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Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?
The moment you realize the internet is "held together by glue and dreams."
24 OctOriginal source →
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No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector
Article URL: https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/no-signs-of-ai-payoff-outside-the-tech-sector Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224463 Points: 233 # Comments: 194
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
The Goose Programming Language
Article URL: https://aardappel.github.io/goose/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224300 Points: 102 # Comments: 40
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
PHP Foundation 'under-funded' with one full-time staff member, director says
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/technology/php-foundation-under-funded-with-one-full-time-staff-member-director-says-2026-10-23/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224074 Points: 82 # Comments: 34
24 OctOriginal source → - AITechCrunch
The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
24 OctOriginal source → - AIThe Verge
Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads
On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act into law, requiring disclosures on AI-generated ads. The law requires any ad - whether it's a still image, video, audio, or text - that "has been significantly modified or generated by artificial intelligence" to include a label in the same format as […]
24 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyHacker News
Danish Government silently drops plan to dump MS Office
Article URL: https://www.computerworld.dk/art/297226/digitaliseringsministeriet-har-i-al-stilhed-droppet-stort-anlagt-forsoeg-med-open-source-alternativ-til-microsoft Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223844 Points: 129 # Comments: 76
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
Dream-1
Article URL: https://dreamlabs.ai/research/dream-1/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223785 Points: 107 # Comments: 58
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
Why is AI generated language so hard to understand?
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.29162 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223647 Points: 102 # Comments: 85
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
Roku developer repositories moved from GitHub to GitLab
Article URL: https://blog.roku.com/developer/gitlab-move Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222622 Points: 209 # Comments: 140
24 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyHacker News
Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions
Article URL: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/neural-chip-decodes-interactions-between-brain-r-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222525 Points: 71 # Comments: 18
24 OctOriginal source → - AIHacker News
Oai-math-revised: a community hub for revising OpenAI's math write-ups
Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/24/oai-math-revised-a-community-hub-for-revising-openais-math-write-ups/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222283 Points: 21 # Comments: 17
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldTechCrunch
PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet
Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it's unlikely to be the last major software scare.
24 OctOriginal source → - AITechCrunch
Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
A new study found Grok's AI overwhelmingly recommends Republican candidates while OpenAI's GPT favors Democrats, with the two AI models disagreeing in more than 90% of nearly 500 election races.
24 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyTechCrunch
These clever apps show off the iPhone Duo’s potential
From retro cassette players and virtual notebooks to flight trackers and even a digital toaster, developers are finding creative ways to take advantage of Apple's first foldable iPhone.
24 OctOriginal source → - HealthTechCrunch
The Boox Palma 2 Pro finally got me to stop reading on my phone
The $400 Boox Palma 2 Pro is a smartphone-sized e-reader designed for people who want to read books, articles, and documents on a small E Ink display.
24 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyThe Verge
What to expect from Apple’s ‘Pro and tell’ event
It feels like Apple's Welcome Home event just happened. And the iPhone Duo announcement isn't all that far in our rearview mirror, either. Yet, the company is back with another launch, focused on the MacBook Pro, it looks like. Its "Pro and tell" event is scheduled for October 28th at 1PM ET in Los Angeles. […]
24 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyThe Verge
I hope Apple’s touchscreen MacBook takes some lessons from this Lenovo laptop
It looks like the long-rumored touchscreen MacBook might actually get announced next week, and after using the Lenovo Yoga 9n for our testing of Nvidia's RTX Spark platform, it got me thinking: this is a lot of what I want from a touchscreen MacBook. Like the Apple silicon in modern MacBook Pros, RTX Spark is […]
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldTechCrunch
Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldThe Verge
It’s time to find a new browser
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 149, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy It Actually Feels Like Fall Now At Least In My Neighborhood), and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Demis […]
24 OctOriginal source → - ScienceArs Technica
A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature
A new model suggests Mars may host ice-forming physics never directly observed before.
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
GPU-unlock: FP/BF16 instruction issue rate on Nvidia 3000's cards
Article URL: https://github.com/Zagitta/gpu-unlock Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219700 Points: 143 # Comments: 53
24 OctOriginal source → - ScienceHacker News
I don't understand quantum physics (2018)
Article URL: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~doug/quantum_physics/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219666 Points: 243 # Comments: 182
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
Node2Shell evolves to HTTP2Shell, blast radius affects many HTTP libs and apps
Article URL: https://www.aikido.dev/blog/python-packages-vulnerable-node2shell-brotli-cve-2026-111497 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219177 Points: 245 # Comments: 123
24 OctOriginal source → - Worldfinanznachrichten.de
BrandingBuzz . Agency : Trustovi Announces Availability of Its Estate Planning Platform Pairing a Technology - Supported Client Process With Attorney - Prepared Plans
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UK Pledges More Funding to Guard Against AI Risks
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24 OctOriginal source → - Sciencerealty.economictimes.indiatimes.com
IBM India Leases 2 . 83 Lakh Sq Ft Office Space in Bengaluru for a Decade , ETRealty
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24 OctOriginal source → - Worldarticle.wn.com
Study highlights gaps in readiness for AI adoption across African Universities
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24 OctOriginal source → - Worldeuronews.com
YouTube , AI and neurodivergent representation : How Gen Z and Gen Alpha are redefining modern storytelling
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24 OctOriginal source → - Worldeconomictimes.indiatimes.com
Jack Dorsey Block launches Dessa ; AI voice model trained entirely on human conversation
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24 OctOriginal source → - Technologynewstalk870.am
Bellingham Police Catch Stolen Kia Driver with Grappler Tool
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24 OctOriginal source → - Technologyfox2detroit.comVideo
PHP cyber security : What experts are saying amid vulnerability concerns
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24 OctOriginal source → - Financemirror.co.ukVideo
iPhone Duo stock : Where to order for fastest delivery as waitlists reach 2027
Coverage via mirror.co.uk
24 OctOriginal source → - Worldprwire.com.au
MicroVision Begins Commercial Production of MOVIA ( TM ) Pro for Superior Short - Range Sensing and Onboard Perception , Enabling Physical AI at the Edge
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24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
OBS Studio 33
Article URL: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/33.0.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218430 Points: 58 # Comments: 1
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
How close can pure functional programming get to C?
