OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks. (…

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980817/openai-disbands-preparedness-team

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Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190-200B 2028 revenue forecast

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-ipo-valuation-hinges-190-200-billion-2028-revenue-forecast-sources-say-2026-08-15/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323620 Points: 8 # Comments…

https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-ipo-valuation-hinges-190-200-billion-2028-revenue-forecast-sources-say-2026-08-15/

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Nvidia dramatically reduces amount of OpenAI infra financing it may guarantee

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-scales-back-250-billion-openai-data-center-guarantee-wsj-reports-2026-08-14/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323686 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-scales-back-250-billion-openai-data-center-guarantee-wsj-reports-2026-08-14/

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Turn on these settings to protect your Android phone from theft

Google has added some smart theft-detection features to Android in recent years.

https://www.engadget.com/2236816/turn-on-settings-protect-android-phone-from-theft/

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Stripe Clinches over $7B Deal to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/stripe-nears-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter-for-over-7-billion Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323381 Points: 14 # Comments: 6

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/stripe-nears-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter-for-over-7-billion

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Anton Chekhov played at love most of his life

Article URL: https://commonreader.wustl.edu/winning-and-losing-at-the-great-game-of-intimacy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49306021 Points: 43 # Comments: 5

https://commonreader.wustl.edu/winning-and-losing-at-the-great-game-of-intimacy/

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The Trumps' Crypto Project Just Got One Step Closer to Becoming a Bank

Article URL: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/donald-trump-world-liberty-regulatory-approval/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322979 Points: 10 # Comments: 5

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/donald-trump-world-liberty-regulatory-approval/

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Is buying a OnePlus phone in 2026 still a good idea?

If you really want a OnePlus phone, you can still make it work.

https://www.engadget.com/2236810/is-buying-oneplus-phone-still-good-idea-in-2026/

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Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future

On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/why-people-arent-buying-mark-zuckerbergs-ai-future/

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Do you really need an antivirus app on your Android?

You probably don't need antivirus software on your Android phone, but there are some exceptions.

https://www.engadget.com/2236805/android-phones-antivirus-app-guidance/

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Models Are Getting Dumber on Purpose

Article URL: https://w4g1.dev/blog/models-are-getting-dumber-on-purpose Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322695 Points: 21 # Comments: 0

https://w4g1.dev/blog/models-are-getting-dumber-on-purpose

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Protobuf has LSP support. You're welcome

Article URL: https://buf.build/blog/protobuf-lsp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322573 Points: 6 # Comments: 1

https://buf.build/blog/protobuf-lsp

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What’s new in Android’s August 2026 Google System Updates: More accurate Wear OS workout routes

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to …

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/10/august-2026-google-system-updates/

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Tell HN: Cloudflare silently injects its analytics when you switch nameservers

A few hours ago I switched my nameservers to Cloudflare in order to enable R2 bucket serving through my own subdomain, and I found out that it silently had injected a JS analytics snippet in my HTML-only JS-free site te…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322107

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MathCode, Mathematical Coding Agent

Article URL: https://math-ai-org.github.io/mathcode/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322330 Points: 6 # Comments: 1

https://math-ai-org.github.io/mathcode/

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I've built a free, open-source local and remote memory system for agentw and CL

Article URL: https://www.lorekit.io/blog/give-your-agent-a-memory Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322206 Points: 5 # Comments: 1

https://www.lorekit.io/blog/give-your-agent-a-memory

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Bruce Campbell Wants ‘Evil Dead’ to Lighten the Hell Up Again

Are the last few 'Evil Dead' movies too mean and dark for their own good?

https://gizmodo.com/bruce-campbell-wants-evil-dead-to-lighten-the-hell-up-again-2000799011

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Report on Candidates for Office Finds AI Is More Talked-About Than Racism or Israel

AI and data centers are a major issue in 40% of U.S. races.

https://gizmodo.com/report-on-candidates-for-office-finds-ai-is-more-talked-about-than-racism-or-israel-2000799126

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Here's why retro games look better on old CRT TVs

A Super Nintendo or PlayStation looked better on retro TVs than today's ultra-sharp displays, but why is there such a difference?

