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Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models
"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.
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Apr 30, 2026
FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder
BioticsAI CEO Robhy Bustami joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to discuss how the company has navigated a highly ...
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Apr 30, 2026
Xbox owners can now disable Quick Resume for specific games
Microsoft has released a new Xbox update that adds a bunch of new features, including the ability to disable Quick Resum...
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Apr 30, 2026
Beijing bans drone sales even as rest of world buys Chinese drones
Beijing's citywide ban restricts the sale, transport, and storage of drones. ...
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Apr 30, 2026
Google’s Gemini AI assistant is hitting the road in millions of vehicles
Google announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out Gemini to cars with Google built-in, marking a significant u...
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Apr 30, 2026
Recovering files from beyond the grave using PhotoRec
Article URL: https://lost-number.bearblog.dev/recovering-files-from-beyond-the-grave-using-photorec/ Comments URL: http...
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Apr 30, 2026
Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own
While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models.
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Apr 30, 2026
OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts
OpenAI is rolling out Advanced Account Security for people concerned that their ChatGPT or Codex accounts could be poten...
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Apr 30, 2026
TikTok’s new ‘Campus Hub’ features college group chats and feeds
The new hub features dedicated college group chats and personalized feeds designed to help students stay connected with...
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Apr 30, 2026
Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too
Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.
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Apr 30, 2026
I built a Game Boy emulator in F#
Article URL: https://nickkossolapov.github.io/fame-boy/building-a-game-boy-emulator-in-fsharp/ Comments URL: https://ne...
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Apr 30, 2026
Kubereboot/Kured: Kubernetes Reboot Daemon
Article URL: https://github.com/kubereboot/kured Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47965227 Points: 3 ...
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Apr 30, 2026
Show HN: TRiP – a complete transformer engine in C built from scratch just by me
Article URL: https://github.com/carlovalenti/TRiP Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47965161 Points: 7...
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Apr 30, 2026
Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools
Manus, an AI company Meta acquired for $2 billion last year is running ads promising quick, easy money with AI: Find loc...
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Apr 30, 2026
Cricut’s Joy 2 makes creating stickers easier for beginners, and it’s on sale
If you’ve ever thought about making your own stickers for Etsy or just for fun but don’t know where to begin, I’d ...
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Apr 30, 2026
CopyFail Was Not Disclosed to Distros
Article URL: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/10 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...
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Apr 30, 2026
The Whistleblower Who Uncovered the NSA's 'Big Brother Machine'
Article URL: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-whistleblower-who-uncovered-the-nsas-big-brother-machine/ Comments ...
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Apr 30, 2026
American Dads Became the Parents Their Fathers Never Were
Article URL: https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-do-richer-dads-spend-more-time Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator....
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Apr 30, 2026
Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/rightscon-human-rights-conference-suddenly-postponed/ Comments URL: https://news.y...
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Apr 30, 2026
Scientists Are Starting to Unlock the Nanoscale Secrets of the Immune System
At WIRED Health, immunologist Daniel Davis detailed the ways in which new technologies are enabling a better understandi...
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Apr 30, 2026
SatoshiGuesser – Roll for Bitcoin
Article URL: https://github.com/Pathos0925/SatoshiGuesser Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47964897 P...
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Apr 30, 2026
RFK Jr. appeals ruling that wiped out his vaccine advisory panel
There was uncertainty about whether Kennedy would fight or simply try an end run. ...
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Apr 30, 2026
Shai-Hulud Themed Malware Found in the PyTorch Lightning AI Training Library
Article URL: https://semgrep.dev/blog/2026/malicious-dependency-in-pytorch-lightning-used-for-ai-training/ Comments URL...
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Apr 30, 2026
Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers
Salesforce lets its customers lead its product roadmap with the thinking that if one enterprise customer has a problem, ...
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Apr 30, 2026
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI has always been complicated, so I expected the close partnership-turned-situationsh...
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Apr 30, 2026
Gemini is rolling out to cars with Google built-in
Google is preparing to update vehicles that have Google built-in with its Gemini AI assistant. This will be an upgrade f...
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Apr 30, 2026
Microsoft’s DLSS competitor is now available on the Xbox Ally X handheld
Microsoft is starting to test its Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) feature with the Xbox Ally X. Auto SR first debut...
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Apr 30, 2026
Best Side-Sleeper Mattresses 2026: Picked by a Sleep Science Coach
We’ve tested hundreds of the top hybrid, memory foam, and cooling mattresses to find the best combination of support a...
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Apr 30, 2026
Uber taps Hertz to clean, charge, and fix its Lucid Motors robotaxis
Hertz is creating a new affiliate company called "Oro Mobility" to provide fleet management solutions "across a range of...
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Apr 30, 2026
Now California’s cops can give tickets to driverless cars
Autonomous vehicles roving California's roads will no longer be immune to traffic tickets starting on July 1st. New regu...