Beyerdynamic's new Aventho Y headphones last up to 90 hours per charge
This is especially noteworthy, as the cans cost just $150.
OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here
It’s been just over a year since OpenAI released the first GPT-5 models for ChatGPT. Now it’s time for GPT-6 Astra to upgrade ChatGPT and Codex capabilities. Details below. more…
GPT-6 Astra
System Card: https://deploymentsafety.openai.com/gpt-6-astra Related ongoing threads: OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra on ARC-AGI-3 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49555691 GPT-6 Astra makes major gains in the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49556147 Comme...
Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails
Abliteration.AI is making powerful AI models without guardrails easier to access, arguing that giving defenders the same tools as bad actors could ultimately improve cybersecurity.
Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions
TikTok backed out of a congressional committee's "public roundtable" set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said. After negotiating "in good faith" to bring TikTok's chief security officer before the House Select Committee on Ch...
Qwen 3.8 27B available on Cerebras at 1500 tokens/s
Article URL: https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/models/overview Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49554520 Points: 403 # Comments: 123
HPE patches critical ArubaOS-CX remote code execution flaw
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has patched a critical vulnerability in the ArubaOS-CX network operating system that could lead to remote code execution. [...]
True AI-pocalypse as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all go down at once
All three are recovering from overlapping availability issues
Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents
Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.
Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model
For its new Muse Spark model, intended for operating coding and other agents, Meta is offering an explicit discount averaging out to about 95% for users who "contribute" to the development of future models by sharing their prompts and model outputs.
Three advantages iPhone Ultra will have over iPhone 18 Pro
Apple has three new flagship iPhones launching next week: iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max and iPhone Ultra. Apple’s Pro models will have several advantages over the Ultra, but here are three ways the high-end Ultra will come out on top. more…
Xbox is introducing time limits to game streaming
Anything but your console or PC can be an Xbox for 5-15 hours a month.
Samsung’s beloved Q Series sound system is hundreds off for Labor Day
Samsung’s Q990F is a full home audio system in a single box. | Image: The Verge Researching, buying, then finally assembling a sound system for your TV is daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. If you want one of the best kits you can get at a rare discount, Best Buy and Amazon are selling the Sa...
Four major AI models suffer rare overlapping downtime
Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.
Apple has been sued for $2.7 billion over App Tracking Transparency rules
A lawsuit claims the policy was stricter on third-party developers than Apple itself.
Prolific Microsoft 0-day hunter drops CrowdStrike Falcon exploit PoC
A shared security 'Nightmare'
GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era
OpenAI leaders think the company’s next generation model, which excels at computer use and coding, may mark a major milestone in AI development.
OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model
OpenAI claims that Astra represents "a new frontier on computer and browser use," and that it handles tasks with unmatched "speed, accuracy, and safety."
Pre-orders for Sony's GTA 6-themed DualSense controllers will open on September 10
At $85, the hardware only costs a little bit more than the game.
OpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’
OpenAI's next big model is here: GPT-6 Astra. The company calls it a "generational leap in capability" for areas like cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science, and computer use. As OpenAI announced earlier this week, it's also the first model designated as meeting OpenAI's ...