A River of News

Tech headlines, Friday, October 23, 2026

226 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 4

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    Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Review: A Dolphin Dive in the Right Direction CNET by Tyler Graham story
  2. tech
    Evolving Threat: http2shell is an RCE in node, Python, and more Hacker News
  3. tech
    Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers TechCrunch by Lucas Ropek
  4. tech
    OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks” TechCrunch by Tim Fernholz story

22:00 UTC 7

  1. tech
    NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue Ars Technica by Eric Berger story
  2. tech
    Apple’s iPod Turns 25: The Song Catalog That Rode Wit You CNET by Omar Gallaga story
  3. tech
    OpenAI says it's cutting off internet access for frontier model training Engadget story
  4. tech
    OpenAI disables internet access during model training while Anthropic issues another mea culpa The Register by Thomas Claburn story
  5. tech
    German court calls Google aerial imagery 'spying' Hacker News
  6. tech
    Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline Hacker News
  7. tech
    Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more Hacker News story

21:00 UTC 7

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    Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell TechCrunch by Julie Bort
  2. tech
    YouTube Is Letting Us Vibe Our Video Feeds, and I’m Liking It CNET by Alex Valdes story
  3. tech
    One Man's Pan Am 747 Replica [video] Hacker News
  4. tech
    Xbox’s first chief operating officer is out after just a few months The Verge (limited free articles) by Tom Warren story
  5. tech
    The iPhone Duo Is Now in Our Custom-Made Foldable Phone Test Machine. Will It Beat the Galaxy Fold 8? CNET by Matthew Murray story
  6. tech
    CVE Tracker Hacker News
  7. tech
    OpenAI now trains its frontier AI models with no internet access The Verge (limited free articles) by Emma Roth story

20:00 UTC 15

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    VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product market fit TechCrunch by Dominic-Madori Davis
  2. tech
    New TV, weak sound? Here’s how to fix it with a Sonos soundbar ZDNET by ZDNET BrandX
  3. tech
    No Source Code? No Problem Hacker News
  4. tech
    A whirlwind tour of systemd-nspawn containers Hacker News
  5. tech
    World Wars I and II Military Aviation Museum Collection Hacker News
  6. tech
    Please Don’t Let an AI Bot Log Into Your Bank Account CNET by Dashia Milden story
  7. tech
    Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops Ars Technica by Jon Brodkin story
  8. tech
    Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising Ars Technica by Ryan Whitwam story
  9. tech
    Kimi K3.1 Pro puts open-source AI a month behind the best Hacker News story
  10. tech
    A ‘Fallout’ Competition Series Is Coming to Prime Video CNET by Aaron Pruner story
  11. tech
    Why Do AI Models Tell Left-Wing Voters to Support the Communist Party? Hacker News
  12. tech
    There's a third PHP2Shell bug, but it won't get an emergency fix The Register by Jessica Lyons story
  13. tech
    TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper on the challenges founders are solving right now TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
  14. tech
    Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Spangram and Answers for Saturday, Oct. 24, #965 CNET by Gael Cooper story
  15. tech
    Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, Oct. 24, #1231 CNET by Gael Cooper story

19:00 UTC 16

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    Sony Retires Its Last 4K Blu-ray Player in Japan, PS5 Is All That's Left Hacker News story
  2. tech
    Show HN: Corgi, a helpful {agent, terminal} multiplexer Hacker News
  3. tech
    Rune 1.3: adds TypeScript, a Helix editor, Kitty graphics and OSC-7501 Hacker News
  4. tech
    We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970 Hacker News
  5. tech
    7 iPhone Duo Apps That Take Full Advantage of the New Foldable Phone CNET by Kerry Wan story
  6. tech
    Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army The Verge (limited free articles) by Stevie Bonifield
  7. tech
    Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport Ars Technica by Stephen Clark
  8. tech
    Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend The Verge (limited free articles) by Jay Peters
  9. tech
    Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early TechCrunch by Marina Temkin
  10. tech
    Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans Ars Technica by Nick Indge story
  11. tech
    Two Million Hornets Hacker News
  12. tech
    Red-team report found OpenAI utterly failed to monitor its agents during Hugging Face attack The Register by Thomas Claburn story
  13. tech
    Dessa: the most authentic full-duplex speech model ever built Hacker News
  14. tech
    From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
  15. tech
    Florida officer found dead man, impersonated him for years, renovated his home Hacker News
  16. tech
    DNS: A Replacement for Finger Hacker News

