Today so far 2026-09-25 · 18:00 UTC

The major tech story today centers on AI developments across multiple fronts, with Anthropic's founders seeking voting control ahead of an IPO while the company faces a U.S. appeals court upholding its designation as a supply chain risk. Beyond the AI giants, Meta is backing Muse as the AI app gains traction, OpenAI's agent swarms have reportedly been testing online databases for months, and Microsoft has abandoned its personal AI chatbot race with a Copilot reboot, suggesting a strategic shift in how tech companies are approaching AI products. Meanwhile, cybersecurity concerns have emerged with Kiteworks warning customers of an imminent cyberattack threat, and reports indicate the NSA is paying billions to test AI models.

The advertising cartel coming to your web browser

# Summary Meta, Google, Apple, and Mozilla are developing Attribution Level 1, a built-in browser advertising measurement system that tracks ad impressions and conversions without meaningful user…

2026-06-02 · 19:39 UTC
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Open Repair Data Standard – Open Repair Alliance

2026-06-02 · 19:37

The Open Repair Data Standard (ORDS) is a shared framework developed by the Open Repair Alliance for collecting and…

Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left

2026-06-02 · 19:27

A long-time Gmail user is switching to Fastmail after becoming frustrated with Gmail's aggressive AI features, including…

Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor

2026-06-02 · 19:24

The tech giant predicts it will have a quantum computer that can solve commercially useful problems by the end of the…

Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months

2026-06-02 · 19:11

Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.

OpenPayd Moves to Nasdaq via $1.145B SPAC Deal

2026-06-02 · 19:04

OpenPayd agrees to merge with Titan Acquisition Corp in a $1.145 billion SPAC transaction. Continue reading at DailyCoin.

HP re-releases classic computer science calculator: The HP-16C

2026-06-02 · 19:02

New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions

2026-06-02 · 19:02

Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an…

Show HN: Edsger – A handwritten Clojure REPL for the reMarkable 2

2026-06-02 · 18:52

Launch HN: Rudus (YC P26) – AI for concrete contractors

2026-06-02 · 18:51

Hi HN, we’re Rishi and Sahil.

Microsoft's MAI-Code-1-Flash Scores 51% SWE-Bench Pro with Just 5B Active Params

2026-06-02 · 18:47

Microsoft's MAI-Code-1-Flash, a 5-billion parameter model, achieves 51% on SWE-Bench Pro, demonstrating strong…

MAI-Thinking-1

2026-06-02 · 18:39

https://microsoft.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/main_2026060...Launching seven new MAI models:…

A startup, Everand, is now bundling ebooks, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon

2026-06-02 · 18:31

A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both ebooks and audiobooks, and Fable's book club community.

Microsoft announces Scout, an autonomous AI agent built on OpenClaw

2026-06-02 · 18:19

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/06/0...https://www.404media.co/microsoft-wants-to-make-people-ad…

Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches

2026-06-02 · 18:19

International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.

Martin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AI

2026-06-02 · 18:16

The caveat is that one of the world's most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding.

Morningstar values SpaceX at $780B, half its IPO target

2026-06-02 · 18:09

President Trump Signs AI Executive Order After Delaying It Over China Concerns

2026-06-02 · 18:08

Trump's executive order creates a voluntary framework for reviewing advanced AI models, expands AI-powered cybersecurity…

Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant

2026-06-02 · 18:02

Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the…

Google announces deepfake call detection for Android, new AirDrop device support

2026-06-02 · 18:00

Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more AirDrop, and yes, more AI.

Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior

2026-06-02 · 18:00

The specification lets developer, compliance and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in…

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

2026-06-02 · 18:00

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing…

Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts

2026-06-02 · 18:00

Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey…

GitHub Copilot App

2026-06-02 · 17:58

GitHub Copilot app is a new desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux that enables agent-driven development…

Pyro Caml Continuous Profiler for OCaml

2026-06-02 · 17:55

Semgrep has released Pyro Caml 1.0.0, a continuous profiler for OCaml designed to address the lack of production…

Bringing Up DeepSeek-V4-Flash on AMD MI300X

2026-06-02 · 17:52

Doubleword documents their efforts to run DeepSeek-V4-Flash on AMD's MI300X accelerator, detailing significant software…

Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature

2026-06-02 · 17:47

The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces…

Show HN: RePlaya – self-hosted browser session replay with live tailing

2026-06-02 · 17:40

Hi HN, I'm one of the founders of s2.dev.

QBE – Compiler Back end: Version 1.3

2026-06-02 · 17:37

QBE 1.3, a major compiler backend release, introduces a new IL matching algorithm (mgen tool), Windows ABI support, and…

Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording"

2026-06-02 · 17:34

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison warned that AI-powered surveillance systems combining video footage from cameras,…

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