · 01:01

Flexport is actively hiring across multiple departments in Indonesia, India, and Thailand as part of its expansion in…

Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps

2026-06-19 · 01:01

Telegram argues India should block specific content, not an entire platform used by millions.

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

2026-06-19 · 00:51

DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago.

HIVE Lands $220 Million AI Cloud Deal With Bell Canada and Cohere

2026-06-18 · 23:27

HIVE Digital’s BUZZ HPC unit has signed a three-year GPU cloud contract worth about $220 million as part of a Canadian…

The AirPods Effect

2026-06-18 · 23:08

# Summary The article examines how widespread use of AirPods and similar earbuds is contributing to decreased…

Zero-Touch OAuth for MCP

2026-06-18 · 21:54

The Enterprise-Managed Authorization (EMA) extension for MCP is now stable, enabling organizations to centrally manage…

China’s Z.AI Releases GLM-5.2: A Model That Rivals Claude Opus—Using Zero Nvidia Chips

2026-06-18 · 21:26

Z.ai's GLM-5.2 sits within 1% of Claude Opus 4.8 on long-horizon coding benchmarks, runs entirely on Huawei silicon, and…

AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega round

2026-06-18 · 21:20

Startup Baseten is reportedly close to finalizing a $1.5 billion round at a $13 billion as the “inference gold rush"…

Midjourney Pivots From AI Images to Medical Imaging, Aiming to Build a Better MRI Alternative

2026-06-18 · 21:18

Image generation company Midjourney is developing a full-body imaging system that combines ultrasound tech with AI…

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