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ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop

ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. If a paper has "incontrovertible evidence that the author...

The Verge May 15, 2026 Jay Peters
Technology May 15, 2026

Solar power production undercut by coal pollution

Each year, some of the power solar could have produced is blocked by aerosols. ...

Technology May 15, 2026

RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more

Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has a knack for raising money. So far, his three startups have raised more than $12.3 billio...

Technology May 15, 2026

London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for First Time

Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/london-police-deploy-facial-recognition-at-protest-for-first-time Comments URL: ...

Technology May 15, 2026

Mitchellh – I strongly believe there are entire companies now under AI psychosis

Article URL: https://twitter.com/mitchellh/status/2055380239711457578 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology May 15, 2026

General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z

Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.

Technology May 15, 2026

Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app

Newer AcuRite Now app lacks some features but has a subscription option.

Technology May 15, 2026

Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials

Article URL: https://www.thenational.scot/news/26055524.palantir-hired-30-senior-uk-government-officials/ Comments URL:...

Technology May 15, 2026

Microscale Thermite Reaction

Article URL: https://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/presentations/microscale-thermite-reaction Comments URL: htt...

Technology May 15, 2026

Tesla Reveals New Details About Robotaxi Crashes—and the Humans Involved

Remote operators (slowly) drove the automaker’s autonomous vehicles into a metal fence and a construction barricade, T...

Technology May 15, 2026

California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/bill-to-keep-online-games-playable-clears-key-hurdle-in-california/...

Technology May 15, 2026

Meta to receive $3.3B in tax breaks for its $10B Louisiana data center

Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/05/14/meta-data-center-tax-break-hyperion-louisiana/ Comments URL: https://news.y...

Technology May 15, 2026

Judge Bars Kars4Kids from Broadcasting 'Misleading' Ads in California

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/kars4kids-advertising-banned-california.html Comments URL: https://n...

Technology May 15, 2026

WinCE64 – Windows CE 2.11 for N64

Article URL: https://github.com/ThroatyMumbo/WinCE64 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152729 Points...

Technology May 15, 2026

Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO

Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of s...

Technology May 15, 2026

ABC News has taken all FiveThirtyEight articles offline

Article URL: https://twitter.com/baseballot/status/2055309076209492208 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Technology May 15, 2026

Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths

WHO learned of potential cases May 5; US CDC said it just heard about it yesterday. ...

Technology May 15, 2026

A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access cus...

Technology May 15, 2026

Echoes (Live at Pompeii)

Article URL: https://genius.com/Pink-floyd-echoes-live-at-pompeii-lyrics Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology May 15, 2026

The Analogue 3D is finally getting save states

Analogue has released a new firmware update for its Analogue 3D console that adds the Memories save state feature. Memor...

Technology May 15, 2026

The Zulip Foundation

Article URL: https://blog.zulip.com/2026/05/15/announcing-zulip-foundation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology May 15, 2026

Preprint server arXiv will ban submitters of AI-generated hallucinations

One of the site's moderators described the new policy on social media.

Technology May 15, 2026

OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle

OpenAI announced yet another reorganization Friday, consolidating certain areas and making company president Greg Brockm...

Technology May 15, 2026

Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up

Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite ski spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for el...

Technology May 15, 2026

OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say

Judge orders Apple to give Musk internal messages discussing secretive ChatGPT deal. ...

Technology May 15, 2026

Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after they drive into flood waters

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/waymo-recalls-3800-robotaxis-after-able-drive-into-standing-water.html Com...

Technology May 15, 2026

Building a UMatrix Replacement

Article URL: https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/umatrix.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48151761 Points...

Technology May 15, 2026

Volkswagen shows its first electric GTI; there's no chance of US sales

The ID. Polo GTI takes plenty of inspiration from the original Golf GTI of 1976. ...

Technology May 15, 2026

One of Intel’s fastest desktop CPUs is $50 off

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was billed by the company in late March as one of its “fastest gaming desktop process...

Technology May 15, 2026

Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real

The LA mayoral candidate and former reality TV star is fueling his campaign with fears about an ultra-potent meth. Exper...