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Xprize Founder Insists All the New Tech That’s Surveilling Humans Makes Us ‘Behave Better’
Who's actually being monitored in a "trillion sensor world"?
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Liquid AI's smallest model yet LFM2.5-230M beats models 4X its size at data extraction, can run 'anywhere'
Liquid AI, founded by former MIT computer scientists, today released its smallest AI language model yet, LFM2.5-230M, and enterprises would do well to consider it for their uses in data extraction and local deployment on smartphones, laptops and robotics. This is a 230-million-pa…
venturebeat.com
Apple’s Full Statement on Yesterday’s Price Increases
Apple, in a statement issues to the press yesterday, quoted fully by MacRumors: The consumer electronics industry is facing an unprecedented challenge. The rapid expansion of AI data centers has created an extraordinary surge in demand for memory and storage. We have never seen a…
macrumors.com
Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic
General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor.
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OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US
The hire marks OpenAI's latest push into India, expanding offices, partnerships and hiring.
techcrunch.com
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models — but only accessible to limited preview partners for now, per US Gov
OpenAI is announcing a limited preview of its next-generation GPT-5.6 model series today, introducing three distinct, capability-tiered models—Sol, Terra, and Luna—designed to re-engineer developer and enterprise workflows. OpenAI says they improve upon their predecessors by off…
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SpaceX could launch Starlink mobile service, beginning with US consumers
SpaceX is preparing to make a major entry into the US mobile… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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UBTECH Sells 5,000 Companion Robots in Two Weeks, Eyes Consumer Market Breakthrough
UBTECH's U1 full-size humanoid companion robot records 5,000+ pre-orders in under three weeks, signaling growing consumer appetite for emotional AI robots in China.
pandaily.com
India Drops 20% Local Sourcing Rule, Keeps Security Guardrails For Satcom
For years, the biggest question surrounding India’s satellite broadband market wasn’t whether global players such as Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb and…
inc42.com
The Chinese County Producing Half the World's Eyeglass Lenses Now Uses Lithography Machines
Danyang county, making 50% of global eyeglass lenses, introduces semiconductor lithography to produce nano-structured lenses as thin as 2mm even for 1500-degree prescriptions.
pandaily.com
Mercedes-Benz reportedly expands job cuts in China to R&D and manufacturing
Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales & Service Co. plans to reduce its workforce from about 900 to under 600 through two rounds of adjustments, with roughly 10% of the process already completed, according to sources. The move is not an isolated case. Since 2025, Mercedes-Benz’s operations…
technode.com
OpenAI could delay IPO until 2027, uncertainty triggers US stock sell-off
US stock markets slipped after a report from Bloomberg said OpenAI is… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
thetechportal.com
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Gets a New Title for Its Re-Release
'Avengers: Endgame: Encore' opens September 25 with a bunch of new goodies setting up 'Avengers: Doomsday.'
gizmodo.com
Om Malik, 1966-2026
Heartbreaking news, shared by Om’s family: Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in the comments below or by posting and taggi…
om.co
★ Spensive Thoughts
Some quick thoughts on the hardware prices Apple increased — and didn’t increase — today. Here’s a table with most of the base models whose prices increased: .table-65EBF365-4DEE-4E25-8A8B-E9D8F4B95492 th:nth-child(1) { text-align: left } .table-65EBF365-4DEE-4E25-8A8B-E9D8F4B9…
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Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model
System card: https://deploymentsafety.openai.com/gpt-5-6-preview Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48689028 Points: 410 # Comments: 253
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Top Anti-Patterns to Avoid in Service Architecture
In this article, we will look at some of the most important anti-patterns in service architecture, how they happen, and how they can be avoided.
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Jolla Phone (October 2026)
Article URL: https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-october-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48687272 Points: 219 # Comments: 124
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This Week in Security: Stealing Email with AI, AMD Nerfs Chips, the World Cup Nearly Rickrolled, and GPSD Bugs
Firefox recently added integrated AI support — a generally poorly received move among many Firefox users — that includes an AI chatbot integration for interacting with web pages. Florian Port …read more
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Reflective LCD Slabtop Terminal Runs Homebrewed Solar OS
Have you ever spotted something in a catalog or on a website and just known you had to build a project around that one part? That’s how [nilseuropa] felt about …read more
hackaday.com
We all depend on open source. We will defend it together
Article URL: https://akrites.org/letter/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48682737 Points: 420 # Comments: 203
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Large Language Models vs Small Language Models
In this article, we will explore those constraints through three layers of model design, look at the tradeoffs that come with each approach, and investigate the production systems that combine both small and large models.
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Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck
Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/why-have-papers-one-history-s-most-famous-physicists-been-retracted Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48686834 Points: 285 # Comments: 135
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Incident CVE-2026-LGTM
Article URL: https://nesbitt.io/2026/06/26/incident-report-cve-2026-lgtm.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48686093 Points: 436 # Comments: 76
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