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All AI models might be the same

news.ycombinator.com Jack Morris 2026-01-15 11:28:49

Project CETI is a large-scale effort to decode whale speech. If AI models do learn a universal language, we might be able to use it to talk to whales. Growing up, I sometimes played a game with my friends called “Mussolini or Bread.” It’s a guessing game, kind of like Twenty Questions. The funny name comes from the idea that, in the space of everything, ‘Mussolini’ and ‘bread’ are about as far away from each other as you can get. One round might go like this: Is it closer to Mussolini or bre

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All AI Models Might be The Same

news.ycombinator.com Jack Morris 2026-01-15 17:28:49

Project CETI is a large-scale effort to decode whale speech. If AI models do learn a universal language, we might be able to use it to talk to whales. Growing up, I sometimes played a game with my friends called “Mussolini or Bread.” It’s a guessing game, kind of like Twenty Questions. The funny name comes from the idea that, in the space of everything, ‘Mussolini’ and ‘bread’ are about as far away from each other as you can get. One round might go like this: Is it closer to Mussolini or bre

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Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-16 05:20:40

Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian on Thursday announced the closing of $260 million Series C funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Lux Capital. The machine parts company said it will use the funding to build a new 270,000 square foot factory in Mesa, Arizona, and expand its Torrance, California, location as it looks to beef up its shipbuilding and naval defense capabilities. "What we really need in this country is this quantum leap above China's manufacturing model," said CE

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Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-16 05:35:59

The US Senate voted to rescind two years' worth of funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), delivering a blow to public radio and television stations around the country. The CPB is a publicly funded nonprofit corporation that supports NPR and PBS stations. The 51-48 vote today on President Trump's rescissions package would eliminate $1.1 billion that was allocated to public broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. All 51 yes votes came from Republicans, while Sens. Susan

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Substack raises $100M from Chernin Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Skims CEO, and more

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-16 04:10:33

In Brief Substack announced on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in Series C funding led by investors at BOND and The Chernin Group (TCG). The round included participation from Andreessen Horowitz; Rich Paul, CEO and founder of Klutch Sports Group; and Jens Grede, CEO and co-founder of Skims. The New York Times reports that the funding brings Substack’s valuation to $1.1 billion, almost 70% higher than its 2021 valuation of $650 million. Founded in 2017, Substack has gained popularity

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Substack raises $100M from Chernin Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Skims CEO and more

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-16 10:10:33

In Brief Substack announced on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in Series C funding led by investors at BOND and The Chernin Group (TCG). The round included participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Rich Paul, CEO and founder of Klutch Sports Group, and Jens Grede, CEO and co-founder of Skims. The New York Times reports that the funding brings Substack’s valuation to $1.1 billion, almost 70% higher than its 2021 valuation of $650 million. Founded in 2017, Substack has gained popularity

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Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-01-16 15:42:48

Hackers are targeting a previously reported bug in the Signal clone app TeleMessage in an effort to steal users’ private data, according to security researchers and a U.S. government agency. TeleMessage, which earlier this year was revealed to be used by high-ranking officials in the Trump administration, already experienced at least one data breach in May. The company markets modified versions of Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram for corporations and government agencies that need to archive chats

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Eddington gets the pandemic right but still isn’t a great movie

theverge.com Kevin Nguyen 2026-01-17 00:00:00

A24 is known for its prestige arthouse films, but in its early days as a distributor, it made most of its money from elevated horror films like Ari Aster’s Hereditary and Midsommar. Over a decade in, the ambitions of A24 and Aster have expanded beyond genre film. But for both, the more recent results have been mixed. Eddington, Aster’s latest, feels like a continuation of the maximalist guilt-trip Beau Is Afraid. Joaquin Phoenix stars once again, though the concerns here are less Jewish and Oed