18:00 UTC 8

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    If you are building AI for finance, get out while you can Hacker News story
  2. tech
    Caffeine-like utility to keep you MacBook awake with its lid closed Hacker News
  3. tech
    Amazon Deals of the Day: Score an Amazon 4K TV for Almost $100 Off CNET by Aashna Gheewalla story
  4. tech
    Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again Hacker News
  5. tech
    Soundcore’s latest noise-crushing headphones are on sale for a new low price The Verge (limited free articles) by Sheena Vasani story
  6. tech
    Revival Rugs Birthday Sale: 20 Percent Off Sitewide Through Sunday WIRED by Boutayna Chokrane
  7. tech
    Kimi K3.1 scores 55 on Artificial Analysis, placed on the Pareto line Hacker News story
  8. tech
    Best Early Black Friday Apple Deals With Savings on AirPods, MacBooks, iPads and More CNET by Oliver Haslam story

17:00 UTC 14

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    Fi’s GPS-equipped dog trackers are on sale for 30 percent off The Verge (limited free articles) by Brad Bourque
  2. tech
    I turned my TV into a Game Boy Color with a Pokemon town as my home screen Hacker News
  3. tech
    Early Black Friday Deals Are Already Here. We Found the Best Discounts Worth Shopping Now CNET by Aashna Gheewalla
  4. tech
    Elon Musk’s dangerous grip on outer space The Verge (limited free articles) by Georgina Torbet story
  5. tech
    Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals Ars Technica by Jacek Krywko
  6. tech
    Air Purifiers as White Noise Machines Hacker News
  7. tech
    Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs Ars Technica by Jeremy Hsu
  8. tech
    Can we replace a $150k Looker with a bucket of HTML files? Hacker News
  9. tech
    Show HN: Searching for optimal strategies in a puzzle game with chance (Drop7) Hacker News
  10. tech
    Time Nuts Hacker News
  11. tech
    Kimi K3.1 Pro Hacker News story
  12. tech
    United States GP: How to Watch the F1 Race CNET by Kevin Lynch story
  13. tech
    Animations for System Builders Hacker News
  14. tech
    The iPhone Duo should have been an iPad The Verge (limited free articles) by David Pierce story

16:00 UTC 24

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    AI Is Not a Tool Hacker News
  2. tech
    Kimi K3.1 Pro and K3.1 Pro Highspeed Hacker News story
  3. tech
    RFK Jr.’s vaccine injury clinic could damage NIH hospital, board warns Ars Technica by Beth Mole story
  4. tech
    Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads The Verge (limited free articles) by Jess Weatherbed story
  5. tech
    Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report Ars Technica by Jon Brodkin story
  6. tech
    UUIDv7 doesn't have the properties you think it does Hacker News
  7. tech
    The Missed Opportunities of Sonic 06 Hacker News
  8. tech
    How Is Music Possible Hacker News
  9. tech
    The first broken iPhone Duos are here The Verge (limited free articles) by Jay Peters story
  10. tech
    Podcast: ‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the Next Wave of AI Slop 404 Media by Joseph Cox story
  11. tech
    Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public Ars Technica by Kyle Orland
  12. tech
    eMudhra Login Bypass Hacker News
  13. tech
    Android lets you ‘bubble’ apps for easy access now – how it works ZDNET by Artie Beaty
  14. tech
    Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels TechCrunch by Julie Bort
  15. tech
    AI models describe humans as a bunch of amoral sheep The Register by Brandon Vigliarolo
  16. tech
    AI models think humans are a bunch of amoral sheep The Register by Brandon Vigliarolo story
  17. tech
    Total Historian Hacker News
  18. tech
    "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone." Hacker News
  19. tech
    Commonwealth Fusion Systems gets $85M to build better fusion-ready semiconductors TechCrunch by Tim De Chant story
  20. tech
    This Editors’ Choice-winning Samsung foldable is $200 off for a limited time ZDNET by Stephanie Barnes story
  21. tech
    Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms WIRED by Dell Cameron story
  22. tech
    Meta is charging government and nonprofit pages to post links on Facebook Engadget
  23. tech
    What some of Anthropic’s backers are reportedly worth before its IPO TechCrunch by Marina Temkin story
  24. tech
    Razer Basilisk V4 Pro Review: Tried and true and now with AI Tom's Hardware by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

