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The Download: 10 climate tech companies to watch

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. 10 climate tech companies to watch Each year, MIT Technology Review puts together a list of the most promising climate tech companies in the w…

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Steve Jobs, Walking Through a Mockup for Apple Park in 2010

What an apt photo, today of all days. What a gift Make Something Wonderful is. ★

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6 Guidelines for Governing AI

For the first 10 years of my career, I worked in product management and data analytics by myself. I wrote database queries that pulled numbers out of corporate systems, built statistical models to predict what customers would buy, and shipped data pipelines that moved information…

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Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4

There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company. But on November 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit gives founders the next-best thing: A packed day at Boston's SoWa Power Station, where investors and oper…

2026 Climate Tech Companies to Watch

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Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors

The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment.

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Exclusive: AI Research Startup FYDY In Talks To Raise $12 Mn From Lightspeed, General Catalyst

Frontier AI research startup FYDY (Fuzzy Dynamics), which is operating in stealth mode, is in advanced talks to raise $12…

Zimbabwe banks on India’s UPI to speed up transactions, lower costs

Zimbabwe is in active talks with NPCI International to build its payments infrastructure on UPI. A deal could close by October 31 — which would make it the first Sub-Saharan African country to adopt UPI. Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, la…

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Thank You, Partners, For Making Inc42’s CTO Summit 2026 A Success

On September 30, Inc42 hosted the inaugural edition of the CTO Summit 2026 at JW Marriott, Bengaluru, bringing together 200+…

openJiuwen's DigitalMate Turns One Sentence Into a Native Task Screen on HarmonyOS

openJiuwen's DigitalMate, a HarmonyOS task-center agent, merges travel, local services, email and media from one request, builds native screens with A2UI, and asks before acting.

Huawei Mate 90 Pools Networks of Up to Four Phones, Cutting Video-Call Stutter 90% in Rail Test

Huawei's Mate 90 can pool the cellular connections of up to four nearby Huawei devices; Richard Yu said a Beijing-Shanghai rail test cut video-call stutter by 90%.

Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance

From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare."

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Happy IEEE Day!

Happy IEEE Day 2026! IEEE Day is an annual event that celebrates the first time in history when engineers worldwide gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884. One of the IEEE Day’s objectives is to show the ways IEEE members, in local communities, join together to collabora…

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Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers

Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also melt away the years. Drug giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk say patients taking their drugs age less quickly, according to readouts from molecular “aging clocks.” Such clocks assess a person’s bio…

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Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits

"We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone."

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A Headset Fit For A Hackaday Writer

I started writing this from a commuter train passing at speed through the outskirts of London, and my headset had just broken. The flexible joint that attaches one earpiece to …read more

JetBrains reported a net financial loss first time in its tracked history

Article URL: https://www.helgilibrary.com/companies/jetbrains Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49977072 Points: 483 # Comments: 458

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The LLM Blindspot: Why Models Forget What’s in the Middle of Your Prompt

In this article, we’ll look at why LLMs have this bias against middle information.

Release of Polars 2.0

Article URL: https://pola.rs/posts/release-polars-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49977177 Points: 287 # Comments: 50

The EDG C++ Compiler Frontend has been Open Sourced

Recently [John Spicer] of the EDG C++ compiler front-end project announced that the project will be made open source, from now on managed by the non-profit C++ Alliance. Related source …read more

Mistral Large 4: "Le Chonk"

Article URL: https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49978116 Points: 512 # Comments: 5

USB-C PD Tamed with this Analyzer

USB-C Power Delivery (PD) has been a boon to anyone working with low-voltage DC power, because at a stroke it replaces a vast array of wall warts, power supplies, and …read more

Using LineageOS for Phones and DIY Smart TVs is Pretty Nifty

Although Android is essentially just another Linux distribution, most people only experience it in the form of the rather restrictive and proprietary versions found on smartphones, tablets and smart TVs. …read more

Why LLMs Agree With You Even When You’re Wrong

When LLMs sometimes agree with incorrect claims, it is mostly because their training rewards such behaviour. This reward system is built on several things at once, such as accuracy, helpfulness, politeness, and responses that people like.