Using AI to improve a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/ai-chemist-improves-reaction/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48573757 Points: 41 # Comments: 17
Massive password-stealing attack hits 75k Fortinet firewalls
Why are you even reading this?! Rotate your passwords!!
Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly
According to the latest Pew Research poll, 49 percent of Americans report using chatbots at least occasionally, but 63 percent think the tech is advancing too quickly. Overall, use of AI chatbots has increased dramatically since 2024, when only 33 percent reported using them. Specifically, ChatGP...
The Competitive Moat That AI Can't Replicate
Article URL: https://ghostinthedata.info/posts/2026/2026-06-13-human-connection-moat/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48573435 Points: 90 # Comments: 74
Siri AI will make the Apple Watch a fully-fledged AI wearable in watchOS 27
While it’s not available in the very first beta, Siri AI is coming to the Apple Watch in watchOS 27. In my view, this is the biggest change for the device in a long time.
Uncle Sam bets $500M that Alphabet spinoff's AI can dig up new semiconductor materials
AI drug discovery is so last year, even though it hasn't accomplished much yet
SanDisk's new 8TB PS5 SSD costs more than three times as much as the PS5 Pro
The highest capacity Optimus GX Pro 850P drive for the PS5 almost tops the $3,000 mark.
Trellis AI (YC W24) hiring a product lead to build agents for healthcare access
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trellis-ai/jobs/Cg94htp-product-lead Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48573221 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
Although Wall Street loves AI, every day Americans are significantly less optimistic about the industry, a new report from Pew Research shows.
The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible
Trump administration officials tell WIRED that if Anthropic wants to rerelease Fable 5, it will need to ensure the model's guardrails can't be circumvented. Security experts say that can't be done.
Two Stanford grads raise $11M to build a noninvasive wearable for hormone tracking
Clair Health's wearable will cost $369 and will an app-based subscription of $9.99 per month
Carvana launches its first test drive center at a dealership, with more to come
Carvana is converting old car dealerships into test drive centers.
The Echo Dot Max is cheaper than ever in an early Prime Day sale
The Echo Dot Max comes in a variety of fun colors, including purple. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge We’re seeing good early Prime Day deals ahead of the event next week, and unsurprisingly, some of the best deals are on Amazon’s own devices. Several Echo speakers have dropped to...
Show HN: An 8-bit live gamecast for baseball
Hey HN, I built a website to watch live baseball games in an 8-bit broadcast. It takes live MLB data streams and converts them into near real-time pixel art gamecasts. Been waiting to share this for when there’s actually a good slate of games happening since the site is pretty bare otherwise. Her...
Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker
Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company's new $99.99 Google Home Speaker replaces the rigid commands of the Google Assistant era with more conversational Gemini interactions.
Vibe-decoding the White House-Anthropic fight over Fable
CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei attends a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. Hello and welcome to Regulator, an email for Verge subscriber...
Every new game we played at Summer Games Fest 2026
Every new game we played at Summer Games Fest 2026
Launch HN: Adam (YC W25) – Open-Source AI CAD
Hey HN! I'm Zach from Adam (https://adam.new/). We're building AI agents for mechanical CAD software. We’ve built the company on two fundamental beliefs: - AI will be the primary medium for creating mechanical designs just like it is in software today. - The best paradigm for CAD generation is to...
Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses?
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel wearing the Snap Specs. They’re not the worst on him, but bold fashion rarely makes for mainstream success. | Screenshot: CNBC Yesterday, Snap debuted its new $2,195 Specs glasses. In an interview with CNBC, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel described the Specs as something the compan...
PayPal Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues
The corporate venture arm ends after 10 years and 80 investments.