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Random rewards enrich classic game-theory contests

Random rewards enrich classic game-theory contests

Simple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.…
Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.…
OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating

OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating

Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work.…
Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants U.S. open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants U.S. open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too

Tan argues that frontier models themselves trained on public human knowledge so access to capable AI should be "a form of public good."…
A misalignment of AI in mathematics

A misalignment of AI in mathematics

https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/a-severe-misalignm...https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/11/..., https://unwall.app/www…
NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy

NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy

NASA asks US states to show them the money.…
Where to preorder the Apple AirPods 5

Where to preorder the Apple AirPods 5

The Apple AirPods 5 are bringing active noise cancellation to the masses, and they're now available for preorder at a variety of retailers. They'll of…
New York City’s last pickpocket doesn’t need a smartphone

New York City’s last pickpocket doesn’t need a smartphone

Hello once again from Toronto, where for a week every year I watch far too many movies and tell you all about them. The festival, better known as TIFF…
Meta says it’s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions

Meta says it’s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions

Meta says it's making changes to the prompts suggested by its AI chatbot after a viral video showed it digging for personal information about a woman'…
Rocket Report: Europe joins the commercial launch club; a Ravn X sighting?

Rocket Report: Europe joins the commercial launch club; a Ravn X sighting?

"We felt like now is the time to pour gas on that fire."…
Could United Launch Alliance's money problems finally force its owners to sell?

Could United Launch Alliance's money problems finally force its owners to sell?

ULA is preparing to resume launching the Vulcan rocket in the coming weeks.…
What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?

What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?

Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.…
Ikea supersized its cheap Bluetooth speaker and added an optical input

Ikea supersized its cheap Bluetooth speaker and added an optical input

Ikea's new Badkruka wireless Bluetooth speaker is now available in the US for $59.99. It's reminiscent of the colorful and tiny $10 Kallsup speaker th…
Samsung says ‘Tim Cook’ bought a Galaxy Fold

Samsung says ‘Tim Cook’ bought a Galaxy Fold

That isn't Apple's former CEO promoting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new Samsung ad - "Tim Cook from Palmerston North" just happens to have the same name …
Why Apple’s next computer should be for the smart home

Why Apple’s next computer should be for the smart home

John Ternus didn't mention Apple Home once during his first keynote as Apple CEO. But he did open by describing an "intelligent personal hub" that pri…
Meet the under-35s shaping the future of biotech

Meet the under-35s shaping the future of biotech

Every year, MIT Technology Review puts together a list of some of the brightest and best young minds working across science and technology. Our 35 Inn…
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Review: Same as Before, but for More Money

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Review: Same as Before, but for More Money

Samsung is resting on its laurels with the midrange S26 FE, with an unwelcome price bump and only a new processor to show for it.…
Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone

Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone

A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs.…
Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images (2025)

Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images (2025)

https://dstretch.com/DecorrelationStretch.pdfhttps://www.nasa.gov/technology/tech-transfer-spinoffs/nasa-... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co…
Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables

Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables

Article URL: https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49645393 Points: 288 # Comments…
Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day

Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day

Laptops don't usually get hot enough to burn—but they can still be harmful.…
OpenAI Wants to Know if an AI Industry Slowdown Would Even Be Legal

OpenAI Wants to Know if an AI Industry Slowdown Would Even Be Legal

AI leaders worry antitrust law could stand in the way of what they view as an increasingly urgent push to coordinate a slowdown in AI development.…
Cognition launches new SWE-2 model, Rivaling Fable 5.1 and GPT-Astra

Cognition launches new SWE-2 model, Rivaling Fable 5.1 and GPT-Astra

Article URL: https://cognition.com/blog/swe-2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49645443 Points: 290 # Comments: 120…
LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions

LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions

Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn't allege any real privacy violation.…
Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year

Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year

Nvidia has its finger in every pie, and sees another year of plenty in its future, Jensen Huang says. But, he insists, its deals are not circular.…
Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek

Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek

A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months…
OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand

OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand

The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity.…
List of references on Sony websites to players "owning" their digital games

List of references on Sony websites to players "owning" their digital games

Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Sony_PlayStation_digital_game_ownership_lawsuit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49642531…
I have a theory that software drives people insane

I have a theory that software drives people insane

Article URL: https://graybeard.ing/software-drives-people-insane/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49646181 Points: 323 # Comments: …
Schools are catching on to Big Tech’s playbook

Schools are catching on to Big Tech’s playbook

It's the hot new thing in tech, and it's where all the jobs are. Students who don't learn to use it fall behind. And to help them catch up in time, it…