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Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird

In an unexpected turn, the two companies signed a deal for Anthropic to use computing resources from Elon Musk’s xAI.

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Technology May 6, 2026

BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets

Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/05/05/byd-overtakes-tesla-kia-best-selling-ev-brand-key-overseas-markets/ Comment...

Technology May 6, 2026

How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman

Cutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as worl...

Technology May 6, 2026

DOJ says ransomware gang tapped into Russian government databases

U.S. prosecutors said a ransomware gang fueled Russian government corruption, and allowed the gang's leaders to avoid pa...

Technology May 6, 2026

Proton Meet

Article URL: https://proton.me/business/blog/introducing-proton-meet Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology May 6, 2026

AI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keys

Braintrust, a startup that makes an “operating system for engineers building AI software,” notified customers that h...

Technology May 6, 2026

What we’re hearing about the new homepage

We’ve been reading your feedback on the new homepage. All of it. The kind and encouraging comments, the brutal ones, t...

Technology May 6, 2026

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and probl...

Technology May 6, 2026

Google Cloud fraud defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA

Article URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-cloud-fraud-defense-the-next-e...

Technology May 6, 2026

Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words

Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards fo...

Technology May 6, 2026

Mexico City Is Sinking. A Powerful NASA Satellite Just Exposed How Fast

A new NASA map shows how the sinking of Mexico City is uneven, with areas registering up to 2 centimeters per month.

Technology May 6, 2026

Egg Intake and the Incidence of Alzheimer's Disease in Adventist Health Study-2

Article URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316626001902 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Technology May 6, 2026

SpaceX may spend up to $119 billion on ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas

SpaceX, Elon Musk's space company that also houses his AI company, xAI, is considering spending $55 billion, at least in...

Technology May 6, 2026

Going Full Time on Open Source

Article URL: https://jdx.dev/posts/2026-04-17-going-full-time-on-open-source/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co...

Technology May 6, 2026

Here’s what Microsoft is offering long-serving employees to voluntarily retire

Microsoft revealed last month that it's planning to offer long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily re...

Technology May 6, 2026

DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round

In just a few weeks of talks, DeepSeek's potential valuation has reportedly soared from $20 billion to $45 billion.

Technology May 6, 2026

Report: SpaceX IPO gives Musk unchecked power and forbids investor lawsuits

Anyone who buys into SpaceX IPO must waive right to sue the firm, report says. ...

Technology May 6, 2026

From Supabase to Clerk to Better Auth

Article URL: https://blog.val.town/better-auth Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038827 Points: 5 # ...

Technology May 6, 2026

Chrome downloads a 4GB AI file without user consent, researcher alleges

Article URL: https://www.engadget.com/2166113/chrome-downloads-a-4gb-ai-file-without-user-consent-researcher-alleges/ C...

Technology May 6, 2026

SoundOff: Low-Cost Passive Ultrasound Tags

Article URL: https://yibo-fu.com/SoundOff-Low-cost-Passive-Ultrasound-Tags-for-Non-invasive-and-Non Comments URL: https...

Technology May 6, 2026

Google DeepMind partners with EVE Online for AI model testing

Move comes as CCP Games spends $120M to go independent, rebrands as Fenris Creations. ...

Technology May 6, 2026

Colombia hosts talks on exiting fossil fuels as global energy crisis deepens

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-26/colombia-hosts-talks-on-exiting-fossil-fuels-as-globa...

Technology May 6, 2026

I Am Begging AI Companies to Stop Naming Features After Human Processes

Anthropic announced “dreaming” for AI agents to sort through “memories” at its developer conference. Can we not?

Technology May 6, 2026

The animated version of the iconic "Hello, world" image reveals striking new details

What's going on with those satellites, anyway?

Technology May 6, 2026

Life During Class Wartime

Article URL: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology May 6, 2026

Show HN: Hallucinopedia

Article URL: http://halupedia.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038257 Points: 21 # Comments: 2...

Technology May 6, 2026

Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds

The latest version of Native Instruments' Komplete music production bundle is here with 62 new additions, including the ...

Technology May 6, 2026

The best beauty tech you can still grab in time for Mother’s Day

If you’re looking to indulge mom this Mother’s Day, a gift that makes her feel a little more taken care of is a good...

Technology May 6, 2026

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education (2008)

Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/the-disadvantages-of-an-elite-education/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...

Technology May 6, 2026

Show HN: I built an open-source email builder, alternative to Beefree/Unlayer

Article URL: https://play.templatical.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038019 Points: 6 # Comme...