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Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration

A protest outside Anthropic’s offices in San Francisco.

Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Maxhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/986331/apple-iphone-18-pro-max-september-2026-event

Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at its event on Wednesday. The new phones follow a major redesign introduced with the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max in 2025. That redesign dropped titanium in favor of an aluminum body, introduced a vapor chamber to help keep the phone cool, and […]

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Microsoft has new AI privacy rules for schoolshttps://www.theverge.com/policy/992359/microsoft-aft-schools-ai-privacy

Microsoft agreed to a set of safety and privacy principles for AI in schools a week after two major school systems announced a ban on student-facing AI. In a new agreement with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second-largest teachers union in the US, and its New York City affiliate the United Federation of […]

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Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r6y4me2g6o

The US tech giant says the €13bn data centre project will create tens of thousands of jobs.

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Show HN: Rdltr – Inbox zero for your reading listhttps://rdltr.app

Hi HN, for the past few months I’ve been working on a read later app called RDLTR ( https://rdltr.app ). The whole thing started because I had so many tabs open with stuff I wanted to read, across browsers, Mac, Linux, and iPhone. They cluttered everything and got in the way of other things I had to do. Pocket had just shut down when this idea came up, I looked around, tried Instapaper, Raindrop, Matter, and a few others I forget. They were fine, but they all give you a list that only grows, which is another thing to maintain, and not the model I had in mind. Safari has this Reading List fe…

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Apple’s John Ternus era begins: β€˜It is great to be here’https://www.theverge.com/tech/991273/john-ternus-first-apple-product-launch-as-ceo

Apple's latest product event began with something the company hasn't seen in more than a decade: a new CEO at the helm. John Ternus opened Wednesday's event excited about Apple's future in what is his first product launch since succeeding Tim Cook as chief executive. "I think you're gonna like what you're gonna see," he […]

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Apple Event for September 9th, 2026https://www.apple.com/apple-events/event-stream

Out with the Tim, in with the John. Who knows if they'll fold? Comments

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I rank the open-source AI agents that launched in the last 30 dayshttps://www.theagenticleaderboard.com

Article URL: https://www.theagenticleaderboard.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629432 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

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DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku dealhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/doj-wants-more-answers-on-foxs-22b-roku-deal

Fox’s $22 billion plan to buy Roku has hit a new hurdle. The Justice Department sent Fox and Roku what’s known as a β€œsecond request” on Tuesday, asking the companies to turn over more data and documents as it takes a closer look at the deal. That’s a fairly standard step in a major antitrust […]

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Ocarina of Time remake physical preorders are $10 off at Walmarthttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/992221/ocarina-of-time-remaster-corsair-scimitar-deal-sale

Nintendo announced a variety of new titles at its September livestream, but among the most talked-about is the remastered The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2. Walmart has the physical copy of the upcoming game available for preorder for just $59.88, which is $10 lower than the physical price elsewhere, and the […]

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Muse's Social Media Handle Is Stolen by New Meta AI Toolhttps://www.realitytea.com/2026/09/09/muse-band-meta-ai-social-media-handle

Article URL: https://www.realitytea.com/2026/09/09/muse-band-meta-ai-social-media-handle/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629382 Points: 7 # Comments: 0

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Some of Dyson’s $500 toothbrushes are breakinghttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/992113/some-of-dysons-500-toothbrushes-are-breaking

Early users of Dyson's CameraJet are reporting that water is getting into the battery compartment of the newly launched $499.99 electric toothbrush. One user posted on the r/Dyson subreddit that their model "broke within 30 seconds." The problem appears to stem from the device getting wet, which is a big issue for a toothbrush. In […]

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Watch: Europe's royalty pay last respects to King Harald V in Norwayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/clyjd6jz101o

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.

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Mother demands answers, weeks after black woman found hanging from Mississippi treehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgwydke178o

Her demands for information about what happened to Tasia Fortune have been echoed by shocked locals.

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You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA Vhttps://www.wired.com/story/you-can-now-destroy-flock-cameras-for-cash-in-gta-v

A new GTA mod lets you smash and shoot Flock’s automatic license plate readers around the fictional Los Santos.