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The AI bubble today is bigger than the IT bubble in the 1990s

news.ycombinator.com Torsten Sløk 2026-01-17 03:42:02

The difference between the IT bubble in the 1990s and the AI bubble today is that the top 10 companies in the S&P 500 today are more overvalued than they were in the 1990s, see chart below. This presentation may not be distributed, transmitted or otherwise communicated to others in whole or in part without the express consent of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Apollo”). Apollo makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the accura

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We now have a better idea of when the Samsung tri-fold will launch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-17 17:24:51

Samsung TL;DR A long-time leaker claims that Samsung will launch its first triple-screen foldable or tri-fold device in September. This comes a week after Samsung’s mobile head said the company wants to launch the device before the end of 2025. Samsung’s tri-fold is said to offer a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, a 10-inch folding screen, and the same rear cameras as the Z Fold 7. Samsung‘s mobile chief confirmed last week that the company aims to launch its first triple-screen foldable phone (also

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Weave (YC W25) is hiring an AI engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 00:00:47

At Weave, we’re building the best software for the best engineering teams to move faster, and we want to hire exceptional engineers to help us do so. We are a well-funded startup, backed by top investors, growing rapidly and currently profitable. You'll be working directly with me (Andrew), the CTO. Before I was CTO of Weave I was the founding engineer at Causal, and I want to give you all the support and growth opportunities in this role that I got when I went through it. You’ll also be work

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Claude Code's new tool is all about maximizing ROI in your organization - how to try it

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-18 12:00:00

Anthropic / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Anthropic has distinguished itself from industry competitors for two major reasons: user privacy and coding capabilities. In particular, it's Claude Code's solution -- which allows users to run the coding assistant directly in their workspace to write or manage code -- that has attracted an exponential number of users. It's now a highly requested feature. Also: Anthropic's Claude dives into financial analysis. Here's what's new On Tuesday, Anthropic la

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With 81 total Emmy nominations, how did each Apple TV+ title do?

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-19 00:38:30

Yesterday, Apple broke its own record and received 81 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations across multiple categories. Below is a full title-by-title breakdown, listing every nominated Apple TV+ series and film, along with every category they’re up for. Severance (27 nominations) Severance didn’t just top Apple TV+’s list of nominees. It also earned more Emmy nominations than any other show this year. Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Adam Scott Outstanding Lea

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What's happening to reading?

news.ycombinator.com Joshua Rothman 2026-01-15 08:16:48

What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged since the advent of the modern publishing industry, in the nineteenth century. In a 2017 Shouts & Murmurs titled “Before the Internet,” the writer Emma Rathbone captured the spirit of reading as it used to be: “Before the Internet, you could laze around on a park bench in Chicago reading some Dean Koontz, and that would be a legit thing to do and no one would

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What's Happening to Reading?

news.ycombinator.com Joshua Rothman 2026-01-15 14:16:48

What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged since the advent of the modern publishing industry, in the nineteenth century. In a 2017 Shouts & Murmurs titled “Before the Internet,” the writer Emma Rathbone captured the spirit of reading as it used to be: “Before the Internet, you could laze around on a park bench in Chicago reading some Dean Koontz, and that would be a legit thing to do and no one would

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What Actually Happens When Programmers Use AI Is Hilarious, According to a New Study

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-19 14:03:29

AI has taken the programming world by storm, with a flurry of speculation about the tech replacing human coders, and Google's CEO recently claiming that 25 percent of the company's code is now AI-generated. But it's possible that in practice, AI is actually hindering efficient software development. As flagged by Ars Technica, a new study from the nonprofit Model Evaluation and Threat Research (METR) found that in practice, programmers are actually slower when using AI assistance tools than maki

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Grok 4 benchmark results: Tops math, ranks second in coding

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-20 10:35:10

Grok 4 is a huge leap from Grok 3, but how good is it compared to other models in the market, such as Gemini 2.5 Pro? We now have answers, thanks to new independent benchmarks. LMArena.ai, which is an open platform for crowdsourced AI benchmarking, has published the results of Grok 4. We're talking about Grok 4 API (grok-4-0709), which received about 4k+ community votes and ranks #3 overall in Text Arena. This is a huge leap from Grok 3, which ranked 8th. According to LMArena's tests, Grok 4

