Today so far 2026-09-12 · 18:00 UTC

The dominant story in tech today centers on AI governance and investment, with Anthropic's CEO calling for AI development to slow down while Nvidia considers a $10 billion investment in a potential record Anthropic IPO, underscoring the tension between rapid AI advancement and calls for measured progress. Meanwhile, OpenAI's newest GPT-6 Astra model has drawn criticism from users who say it's become less capable, while a data breach at Revolut revealed how hackers successfully impersonated state agencies to access customer information. Other notable developments include LG responding to allegations about TV spying and ongoing discussions about whether technology's current trajectory warrants a cultural reckoning.

'Not far enough' - US parents and teens on Meta's new limits for young users

As part of an $18bn settlement in a child-safety lawsuit, Meta announced new restrictions on its apps. We asked families what they thought.

2026-08-28 · 09:32 UTC
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Why Did a Judge Just Kill the Trump Administration’s Anthropic Ban?

2026-08-28 · 09:30

A federal judge tore up the Pentagon’s “supply chain risk” label on Anthropic late Thursday, ruling that the Trump…

Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing

2026-08-28 · 08:37

Several robotic pizza-making companies, including Picnic, Zume, and Pazzi, have failed or shut down after struggling to…

SigmaX Global Ltd Plans Strategic Marketing Collaboration With a Top 100 Global Financial Company To Accelerate International Expansion

2026-08-28 · 08:27

 SigmaX Global Ltd recently announced a new phase of its international market expansion strategy, with plans to…

That's a Lot of YAML

2026-08-28 · 07:03

This article is a satirical critique of YAML, highlighting its numerous design flaws and gotchas that plague DevOps…

Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyright notice

2026-08-28 · 06:33

Luanti's Android app was removed from Google Play Store following a DMCA copyright notice filed by Tracer.AI on behalf…

Sovereign Tech Agency invests €500k in Flatpak

2026-08-28 · 05:42

The German Sovereign Tech Agency is investing €508,640 into Flatpak, a Linux desktop application distribution platform,…

My Business Is Dying

2026-08-28 · 05:41

A business providing bank statement conversion services has experienced significant revenue decline since February 2026,…

Please stop flooding our projects with AI slop to furnish your CV

2026-08-28 · 03:49

Open source maintainers are increasingly receiving low-effort AI-generated pull requests, issue reports, and security…

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

2026-08-28 · 03:41

The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

Bootstrappable Builds: How and Why

2026-08-28 · 03:02

Timothy Sample presented on bootstrappable builds at FOSSY 2026, explaining how they create software with completely…

Show HN: IndexFlow – Open-source indexing infrastructure built with Rust

2026-08-28 · 02:46

IndexFlow is an open-source SEO and search indexing infrastructure built with Rust that helps developers optimize their…

Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal

2026-08-28 · 02:03

AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10

2026-08-28 · 02:02

A boutique StrictlyVC evening returns to New York's West Village on September 10 with Keith Rabois, Craig Shapiro, Jason…

Stripe said to abandon $50B pursuit of PayPal

2026-08-28 · 01:57

Terminal-Bench-Science: Evaluating AI agents on scientific research workflows

2026-08-28 · 00:06

Terminal-Bench-Science is a new benchmark developed by Stanford researchers to evaluate AI agents on real scientific…

The Twelve-Factor App (2025)

2026-08-27 · 22:41

The twelve-factor app is a methodology for building software-as-a-service applications that emphasizes automation,…

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2026-08-27 · 22:34

Tim Berners-Lee's vision of an open, interconnected web is increasingly incompatible with today's reality, as major…

Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world

2026-08-27 · 22:15

Standardized driver interface aims to let devices talk to AI and each other.

Show HN: OpenTIE and OpenXWA, Modern Ports of Tie Fighter and X-Wing Alliance

2026-08-27 · 22:10

OpenTIE and OpenXWA are modern open-source ports of the classic Star Wars games TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance,…

What we know after the big Grand Theft Auto 6 preview

2026-08-27 · 22:10

The official look at the blockbuster video game leaves fans and critics impressed.

Google’s Android 17 Turns On New Privacy Feature—But Your Browsing Isn’t Fully Hidden

2026-08-27 · 22:06

Google's new privacy standard scrambles the one field of a web request that still travels in the clear: the name of the…

AI Engineer Notebooks – free, framework-free RAG/agents/evals on Colab

2026-08-27 · 21:46

AI Engineer Notebooks is a free, framework-agnostic collection of runnable Colab notebooks designed to teach applied LLM…

Show HN: We built open OpenRouter that turns usage into a better model

2026-08-27 · 21:18

Experiential is an open-source API gateway and router that enables users to access multiple hosted, bring-your-own-key,…

Red Flag? OpenAI's Agentic ChatGPT Work Signs Into Your Accounts Without You

2026-08-27 · 21:00

OpenAI says the model never sees your password—but a signed-in session can persist across tasks, and you can step away…

Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says

2026-08-27 · 20:52

xAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography.

Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company

2026-08-27 · 20:23

Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday.

Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral

2026-08-27 · 20:15

Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.

Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data

2026-08-27 · 20:04

Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection…

Silicon Valley is in denial in face of widespread backlash

2026-08-27 · 19:59

Americans are increasingly rejecting Silicon Valley's major initiatives, including data centers, AI-powered surveillance…

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