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Xbox is bringing back startup animations from its console historyhttps://www.theverge.com/news/992269/xbox-custom-boot-animation-local-search-voice-clarity-features

Microsoft is starting to test some new Xbox console features with Insiders. Testers will be able to try out custom Xbox boot animations from the past, more personalization options for badges, a new local search feature, improved Remote Play quality, the ability to download while you play on cloud, and clearer voice chat. Xbox testers […]

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Show HN: 2K Animated Imageshttps://gifrun.com/filix

Article URL: https://gifrun.com/filix Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629055 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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"Good" AIhttps://thoughts.wyounas.com/p/what-does-good-ai-mean

Article URL: https://thoughts.wyounas.com/p/what-does-good-ai-mean Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49629032 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

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All the news from Apple’s β€˜Surprise and shine’ eventhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/991697/apple-surprise-and-shine-event-news

Apple’s hosting its β€œSurprise and shine” launch event on September 9th at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, where it’s expected to announce the first phones in its iPhone 18 lineup β€” including Apple’s first foldable, the rumored β€œiPhone Duo.” This event will also be John Ternus’ first as Apple’s CEO after taking over for Tim […]

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iPhone 18 live blog: On the ground at Apple’s biggest eventhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/989658/iphone-18-duo-pro-fold-apple-watch-airpods-keynote-live

It's not just time for any old Apple event, but one that's expected to usher in a new era for the company. This is the first iPhone keynote to be led by Apple's newly anointed CEO John Ternus, and all signs and rumors have been pointing to it being the one that also debuts a […]

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Show HN: GBDL – one Markdown+YAML file to save a multi-agent Grok Bot setuphttps://github.com/jcpsimmons/gbdl

Article URL: https://github.com/jcpsimmons/gbdl Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628911 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: A rated ladder for vibe coders – we rank the human, not the modelhttps://vibeladder.dev

Article URL: https://vibeladder.dev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628908 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Mushrooms – A personal MCP server for 2,500 apps, so your AI can acthttps://mushrooms.viasocket.com

Article URL: https://mushrooms.viasocket.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628886 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

Defining AI Psychosis. Part 2: "Prolific AI Psychosis"https://jeffs.blog/p/defining-ai-psychosis-part-2-prolific

Article URL: https://jeffs.blog/p/defining-ai-psychosis-part-2-prolific Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628880 Points: 13 # Comments: 2

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Show HN: Moral.games, a 1v1 ethics game with an AI judgehttps://moral.games

Article URL: https://moral.games Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628812 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?https://techcrunch.com/video/superintelligence-is-coming-should-we-let-it

AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI likeΒ it’sΒ inevitable, but recentΒ safety incidentsΒ likeΒ OpenAI’sΒ Hugging Face breachΒ areΒ demonstratingΒ the potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable thanΒ humans.Β SoΒ what happens when weΒ can’tΒ reliably control what these systems do?Β  On this episode of TechCrunch’sΒ EquityΒ podcast, Rebecca Bellan is joined byΒ Connor Leahy, an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and now the U.S. Executive Director of […]

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Driver’s License Data for Salehttps://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/drivers-license-data-for-sale.html

A database of 153 million drivers licenses is for sale on the dark web. Brian Krebs has more detail .

LIVE: Napoli vs Arsenal – UEFA Champions Leaguehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/9/9/live-napoli-vs-arsenal-uefa-champions-league

Follow live updates from our text commentary stream coverage as favourites Arsenal begin their Champions League season.

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Show HN: Locksmith: Store Maven Secrets in the macOS Keychain (Or a Unix Socket)https://github.com/exabrial/locksmith

Hello HN, In the age of LLMs sucking in random secrets, sandbox escapes, and RCE orbital bombardment, I thought it'd be a good idea to create a Maven Extension that defers to the MacOS keychain for resolving secrets. In general, it's a good idea to not have any secrets (passwords, tokens, etc) stored in plaintext files. Also, this allows your machines to be FIPS-140 complaint, if thats a thing for your job. Locksmith is a Maven Core Extension that defers to the MacOS Keychain. The entry format in settings.xml looks like: {[type=locksmith]nexus.superbiz.example.com/username} This was a fun p…

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Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activistshttps://prospect.org/2026/09/09/anthropic-artificial-intelligence-surveillance-system-monitor-activists

Article URL: https://prospect.org/2026/09/09/anthropic-artificial-intelligence-surveillance-system-monitor-activists/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628704 Points: 9 # Comments: 1

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Google search embraces live NFL footballhttps://www.theverge.com/entertainment/991893/google-search-gets-better-at-live-nfl-football

Google is introducing a new Live Game Feed to keep you updated on NFL games as the regular season kicks off tonight. Look for the red "Live" icon and you'll see a recap of the ongoing game, play-by-play updates, top commentary on social, video highlights, and "AI-powered insights." It's available now on mobile in English, […]

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Understanding the Recent DDoS Attack Against Read the Docshttps://about.readthedocs.com/blog/2026/09/2026-ddos-attack

Article URL: https://about.readthedocs.com/blog/2026/09/2026-ddos-attack/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628614 Points: 7 # Comments: 0

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Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/anthropic-researchers-ai-human-extinction

One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanity Artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, according to three researchers with the industry giant Anthropic , one of whom has quit his job in protest. The latest doom-laden predictions came in posts on social media on Tuesday by a researcher who said he resigned because Anthropic and his previous employer, OpenAI , were ignoring or at best mishandling their response to the threat. Continue reading...

