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15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.

15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."…
Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model

Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model

Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious open AI model topping benchmarks and leaderboards, and its weights are set to be released soon.…
Orchestration is the new challenge for CX in the age of AI agents

Orchestration is the new challenge for CX in the age of AI agents

Presented by Tata Communications Enterprises are deploying AI agents, voice AI, and automation across messaging, voice, and digital channels faster th…
Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses

Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses

The glasses, called Legato Frames, integrate the company’s patented hearing-assistance technology into the arms of eyewear frames.…
Arga is building a better way to train enterprise AI agents

Arga is building a better way to train enterprise AI agents

Arga has raised $10 million in a seed funding round that was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Box Group, Emergence, Gradient and SV An…
Ring says its new encryption limits what it can give police

Ring says its new encryption limits what it can give police

Ring has a new way to protect your videos. It's developed an encryption method called TAKE, short for Throw Away the Key Encryption, that the Amazon-o…
PeopleFinders’ New Website Runs Background Checks on Your Dates

PeopleFinders’ New Website Runs Background Checks on Your Dates

The site, called Stud or Dud, helps daters dig up dirt on potential paramours. It’s fueled by the same public data as PeopleFinders.com—and comes with…
The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fears

The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fears

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
How Universities Should Prepare Founders

How Universities Should Prepare Founders

Article URL: https://paulgraham.com/prepare.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428121 Points: 230 # Comments: 278…
Qwen 3.8-Flash-Next releasing tomorrow (125B a6B)

Qwen 3.8-Flash-Next releasing tomorrow (125B a6B)

Article URL: https://modelscope.cn/models/Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49432317 Points: 232 # Comments: …
New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro

New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro

Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-unveils-a-more-powerful-mac-mini-featuring-the-all-new-m6-and-m5-pro/ Comments URL: https://…
Bose’s smallest Bluetooth speaker is a great deal at 35 percent off

Bose’s smallest Bluetooth speaker is a great deal at 35 percent off

Bose may be best known for its QuietComfort headphones, but the brand’s Bluetooth speakers have earned a great reputation for featuring great sound an…
Claude Cowork finally remembers what you told the app in chat

Claude Cowork finally remembers what you told the app in chat

Anthropic is giving Claude a shared memory across chat and Cowork, so users no longer have to repeatedly brief the AI on projects, preferences, and ot…
AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will dramatically change their jobs

AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will dramatically change their jobs

A pioneering AI scientist once predicted computers would replace human radiologists. They haven't.…
New bootloader lets you take the "Meta" out of the original Meta Quest

New bootloader lets you take the "Meta" out of the original Meta Quest

Privilege escalation attack grants "full control" and freedom from Meta's servers/apps.…
What's new in Emacs 31.1

What's new in Emacs 31.1

Article URL: https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/whats-new-in-emacs-311 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49419252 Points: 251 # C…
GLM-5.3 (open-weight) beat Anthropic/OpenAI models – for 1/5 the cost

GLM-5.3 (open-weight) beat Anthropic/OpenAI models – for 1/5 the cost

Article URL: https://reinvently.co.uk/tools/ed-o-meter/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49410097 Points: 238 # Comments: 110…
Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive

Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive

Michael Polansky — better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker — has quietly spent years building an AI-driven…
My Daily Driver Gaming Headset Is Super Cheap Right Now

My Daily Driver Gaming Headset Is Super Cheap Right Now

I love this multi-device headset, and right now it’s cheaper than what I paid for it in March.…
Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms and ability to act on users’ behalf …
The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release

The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release

CD Projekt Red is aiming to launch The Witcher 4 sometime in 2028, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski says in a new video. CD Projekt Red has been worki…
Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback

Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback

Robotaxis are expanding. So is the fight over the rules governing them. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal earlier this year that woul…
Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case over their rental listings partnership

Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case over their rental listings partnership

The FTC and Zillow have announced a settlement that ends the case alleging that a 2025 "partnership" between Zillow and Redfin violated antitrust laws…
Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers

Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers

Netflix executives have considered making third-party streaming services available within its app, according to a report from The New York Times. The …
How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan

How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Tim Cadogan, the CEO of GoFundMe. You know GoFundMe — it’s a major fundraising platform where you can donate to hel…
Apple’s four-pack of second-gen AirTags are $20 off

Apple’s four-pack of second-gen AirTags are $20 off

Apple’s four-pack of second-generation AirTags is down to $79 (originally $99) at Amazon and at Target, which is the bundle’s lowest price yet. You ca…
How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom

How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom

This article is from Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s limited-run newsletter examining how to apply LLMs across industries. To receive it in yo…
Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo

Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo

The Unibook is a weird entry-level laptop for people with patience.…
I ran Photoshop on a £0.60 computer chip

I ran Photoshop on a £0.60 computer chip

Article URL: https://pointinthecloud.com/2026-08-19-144600.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389441 Points: 148 # Comments: 45…
AI boosted homework scores, then exam scores dropped: Study

AI boosted homework scores, then exam scores dropped: Study

Article URL: https://canews24.online/?p=71 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389565 Points: 165 # Comments: 11…