Grok 4.5
Article URL: https://x.ai/news/grok-4-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48835111 Points: 32 # Comments: 14
Enough controversy—here are 9 heartwarming moments from the 2026 World Cup that united soccer fans
Much like the Olympics, every four years, the FIFA World Cup reminds us there is more that connects us than divides us. Forty-eight countries, competing across the United States, Mexico, and Canada make 2026’s match-ups the biggest tournament yet. Beyond brilliant...
Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet
When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claude are great at text, but they’re less skilled at understanding how things actually move through space and time — an...
GPT‑Live
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-live/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48834405 Points: 67 # Comments: 26
AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers
Sophos looked at a week of its own endpoint data and found that AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex are setting off detection rules written to catch human intruders. The agents are not malicious. They just do a lot of things that, to a...
IBM and Red Hat launch Lightwell to defend open-source code from AI attacks
Their plan to protect open-source projects from AI-discovered security holes has led to the launch of two commercial offerings: Lightwell Network and Lightwell Clearinghouse Premier.
Three things every leader must do to hold the line against AI decision making
When the leader of a legal-tech startup began using ChatGPT, he started by doing what most of us do – embracing the new technology’s ability to take over some of the smaller, more tedious parts of the job. But within a few months, the AI model had gone from an...
Nintendo Will Keep Selling Original Switch Consoles Outside of Europe
The brand's upcoming restrictions in the EU won't affect the rest of the world.
Fake Job Offers Impersonate Netflix, OpenAI, and FIFA to Steal Google Credentials
A fake recruitment phishing campaign impersonates major brands and uses trusted HR platforms to steal Google account credentials. The post Fake Job Offers Impersonate Netflix, OpenAI, and FIFA to Steal Google Credentials appeared first on TechRepublic.
Hacker Claims Accenture Breach Exposed Source Code, SSH Keys, and Azure Tokens
Accenture confirmed a breach after a hacker claimed 35GB of source code and cloud keys were stolen, raising questions for cloud and security teams. The post Hacker Claims Accenture Breach Exposed Source Code, SSH Keys, and Azure Tokens appeared first on TechRepublic.
Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Exposes Age Verification Gap
Australia’s under-16 social media ban faces scrutiny after testers found major platforms did not ask for age proof. The post Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Exposes Age Verification Gap appeared first on TechRepublic.
Waymo will soon go fully autonomous in four more cities
Waymo will ditch human supervisors in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver.
Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.
Meta is adding a new safeguard to stop people from secretly recording others with its AI glasses. But the update comes as the company continues to expand how much personal data its AI products collect and use.
Hacking Amazon Echo Show 8 3rd Gen via UART and eMMC
Even with Amazon’s Echo Show devices running Linux in the form of the Android-derived FireOS, using them for non-Amazon approved purposes can be a chore at best. In the case of the Echo Show 8 even simple workarounds using ADB and the bootloader have been locked-down,...
ChatGPT’s new voice mode will slow down if you tell it to
OpenAI's new voice mode for ChatGPT will acknowledge you as you speak, and slow down if you ask it to.
Google announces new ‘Video Remix’ feature its for AI subscribers
It allows you to reimagine videos stored in Google Photos using Gemini Omni.
Sony’s True RGB display made this one of the most impressive TVs I’ve tested
Outfitted with Sony's new Micro RGB panels, the Bravia 9 II is well on its way to usurping its OLED cousin's supremacy.
SWE-1.7 Reach Near GPT 5.5 and Opus Intelligence
Article URL: https://cognition.com/blog/swe-1-7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48833866 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
220,000 PlayStation Fans Petition Sony to Reconsider Its Anti-Disc Strategy
The number of signatures is swiftly climbing.
Amazon is reportedly working on a more powerful agentic Alexa assistant
Amazon is working on a project codenamed 'Moonraker' that would enable the AI assistant to handle multi-step tasks more effectively.
Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups
Paradigm, the VC firm founded in 2018 to back crypto startups, raised a $1.2 billion Fund III.
Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents
The round, led by Radical Ventures, values the two-year old startup at $1 billion.
New HalluSquatting Attack Could Trick AI Coding Assistants Into Installing Botnet Malware
AI coding assistants have a habit of making things up. Ask one to fetch a popular tool, and it will sometimes hand back a real-sounding name for a project that does not exist. New research, which its authors call HalluSquatting, turns that habit into an attack: work...
Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers
The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver's license numbers so far in 2026.
I tried DuckDuckGo’s new video player, and it blocks YouTube ads for free
Even as Chrome is killing ad blockers, DuckDuckGo's new video player now blocks ads by default on YouTube and elsewhere. Duck Player is available for MacOS, Windows, Android, and iOS.
Official renders for Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8, Watch 9, Watch 2 Ultra and Z Fold 8 leak
Renders of multiple new Samsung devices have arrived a few weeks before the company's next Unpacked event.
How Polymarket plans to win back America’s trust after 4 years in exile
After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the American public.To do so, the company is trying to convince policymakers, regulators, the public and prospective customers that...
SpaceX Launched the World’s First Nuclear-Powered Satellite
The NanoTritium micropower source could be particularly useful for deep space missions beyond the effective range of solar panels.
Accenture Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims Source Code Theft
The professional services giant says it contained the incident, remediated its source, and experienced no operational or service delivery impact. The post Accenture Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims Source Code Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The TechBeat: What 500 People Taught Me About AI That Nobody Else is Talking About (7/8/2026)
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