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Today so far 2026-08-12 · 17:13 UTC

Google has unveiled its Pixel 11 lineup along with new AI-powered Gemini features and an AirTag rival at its Made by Google 2026 event, marking a major product refresh from the tech giant. Meanwhile, AI-related concerns are mounting across the industry, with booksellers suspecting AI firms of buying and destroying rare books and a German advocacy group filing a criminal complaint over Meta's AI glasses, while Facebook has rolled out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools. On the security front, a researcher published a Windows zero-day vulnerability after Microsoft threatened legal action, and Tailscale traced database corruption to a 16-year-old SQLite bug.

European Parliament Extends “Chat Control” Rules Until 2028

The European Parliament has paved the way for the extension of Chat Control until 2028.

2026-07-10 · 15:05 UTC
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Oratomic raises $300M to build a viable quantum computer that needs only 20K qubits

2026-07-10 · 15:00

The new startup raised $300 million co-led by ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Khosla Ventures.

Netflix could be planning ‘always-on’ live TV channels

2026-07-10 · 14:53

Amid signs of slowing engagement, Netflix is reportedly considering launching "always-on" live channels, giving…

EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram

2026-07-10 · 14:19

The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push…

A16z’s Andreessen lands Federal Reserve role as AI reshapes policy debate

2026-07-10 · 14:12

The Fed named a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen to co-lead an AI productivity and jobs task force under Chair Kevin…

Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies

2026-07-10 · 14:11

A third ransomware negotiator has been jailed for helping a notorious ransomware group extort American victim companies…

Hugging Face’s CEO on why companies are done renting their AI

2026-07-10 · 14:00

Open source AI is booming, according to Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue.

The Annotated JEPA

2026-07-10 · 13:45

This post provides a detailed walkthrough of Joint Embedding Predictive Architectures (JEPAs), Yann LeCun's…

ActivityPub over ATProto

2026-07-10 · 13:40

The author proposes running ActivityPub (the protocol behind Mastodon) on top of AT Protocol's Personal Data Server…

Offline tool to stabilize TV volume using IR control and spike detection

2026-07-10 · 13:39

AdBuster 2.0 PRO is a lightweight Windows tool that automatically stabilizes TV volume by detecting and lowering loud…

Proton AG Services is currently experiencing some issues

2026-07-10 · 13:36

Proton AG experienced a widespread login outage affecting multiple services including Proton Mail, Calendar, Drive,…

Write code like a human will maintain it

2026-07-10 · 13:33

When using AI to generate code, developers risk establishing poor coding practices as their project's "style," which the…

Successful Companies Go Blind

2026-07-10 · 13:31

Successful companies often develop "competence blindness"—they lose the ability to recognize quality engineering and…

Scarf has moved away from Haskell

2026-07-10 · 13:30

Avi Press, founder of Scarf and a long-time Haskell advocate, announced that his company has moved away from Haskell…

How do you use Vim in the era of AI?

2026-07-10 · 13:11

A Hacker News discussion explores how Vim and Neovim remain relevant for developers in the AI era.

Show HN: Runloom – Go-style coroutines for Python free-threaded

2026-07-10 · 13:07

Runloom is a new Python library that implements Go-style stackful coroutines for free-threaded Python 3.14, enabling…

AI doesn't know how to forgive and cannot forget

2026-07-10 · 12:37

AI systems cannot forget or forgive because they lack the biological substrate and architectural design for either…

Laylo (YC S20) Is Hiring a Head of Finance

2026-07-10 · 12:00

Laylo, a Y Combinator-backed CRM platform for musicians and entertainment creators, is hiring its first Head of Finance.

Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning

2026-07-10 · 11:00

Now it's an arms race between OEMs locking down chips and tuners trying to crack them.

Unified Memory, Explained: Why Mini PCs Can Run 70B Models a Big GPU Can't

2026-07-10 · 10:40

Mini PCs with unified memory architecture can run large AI models like 70-billion-parameter models that discrete GPUs…

Good Tools Are Invisible

2026-07-10 · 10:32

The author argues that good tools should be "invisible"—seamlessly fading into the background during use—rather than…

TeraWulf eyes $3.5B debt raise for Anthropic-linked data center: Report

2026-07-10 · 10:14

Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is reportedly seeking $3.5 billion in debt financing led by Morgan Stanley for its Kentucky data…

Java 27: What's New?

2026-07-10 · 10:08

Java 27 has reached feature completion with 9 JEPs bringing incremental improvements rather than major new features.

Jensen Huang Reveals How AI Agents Are Redefining the Role of Software Engineers

2026-07-10 · 10:00

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI is changing software engineering by moving developers away from repetitive coding.

LTP Launches the World’s First AI Agent Live Trading Championship — 200+ Teams, $300K+ in Prizes

2026-07-10 · 09:04

Hong Kong, July 10th — LTP today announced Liquidity Arena 2026, the world’s first live quantitative trading…

In Emacs, Everything Looks Like a Service

2026-07-10 · 08:21

Emacs functions like an operating system by orchestrating applications and services above the OS kernel level, allowing…

Cloudflare, OpenAI Test New AI Search Discovery System

2026-07-10 · 07:00

Cloudflare and OpenAI have launched a research pilot to improve how AI search tools find and deliver information online.

EU parliament passes ‘chat control,’ allowing private chat scans until 2028

2026-07-10 · 06:05

EU lawmakers have again allowed tech firms to scan chats for abuse material, but exempted end-to-end encrypted messages.

After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV

2026-07-10 · 04:36

Vivo's joint venture could become a template for Chinese smartphone makers in India.

Chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in mega US share sale

2026-07-10 · 02:48

The shares are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest ever debut by a foreign firm.

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