Today so far 2026-09-14 · 18:00 UTC

OpenAI has postponed its IPO until 2027 due to security concerns, marking a significant delay in the company's public market plans. Meanwhile, the AI industry continues to grapple with technical and safety challenges, including discussions around why machine learning research agents don't overfit and whether we should trust LLM judges when they agree, alongside emerging vulnerabilities in AI systems like hacking AI customer service agents. On the consumer side, Waymo has launched its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, and new AI-powered applications like Daydream's fashion shopping feature are integrating Apple Intelligence into everyday tools.

You can Venmo your college tuition, for some reason

Kids these days don't know how good they have it.

2026-08-19 · 12:00 UTC
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AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.

2026-08-19 · 12:00

It's the data, stupid.

GrapheneOS in 2027 available on high-end Motorola phones

2026-08-19 · 11:46

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A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare

2026-08-19 · 11:21

A joke domain purchase for tracking weather balloons (radiosondes) evolved into SondeHub, a critical infrastructure…

Air Theremin – a browser theremin you play by waving at your webcam

2026-08-19 · 10:15

Air Theremin is a browser-based musical instrument that lets users play a theremin by waving their hands at a webcam or…

Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers

2026-08-19 · 10:00

Relativity Networks deals in hollow-core fiber, a rarely deployed technology that allows data to be transmitted 30%…

US charges 17 Iranians over 'massive' cyber theft campaign

2026-08-19 · 09:48

Many of the alleged cyber attacks were carried out for the Iranian government, the Department of Justice says.

France Taps Mistral AI To Find Flaws In Government Systems

2026-08-19 · 09:35

The hacking of the Directorate General of Public Finances pushes the French State to review its cybersecurity strategy.

Frank, Young and more join MOTD as BBC launches four new YouTube shows

2026-08-19 · 08:22

BBC Sport will bring football fans closer to the action across TV, radio, YouTube, website and app.

The Mojo language (by Modular, now Qualcomm) is now open-source

2026-08-19 · 07:47

Modular announced that Mojo 1.0, its programming language designed for AI and heterogeneous hardware, is now fully…

Berd

2026-08-19 · 07:06

λλ: A Programming Language for Silicon Photonics

2026-08-19 · 06:09

AI: ECB Economists Warn Tech Stocks May Be Due for a Pullback

2026-08-19 · 06:05

The ECB warns of a stock market correction related to AI.

Pitch Fest Bali 2026: 15+ Startups. Leading Investors. $100K+ in Prizes

2026-08-19 · 05:57

BALI, INDONESIA. [ Release Date ].

Bun 1.4 Rust rewrite is not looking good

2026-08-19 · 05:51

Bun's v1.4 Rust rewrite is facing significant challenges, with the project missing release deadlines for three months…

Curvature Beziers – Improving on a timeless recipe

2026-08-19 · 05:36

Bézier curves, designed in the 1960s, remain the standard tool in computer graphics and design software despite their…

Nasdaq Sets December 6 Launch for Nearly 23-Hour Trading Day

2026-08-19 · 02:45

Nasdaq has confirmed Dec.

Palomar: A registry of Lean verified mathematics

2026-08-19 · 02:41

Terence Tao announces the opening of Palomar, a registry for Lean-verified mathematics designed to address the…

Meta's blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco

2026-08-19 · 02:24

Show HN: Automatically detect and patch walking-dead states in Sierra games

2026-08-19 · 01:58

A developer created a static analysis tool that automatically detects and fixes "softlock" states in classic Sierra…

OpenLogi

2026-08-19 · 01:58

OpenLogi is a free, open-source alternative to Logitech's Options+ software that allows users to configure their…

The Integer

2026-08-19 · 01:23

A 32-bit integer in an Ada program reaches its maximum value (2,147,483,647) and faces the next increment operation,…

Cerebras CS-4

2026-08-19 · 00:28

Cerebras has unveiled the CS-4, a new AI accelerator claiming to deliver up to 30x faster AI inference compared to GPUs…

Show HN: Interactive, animated architecture of any HuggingFace models

2026-08-18 · 23:57

Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries

2026-08-18 · 23:51

SoLo is a .so loader that enables fully static musl-linked Linux binaries to load and use glibc-based GPU drivers at…

Pennsylvania Cracks Down on AI Data Centers as Backlash Grows

2026-08-18 · 22:56

Gov.

Terry A. Davis Quotes

2026-08-18 · 22:35

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The Microsoft Rebrand Registry

2026-08-18 · 22:33

Microsoft's rebrand registry reveals that product names function more as temporary identities than permanent labels,…

Mozilla Tests an AI 'Smart Window' in Firefox—But Only If You Opt In

2026-08-18 · 22:31

The optional window puts an assistant of your choice next to your tabs, with a switch to disable it.

Programmable Property-Based Testing

2026-08-18 · 22:22
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