15:00 UTC 15

  1. tech
    Reforming English Spelling Hacker News
  2. tech
    Apple Music has a fun Easter egg for the iPod's 25th anniversary Engadget story
  3. tech
    Michigan prof creates Python-like Jac language for AI agents The Register by Joab Jackson
  4. tech
    Behind the Blog: Brute Forces 404 Media by Samantha Cole
  5. tech
    Touchscreen MacBook? No, thanks – I ditched my Surface for a reason (3 actually) ZDNET by Jada Jones story
  6. tech
    Micron's next-generation 3D NAND to double bit density with over 400 layers, offering extreme performance Tom's Hardware
  7. tech
    Who Cares Whether Academics Use AI to Write? Hacker News
  8. tech
    Feds want robotaxis to signal ‘I’m driving’ with cyan-colored lights The Verge (limited free articles) by Andrew J. Hawkins story
  9. tech
    Arc browser on its way out as makers suggest an alternative The Register by Richard Speed story
  10. tech
    Solidigm confirms plans to build a fab in the US, abandons IPO plans Tom's Hardware story
  11. tech
    SpaceX’s mobile carrier push reportedly involves tapping into 80,000 cell sites The Verge (limited free articles) by Emma Roth story
  12. tech
    PHP2Shell: Haven’t patched yet? Take these steps now to mitigate ZDNET by Charlie Osborne story
  13. tech
    Lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics confirms patients’ personal and health data was compromised during breach TechCrunch by Zack Whittaker story
  14. tech
    How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable? WIRED by Lauren Goode story
  15. tech
    Gigabyte Z890M Aorus Elite WiFi7 Motherboard Review: Icy-white SFF board offers full-size features for Intel Tom's Hardware by Joe Shields

14:00 UTC 16

  1. tech
    Superhuman Hardware Design Is the Easy Part Hacker News
  2. tech
    Pentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for use at border Hacker News story
  3. tech
    eMudhra ignored Mozilla Root investigation deadline; blames social media Hacker News
  4. tech
    Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping The Verge (limited free articles) by Emma Roth story
  5. tech
    When the Term "Heatwave" Is No Longer Enough Hacker News
  6. tech
    An alignment assessment of the UK AISI cybertesting incident Hacker News
  7. tech
    Gemma-4-26B-A4B with 39-69% less thinking at same accuracy Hacker News
  8. tech
    The Sigma FP2 brings significant upgrades to the ‘world’s smallest’ full-frame camera The Verge (limited free articles) by Andrew Liszewski
  9. tech
    SparkyOS: Lightweight general-purpose Arch, on a pendrive The Register by Liam Proven
  10. tech
    Colorfigures Hacker News
  11. tech
    Growing Trees Hacker News
  12. tech
    Can a tracker card battery explode? I tortured mine to find out – and took pictures ZDNET by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
  13. tech
    Review of iPhone Duo: A New Chapter That Redefines a Smartphone’s Purpose The New York Times (limited free articles) by Brian X. Chen, Camille Cohen story
  14. tech
    What Dog Trainers Really Think About These 5 Pet Tech Gadgets CNET by Faith Foushee
  15. tech
    Our best tips for using the iPhone Duo The Verge (limited free articles) by Allison Johnson story
  16. tech
    OLED on a budget, save $50 now on the Acer Predator XB27OU at Best Buy Tom's Hardware by Stewart Bendle

13:00 UTC 16

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    Apple revives the original iPod as an Apple Music easter egg The Verge (limited free articles) by Stevie Bonifield story
  2. tech
    Safety concerns cloud America’s flagship nuclear restart Ars Technica by Jamie Smyth
  3. tech
    Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity than public providers Hacker News
  4. tech
    Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia Tom's Hardware by Oliver Haslam story
  5. tech
    Vazhaipoo Vadai – Banana Flower Recipe Hacker News
  6. tech
    PubKeep picks up where Microsoft Publisher signs off The Register by Richard Speed
  7. tech
    China can make advanced chips without EUV, but the bill keeps growing Tom's Hardware by Chris Stokel-Walker story
  8. tech
    Reverse engineering a Beyblade launch tracker Hacker News
  9. tech
    Phone Is About to Stop Being Yours: 70 Days Until Lockdown Hacker News
  10. tech
    Google Just Changed How Software Is Built Hacker News
  11. tech
    Greece enacts social media ban for kids under 15 Engadget story
  12. tech
    Shitter – A Nitter Fork Hacker News
  13. tech
    You Can See Everything, Except the Truth About Elizabeth Holmes: A Review CNET by Katelyn Chedraoui story
  14. tech
    Netflix can’t fire its way out of this downward spiral The Verge (limited free articles) by Charles Pulliam-Moore story
  15. tech
    People are vibe coding their way to better TVs The Verge (limited free articles) by John Higgins story
  16. tech
    Bambu Lab teases its mysterious H3C tool changer 3D printer — features nine tools and a drop-down rack, slated for November 3 launch Tom's Hardware