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GNU Radio in the Browserhttps://gnuradioworld.com

Article URL: https://gnuradioworld.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628576 Points: 8 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Bounty Index ,compare public bug bounty programs across 6 platformshttps://www.bountyindex.in

Article URL: https://www.bountyindex.in Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628531 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Intro-level book about quantum computing theory/hardware/applicationshttps://quantumcomputingfortheconfused.com

Hi HN - If you're anything like me, you've seen the occasional quantum computing posts here and skimmed through them, hoping that the comments would explain the significance (or lack thereof) of the results in question. I got to the point where I just wanted to read a proper book about the field, so that I could understand what quantum computing 'is' at a high level (I'm technical, with an EE PhD, but not a physics or CS guy). Unfortunately, I found that there wasn't really a text that fit my needs. There are books that explain the math/CS theory at an appropriate level (I recommend Scott Aar…

No Man's Sky Cosmoshttps://www.nomanssky.com/cosmos-update

Article URL: https://www.nomanssky.com/cosmos-update/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628493 Points: 20 # Comments: 8

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Better AI code comment detectorhttps://entropicthoughts.com/better-ai-comment-classifier

Article URL: https://entropicthoughts.com/better-ai-comment-classifier Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628454 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

Planet Labs' Open Satellite Feedhttps://tech.marksblogg.com/planet-labs-open-satellite-feed.html

Article URL: https://tech.marksblogg.com/planet-labs-open-satellite-feed.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628429 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

Rails 8 Guide: Features, Requirements and Upgrade Path (2026)https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/07/whats-new-in-ruby-on-rails-8.html

Article URL: https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/07/whats-new-in-ruby-on-rails-8.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628409 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

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Show HN: SockLight – A SOCKS5 dev proxy with a live terminal dashboardhttps://github.com/kosmrljt/socklight

Article URL: https://github.com/kosmrljt/socklight Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628404 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Bomb Sensehttps://danboland.net/2021/07/15/bomb-sense.html

Article URL: https://danboland.net/2021/07/15/bomb-sense.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628367 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

Framework is giving some customers a RAM refundhttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/992218/framework-lowers-ram-prices-refunds

In a "rare, positive update" amid the ongoing component shortage, Framework is lowering its RAM prices for some buyers of the Laptop 13 Pro - at least, for now. After increasing the laptop's memory pricing in July, Framework says it "secured a limited quantity of Micron 32GB and 64GB LPCAMM2 memory modules at lower cost," […]

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We Accidentally Built a Synthetic Cell Factoryhttps://bnext.bio/post/we-accidentally-built-a-synthetic-cell-factory

Article URL: https://bnext.bio/post/we-accidentally-built-a-synthetic-cell-factory Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628290 Points: 16 # Comments: 0

Show HN: A better ChatGPT for NetSuite questionshttps://trycadbury.com

Article URL: https://trycadbury.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628157 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: A free, open-source agent orchestrator for knowledge workhttps://www.itsverso.xyz

I am happy to share something I have been working on for the past few months: an open-source agent orchestrator for knowledge work, built on Hermes Agent. For context, I started building verso on my own free time as a learning exercise a few months ago. It's now become the set up that I use for work every day and it has significantly increased my productivity. I wanted to have an easy and intuitive way to interact with Hermes Agent without having to use the CLI. Then one thing led to another. It connects to the apps you already use, builds context autonomously, learns and grows with you, and…

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Show HN: AuralFret – Chords and scales together on one guitar boardhttps://auralfret.com/play

Article URL: https://auralfret.com/play Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628073 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

Viral AI assistant Instinct now has its own email addresshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/viral-ai-assistant-instinct-now-has-its-own-email-address

Instinct’s new email feature lets the AI agent create and manage accounts, contact businesses, handle support requests, and do more on users' behalf.

