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DeepSeek has launched its V4 Pro model, continuing its trajectory of open-weight, high-performance AI models. The model is gaining significant traction on HackerNews with 635 points and 227 comments, ...

xAI has announced Grok 4.6, the latest version of its AI assistant, continuing its iterative model release cycle. Details about the specific improvements and capabilities are available on the x.ai off...

C++26 introduces std::indirect and std::polymorphic as new vocabulary types in <memory> (P3019R14) that provide value-like semantics for dynamically-allocated objects while preserving const correctnes...

The author discovered a heap out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in KVM's SEV-SNP Page State Change handler, allowing malicious guests to escape their VM and corrupt host kernel heap memory. While ...

Google unveiled its Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5 at the Made by Google 2026 event, alongside a new Pixel Tag — a direct competitor to Apple's AirTag. The company also announced a range of new Gem...

A massive supply-chain attack compromised Terabytes of credentials belonging to major organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Samsung, and Salesforce. The breach occurred during a 40-minute ...

Physicists present the strongest evidence yet that glueballs—hypothetical particles composed entirely of gluons—may exist in nature. The findings represent a major milestone in particle physics, poten...

Nonprofit news organizations have sued President Trump over Truth Social's new API that sells preferential, real-time access to his official posts for up to $100K per month, primarily to high-frequenc...

Tailscale traced a database corruption incident to a 16-year-old bug in SQLite's WAL (Write-Ahead Log) reset mechanism. The discovery highlights a long-standing edge-case flaw in SQLite where WAL rese...

Alibaba's Qwen team has released Qwen3.8-2.4T, a 2.4 trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model with approximately 95B active parameters per token, available in FP8 quantized format on HuggingFace. T...

The article argues that AI tools are eroding traditional mid-level software engineering roles by automating tasks that previously served as career stepping stones between junior and senior positions. ...

A homelab operator discovered CVE-2026-60004 exploited against their Forgejo instance, which was based on an unpatched Gitea RCE vulnerability in the diffpatch endpoint. The attacker gained access thr...

Signal introduces automatic key verification, a streamlined way to confirm end-to-end encryption integrity without requiring in-person meetings or secondary channels. The feature uses independent veri...

Northrop Grumman's Mission Robiotic Vehicle is attempting the first-ever attachment of a replacement thruster to an aging satellite in orbit, marking a significant step toward in-space satellite servi...

Thrive Holdings, backed by OpenAI, has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation. The investment round includes prominent investors such as SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimet...

At the Ai4 event, AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng debated the balance between AI regulation and maintaining open-source access. The discussion also addressed strategies for US c...

Lovable has confirmed a new $13.3 billion valuation after raising an additional $400 million in funding. The funding follows the company reaching $500 million in annualized run rate revenue by June 20...

The CFTC invoked emergency authority to override New York State's attempt to shut down prediction market Kalshi, ordering it to continue operations despite a state AG lawsuit alleging illegal gambling...

Researchers from A Security discovered vulnerabilities in Zoom's screen-sharing annotation protocol that allow silent device takeover without any victim interaction. The flaws were found in under 20 A...

A new study suggests the Cambrian Explosion may have been driven by the evolution of digestive tracts that produced fecal pellets, which acted as a biological pump to transport nutrients from surface ...

Amazon is fully exiting the MMO space, handing over Western live operations of Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark to external partners in 2026–2027. This follows a broader strategic retreat from first-pa...

Researchers demonstrated that encrypted chain-of-thought blocks returned by major LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) share encryption keys within the same model family. By replaying encrypted reason...

The article explains how to use HTML-over-WebSockets to build real-time single-page applications with minimal JavaScript, by streaming server-rendered HTML updates through WebSocket connections instea...

Actors are conducting mass vulnerability scans by impersonating AI crawler bots such as ClaudeBot, exploiting their trusted user-agent strings to bypass security measures. This technique highlights a ...

uBlock Origin has announced it will stop attempting to block Facebook ads, citing the extreme difficulty and constant cat-and-mouse game with Meta's anti-adblock measures. The decision reflects growin...

