Today so far 2026-09-26 · 18:01 UTC

The tech landscape is shifting significantly around artificial intelligence, with Google making free 1080p AI video generation widely available while discussions intensify about AI governance, as evidenced by Bill Gates warning governments must act on powerful AI and the Mistral CEO asserting that AI can be controlled as software. Beyond AI, major developments include banks and credit unions organizing against Apple Pay fees, and Microsoft seemingly abandoning its Copilot+ PC brand, while consumer tech companies continue releasing specialized products like Levoit's pet odor-fighting air purifier and Meta's new AI pocket pet device.

Two Men Federally Charged Over AI Deepfake Porn Under the Take It Down Act

Federal prosecutors charged two men under the 2025 law that criminalizes non-consensual AI-generated intimate imagery.

2026-05-22 · 19:52 UTC
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GitHub introduces staged publishing and new install-time controls for NPM

2026-05-22 · 19:49

GitHub has released two npm security features: staged publishing, which now requires maintainer approval before packages…

US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices

2026-05-22 · 19:39

Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.

Linux Sound Subsystem Also Seeing Many Fixes Driven by AI/LLMs

2026-05-22 · 19:34

AI and LLM tools are driving an increase in patches and fixes for the Linux sound subsystem, similar to trends seen in…

Project Glasswing: An Initial Update

2026-05-22 · 19:31

Project Glasswing, a collaborative initiative launched in May 2026 to identify vulnerabilities in critical software…

Waymo expands pause to four cities as robotaxis keep driving into floods

2026-05-22 · 19:25

Waymo has paused robotaxi service in four cities—Atlanta, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston—after its vehicles repeatedly…

Anthropic's "Profitability" Swindle

2026-05-22 · 19:16

Anthropic announced its first operating profit of $559 million for Q2 2026, with revenue expected to reach $10.9…

A blueprint for formal verification of Apple corecrypto

2026-05-22 · 18:52

Apple has released quantum-secure cryptographic implementations of ML-KEM and ML-DSA algorithms in its corecrypto…

Bun's unreleased Rust port has 13,365 unsafe blocks

2026-05-22 · 18:46

Bun's unreleased Rust port contains 13,365 unsafe blocks, with approximately two-thirds stemming from performance…

Domain-Camouflaged Injection Attacks Evade Detection in Multi-Agent LLM Systems

2026-05-22 · 18:46

Researchers have identified a critical security vulnerability in large language model (LLM) injection detectors: when…

Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"

2026-05-22 · 18:43

Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator.

GameStop Seeks to Boost Share Count as eBay Pursuit Continues After Rejection

2026-05-22 · 18:42

Gaming retailer GameStop wants to add 1.5 billion shares to its authorized share count as it seeks to maximize financial…

Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is ... fine

2026-05-22 · 18:30

The plot is predictable, the fight scenes are meh, but you can't beat the charm of that little green Grogu.

Open source Kanban desktop app that runs parallel agents on every card

2026-05-22 · 18:17

A new open source Kanban desktop application enables users to dispatch parallel agents across multiple cards, with each…

Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption

2026-05-22 · 18:13

Critics note a lack of factual support in lawsuit filed by US Senate candidate.

Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement

2026-05-22 · 17:48

Two additional marketing companies will also pay $25,000 each.

Thinking in an array language (2022)

2026-05-22 · 17:42

# Summary The article demonstrates how to write effective K programming code by showing the iterative simplification of…

Microsoft Drops Claude Code After Budget Overrun

2026-05-22 · 17:32

TorQ: Kdb+ Production Framework

2026-05-22 · 17:31

TorQ is a production framework for kdb+ that provides core functionality and utilities enabling developers to focus on…

CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting

2026-05-22 · 17:26

CBS News Radio, a pioneering news service that launched in 1927 and delivered broadcasts to approximately 700 stations…

Yt-dlp – [Announcement] Bun support is now limited and deprecated

2026-05-22 · 17:24

yt-dlp has announced that Bun support is now limited and deprecated, with only versions 1.2.11 through 1.3.14 officially…

Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak

2026-05-22 · 16:54

A CISA contractor intentionally published AWS credentials and sensitive agency secrets on a public GitHub account in…

Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go

2026-05-22 · 16:51

Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.”

Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked

2026-05-22 · 16:28

According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware.

Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers

2026-05-22 · 16:27

Apple is asking the Supreme Court to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn the court’s contempt…

PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard

2026-05-22 · 16:24

Keep the charging puck’s exposed pins far away from anything metal.

Show HN: My dad is a forensic accountant. I automated ~62% of his job

2026-05-22 · 16:19

Spotify’s AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want

2026-05-22 · 16:18

Spotify has released a bunch of AI-powered tools that nudge users to create more content. It can be a bit much.

You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’

2026-05-22 · 16:16

After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.

Waymo pauses robotaxis in five US cities after cars drive into flooded roads

2026-05-22 · 16:10

A Waymo spokesperson said it had expanded the temporary pause "out of an abundance of caution".

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