Technology

The Register 7/10 ?

GitHub opts all CLI users into telemetry collection whether they want it or not

Opt-out instructions included if you're not keen on GitHub watching you in the name of product improvementUsers of GitHub's command-line interface (CLI) who value privacy, beware. The Microsoft-owned ...

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

OpenAI: Workspace Agents for Business

Article URL:https://openai.com/business/workspace-agents/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47867085Points: 16# Comments: 2

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Website streamed live directly from a model

https://x.com/zan2434/status/2046982383430496444(https://xcancel.com/zan2434/status/2046982383430496444)Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47867048Points: 18# Comments: 7

2026-04-22

Wired 7/10 ?

5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good

The cyber capabilities of AI models have experts rattled. AI’s social skills may be just as dangerous.

2026-04-22

The Verge 7/10 ?

Ember’s self-heating smart mug is more than $50 off ahead of Mother’s Day

Coffee is what gets many of us through the workday, and a proper smart mug can keep it hot for hours so you can maintain your focus without constantly getting up to reheat your cup. Thankfully, if you...

2026-04-22

The Register 7/10 ?

Linux may get a hall pass from one state age-check bill, but Congress plays hall monitor

Colorado amendments could exempt open source OSes, code repos, and containersThe prospect of OS-level age checks applying to open source systems is a serious concern for FOSS advocates. Campaigners ap...

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Coding Models Are Doing Too Much

Article URL:https://nrehiew.github.io/blog/minimal_editing/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866913Points: 81# Comments: 32

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Workspace Agents in ChatGPT

Article URL:https://openai.com/index/introducing-workspace-agents-in-chatgpt/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866860Points: 21# Comments: 6

2026-04-22

The Verge 7/10 ?

Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players

Humans have been building ping-pong playing robots for decades, such as Omron's FOREPHUS that challenged amateur competitors at CES 2017. What sets Ace apart from the rest is that the robot, which was...

2026-04-22

Engadget 7/10 ?

Vampire Survivors developer Poncle is opening more studios and has over 15 games in the works

Vampire Survivorsdeveloper Poncle has big plans for the future, according to an interviewThe Game Businessconducted withthe company's chief strategy officer Matteo Sapio. It's opening two new studios ...

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Parallel Agents in Zed

Article URL:https://zed.dev/blog/parallel-agentsComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866750Points: 45# Comments: 13

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your private Tor identities

Article URL:https://fingerprint.com/blog/firefox-tor-indexeddb-privacy-vulnerability/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866697Points: 65# Comments: 17

2026-04-22

TechCrunch 7/10 ?

Google turns Chrome into an AI coworker for the workplace

Google brings Gemini-powered 'auto browse' capabilities to Chrome for enterprise users, letting workers automate tasks like research, data entry, and more.

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Surveillance Pricing: Exploiting Information Asymmetries

Article URL:https://lpeproject.org/blog/surveillance-pricing-exploiting-information-asymmetries/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866395Points: 4# Comments: 0

2026-04-22

The Register 7/10 ?

Datacenter boom keeps dirty coal plants alive in the US

Happy Earth Day!Datacenter growth in the US is helping keep aging fossil-fuel plants online longer, slowing the shift to a cleaner grid and worsening air pollution, according to new research from a gr...

2026-04-22

TechCrunch 7/10 ?

Fusion power may not be sci-fi. Just ask the people who sunk $5B into it.

Fusion energy has been “20 years away” for decades, but has the science finally caught up? Private investment in fusion companies surged from $10 billion to $15 billion in just months, and the money i...

2026-04-22

Hacker News 7/10 ?

MythosWatch: Tracking who has access to Anthropic's Mythos AI

Article URL:https://www.mythoswatch.org/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866297Points: 7# Comments: 0

2026-04-22

Engadget 7/10 ?

Threads introduces 'live chats' for following live events

Meta has introduced a new "live chats" feature to Threads, enabling people on the platform to participate in real-time conversations about live events they’re interested in. Live chats can be hosted w...

2026-04-22

TechCrunch 7/10 ?

Threads is adding Live Chats to boost real-time engagement

Threads is launching “Live Chats” to allow for real-time conversations during cultural events, the Meta-owned platform announced on Wednesday. The company says the idea behind the new feature is to he...

2026-04-22

TechCrunch 7/10 ?

Google makes an interesting choice with its new agent building tool for enterprises

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform takes an interesting approach: it is geared for IT and technical users.

2026-04-22