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Anthropic researcher says more than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-kill-humans-anthropic-researcher-more-than-ten-percent-chance

Article URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-kill-humans-anthropic-researcher-more-than-ten-percent-chance/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627887 Points: 12 # Comments: 3

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Show HN: Adding initContainers and env vars to deployments w/o Kyvernohttps://github.com/katalyticIT/kTailor

Article URL: https://github.com/katalyticIT/kTailor Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627842 Points: 1 # Comments: 1

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Why is this robot slowly dropping the object?https://youtu.be/DqMjxcfm4Ek

This is a popular-science presentation, where I explore my PhD research on in-hand sliding manipulation with robotic grippers and tactile sensing. The focus has been on friction modeling and perception with tactile sensing. The simple parallel gripper might not be the first thought when you think about dexterity with robotic grippers. The video is based on my research papers: "Planar friction modeling with LuGre dynamics and limit surfaces" Published in IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO). https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.01123v3 "Perception, control, and hardware for in-hand slip-aware object man…

Uganda pulling out of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, says military chiefhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3d7pzyjzllo

The decision, announced by the chief of defence, comes just two months after Uganda said it would participate.

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Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal Child Carehttps://www.nber.org/papers/w35514

Article URL: https://www.nber.org/papers/w35514 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627655 Points: 8 # Comments: 0

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Geiger – See every AI agent on your machine and what it can touchhttps://github.com/Atomburstofficial/geiger

Article URL: https://github.com/Atomburstofficial/geiger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627646 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Geiger – See every AI agent on your machine and what it can touchhttps://github.com/Atomburstofficial/geiger

Article URL: https://github.com/Atomburstofficial/geiger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627646 Points: 18 # Comments: 8

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Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistanthttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/shipt-becomes-the-latest-delivery-app-with-an-ai-shopping-assistant

Users can ask the assistant to do things like "Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for 25 people and include some brunch items,"Β orΒ "Build a cart for easy school lunches and after-school snacks," Shipt says.

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Show HN: PhotoToPattern – Turn photos into printable cross-stitch patternshttps://phototopattern.com

Article URL: https://phototopattern.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627555 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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The Switch 2 is getting a 2D Metroid called Ravenoushttps://www.theverge.com/games/992053/the-switch-2-is-getting-a-2d-metroid-called-ravenous

Nintendo just announced a new 2D entry in the Metroid series for the Switch 2, titled Metroid Ravenous. It's launching on January 28th, 2027. The new game looks like an evolution of Metroid Dread. While it's still a 2D game, it features 3D graphics, lots of cinematic action shots, parrying enemies, and Samus rolling around […]

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I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercabhttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/992014/tesla-cybercab-hands-on-test-robotaxi-austin

Getting out of a taxi shouldn't be a shameful experience. Yet I find myself feeling particularly embarrassed while exiting a Tesla Cybercab as it partially blocks a narrow road outside a popular Austin swimming hole. As a cadre of annoyed, sweaty Texan parking spot hunters pile up around it, the gold-painted two-seater just sits there […]

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Identity-Based AI Attack Threatens Security of Enterprise Datahttps://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/identity-based-ai-attack-security-enterprise-data

"Workflow identity hijacking" can bypass standard security controls and hijack an organization's data by sending a basic request through an unauthenticated entry point.

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Show HN: Cynative – build your own security agentshttps://github.com/cynative/cynative

In July, we launched a deep research agent for live infrastructure. Following feedback from the cybersecurity community, we built a framework on top of it to enable anyone to build their own security agents quickly and safely. We're excited to share our work and would like to thank everyone who helped us. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627393 Points: 1 # Comments: 1

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Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuationhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/uber-invests-10m-in-indian-fleet-operator-carrum-at-168m-valuation

Carrum Mobility operates about 5,100 vehicles in India and is Uber's largest fleet partner for its premium Uber Black service in the country.

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GPT-6 Astra, Looped Transformers, and Hidden Reasoninghttps://magazine.sebastianraschka.com/p/gpt-6-astra-looped-transformers-and

Article URL: https://magazine.sebastianraschka.com/p/gpt-6-astra-looped-transformers-and Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627370 Points: 43 # Comments: 2

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Show HN: Whetuu – An opinionated, zero-config status line and history pickerhttps://github.com/yamafaktory/whetuu

Article URL: https://github.com/yamafaktory/whetuu Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627357 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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Microsoft/TracerAI withdraws copyright takedown against Luantihttps://blog.luanti.org/2026/09/08/dmca-rescinded

Article URL: https://blog.luanti.org/2026/09/08/dmca-rescinded/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627306 Points: 13 # Comments: 2

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Show HN: Emailclaw–Email lovers' AI agent that creates scheduled task in 5 stepshttps://github.com/emailclaw/emailclaw

Article URL: https://github.com/emailclaw/emailclaw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627264 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: 243 – a 3Γ—3 puzzle where the grid loops and three in a line fuseshttps://play243.com

Article URL: https://play243.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627198 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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