Today so far 2026-09-07 · 12:00 UTC

Major privacy and security concerns dominate today's tech news, with LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices highlighting troubling surveillance practices, while the G7 sounds the alarm on post-quantum security and Australia plans legislation allowing users to switch off social media algorithms. On the technical front, there's progress in AI infrastructure with speculative decoding in vLLM on AMD GPUs and new tools like Engrim for local AI memory management, while Switzerland's Federal Government replaces Microsoft on 3,000 computers, signaling a broader shift away from traditional tech monopolies.

Anthropic's "Profitability" Swindle

Anthropic announced its first operating profit of $559 million for Q2 2026, with revenue expected to reach $10.9 billion, but critics argue this is misleading accounting rather than genuine…

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A blueprint for formal verification of Apple corecrypto

2026-05-22 · 18:52

Apple has released quantum-secure cryptographic implementations of ML-KEM and ML-DSA algorithms in its corecrypto…

Bun's unreleased Rust port has 13,365 unsafe blocks

2026-05-22 · 18:46

Bun's unreleased Rust port contains 13,365 unsafe blocks, with approximately two-thirds stemming from performance…

Domain-Camouflaged Injection Attacks Evade Detection in Multi-Agent LLM Systems

2026-05-22 · 18:46

Researchers have identified a critical security vulnerability in large language model (LLM) injection detectors: when…

Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"

2026-05-22 · 18:43

Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator.

GameStop Seeks to Boost Share Count as eBay Pursuit Continues After Rejection

2026-05-22 · 18:42

Gaming retailer GameStop wants to add 1.5 billion shares to its authorized share count as it seeks to maximize financial…

Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is ... fine

2026-05-22 · 18:30

The plot is predictable, the fight scenes are meh, but you can't beat the charm of that little green Grogu.

Open source Kanban desktop app that runs parallel agents on every card

2026-05-22 · 18:17

A new open source Kanban desktop application enables users to dispatch parallel agents across multiple cards, with each…

Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption

2026-05-22 · 18:13

Critics note a lack of factual support in lawsuit filed by US Senate candidate.

Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement

2026-05-22 · 17:48

Two additional marketing companies will also pay $25,000 each.

Thinking in an array language (2022)

2026-05-22 · 17:42

# Summary The article demonstrates how to write effective K programming code by showing the iterative simplification of…

Microsoft Drops Claude Code After Budget Overrun

2026-05-22 · 17:32

TorQ: Kdb+ Production Framework

2026-05-22 · 17:31

TorQ is a production framework for kdb+ that provides core functionality and utilities enabling developers to focus on…

CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting

2026-05-22 · 17:26

CBS News Radio, a pioneering news service that launched in 1927 and delivered broadcasts to approximately 700 stations…

Yt-dlp – [Announcement] Bun support is now limited and deprecated

2026-05-22 · 17:24

yt-dlp has announced that Bun support is now limited and deprecated, with only versions 1.2.11 through 1.3.14 officially…

Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak

2026-05-22 · 16:54

A CISA contractor intentionally published AWS credentials and sensitive agency secrets on a public GitHub account in…

Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go

2026-05-22 · 16:51

Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.”

Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked

2026-05-22 · 16:28

According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware.

Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers

2026-05-22 · 16:27

Apple is asking the Supreme Court to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn the court’s contempt…

PSA: The Steam Controller’s magnetic charger can be a fire hazard

2026-05-22 · 16:24

Keep the charging puck’s exposed pins far away from anything metal.

Show HN: My dad is a forensic accountant. I automated ~62% of his job

2026-05-22 · 16:19

Spotify’s AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want

2026-05-22 · 16:18

Spotify has released a bunch of AI-powered tools that nudge users to create more content. It can be a bit much.

You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’

2026-05-22 · 16:16

After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.

Waymo pauses robotaxis in five US cities after cars drive into flooded roads

2026-05-22 · 16:10

A Waymo spokesperson said it had expanded the temporary pause "out of an abundance of caution".

DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent

2026-05-22 · 15:59

> (3) The deepseek-v4-pro model API pricing will be officially adjusted to 1/4 of the original price after the 75%…

We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there

2026-05-22 · 15:37

Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information…

A Forth-inspired language for writing websites

2026-05-22 · 15:00

Beto Dealmeida created Forge, a stack-based, Forth-inspired language designed for building websites that uses…

Launch HN: Superset (YC P26) – IDE for the agents era

2026-05-22 · 14:53

Hey HN, we’re Avi, Kiet, and Satya.

Robert X Cringely is back to blogging

2026-05-22 · 14:36

Robert X. Cringely has resumed blogging with posts examining critical issues in artificial intelligence development.

Ozak AI Breaks Through the $7 Million Mark as Presale Participation Expands Across Multiple Investor Segments

2026-05-22 · 14:31

The new and revolutionary AI project, Ozak AI, has officially crossed the milestone by bagging more than $7 million in…

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