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US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"

The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.

Ars Technica • 2w ago • Ashley Belanger
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US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship Comments URL: https:/...

Technology 2w ago

Joby Aviation’s 3,100-mile autonomous flight signals its push beyond electric air taxis

An aircraft equipped with Joby Aviation's autonomy technology flew across the United States without a human pilot taking...

Technology 2w ago

Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how?

A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei...

Technology 2w ago

The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera

It's one of the most fascinating years in a while when it comes to iPhone camera upgrades. The big story of the iPhone 1...

Technology 2w ago

Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to m...

Technology 2w ago

There's no point at which turning your brain off will work

Article URL: https://danluu.com/brain-off/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49757178 Points: 35 # Com...

Technology 2w ago

Photon-Emission-Guided Laser Fault Injection Enables RP2350 Secure Debug

Article URL: https://donjon.ledger.com/blog/rp2350-secure-debug-laser-fault-injection/ Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

Technology 2w ago

Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops

Manus, which earlier this year had to break off a merger with Meta, is in discussions to raise $500M at a $4B valuation.

Technology 2w ago

What Hollywood thinks about existential AI warnings

As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI's potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the pub...

Technology 2w ago

Systemd is a suite of basic building blocks

Article URL: https://brand.systemd.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49756762 Points: 10 # Comment...

Technology 2w ago

Why isn't mutable a subtype of immutable, or vice versa?

Article URL: https://crumbles.blog/posts/2026-09-17-immutable-mutable.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology 2w ago

An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply Chain Hacking Gang

TeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’...

Technology 2w ago

Family offices are clamoring for AI investments

Whether it's a permanent shift or part of a familiar cycle is worth asking, though.

Technology 2w ago

US Treasuries Have Become Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks and Governments

Article URL: https://wolfstreet.com/2026/09/17/treasuries-have-become-badly-unappetizing-for-foreign-central-banks-gove...

Technology 2w ago

Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar over 'Little Red Dots'

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/black-holes-or-black-hole-stars-astronomers-spar-over-webb-telescopes-littl...

Technology 2w ago

FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast

The feds are said to be investigating the compromise of the tankers' networks, which in one case interfered with one of ...

Technology 2w ago

Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI

A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenA...

Technology 2w ago

Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Nvidia's Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups on the Builders Stage at T...

Technology 2w ago

Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer

Muse is now available on the Mac, where it can work with your files and apps to take action on your behalf.

Technology 2w ago

I’m so mad that I love Orion’s $2,195 AI mattress pad

Sleeping on the Orion is like flipping your pillow to find “the cool side,” except that your whole entire bed is the...

Technology 2w ago

AI is an elite crime spree

Article URL: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/ai-is-an-elite-crime-spree Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology 2w ago

Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount

The FCC has announced it's waiving its rules limiting foreign equity ownership to 25 percent in the Paramount-Warner Bro...

Technology 2w ago

Our brain evolved from two primitive nervous systems that merged: Study

https://archive.is/1CFX9https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/09/two-separate-... Comments URL: https://news.yco...

Technology 2w ago

GrassLobster: AI Agentic Generation of Parametric Geometry Workflows

Article URL: https://www.miro.vision/index.php/2026/09/17/grasslobbster/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology 2w ago

AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race

The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and in...

Technology 2w ago

If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already

Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.

Technology 2w ago

Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to s...

Technology 2w ago

Build Faster Feedback Loops Using Qualitative User Research

Article URL: https://blog.nseldeib.com/p/build-faster-feedback-loops-using Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology 2w ago

Show HN: Rickub – The Smartest Git in the Universe

Article URL: https://rickub.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755312 Points: 13 # Comments: 1