Friday, 2 October 2026

FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risks

GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design

Context Language Models

Quoting Matthew Green

[...] Put these pieces together and you have the two halves of a worm: a payload that hijacks the agent, and an agent that will carry the p…

The Den frees up 10-15 hours a week to grow with ChatGPT Work

As it opens a new location, the social club prepares grant applications in 2 hours instead of 3 days and liquor-license materials in 3 hour…

Introducing Olmo-core 3: Open, scalable training infrastructure for large MoEs

AI Search is now generally available

It embeds image pixels directly for visual search, runs optical character recognition on scanned PDFs, accepts files up to 10 MiB, and work…

We want you to build the next Git platform on Cloudflare

Cloudflare is hosting a competition to see who will build the next Git platform for an era of AI agents. Artifacts is in open beta, with Wo…

Cloudflare OS: your company’s agent workspace, managed for you

Cloudflare OS gives everyone in your organization an agent workspace that knows how your company works and connects to its data and systems…

Introducing Workers KV Instant — powered by Quicksilver

Workers KV Instant delivers sub-2ms p99 read latencies and 250ms global replication across Cloudflare’s 300+ edge locations. KV Instant eli…

Introducing Cloudflare Basin: an open, serverless data platform, now generally available

Cloudflare Basin is built on Apache Iceberg and R2 Object Storage. With general availability, developers can ingest, manage, and query larg…

Announcing AWS Well-Architected Agent, an AI-powered intelligence to optimize your cloud environment (preview)

Introducing the public preview of AWS Well-Architected Agent, an AI-powered service that analyzes your AWS environment to deliver targeted,…

Microsoft Titan JWT bug: Never use upn as a local username

A researcher reached an internal Microsoft service by setting a JWT's upn claim to admin. The missing signature was the door. The lookup ke…

RIP, vector database

Is this the AI era's App Store moment? Not yet

Compare the App Store’s launch with OpenAI plugins across discovery, trust, payments, portability, and gatekeeping, and see where the analo…

Microsoft AI models are now available on AI Gateway

Container Apps Express Reaches GA on a Newly Generally Available Sandbox Layer

Microsoft has made Azure Container Apps Express generally available alongside Container Apps Sandboxes, the microVM compute layer it runs o…

Device code phishing: How EvilTokens worked and how to stop it

Microsoft took down a phishing service that used the OAuth device flow to get into 12,000 inboxes without stealing a single password. Here'…

MCP gateways compared: Cloudflare, Okta, Auth0 and Microsoft

Cloudflare, Okta, Auth0 and Microsoft all offer MCP gateways now. A side-by-side comparison of where each one sits, how it handles auth and…

Why State is the Hardest Thing in Software Design

In this article, we will look at why state is the hardest thing in software development and the multiple strategies that developers can use…

Block malicious packages across your organization with Supply Chain Firewall and Datadog Code Security

Datadog Code Security now supports Supply Chain Firewall, adding central management with allowlists, blocklists, and retroactive scanning o…

How we extended Apache DataFusion to execute one query across many machines

Learn how Datadog built Distributed DataFusion to scale interactive Apache DataFusion queries across multiple machines.

Debugging ChatGPT plugins beyond the screenshot

Diagnose failed assistant actions across host, MCP tool, backend, and source of record with privacy-conscious evidence, safe replay, and a…

MCP Events in ChatGPT: Why an event subscription is a credential

ChatGPT is adding draft MCP Events support. Why a subscription is a credential, how revocation works, and what your MCP server must store.

Presentation: Beyond Observability: Evolving Production Operations in the Age of AI

The panelists discuss how production operations are evolving with AI, turning operational data into actionable insights for incident respon…

Why I tried to kill token billing (and why we kept it)

Token billing is useful infrastructure, but usually a bad customer-facing pricing model. Your invoice should define the value your product…

Laya decision model now available on AI Gateway, free through October 31

Article: High Availability Is Not Resilience: Why Cloud Systems Fail When It Matters Most

A routine TLS 1.3 upgrade silently broke Route 53 health checks, causing a CDN to stop routing traffic to a healthy region while internal d…

A look back before we look forward: A Developer Survey retrospective

This analysis compares the 2024 and 2025 Developer Survey data across three connected stories: the evolution of AI, humans at work, and dem…

Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge

Kuku clocks Rs 1,484 Cr revenue and Rs 89 Cr PBT in FY26; spends Rs 1,100 Cr on marketing

