For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis
The temporary exemption from federal safety standards will let Amazon’s Zoox launch a real, paid robotaxi service in Las Vegas.
Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick
Article URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49112744 Points: 81 # Comments: 26
LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool
The company is also removing some of its own AI-writing features.
Rise Reforming (YC S26) Is Hiring
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rise-reforming/jobs/wJ9Q9nv-senior-chemical-process-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49112683 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Google says AI helped Chrome fix 1,072 security bugs in two releases
Google says artificial intelligence is dramatically increasing the number of security vulnerabilities it can find and fix in Chrome, with more than 1,000 security bugs patched across the browser's two most recent releases as it expands its use of AI. [...]
Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting
The two Chrome updates in June patched more bugs than the 23 updates before them. Now, Google is ramping up its patching schedule thanks to AI-assisted vulnerability discovery.
Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts
Google is working on a way to apply Chrome updates without requiring you to restart your browser. In a post on Thursday, Google outlines its approach to bug fixes in the age of AI, while noting that it's trying to make updates less disruptive by "investing in 'dynamic patching' that will eliminat...
Pixel 11 Pro Fold design leaks ahead of Google launch event
Weeks ahead of Google's next Pixel hardware event, Leaker Evan Blass has shared what appear to be marketing renders of the unannounced Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold in a post on his Substack. The renders, if accurate, show that the new foldable will look fairly similar to last year's model - it has a ...
ShinyHunters claims Brinks Home breach, threatens to leak stolen data
Residential security company Brinks Home has disclosed that hackers breached some of its systems and are threatening to leak allegedly stolen data. [...]
How Olinia Turns Mexico's EV Ambition into Reality
Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/mexico-olinia-car-electric-vehicle Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49112368 Points: 11 # Comments: 4
Toot.community is shutting down
Article URL: https://social.jorijn.com/@jorijn/statuses/01KYN00AP3NCZXCFB96KQB8GN2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49112327 Points: 22 # Comments: 25
Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price
Do you remember Friend? The Friend that launched an AI pendant, spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million to acquire friend.com, and plastered the NYC subway with ads promoting artificial companionship? Yeah well, if you didn't remember, Friend is back. And now, it's twice the price. Introducing f...
Expensive phone cases: When and why it's worth paying more
Phone cases vary dramatically when it comes to pricing, but it's not always as simple as "you get what you pay for."
Stacked PRs are now live on GitHub
Article URL: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-30-stacked-pull-requests-are-now-in-public-preview/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49112232 Points: 39 # Comments: 8
Shanghai Aishengna named as the maker of China's first domestic immersion DUV chipmaking tools — first viable domestic 7nm-capable scanner to be completed by 2038
Aishengna has been named by a single source who declined to be named, and its shareholders, SMEE, and Yuliangsheng didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments.
Amazon accidentally spent $1.8 million using Claude for menial coding task, went 860% over budget —'catastrophically expensive' coding blunders discovered in internal Amazon AI usage metrics
An internal presentation revealed that a failed AI deployment cost Amazon $1.8 million, while a couple of other projects resulted in hundreds of thousands of extra AI expense. What's worse is that the issue went undetected for several months.
Google says it has fixed a Pixel battery drain issue, but some users disagree
Google said a July update resolves the problem on recent devices, with Pixel 9a and 8a getting a fix in September.
Tesla made its 10 millionth EV
The milestone means Tesla is halfway to accomplishing one of the four core product goals Elon Musk has to hit to unlock his full $1 trillion pay package.
The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You
Avi Schiffmann has a new version of his controversial AI companion. It’s more expensive, and you can’t change its personality.