Turn your talent filter into a talent pipeline
Whenever I complain to my executive coach about a problem inside my organization, his go-to response is both irritating and insightful: “That’s your system.” I might be describing a missed target, a persistent challenge, or something that feels impossible to fix, but...
I tried the new Fairphone, a phone designed to be repaired
When I unpacked a new Fairphone from its box, I noticed something that doesn’t come with any other phone: a screwdriver. The tool is one small part of the company’s bigger effort to make a phone that users can actually repair—and that lasts as long as possible. If...
Elizabeth Banks wants to make wine fun again. That could be serious business
While tubing down a river in Utah, actress and filmmaker Elizabeth Banks cracked open a cold alcoholic beverage to sip on and had an epiphany. Banks wasn’t consuming beer or a ready-to-drink cocktail, like one might assume—rather, she was sipping on Archer Roose, a...
Former Labour deputy Tom Watson joins Palantir as £330M NHS deal nears break point
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has taken a senior UK role at Palantir as the government considers whether to invoke a break clause in the US spy-tech company's controversial £330 million National Health Service (NHS) contract. The appointment is the latest...
AI Agents Can Now Report Each Other for Misbehavior
One "hotline" accepts reports online and through GET requests, even with limited internet access.
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs. Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: Comparing their features, durability and displays
Here's everything you'll get with Apple and Samsung's latest high-end smartwatches.
Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/business/warren-buffett-berkshire-chairman.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49752614 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
ZCode, the GLM coding agent, silently uploads your Git history
Article URL: https://tokenstead.ai/guides/zcode-silent-git-history-upload Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49752422 Points: 31 # Comments: 2
Google illegally retains customer data,and I am taking legal action against them
Article URL: https://medium.com/@istokovicsgyorgy79/google-illegally-retains-customer-data-and-i-am-taking-legal-action-against-them-7da0cf95941c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49752279 Points: 21 # Comments: 0
23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach
Gyazo maker Helpfeel said the attacker exploited a vulnerability in its image upload server to gain unauthorized access. The post 23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
National Cheeseburger Day freebies and deals: McDonald’s, Five Guys, Burger King, more. See the full list
When thinking of American food, cheeseburgers naturally come to mind. But are they truly a product of the United States? Since today (Friday, September 18, 2026) is National Cheeseburger Day, it’s the perfect opportunity to investigate and learn more. Let’s work up an...
NASA’s moon orbiter has spotted an impact crater that only happens once a century
Images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter led to the discovery of a moon crater that's 728 feet wide. Impacts like that only happen once a century.
Microsoft executive called OpenAI’s web scraping the ‘largest theft of labor in human history’
Executives from OpenAI and Microsoft were reportedly worried about ChatGPT training that scraped millions of news articles.
In the battle between AI optimists and doomsayers, no one is the winner
It could be the end of the world as we know it. Or maybe it’s all just a marketing stunt. Somehow, these have become the two poles of the debate about the future of artificial intelligence and its potential perils. While the argument has been going for a while, it...
Employers aren’t giving up on computer science grads. Here’s what they want instead
Not long ago, a computer science degree was widely seen as a golden ticket to a lucrative career. Over the past year, a different narrative has taken hold: In the age of artificial intelligence, that path is collapsing. From coders working at Chipotle to...
WeaselBiscuit Stealer Spreads via 13 npm Packages to Harvest Chrome Extension Storage
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 13 npm packages that have been found to deliver a previously undocumented JavaScript stealer codenamed WeaselBiscuit. The new malware family, per OpenSourceMalware, exhibits functional overlaps with two malware...
Meta Portal Given New Life As Extended Display
The Meta Portal and associated devices are effectively defunct, having been abandoned by the company in 2022. If you’ve still got one at home, you might be wondering what to do with it. That’s where Wormhole Display from [pgodlews] comes in handy. The thing about the...
iOS 27’s Call Context Feature Makes Customer Service Calls Smoother
It only works on iPhones with Apple Intelligence enabled, though.
Microsoft Patches 18 Vulnerabilities in AI, Cloud Products
Microsoft fixed vulnerabilities across Azure and AI-branded products, with privilege escalation flaws accounting for the majority. The post Microsoft Patches 18 Vulnerabilities in AI, Cloud Products appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Think you can design a better iPhone? Here’s your chance
If you ever wanted to design your own iPhone, a new website gives you the tools. “Design the Next iPhone” is a one-off site from Neal Agarwal, a game designer, that lets users add features ranging from serious to absurd to customize a new iPhone. The site features a...
7 ads that define ‘The New York Times’
This week, The New York Times is celebrating the 175 anniversary of its founding on September 18, 1851. To commemorate the major milestone, the publication is paying tribute to one of the institutions that’s kept its journalism running for almost two centuries:...
KPMG tech cuts come with a severance sum some staff call insulting
KPMG UK is laying off staff from the Tech and Data areas of its Advisory division and offering severance terms that one affected employee described as "insulting and disgraceful." The job cuts, affecting about 4 percent of the Advisory staff, were announced internally...
NightmareStresser DDoS Service Disrupted in International Operation
Active since at least 2022, NightmareStresser was one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services in the world. The post NightmareStresser DDoS Service Disrupted in International Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Intuit Launches QuickBooks Free: Here’s What You Get for $0
QuickBooks Free gives solopreneurs a $0 accounting plan with invoicing, expense tracking and reports, but several monthly usage limits apply. The post Intuit Launches QuickBooks Free: Here’s What You Get for $0 appeared first on TechRepublic.
Snap Launches Specs Intelligence: AI That Anticipates What You Need
Snap launches Specs Intelligence, an anticipatory AI service for iPhone, Mac, and SPECS glasses that uses connected accounts to proactively assist users. The post Snap Launches Specs Intelligence: AI That Anticipates What You Need appeared first on TechRepublic.
Anthropic Folds Cowork Into Claude, Adds Document and Slide Tools
Anthropic is unifying Claude and Cowork while adding Docs and Slides, turning its AI assistant into a broader workspace for knowledge workers. The post Anthropic Folds Cowork Into Claude, Adds Document and Slide Tools appeared first on TechRepublic.
SpaceX Starship Targets First Orbit: 26 Starlink Satellites Are Coming Along
SpaceX targets Sept. 22 for Starship Flight 14, its first orbital attempt carrying 26 operational Starlink satellites. The post SpaceX Starship Targets First Orbit: 26 Starlink Satellites Are Coming Along appeared first on TechRepublic.
Building Enterprise Context Pipelines: Retrieval, Orchestration, and Cloud-Native Architecture
From Principles to PipelinesIn Part 1, we made the case that an AI system is only as effective as the information it receives, and we described what makes context reliable: relevance, freshness, completeness, trustworthiness, and authorization. Those five dimensions...
Teams Are Moving from Closed-Source APIs to Open-Source Models in 2026
By now, fellow agent builder, you’ve probably heard that open-source models have caught up to the proprietary ones from Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, and the like. But, here’s something you may have missed: teams are actually moving away from closed-source APIs to...
Why Browser Agent Handoffs Need More Than a Timeout
Designing a browser handoff means separating permission, local execution, and effects that a local scheduler cannot undo. Imagine a browser agent clicking Save in an administration interface. Before the confirmation arrives, its permission to control the browser...