Malaysia to take legal action against Elon Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot
Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images....
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Eigent: An open source Claude Cowork alternative
Article URL: https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46618954 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...
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Show HN: I built a tool to assist AI agents to know when a PR is good to go
I've been using Claude Code heavily, and kept hitting the same issue: the agent would push changes, respond to reviews, wait for CI... but never really know when it was done. It would poll CI in loops...
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Solomon’s third act at Goldman Sachs may be the most dramatic
Wall St chief wants AI to reshape the bank but the question is how exactly it will measure success...
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White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China
Semiconductor levies are designed to enact a deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors...
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UK launches investigation into Musk's Grok amidst global backlash
Grok - the AI chatbot developed my Elon Musk's company - is facing growing international backlash for being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. Malaysia and Indonesia have ...
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Microsoft explains how it plans to keep energy prices down for Americans from its data center buildout
Donald Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Microsoft unveiled a five-point plan to reduce AI data center impact on US communities. The company aims to reduce rising ut...
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Musk's xAI curbs sexually explicit image generation in Grok
xAI has announced measures to rein in Grok's 'Spicy Mode' after global backlash over AI-edited images undressing women and children....
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How Meta's Latest Job Cuts Compare to Recent Broader Tech Sector Layoffs
The roughly 1,000 job cuts in Reality Labs come as Meta reallocates resources from the metaverse to AI wearables and mobile products....
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Apple picks Gemini to power Siri
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/apple-google-ai-siri-gemini.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46589675 Points: 874 # Comments: 541...
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ChatGPT Is Getting Ads—Here's What to Expect
Sam Altman once called ads in AI "uniquely unsettling." Now OpenAI is testing them as it hemorrhages cash and loses market share to Google....
8hDecryptTechnologyImpact
Wikipedia at 25: Of collective knowledge and its fault lines
From utopian origins to AI-driven rivals, the "people's encyclopedia" has been shaped by debates over neutrality, expertise and the future of shared knowledge....
5dDeutsche WelleTechnology
From memecoins to machines: Why Web3’s ‘real economy’ narrative is relevant in 2026
As DePIN projects generate revenue and AI agents move onchain, builders are shifting focus from speculation to fundamentals, but questions remain about Web3’s decentralization ethos....
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Furiosa: 3.5x efficiency over H100s
Article URL: https://furiosa.ai/blog/introducing-rngd-server-efficient-ai-inference-at-data-center-scale Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46626410 Points: 15 # Comments: 0...
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Why the Tech World Thinks the American Dream Is Dying
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-the-tech-world-thinks-the-american-dream-is-dying-daf793dc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46668394 Points: 5 # Comments: 3...
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Warhammer Maker Games Workshop Bans Its Staff From Using AI in Its Content or Designs, Says None of Its Senior Managers Are Currently Excited About the Tech
Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology. Deliver...
6dIGNTechnologyImpact
Ads are coming to ChatGPT
OpenAI shared an example of an ad in ChatGPT. OpenAI OpenAI is officially preparing to test ads in ChatGPT. The move comes as the AI company looks to increase revenue amid $1.4 trillion in spending co...
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I trained a GPT to think like Steve Jobs and help me run my company. AI is scary, but it's also my biggest tool.
Yesim Saydan built a custom GPT inspired by Steve Jobs to act as a mentor. Courtesy of Yesim Saydan Yesim Saydan uses over 17 custom GPTs to run her solo-consultancy business. She created her ideal te...
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Meta Shuts 3 VR Studios and Lays Off Hundreds of Devs as It Pivots From Virtual Reality and the Metaverse to AI
Meta is laying off around 10% of staff at its Reality Labs division as part of sweeping cuts set to affect more than 1,000 people. This includes the closure of a number of VR-first studios, such as Tw...
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Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains
Hi I’m Chris, one of the co-founders of Shimmer ( https://www.shimmer.care ), and today we’re launching our new app called Indy ( https://www.shimmer.care/indy ). Indy is an ADHD app for structured pl...
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