The daily ledger

Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning

The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required."

OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure

OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum.

Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

Clucky's new alarm app has an option where users are woken up to the sound of a rooster. They then complete a mission to turn it off.

Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation

The US government is investigating whether the Cybercab meets vehicle safety standards.

Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies are coming for its crown

While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, a growing number of rivals are now racing to dethrone it by trying all sorts of approaches to get an edge over it.

BepiColombo sheds its ride and starts the final glide to Mercury

Eight years after launch, Mercury probe and its Mercury Transfer Module consciously uncouple as orbit approaches

Beyond ORMs

Interstellar 8-Track: The Not-So-Low-Tech Data Recorders of Voyager

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Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings

Hacker News discussion (592 points, 115 comments)

Responsive Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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OKF Agent Memory – Git-native persistent memory for AI coding agents

Hacker News discussion (74 points, 22 comments)

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About LANs

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Tyranny of Optionality

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America's two largest school districts impose AI moratoriums

Hacker News discussion (45 points, 36 comments)

The revolt of the reader

Hacker News discussion (596 points, 294 comments)

South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones

Hacker News discussion (163 points, 142 comments)

Obscura: Native rendering is here. No Chromium required

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Researchers Spot Fake Ancient Pottery Using the Earth's Magnetic Field

Hacker News discussion (81 points, 30 comments)

There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get