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Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream

Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream

The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of r…
The Download: AI’s extinction risk and bioweapons threat

The Download: AI’s extinction risk and bioweapons threat

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. …
The Leftist Split Over AI Doom

The Leftist Split Over AI Doom

The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.…
It Still Feels Like Summer in Parts of the US. Blame El Niño

It Still Feels Like Summer in Parts of the US. Blame El Niño

Heat records are being shattered thanks to a boost from the natural climate pattern—and burning fossil fuels, of course.…
Mophie’s Extendable MagSafe 3-in-1 Charging Stand Is 50 Percent Off

Mophie’s Extendable MagSafe 3-in-1 Charging Stand Is 50 Percent Off

Charge your trio of Apple gadgets–iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods–with one of my favorite telescopic stands.…
The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech

The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech

In recent weeks, leaders of some of the biggest AI companies have warned that the very tech they are developing is dangerous. Last weekend, Anthropic …
Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons

Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons

Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low.…
Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers

Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers

Once the music industry’s biggest headache, Napster’s next act is bringing AI to the classroom.…
Hacking OpenAI

Hacking OpenAI

Article URL: https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/hacking-openai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49749656 Points: 277 # Comments: 94…
Hackers reveal how Flock cameras really track cars and people

Hackers reveal how Flock cameras really track cars and people

One hacked camera captured 1.6 million images and could detect people as well as cars.…
A dolphin named Bubbles makes other fish vomit, then eats it

A dolphin named Bubbles makes other fish vomit, then eats it

"Dolphins are predators and actively hunt their prey, whether it's been stolen from another species or not.”…
EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants

EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants

Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.…
Covert uploads and megalomania: OpenAI details new "misaligned" agent incidents

Covert uploads and megalomania: OpenAI details new "misaligned" agent incidents

Model maker commits to new framework for reporting misaligned models.…
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5: Here's what we still like, here's what annoys us

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5: Here's what we still like, here's what annoys us

It’s spacious, efficient, and charges very quickly. But what about reliability concerns?…
IV drips used for "detoxification" actually filled with toxins; dozens poisoned

IV drips used for "detoxification" actually filled with toxins; dozens poisoned

The IV drips included glutathione, which was not made to be injected.…
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used

LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used

SynthID can cause models to follow harmful instructions they would otherwise refuse.…
Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”

Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”

Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.…
Bonsai 2 27B: Near-Lossless Compression in a 9x Smaller Footprint

Bonsai 2 27B: Near-Lossless Compression in a 9x Smaller Footprint

Article URL: https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-2-27b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746618 Points: 254 # Comments: 81…
RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force

RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force

The USPSTF sets insurance coverage from preventive services, like colonoscopies.…
Bend – A language that blocks AI mistakes via proof, on CPU and GPU

Bend – A language that blocks AI mistakes via proof, on CPU and GPU

Article URL: https://bend-lang.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746163 Points: 218 # Comments: 118…
HarnessTax: How Much Does the Harness Matter for Coding Agents?

HarnessTax: How Much Does the Harness Matter for Coding Agents?

Article URL: https://harnesstax.github.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49733726 Points: 214 # Comments: 87…
Everybody's Lost Their Minds

Everybody's Lost Their Minds

Article URL: https://www.netmeister.org/blog/everybodys-lost-their-minds.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49745570 Points: 251 …
The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI

A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America's skies…
Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like

Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected bipartisan alliance forming against AI.…
PrismML hopes its tiny LLM could change how we all use AI

PrismML hopes its tiny LLM could change how we all use AI

If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be.…
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate

Google DeepMind just launched an institute to hash out the big AGI questions in public…
Crusoe Raises $3.9B to Build Massive Data Centers and Small Modular “AI Factories” at $30.9B Valuation

Crusoe Raises $3.9B to Build Massive Data Centers and Small Modular “AI Factories” at $30.9B Valuation

The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion.…
AI safety is mostly a sex cult

AI safety is mostly a sex cult

Article URL: https://skywriter.blue/@segyges.bsky.social/3mvom4b4dn22q Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49737985 Points: 239 # Comme…
Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloud

Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloud

The revamped projects feature in Claude Code allows users to run multiple agents under the same roof, with a shared memory, goals, and library of file…
CCC invites all model citizens to 40C3

CCC invites all model citizens to 40C3

Article URL: https://events.ccc.de/en/2026/09/12/40c3-model-citizens/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49737787 Points: 251 # Commen…