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.

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

Tech giants in Canada are pushing against the proposed “Lawful Access” Bill C-22, which aims to modernize investigative tools for police and intelligence agencies (CSIS).

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Additive Blending on the Nintendo 64

2026-05-15 · 14:39

AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France

2026-05-15 · 14:26

The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their…

Rocket Report: Russia claims success with new ICBM; spaceplane déjà vu in Europe

2026-05-15 · 14:24

SpaceX's upgraded Starship is set to launch on its first test flight as soon as Tuesday, May 19.

Check Your Fucking Sources, People

2026-05-15 · 14:08

ASCII by Jason Scott

2026-05-15 · 14:02

Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.

2026-05-15 · 14:00

AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models.

Foresight Ventures: AI Agents Are Moving Beyond Chatbots Into Commerce

2026-05-15 · 13:44

Foresight Ventures says AI agents are becoming part of online commerce systems.

A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 10

2026-05-15 · 13:39

The Wonders of AI: We Are Retiring Our Bug Bounty Program

2026-05-15 · 13:33

Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage–so they're making up tasks

2026-05-15 · 13:28

Even GoPro is pivoting to defense

2026-05-15 · 13:14

The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a…

Trade Dollars with other startups. Book it as revenue

2026-05-15 · 13:05

Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders

2026-05-15 · 13:00

Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35…

Too dangerous or just too expensive? The real reason Anthropic is hiding Mythos

2026-05-15 · 12:49

Anthropic restricted Claude Mythos Preview access to a gated security program, citing the model's dangerous capability…

Tech Giants Fuel Another Massive Rally On US Markets

2026-05-15 · 12:35

The American stock market is returning to valuation levels reminiscent of the final days of the internet bubble.

The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born

2026-05-15 · 12:29

The author argues that Western culture's Christian heritage has instilled a tendency to view major events as…

Dune Analytics Slashes 25% of Workforce in AI, Institutional Pivot

2026-05-15 · 12:24

Dune is restructuring around artificial intelligence and enterprise clients, shedding a quarter of its workforce in the…

Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac

2026-05-15 · 12:19

Osaurus combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users’ memory, files, and tools on their own…

Power Tools Got Worse on Purpose. Who Owns DeWalt, Craftsman, and Milwaukee?

2026-05-15 · 12:15

# Summary TTI, a Hong Kong conglomerate, acquired Milwaukee in 2005 and invested heavily in R&D and expansion,…

Radicle: Sovereign {code forge} built on Git

2026-05-15 · 12:07

SigNoz (YC W21, open source Datadog) Is hiring for growth and engineering roles

2026-05-15 · 12:00

Welcome to the Strip Mining Era of OSS Security

2026-05-15 · 11:37

Open source maintainers are experiencing a dramatic surge in security vulnerability reports—averaging 10 per week…

822K Downloads at Risk: Malicious node-ipc Versions Spotted Stealing AWS and Private Keys

2026-05-15 · 11:30

Three malicious versions of node-ipc, a foundational Node.js library used across Web3 build pipelines, were confirmed…

Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation

2026-05-15 · 11:24

Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as…

The perfect commuter bike? Velotric's Discover 3 makes its case.

2026-05-15 · 11:00

A customized mid-motor and Shimano's new Cues components are a winning combination.

O(x)Caml in Space

2026-05-15 · 10:55

The sigmoids won't save you

2026-05-15 · 10:51

Steve Jobs Next Computer: His Forgotten Exile Years

2026-05-15 · 10:34

During his time at NeXT Computer, Steve Jobs experienced a pivotal period that proved formative to his later success as…

NanoTDB – Golang Append-Only Time Series DB

2026-05-15 · 10:31

NanoTDB is a lightweight, single-binary time-series database designed for edge devices and resource-constrained…

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