Today so far 2026-09-27 · 00:00 UTC

The major tech stories today reflect ongoing regulatory and legal challenges for major platforms alongside continued AI advancement. Apple faces a record $5.7 billion patent judgment in a haptic technology case, while TikTok agreed to pay at least $100 million in an Alabama settlement and banks are teaming up against Apple Pay fees. Meanwhile, AI continues to expand with Google making free 1080p AI video generation available to anyone, though concerns are rising as insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs.

Google I/O

2026-05-19 · 17:01 UTC
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Google IO 26 Keynote

2026-05-19 · 16:53

People Are More Willing to Lie to AI Than Humans, Study Finds

2026-05-19 · 16:40

Consumers feel less social pressure when lying to an AI chatbot, research finds, while human-like social cues reduce…

KV Sharing, MHC, and Compressed Attention

2026-05-19 · 16:40

Recent open-weight LLM releases like Gemma 4, DeepSeek V4, and others are implementing new architectural…

The era of 1,000 Hz gaming monitors has arrived, but why?

2026-05-19 · 16:26

LG's latest hits one frame per millisecond at a full 1080p resolution.

RuView – See through walls with WiFi

2026-05-19 · 16:19

RuView is a WiFi-based sensing platform that uses Channel State Information (CSI) from low-cost ESP32 sensors to detect…

NVIDIA Ships Vera AI CPUs to OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceXAI

2026-05-19 · 16:10

NVIDIA’s new AI hardware release is making waves, with the company saying its Vera AI CPU systems have already landed at…

Civilization VII finally lets you build a civ that stands the test of time

2026-05-19 · 16:00

Civ 7’s devs talk walking back the game's most controversial decision.

Tor Project to lead Web3 crowdfunding to support internet freedom

2026-05-19 · 16:00

Global internet freedom has declined for 15 consecutive years, with more countries restricting access to more of the…

AI is too expensive

2026-05-19 · 15:59

# Summary The article argues that AI is economically unviable, with major tech companies hemorrhaging billions despite…

Show HN: Superlog (YC P26) – Observability that installs itself and fixes bugs

2026-05-19 · 15:54

Hey HN, we’re Nico and Arseniy, co-founders of Superlog (https://superlog.sh).

I've built a virtual museum with nearly every operating system you can think of

2026-05-19 · 15:53

A developer has created a comprehensive virtual museum containing over 1,700 pre-configured operating system…

OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic’s pre-training team

2026-05-19 · 15:43

Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic to work on pre-training.

The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling

2026-05-19 · 15:37

"The Light Phone is designed to be used as little as possible," founder Joe Hollier told TechCrunch.

Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply chain attack

2026-05-19 · 15:32

The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source…

Gentoo News: Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia Kernel Vulnerabilities

2026-05-19 · 15:27

Three Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerabilities—Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia—have been recently…

Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic

2026-05-19 · 15:07

US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web

2026-05-19 · 15:06

The federal cybersecurity agency left plaintext passwords in a spreadsheet uploaded to a public GitHub repository, per a…

Show HN: I made a 3D pose maker for artists

2026-05-19 · 14:04

SetPose is a free online 3D pose maker tool designed for artists to practice drawing human figures and anatomy.

Apple announces Apple Intelligence powered accessibility feature updates

2026-05-19 · 14:01

Apple is introducing a feature to let Vision Pro control a compatible wheelchair with their eyes

Forget the feed: Status AI raises $17M to turn social media into interactive entertainment

2026-05-19 · 14:00

Interactive social media site Status announced Tuesday $17 million in combined seed and Series A funding, with…

‘Survivor’ stars Kyle Fraser and Kamilla Karthigesu introduce a goal-tracking app, Paprclip

2026-05-19 · 14:00

A new app from Survivor 48 winner Kyle Fraser and castmate Kamilla Karthigesu aims to turn goal tracking into a social…

AI Slop Floods Bug Bounty Programs as Companies Struggle with Fake Reports

2026-05-19 · 13:57

Bug bounty platforms and software companies are struggling to handle a surge of low-quality, AI-generated vulnerability…

Electrical utility megamerger is all about the data centers

2026-05-19 · 13:45

NextEra’s blockbuster deal with Dominion likely means higher bills for consumers.

Anthropic Is Preparing for IPO and We Should Be Worried

2026-05-19 · 13:30

New Lifetime Plex Pass Pricing

2026-05-19 · 13:26

Effective July 1, 2026, Plex is raising the price of a new Lifetime Plex Pass from $249.99 to $749.99 USD, though…

OpenBSD 7.9 Released

2026-05-19 · 13:11

OpenBSD 7.9, the 60th release of the operating system, was released on May 19, 2026, featuring platform-specific…

In addition to space stations, Vast says it will now build high-power satellites

2026-05-19 · 13:00

"Every single successful space company is diversified in its products."

The 10 Best Press Release Distribution Services to Boost Your Brand Authority in 2026

2026-05-19 · 12:44

Let’s cut straight to it: in 2026, a press release without a distribution strategy is just a document sitting in a…

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Leaves Its Digital Keys Out in Public on GitHub

2026-05-19 · 12:24

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