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Coming soon: Our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch
Earlier this month, the UN announced the planet will tip past 1.5 ˚C of warming, “likely within the next few years,” squashing any lingering hope that nations would cut emissions fast enough to achieve the loftiest goal of the Paris climate agreement. In the US, the world’s secon…
MIT Technology Review
Making AI an asset, not an expense
When customers talk about AI costs, the conversation usually starts with token prices and ends with access to the latest, most capable model in the cloud. Do they always need that level of capability? Not necessarily. But that is often where the conversation goes. As AI moves fro…
MIT Technology Review
America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch
For the sake of national security, it's a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it's penning lengthy poetry.
techcrunch.com
Apple Pay finally launches in India after years on the sidelines
Some of India's largest banks are holding off on supporting Apple Pay initially.
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a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B
EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation in a year.
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Follow-Up on my Spitballed Predictions for Apple’s October
Regarding my post yesterday speculating on how Apple’s October — seemingly set to be a big one — might play out, a friend asked if any or all of the new stuff might be released through Apple Newsroom announcements only. Good question. Let’s run through the rumored new hardware pr…
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How Flipkart Is Using AI To Move Beyond Keyword-Led Product Discovery
Flipkart is leveraging AI to move beyond keyword-led product searches to interpret what shoppers want, ask follow-up questions, and adapt…
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Simate Debuts Simate-beta Physical AI Fast System, Says It Tops RoboDojo Benchmark
Three-month-old Simate released Simate-beta, a fast-reaction physical AI model it says ranks first on RoboDojo with a 33.95 average score, developed with an agent-driven research pipeline.
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Consumer Appliance Startup EDT Raises $2.4 Mn To Expand Product Portfolio
Mumbai-based consumer appliance startup EDT has raised $2.4 Mn (over ₹23 Cr) in its pre-Series A round led by existing…
inc42.com
India’s Scale Demands Planning For Failures Beyond Your Stack: Razorpay’s Prabhu Ram
Building reliable digital payments at India’s scale requires planning for failures in infrastructure a company does not control, according to…
inc42.com
ByteDance’s Doubao reportedly preparing personal AI agent, codenamed Spell and tested since April
ByteDance’s AI assistant Doubao is reportedly accelerating work on a new personal AI agent. According to sources, the project began internal testing as early as April and was previously known internally as Spell. Product development has recently picked up pace, with a public laun…
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Nvidia and AMD chiefs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su have joined an influential advisory board at a prestigious Chinese university, placing the two US artificial intelligence chip leaders in a high-level forum known for connecting global executives with senior Chinese offici…
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AI Agents Can Think. Now They Can Pay.
I attended a MPP event at Stripe HQ, where I spoke with Emily Sands and Matt Schulman from Stripe, along with Brendan Ryan from Tempo.
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A Simple Solution for Streamlining Battery Recycling
Lithium batteries have become the backbone of many modern devices ranging from toothbrushes to semi trucks, so what are we going to do with them when these rechargeable cells finally …read more
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No More Windows For The Dutch Government, Ze Kiezen Nu Linux
The events of the last few years have caused many in Europe to re-evaluate their reliance on large offshore technology companies, with a corresponding move to home-grown EU-based alternatives. It’s …read more
hackaday.com
Show HN: Real-time Solar System with 526k asteroids and all tracked satellites
Article URL: https://space.bl2.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49898778 Points: 251 # Comments: 56
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Why Do LLMs Lie?
In this article, we will look at why this problem of hallucinations happens with LLMs and the techniques that can help make LLMs more dependable for answering.
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AI needs $6T in annual revenue to justify data centre boom
Article URL: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/29/ai-industry-needs-to-earn-6-trillion-by-2031-to-justify-data-centres/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49898952 Points: 204 # Comments: 300
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September 2026: The world today, as seen by one Polish guy
Article URL: https://tomwojcik.com/posts/2026-09-21/september-2026-the-world-today/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49905487 Points: 214 # Comments: 113
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Livenerf: Has Opus 5.5 been nerfed yet?
Article URL: https://github.com/ninjahawk/livenerf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901736 Points: 626 # Comments: 252
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U.S. postal inspectors shut down website selling counterfeit postage labels
Article URL: https://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/2026/09/26/u-s-postal-inspectors-shut-down-website-selling-millions-of-counterfeit-postage-labels/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49899090 Points: 232 # Comments: 136
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