Article URL: https://rtfeldman.com/fp-vs-c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218195 Points: 70 # Comments: 7
24 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyHacker News
Apple Security Research Device
Article URL: https://security.apple.com/research-device/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217903 Points: 33 # Comments: 1
24 OctOriginal source → - UKBBC Technology
UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
The chancellor will unveil AI spending aimed at shoring up the UK's defences in Wednesday's Budget.
24 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
Evolving Threat: http2shell is an RCE in Node, Python, and more
Article URL: https://nitter.click/AikidoSecurity/status/2113759110625906950?__galadriel=lPmlGl9id4oAd5UeBwMhlYKArHyr6lR2IDGujPwB5HV2kQ1aLoPWFd5A9sGuzNcmrp8fUso8qygmHcKTDZ8MNHWqQ3bDJcycV87xp_0VypzQLYj6O_RRHlZuQqj33oASGY2YLSoAiMjeOZN40h7Stf8AG7DPrGZbAPVKUXy36HoMudRbvwF3_r2uYNmfJMhpKzywQDM6Ab8 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50216791 Points: 154 # Comments: 85
23 OctOriginal source → - AITechCrunch
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.
23 OctOriginal source → - AIThe Register
OpenAI disables internet access during model training while Anthropic issues another mea culpa
We've totally got things under control
23 OctOriginal source → - BusinessTechCrunch
Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.
23 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyThe Verge
Xbox’s first chief operating officer is out after just a few months
Xbox's first chief operating officer (COO) is leaving after the new role was created just a few months ago. Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft today, according to an internal Xbox memo seen by The Verge. Chiang has been at Microsoft for 21 years, serving as the head of Minecraft before being promoted to Xbox chief […]
23 OctOriginal source → - AIThe Verge
OpenAI now trains its frontier AI models with no internet access
OpenAI is now training its most advanced AI models without internet access following a string of rogue hacking incidents. In a blog post on Friday, OpenAI says it built an offline testing environment where AI models can interact with indexed and cached web content "without risk of affecting external systems." OpenAI paused training its frontier […]
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldArs Technica
Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops
Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations.
23 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyArs Technica
Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising
Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldThe Register
There's a third PHP2Shell bug, but it won't get an emergency fix
Bad things (and software bugs?) come in threes
23 OctOriginal source → - EntertainmentThe Verge
Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army
Remember Popcorn Time, the app that served as an easy-to-use front end for streaming torrents of movies and TV shows? Development of the MPAA's least-favorite app of the 2010s has been abandoned for years, but the "Netflix of Piracy" software is still installed on millions of devices that are just waiting to join a bot […]
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldThe Verge
Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
Jack Dorsey's Block announced an AI model called Dessa that's trained "from scratch on nothing but human conversation," and to show off the model, Block shared chats it has had with humans that can occasionally be a little awkward and uncanny. Take this one, for example, shared by Dessa lead Ragavan Thurairatnam. The conversation between […]
23 OctOriginal source → - AIThe Register
Red-team report found OpenAI utterly failed to monitor its agents during Hugging Face attack
Monitoring was only partial and was easily bypassed
23 OctOriginal source → - HealthTechCrunch
From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers, building teams, sharpening a pitch, developing founder leadership, and scaling companies both inside and outside traditional startup hubs.
23 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyArs Technica
Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
Company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldThe Verge
The iPhone Duo should have been an iPad
We gave the iPhone Duo a 7 /10. But that wasn't always the score we planned, and it might not be the right score forever. Such are the challenges of reviewing - and assessing - a big, new idea about the most popular smartphone in history. On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay […]
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldHacker News
Kimi K3.1 Pro and K3.1 Pro Highspeed
https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code/models.html https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/kimi-k3-1-pro https://www.modelcompare.ai/blog/china-open-source-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50212065 Points: 868 # Comments: 508
23 OctOriginal source → - TechnologyThe Verge
Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads
Google has updated its privacy policy in a way that could mean you'll start seeing targeted ads based on your personal data if you're using personalized AI features. The update, spotted by Android Authority, adds an exception to its promise about not using your Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos for personalized ads. While the previous […]
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldArs Technica
Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report
Corporate phishing tests are common, but this one was especially cruel.
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldThe Verge
The first broken iPhone Duos are here
The iPhone Duo officially goes on sale today, but a few units already have broken screens. According to posts on Reddit about the affected units, the issue appears to be happening at a similar spot on all of them: Some kind of problem shows up on the inner screen along the hinge and a strange […]
23 OctOriginal source → - WorldArs TechnicaVideo
Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public
Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference.
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Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says.
23 OctOriginal source →