AI/ML The Verge

New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is using AI to analyze and identify outdated state rules and regulations.

Other The Verge

Ecovacs’ self-cleaning Deebot X11 has hit a new low price

The Ecovacs Deebot X11 robot vacuum and mop hybrid has reached a new low price of $699 on Amazon and directly from Ecovacs.

Tech Business/VC The Verge

Google is better at playing the AI regulations game

The EU has ordered Google to provide AI rivals with greater access to Android, a move seen as a regulatory strategic win for Google.

AI/ML The Verge

Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone

Roblox is introducing AI tools into its mobile app to enable users to generate 3D assets and build games more easily.

Other The Verge

Time’s running out to save $10 on Splatoon Raiders physical preorders

Various deals on gaming hardware and electronics, including a discount on Splatoon Raiders preorders and 4K Blu-rays.

Other The Verge

Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm

NTSB investigators confirm a Tesla driver manually overrode FSD by fully accelerating, leading to a fatal crash in Texas.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

Adaptional (YC S25) Is Hiring

Adaptional (YC S25) is currently hiring for its team.

Other Hacker News

Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures

An interactive book on linear algebra featuring figures that users can manipulate to understand concepts.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: Sentinel – open-source QA agent that reads your code before it clicks

Sentinel is an open-source QA agent designed to read code to improve the accuracy of its automated testing clicks.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Show HN: Galois connections for composable numeric casts in Rust

A technical exploration of using Galois connections to implement composable numeric casts in the Rust programming language.

AI/ML Hacker News

Kimi K3 Is Live

The Kimi K3 AI model is now live and available for use.

AI/ML Hacker News

Someone Used AI to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me

An individual shares their experience of having an unauthorized AI-generated biography written about them.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Hacker News

Show HN: A modern port of Linux to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone

A modern version of Linux has been ported to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone.

Other Hacker News

Photos of items from families in different countries with different incomes

A collection of photographs comparing household items across different countries and income levels.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero deal would nearly double its global footprint

Uber has agreed to acquire Delivery Hero in a $14.8 billion all-stock deal to expand its global delivery footprint.

Software Engineering TechCrunch

Newsletter platform Beehiiv now lets subscribers chat with each other, adds AI

The newsletter platform Beehiiv has added subscriber chat capabilities and an AI Copilot for growth and analytics.

Other Hacker News

Decoy Font

An exploration of 'Decoy Fonts' as a method for protecting content from being scraped or read by AI models.

AI/ML Hacker News

Detecting LLM-Generated Texts with "Classical" Machine Learning

A study on using traditional machine learning techniques to detect whether text has been generated by a Large Language Model.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

Launch HN: Traceforce (YC S26) – Secure AI apps, one device at a time

Introduction to Traceforce, a new YC-backed tool for securing AI applications on individual devices.

Other Hacker News

'We used acid to sabotage Microsoft hyperscale data centre construction'

Report of sabotage at a Microsoft hyperscale data center construction site involving the use of acid.