Today so far 2026-09-03 · 00:00 UTC

A federal judge has ruled that Google must make significant operational changes to address antitrust concerns in its ad business, though the company was spared from a complete breakup of its advertising divisions. In major corporate news, Palo Alto Networks acquired Console for $500 million, while OpenAI's new reasoning technique is raising alarms among AI safety experts, and a Pentagon AI official faced scrutiny over millions in Perplexity stock sales.

There Are No Instances in ATProto

# Summary ATProto differs fundamentally from Mastodon's federated instance model—there are no instances in ATProto because it uses a different architecture inspired by RSS and blogging rather than…

2026-06-19 · 15:10 UTC
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Amazon Won't Release Sam Altman Film 'Artificial' Following $50 Billion OpenAI Investment

2026-06-19 · 15:06

Amazon is pulling out of "Artificial," a film about Sam Altman's brief ouster from OpenAI, not long after investing $50…

How many of the 170k English words do you know?

2026-06-19 · 13:51

Kalshi in early IPO talks with investment banks: Report

2026-06-19 · 13:44

The prediction market platform is reportedly exploring a public listing after surpassing $2 billion in annualized…

The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no employees

2026-06-19 · 13:00

Call it a startup with a sole founder and a very large seed round, but what's next is less clear.

Leave a Trace

2026-06-19 · 12:45

The article advocates for leaving comments and feedback across the internet—whether praising helpful blog posts,…

Google is turning Android into a 'sloperating' system. Your thoughts?

2026-06-19 · 12:25

Google has released Android 17, positioning it as a transition from a traditional operating system to an "intelligence…

Microsoft Warns of New ‘Crypto Clipper’ Malware Spreading via Infected USBs

2026-06-19 · 11:50

Microsoft uncovers a deceptive new strain is hijacking clipboards and evading detection via Tor.

SK Hynix Market Cap Tops $1.32 Trillion, Leaves Bitcoin Behind

2026-06-19 · 10:41

South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix has pulled off something only one other domestic company has ever managed.

JPMorgan, Goldman Restrict Claude Access in Hong Kong 

2026-06-19 · 10:37

Major financial institutions are tightening their approach to artificial intelligence as regulatory uncertainty and…

HIVE Stock Jumps After $220M Bell and Cohere AI Cloud Deal

2026-06-19 · 10:22

HIVE Digital Technologies shares rose sharply after the former Bitcoin-focused miner announced a three-year artificial…

Norway greenlights first full-scale ship tunnel

2026-06-19 · 10:16

Texas Approves New Grid Process for Data Centers

2026-06-19 · 09:55

Texas regulators have approved a new process aimed at managing the flood of power requests from data centers and other…

The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t

2026-06-19 · 07:59

There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer.

Intel Stock Rises 11% After Trump Announces Apple Chip Deal

2026-06-19 · 06:41

Intel’s stock rose 11% on Thursday following a bullish statement by US President Donald Trump.

Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28

2026-06-19 · 06:35

Project Valhalla, a decade-long effort to improve Java's performance, is being integrated into JDK 28 as a preview…

So You Want to Define a Well-Known URI

2026-06-19 · 06:05

Mark Nottingham, an author of the Well-Known URI specification, explains when well-known URIs are appropriate for…

The ISA Doesn't Matter Where It Counts

2026-06-19 · 06:02

# Summary The article argues that the CPU instruction set architecture (ISA)—whether x86 or Arm—matters far less than…

Generative AI Is Having Its Herbalife Moment

2026-06-19 · 05:37

The article compares the current generative AI startup boom to multi-level marketing schemes, arguing that companies…

Microsoft warns users of 'Crypto Clipper' malware spread via USB drives

2026-06-19 · 05:33

The malware blends data theft with remote code execution, “turning a financially motivated stealer into a lightweight…

The AI Job Squeeze: How Artificial Intelligence Has Eliminated Over 126,000 Roles in the US

2026-06-19 · 05:20

The Alliance for Secure AI Action has registered that, as of 10 June 2026, over 120k job positions have been replaced or…

TV USB Ports Are More Useful Than They Look, With Four Practical Ways to Use Them

2026-06-19 · 04:40

Which four tasks can a TV’s USB port handle beyond power: expanding storage for program recording, hosting peripherals…

Fable Converted Pylint to Rust

2026-06-19 · 04:21

Fable has released prylint 0.4.2, a Rust reimplementation of Python's pylint linter that produces identical output to…

Let's Encrypt has been down most of today

2026-06-19 · 04:18

Let's Encrypt experienced a significant outage that lasted most of the day, affecting its certificate issuance and…

Datasette Apps: Host custom HTML applications inside Datasette

2026-06-19 · 01:06

Flexport (YC W14) Is Hiring in Indonesia, India, and Thailand

2026-06-19 · 01:01

Flexport is actively hiring across multiple departments in Indonesia, India, and Thailand as part of its expansion in…

Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps

2026-06-19 · 01:01

Telegram argues India should block specific content, not an entire platform used by millions.

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

2026-06-19 · 00:51

DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago.

HIVE Lands $220 Million AI Cloud Deal With Bell Canada and Cohere

2026-06-18 · 23:27

HIVE Digital’s BUZZ HPC unit has signed a three-year GPU cloud contract worth about $220 million as part of a Canadian…

The AirPods Effect

2026-06-18 · 23:08

# Summary The article examines how widespread use of AirPods and similar earbuds is contributing to decreased…

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