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How bad are childhood literacy rates?

news.ycombinator.com Constance Grady 2026-01-16 05:09:40

is a senior correspondent on the Culture team for Vox, where since 2016 she has covered books, publishing, gender, celebrity analysis, and theater. Every month or so, for the past few years, a new dire story has warned of how American children, from elementary school to college age, can no longer read. And every time I read one of these stories, I find myself conflicted. On the one hand, I am aware that every generation complains that the kids who come next are doing everything wrong and have

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Voxtral – Frontier open source speech understanding models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 10:47:02

Voice: the original UI. Voice was humanity’s first interface—long before writing or typing, it let us share ideas, coordinate work, and build relationships. As digital systems become more capable, voice is returning as our most natural form of human-computer interaction. Yet today’s systems remain limited—unreliable, proprietary, and too brittle for real-world use. Closing this gap demands tools with exceptional transcription, deep understanding, multilingual fluency, and open, flexible deploy

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Bitcoin falls below $117,000 after Trump crypto bills are blocked before vote

cnbc.com Sean Conlon 2026-01-21 05:04:52

The price of bitcoin was last down 2.8% at $116,516.00, according to Coin Metrics. That marks a pullback from the day's high of $120,481.86. Bitcoin fell below the $117,000 level on Tuesday after cryptocurrency-related bills were blocked in the House of Representatives. The drop comes on the heels of multiple crypto-related bills failing to overcome a procedural hurdle in the House, with 13 Republicans voting with Democrats to block the motion in a 196-223 vote. In recent days, bitcoin has be

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The base model Kindle is the e-reader most people should buy. Here's why

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-21 05:12:50

ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon's base model Kindle promises quicker page-turning, a brighter display, and a fun matcha green colorway (alongside the classic black) The e-reader is more reactive and vivid, and reading anything on the lightweight, portable device is convenient. This model has the shortest battery life out of the entire lineup, but it's still six weeks long. $109.99 at Amazon $109.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Unlike an iPad or tablet competitor, a Kindle's sole purpose is to

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This laptop accessory has replaced standing desks for me, plus it's easy to travel with

zdnet.com Allison Jewell 2026-01-21 05:54:00

ZDNET's key takeaways Moft's Sit-stand Laptop Desk is a 5-in-1 foldable laptop stand that retails for $70. The standing option is a game-changer for those traveling for work, hot-desking, or with compact home office spaces. However, for $70, the stand would be more complete if it had a companion keyboard stand. $59.99 at Amazon We all know the feeling of sitting in a desk chair for too long: fatigue, back pain, and a sore neck, among other things. If you sit at a desk for work, it's important

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See How ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Built Itself a Bigger, Better M3GAN

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-21 15:00:07

For better or worse, M3GAN’s sophomore outing in M3GAN 2.0 brought with it much more action-packed mania than the killer-doll horrors of the original. That, and of course the awkward inconvenience of M3GAN’s body being destroyed in the climax of the first film, meant her return for round two needed a mechanical do-over… including a few upgrades for good measure. Now that M3GAN 2.0 is heading home digitally today, you can see just how the team behind the movie made those upgrades to make the all

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This handy AI voice recorder has changed the way I work (and it's easy to use)

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-22 00:36:18

ZDNET's key takeaways Plaud Note is available now on Amazon.com for $159 This device and app combo lifts your note-taking to a new level of efficiency and effectiveness The Plaud Note device does require a paid subscription for the AI features. $159 at Amazon In the world of voice recording apps and devices, it's mostly the same old thing: Click or tap Record, start speaking, stop speaking, and click Save. Some voice recording apps will do basic transcripts (the Pixel Recording app does an im

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‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-22 00:17:14

