Other Ars Technica

Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang.

An analysis explores the difficulty of destroying Starlink satellites, discussing the geopolitical implications of anti-satellite capabilities.

Tech Business/VC Ars Technica

Energy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom

Energy IPOs are surging as investors seek ways to capitalize on the power demands of the AI boom.

Other Ars Technica

Tesla driver who blamed crash on autopilot pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB finds

The NTSB found that a Tesla driver involved in a crash manually overrode the autopilot system by pressing the accelerator fully.

AI/ML VentureBeat

China’s Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, the largest open-source model ever, rivaling top U.S. systems

Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-source model that rivals top proprietary systems and demonstrates advanced agentic capabilities in chip design.

Tech Business/VC VentureBeat

The AI compute gap: Enterprises are buying infrastructure faster than they can measure what it costs

A survey reveals a 'compute gap' where enterprises are investing in AI infrastructure and specialized clouds faster than they can accurately measure their actual costs and GPU utilization.

Cybersecurity VentureBeat

The agent security gap: 54% of enterprises have already had an AI agent incident, and most still let agents share credentials

Research indicates an 'agent security gap' where 54% of enterprises have had AI agent incidents, often due to shared credentials and lack of scoped identity and isolation.

AI/ML Hacker News

Schema Harness Achieves ~99% on Arc‑AGI‑3 Public

Schema Harness achieves a near-perfect score of 99% on the Arc-AGI-3 public benchmark, demonstrating significant progress in AI reasoning.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Optimizing Lua string literals to save 400 bytes

A technical deep dive into optimizing Lua string literals to save a small amount of memory (400 bytes), showcasing extreme optimization techniques.

AI/ML Hacker News

German AI consortium releases Soofi S, an open 30B model that tops benchmarks

A German AI consortium has released Soofi S, an open 30B parameter model that outperforms existing benchmarks.

Other Hacker News

CD Sales Growth Outpaced Vinyl in the First Half of 2026

CD sales growth has reportedly outpaced vinyl sales in the first half of 2026.

Software Engineering Hacker News

AttoChess, a complete, playable chess program for 16-bit x86 DOS in 278 bytes

AttoChess is a fully playable chess program for 16-bit x86 DOS written in only 278 bytes.

AI/ML TechCrunch

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

Google Vids is introducing personalized AI avatars and Gemini Omni-powered tools for easier video generation and editing.

AI/ML TechCrunch

Roblox launches an AI-powered game-creation feature in its mobile app

Roblox has launched a new 'Build' feature that allows users to generate basic games from a single text prompt using AI.

Other The Verge

Why are CD sales suddenly growing again?

CD sales are seeing a resurgence in the US, driven by K-pop and fans seeking affordable ways to support artists.

Other The Verge

Kalshi says it caught Trump’s teleprompter operator insider trading

Kalshi reports that Donald Trump's teleprompter operator was allegedly using insider information to bet on the president's speeches.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

Apple’s OLED iPad Mini upgrade is on the way as prices continue to rise

The iPad Mini is expected to receive an OLED display upgrade as soon as October, likely accompanied by a price increase.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Cottage Computer Programming (1984)

A look back at cottage computer programming from 1984, likely discussing early home computing and hobbyist software development.

Other Hacker News

42% of adults rely on their parents for financial support

A report on the financial dependence of adults on their parents.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Oil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years

Oil giant BP is shutting down its corporate venture capital arm, BP Ventures, after 20 years of subpar returns.

AI/ML TechCrunch

X cracks down on creators who steal content

X is implementing Grok AI to detect stolen content and ensure payouts are redirected to the original creators.