Today so far 2026-09-04 · 00:00 UTC

OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, described as the closest AI model yet to AGI, marking a significant milestone in artificial intelligence development. Meanwhile, Tesla is expanding its autonomous vehicle ambitions by asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets, while policy makers are taking different approaches to AI and technology regulation, with Bernie Sanders pushing a bill to ban advanced AI development and Utah becoming the first state to target VPNs in age-verification crackdowns.

Trying to fix complicated problems

The author explores why complex problems like American healthcare remain difficult to fix despite clear documentation of systemic issues.

2026-06-11 · 20:55 UTC
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Show HN: Boo – screen-style terminal multiplexer built on libghostty

2026-06-11 · 20:52

Boo is a new terminal multiplexer built on libghostty that allows users to create detached terminal sessions, manage…

SpaceX officially prices shares at $135 in the largest IPO ever

2026-06-11 · 20:33

Wits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.

Show HN: TunnelMind – reputation API for IPs, ASNs, and ad-tech supply chains

2026-06-11 · 20:27

I'm a network engineer that likes to think about the future of the internet and this is what I've built over many nights…

Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies

2026-06-11 · 20:27

The tech giant warned of a security flaw that a cybercrime gang said it's exploiting as part of a mass-hacking campaign.

Microsoft President Asks Graduates to Stop Fearing AI and Start Adapting

2026-06-11 · 20:25

Brad Smith published a 3,000-word essay urging empathy for graduates booing AI at commencements.

I stopped tracking my time. Now I can't focus

2026-06-11 · 20:14

Joe Masilotti stopped tracking his work time, expecting greater freedom but instead found himself constantly…

SpaceX SPV investors won’t know their true holdings until post-IPO lock-ups lift

2026-06-11 · 19:58

After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of…

Shall we play a game? – LLMs use tactical nukes in 95% of simulations

2026-06-11 · 19:54

A researcher's simulation of large language models navigating nuclear crises found that all three frontier models…

Bluesky launches group chats, as company shifts focus to community features

2026-06-11 · 19:41

Bluesky's latest feature is group chats, arriving amid a shift in focus on building features for smaller communities.

Ivanti Sentry pre-auth RCE (CVE-2026-10520) – CVSS 10.0, public PoC, CISA KEV

2026-06-11 · 19:38

Who Runs the Ransomware Group 'The Gentlemen?'

2026-06-11 · 19:23

The Gentlemen ransomware gang, the second most active ransomware group by victim count, is led by an administrator using…

AcuRite admits new app falls short, delays old app’s May shutdown to fix problems

2026-06-11 · 19:08

The old app "still needs to be retired," AcuRite tells us.

Anthropic Apologizes for Claude Fable 5 Secret Censorship—But the Fix Has a Catch

2026-06-11 · 18:55

One day after the AI community erupted over invisible performance sabotage, Anthropic reversed course.

Finding Optimal Tokenizers

2026-06-11 · 18:46

Researchers have developed an algorithm using integer linear programming that can compute optimal tokenizers for…

Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk's xAI, Claiming He Was Fired After Raising Grok Safety Concerns

2026-06-11 · 18:11

Devin Kim alleged he was terminated after repeatedly warning about bias, misinformation, and dangerous outputs from Elon…

Show HN: A police department for your Claude Code agents

2026-06-11 · 17:47

Agent-pd is a logging and monitoring tool for Claude Code agents that records all tool calls, permissions, and subagent…

Apple didn't revolutionize power supplies; new transistors did

2026-06-11 · 17:35

# Summary Steve Jobs claimed that Rod Holt's switching power supply design for the Apple II was revolutionary and that…

Meta’s Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version

2026-06-11 · 17:30

By integrating an AI assistant directly into Edits, Meta is aiming to keep creators engaged on Instagram as it continues…

Building agents without harness engineering

2026-06-11 · 17:28

Prism Videos rebuilt its media generation agent using Hermes, an open-source agent framework, instead of building custom…

WikiLambda the Ultimate

2026-06-11 · 17:14

A new academic paper examines Wikilambda, the programming language underlying Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia…

Quantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO wave

2026-06-11 · 16:59

Quantum Space says SPACs aren't dead as it seeks a $1.2 billion deal to build military spacecraft.

Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others

2026-06-11 · 16:36

Deezer introduced a tool that scans playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms to identify AI music.

Fable 5 lies 96% of the time

2026-06-11 · 16:34

Software Is Made Between Commits

2026-06-11 · 16:28

Zed, a collaborative code editor, is introducing DeltaDB, a new version control system designed to capture every code…

Introducing Waymo Premier, an elevated rider experience

2026-06-11 · 16:10

Waymo has launched Premier, a $29.99 monthly membership program for frequent riders that offers priority pickups, 10%…

The RCE that AMD wouldn't fix

2026-06-11 · 16:03

A security researcher discovered a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in AMD's AutoUpdate software that allows…

Claude Fable 5: mid-tier results on coding tasks

2026-06-11 · 16:03

Claude Fable 5, Anthropic's new Mythos-class AI model, achieved middling results on real-world coding security tasks,…

MTG Bench: Testing how well LLMs can play Magic

2026-06-11 · 16:01

Researchers benchmarked various large language models on their ability to play Magic: The Gathering, finding that…

Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations

2026-06-11 · 16:00

Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.

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