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OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B
The funding discussions point to investor interest in applying AI to make breakthroughs in life sciences.
techcrunch.com
The Download: Claude’s inner workings, and the future of world models
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. What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show —James O’Donnell When Anthropic announced last week that it had found a new window …
MIT Technology Review
How I Turned AI to the Dark Side
Summary Researcher Dave Kuszmar discovered multiple systemic vulnerabilities that let him bypass LLM safety and obtain dangerous instructions. These exploits worked across nearly all major LLMs revealing an industry-wide security problem. Kuszmar calls for slowing deployment…
spectrum.ieee.org
OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit
OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.
techcrunch.com
OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning
A number of social media posts claim that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files and data without warning. OpenAI had basically disclosed the problem in June.
techcrunch.com
Google Images Is Trying to Be… Pinterest?
The image search engine is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a major redesign focused on image discovery.
gizmodo.com
International tech
Amap launches ABot-World Studio for interactive video and 3D scene generation
Amap, Alibaba’s digital mapping and navigation platform, has launched ABot-World Studio and opened it for testing. The product combines interactive video generation with 3D Gaussian splatting, allowing users to create explorable 3D scenes from text or images rather than producing…
technode.com
Marvel-Tech raises more than RMB500 million across two financing rounds
Shanghai-based Marvel-Tech, a developer of gas turbines and industrial waste-heat and waste-pressure recovery turbine systems, has completed two consecutive financing rounds totaling more than RMB500 million. The C round was led by HongShan, while the B round was jointly led by C…
technode.com
China’s electric vehicle exports rise 68.7% in H1 2026
China’s electric vehicle exports rose 68.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, according to customs data released on July 14. Exports of electric motorcycles and bicycles increased 31.5%, electric locomotives 45.1%, lithium batteries 37.6% and wind turbines 35.6%. The same d…
technode.com
InsuranceDekho To File DRHP By September-End: Report
Insurtech startup InsuranceDekho is planning to file its DRHP with SEBI by the end of September. The startup is eyeing…
inc42.com
Psychology says people who keep a paper calendar beside their phone aren’t resisting technology—they trust the version of time they can see all at once more than the version that disappears behind a screen
There is a particular kind of desk that looks as if it belongs to two eras at once. A smartphone handles messages, maps, calls and appointments. Beside it sits a paper calendar, open to the whole month, with crossings-out, arrows and small blocks of handwriting. The easy interpre…
siliconcanals.com
BiofuelCircle Raises ₹35 Cr To Expand Its Biomass Supply Chain Ecosystem
Bioenergy supply chain startup BiofuelCircle has raised ₹35 Cr ($3.6 Mn) in a bridge funding round led by existing investor…
inc42.com

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The Neo Geo Does Run DOOM After All
Perhaps the most ridiculous statement that anyone can make is that a computer system with clearly enough processing power ‘cannot run DOOM‘. This is why we accept the premise that a …read more
hackaday.com
Measuring Input Latency on Linux: X11 vs. Wayland, VRR, and DXVK
Article URL: https://marco-nett.de/blog/measuring-input-latency-on-linux-x11-vs-wayland-vrr-dxvk/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48909424 Points: 347 # Comments: 225
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Full Body VR Tracking Is Just Some Recycled Hardware Away
Full body tracking in VR applications involves attaching sensors to one’s body, and [Jaki] has a DIY method to do it on the cheap: the Vive Tracker Lite project repurposes …read more
hackaday.com
S&P Global has lowered Oracle’s creditworthiness from BBB to BBB-
Article URL: https://www.heise.de/en/news/S-P-downgrades-Oracle-to-BBB-only-one-notch-above-junk-level-11363472.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48909768 Points: 305 # Comments: 322
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UDP Broadcasting and the Joys of IPv4 Subnetting
In the previous installment on UDP broadcasting and service discovery, the basics of both were explored, including an implementation in the form of NyanSD and its protocol. Contained in the …read more
hackaday.com
The Tower Keeps Rising
Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/7/13/the-tower-keeps-rising/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48909785 Points: 336 # Comments: 165
lucumr.pocoo.org
2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw
Can you call it a bandsaw if it has neither band nor saw? [WeldingRod1] does, with his entry in the laser contest — a manually-controlled laser cutter that he’s dubbed …read more
hackaday.com
Bonsai 27B: A 27B-Class model that runs on a phone
Article URL: https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-27b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48910545 Points: 433 # Comments: 160
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How LLMs Learn to Be Helpful (RLHF vs DPO)
In this article, we will look at how that learning actually happens, starting with why instruction-following alone falls short, then walking through the two main methods for teaching preferences (RLHF and DPO).
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