Tech News

Bugs happen: The easy way to compare solo PQ to ECC+PQ

The cr.yp.to blog discusses post-quantum cryptography standards and related security issues, featuring a series of…

Open AI’s Astra model is on the way—and very good at breaking into computer systems

OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.

Show HN: HN Match Maker – Matching "Who Wants to Be Hired?" With "Who's Hiring?"

HN Match Maker is an AI-powered platform that automatically matches job seekers from Hacker News's "Who Wants to Be…

Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more

The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their…

X says attackers are targeting user accounts after the launch of X Money

X is investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails that it believes may be tied to the rollout of its new…

Dyson Launches Toothbrush

Dyson has launched the CameraJet, an electric toothbrush featuring a built-in camera with AI-powered Gap Optical…

Hang on to Your Firefox

Firefox faces criticism from users who object to its presence on X and other social media platforms, but the author…

OpenAI: Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards

Apple reveals 'shocking evidence' from ex-employee's MacBook in OpenAI suit

Apple has filed new evidence in its lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming forensic analysis of ex-engineer Chang Liu's…

SEC Proposes Major Update to Decades-Old Transfer Agent Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed sweeping updates to transfer agent rules.

The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice

The OpenAI ChatGPT desktop app (formerly called Codex) includes a 1.7GB cache folder containing a full copy of…

Tim Cook Resigns: AI, Bitcoin, and Other Critical Issues for the New Apple CEO

A nostalgic tweet, a power transfer worth 4,600 billion dollars, and a silence that says a lot about crypto.

Dropbox Security Breach: Hackers Access Accounts Through Authentication Flaw

Attackers reportedly registered Lenovo IDs using victims’ email addresses, allowing them to sign into existing Dropbox…

Refurbishing a Tektronix TDS7104 Oscilloscope

The author purchased a Tektronix TDS7104 oscilloscope at a flea market for $300 and discovered it had a failed CMOS…

John Ternus hypes ‘huge launch next week’ in first memo as Apple CEO

Apple is hosting its iPhone release event next week, which is rumored to feature the first ever foldable iPhone.

Anthropic’s new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive

Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards.

Anthropic Ships Claude Fable 5.1, More Than Doubling Its Predecessor on Key Benchmark

Fable 5.1 and its restricted sibling Mythos 5.1 arrive three months after export controls forced Anthropic to pull Fable…

What's the Scam?

The author of a security newsletter received a flood of AI-generated complimentary emails from randomly-named Gmail…

I used Fable to rewrite 65kLoC of Go in Rust. It cost $400

A developer successfully rewrote 65,000 lines of Go code into Rust using Fable (an AI tool) for just $400 by…

How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?

Ed Zitron, a widely-cited AI skeptic, predicted in November 2024 that major tech companies like Meta and Google were…

There Is No AI

Jaron Lanier argues that AI isn't creating independent intelligent beings but rather mashing together human-created…

X Users Face Suspicious Password Reset Wave as X Money Expands

X has launched an investigation after users reported a surge of unexpected password-reset emails.

Who is John Ternus, the new Apple CEO?

Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated…

New Android Drop adds remembered items in Find Hub, makes anti-nausea dots official

New features are rolling out across the Android ecosystem starting today.

Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1

Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, advanced AI models designed for coding, knowledge work,…

FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions

FTC says firm replaces actual ad-auction results "with higher prices set by Amazon."

The creator of Jujutsu has joined ERSC

Martin von Zweigbergk, creator of the Jujutsu version control system, has been appointed chief technology officer of…

Atlas: A World Model for Spatial Intelligence

World Labs introduced Atlas, a new omni world model that natively operates on text, images, video, and 3D data to…

Google’s answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design

With Google Pics, Google is pushing deeper into the creative software market dominated by Canva and Adobe, but with a…