Microsoft devs rejoice: Union types coming to C# in November
Microsoft is set to launch the next iteration of C# this November. Redmond recently unveiled a preview of C# 15 that introduces tighter restrictions on data types alongside enhanced memory safety protections. Perhaps the most frequently requested feature that arrives...
With Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google reminds everyone it’s still in the race
Google on Wednesday announced the release of Gemini 3.8 Flash in an attempt to reclaim its reputation as a top-tier model maker in the process. The company's commitment to the frontier model race has been in doubt since at least early August when Google DeepMind CEO...
AI-assisted mushroom hunting is a recipe for a bad trip
If you see a mushroom in the forest and you're wondering if it's safe to eat or poisonous, don't ask an AI. Polish software engineer Piotr Migdał, a founding engineer at AI analytics and cost analysis firm Quesma, explained in a Wednesday blog post why trusting the...
AI agents carried out every step of this ransomware attack – then left the victim an 80-page security audit
A human ransomware crook used frontier AI models to breach an enterprise network in less than 10 hours, an intrusion Unit 42 says would normally take human operators around two weeks. The human attacker then told negotiators that they used frontier models and agentic...
Infosec pros say we’re not ready to lose control of AI
A recent survey shows national security pros believe there’s a one in ten chance humans lose control of AI in the next decade, and few believe we’re even watching for the right warning signs, much less preparing properly. The Institute for Security and Technology...
The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations on what it takes to build and scale.
Doubling Thermal Printer Resolution by Wiggling
Insides of the Sears 12 calculator. (Credit: Danalog, YouTube) Thermal printers are still extremely common today, using small heating elements in combination with temperature-sensitive paper to create a dot matrix-like effect without messing with ink ribbons and...
Launch HN: RonanRX (YC S26) – Personalized Peptides and GLP-1s
Hi HN,I’m Lloyd, one of two founders of RonanRx. We are building a vertically integrated pharmaceutical company with software for prescribing, telehealth, compounding, manufacturing, and delivery. We are starting with GLP-1s and peptides.The path to RonanRx is fairly...
CrowdStrike gives AI agents an identity provider, parallel SOC investigations and package blocking
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today announced three additions to its Falcon platform: an identity provider built for artificial intelligence agents, a rebuilt investigation layer that runs multiple Charlotte AI agents across security domains at once, and a feature that...
Uber shuts operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86xpv8l9y9o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49543007 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say
The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de-facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers believe.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals
On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll continue to see a blending of the two.
Four Weeks of Building Buildhorn for Shipaton 2026
Four Weeks of Building Buildhorn for Shipaton 2026 Go to Source I’m officially at the four-week mark working on Shipaton, and another progress update is here. Note: This is the 4th post about my work towards shipping an app for the...
The HackerNoon Newsletter: I Have Two Testers for my App. One of Them is my Wife (9/2/2026)
The HackerNoon Newsletter: I Have Two Testers for my App. One of Them is my Wife (9/2/2026) Go to Source How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, September 2, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon...
Jason Isbell’s Suno lawsuit takes aim beyond AI copyright
Musician Jason Isbell is leading a group of artists suing AI music generator Suno, alleging the company has misappropriated and exploited their identities. The group, which also includes Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven frontman David Lowery, Texas blues...
Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates
Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its business to benefit competitors.
How to Solve AI Data Center Problems
How to Solve AI Data Center Problems Go to Source I am not a member of a cult, but I have my rituals. So, I was playing CS 1.6 with my homies the other night. We like them classics. Every Friday from dusk till dawn. We have smoke and...
Nango (YC W23) is hiring across eng, product and GTM (SF and remote)
Article URL: https://nango.dev/careers Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49542486 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Altair Basic Interpreter Source Code (1975) [pdf]
Article URL: https://images.gatesnotes.com/12514eb8-7b51-008e-41a9-512542cf683b/34d561c8-cf5c-4e69-af47-3782ea11482e/Original-Microsoft-Source-Code.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49541754 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
A viral 1990s-style sitcom is putting an AI slop spin on ‘Friends.’ And people can’t look away
For most of the world, a purple New York City apartment with eclectic decor and a sassy blue-eyed brunette might sound like a scene straight out of the ’90s sitcom Friends. But in a strange corner of the internet, the familiar set hosts a different set of characters:...
Z: Local-first search layer for humans and agents
Z: Local-first search layer for humans and agents Go to Source Article URL: https://github.com/zvec-ai/zvec-grep Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49541572 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
1 in 4 homeowners are making this extra mortgage payment. Should you?
The affordability crisis may be preventing some homeowners from paying off their mortgages early. The share of Americans who are forking over additional money to pay down the principal on their mortgage fell earlier this year to the lowest level in about five years,...
I wanna live an NPC life
Article URL: https://signalundefied.bearblog.dev/i-wanna-live-an-npc-life/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49541519 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
The Post-AI Internet Doesn’t Look Great
Article URL: https://www.jordangoodman.xyz/the-post-ai-internet-doesnt-look-great/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49541331 Points: 37 # Comments: 21
AI Agents and the Refactoring That Never Happens
Article URL: https://www.rosenfeld.page/articles/programming/2026_09_02_ai_agents_and_the_refactoring_that_never_happens/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49541496 Points: 6 # Comments: 4
OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models.
UN report says global warming will surpass the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius
Climate scientists now aim to minimize time spent above the limit from the Paris Agreement.
MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.
How to watch the PlayStation State of Play double header
We're sure people will be very chill and normal in the chat for this one.
Harvesting Namib Desert Fog with High Voltage
As fun as mucking about with simulated environments in a laboratory is, at some point you have to do those field tests to demonstrate that your prototype actually works in the real world, under real conditions. This is what the [Plasma Channel] recently did for their...