Today so far 2026-09-12 · 06:01 UTC

Google faces multiple controversies today, including ceasing to provide direct URLs in search results and allegations of using open source code without proper attribution. Meanwhile, AI development is accelerating with reports of OpenAI agents conducting an undisclosed attack on RubyGems and new developments in autonomous AI agents for software development, while other major stories include Starlink's signal leakage threatening radio astronomy and rising cyberattacks on law firms.

Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year

Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.

2026-09-01 · 00:30 UTC
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Apple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI

2026-09-01 · 00:13

Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under…

Carmack: Has early Scratch experience led to fulfilling careers?

2026-08-31 · 23:46

Tmp.0ut Volume 5

2026-08-31 · 23:26

Tmp.0ut Volume 5 is a technical publication released on August 23, 2026, featuring 21 articles on low-level programming…

a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund

2026-08-31 · 23:14

Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.

Run macOS Software on Linux

2026-08-31 · 22:53

Darling is a free, open-source translation layer that enables users to run macOS software on Linux systems, similar to…

Develop Cross-Platform CLI and GUI Tools with Tcl/Tk

2026-08-31 · 22:32

Tcl/Tk is a cross-platform toolkit that can build native-looking GUI and console applications for Windows, Linux, and…

A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms

2026-08-31 · 22:14

Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of…

As Public Fury Mounts, Texas Pulls the Plug on Flock Surveillance Funding

2026-08-31 · 21:46

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Amazon rigged $20bn worth of ad prices, US lawsuit alleges

2026-08-31 · 21:28

Amazon responded to the lawsuit, arguing the US Federal Trade Commission "misunderstands" their ad market.

How we configured OpenTelemetry logs in Rails

2026-08-31 · 21:12

A Rails project was configured to use OpenTelemetry for observability without vendor lock-in, enabling the export of…

Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO

2026-08-31 · 21:10

Google has completed its removal of all Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store, including the popular…

Autonomous (YC F25) Is Hiring Engineers

2026-08-31 · 21:00

Autonomous Technologies Group (ATG), a Y Combinator F25 company, is hiring engineers to work on frontier AI reasoning…

Show HN: Markdown Viewer and Editor

2026-08-31 · 20:55

I built an online viewer and editor for .md files where the file stays on your machine.

FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit

2026-08-31 · 20:20

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for…

The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok

2026-08-31 · 20:13

Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.

Instagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles

2026-08-31 · 19:16

As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.

Apple’s top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps down

2026-08-31 · 19:02

The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller…

Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage

2026-08-31 · 18:56

Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.

Kalshi Permanently Bans George Santos Over State of the Union Trading

2026-08-31 · 18:56

Kalshi has permanently banned former U.S. Rep.

Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a ‘Harvey for police officers’

2026-08-31 · 18:35

The seed round for the app that provides real-time legal and policy guidance to officers was led by SignalFire and Las…

A walkable ASCII cyberpunk city in one HTML file [video]

2026-08-31 · 18:21

I cannot provide a summary as the text provided appears to be corrupted or consists only of footer navigation links and…

The Safest Job from AI May Be Writing

2026-08-31 · 18:12

Writing may be uniquely resistant to AI disruption compared to other fields because large language models have plateaued…

“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit

2026-08-31 · 18:10

Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson

2026-08-31 · 18:10

The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said…

You Rename My Lake – I Move My Hosting

2026-08-31 · 17:45

Olaf Alders moved his hosting service PrettyGoodPing from DigitalOcean in the U.S.

Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt

2026-08-31 · 17:14

The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.

Tim Cook’s parting message: Apple is in the hands of a product builder

2026-08-31 · 17:02

Tim Cook’s farewell memo to Apple employees offers a glimpse at how he wants John Ternus to be seen: as a product…

Konrad Zuse Museum shutting down due to lack of funding

2026-08-31 · 16:52

The Konrad Zuse Computer Museum (ZCOM) in Hoyerswerda, Germany faces closure by the end of 2026 after the municipal…

I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system

2026-08-31 · 16:47

A homeowner converted existing security cameras into an automatic bird identification system using BirdNet-Go, an AI…

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