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CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. T…
Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks

Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks

Google has waited until the day its new Googlebook laptops hit the market to admit that Intel-based models may have issues running some Android apps. …
Omega Has New Bond Watches Even If There Isn’t a New James Bond

Omega Has New Bond Watches Even If There Isn’t a New James Bond

With no new 007 actor named and no film in the near future, Omega has had to get creative to keep its lucrative spy watch train running.…
A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!

A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!

As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “dispute…
US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China

US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China

Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.…
The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy

The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy

It wasn't obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.…
Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility

Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility

Article URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/court-agrees-eff-utahs-vpn-law-demands-technical-impossibility Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat…
Affected by layoffs? Don’t miss this $75 deal for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass

Affected by layoffs? Don’t miss this $75 deal for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass

Your next opportunity could be one conversation away. Get your Expo+ Pass for just $75. Limited to the first 100 qualifying people.…
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, ne…
Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3

Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3

Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025.…
Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase

Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase

Beehiiv, a creator platform that has risen in popularity as an alternative to Substack, is increasing its prices - and many users aren't happy. In a p…
Paramount’s Warner Bros. megamerger will just be called Skydance

Paramount’s Warner Bros. megamerger will just be called Skydance

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has announced that the company will just be called Skydance when it completes its $110 billion merger with Warner…
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028

Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028

Prices for memory sold for 2027 "are much higher than 2026 prices."…
Can VR glasses save VR?

Can VR glasses save VR?

I'm pretty sure I won't be buying the $1,299 Meta VR Glasses. That's too rich for my blood in today's economy, and my feelings about Meta are… conflic…
The new and huger Paramount has a new co-CEO

The new and huger Paramount has a new co-CEO

Paramount is appointing a new co-CEO ahead of the close of its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Ynon Kreiz, previously Mattel's chairm…
OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns

OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns

OpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.…
Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling

Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling

Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.…
Dots: Always-on agents

Dots: Always-on agents

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49896604 Points: 300 # Comments: 196…
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers

NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers

So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?…
This study looks at how and with whom connected cars share your data

This study looks at how and with whom connected cars share your data

Between the cars and their companion apps, you’re exposed to a lot of trackers.…
GPT 6.1 Sol

GPT 6.1 Sol

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-sol/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49896586 Points: 294 # Comments: 214…
AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’

AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’

"The chance of human extinction is about a coin flip, in my view," Geoffrey Irving, a former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employee, said in a new interv…
Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction

Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction

The Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.…
Coding Is Not Solved

Coding Is Not Solved

Article URL: https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/coding-is-not-solved Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49877988 Points: 215 # Comments: 2…
The Download: rogue agent liability and the AI Hype Index

The Download: rogue agent liability and the AI Hype Index

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. …
Nvidia’s Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System

Nvidia’s Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System

In the wake of a series of high-profile AI safety incidents, Nvidia is introducing a new software tool that helps keep agents from escaping containmen…
The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills

The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills

A British startup is shaping video game inputs into training data for AI models that can navigate the physical world.…
Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights

Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights

Article URL: https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/09/27/replacing-the-old-battery-on-rechargeable-bike-lights/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id…
Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock

Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock

Article URL: https://colo.to/nvidia-stock-narrative.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49872723 Points: 211 # Comments: 105…
Japan moves to tighten rules for foreigners

Japan moves to tighten rules for foreigners

Article URL: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/25/japan-moves-to-tighten-rules-for-foreigners-throwing-futures-into-doubt Comments URL: https:/…