12:00 UTC 17

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    Hacker leaks 281 GB of data from Germany's far-right AfD party Hacker News story
  2. tech
    Brick’s new app blocker is designed for bedtime doomscrolling The Verge (limited free articles) by Jess Weatherbed story
  3. tech
    OpenSSL 4.1.0 Hacker News
  4. tech
    The iPhone Duo Hit Stores Friday. Next Came Long Lines, Sellouts and Resellers CNET by Dashia Milden story
  5. tech
    The iPhone Duo Is Selling Out Within Minutes of Apple Stores’ Doors Opening CNET by Dashia Milden story
  6. tech
    I cloned my voice with free AI tools – and tested a scam call on my family ZDNET by Charlie Osborne
  7. tech
    Musk disputes NASA safety panel's lunar launch estimates The Register by Richard Speed
  8. tech
    Apple Music 404 Not Found Hacker News
  9. tech
    Illegal Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs found inside state-owned China Telecom's network Tom's Hardware by Oliver Haslam story
  10. tech
    FCC bans first two devices from the US under new chip-level rule Tom's Hardware story
  11. tech
    Show HN: We had AI write a wiki from 45k Enron emails, every fact cited Hacker News
  12. tech
    Here Come the iPhone Duo Apps: Inside Look With Developers CNET by Bridget Carey story
  13. tech
    'It's been relentless' say IT workers on frontline of PHP cyber-security scramble BBC story
  14. tech
    New iPhone Duo? Here are 4 Features You Should Check Out Now CNET by Abrar Al-Heeti story
  15. tech
    Deepseek's latest AI model is smarter than ever, but its low running costs come at a price Tom's Hardware
  16. tech
    Retro gaming is being overrun with AI The Verge (limited free articles) by Andrew Webster
  17. tech
    ASUS ProArt P16 review: A sleek showcase for NVIDIA's RTX Spark Engadget

11:00 UTC 20

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    I tried OpenAI Academy’s free AI courses – and the certificate was a nice bonus ZDNET by David Gewirtz
  2. tech
    Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Boxes Are Way Under Marker Price at Amazon, but There’s a Catch CNET by Priya Tiwari
  3. tech
    UK proposes 14-year prison sentences for undersea cable saboteurs amid Russian trawler threats Tom's Hardware by Ben Stockton story
  4. tech
    Swedish government offices to ban ChatGPT and Claude Hacker News story
  5. tech
    I tried the new Snap Specs AR glasses: They’re for early adopters only ZDNET by Nina Raemont
  6. tech
    Torvalds: AI is fine for competent devs, but spare us the 'drive-by' patches The Register story
  7. tech
    Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites Ars Technica by Jeremy Hsu story
  8. tech
    GuliKit TT Pro review: The ideal Switch 2 controller for players on the go Engadget
  9. tech
    Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 Review: The Littlest Smartphone That Could WIRED by Simon Hill story
  10. tech
    US banks scramble to restrict AI agent activity Tom's Hardware story
  11. tech
    Tesla says it will no longer release the Cybertruck in Australia and New Zealand Engadget
  12. tech
    Review: Crystal Lake suffers a bit from its obsession with Pam Voorhees Ars Technica by Ashley Belanger story
  13. tech
    Devastated forum user who accidentally broke the PHP news embargo comes clean Tom's Hardware story
  14. tech
    Is this the new cyber normal? Hacker News
  15. tech
    Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready Ars Technica by Eric Berger
  16. tech
    What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’ The New York Times (limited free articles) by Max Read, Whitney Jones, Sawyer Roque, Vjeran Pavic
  17. tech
    Amazon Kindle (2026) E-Reader Review: The Most Affordable Kindle May Now Be My Favorite CNET by David Carnoy story
  18. tech
    Split Tunneling Is Your VPN’s Best Feature. Here’s How to Make the Most of It WIRED by David Nield
  19. tech
    iOS 27 Cheat Sheet: Quickly Become an Expert on the New iPhone Update CNET by Zachary McAuliffe
  20. tech
    Claude and Grok among AI agents used to automate attacks on Latin American institutions Tom's Hardware by Oliver Haslam story

