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Tesla's core autos business is under pressure as Chinese and European carmakers roll out affordable and innovative EVs.

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5977815/trump-icc-sanctions-kimberly-prost Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49935867

Dell has released security updates to address multiple critical security flaws in Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) that could be exploited by bad actors to take over susceptible systems. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-63688 (CVSS score: 10.0) - A missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in the csm-authorization-storage gRPC server that an

With all the talk about how AI might one day kill us all, it's easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people psychologically. Circuit Breaker Labs has created "crash-test dummies" to solve that.

Learn how startups can choose GPT-6 models, tune reasoning effort, improve prompts and skills, coordinate tools, and prepare workflows for production.

Streamline demonstrates how to build long-running, continuous video processing pipelines by pairing Cloudflare Workers and Durable Objects with a containerized media engine.

Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025.

Toshiba doubles HDD capacity in the Philippines in fiscal 2027, in time for 30TB-class HDD ramp in 2027.

The roughly $110 billion deal is expected to close October 6.

Article URL: https://supabase.com/blog/supabase-is-acquiring-turso Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49934784

Pope Leo XIV posted on X on October 2, 2026 arguing there is an "ontological difference" between human art and machine output, which he described as "statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others" that lacks "the spark of humanity." The post follows a May encyclical letter on AI and human dignity, and TechCrunch cites a New York Times report that Anthropic has lobbied the Vatican to reconsider its position on non-human consciousness, apparently without success.

A table rumored to hold Intel's upcoming models for Nova Lake processors as surfaced, now referring to the heavily-rumored bLLC as "BFC."

JPJ announced it is suspending MyEG Group as its collection agent effective 12:01 AM on 5 October 2026, citing non-compliance with contractual terms and unresolved obligations, so MyEG can no longer be used for JPJ matters like driving licence and road tax renewal. Existing KPP01 computerised driving-test bookings made through MyEG before 5 October remain valid, but new bookings must go directly through KPP Test Centres at registered driving institutes. Hours earlier, The Straits Times reported Zetrix AI was facing scrutiny over unremitted funds collected on behalf of JPJ, with outstanding sums reportedly exceeding RM200 million as of late September.

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Article URL: https://wagtail.org/blog/one-month-on-glm-53-flash/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49934620

Article URL: https://mondobe.com/ai-makes-me-sad Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49934487

Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon this week, touting benchmark results that beat top OpenAI and Anthropic models on some measures, including a top placement on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index composite score. The rollout is deliberately narrow, starting with cybersecurity partners, and analysts quoted in the piece say the real test comes when businesses can deploy it widely in production. The article frames this as Google trying to recover frontier standing it lost after Gemini 3 launched in late 2025, and notes Demis Hassabis stepped down as DeepMind CEO in August, with Koray Kavukcuoglu taking over.

Here are Google’s latest AI updates from September 2026

Article URL: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/10/02/big-tech-ruined-the-cloud-so-were-renaming-ours/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49934228

Federal prosecutors say a California tech CEO has been arrested and faces up to 20 years in prison over the alleged smuggling of roughly $300 million worth of Nvidia AI servers to China, with the hardware routed through Malaysia and Singapore using false paperwork. The excerpt (largely paywalled Tom's Hardware page) does not name the CEO, the company, the specific Nvidia server models, or the charges' filing details beyond the routing allegation and the maximum sentence.

Initially launched in 2019, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro now retails for $299.99.

After President Trump signed an executive order requiring US government agencies to call "AI" "SI" ("super intelligence"), Slovenia's .si registry reported a 2,199% jump in .si domain purchases in September, including roughly 11,000 new registrations on September 30 (the day after the order) and almost 13,000 in the following 24 hours, according to Registry SI spokesperson Klara Herman. Hostinger says .si is now its second most popular extension behind .com, with about 4,300 registrations on Sept 30 and 5,400 on Oct 1; Wix saw no meaningful uptick, GoDaddy doesn't yet host .si, and Squarespace hadn't responded. The pattern echoes the earlier .ai boom that generated millions for Anguilla.

BiWin has shown a CL 100 Mini SSD measuring just 15 x 17 mm, with capacities up to 2TB, positioned for portable gaming devices. The Tom's Hardware item carries no pricing, no interface spec, no sustained-throughput figures, and no availability date — the published page text is largely paywall and membership boilerplate around the two headline specs.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (Oct 2) will feature Clay co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin on the AI Stage, speaking on 'The GTM Engineer: How AI Created Tech's Next Big Job Category.' The writeup says Clay coined the role in 2023, and that roughly 100 GTM engineering job listings now appear each month. Most of the page is event promotion — ticket discounts, exhibit tables, and a 50% second-pass offer.