A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
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Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.
The tech news in cartoons — September 19, 2026
65 comics from the day's tech news — the single-panel cartoon and the full three-panel strip for each.
Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal
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Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.
Automattic names interim CFO after exec departures
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Jeremy Klaperman, the CFO of the company's WordPress VIP Enterprise business unit, will act as CFO for the time being.
OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
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Recently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning. The companies' own documentation warned that it was starting a "doom loop" that would damage the web, characterized its scraping of data to train its models as the "largest theft of labor i
PrismML hopes its tiny LLM could change how we all use AI
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If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be.
Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a state that is already home to the data center capital of the world. Executive Order 22 bans executive bran
Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal
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Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
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SynthID can cause models to follow harmful instructions they would otherwise refuse.
The Download: mice with part-human brains and climate tech innovators
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meet a mouse whose brain cortex is made up of human cells Multiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position an
AI risks make some insurers wary of corporate liability
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RAND wants better data to price machine-made mishaps, apocalypse not included
AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog
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The ad regulator said it had "zero-tolerance" for ads promoting AI tools that could sexualise or objectify women.
Ask HN: Career paths to consider if I am better at supporting than creating?
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I have a BS/MS in computer science and somewhere around 9 years of experience, where the first half was spent working as a backend developer and the second half I've been working in product owner roles. I switched from development to product because I simply realized that I wasn't very good at imple
What happens after a town de-Flocks
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From Florida to Washington state, local governments across the country are canceling their contracts with Flock, the company behind the controversial AI-enabled license plate readers, in response to public outcry. But ending the contracts doesn't necessarily mean the cameras will come down immediate
AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
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It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks.
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
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Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal.
Canon's R8 II camera borrowed its styling from a classic SLR film camera
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Though preoccupied with vlogging lately, Canon hasn't forgotten its full-frame photography market.
Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
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Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
Norton Neo Browser
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Article URL: https://neobrowser.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681724 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
What is AI, how does it work and why are some people concerned about it?
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AI is transforming modern life, but not without worry for some that it may be abused or have an adverse environmental impact.
Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanity
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Mustafa Suleyman says he believes the AI giant is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down
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The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
Even the King of England has his hesitations about AI
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King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.
TIFF 2026: the latest movie reviews from Toronto
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If you want an idea of what’s next in film, the Toronto International Film Festival is a good place to start. Every year TIFF features a huge range of features from around the world, and often some of them go on to be huge hits or awards contenders; the 2025 edition, for instance, included the […]
OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears
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Warning follows series of safety incidents, with parliamentary committee saying threats include public face-scanning and deepfakes UK politics live – latest updates OpenAI has urged British lawmakers to capitalise on renewed fears over AI safety and impose legislation reining in the technology. The
Valve's Steam Frame is excellent - but at over £1,000 is VR still too expensive?
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The BBC's Tom Gerken is hands-on with the latest virtual reality headset.
AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?
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After apocalyptic warnings about the threats posed by AI, leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to ‘slow the pace’ Facing a public uproar over Anthropic researchers’ repeated warnings that artificial intelligence could kill all of humanity by 2030, the AI co
Europe's right-to-repair rules are broken, not beaten
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Patchy compliance is an argument for stronger enforcement, not abandoning the project
Save $30 or more on a refurbished Apple TV 4K
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Most hardware prices have soared in 2026, and that includes a variety of Apple laptops, tablets, and smart devices. Thankfully, you can offset some of the increased costs on an Apple TV 4K by buying one refurbished through the company. The 64GB model is selling for $169, $30 lower than the new retai
AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
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Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’ AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in AI “reckless” development , citing fears the technology could soon run out of control. Sha
Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
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Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq635037g18o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681276 Points: 12 # Comments: 6
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
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Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal.
AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
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Jacob Coxon tells the BBC that there's a strong chance AI could end humanity if the rate of development is not reined in.
Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush
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According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the growing demand for compute power as the AI indus
OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development
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Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed a call from the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, to “slow the pace” of AI development
The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart
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Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/succession-crisis-tore-england-apart Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679647 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
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In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “
Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems
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The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested people’s Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased “NameTag” face recognition feature.
Trump attacks ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI as tech stocks slide
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President hits out after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call to limit ‘reckless’ development Business news – live updates Donald Trump has dismissed calls to increase controls on AI as a “sick conspiracy”, as stocks linked to the technology slumped after appeals from leading developers on
The Interim Computer Museum
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Article URL: https://icm.museum/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679459 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
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Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal.
The myth of killer AI is a self-serving attempt at regulatory capture
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Skynet is coming soon, and also there's this Nigerian prince with a $20 million fortune who wants to give it to you
A succession crisis that tore England apart
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Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/succession-crisis-tore-england-apart Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679647 Points: 14 # Comments: 6
I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?
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Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an ad Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast I have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a
Killing with a car costs $1.6M, California requires drivers to carry $30K
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Article URL: https://maxmautner.com/2026/09/11/liability-coverage.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49677836 Points: 27 # Comments: 20
Will There Be a 7G?
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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.01877 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49674498 Points: 19 # Comments: 17
Matt Mullenweg reportedly returns as Automattic CEO 2 days after getting booted
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Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/994087/matt-mullenweg-automattic-ceo-return Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683265 Points: 5 # Comments: 3
Real-SWE: Benchmarking AI models on private, real-world, enterprise codebases
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Article URL: https://withspecific.com/benchmarks/real-swe Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49676820 Points: 95 # Comments: 59
Nvidia dismisses "circular financing", says every $1 it invests brings back $100
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Article URL: https://invezz.com/news/2026/09/11/nvidia-says-every-1-it-invests-brings-back-100-so-why-does-the-stock-keep-falling/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49682319 Points: 45 # Comments: 31
ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
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Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal.
Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
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A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.
Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
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A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.
A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI
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When your product is creating startups, you need a startup to create it.
The Download: AI’s extinction risk and bioweapons threat
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When the code is open, the real threat is who's reading it.
Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes
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Now, who's really in charge of the kitchen?
Even mid-sprint to a secret flight, the Navy’s tech chief has a pitch for investors
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'Investors, let's fund the future of the Navy — and profit from it.'
Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it
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Google's Gemini: When your security test becomes a security breach
Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone????
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When the law professor turns consultant for AI giants
What causes a stuck pixel on your laptop and can it be fixed?
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Fixing a stuck pixel: one battle at a time.
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
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Even the cloud has a silver lining: sometimes it's a spy's loophole.
China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario
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When the map room turns on you.
India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos
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Sharing is caring, until it compromises your proprietary data.
OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
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They knew it was a bad idea, but the servers had to be filled
Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?
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'For the record, we're not against technology, just smart glasses.'
Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans
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On Friday, the president threatened to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. It could have just been another one of his Truth Social fever dreams, but it turns out it's very real. All three publications were turned away from the White House this morning, NPR reports, marking an escalat
Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
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Even in a world of encryption, the weakest link is still the one guessing your password.