Woxi is a Rust-based open-source reimplementation of the Wolfram Language with a Mathematica-like GUI, CLI, Jupyter kernel, and cross-platform support. It emphasizes fast startup times (milliseconds v...

The author of the Fresh web framework shares the difficulties of packaging software for Linux compared to the relatively uniform Windows and macOS ecosystems. After initially releasing as an npm packa...

Discovered Materials (YC P26) is building AI agents to accelerate the discovery of new semiconductor materials, targeting the growing GPU heat dissipation problem as chip TDP doubles every generation....

A critical review of Xilem highlights that its current architecture struggles with scalable component composition, heavy generics causing long compile times and obtuse errors, and a poor first-time de...

The author reflects on the recent flamewar between Bun creator Jarred Sumner and Zig creator Andrew Kelley over Bun's migration from Zig to Rust, using it as a catalyst to discuss software engineering...

The article demonstrates how to implement a nameof-like expression in Java by introspecting bytecode at runtime, avoiding hardcoded parameter names in exceptions. While solving a minor convenience iss...

Laurent Le Brun built a shoot 'em up game in 7 days with a total size of just 3KB by embedding a custom bytecode VM and using a fullscreen GLSL pixel shader for rendering. The project was created for ...

Anthropic's new watermarking system in Claude has sparked backlash from users who feel it undermines their ability to use the AI for academic and workplace tasks. Some users have taken to social media...

The author continues their security research into Flume water monitor traffic decryption, having previously reverse-engineered the bridge firmware and identified LibHydrogen's Noise N key exchange imp...

Embarcadero has released a new Community Edition of Delphi codenamed 'Florence,' continuing their tradition of offering a free IDE for developers. The release marks an ongoing commitment to the Delphi...

AI-powered nuclear energy firm Fermi has appointed Lee McIntire, an independent board member, as its new CEO more than three months after firing co-founder Toby Neugebauer. The leadership change marks...

Grubhub is now mailing out payments to diners and drivers as part of its $23.8 million FTC settlement over alleged unfair business practices. The distribution marks the first wave of restitution reach...

Amazon is making Twitch streamers' content subject to AI training by default, with only an opt-out mechanism for creators. Twitch CPO Mike Minton acknowledged that an opt-in system would have near-zer...

AI coding startup Cognition is reportedly in talks to raise another mega funding round at a $40 billion valuation, just months after a $1 billion raise at a $26 billion valuation. This signals strong ...

Uber Freight is reportedly investigating a data breach after an extortion gang, known for targeting transportation and private equity sectors, claimed responsibility for the incident.

Tesla is pursuing plans to build a $10 billion solar manufacturing facility in Texas, but is asking the state for financial incentives or cost-sharing to make the project viable. The company's request...

Form Energy has secured $750 million in funding to scale up production of its long-duration 100-hour batteries for grid storage. The company has also landed major customers Google and Crusoe, signalin...

AI notetaking hardware has evolved from credit-card-sized devices to various wearables, with rings emerging as a new form factor for capturing stray thoughts. Sandbar, a ring maker, argues that voice ...

A $250 million acquisition has unraveled amid allegations of fraud and forged signatures, leaving investors still awaiting their returns. VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center ...

Google is adding a tap-to-share mode to its Quick Share feature, enabling users to quickly exchange contacts, photos, videos, and other files by simply tapping devices together. This enhancement strea...

Twitch has introduced an opt-out option allowing users to prevent their streams, VODs, clips, and chat content from being used to train Amazon's generative AI models. The change comes over two years a...

JCB has set a new land speed record for hydrogen-powered cars at the Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching 406 mph with the Hydromax vehicle powered by two hydrogen-burning combustion engines. This marks a ...

The US has redirected at least 200 government drones from border surveillance to detect screwworm infestations in Texas and New Mexico, conducting over 1,000 flights and surveying 22,000+ animals. Whi...

Booksellers suspect AI companies are purchasing rare books to destructively scan them for training data, raising concerns about the permanent loss of irreplaceable physical copies. While non-destructi...

