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Top 10 — News
- Poland says hackers breached water treatment plants, and the US is facing the same threat A report by Poland’s top intelligence agency accused Russia of sabotage and hacking activities against the country’s military and civilian…
- Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny.
- Court rules Trump’s 10% tariff is just as illegal as the tariff it replaced Trump's vow to impose tariffs a "different way" already has the tech industry on edge.
- DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules The Department of Government Efficiency's cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursd…
- SoftBank reportedly slashes OpenAI-backed loan from $10 billion to $6 billion as lenders balk at private AI valuations SoftBank has reduced a loan secured by OpenAI shares from 10 to around 6 billion dollars.
- Ana Inês Inácio Designs the Future of Wireless When Ana Inês Inácio goes to work at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) in The Hague, she thinks about sign…
- Nick Bostrom Has a Plan for Humanity’s ‘Big Retirement’ The philosopher thinks humans should pursue advanced AI and the promise of a “solved world.”
- AI is breaking two vulnerability cultures Article URL: https://www.jefftk.com/p/ai-is-breaking-two-vulnerability-cultures Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066524…
- Meta Shuts Down End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messaging Article URL: https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-shuts-down-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-messaging Comments URL: https://news.ycombi…
- Over 97% of the ‘Linux’ Foundation’s Budget Goes Not to Linux
Article URL: https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/08/Over_97_of_the_Linux_Foundation_s_Budget_Goes_Not_to_Linux.shtml Comments URL: https://new…
AI tools & model updates
- [AINews] Anthropic growing 10x/year while everyone else is laying off >10% of their workforce A quiet day lets us reflect on an interesting dichotomy in the economy.
- Streaming Tokens and Tools: Multi-Turn Agentic Harness Support in NVIDIA Dynamo An agentic exchange must preserve a structured interaction: assistant turns interleave reasoning with one or more tool calls, and subsequen…
- Using Claude Code: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of HTML Using Claude Code: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of HTML Thought-provoking piece by Thariq Shihipar (on the Claude Code team at Anthropic)…
Full list — News (56)
A report by Poland’s top intelligence agency accused Russia of sabotage and hacking activities against the country’s military and civilian…
In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny.
Former cybersecurity executive Peter Williams stole several surveillance and hacking tools and sold them for $1.3 million to a Russian brok…
Trump's vow to impose tariffs a "different way" already has the tech industry on edge.
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next.
The Clips feed aims to enable discovery by offering users a scrollable feed with short snippets of shows and movies.
Across the country, schools and colleges postpone year-end tests.
The Department of Government Efficiency's cancellation of over $100 million in grants was unconstitutional, according to a ruling on Thursd…
It's hard to mix electronic manufacturing and flexible geometry.
The plan isn't final and could change, but his ouster would be no surprise.
FCC chair hasn't been able to bully ABC and owner Disney into submission.
But human artists still "must remain at the center," PlayStation maker says.
"This is not COVID," and other reasons why risk to the public is currently low.
Google's AI search will start citing its sources in several new ways.
France threatens criminal charges if Musk doesn't appear for questioning.
You can stop Chrome from taking up 4GB of storage for local AI, but that shouldn't be your problem.
Testing shows rotor blades won't disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed.
Three served on the HMS Erebus ; the fourth was Petty Officer Harry Peglar of the HMS Terror .
There are a couple signs of strain beyond the MacBook Neo and the desktops.
Apple and Intel reached a "preliminary agreement" for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI.
Some found out they didn't qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote worker…
The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city's tech economy.
Intel's stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company's actual tur…
Cloudflare announced its first large-scale layoff.
More than 500 people will be affected by the closures.
The VC firm, which focuses on mothers as consumers, raised a $10 million debut fund.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Avride after identifying more than a dozen crashes and…
The initial set of files housed on the site will include those containing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) videos, photos, and origin…
Asus's latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual.
Amazon Prime Video is joining Netflix and Disney Plus in adding a vertical feed of videos to its streaming app.
Yesterday, I told you how a hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower.
ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of violating its First Amendment rights by making "major shifts in policy and p…
Where's the Trump phone?
After quickly selling out of the Steam Controller on May 4th, Valve has launched a reservation system to ensure that you can get one withou…
Whether it's managing a busy home or looking out for everyone around them, moms spend a lot of time every day caring for others.
SoftBank has reduced a loan secured by OpenAI shares from 10 to around 6 billion dollars.
When Ana Inês Inácio goes to work at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) in The Hague, she thinks about sign…
Deepseek is planning a funding round of up to $7.35 billion, the largest ever for a Chinese AI company.
The philosopher thinks humans should pursue advanced AI and the promise of a “solved world.”
California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer is proposing a new jobs guarantee for workers displaced by artificial intelligence.
Article URL: https://www.jefftk.com/p/ai-is-breaking-two-vulnerability-cultures Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066524…
Article URL: https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-shuts-down-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-messaging Comments URL: https://news.ycombi…
Article URL: https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/08/Over_97_of_the_Linux_Foundation_s_Budget_Goes_Not_to_Linux.shtml Comments URL: https://new…
Article URL: https://flox.dev/blog/achieving-rapid-cve-remediation-in-an-era-of-escalating-vulnerabilities/ Comments URL: https://news.ycom…
Article URL: https://www.mux.com/jobs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48068732 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
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Article URL: https://blog.pavementlink.ch/2026/05/07/my-first-corrupted-hard-drive-problem/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item…
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Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/teaching-claude-why Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066592 Points: 110…
Article URL: https://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq2.html#memory-leaks Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48065916 Points: 79 #…
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Article URL: https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/flash-game-exhibitions/cartoon-network-flash-games Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/…
Article URL: https://www.sigops.org/2026/can-llms-model-real-world-systems-in-tla/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48065…
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Full list — AI tools & model updates (4)
A quiet day lets us reflect on an interesting dichotomy in the economy.
An agentic exchange must preserve a structured interaction: assistant turns interleave reasoning with one or more tool calls, and subsequen…
Using Claude Code: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of HTML Thought-provoking piece by Thariq Shihipar (on the Claude Code team at Anthropic)…
Bash is one of the most flexible and powerful interfaces exposed to AI agents.