Technology

Livenerf: Has Opus 5.5 been nerfed yet?

Article URL: https://github.com/ninjahawk/livenerf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901736 Points: 38 # Comments: 9

Hacker News • 3d ago • bryan0
Technology 3d ago

Most powerful obesity drug yet: People lost up to 25% of weight in trial

Retatrutide is a triple-hormone obesity drug simulating GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon. ...

Technology 3d ago

Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’

The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official p...

Technology 3d ago

The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch

Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com...

Technology 3d ago

Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies

Researchers at Northeastern University found vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some ...

Technology 3d ago

UnoDOS

Article URL: https://github.com/hmofet/unodos Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901437 Points: 3 # C...

Technology 3d ago

BMW’s revamped i3 boasts up to 468 miles of range

When BMW first announced it was reimagining the i3 as an all-electric four-door sedan built on its Neue Klasse platform,...

Technology 3d ago

Protests against OpenAI get increasingly creative

New sculpture depicts AI leaders escaping a sinking ship.

Technology 3d ago

a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B

EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation in a year.

Technology 3d ago

Suspected ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands

Dutch police say they arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man in connection with ShinyHunters, the hacking group that claim...

Technology 3d ago

Elon Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia is updating again

Grokipedia, the AI-powered online encyclopedia from SpaceXAI, appears to be updating articles once again after a months-...

Technology 3d ago

Deser: Rethinking Rust Serialization

Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/9/29/deser/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901149 Poin...

Technology 3d ago

Tesla secures $30B in new credit lines as it looks to scale Cybercab, Optimus

The company says it won't draw on the new debt facilities this year, as it has already planned at least $25 billion in c...

Technology 3d ago

AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia

The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.

Technology 3d ago

Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws

FCC unlikely to stop Trump ads described as illegal taxpayer-funded propaganda. ...

Technology 3d ago

OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model

OpenAI is building out the pieces of an alternative to the traditional app store model, turning ChatGPT into a place whe...

Technology 3d ago

OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation

The new round is anticipated to be the company's last before its delayed 2027 public debut.

Technology 3d ago

USPS shuts down site that sold 5M counterfeit postage labels for $2 each

Article URL: https://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/2026/09/26/u-s-postal-inspectors-shut-down-website-selling-millions...

Technology 3d ago

Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market

Article URL: https://gamersnexus.net/news-features/memory-companies-have-destroyed-consumer-market Comments URL: https:...

Technology 3d ago

Galaxy Game – Interim Computer Museum

Article URL: https://icm.museum/blog/?p=698 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49899004 Points: 3 # Com...

Technology 3d ago

AI needs $6T in annual revenue to justify data centre boom

Article URL: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/29/ai-industry-needs-to-earn-6-trillion-by-2031-...

Technology 3d ago

Show HN: TurboGPT: train 22KiB transformer in 13s

Inspired by minGPT for home experiments.Requires CUDA 13.4; build script is Windows only. Comments URL: https://news.y...

Technology 3d ago

Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 (so far)

Article URL: https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/27/258/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

Technology 3d ago

Show HN: Real-time Solar System with 526k asteroids and all tracked satellites

Article URL: https://space.bl2.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49898778 Points: 9 # Comments: 3...

Technology 3d ago

OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack

A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the act...

Technology 3d ago

More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope

Disrupt doesn’t end when you leave Moscone West. 👀 Founder dinners, investor meetups, happy hours, workshops, roun...

Technology 3d ago

Apple Pay set to launch in India with Axis Bank today, sources say

Some of India's largest banks are holding off on supporting Apple Pay initially.

Technology 3d ago

Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents

OpenAI isn't a public supporter of Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform, but it is privately working with Nvidia, TechCru...

Technology 3d ago

NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers

So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?

Technology 3d ago

Away’s New Series 3 Luggage Plays It Safe—That’s the Point

Away’s third generation of its iconic luggage retains the familiar design while introducing invisible tech, such as a ...