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An EV that sounds like a 6.75 L V8: A ride in the Bentley Torcal

An EV that sounds like a 6.75 L V8: A ride in the Bentley Torcal

The electric Torcal will be Bentley's entry model and cost less than a Bentayga.…
OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers in India

OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers in India

OpenAI has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go tiers.…
Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash

Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash

You have questions about data centers, and WIRED has answers. Join our livestream on September 10 and our panel of experts will tell you everything yo…
Best Posture Correctors for Better Body Alignment (2026)

Best Posture Correctors for Better Body Alignment (2026)

You’re hunched over your desk and phone for hours. I rounded up gadgets, a DIY trick, and even some yoga advice to help you straighten up.…
Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B

Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-op... (paywalled)https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/hugging-face-reportedly-in... Comments UR…
An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation

An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation

Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1089390/46116614cc74b814/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452980 Points: 289 # Commen…
Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation

Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation

The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.…
Twitter Viewer – View Twitter Without Account

Twitter Viewer – View Twitter Without Account

Article URL: https://twitterwebviewer.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49449576 Points: 280 # Comments: 144…
RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances

RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances

A dashing pirate, a butler, a killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range.…
Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’

Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’

Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buyin…
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”

AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”

Reuters report shows Meta's challenges replacing people with AI agents.…
Google announces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for AI-powered speech-to-text

Google announces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for AI-powered speech-to-text

The AI that powers Gboard's Rambler is coming to more Google products, including Chrome.…
Florida Catholics slap down state AG by rejecting religious vaccine exemptions

Florida Catholics slap down state AG by rejecting religious vaccine exemptions

The bishops' snub comes as the state continues to attack vaccines.…
Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"

Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"

Meta to impose daily limit on child social media use in deal with nearly every state.…
Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI

Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI

Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture.…
All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens

All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens

Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agree…
France reaches 94.9% fiber coverage in 2026

France reaches 94.9% fiber coverage in 2026

Article URL: https://cartefibre.arcep.fr Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448872 Points: 282 # Comments: 201…
Tim Curry has died

Tim Curry has died

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/26/tim-curry-dies-rocky-horror-show-stephen-king-it-legend-film Comments URL: https://news.ycom…
Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future

Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future

"Most" Xbox One and Series X games are compatible; discs will still work after being claimed.…
The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring punches above its weight class

The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring punches above its weight class

The "everyday" GT3 delivers, despite looming regulations and an ever-inflating price tag.…
OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach

OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach

The report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date.…
OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers

OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers

The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn't see …
Amazon knocks $150 off Pixel 11 phones, with up to $200 in gift cards

Amazon knocks $150 off Pixel 11 phones, with up to $200 in gift cards

If you’ve been on the fence about Google’s latest Pixel phones, this might be your best chance to save some cash. Amazon is offering an extra $150 off…
How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus?

How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus?

Was Greg Brockman the right executive all along?…
Being a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder

Being a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder

It's 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four…
The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery

The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery

Beijing’s endlessly delightful Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mind-blowing tricks challenged the humanoid’s brain, not i…
There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.…
Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time

Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time

Messing with the genetic code might have gotten a bit easier to do.…
Apple announces September iPhone launch event

Apple announces September iPhone launch event

Apple's next launch event will take place on September 9th at 1PM ET. This event could be a big one, as Apple may finally announce the long-rumored fo…
Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor

Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor

Perceptron offers an AI model that it says can help machines navigate the world while also providing in-depth visual intelligence.…