Audio and video content platform Kuku FM’s parent Kuku Technologies saw its operating revenue surge more than six-fold in FY26, backe…

SBI Mutual Fund Doubles Down On Swiggy, Buys Stock Worth ₹300 Cr

SBI Mutual Fund, under its various schemes, acquired an additional 1.18 Cr equity shares of Swiggy via open market transactions…

Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon, Its Most Advanced AI Model Yet

Amid increasing competition in AI, Google has now unveiled its new, most powerful model Gemini 4 Argon. The model is…

SBI Mutual Fund raises Swiggy stake above 5% after Rs 300 Cr share purchase

SBI Mutual Fund has increased its stake in food delivery and quick commerce major Swiggy to over 5% after acquiring an additional 1.18 cror…

Antler, Nikhil Kamath back healthtech startup Aignosis with Rs 4 Cr seed round

Jaipur based healthtech startup Aignosis has raised Rs 4 crore in a seed round led by Antler, Nikhil Kamath and angel investors including V…

Former Elevation Capital investor Mayank Khanduja joins Bessemer Venture Partners as Partner

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PayMe nearly doubles monthly disbursals to Rs 200 Cr, targets Rs 2,000 Cr for FY27

Noida-based fintech PayMe has nearly doubled its monthly loan disbursals to more than Rs 200 crore in September 2026, as it scales its lend…

Exclusive: Homeward Raises $120M To Help Homeowners Buy And Sell More Quickly As Housing Market Stalls

Homeward, a startup that helps homeowners buy before selling their existing homes or get cash offers for their properties, has raised a $12…

The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineu…

Nuclear Startup Funding Is Up, But The Sector’s Public Markets Take A Bearish Turn

So far in 2026, investors have poured more than $6 billion into companies focused on developing both fission and fusion nuclear energy tech…

The IPO Window Is Opening Selectively; Readiness Will Decide Who Gets Through

The 2026 IPO market is reopening selectively, favoring large companies that spent the slowdown strengthening their financial reporting, gov…

Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation

Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of Mandiant, has a new startup that is using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises.

Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.

The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consum…

Niyo FY26: Revenue Zooms 80% YoY to ₹158 Cr, Loss Narrows 58%

Fintech soonicorn Niyo’s parent, Finnew Solutions Pvt Ltd, slashed its consolidated net loss by 58.1% to ₹32.6 Cr in the…

Seeds Fincap Raises ₹100 Cr To Scale Lending Tech Capabilities

Delhi NCR-based NBFC Seeds Fincap raised more than ₹100 Cr ($10.4 Mn) in a Series B funding round led by…

Researchers Make AI Their Confidant, But Can’t Afford To Let Their Guard Down

Imagine spending a decade trying to solve one of mathematics’ hardest problems. You finally make progress only to see an…

Fresh Bus’ FY26 Revenue More Than Doubles To ₹63.5; Net Loss Widens 33%

ixigo backed e-intercity bus operator Fresh Bus reported a 2.4X jump in its FY26 operating revenue to ₹63.5 Cr from…

Harry Stebbings: ‘I regret 996 in many ways’

You’ll Know if That New VP is Going to Fail at the First Board Meeting. Here Are The Clear Tells.

When a new CRO / VP Sales shows up to the first board meeting and doesn't know: – The top accounts cold– The top deals in flight cold– Thei…

[UPDATE] Moneyview Shares End Market Debut 59% Above Issue Price

Update | October 1, 2026 17:00 IST Digital lending platform Moneyview’s stock closed its maiden trading session at ₹54.03 on…

30 Startups To Watch: Startups That Caught Our Eye In September 2026

September was a busy month for India’s tech and startup ecosystem, with AI and deeptech dominating the conversation. Funding activity…

Startup Funding Crawls Up 5% YoY To $2.2 Bn In Q3 As Investors Get Picky

India’s startup ecosystem entered a more selective funding environment in Q3 2026, with investors deploying capital more cautiously amid ma…

Fresh Data, Clear Access Rules: The Foundation For Reliable AI Applications

AI applications need up-to-date information and clear rules on what they can access to work reliably at scale, according to…

AI Is Compressing The Travel-Booking Journey: MakeMyTrip Group CTO

Generative AI is compressing the traditional travel-booking journey, with travellers combining questions about flights, transit visas, and…

E2W Registrations Rebound 12% MoM In September; Ather, Ola Lose Market Share

Reversing a downward trend over the past two months, monthly electric two-wheeler (E2W) registrations bounced back in September. As per…

AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me

A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi

[Update] Home Interior Startup Gravity Nets $15 Mn To Expand Into New Categories

Update | September 30, 15:53 IST Home interior materials platform Gravity has raised around $15 Mn (around ₹142.7 Cr) in…

Former Livspace executives’ startup Gravity raises $15 Mn led by Info Edge Ventures and 3one4 Capital

Bengaluru-based premium home interior materials startup Gravity has raised $15 million in a mix of equity and debt funding led by Info Edge…

Jio Financial Services, Allianz Pump ₹640 Cr Into General Insurance JV

Jio Financial Services (JFS) and German insurance major Allianz have cumulatively infused ₹640.1 Cr ($66.5 Mn) into their general insurance…

Beyond Coding: Why AI Makes Systems Thinking More Important For Engineers

Engineering education needs to move beyond writing code and equip students to understand how entire software systems work, according to…

Indian startups raise $2.9 Bn in Q3 2026 as EV, AI drive funding

Indian startups raised less than $3 billion in funding in Q3 2026, down from $3.5 billion in Q2 and $3.87 billion in Q1. The quarter saw fe…

Longevity startup Vytalyou raises Rs 9 Cr in pre-Series A round

Doctor-led longevity and preventive healthcare startup Vytalyou has raised Rs 9 crore in a pre-Series A round from Chetan Jain of Pharma Do…

Netmeds posts flat revenue at Rs 45 Cr in FY26; remains profitable

Reliance-backed Netmeds remained a relatively small player compared to online pharmacy rivals such as Tata 1mg and PharmEasy, with its oper…

Sifted Summit day one: dispatched

More Code, More Review: How AI Is Changing Engineering

AI coding tools are generating code faster, shifting more of engineers’ attention towards designing systems, reviewing output, and testing…

Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks

StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta

Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

Cloudflare K2: serverless event streams

Figma restricts MCP access to whitelisted clients, excluding Pi

Microsoft’s Office and Teams chief is leaving

After nearly 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft, Ryan Roslansky is leaving the company. Roslansky, who until recently was the CEO of Linked…

Micron CEO Says Memory Supply Will Be Much Tighter in 2027 and 2028 Than in 2026

Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video

Apple's rumored push into smart home tech could include a smart home security camera that only gives users text event descriptions instead…

SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission

With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.

Pi Durable

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Cops Can Bypass iPhone's Automatic Reboot to Get into Locked Phones

Fuck Android Developer Verification Program

Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust lawsuits targeting Google AI search

The court acknowledges AI search comes with consequences, but it's not an antitrust issue.

Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print

Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything yo…

Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?

The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 - but Valve has consistently said it n…

Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI Overviews

A federal judge has dismissed a pair of antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Rolling Stone parent company Penske Media Corporation, which…

How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026

Sony brings AI graphics upscaling to the regular PS5

Sony is launching a new AI upscaling technology specifically for the regular PS5. The new tech, called Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSS…

Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake

Can VR glasses save VR?

I'm pretty sure I won't be buying the $1,299 Meta VR Glasses. That's too rich for my blood in today's economy, and my feelings about Meta a…

Inside Microsoft’s big Copilot rethink

Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hosted an intimate, invite-only event for leaders from some of its key enterprise customers. Instead…

The death of web development education

Red Hat being phased out of existence?

Automatic Transmission – a data-privacy study of connected vehicles

Various Projects Find Hidden SDR Capabilities in ESP32 Microcontrollers

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026)

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote w…

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10-year Treasury yield climbs above 5.3% to a level not seen in 24 years

Venus' mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust

A physical model show that iron dust and sulfuric acid create the right properties.

Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data

It has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.

Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff

Android Central, a blog focused on the Android ecosystem, laid off its staff yesterday, but owner Future confirms to The Verge that the sit…

Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?

Autonomous vehicle designers have to worry about riders getting frisky in public.

Marvel releases one last VisionQuest trailer

"This is a fight I likely won't win. We have said goodbye before. But remember, family is forever."

Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028

Prices for memory sold for 2027 "are much higher than 2026 prices."

This blog could help you poop better

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and poti…

Florida cops say they don't know who owns 11 unpermitted Flock cameras

Floridians alarmed by 14 mysterious Flock cameras; 11 have no clear owner.

So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft?

Russia says it has a "promising, reusable manned transport spacecraft."

Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban

This spring, the United States banned all future foreign-made consumer routers - effectively all future routers - unless their makers could…

With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now

Adding in a second neural network that guesses the identity of hidden pieces was key.

As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry

The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch.