Tennis influencers are causing disruptions at the US Open
The US Open tennis tournament is used to hosting big crowds that come to watch tennis players from around the world compete against one another. One group has grown and become more noticeable—content creators. On August 31, during Naomi Osaka’s first-round match...
Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I
Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I Go to Source Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/technology/open-source-ai-anthropic-openai.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49566137 Points: 5...
Nintendo just announced two Direct livestream events for next week
Zelda takes center stage on September 8 and everything else is being saved for September 9.
GMails custom domain “send as” discontinues January 2027
Article URL: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565693 Points: 13 # Comments: 9
3D Printed Cubes Provide Passive Cooling
Passive evaporative cooling has been used for centuries to reduce temperatures. Heat is drawn off as water evaporates, which in turn reduces temperature. The more efficiently this process happens the greater the temperature differential, and that’s exactly what the...
Sony Adds Over 100 Free Live TV Channels to US PS5s
The service is ad‑supported.
Move over data centers, the midterms have a new campaign target
Wisconsin’s candidates for governor want to limit them, while Pennsylvania’s say they support a ban. A Michigan congressional candidate called them “un-American.” A Florida Senate candidate is selling merch opposing them.Across the country and up and down ballots,...
Canonical shuttering some of its legacy chat channels
Canonical is closing off some of its older tools and communications channels for users, although some may remain – just unofficially. Back in May, Canonical’s Aaron Prisk announced on Discord that the company was closing the Ubuntu Pastebin at the end of June. Now a...
New Ted Backdoor Hides Inside Victims’ Own HAProxy Builds to Intercept Web Traffic
A previously undocumented Linux toolkit has been found compiled directly into the trojanized HAProxy load balancers of two South Korean organizations, where it intercepted web traffic and served altered pages to selected visitors. The attackers named the implant ted...
OpenAI Starts Rolling Out Astra, a Flagship AI Model Highly Skilled at Exploiting Security Flaws
Access is currently restricted to trusted partners and members of OpenAI's own Daybreak cybersecurity coalition.
Rogue OpenAI agents took over a German coding forum in a previously undisclosed hijacking
OpenAI says it's investigating the incident after a group of researchers disclosed their findings.
CD sales are making an unexpected comeback amid a retro tech boom
U.S. CD revenue jumped 58.6% in the first half of 2026, reversing last year’s decline as interest in retro tech and physical media continues to grow.
Burnt out on a three-day week
Article URL: https://jennywanger.com/articles/burnt-out-on-a-three-day-week/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564960 Points: 8 # Comments: 2
Krafton doubles down on India with another $250M bet beyond gaming
Krafton's planned investment in India is set to surpass $500 million with its latest commitment.
Google’s Gemini Spark can now manage your Google Photos library
Gemini Spark can edit and curate photo albums, create shared collections, turn photos into calendar events, and handle other Google Photos tasks for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Tesla’s Cybercab is under federal investigation almost immediately after hitting the streets
Regulators will review the process and data Tesla used to self-certify the vehicle.
G20 Backs U.S. Push to Avoid New AI Regulators
G20 members backed a U.S.-led approach favoring existing regulators over new AI watchdogs, but major differences over oversight and safety remain. The post G20 Backs U.S. Push to Avoid New AI Regulators appeared first on TechRepublic.
Xiaomi Smart Band 11 vs Smart Band 10: What Actually Changed?
Xiaomi Smart Band 11 keeps the Band 10’s display size and 21-day battery claim but adds more brightness, a thinner design, and new health features. The post Xiaomi Smart Band 11 vs Smart Band 10: What Actually Changed? appeared first on TechRepublic.
Top Pentagon Official Contracted Personal Lawyer to Handle Minerals Deal
Article URL: https://prospect.org/2026/08/21/pentagon-minerals-deal-department-defense-cerberus-capital-alan-waldenberg-stephen-feinberg/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564714 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Microsoft to bounce mail from outdated Exchange servers
Microsoft is upping the ante on Exchange Server security, warning that outdated on-premises systems will soon be blocked from sending email to Exchange Online. From the second week of September, Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 machines that send email to Exchange Online...
PostgreSQL 19 connects the dots with standardized graph queries
PostgreSQL 19 is set to add standardized SQL syntax for querying property graphs. The open source database has steadily grown in popularity over the last five years, becoming the most popular among developers for the first time in 2023. Speaking to The Register,...
U.S. diesel price hits an all-time high as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel
Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel.Because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks, higher diesel prices...
Microsoft announces Project Zenith, a clutter-free Windows experience meant to entice developers
But you'll need a powerful system with 64GB of RAM to use it.
Scientists Find Worms in Almost Every Fish in a Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infected
Article URL: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-parasites-in-almost-every-fish-from-a-recent-tuna-haul-96-were-infected Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564112 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
‘People are going to get screwed’ Pennsylvania voters unite against data centres
Article URL: http://www.ft.com/content/8252d574-ae2a-4403-9cf9-031295ba67f5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564397 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
This Week in Security: Baked-in Malware, Freezers Not Freezing, Zoom Snoops Clipboards, and AI Makes Things Worse, Faster
The AI platform ServiceNow which offers both hosted and on-premises versions just patched a trifecta of CVSS-10 vulnerabilities. CVSS rankings are determined by the severity of a flaw, the ease of exploiting the bug, if authentication is required for exploitation, if...
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Your AI strategy has an employee problem
Companies continue to invest billions in their AI transformations, while their workers struggle to use AI effectively. Gartner forecasts AI spending to grow to $2.59 trillion this year, an increase of 47% from 2025. As AI adoption increases, employees have grown more...
Sangoma Switchvox Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
Tracked as CVE-2026-9586, the unauthenticated SQL injection flaw can be exploited remotely for arbitrary code execution. The post Sangoma Switchvox Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek.
US military disabled ad tracking on troops’ devices following reports of targeted attacks
A senator's letter confirms the U.S. military moved to prevent the tracking after foreign adversaries used location data to target troops.