Television, it turns out, is geeky as hell. That seemed to be the major takeaway as the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Severance leading all nominees with 27 total, HBO’s The Penguin coming in second with 24, The Last of Us in fifth with 16, and Andor coming in sixth with 14, including Outstanding Drama Series. Other genre shows, such as The Acolyte, Agatha All Along, Black Mirror, The Boys, Cobra Kai, Dune: Prophecy, House of the Dragon, Invincible, Paradise, P

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One of our favorite Ninja air fryers is 36 percent off right now

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-22 10:20:55

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Prime Day might have ended last week, but that doesn't mean the sales are over. Amazon still has discounts on some of our favorite items, including our pick for best dual-zone air fryer. Right now, you can get the Ninja DZ401 Foodi Air Fryer for $160, down from $250. The 36 percent di

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Nearly Half of Americans Budget Based on Vibes. Should You?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-22 15:00:00

Your feelings about the economy can help you set a smarter money strategy. Massonstock/Getty Images Potential romantic partners. Your next vacation spot. Whether you should leave a party early. A vibe check can help you evaluate lots of things, including your money strategy. A June study by Intuit Credit Karma found that 44% of Americans surveyed have done "vibe-based budgeting." Gen Zers and millennials, in particular, are adjusting their spending and savings habits according to how they feel

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This Guy Attached 21 Chef’s Knives to a Slicing Robot Arm to Determine Which One Is Best

wired.com Joe Ray 2026-01-23 06:00:00

After the fifth tomato, I had to know how my knife did. Without judgment, Heimendinger announced that it placed "second to last in the cohort." I felt responsibility for this knife, and a little embarrassment, until I remembered his knives came straight out of the box and into the testing process with an unblemished factory edge. My knife, on the other hand, had been in regular use in my test kitchen for more than six months receiving only the occasional honing. Plus, I noted protectively that t

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Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-01-24 20:00:00

Cloud seeding startup Rainmaker is partnering with Atmo, an AI-powered meteorology startup, the companies exclusively told TechCrunch. The two operate on complementary ends of the weather system: Atmo studies atmospheric patterns to forecast weather events, while Rainmaker digests such data in an attempt to squeeze more precipitation out of weather systems. Under the partnership, Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for seeding. The forec

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Binding Application in Idris

news.ycombinator.com Andre Videla 2026-01-22 03:08:14

I’ve recently implemented binding application as a language feature in Idris. This feature allows writing types such as Dependent pairs in a more ergonomic way without relying on special compiler magic. Or rather, the compiler magic is made available to everyone. This post is a collection of uses for this feature. This feature is not publicly available yet, but I intend to make it available in the near future. What is it? Binding syntax and binding-application is an idea I had a couple of yea

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Latest Tech News

All AI models might be the same

All AI Models Might be The Same

Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund

Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS

Substack raises $100M from Chernin Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Skims CEO, and more

Substack raises $100M from Chernin Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Skims CEO and more

Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone

Eddington gets the pandemic right but still isn’t a great movie

The AI bubble today is bigger than the IT bubble in the 1990s

We now have a better idea of when the Samsung tri-fold will launch

Weave (YC W25) is hiring an AI engineer

Claude Code's new tool is all about maximizing ROI in your organization - how to try it

With 81 total Emmy nominations, how did each Apple TV+ title do?

What's happening to reading?

What's Happening to Reading?

What Actually Happens When Programmers Use AI Is Hilarious, According to a New Study

Grok 4 benchmark results: Tops math, ranks second in coding

How bad are childhood literacy rates?

Voxtral – Frontier open source speech understanding models

Bitcoin falls below $117,000 after Trump crypto bills are blocked before vote

The base model Kindle is the e-reader most people should buy. Here's why

This laptop accessory has replaced standing desks for me, plus it's easy to travel with

See How ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Built Itself a Bigger, Better M3GAN

This handy AI voice recorder has changed the way I work (and it's easy to use)

‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year

One of our favorite Ninja air fryers is 36 percent off right now

Nearly Half of Americans Budget Based on Vibes. Should You?

This Guy Attached 21 Chef’s Knives to a Slicing Robot Arm to Determine Which One Is Best

Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds

Binding Application in Idris

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