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Drivers queue for hours in Bali amid fuel shortage
Drivers in Bali face hours-long queues amid shortages of Indonesia’s subsidised Pertalite fuel.
Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites
Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
Train with Pasta
A personal trainer powered by Apple Intelligence Discussion | Link
Under the hood, off the hot path: How D1 scales to millions of databases
A deep dive into how D1 architected its control plane to scale and manage millions of databases, while keeping data plane query operations at the edge. We share guiding principles on how to build on the Developer Platform effectively.
GitHub Tightens npm Publishing After Flaw Left 1,500+ Packages Vulnerable to Hijacking
GitHub has taken the step of expiring unvalidated npm trusted publishing configurations 48 hours after creation after researchers found that it was possible for an attacker to push new versions of a different user's package without having to steal their credentials. "Your configuration becomes validated and exempt from expiry after its first successful publish," the Microsoft-owned subsidiary
Infrastructure for the frontier era: Scaling intelligence through open industry collaboration
AI is reaching such a pivotal moment, and the focus is shifting from building larger frontier models to intelligence that delivers practical impact. The post Infrastructure for the frontier era: Scaling intelligence through open industry collaboration appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
Advancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology
Explore how Microsoft is advancing hardware security through open-source Integrated HSM technology, collaboration, and cryptographic key protection. The post Advancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
AI companion startup Character.ai files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing costs and litigation
The company said the platform became "costly to develop and grow," in Monday filings to the Delaware District bankruptcy court.
Chrome Stable for iOS Update
Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Stable 156 (156.0.8078.33) for iOS; it'll become available on App Store in the next few hours. This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log . If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug . Chrome Release Team Google Chrome
Secret scanning blocks Anthropic keys by default, adds Salesforce
Secret scanning now detects new secret types from Salesforce, Anthropic, and Cloudsmith, with the new Anthropic secret types blocked with push protection by default. New secret scanning partner Salesforce is… The post Secret scanning blocks Anthropic keys by default, adds Salesforce appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
Hundreds of early-release prisoners in England and Wales not being tagged, say MPs
Serco denies tagging failures as police and probation officers struggle to cope with influx of released offenders Hundreds of prisoners released early across England and Wales, including stalkers and violent offenders, are not being tagged, MPs have said, despite promises of the “toughest supervision in British history”. As the government begins releasing a second tranche of 650 offenders to relieve prison overcrowding, police and probation officers have said they are struggling to cope with a new influx of offenders who are supposed to be monitored in the community. Continue reading...
Gemini 4 Argon
See also: Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074869 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50073879 Points: 985 # Comments: 749
Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach
Most of the affected individuals are Meta employees in the United States and they are being offered credit monitoring services. The post Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Gemini 4 Argon debuts with a unified 1M input/output token limit
On Tuesday, Google made Gemini 4 Argon, the company’s new flagship model, available to developers on the paid tier of The post Gemini 4 Argon debuts with a unified 1M input/output token limit appeared first on The New Stack .
Gemini 4 Argon: Built to solve your hardest problems
We’re giving developers, enterprises, scientists, and consumers access to Gemini 4 Argon, our latest frontier model.
AWS Weekly Roundup: Prime Day 2026 by the numbers, Claude Haiku 5.5, Amazon Nova 2.5 Sonic, and more (October 13, 2026)
Some numbers are hard to picture until you sit with them for a moment. Last week we published the Prime Day 2026 metrics, and the one that stuck with me is 2.3 quadrillion: the daily requests Amazon ElastiCache peaked at during the event. Prime Day ran back in June, so this post always lands as […]
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MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
Rewinding the exponential: How we keep hardware usage down
Our strategies to optimize our data pipeline throughput without compromising data quality.
Redesigning source control at Anthropic
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/redesigning-source-control Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50073633 Points: 440 # Comments: 432
Character.ai will shut down if no buyer emerges, capping a fall from $2.7 billion Google deal to bankruptcy
Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer. If none steps up, the platform shuts down. Founded by ex-Google researchers, the company once had over 20 million users but is now battling lawsuits over harm to minors and operational problems. The sale should close by the end of 2026. The article Character.ai will shut down if no buyer emerges, capping a fall from $2.7 billion Google deal to bankruptcy appeared first on The Decoder .
Enterprise managed settings enforcement updates
Enterprise administrators can now require supported GitHub Copilot clients to retrieve current server-managed settings at startup instead of relying on a cached policy. We are also adding minimum client version… The post Enterprise managed settings enforcement updates appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
Did Ukrainian strikes on Russian datacentres reduce online disinformation?
While some viral online graphs suggest less bot activity, Zelenskyy’s claims of improved social media discourse do not entirely pass muster Over the weekend, Ukraine carried out at least three airstrikes on datacentres belonging to the Russian search engine company Yandex. Reports suggest at least two of these datacentres took significant damage, with Telegram footage appearing to show one on fire. Yandex acknowledged the strikes, and Russian media reported that several websites appeared affected by the downed datacentres. On Monday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested the strikes had dampened Russia’s massive disinformation operation, saying : “It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms. There was less hate, less division and fewer provocations.” Continue reading...