Technology

Schneier on Security 9/10 ?

If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them

This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared inThe Guardian.OpenAI, and thenAnthropic, were each formed by AI developers who feared unrestrained corporate AI development—spec...

2026-08-14

Krebs on Security 8/10 ?

Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out

It can be daunting to determine who's responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who's harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is already semi-public, but...

2026-08-14

Cory Doctorow — Pluralistic 8/10 ?

Pluralistic: Capital formation (14 Aug 2026)

Today's links Capital formation: Going legit means going mainstream. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: London Copyfighters x Speaker's Corner; TSA v lipstick; Long Beach v ph...

2026-08-14

The Register 7/10 ?

Autonomous AI attacks pose 'clear and present danger' to critical infrastructure

Weaponized agents could turn digital intrusions into kinetic disasters, experts warn

2026-08-14

Hacker News 7/10 ?

HashAgent – Share an AI agent as a URL, runs locally via WebGPU

Article URL:https://hashagent.pages.dev/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298088Points: 6# Comments: 0

2026-08-14

Ars Technica 7/10 ?

Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan

"We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."

2026-08-14

Hackaday 7/10 ?

ShieldFont: Bludgeoning AI Scrapers that Disrespect Robots.txt

In the more innocent days of the World Wide Web you could simply put a robots.txt file in the root of your website that search engine indexing bots and similar…read more

2026-08-14

Wired 7/10 ?

FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination

The agency signed agreements to not enforce parts of three federal court orders against auto dealers accused of discrimination—and didn’t notify judges or at least one of its coplaintiffs.

2026-08-14

Slashdot 7/10 ?

Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered In a Single Galaxy For the First Time

Astronomers using JWST have found three actively feeding supermassive black holes in the distant galaxy J0148-4214, seen as it existed about 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. Two sit just 620 ligh...

2026-08-14

Engadget 7/10 ?

DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

News AI DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more Prices at off-peak hours will be half the peak-hour pricing. By Mariella Moon Aug. 14, 2026 6:58 am EST Leon Neal/Getty Images DeepSeek m...

2026-08-14

The Verge 6/10 ?

CMF hit the balance between cheap and good clip earbuds

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It's an inherent aspect of their design - and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don't like something jammed in their ear, but sound resp...

2026-08-14

The Register 7/10 ?

Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down

Copilot's gurning blob is leaving Voice for a new career in education

2026-08-14

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Show HN: We Implemented the IPv8 Internet-Draft in Linux, Libc, and BGP

Article URL:https://goonhost.rocks/blog/implementing-ipv8-internet-draftComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49297996Points: 12# Comments: 2

2026-08-14

Ars Technica 7/10 ?

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price

Samsung didn't have to change much this year because its hardware is just that good.

2026-08-14

The Verge 6/10 ?

The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one

As The Verge's resident handheld reviewer, I have nearly every portable gaming PC on a shelf in my house. The MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus is now the first one I reach for. Thanks to a next-gen Intel chip an...

2026-08-14

The Register 7/10 ?

TalkTalk Business and ARO to borg into UK tech services giant

70,000 customers will join the collective, whose name and leader remain unknown

2026-08-14

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Dear people who work at the airport

Article URL:https://life-after-ssri.bearblog.dev/dear-people-who-work-at-the-airport/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49297801Points: 24# Comments: 9

2026-08-14

The Verge 6/10 ?

Hoto’s new cordless soldering iron heats up in three seconds

Hoto is introducing its first soldering iron through its modular Snapbloq collection that lets you assemble your own custom toolbox by stacking magnetic cases and tools together. The new I-A06 Cordles...

2026-08-14

Hacker News 7/10 ?

The TEMU-Fication of Software, Digital Goods and Services

Article URL:https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/the-temu-fication-of-software-digital-goods-services/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49297637Points: 15# Comments: 1

2026-08-14

Hacker News 7/10 ?

WhatCable: Know what your USB-C cable can do

Article URL:https://www.whatcable.uk/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49297469Points: 11# Comments: 8

2026-08-14