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The founder of Hinge raised $18M to build a new AI dating service, Overtone

Overtone describes itself as "a voice- and audio-forward service, enabled by AI, that provides highly curated introductions."

TechCrunch • Jul 14, 2026 • Amanda Silberling
Technology Jul 14, 2026

Show HN: A Free RSS reader with a configurable recommendation engine

Article URL: https://sprinklz.io/feed/home Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48911998 Points: 4 # Comm...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

SpaceXAI’s Grok programming tool was uploading its users’ entire codebase to cloud storage

SpaceXAI's Grok Build AI coding tool was spotted uploading users' entire codebases to Google Cloud before it was reporte...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Microsoft deleted my account and OneDrive

Article URL: https://twitter.com/JoshuaKhane/status/2076918699248803977 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Lucid Motors denies report it’s considering bankruptcy

The company said the "rumors are completely false" after its stock sank more than 50% on a report that it was weighing t...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the nec...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time

US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again. ...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Cursor 0day: When Full Disclosure Becomes the Only Protection Left

Article URL: https://mindgard.ai/blog/cursor-0day-when-full-disclosure-becomes-the-only-protection-left Comments URL: h...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Bonsai 27B (1-bit LLM): The First 27B-Class Model to Run on a Phone

Article URL: https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-27b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48910545 Points: 10...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Philips Hue’s budget-friendly Essential starter kit has hit a new low price

Although most of Prime Day’s unusually good Philips Hue deals have ended, a few remain, and some, including the bl...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors

Conductive ink is painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, drying into workin...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Plex is down

Plex services have been experiencing some major issues today, with multiple users reporting problems on Plex's forums an...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Nintendo’s Switch 2 bundle that includes a game is $50 off

Discounts on the Nintendo Switch 2 are rare, but they do happen on occasion. There’s one happening now, actually, on t...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Meta accused of using biased AI targeting for mass layoffs

A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Kontigo (YC S24) Is Hiring (Head of Security)

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kontigo/jobs/uNttrlv-head-of-security Comments URL: https://news.yco...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

The Tower Keeps Rising

Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/7/13/the-tower-keeps-rising/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

S&P downgrades Oracle to BBB – only one notch above junk level

Article URL: https://www.heise.de/en/news/S-P-downgrades-Oracle-to-BBB-only-one-notch-above-junk-level-11363472.html Co...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries

Boston Dynamics' robotic quadruped Spot has already found work doing routine factory inspections and patrolling the ruin...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Sony delays its new PS5 fight stick

Sony is delaying the launch of its FlexStrike fight stick controller for PS5 and PC, which had been set to launch on Aug...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Nomad’s high-end phone accessories are up to 30 percent off

Premium phone accessory maker Nomad is celebrating its anniversary with discounts on its entire catalog of products. The...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO

DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is said to be preparing for a 2027 IPO debut as it also looks to r...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Measuring Input Latency on Linux: X11 vs. Wayland, VRR, and DXVK

Article URL: https://marco-nett.de/blog/measuring-input-latency-on-linux-x11-vs-wayland-vrr-dxvk/ Comments URL: https:/...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Google revamps image search for its 25th anniversary with more images and more AI

The new Google image search will use your "unique interests" to create an always-updated galler...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer

Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

The OLED Xbox Ally X20 is so good, Asus will sell it solo

When I first told you about the "OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams," I had to curb my enthusiasm a bit. That's partly becaus...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Launch HN: Agnost AI (YC S26) – Extract user feedback from agent conversations

Hey HN, we’re Shubham & Parth, childhood friends building Agnost AI (https://agnost.ai), product analytics for teams ...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps

A new study found that social media platforms are referring people to sites where they can create nonconsensual, sexuall...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

Google Images gets a Pinterest-like redesign focused on discovery

Now, when users navigate to Google Images, they'll see a "For You" gallery of images tailored to their interests and bro...

Technology Jul 14, 2026

The Google Images homepage will recommend photos even before you search

Google is announcing a big change to the Google Images homepage in honor of the platform's 25th anniversary this week. I...