Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to...
Nearly two-thirds of US national security pros surveyed believe AI risks, and government posture toward them, are unacceptable
Article URL:https://ploum.net/2026-09-02-i_dont_have_a_smartphone.htmlComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539872Points: 46# Comments: 36
The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews...
Nexus Mods said the community-led SteamDB site will operate as it always has, while becoming stronger and better resourced.
Uber is laying off about 3,300 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring aimed at cutting management layers and redirecting investment toward ridesharing, delivery, and ro...
Amazon is trying to combat impersonation scams with a new feature that allows you to use its AI assistant to determine whether an email, text message, or phone call actually came from the company. Wit...
Last year, I wrote a speculative cosmology piece called Blowtorch Theory. It rather cheekily extended the American theoretical physicist Lee Smolin's wonderful, powerful, oddly neglected theory of cos...
X says U.S. creator payouts will now be handled through its X Money payments service, a change that appears to replace the previous Stripe-powered payout system.
Big Tech Google Google won't be forced to sell its ad exchange following antitrust ruling A judge previously determined that Google illegally monopolized a pair of ad tech markets. By Kris Holt Sept. ...
I think automakers are finally getting the memo. Rather than try to reinvent the wheel with its new electric vehicle, Range Rover just made one that looks nearly identical to its lineup of gas-powered...
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"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally," t...
Big Tech Apple Rare, working Apple I computer heads to auction The same model sold for over $671,000 in 2013. By Will Shanklin Sept. 2, 2026 12:54 pm EST Apple / The Internet Archive A piece of Apple ...
Article URL:https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/09/02/chatgpt-ad-targeting-is-garbage/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539233Points: 5# Comments: 2
Article URL:https://losalamosreporter.com/2025/06/29/black-hole-museum-a-new-idea-for-the-los-alamos-community/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539214Points: 3# Comments: 1
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Fervo's deal with Google could expand to 1 gigawatt of geothermal power, enough to supply a very large AI data center in Utah.
Article URL:https://practical.engineering/blog/2023/12/29/how-railroad-crossings-workComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539064Points: 6# Comments: 0
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