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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

Apple alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAi's senior leadership, including a long-time former employee.

Apple Sues OpenAI, io, and Former Employees, Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets

Chance Miller, 9to5Mac: The lawsuit names Chang Liu and Tang Tan as two of the defendants. Tang Tan served as VP of product design at Apple, leading iPhone and Apple Watch product design. He departed the company in February 2024 to work with Jony Ive. Chang Liu, meanwhile, worked…

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Pair Of Billion-Dollar Deals For Cyber And AI Infrastructure Lead

AI once again dominated venture funding this week, claiming five of the 10 largest announced rounds, including a pair of billion-dollar financings for AI infrastructure and cybersecurity that led the pack.

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Sony Music to Close Punk Merch Warehouse That Just Voted to Unionize

Punk's not dead, it's just being union-busted.

Insta360’s Next Action Cam Could Be a Real GoPro Competitor

The new X6 360 camera has leaked.

Razer Found a New Way to Print Money: Cinnamoroll Gaming Headphones

There's also a Cinnamoroll-themed gaming chair, keyboard, mouse, and mouse pad.

International tech

100,000-Card Ultra-Intelligent Fusion: Sugon Dawn 8000 Marks a Milestone for China AI Computing Infrastructure

Sugon unveils China first fully domestic 100,000-card AI supercluster, the Dawn 8000, integrating supercomputing and AI computing on a unified architecture connected to the national computing network.

Ola Electric Faces Third Insolvency Petition, Gets NCLT Notice

Days after it emerged that Sterling E-Mobility Solutions and Anevolve Mando eMobility had initiated insolvency proceedings against Ola Electric, the…

Xiaomi opens reservations for SkyNomad SUV series

Xiaomi EV has opened reservation consultations for SkyNomad, known in Chinese as Xiaomi Pengcheng, its new smart SUV series focused on flexible in-car space. The product line is positioned separately from Xiaomi’s SU7 and YU7 series. The first SkyNomad model is expected to use a …

Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it

AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.

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Shein receives approval for Hong Kong IPO from Chinese regulators

Online retail giant Shein Global Holdings has secured approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to seek an initial public offering in Hong Kong, a long-awaited step for the firm after its attempts to list in New York or London stalled. The firm plans to issu…

Research led by John Antonakis at the University of Lausanne found that targeted training produced a medium improvement in how charismatic people appeared to others—evidence that charisma is not merely something you are born with, but a set of behaviours that can be deliberately strengthened.

Charisma has a reputation problem. We tend to treat it as a private voltage: some people walk into a room with it, others do not, and the rest of us are left admiring or resenting the difference. The research led by John Antonakis at the University of Lausanne points to a less my…

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IEEE Remembers Pioneering Computer Scientist Peter G. Neumann

The computing community recently lost one of its enduring voices: IEEE Fellow Peter G. Neumann. The renowned computer scientist and respected risk analyst died on 17 May at the age of 93. For almost 70 years, Neumann shaped the computing field through his pioneering work on risks…

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OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, a cloud-based AI agent that manages tasks across email, Slack and calendars

OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent embedded inside its flagship chatbot that aims to transform ChatGPT from a question-and-answer tool into an autonomous work platform capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks across users' email, calendars, code reposi…

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StubHub Founder Has Ties to Major Scalpers on the Platform

Security filings reveal that the secondary ticket sale marketplace has close ties to scalpers that use its platform.

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QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall

Article URL: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/quadrf-can-spot-drones-and-see-wifi-through-my-wall/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48861717 Points: 377 # Comments: 149

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This Week in Security: Escaping Linux VMs, Vulnerable Solar, Confusing AI (Again), and Confusing NPM Malware

The Januscape vulnerability allows a user in a guest VM managed by the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) to corrupt memory in the host system and break out of isolation. …read more

How To Use Those Cute But Slightly Odd 7-Segment LCDs

If you’re not aware, there is such a thing as adorable little three digit LCD 7-segment displays. They come in a ten-pin DIP package and are just begging to be …read more

Hackaday Podcast Episode Ep 377: Parallel Pixels, Wiggly Consoles, and Seven Segments

This week’s podcast sees Elliot joined by Jenny List, as both suffer silently in the European summer heat because the sound of a desk fan would come over on the …read more

Robot Dog in Browser

You’ve doubtlessly seen the current crop of robot dogs and, if you are like us, thought about getting one to play with. The problem is that the cheap ones are …read more

LAST CALL FOR ENROLLMENT: Become an AI Engineer - Cohort 7

Our 7th cohort of Becoming an AI Engineer starts tomorrow, Saturday, July 11. This is a live, cohort-based course created in collaboration with best-selling author Ali Aminian and published by ByteByteGo.

GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]

https://x.com/__eknight__/status/2075643450196971805, https://xcancel.com/__eknight__/status/2075643450196971805 Prompt: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/04d1d1e4-bc75-476a-97cf-49055cd98... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863490 Points: 252 # Comments: 220

Late Bronze Age Collapse

Article URL: https://acoup.blog/2026/01/30/collections-the-late-bronze-age-collapse-a-very-brief-introduction/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48858737 Points: 294 # Comments: 205

New York City to become first in US to ban deceptive subscription practices

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/07/mayor-mamdani... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863464 Points: 302 # Comments: 175