Passengers who attended DEF CON in Las Vegas allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi on Delta Flight 591 by broadcasting a fake hotspot called "Delta WiFi Fast" with a phishing landing page. The attack, k...

Formula E has signed a multiyear deal to broadcast across 144 countries on Disney+ and ESPN+, starting December with live coverage of every ePrix. The deal coincides with the GEN4 car debut, which dou...

Apple's base iPhone 18 will reportedly skip the traditional fall launch, arriving instead in Q1 2027, while iPhone 18 Pro models will still debut this fall. The cheaper iPhone 18e and rumored iPhone A...

Kinetic Publishing, the new indie label from the Phasmophobia development team, showcased five ambitious titles slated for 2027-2028 at its inaugural games showcase. The most notable announcement is S...

Google has launched four new Pixel 11 devices, featuring the Tensor G6 chip, improved cameras, and new AI photography tools like Magic Capture. The lineup also brings enhanced Gemini Intelligence, exp...

Simon Willison quotes Florian Herrengt's piece on how AI is eroding the middle class of software engineering by replacing deep understanding with AI-assisted fixes, creating cognitive debt in complex ...

Xteink has officially confirmed that the X4 e-reader is being discontinued, with the announcement made on their official Facebook page. The move likely precedes the release of an updated X4 Gen 2 mode...

Zed introduced Delta, a new feature or technology for their high-performance code editor. The announcement generated notable discussion on Hacker News with 287 points and 94 comments, indicating moder...

Grok 4.6 has been benchmarked at a score of 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, a standardized metric for comparing AI model capabilities. This places it in the mid-range among current L...

An exploration of why tiny JPEG images appear differently when rendered in Chrome compared to other browsers. The article likely examines how Chrome handles sub-pixel scaling and image interpolation f...

A curated listing of webcams along the path of the 2026 solar eclipse, providing real-time viewing options for enthusiasts who cannot travel to observe it in person. The project serves as a practical ...

An analysis by mathematician Terence Gowers examining which types of mathematical reasoning LLMs handle well versus poorly, likely covering symbolic manipulation, theorem proving, and pattern-based pr...

fearless_simd v0.7 adds 64-bit integer support, explicit SSE2 level, and improved generics to the Rust SIMD abstraction library. This is the final major release before the upcoming v1.0 if no API conc...

Cal Newport explores the dual narrative of AI coding tools, beginning with a Silicon Valley engineer who praised Claude Code for drastically cutting development time, only to later report quality issu...

The author benchmarks different VM dispatch styles in Rust, including tail-call interpretation and a stack machine variant, comparing them against a traditional register machine approach. The article ...

Mesh, Automattic's personal CRM app acquired last year, has launched on Android with platform-specific features like split-screen support, pop-up views, keyboard shortcuts for foldables/tablets, and M...

Facebook has officially launched its standalone Creator Studio app, featuring an integrated AI creator assistant that provides personalized content recommendations based on style, performance, audienc...

Security researcher Nightmare Eclipse has published a new Windows zero-day vulnerability despite Microsoft publicly threatening legal action against them. This marks the latest in a series of zero-day...

The Road to Battlefield competition enters its second year, connecting Central Eurasian startup founders to the global Startup Battlefield stage. The initiative provides regional entrepreneurs with a ...

8BitDo's Retro Mechanical Keyboard with Dual Super Buttons is on sale for $69.99 at Amazon, down from $99.99. The keyboard features an NES-inspired design with Kailh Box clicky switches, hot-swappable...

Google has officially announced its Pixel 11 lineup, including the base Pixel 11, Pro, Pro XL, and Pro Fold phones, as well as two watch sizes. Preorders are now open across Best Buy, Amazon, and the ...

ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrified gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks to subdue individuals. The CTG 5 GLOVE, made by Compliant Technologies, is marketed as a humane...

The article argues that natural-language text cannot be losslessly transformed, as any rewrite or rephrase alters meaning and risks losing the author's original intent. It highlights Sophie Alpert's g...

The article explores how modern E-ink tablets can be optimized beyond reading eBooks for casual web gaming and digital leisure, drawing parallels between traditional book club communities and interact...