10:00 UTC 15

  1. tech
    No Need for Retirement When Utopia Is Around the Corner Hacker News
  2. tech
    Startup equips genetically enhanced dogs with Palmer Luckey’s military tech The Verge (limited free articles) by Jess Weatherbed story
  3. tech
    Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP Review: Clicky Compromise WIRED by Matt Kamen
  4. tech
    Dutch government had hacked into Jared Kushner's phone Hacker News story
  5. tech
    Job Loss and Cortisone Mania Hacker News
  6. tech
    TDM Neo Hybrid Headphones Review: Two-in-One Woes WIRED by Chris Haslam
  7. tech
    China-aligned hackers deploy AI agents in massive ConnectWise supply chain attack Tom's Hardware by Shane Downing story
  8. tech
    BOFH: I talked to Claude and he says you're an idiot The Register
  9. tech
    A Dating App Is Offering ‘Chivalry Mode’ and ‘Marriage Timeline’ to Get Gen Z Married WIRED by Jason Parham
  10. tech
    Save $450 on this 4K gaming PC with an RTX 5070 Ti and 9800X3D, now $2,549.99 Tom's Hardware by Ben Stockton
  11. tech
    What Type of Mattress Is Right for You? (2026) WIRED by Julia Forbes, Nicole Kinning
  12. tech
    Beyond the Review: Inside the Onyx RCR 80V E-Bike CNET by Joseph Kaminski
  13. tech
    Beyond the Review: Inside the Onyx RCR 80V CNET by Joseph Kaminski
  14. tech
    Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers Tom's Hardware by Mark Tyson story
  15. tech
    No, the iPhone Duo isn’t a small phone The Verge (limited free articles) by Allison Johnson story

09:00 UTC 12

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    Oura sues Ultrahuman (again) to block its latest smart ring from the US market Engadget story
  2. tech
    France needs to read my paper Hacker News
  3. tech
    Extremely rare and 'previously undocumented' Pokémon Red prototype cartridge surfaces at auction, starting at $25,000 Tom's Hardware by Ben Stockton
  4. tech
    Best Early Black Friday Smart Bird Feeder Deals (2026) WIRED by Kat Merck story
  5. tech
    UK threatens subsea cable saboteurs with 14 years behind bars The Register story
  6. tech
    The Rise and Fall of Jev Hacker News
  7. tech
    The original Apple iPod debuted 25 years ago today Tom's Hardware by Mark Tyson
  8. tech
    8 Things to Know About the iPhone Duo WIRED by Julian Chokkattu story
  9. tech
    Best Dyson Week Deals (2026): Dyson V15 Detect, Dyson Airwrap WIRED by Nena Farrell
  10. tech
    A startup called Warhound is genetically engineering dogs for the military Engadget story
  11. tech
    The ‘Exotic Physics’ Behind a Mysterious 1,000-Mile Cloud on Mars WIRED by Tereza Ondráčková
  12. tech
    5 cords and cables our readers bought most this year (and none are from Anker or Apple) ZDNET by Kayla Solino

08:00 UTC 5

  1. tech
    Beware the claw: Do you want to win the bunny or reboot Android? The Register
  2. tech
    Disney Raising Prices Days After Confirming Ads Will Now Show Up on Every Tier Hacker News
  3. tech
    Remove pgrust: the entry is cheating Hacker News
  4. tech
    The Indian workers filming their work to train AI BBC
  5. tech
    Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Saturday, Oct. 24, #1953 CNET by Gael Cooper story

07:00 UTC 1

  1. tech
    Vendor-affiliated AI agent tech gets adopted by friendly, funded foundation The Register

06:00 UTC 2

  1. tech
    Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web Hacker News
  2. tech
    The same AI request emits 8.5 times more CO2 in Texas than in Sweden Hacker News

05:00 UTC 3

  1. tech
    I Did This Without Your Knowledge Hacker News
  2. tech
    Windows said modem worked fine. That unmistakable scorched electronics smell suggested otherwise The Register
  3. tech
    Move Slow and Fix Things Hacker News

04:00 UTC 2

  1. tech
    Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback TechCrunch by Jagmeet Singh story
  2. tech
    Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia TechCrunch by Jagmeet Singh story

03:00 UTC 1

  1. tech
    Median product "lifespan" has fallen from ~4y down to ~1.5y Hacker News

02:00 UTC 1

  1. tech
    This I Believe Hacker News

00:00 UTC 5

  1. tech
    The foolishness of "natural language programming" (1978) Hacker News
  2. tech
    Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing TechCrunch by Aditya Mehta story
  3. tech
    Cannabis legalisation and cardiovascular hospitalisations in the USA Hacker News
  4. tech
    Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart Hacker News
  5. tech
    Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings The Verge (limited free articles) by Jay Peters