https://www.engadget.com/2236809/why-retro-games-look-better-old-crt-tv/

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Plastic mechanical computer from 1963: The Digi-Comp 1 [video]

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y8bGBE71yw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313920 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y8bGBE71yw

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A 3rd World Embedded Engineer Responds to "RISC-V They Should Have Known Better"

Article URL: https://rvembedded.com/blog_post/12/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321717 Points: 5 # Comments: 2

https://rvembedded.com/blog_post/12/

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It’s time for iOS to have its own Material You

Over the years, Apple has only added more and more customization to iOS. First, we got all of the lock screen personalization back with iOS 16. That was followed up with icon color tinting in iOS 18, clear icons in iOS …

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/16/its-time-for-ios-to-have-its-own-material-you/

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Android Auto vs Apple CarPlay: What features set them apart

The differences between the iPhone and Android show up when you connect them to your car, as well.

https://www.engadget.com/2234248/android-auto-vs-apple-carplay-features-comparison/

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Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy

Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052857.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321783 Points: 5 # Comments: 1

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052857.htm

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Google Sheets gets a new icon (sort of): Mistake or due to feedback?

The entire Google Workspace family of apps got new icons in May. Three months later, the Google Sheets icon has been updated…

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/10/new-google-sheets-icon-rotation/

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NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers

Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-ending-key-grant-budding-clinical-researchers Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321353 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-ending-key-grant-budding-clinical-researchers

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How to lease an iPhone instead of buying one

The new Apple Upgrade program makes the monthly cost of an iPhone even cheaper than before.

https://www.engadget.com/2234247/how-to-lease-iphone-instead-of-buying/

#Tech #Apple #Gadgets #Software #Engadget #Cybersecurity #AppleUpgrade Project #iPhone [Engadget]

St Lucie Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 manually shutdown, 3 control rods drop into core

Article URL: https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-county/saint-lucie-nuclear-power-plant-unit-1-manually-shut-down-after-3-control-rods-drop-into-reactor-core Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c…

https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-county/saint-lucie-nuclear-power-plant-unit-1-manually-shut-down-after-3-control-rods-drop-into-reactor-core

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #HackerNews [Hacker News]

The weekend is 100 years old

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/16/the-weekend-is-100-years-old-skiveday-fridays-and-hybrid-working-ruined-it Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49320984 Points: 19 # Comments: 1

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/16/the-weekend-is-100-years-old-skiveday-fridays-and-hybrid-working-ruined-it

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TechCrunch Mobility: The shifting flight path of electric air taxis

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/techcrunch-mobility-the-shifting-flight-path-of-electric-air-taxis/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TechCrunch [TechCrunch]

What is the Retro app for and how do you use it?

Let's look at how to use the Retro app, whether it's free and whether it can compete with other social media apps.

https://www.engadget.com/2234246/retro-app-what-is-it-how-to-use/

#Tech #Software #Engadget [Engadget]

Bose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) Review: Still More Quiet and Comfortable Than Most

There are a few small upgrades in this generation of Bose's QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen), but they're still solid compared to competitors.

https://gizmodo.com/bose-quietcomfort-headphones-2nd-gen-review-still-more-quiet-and-comfortable-than-most-2000798413

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ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes

ChatGPT's desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations, and even picking up tasks you left half done. It uses y…

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980742/chatgpts-computer-history-tracks-your-clicks-and-keystrokes

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🖥️ #Software Freedom news from the #FreeSoftware Foundation #FSF https://fsf.org

“You have the right to demand freedom from your government: u․fsf․org/contacting-government ⌗FSF ⌗Freedom”

https://hostux.social/@fsf/117075109796141881

A True Telnet BBS on a Casio Calculator

Article URL: https://ei3lh.eu/2026/08/16/a-true-telnet-bbs-on-a-casio-calculator/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319349 Points: 8 # Comments: 0

https://ei3lh.eu/2026/08/16/a-true-telnet-bbs-on-a-casio-calculator/

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Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5B in second quarter

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-revenue-jumps-to-over-11point5-billion-in-q2-report.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49320144 Points: 7 # Comments: 4

