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Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions
AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs.
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Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem?
On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.
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‘Twilight Of the Dead’ Gets a Bit More Real After Wrapping Filming
George A. Romero's long-awaited 'Twilight of the Dead' has been completed, now it's just a matter of time.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
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Prepare for ‘VisionQuest’ With Three Key ‘WandaVision’ Episodes
Before we all partake on the 'VisionQuest,' Marvel wants everyone to remember just how he got here.
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EP228: How SSH Works
Secure shell is a method to access a remote machine securely over an unsecured network. It starts with a TCP connection from the SSH client to the remote machine (SSH server).
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AVR Laptop Pushes the Limits of 8-Bit
If you saw a device that had a laptop form factor playing sound and video, alt-tabbing over to play a game or take some notes, then back to the video …read more
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Hackaday Links: October 3, 2026
If you’re interested in aerospace, there’s an excellent chance you’ve heard the rumor that NASA is trying to get its SR-71 flying again. Or at the very least, they are …read more
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Why don't more developers “use the platform”?
Article URL: https://nolanlawson.com/2026/10/03/why-dont-more-developers-use-the-platform/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49950554 Points: 274 # Comments: 288
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Car is a smartphone on wheels. Here's who's listening
Article URL: https://automatictransmission.khoury.northeastern.edu/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49954882 Points: 202 # Comments: 136
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Tearing Down a Heavy Oscilloscope
When [Thomas] showed his 1960s-era Tektronix 545A oscilloscope in a recent video, it made us both nostalgic and happy. Nostalgic because we miss the days when our oscilloscopes were “mainframes” …read more
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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage
Article URL: https://www.1011now.com/2026/09/30/more-questions-than-answers-about-lincolns-google-data-center-water-electricity-usage/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49957068 Points: 235 # Comments: 344
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Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back
Article URL: https://github.com/omlahore/RemoveMacAI Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49957116 Points: 344 # Comments: 219
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AI on Your Gaming PC
If you want to experiment with LLMs, you typically have a choice of sending your requests to someone else’s computer or fielding a very large GPU and CPU setup to …read more
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