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Autonomous vehicles were supposed to cut traffic—what if they don't?

Data shows Waymo's robotaxis are empty for almost half of the miles they drive.

A Post-Quantum Future for Let's Encrypt

Let's Encrypt plans to adopt Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs) to enable post-quantum-safe web security without the…

Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers

A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making…

These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked

The startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.

GitLab cuts 14% of staff as it scales its platform to serve AI workloads

The company is reducing its workforce as it exits 22 countries, reduces management layers, and invests in its…

Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation

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DaVinci Resolve 21

DaVinci Resolve 21 introduces a new Photo page with advanced color grading tools for still photography and adds over a…

TikTok launches TikTok Pro Events, an app for cultural moments like the FIFA World Cup

The app allows users to engage with other fans, explore trending videos, and access curated creator feeds.

The worst hacks and breaches of 2026 (so far)

From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance…

Meet Wander, a StumbleUpon-inspired tool for discovering the ‘small web’

This open-source community project lets you create a StumbleUpon-like experience for recommending your favorite sites.

Shopify Is Down

Shopify's status page indicates all systems are currently operational across all services including admin, checkout,…

Show HN: Lint Your Markdown with ESLint

eslint-markdown is a plugin that provides additional linting rules for Markdown files, designed to work alongside…

Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally

WhatsApp will charge businesses for using its AI agent based on token usage

Inside Meta's attempts to play catch-up with AI

Doubts linger over whether Meta can close the gap with rivals.

I built a ceiling projection mapping of the planes flying over my house

Show HN: Tired of duct-taping access control into agent prompts. Here's the fix

Cast is an open-source, self-hosted framework that manages multi-user, multi-agent systems by enforcing access control…

Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents

The Series F round values Coralogix at $1.6 billion and comes less than a year after its previous raise.

Plex adds new social features ahead of a major price hike for its lifetime pass

Plex has come a long way from being just a personal media server.

32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building

DDR5 RAM prices have surged dramatically due to AI manufacturing demands, with 32GB kits now costing a minimum of…

Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work up to 30 min

Meta is scaling back its employee tracking initiative after weeks of staff backlash, now allowing workers to pause data…

Uber's $1,500/Month AI Limit Is a Useful Signal for AI Tool Pricing

Uber has implemented a $1,500 monthly spending cap per AI coding tool (such as Claude Code or Cursor) for employees to…

Bun Has Been Converted to Rust. Now What?

Anthropic's AI agents converted Bun's JavaScript runtime from Zig to Rust in nine days, achieving a 99.8% test pass rate…

Piramidal (YC W24) – Software Engineers – NYC Onsite

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Microsoft Reveals ‘1,000x More Reliable’ Quantum Chip

Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, its latest quantum computing chip, claiming a 1,000-fold improvement in qubit…

Every Byte Matters

The author explains how understanding CPU cache architecture can dramatically improve performance beyond traditional…

Hacking your PC using your speaker without ever touching it

# Summary A security researcher discovered critical vulnerabilities in Creative's Sound Blaster Katana V2X speaker that…

PlayStation Architecture

Sony selected the MIPS architecture for the PlayStation's CPU, choosing a design approach based on academic research…

Mathematicians issue warning as AI rapidly gains ground

How long will it take to rebuild Blue Origin's launch pad? We asked some SpaceX vets.

"Everyone is in a place where it’s no fun to be there."