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Claimed Bug Bounty Hunter Likely Used LLM to Build PhantomRaven npm Stealer

A financially motivated threat actor has been linked to the development and distribution of a JavaScript (JS)-based information stealer known as PhantomRaven via the npm package registry. "The develop...

RatHat Android Malware Abuses ADB to Retain Shell Access After Uninstall

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new Android malware called RatHat that's assessed to be operated by China-based threat actors and features an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system to na...

British Army spends £16M on 1,000 pocket-sized eyes in the sky

Surveillance and training drone systems will come through three UK suppliers, though some are built overseas

Royal Society slams UK.gov science shake-up

Whitehall changes a 'big mistake' as anything going in with Business department gets squeezed

The Leftist Split Over AI Doom

The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.

Mophie’s Extendable MagSafe 3-in-1 Charging Stand Is 50 Percent Off

Charge your trio of Apple gadgets–iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods–with one of my favorite telescopic stands.

It Still Feels Like Summer in Parts of the US. Blame El Niño

Heat records are being shattered thanks to a boost from the natural climate pattern—and burning fossil fuels, of course.

Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers

Once the music industry’s biggest headache, Napster’s next act is bringing AI to the classroom.

Bonjour! Firefox Smart Window Users Now Get to Use a French AI

Mistral Small 4 is the latest in Smart Window's model lineup, available for users in France, Canada, and the US.

The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech

In recent weeks, leaders of some of the biggest AI companies have warned that the very tech they are developing is dangerous. Last weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued that AI carries serious ri...

Best Open Earbuds (2026): Shokz, Bose, Soundcore, and More

I’ve tested dozens of open earbuds. My favorite ones let you hear the world and your tunes equally.

Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons

Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low.

On Call: Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill

When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric

Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill

When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric

AI risks make some insurers wary of corporate liability

RAND wants better data to price machine-made mishaps, apocalypse not included

AWS confesses its console causes cloudy confusion for new users

Improved signup experience for ‘AI builders’ hides complexity and includes spending cap

New Check Point flaw lets hackers execute code with root privileges

Check Point Software has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability that can let attackers execute code with root privileges on management systems. [...]

Zoro Coupon Codes: 20% Off September 2026

Find the best Zoro coupon codes, deals, and free shipping offers to save big on industrial equipment, tools, and supplies in September 2026.

USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance tech

Think tank points out that companies banned by Washington will help run the regime that Uncle Sam now controls

Jemalloc 5.4.0

Article URL: https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc/releases/tag/5.4.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49750152 Points: 103 # Comments: 25

The scourge of x86 emulation

Article URL: https://fex-emu.com/Scourge-of-emulation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49750094 Points: 102 # Comments: 11

Waymo in Singapore

Article URL: https://waymo.com/waymo-in-singapore/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49749981 Points: 103 # Comments: 97

Microsoft fixes broken copy and paste for Excel 2016 users

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for some Excel users after installing the September 2026 KB5002914 security update. [...]

Hacking OpenAI

Article URL: https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/hacking-openai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49749656 Points: 136 # Comments: 38

Marvell pushes GlobalFoundries to light up wafer production

It might be the next trillion-dollar company, but it'll need some help on the supply side to do it

AI coding agents' 0-click RCE flaw could hand attackers keys to the kingdom

Plugin4Shell attack affects all the major coding agents, researchers say

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal

Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.

Critical Check Point Management Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root

A critical vulnerability in Check Point's Security Management and Log Servers could allow an attacker without login credentials to run code as root on those servers over the network. The Security Mana...

Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular “AI factories”

The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion.

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate

Google DeepMind just launched an institute to hash out the big AGI questions in public

Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear

An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up.

Huawei's next-gen Ascend NPUs could become China's best option

960DT is set to arrive early, boasting performance far exceeding anything the West could offer the Middle Kingdom

Qwen 3.8 Omni Flash

Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8-omni-flash Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49747925 Points: 114 # Comments: 25

ThreatsDay: Self-Rewriting Agents, 800+ Flaws Patched, Insider SIM Swaps and 22 More New Stories

Attackers keep finding new keys. The funny part is that defenders keep inventing where to store them. This week, those keys sit in AI tools, exposed services, old bugs, weak logins, and software sold ...

Microsoft’s CLI text editor now does syntax highlighting

Edit, Microsoft’s open-source command-line text editor, added syntax highlighting, improved regex handling in Find & Replace and new editing shortcuts in its v2.0.0 update. Microsoft open-so...

PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI

If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be.

RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force

The USPSTF sets insurance coverage from preventive services, like colonoscopies.

Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected bipartisan alliance forming against AI.

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI

A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America's skies.

Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets

Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.

DoE seeking fault-tolerant quantum computer ... by 2028

Entrants get $250K upfront to deliver a demo within a year, which sounds totally feasible given quantum computing's track record

Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city

Waymo says it will launch a robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028, as the Alphabet-owned company continues to eye overseas markets for expansion. Waymo's vehicles will begin arriving in Singapore in "...

How to Write with an LLM

Article URL: https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2026/09/17/how-to-write-with-an-llm/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49747070 Points: 106 # Comments: 72

I Hate You Microsoft

Article URL: https://henriquenunez.eu/posts/you_did_it_again_ms/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746986 Points: 100 # Comments: 37

Researchers find way to listen in on headphones from afar

Eve's dropping in on Alice and Bob

Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse

Article URL: https://www.iankduncan.com/personal/2026-09-16-sex-ai-and-the-apocalypse/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746654 Points: 104 # Comments: 78

How Uber Protects Against Retry Storms

Article URL: https://www.uber.com/us/en/blog/protecting-against-retry-storms/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746628 Points: 101 # Comments: 42

Bonsai 2 27B: Near-Lossless Compression in a 9x Smaller Footprint

Article URL: https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-2-27b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746618 Points: 117 # Comments: 34

Critical Docker Sandboxes Flaw Lets Malicious Guest Code Read and Modify macOS Host Files

Malicious code running inside a Docker Sandboxes virtual machine on macOS could escape the project directory shared into it and read or change files anywhere else on the host, Docker warns in a s...

The most important product decision is what you don't build

Article URL: https://liamnugent.me/posts/what-you-dont-build/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746407 Points: 103 # Comments: 35

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