Today so far 2026-09-08 · 06:00 UTC

Privacy concerns dominate today's tech news, with multiple reports warning that LG televisions may be spying on users even when powered off, prompting urgent calls to disconnect the devices from the internet. Meanwhile, the industry faces infrastructure challenges, as chip shortages are reportedly hampering AI development for cancer research, and progress continues in AI capabilities with developments in autonomous agent verification techniques and advanced weather forecasting models.

Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO

2026-05-15 · 19:11

Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space.

ABC News has taken all FiveThirtyEight articles offline

2026-05-15 · 19:07

Packs of Empty Waymos Are Weirding Out Atlanta Neighborhood

2026-05-15 · 18:56

Residents in northwest Atlanta say empty Waymo robotaxis have spent weeks repeatedly circling residential streets early…

A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

2026-05-15 · 18:51

The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access…

ChatGPT Can Now See Your Bank Account—Here's What That Actually Means

2026-05-15 · 18:46

OpenAI launched a personal finance tool that connects ChatGPT to your bank accounts, giving spending advice based on…

The Zulip Foundation

2026-05-15 · 18:37

Kandra Labs, the company behind the open-source Zulip team chat platform, is being donated to a newly created nonprofit…

Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up

2026-05-15 · 18:14

Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite ski spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for…

OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say

2026-05-15 · 18:13

Judge orders Apple to give Musk internal messages discussing secretive ChatGPT deal.

Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after they drive into flood waters

2026-05-15 · 18:00

Building a UMatrix Replacement

2026-05-15 · 18:00

Volkswagen shows its first electric GTI; there's no chance of US sales

2026-05-15 · 17:55

The ID. Polo GTI takes plenty of inspiration from the original Golf GTI of 1976.

AI Agents Turn to Digital Arson, Crime in Shared Virtual World: Study

2026-05-15 · 17:34

In new research, Emergence AI said autonomous AI agents became more violent, deceptive, and unstable during weeks-long…

U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app

2026-05-15 · 17:28

The U.S.

Feedr v0.8.0 – a TUI RSS reader, now read the full article from your terminal

2026-05-15 · 17:22

I designed a nibble-oriented CPU in Verilog to build a scientific calculator

2026-05-15 · 17:15

Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators

2026-05-15 · 17:13

Newly un-redacted crash reports reveal some of the troubles Tesla has had as it tries to scale its robotaxis.

Aperio Lang

2026-05-15 · 17:12

Show HN: Sx – an open-source package manager for AI skills, MCPs, and commands

2026-05-15 · 17:03

Sx is an open-source package manager that enables teams to share AI skills, MCPs (Model Context Protocols), and commands…

Hightouch (YC S19) Is Hiring

2026-05-15 · 17:01

Hightouch, a Series D startup backed by top investors, is actively hiring across multiple departments including AI,…

Bun Rust rewrite: "codebase fails basic miri checks, allows for UB in safe rust"

2026-05-15 · 16:51

OpenAI is connecting ChatGPT to bank accounts via Plaid

2026-05-15 · 16:38

OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users can connect their bank accounts through Plaid, giving the AI access to account…

Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California

2026-05-15 · 16:35

Publishers would have to offer "independent" play patch or refunds after server shutdowns.

Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better

2026-05-15 · 16:15

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts

2026-05-15 · 16:00

Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions,…

Honda shows off new hybrids for America as it absorbs $9 billion EV loss

2026-05-15 · 15:56

The automaker marked its first annual loss in more than 70 years.

I built Zenith: a live local-first fixed viewport planetarium

2026-05-15 · 15:45

Zenith is a real-time planetarium web application that displays the stars directly above your location at approximately…

Image-blaster: Creates 3D environments, SFX, and meshes from a single image

2026-05-15 · 15:42

Canada’s “Lawful Access” Bill Could Force Tech Giants Out of the Region

2026-05-15 · 14:57

Tech giants in Canada are pushing against the proposed “Lawful Access” Bill C-22, which aims to modernize investigative…

Additive Blending on the Nintendo 64

2026-05-15 · 14:39
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