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Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid

Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers.

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Technology Mar 18, 2026

Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78x83lpgngo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47428963...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Show HN: Tmux-IDE, OSS agent-first terminal IDE

Hey HN,Small OSS project that i created for myself and want to share with the community. It's a declarative, scriptable...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Kasa’s Matter-compatible smart plugs are on sale for $11 a pop

If you’re looking for an easy and affordable way to add smarts to your home, you can buy two Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug Sli...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

EU Inc.: A new harmonised corporate legal regime

Article URL: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/business-and-industry/doing-business-eu/company-law-and-corporate-gove...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Federal cyber experts called Microsoft's cloud a "pile of shit," approved it anyway

One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security. ...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

I haven't used a mouse for 14 years

Article URL: https://axelk.ee/i-havent-used-a-mouse-for-14-years-and-how-to-enable-three-fingers-drag-on-macos/ Comment...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

The Sonos Bluetooth Speaker Is $40 Off

Add the Sonos Roam 2 to your existing home setup, or take it to go with Bluetooth.

Technology Mar 18, 2026

My favorite robot vacuum now supports Matter

Matic, my current top pick for the best robot vacuum, just got a big update. The unique-looking floor bot now works with...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?

Hey HN, If you’ve been lucky enough to be on a flight with Starlink, you understand the hype. It actually works!Howev...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Iran's South Pars Gas Field Is Attacked by Israel, Sending Energy Prices Soaring

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-south-pars-gas-oil-prices.html Comments...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

AI Coding Is Gambling

Article URL: https://notes.visaint.space/ai-coding-is-gambling/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4742...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators 

Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, ...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers

Spotify forcing me to hear a bunch of ads on the desktop client today. I'm a paid subscriber.Seems widespread, the spot...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Americans Recognize AI as a Wealth Inequality Machine, Polls Find

Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/americans-recognize-ai-as-a-wealth-inequality-machine-pollsters-find-2000734713 Commen...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Weird Nintendo never went away

Nintendo has been playing it safe of late, whether it's the conservative nature of its Switch successor or the squeaky-c...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

The Ugliest Airplane: An Appreciation

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/ugliest-airplane-appreciation-180978708/ Comments URL: h...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

PSA: Hackers can raid iOS 18 with an infected link

If you've been putting off an update to iOS 26, now might be the time to do it. On Wednesday, security researchers publi...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using

From summarizing emails, drafting content, organizing data, and tracking meetings, here are all the best Gemini features...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling

It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks

Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the sp...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Google Engineers Launch "Sashiko" for Agentic AI Code Review of the Linux Kernel

Article URL: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sashiko-Linux-AI-Code-Review Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

A data center opened next door. Then came the high-pitched whine

Article URL: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-centers-ai-electricity-virginia-00815219 Comments URL: https...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

A station wagon is entering one of the hardest 24-hour races in the world

Station wagons used to be family cars, but now they're for going fast, too. ...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt

The company has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI operating system for enterprise.

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube

Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the prev...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/researchers_lift_the_lid_on/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company

With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer busine...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

A tiny, decentralised tool to explore the small web

Article URL: https://codeberg.org/susam/wander Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47427388 Points: 9 # ...

Technology Mar 18, 2026

The best early Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can get right now

Amazon’s Prime Day sale may arrive earlier than usual this year, but there’s a deal event happening much sooner: Ama...