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Used EV buying guide: The $30,000 edition

Used EV buying guide: The $30,000 edition

Depending on the model, you might have hundreds to choose from—or just one.…
How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy

How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy

I first heard the term “censorship-industrial complex” on April 15, 2025.  That’s when I got the tip that a small office in the U.S. State Depart…
Humans aren’t electronics

Humans aren’t electronics

The following essay, originally titled “Guaranteeing Agency in the Age of Neural Prosthetics,” was selected as one of three finalists in MIT’s 2026 En…
Humanising LLM Outputs Is Dumb

Humanising LLM Outputs Is Dumb

Article URL: https://kuber.studio/blog/Reflections/Humanising-LLM-Outputs-is-Actually-Dumb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49243474…
Stop Killing Games: It's time to sue Sony, join us

Stop Killing Games: It's time to sue Sony, join us

Article URL: https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/collectieve-acties/playstation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49249481 Points: 1…
The UK's War on Anonymity Has Come to America

The UK's War on Anonymity Has Come to America

Article URL: https://www.effort.news/uk-lobby Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49251411 Points: 215 # Comments: 133…
One of China's workhorse rockets just exploded in flight

One of China's workhorse rockets just exploded in flight

If the failure involved the YF-100 engine, there are broader concerns for China's space program.…
US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide

US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide

https://archive.ph/W2tpE Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220339 Points: 200 # Comments: 313…
Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief

Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/water-system-controllers-dont-belong-on-the-internet-says-ex-nsa-chief-after-suspected-ir…
Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

Plus: A judge rules cell tower dumps unconstitutional, water utility hacks spread to a dozen states, a phishing email opens a missile-parts supplier’s…
Trump is losing his war on wind power

Trump is losing his war on wind power

A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.…
Our Favorite Fans Are on Sale to Help With Summer Heat Waves (2026)

Our Favorite Fans Are on Sale to Help With Summer Heat Waves (2026)

We’re still in the dog days of summer—keep your cool with deals on the best fans we’ve tested for on the go and at home.…
US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e1vg0gjl5o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49208314 Points: 266 # Comments: 239…
One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Broken Containment

One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Broken Containment

Security researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given.…
Humans missed 1 in 3 threats approving AI agent commands across 40k game runs

Humans missed 1 in 3 threats approving AI agent commands across 40k game runs

Article URL: https://scalex.dev/blog/ai-agent-permissions-stats/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49195468 Points: 233 # Comments: 1…
AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon

AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon

https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1296/am...https://chatjimmy.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49201970 Point…
Almost no skill required to cook a steak

Almost no skill required to cook a steak

Article URL: https://blog.sydorets.com/en/posts/almost-no-skill-required-to-cook-a-steak/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198069 …
GitHub Actions and Pages are experiencing degraded availability

GitHub Actions and Pages are experiencing degraded availability

https://www.githubstatus.com/uptime/br0l2tvcx85d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198302 Points: 266 # Comments: 223…
Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport

Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport

Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.…
OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300-$400

OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300-$400

Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.…
The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model

The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model

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. …
This Atlantic hurricane season is looking like a dud, but there will be a price to pay

This Atlantic hurricane season is looking like a dud, but there will be a price to pay

"The models are forecasting something outside the envelope of anything we have ever observed."…
Don’t screw this up, Marvel

Don’t screw this up, Marvel

In less than a week, Spider-Man: Brand New Day raked in $1 billion worldwide and had the biggest box office opening weekend in Hollywood history. The …
US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own

US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own

$100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.…
After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’

After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’

After a quarter that delivered $1 billion in profit, Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy fo…
Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability

Critical CVE issued for hallucinated SQLite vulnerability

Article URL: https://research.jfrog.com/post/sqlite-critical-cves-or-llm-slops/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49154332 Points: 20…
The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks

The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks

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. …
How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark

How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark

Automotive lights are better than they've ever been, but there's a trade-off.…
Flint: A Visualization Language for the AI Era

Flint: A Visualization Language for the AI Era

Article URL: https://microsoft.github.io/flint-chart/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49130604 Points: 218 # Comments: 63…
BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/BMW_Spider-Man_in-car_advertising Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49130756 Points: 211 #…