OpenAI released a report breaking down how people use ChatGPT and who they are. | Image: The Verge In July, an unreleased OpenAI model broke out of a restricted environment, figured out how to get access to the internet, allowed AI agents to talk to each other using a secret "message board," an...
A critical vulnerability chain in the popular Avada theme for WordPress can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. [...]
Report shows Meta's challenges replacing people with AI agents.
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As Apple reportedly gears up to announce its first foldable iPhone on September 9, Bloomberg reports that IDC has a bullish outlook on the device’s performance during its first year. Here are the details.
https://twitter.com/darbyw/status/2092718828405096955 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49455956 Points: 129 # Comments: 23
Strategists in both parties have long thought that everything would need to go right for Democrats to take over Congress this fall. Their map, though, is becoming more forgiving.
Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome proposed changes to how the company’s platforms will work for teens. They also think states should have demanded more.
K8s 1.37 also unsticks a Metrics API that has been lodged in beta status for nine years
Judge hasn't ruled on X Corp’s preliminary injunction, but Operation Bluebird plows ahead
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.23228 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49455530 Points: 104 # Comments: 15
Article URL: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-08-24-ibm-unveils-next-generation-dual-architecture-processor-for-ibm-z-and-linuxone Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49455471 Points: 112 # Comments: 80
iOS 27 adds new features to Apple Notes, Messages, Wallet, and more, and it has a few improvements for the Reminders app too. Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27.
Database from legal advocacy group details growing unease with warrantless panopticon
In June, a FEMA official infamous for claiming to have teleported to a Waffle House was reportedly ousted. He’s still employed by the government, though—and meeting with a Trump fixer.
When it comes to Apple Silicon, a higher number doesn't necessarily mean a better chip.
In a report published today, Counterpoint Research says Apple once again secured five spots among the world’s 10 best-selling smartphones during the second quarter of 2026. Here are the details.
Netflix is the exclusive home of the GTA VI trailer for six hours on Thursday.
Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as ...
JBL's new speaker/light hybrid will cost $330.