Today so far 2026-09-06 · 06:00 UTC

AI remains the dominant technology story, with major developments including newspapers suing OpenAI and Microsoft over training data, major school districts implementing AI moratoriums, and OpenAI addressing transparency concerns around its practices. Beyond AI, regulatory and privacy issues are taking center stage, with reports of Chrome exempting Google from user data protections and broader concerns about how AI is destabilizing government systems. The tech landscape also shows momentum in developer tools and infrastructure, ranging from self-hosting solutions to specialized AI coding capabilities.

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority…

2026-06-02 · 18:00 UTC
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Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts

2026-06-02 · 18:00

Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey…

GitHub Copilot App

2026-06-02 · 17:58

GitHub Copilot app is a new desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux that enables agent-driven development…

Pyro Caml Continuous Profiler for OCaml

2026-06-02 · 17:55

Semgrep has released Pyro Caml 1.0.0, a continuous profiler for OCaml designed to address the lack of production…

Bringing Up DeepSeek-V4-Flash on AMD MI300X

2026-06-02 · 17:52

Doubleword documents their efforts to run DeepSeek-V4-Flash on AMD's MI300X accelerator, detailing significant software…

Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature

2026-06-02 · 17:47

The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces…

Show HN: RePlaya – self-hosted browser session replay with live tailing

2026-06-02 · 17:40

Hi HN, I'm one of the founders of s2.dev.

QBE – Compiler Back end: Version 1.3

2026-06-02 · 17:37

QBE 1.3, a major compiler backend release, introduces a new IL matching algorithm (mgen tool), Windows ABI support, and…

Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording"

2026-06-02 · 17:34

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison warned that AI-powered surveillance systems combining video footage from cameras,…

Intelligent Terminal 0.1

2026-06-02 · 17:23

Microsoft has announced Intelligent Terminal 0.1, an open-source experimental fork of Windows Terminal featuring native…

Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech

2026-06-02 · 17:01

Another fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.

Coreutils for Windows

2026-06-02 · 16:55

Microsoft has released a preview version of Coreutils for Windows, a native implementation of standard UNIX command-line…

Trump signs downsized AI order after weeks of reversals

2026-06-02 · 16:40

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/prom...https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/trump-execu…

Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

2026-06-02 · 16:36

President Biden issued Executive Order 14409 on June 2, 2026, directing federal agencies to prioritize cybersecurity…

Rethinking Search as Code Generation

2026-06-02 · 16:35

Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections 

2026-06-02 · 16:23

After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease…

Why a Neo Geo port of Doom is functionally impossible

2026-06-02 · 16:19

Sprite-based graphics architecture makes first-person 3D a challenge.

How we index images for RAG

2026-06-02 · 16:13

Kapa built an AI assistant that indexes images from technical documentation by generating text descriptions once at…

Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a phone microphone

2026-06-02 · 16:02

Hi everyone, I am Felix, a famliy doctor from ZH, Switzerland.

OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work

2026-06-02 · 16:00

OpenAI is getting serious about courting enterprise users.

Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands

2026-06-02 · 15:56

Board, the startup building what it calls "together tech" designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a…

Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults

2026-06-02 · 15:40

The password manager giant said hackers were able to 'brute-force' its two-factor system, allowing them to access…

Americans don't know how to fight AI so they're fighting data centers

2026-06-02 · 15:32

# Summary Americans are increasingly opposing data center construction in their communities, with 70% saying they would…

1-Click GitHub Token Stealing via a VSCode Bug

2026-06-02 · 15:29

# Summary A vulnerability in VSCode's browser-based editor (github.dev) allowed attackers to steal GitHub OAuth tokens…

Anthropic Expands Access to Claude Mythos After AI Giant Files for IPO

2026-06-02 · 15:29

Just a day after the nearly $1 trillion AI giant revealed IPO plans, Anthropic is letting more firms access its powerful…

Turning your purse into a cyberdeck is the most fun way to resist big tech

2026-06-02 · 15:24

The women building these over-the-top, bedazzled cyberdecks aren’t in it for the glitter alone.

Blue Origin has set a very aggressive return-to-flight timeline

2026-06-02 · 15:16

"The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape."

How Europe’s AI strategy diverges from Silicon Valley’s

2026-06-02 · 15:05

The global AI race is often framed as a battle between the United States and China.

Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook

2026-06-02 · 15:00

Meta told TechCrunch that it's considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn't share specifics on what that…

Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup

2026-06-02 · 14:49

With no embedded modem, the Slate Truck is the antithesis of today's connected cars.

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