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Drew DeVault: Hacker News has a pronounced political bias favoring capitalism

A blog post argues HN's moderation suppresses left-wing critique while platforming right-wing voices.

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“Because it's run by a bunch of billionaires.”— twipped@twipped.social · full quotes →
Drew DeVault Software developer and bloggerY Combinator Startup incubator that hosts Hacker NewsElon MuskElon Musk Owner of Grok AI
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Satellite startup Hubble reaches $1.6B valuation with $200M funding round

Hubble Network's new capital brings total funding to $300M as it builds space-based Bluetooth infrastructure.

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“Satellite startup Hubble Network raised $200 million in a new funding round, taking the company's valuation to $1.6 billion as it works to enable global…”— Bloomberg · full quotes →
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CMA updates Google choice screen proposals to include AI assistants

UK regulator strengthens measures requiring Google to let Android and Chrome users pick alternative search services, now covering ChatGPT…

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“The way people search for information online is changing, with new services creating fresh opportunities for innovation and competition. We've listened…”Sarah Cardell— Sarah Cardell · full quotes →
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OpenAI's ChatGPT ad system tracks users across advertiser websites via cookies

Independent researcher reveals cross-site tracking mechanism that links third-party ad activity to ChatGPT accounts.

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“OpenAI's advertising infrastructure can link activity on third-party advertiser websites to a user's ChatGPT account through a cross-site cookie called __obi.”— CyberInsider · full quotes →
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UK CMA proposes search and AI assistant choice screens for Android and Chrome

The regulator wants Google and smartphone makers to offer yearly prompts for search engine and AI assistant selection.

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“We've listened carefully to feedback and are responding quickly to the rise of AI assistants, which people are increasingly using as their search service, but…”Sarah Cardell— Sarah Cardell · full quotes →
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OpenClaw's next version adds decision model for steer-or-queue automation

The tool now uses AI to automatically choose between steering and queuing approaches.

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“Next version of OpenClaw uses a decision model to automatically decide between steer or queue.”— @steipete · full quotes →
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Adobe brings free Premiere mobile video editor to Android, retiring Premiere Rush

A year after debuting on iOS, Adobe's Premiere mobile app launches on Android as Premiere Rush loses support September 30.

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“We’re excited to share that the Adobe Premiere mobile app is now available on Android, bringing intuitive and powerful video editing to millions more creators…”— Mike Polner, Adobe vice president · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Patreon Co-Founder Sam Yam Joins OpenAI to Lead Creator Product

Yam brings two other senior Patreon executives with him as OpenAI builds out tools for creators.

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“Patreon co-founder Sam Yam says he is joining OpenAI to lead Creator Product, alongside Patreon's Head of Product Drew Rowny and Head of Engineering Shannon Ma”— Sam Yam · full quotes →
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FAA activates SMART AI tool over Washington DC airspace

An $875M AI system begins advising controllers on DC-area flight traffic as the first step toward a nationwide rollout, drawing public…

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“AI air traffic control — what could go wrong? Starts today.”— cwebbonline.com, Bluesky poster · Bluesky · full quotes →
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Pew survey: Public opposition to data centers surges to majority, with 54% citing environmental harm

American views of data centers have deteriorated sharply since January amid growing local protests and political divisions.

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“More than half of Americans (54%) now say data centers are mostly bad for the environment, up from 39% in January.”— Pew Research Center · Press · full quotes →
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Apple Intelligence consumes up to 30GB on macOS 27, with no way to disable it

Users report Apple Intelligence AI models taking far more storage than Apple's specs suggest, and the company removed the option to opt out.

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“It's lawsuit-worthy that Apple thinks it's okay to consume anywhere from 20 to 30 GB of storage for Apple Intelligence while offering no way to turn it off.”— tristan@hachyderm.io · full quotes →
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Gallup poll: global optimism about AI outpaces trust, US lags behind

A 37-country Gallup–Microsoft survey finds positive feelings about AI outweigh negative ones almost everywhere, but trust in its accuracy…

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“Washington can’t stop talking about AI doom scenarios and the public backlash to data centers — but around the world, sentiment toward the fast-moving…”— Semafor · full quotes →
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Smartphone buying guides for 2026: Android, Samsung, and iPhone options

Wired and Mashable update their device recommendations as Apple, Google, and Samsung release new flagships amid a RAM shortage driving…

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“Smartphone prices have surged in 2026 because we're in the middle of a global RAM shortage caused by the AI boom (commonly known as "RAMageddon").”— Mashable · full quotes →
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Apple quietly restricts new iPhone camera Texture and Grain controls to iPhone 18 Pro and Duo

MacRumors finds Apple revised its own press release and user guide to drop older iPhones from the new Photographic Styles texture and grain…

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“The way Apple OFFICIALLY promised to bring the new Film Grain photographic styles from the iPhone 18 Pro to the iPhone 16 and 17 series and then JUST SILENTLY…”— @outofgalaxyy · full quotes →
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Apple is prototyping a screenless fitness tracker to rival Whoop

Bloomberg reports Apple has built early prototypes of a display-free wrist band, but has not committed to releasing it.

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“Apple has apparently been "exploring" the category for months and has developed prototypes, but hasn't decided whether the project will move forward.”— MacRumors, summarizing Bloomberg report · full quotes →
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Dutch and German innovation agencies launch €40M AI chip design challenge

NADI and SPRIND aim to accelerate semiconductor design through cross-border European collaboration.

