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Transit rewards (Waymo pays you to take the train)

Article URL: https://waymo.com/blog/2026/09/transit-rewards/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49811065 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

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US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj3dgy8x3vro Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4981082...

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OpenAI wants to consult elite mathematicians about how to not fumble again

After turning a string of spectacular mathematical results into a reputational crisis, OpenAI is consulting human mathem...

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Web-based IBM 1620 emulator and IPL-V from 1963

Article URL: https://github.com/pkimpel/retro-1620 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49809935 Points: ...

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The new CC, an AI agent built for families

Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-labs/cc-expanding-to-groups/ Comments URL...

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TechCrunch Founder Summit’s agenda revealed: Unlock fundraising, hiring, and AI insights in Boston on November 4

Founders shouldn't have to learn the hardest lessons the hardest way. TechCrunch Founder Summit is designed to make the ...

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Augustofaces: Pareidolia Fine Art

Article URL: https://augusto.at/augustosfaces/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49809404 Points: 4 # ...

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Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work

Now that Paramount has reached a settlement with the 12 states that were suing to block its $110 billion merger with War...

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The current balance of power in open models

Article URL: https://www.interconnects.ai/p/the-current-balance-of-power-in-open Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

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Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms

The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.

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Woman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test

There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing. ...

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New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money

The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.

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The UV index is not the warm sensation of sunlight on bare skin

Article URL: https://blog.asciitweezers.com/the-uv-index-is-not-the-warm-sensation-of-sunlight-on-bare-skin/ Comments U...

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No Sloptober

Article URL: https://no-sloptober.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49808096 Points: 28 # Comment...

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Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived

Article URL: https://foxscript.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49808023 Points: 18 # Comments: ...

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Rabbit’s new AI agent doesn’t need an R1 to run

Rabbit, the company behind the underwhelming R1 device, is rolling out a standalone AI agent that you don't need its har...

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Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules

Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough. ...

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LLM Ass Bench

Article URL: https://www.assbench.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49807688 Points: 41 # Comment...

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Saudi Arabia’s new Exobot EVs make the Cybertruck look normal

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mostly known for its global dominance over petroleum production and oil reserves - not ne...

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Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI

Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally.

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Motorola’s wild-looking Signature 27 runs Qualcomm’s new Extreme chipset

Motorola is the first company to announce a phone running Qualcomm's top-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip. The ...

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 comes in an Extreme version too

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, this year joined by the 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 too. The company desc...

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The JavaScript Midlife Crisis

Article URL: https://maroun-baydoun.com/blog/javascript-midlife-crisis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

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Apple clarifies that Texture and Grain controls are exclusive to the latest iPhones’ cameras

Apple's new texture and grain controls for stylizing photos will be more limited on older phones than initially expected...

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Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts

EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier. ...

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Native apps written in TypeScript and CSS

Article URL: https://github.com/geastack/examples Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49807021 Points: 3...

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Obscura: The first VPN that can't log your activity

Article URL: https://obscura.com/#faq-technical Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49807003 Points: 7 #...

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Score free Pixel Buds 2A when you preorder a Googlebook at Best Buy

The Android-powered Googlebooks are coming soon, with familiar brands and specs that rival Windows Copilot machines. For...

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Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting

British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs. ...

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Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says

Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.