https://topicalcomic.com/ A short comic about what the tech world is arguing about this week. https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-8b21b0/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-8b21b0/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:43:28 GMT Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal. https://topicalcomic.com/c/openai-boss-and-elon-musk-back-calls-to-put-brakes-on-reckle-36ff4c/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/openai-boss-and-elon-musk-back-calls-to-put-brakes-on-reckle-36ff4c/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:24:43 GMT 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 Mu… https://topicalcomic.com/c/trump-downplays-ai-risks-after-dire-expert-warnings-and-call-eddc12/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/trump-downplays-ai-risks-after-dire-expert-warnings-and-call-eddc12/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:24:38 GMT The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen". https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-072262/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-072262/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:11:28 GMT Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal. https://topicalcomic.com/c/nvidia-dismisses-circular-financing-says-every-1-it-invests-76d5b4/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/nvidia-dismisses-circular-financing-says-every-1-it-invests-76d5b4/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:11:28 GMT 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: 4… https://topicalcomic.com/c/ask-hn-career-paths-to-consider-if-i-am-better-at-supporting-7b1e79/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/ask-hn-career-paths-to-consider-if-i-am-better-at-supporting-7b1e79/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:11:04 GMT 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 role… https://topicalcomic.com/c/ai-staff-genuinely-frightened-for-humanity-s-future-ex-anthr-3d87c2/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/ai-staff-genuinely-frightened-for-humanity-s-future-ex-anthr-3d87c2/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:10:44 GMT It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks. https://topicalcomic.com/c/the-succession-crisis-that-tore-england-apart-7d906b/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/the-succession-crisis-that-tore-england-apart-7d906b/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:18 GMT 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 https://topicalcomic.com/c/real-swe-benchmarking-ai-models-on-private-real-world-enterp-a87bc8/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/real-swe-benchmarking-ai-models-on-private-real-world-enterp-a87bc8/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:18 GMT Article URL: https://withspecific.com/benchmarks/real-swe Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49676820 Points: 95 # Comments: 59 https://topicalcomic.com/c/the-interim-computer-museum-9bd1c0/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/the-interim-computer-museum-9bd1c0/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:18 GMT Article URL: https://icm.museum/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679459 Points: 13 # Comments: 2 https://topicalcomic.com/c/meta-sued-over-training-data-for-its-ai-and-face-recognition-c9b2d0/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/meta-sued-over-training-data-for-its-ai-and-face-recognition-c9b2d0/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:18 GMT 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… https://topicalcomic.com/c/dramatic-insider-warnings-over-ai-fall-flat-with-some-in-sil-39e4d8/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/dramatic-insider-warnings-over-ai-fall-flat-with-some-in-sil-39e4d8/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:15 GMT Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq635037g18o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681276 Points: 12 # Comments: 6 https://topicalcomic.com/c/four-groups-caught-using-the-same-chrome-and-windows-exploit-cc361d/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/four-groups-caught-using-the-same-chrome-and-windows-exploit-cc361d/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:15 GMT A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors. https://topicalcomic.com/c/matt-mullenweg-reportedly-returns-as-automattic-ceo-2-days-a-4b6d75/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/matt-mullenweg-reportedly-returns-as-automattic-ceo-2-days-a-4b6d75/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:14 GMT 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 https://topicalcomic.com/c/a-succession-crisis-that-tore-england-apart-819566/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/a-succession-crisis-that-tore-england-apart-819566/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:13 GMT 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 https://topicalcomic.com/c/we-must-slow-the-pace-ceo-of-anthropic-calls-for-an-ai-slowd-bb1682/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/we-must-slow-the-pace-ceo-of-anthropic-calls-for-an-ai-slowd-bb1682/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:12 GMT 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… https://topicalcomic.com/c/norton-neo-browser-f40da4/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/norton-neo-browser-f40da4/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:17:10 GMT Article URL: https://neobrowser.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681724 Points: 9 # Comments: 0 https://topicalcomic.com/c/ai-staff-genuinely-frightened-for-humanity-s-future-ex-anthr-02d5b3/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/ai-staff-genuinely-frightened-for-humanity-s-future-ex-anthr-02d5b3/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:16:37 GMT Jacob Coxon tells the BBC that there's a strong chance AI could end humanity if the rate of development is not reined in. https://topicalcomic.com/c/killing-with-a-car-costs-1-6m-california-requires-drivers-to-8e3b01/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/killing-with-a-car-costs-1-6m-california-requires-drivers-to-8e3b01/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:16:15 GMT Article URL: https://maxmautner.com/2026/09/11/liability-coverage.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49677836 Points: 27 # Comments: 20 https://topicalcomic.com/c/benchmark-cadquery-vs-openscad-for-agentic-cad-work-102ff1/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/benchmark-cadquery-vs-openscad-for-agentic-cad-work-102ff1/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:38:04 GMT Article URL: https://modelrift.com/blog/cadquery-vs-openscad/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49676577 Points: 6 # Comments: 4 https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-8e232a/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-8e232a/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:38:01 GMT Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal. https://topicalcomic.com/c/i-turned-off-my-algorithm-for-24-hours-is-this-how-social-me-647635/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/i-turned-off-my-algorithm-for-24-hours-is-this-how-social-me-647635/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:37:18 GMT 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 e… https://topicalcomic.com/c/dramatic-insider-warnings-over-ai-fall-flat-with-some-in-sil-9b2c79/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/dramatic-insider-warnings-over-ai-fall-flat-with-some-in-sil-9b2c79/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:03:43 GMT A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors. https://topicalcomic.com/c/will-there-be-a-7g-efa612/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/will-there-be-a-7g-efa612/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:03:40 GMT Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.01877 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49674498 Points: 19 # Comments: 17 https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-a27fcd/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-a27fcd/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:15 GMT Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal. https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-researcher-believes-more-than-10-chance-ai-could-k-773419/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-researcher-believes-more-than-10-chance-ai-could-k-773419/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:13 GMT Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' https://topicalcomic.com/c/white-house-pulls-tetris-style-build-the-wall-game-after-cop-5f2b86/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/white-house-pulls-tetris-style-build-the-wall-game-after-cop-5f2b86/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:12 GMT White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-boss-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-development-to-slow-ea1db8/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-boss-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-development-to-slow-ea1db8/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:12 GMT Amodei's call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide. https://topicalcomic.com/c/more-anthropic-researchers-warn-of-ai-s-perils-but-musk-dism-dc320a/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/more-anthropic-researchers-warn-of-ai-s-perils-but-musk-dism-dc320a/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:05 GMT Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’ A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocaly… https://topicalcomic.com/c/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-juvenile-riders-who-had-ghost-be07cd/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-juvenile-riders-who-had-ghost-be07cd/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:04 GMT Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-12/juveniles-riding-in-waymo-arrested-after-police-find-ghost-gun Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49672549 Points: 7 #…