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“the goal with chips was to achieve "several orders of magnitude acceleration" in a design process that currently takes years.”— Jano Costard · full quotes →
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Uber plans hybrid robotaxi network with human drivers to boost profitability

Uber is betting a mix of autonomous and human-driven vehicles will keep expensive robotaxis busier and more profitable than all-robot…

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“Uber believes a hybrid network of robots and people can keep its expensive autonomous vehicles busier, and therefore more profitable, than fleets made up…”— Axios · full quotes →
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Google launches Googlebook laptops at $899, preorders open ahead of Oct 4 launch

Five OEM partners debut Android-based Googlebooks with deep phone integration and Gemini AI, as reviewers and social critics question the…

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“work seamlessly with your Android phone”— John Maletis, Google head of laptops and tablets · The Verge · full quotes →
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Ireland fines Google €403M over unlawful location-data tracking

DPC ruling closes a six-year GDPR inquiry into Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy, with Google given six months to…

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“As a result of Google's failures in this regard, individuals could have been unaware that their location was being used to, for example, influence them with…”— Graham Doyle, Deputy Commissioner, DPC · Guardian/DPC statement · full quotes →
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Dutch and German agencies launch €40M AI chip-design challenge

New Dutch innovation agency NADI teams with Germany's SPRIND to fund AI-accelerated chip design.

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Microsoft opens Maryland site giving DARPA hands-on access to Majorana 2 quantum chip

A new University of Maryland research center lets DARPA physically test Microsoft's topological quantum hardware for the first time, moving…

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“It enforces a certain amount of engineering rigor that scientific teams normally do not have”— Zulfi Alam, Microsoft Quantum CVP · full quotes →
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GNOME maintainer proposes LLM policy centered on community values

Jordan Petridis argues LLM policies should shape social norms around contributor well-being, not just police code submissions.

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“GNOME exists as a collective that find joy in reaching beyond our individual limitations to achieve something bigger.”— Jordan Petridis, GNOME maintainer · GNOME blog · full quotes →
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Sony Patent Reveals NFC Tap-to-Pay PlayStation Controller

A newly surfaced Sony filing describes a controller that could take payment or account data via a tapped phone or credit card.

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“facilitating and coordinating these operations by performing multiple operational steps using multiple devices often causes performance of the video game…”— Sony patent filing · full quotes →
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Apple postpones AI pendant project amid watch expansion

Bloomberg reports Apple has put its camera-equipped wearable on hold as it prioritizes AI features for Apple Watch and upcoming AirPods.

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“Apple has also been working on an AI pendant with a camera, though that project has been postponed.”— Mark Gurman, Bloomberg reporter · X · full quotes →
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Apple's M6 Mac mini reviews land: faster chip, $300 higher price

Reviewers across the tech press praise the M6 Mac mini's performance but agree the new $899 starting price erodes its signature value.

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“The M4 Mac mini was one of Apple's best values ever. This one, not so much.”— Andrew Cunningham · full quotes →
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No Sloptober: Developer challenge to abstain from LLMs for October

A technologist launches a month-long fast from AI tools to help developers reassess their actual dependency on language models.

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“Is there a steelman of this? Because it seems false on its face unless you believe it's impossible to control agents such that they, y'know, act as your agent…”— daveliepmann · full quotes →
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ByteDance secured 2,300 Nvidia B200 chips via Norway data center, revealed in IPO filing

UK startup Nscale's regulatory documents exposed a subsidiary deal that leveraged export control loopholes now facing closure.

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“Even though the Financial Times reports that this was legal and exploited loopholes in the U.S.'s ongoing export controls against China, it still exposes the…”— Tom's Hardware · full quotes →
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Xiaomi 18 Fold surfaces, draws iOS look-alike comparisons

Ben Geskin shows off his new Xiaomi 18 Fold, and a commentator says its software resembles an iPhone Duo running iOS.

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“I watched more of this video than I’d like to admit while thinking it was an iPhone Duo.”— oliverhaslam@mastodon.social · full quotes →
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TikTok US joins Lantern cross-platform child safety initiative

TikTok's US unit joins peers including Meta and X in sharing harmful behavior signals and commits $2M to NCMEC modernization.

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“Cross-platform collaboration is essential to identifying and disrupting child sexual exploitation and abuse, and TikTok USDS JV's participation will help…”— Marc Leone · full quotes →
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M5 Ultra Mac Studio reviews call it the best machine yet for local AI

First reviews of Apple's priciest Mac Studio, out ahead of Tuesday's launch, focus on its power to run large AI models entirely on-device.

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“At this point, the improvements are not even targeted at me (a video creator) anymore. They're targeted at being the best machines for local AI work.”— @MKBHD · full quotes →
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Waymo launches Visa-linked rewards for pairing rides with public transit

Waymo will pay $2.85 in ride credit when Bay Area riders use a linked Visa card for both a Waymo trip and public transit within two hours.

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“That's just something on your Waymo account, not real money. They must want access to your Visa card data.”— Animats · full quotes →
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ITU standard specifies sextile symbol for phone star key, not asterisk

A post reveals that telephone keypads should display a sextile ⚹ rather than asterisk * according to ITU-T E.161.

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“TIL and my mind is reeling 🤯”— wendynather · full quotes →
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Apple Wallet driver's licenses expand to Utah, Kentucky, North Carolina

Three states expected to add digital ID support to Apple's Wallet app as adoption accelerates nationwide.

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“Digital IDs are becoming far more common than they were when Apple first added support in the Wallet app back in 2021.”— 9to5Mac · full quotes →
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Cities oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband permitting rules

Local governments say the FCC proposal violates public safety requirements and ignores ISP delays in network deployment.

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“We ask the commission to address provider delays, failures to deploy, and permit-hoarding.”— Local government representatives · full quotes →
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