Today so far 2026-09-24 · 06:00 UTC

Meta is making a major push into AI-powered wearables and spatial computing, introducing camera-free AI glasses alongside its Tamagotchi-like Muse AI agent wearable and VR glasses with IMAX-style displays. Meanwhile, security concerns are surfacing around AI systems, with Australia reporting that an OpenAI agent hacked into a government website, while broader questions about AI oversight emerge as federal authorities target AI critics as foreign agents. On the technical side, developers are seeing improvements in open-source infrastructure, including near-native Nvidia GPU access for virtual machines and Linux support coming to Snapdragon X2.

Leaked OpenAI financials show $38.5B loss and compute burn

OpenAI's leaked 2025 financials reveal a $38.53 billion net loss despite generating $13.07 billion in revenue, with a $20.92 billion operating loss driven by massive compute spending ($7.5 billion in…

2026-06-17 · 02:47 UTC
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Stop Killing Games fails to secure EU law despite 1.3M signatures

2026-06-17 · 01:40

The European Commission rejected the Stop Killing Games campaign's request for legislation requiring publishers to keep…

Wolfram Language and Mathematica Version 15, AI Assistant, Symbolic Music, More

2026-06-16 · 23:15

Wolfram has released Version 15 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica, featuring built-in AI assistants integrated into…

NLnet announces funding for 67 more open-source projects

2026-06-16 · 23:12

NLnet has awarded grants to 67 new open-source projects across three funds: NGI Zero Commons Fund, NGI TALER, and NGI…

Humiliating IIS servers for fun and jail time

2026-06-16 · 22:53

This article is a technical guide on identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft IIS (Internet Information…

Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests

2026-06-16 · 22:34

Anthropic's popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually…

Alibaba Is Building Qwen-Robot: The Operating System for the Robot Economy

2026-06-16 · 22:32

The Chinese company is doubling down on its "embodied AI" bet.

Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry

2026-06-16 · 22:11

Partner tells Ars that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.

Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective

2026-06-16 · 22:09

In the coming weeks, Apple will move anonymously generated emails addresses to a different domain.

SpaceX Maps Next Growth Phase in New SEC Filing

2026-06-16 · 21:20

SpaceX laid out its post-IPO growth priorities in a new SEC filing, highlighting investments in AI compute, launch…

Among the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered

2026-06-16 · 21:14

"As for Arianespace, they have definitely stepped up."

Anthropic "pauses" token-based billing for its Claude Agent SDK

2026-06-16 · 21:00

Move originally planned for Monday would have heavily increased power users' costs.

GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17 and official releases are coming soon

2026-06-16 · 20:34

GrapheneOS has successfully ported its privacy-focused operating system to Android 17 on its official release day, with…

Show HN: cuTile Rust: Safe, data-race-free GPU kernels in Rust

2026-06-16 · 20:17

cuTile Rust is a new framework that enables writing memory-safe, data-race-free GPU kernels in Rust by extending Rust's…

Frood, an Alpine Initramfs NAS

2026-06-16 · 20:17

The author describes "frood," their NAS built entirely from an Alpine Linux initramfs—a single compressed filesystem…

Nobody clicks your share buttons

2026-06-16 · 20:12

# Summary Social sharing buttons embedded on websites are rarely used, with multiple studies showing click-through…

Elon Musk is betting big on AI: SpaceX acquires Cursor for $60 billion

2026-06-16 · 20:05

In a significant move, SpaceX pays $60 billion to acquire Cursor.

ChatGPT Is Still Huge, But Rival AI Chatbots Are Catching Up Fast

2026-06-16 · 19:59

Sensor Tower's State of AI 2026 report shows ChatGPT's audience share slipping below 50% for the first time, as Gemini's…

Databricks Launches LTAP: A Unified OLAP/OLTP Data Architecture

2026-06-16 · 19:45

Databricks launched LTAP (Lake Transactional/Analytical Processing), a unified data architecture that combines…

Show HN: VoiceDraw – Talk system design out loud, the diagrams draw themselves

2026-06-16 · 19:13

I was frustated by having to draw system design diagrams by hand when discussing it with my team mates or in an…

The Web We Know Is Going to Disappear

2026-06-16 · 18:57

The article argues that the open web as we know it—characterized by search engines, clicking, browsing, and independent…

Apple is about to make Hide My Email useless

2026-06-16 · 18:37

Apple is consolidating Sign in with Apple and Hide My Email aliases to a new @private.icloud.com domain, making it…

Qualcomm wants to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that end

2026-06-16 · 18:22

Qualcomm's CEO said today that the company is working on over 40 new AI hardware designs

Bug in FIFA World Cup internal system gave anyone ability to modify TV stream

2026-06-16 · 18:13

A security researcher said a flaw in FIFA’s online platforms allowed her to access several internal systems, including…

Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress

2026-06-16 · 18:11

Pentagon also claims 1.5 million personnel are using generative AI tools.

Android 17 starts hitting Pixel phones and watches today

2026-06-16 · 18:00

Pixels will get their OTA in the coming weeks, but don't expect monumental changes.

Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features

2026-06-16 · 18:00

Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, introducing new multitasking features, parental controls, security tools,…

German broadcaster removes TV intro after Elon Musk takes legal action

2026-06-16 · 17:57

ZDF TV responded to a "cease and desist" letter after the tech trillionaire condemned the broadcaster's "outrageous…

GPT‑NL: a sovereign language model for the Netherlands

2026-06-16 · 17:54

TNO, SURF, and the Netherlands Forensic Institute are developing GPT-NL, an independent Dutch language model funded with…

Show HN: Pen and paper resource development game with an emergent world

2026-06-16 · 17:49

I've been working for a while on trying to curate a game that has the emergence of procedurally generated computer games…

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