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-revenue-jumps-to-over-11point5-billion-in-q2-report.html

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Maker compresses a 2.9MB song by 1000x and prints it on paper as eight QR codes — 21KB song is two minutes long, requires a neural network for playback

The open-source codec Meta released in 2022 converts a waveform into discrete tokens that a matching decoder turns back into audio.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/maker-compresses-a-2-9mb-song-1000-times-with-metas-ai-codec-and-prints-it-on-paper-as-eight-qr-codes

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Software #OpenSource [Tom's Hardware]

US oil reserves are so low, the caverns holding them could be damaged

Article URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/strategic-petroleum-reserve-trump-iran-war-gas-prices-b3033680.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319566 Points: 14 # Com…

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/strategic-petroleum-reserve-trump-iran-war-gas-prices-b3033680.html

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Ukraine built a $48,000 long-range drone after covertly snapping Chinese factory photos, clone destroys Russian Tu-95 bomber — attack drone has 2,000 km range, country builds 6,000 $48,000 flyin…

The drone that destroyed a Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber at Russia's Engels-2 air base last month turns out to be the MICH 2000.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/ukraine-destroys-tu-95-bomber-using-48000-chinese-drone-clone

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Show HN: Remove AI voice from AI writings

Article URL: https://unslopai.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319026 Points: 7 # Comments: 3

https://unslopai.com/

#AI #Software #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]

Claude: System Prompts

Article URL: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/system-prompts Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319556 Points: 10 # Comments: 0

https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/system-prompts

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Stripe 2.9% vs. Adyen 0.6% vs. Braintree 2.59%: 2026 Fees

Article URL: https://valueaddvc.com/blog/stripe-vs-adyen-vs-braintree-enterprise-payment-processing-compared-in-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319061 Points: 14 # Comments: 11

https://valueaddvc.com/blog/stripe-vs-adyen-vs-braintree-enterprise-payment-processing-compared-in-2026

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How Many Employees Does It Take to Reach $100M ARR Now?

Article URL: https://nazr.com/blog/how-many-employees-100m-arr Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319563 Points: 5 # Comments: 1

https://nazr.com/blog/how-many-employees-100m-arr

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Is the industry ready for tokens-constrained work?

Article URL: https://blog.alaindichiappari.dev/p/what-to-do-when-tokens-run-out Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319582 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

https://blog.alaindichiappari.dev/p/what-to-do-when-tokens-run-out

#AI #Software #Tech [Hacker News]

Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

Article URL: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-ads-firefox-ios Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319633 Points: 4 # Comments: 1

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-ads-firefox-ios

#Tech #TechNews #Software #Apple #OpenSource [Hacker News]

How to set up your emergency contacts and medical ID on your iPhone

Take time to enable these features today before you need them; they could help save your life in an emergency.

https://www.engadget.com/2236803/how-to-set-up-emergency-contact-medical-id-on-iphone/

#Tech #Apple #Gadgets #Software #Engadget [Engadget]

Access to telemetry data: Automotive industry criticizes intelligence reform

Article URL: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Access-to-telemetry-data-Automotive-industry-criticizes-intelligence-reform-11414994.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319170 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Access-to-telemetry-data-Automotive-industry-criticizes-intelligence-reform-11414994.html

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #HackerNews [Hacker News]

How Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 measures your antioxidant levels

Samsung's newest party trick could actually help you improve your diet, and therefore your overall health.

https://www.engadget.com/2236219/how-samsung-galaxy-watch-series8-measures-antioxidant-levels/

#Tech #Gadgets #AI #Software [Engadget]

Dolby Vision is on Netflix but you'll need these things first

It's only available with the top-tier Premium subscription plan, for one.

https://www.engadget.com/2236802/dolby-vision-on-netflix-things-needed-first/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #Software #Gadgets #Engadget [Engadget]

Face Unlock on Pixel 11 series works better in low light

Since the Pixel 8, Google’s camera-based face recognition has supported Android’s highest biometric standard. The Pixel 11 series now offers Face Unlock that “recognizes you more easily in low light.”

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/16/pixel-11-face-unlock/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #9to5Google [9to5Google]