Tech
AI Summary
- OpenAI is pushing the boundaries of AI integration, exploring connections with personal finance by allowing ChatGPT to access bank accounts and developing coding agents like Grok Build, alongside internal restructuring to focus on AI agent development.
- The burgeoning field of AI continues to present both opportunities and challenges, from its potential application in industries like defense and finance to concerns about its reliability, as highlighted by AI radio hosts and the potential for AI-generated research papers to be banned from academic platforms.
- Concerns surrounding autonomous vehicle safety persist, with Tesla revealing details about robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators and Waymo updating its fleet after vehicles encountered issues with standing water.
- The tech industry grapples with significant financial shifts, including substantial venture capital funding for startups, major tax breaks for data center expansions, and the ongoing legal and financial repercussions of high-profile disputes, such as the Musk vs. Altman case.
- Data privacy and security remain critical issues, evidenced by a hotel system exposing millions of personal documents, a 0-click exploit targeting Pixel phones, and a U.S. DOJ demand for Apple and Google to unmask users of a car-tinkering app.
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TechCrunch
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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more
2 hours ago
by Kirsten Korosec
Transportation, also, EVs, mind robotics, Rivian, RJ ScaringeInvestors can't seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. Storytelling and communication are one of his superpowers, according to Jiten Behl, who joined Rivian when the company had just a handful of employees.
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General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
2 hours ago
by Julie Bort
Venture, General Catalyst, Marc Andreessen, a16zCompulsive X user Marc Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.
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A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see
4 hours ago
by Zack Whittaker
Security, age verification, cybersecurity, data exposure, ExclusiveThe tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.
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Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up
5 hours ago
by Tim De Chant
AI, Climate, electrical grid, Lake TahoeLake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.
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Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators
6 hours ago
by Sean O'Kane
Transportation, autonomous vehicles, avs, electric vehicles, robotaxis, TeslaNewly unredacted crash reports reveal some of the troubles Tesla has had as it tries to scale its robotaxis.
Hacker News
- Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better 6 hours ago
- WinCE64 – Windows CE 2.11 for N64 3 hours ago
- Mitchellh – I strongly believe there are entire companies now under AI psychosis 2 hours ago
- The Zulip Foundation 4 hours ago
- A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 10 9 hours ago
Engadget
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New crash data highlights the slow progress of Tesla's robotaxis
an hour ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
EVs and Transportation, Big Tech, RoboticsTwo crashes since July 2025 involved robotaxis being driven by remote operators.
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California lawmakers are working on a bill to preserve access to online games
3 hours ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
Gaming, Big TechGame preservation group Stop Killing Games advised on the bill.
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Summer Games Done Quick returns this July, schedule out now
3 hours ago
by Will Shanklin
GamingWho's up for a Jak & Daxter / Half-Life hybrid?
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Marathon's future includes duo queues, more PvE modes and better onboarding
3 hours ago
by Igor Bonifacic
GamingBungie details how it plans to grow its extraction shooter.
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The cute VR platformer Moss and its sequel are heading to consoles
6 hours ago
by Lawrence Bonk
GamingA bundle of both games, along with some DLC, arrives this summer.
The Verge
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YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
21 minutes ago
by Mia Sato
AI, Creators, Google, News, Streaming, Tech, YouTubeYouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 - meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person's face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to be "very small." YouTube began testing the feature with content creators , and then
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Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu
2 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Microsoft, News, Tech, WindowsMicrosoft's latest Windows 11 test will allow you to reposition the taskbar and change the size of the Start menu. The update, which is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Experimental channel, lets you place the taskbar on the bottom, top, left, or right side of the screen. Microsoft first teased its movable taskbar in March as part of efforts to rebuild trust among users . You can adjust the alignment of the icons inside the taskbar, as well as open the Start menu drawer from wherever you placed it. Windows 11 Insiders can access a shorter taskbar,
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ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
2 hours ago
by Jay Peters
AI, News, ScienceArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. If a paper has "incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation," such as hallucinated references or "meta-comments" left by an LLM, authors will be banned from ArXiv for a year, according to Thomas Dietterich, ArXiv's section chair of its computer science section. Future ArXiv submissions will also have to be accepted at "a reputable peer-reviewed venue." Here's what he said on X : Attention @arxiv authors: Our Code of
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The Analogue 3D is finally getting save states
4 hours ago
by Andrew Liszewski
Gadgets, Gaming, News, TechIf you’re not staying on top of Analogue 3D updates, now’s the time to start. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Analogue has released a new firmware update for its Analogue 3D console that adds the Memories save state feature. Memories, which was first introduced with its handheld Analogue Pocket , allows you to save at any moment and resume from that exact spot later on, rather than having to reach a specific point in a game to save your progress. The feature should also help reduce some headaches with saving game progress on the Analogue 3D
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OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle
4 hours ago
by Hayden Field
AI, OpenAIOpenAI announced yet another reorganization Friday, consolidating certain areas and making company president Greg Brockman the official lead of all things product. In a memo viewed by The Verge , Brockman wrote that since OpenAI's product strategy for this year is to go all-in on AI agents, the company is combining its products to "invest in a single agentic platform and to merge ChatGPT and Codex into one unified agentic experience for all." To do this, the company is making a suite of org chart changes, although it's still operating under some of the same ones from last month .
Wired
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The Best Outdoor Deals From the REI Anniversary Sale 2026
2 hours ago
by Scott Gilbertson
Gear, Gear / Deals, Gear / Products / Outdoor, Camping, DealsIt’s the best time of year to pick up all the outdoor gadgets, tents, sleeping bags, and other gear you’ll need for summer fun.
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Tesla Reveals New Details About Robotaxi Crashes—and the Humans Involved
3 hours ago
by Aarian Marshall
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Crazy, TaxiRemote operators (slowly) drove the automaker’s autonomous vehicles into a metal fence and a construction barricade, Tesla says.
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Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real
5 hours ago
by Miles Klee
Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Moral, PanicThe LA mayoral candidate and former reality TV star is fueling his campaign with fears about an ultra-potent meth. Experts say it’s drug war propaganda.
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Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up
6 hours ago
by Maxwell Zeff
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Reorg, SeasonOpenAI is once again reorganizing its executive ranks as part of its effort to unify ChatGPT and Codex into one core product experience.
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The Chinese App That Puts Instagram to Shame
6 hours ago
by Louise Matsakis
Business, Business / Social Media, Made, in, ChinaIn the ancient city of Dali, I saw firsthand how RedNote has evolved from a lifestyle platform into the tool that powers the country’s tourism industry.