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Apple's new Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro

Apple announced new Mac mini models featuring the M6 and M5 Pro chips, delivering up to 4x faster AI performance, 2x…

AI: Hugging Face Explores a Sale That Could Value It at $13 Billion

A possible sale of Hugging Face raises questions about the value of platforms that structure the open source ecosystem…

Apple Introduces New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

Apple announced the new Mac Studio featuring M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, delivering up to 4.3x faster AI performance, up…

Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute

Apple introduced the M6 and M5 Ultra chips, marking significant advances in performance and AI capabilities for Mac…

Apple's new desktop computers are designed specifically for local AI development

Folks have been daisy-chaining Macs for AI—this refresh keeps that in mind.

Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts

Uber said no one will be able to access the video once the ride ends

Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents

Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.

WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more

WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric…

Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network

The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to…

France's tax agency got hacked (in French)

France's tax agency (DGFiP) confirmed a major cyber breach in August 2026 affecting 678,000 individuals and businesses,…

Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II

In an environment where emerging fund managers struggle to attract LP attention, FGV is betting that a different venture…

OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users

OpenAI is reinstating a five-hour usage limit on Codex and ChatGPT Work for Plus subscribers, effective August 25, 2026,…

Solving the 1+N Query Problem

‘The world seems to be ready’: An interview with OpenAI head of product Thibault Sottiaux

TechCrunch talks agents, UX, and reporting to Greg Brockman with OpenAI's head of product.

Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band

Luffu Link combines all day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted…

Shipyard winds down IPFS work after Protocol Labs ends funding

The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key…

Don't Wordle

Don't Wordle is a free daily word game with a reverse objective from the original Wordle—instead of trying to guess the…

Qwen 3.8-Flash-Next releasing tomorrow (125B a6B)

HelloAssembly The smallest possible complete Windows application

HelloAssembly is a GitHub repository demonstrating how to create the smallest possible complete Windows application…

'Never seen this level of objection': Scotland pushes back against datacentres

Scotland is experiencing unprecedented public opposition to massive proposed datacentres, including a 600MW facility in…

Why Draper University Is Betting $70K on in-Person Acceleration

Draper University, in partnership with the Cardano Foundation and Orion Fund, has launched a 10-week, fully in-person…

Windows 95 released August 24, 1995

Microsoft released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995, to unprecedented anticipation, with people lining up for blocks to…

Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts

The move comes weeks after a DJ admitted using AI to remix a Madonna song that topped the Australian charts.

Show HN: Screen memory without screenshots, just text to Markdown

A developer has created Ambient Context, a macOS menu bar app that records text from your focused window into daily…

Anthropic Co-Founder Ben Mann Says Elite Schools Matter Less in the AI Era

Benjamin Mann, an Anthropic co-founder who previously worked at OpenAI, argues that AI is eroding the career advantage…

Headlong: A Microharness for Persistent Agents

Headlong is an open-source agent microharness that enables persistent agency, allowing AI agents to continuously think…

Ask HN: Good large format (>20 inches) touchscreen E-Paper display options?

A Hacker News user asked for recommendations on large touchscreen e-paper displays over 20 inches for a low-power…

India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones

Airbound's ultra-lightweight approach to drone delivery has attracted backing from Greenoaks, DoorDash, and Silicon…

SiFive's First Server Platform

SiFive has unveiled its first server platform, the BigSky SF-2U870, featuring 32 P870-D cores running at 2.2 GHz with…