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Netflix reportedly considers adding always-on channels

Netflix is thinking about adding always-on channels that would stream specific shows and movies, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move sounds like a Netflix version of always-on services like...

The Verge Jul 9, 2026 Jay Peters
Technology Jul 9, 2026

Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past

If Homo floresiensis wasn't a fire-using hunter, its origins could be different than we thought...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6

OpenAI's latest family of models promise improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Why American ambulance rides are so expensive

Article URL: https://davidoks.blog/p/why-american-ambulance-rides-are Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise

Lyzr, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprises, used its own AI agent to raise a $100 million round — proof, ev...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it's moving some agentic browsing features to it...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic

Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the c...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases

In neighboring Ohio, cases have reportedly reached over 500.

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives

Today on Uncanny Valley, we unpack the political debacle unfolding in Maine surrounding the campaign of Democratic candi...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Come to WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!

See the documentary ‘The Oldest Person in the World’ before it's in theaters.

Technology Jul 9, 2026

OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you

Rebranded Codex promises independent workflows that can run "for hours if needed." ...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Show HN: Rubiks Cube Solver

Speedcube is an open-source platform for speedcubers featuring a Rubik's Cube solver, competition timer, algorithm libr...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon. ...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds

Hey HN! We've spent the good part of this past year building an AI tutor that teaches kids ages 4-9 reading, math, ESL ...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

How GitHub gave every repository a durable owner

Article URL: https://github.blog/security/application-security/how-github-gave-every-repository-a-durable-owner/ Commen...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Show HN: RandoFont, a browser for Google Fonts

Inevitably when starting a new web project I want to pick the perfect font. This is just a browser that shows Google Fo...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

How RCA Victor sold Sound Service to classrooms in 1939

Article URL: https://pncnmnp.github.io/blogs/rca-victor-education.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

The ChatGPT browser is already dead

OpenAI is already shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its browser that could do tasks for you on your behalf, less than a year ...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

The floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half off

Bluetooth speakers with big sound and great features are hard to find for under $100, with most offerings being some var...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA

Broadcom accuses Allstate of dodging VMware audits.

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs

Preclinical trial is testing the feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery. ...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Goo...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

What the New Executive Order Means for Secure Software Delivery in Government

Article URL: https://www.rise8.us/resources/ai-executive-order-secure-software-delivery-government Comments URL: https:...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Show HN: Reviving my 2001 college band with AI

25 years ago, I joined a band called Fading Maize at Ripon College in Wisconsin. We did what we could with what we had....

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Don't Get Sick in America

Article URL: https://blogography.com/archives/2026/07/dont-get-sick-in-america.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1

Meta's new Muse Spark 1.1. will go up against similar products offered by Anthropic and OpenAI.

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups

In this week’s episode of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen talks with Precursor Ventures' Charles Hudson about the he...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it

Judge reluctantly approves $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter stock violation. ...

Technology Jul 9, 2026

New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial

News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, escalat...