Daily Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
OpenAI Jalapeño: Better than Nvidia Blackwell
How to Steal an AI Model’s Private Thoughts
In August 2026, a team at MATS Research, the ELLIS Institute Tübingen, and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems wanted to test…
Why Ramp built its own in-house coding agent, Inspect
A fintech company rejected the easy route and homebrewed its own coding agent – and is now a step ahead of coding agents from frontier AI l…
Vercel applications are protected from Next.js August 2026 security vulnerabilities
How to evaluate LLMs before production
These are the lessons we learned evaluating LLMs for real-world secret scanning. The post How to evaluate LLMs before production appeared f…
Infineon To Acquire Peak XV-Backed C2i Semiconductors To Bolster AI Play
German semiconductor major Infineon Technologies AG is acquiring Peak XV Partners-backed C2i Semiconductors to strengthen its power managem…
Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II
In an environment where emerging fund managers struggle to attract LP attention, FGV is betting that a different venture model can help it…
Zerodha Fund House FY26: Revenue Up 79% YoY To ₹17 Cr, Loss Narrows
Zerodha Asset Management Pvt Ltd, the entity behind Zerodha Fund House, saw its operating revenue zoom 78.7% to ₹16.8 Cr…
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents
Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.
The full stack behind abundant intelligence
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar explains how advances across chips, compute, models, and products compound to deliver more useful intelligence at gr…
Jalapeño’s first results show industry-leading speed and efficiency in AI inference
Jalapeño is a custom inference chip from OpenAI that delivers faster, more power-efficient AI inference, with higher throughput and lower l…
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Anthropic tells staff to work from home due to possible security team strike
Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia
OpenAI banned Russia-origin accounts using AI to promote a fake Israel-based think tank and a “sovereignty” index praising Russia and criti…
OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users
5 ways to upgrade your home decor with Google Search
Learn how to use Google Search tools to find home decor inspiration, shop for furniture, and tackle DIY projects.
EVE Online: The Move to Python 3 Begins!
EVE Online has been one of the most interesting case studies in Python at scale for over twenty years now. They've been running on Stackles…
AgentHands: Generating interactive hand gestures for spatially grounded agent conversations in XR
Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization
Introducing the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex
Use the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex to analyze workspace usage, manage members and permissions, adjust limits, and act on admin…
Granite 4.2 LLMs: How They're Built
Quantization-Aware Healing: a compressed, 4-bit model that outperforms its full-precision original
Thomson Reuters Launches Its Own Frontier Model
Headlong: A microharness for persistent agents
Wire It, Run It, Deploy It: AI Workflows in Gradio
Happy 20th Birthday, Amazon EC2
On the 20th Anniversary, we recognize how AWS has continued to push the boundaries of what cloud computing can deliver, building custom sil…
Bring your agent to Notion with Chat SDK
Vercel Connect now supports Linq
Vercel Connect is now generally available
The Grafana AI SDK for Go: a shared foundation for building AI applications
Starting an experiment with an LLM has never been easier. Keeping a growing collection of those experiments consistent is another matter. E…
Scale software delivery pipelines in isolation without owning the runner fleet
Many enterprises choose GitLab Dedicated for a clear reason: a secure and compliant, single-tenant GitLab instance, managed by GitLab. As a…
Speed Insights now has a free tier
Show HN: LatticeDB – Like SQLite but for graph databases
We have been using graph DBs more and more at work. I found them painful to work with locally and decided to try and build something better.
Ideas Worth a Longer Conversation: The JetBrains Research Podcast
Every week there’s at least one new announcement about what AI will do to software development. Most of the conversation moves fast and sta…
Project Lighthouse — Part 3: Introducing project-lighthouse-anonymize
The data in Project Lighthouse is powered by privacy-preserving anonymization code. We’ve put this code into open source, and published two…
The end of credential sprawl for agents
Introducing Run SDK: secure eval for your agents
Java News Roundup: JDK 27-RC1, OpenJDK JEPs, Jakarta EE, BellSoft, Helidon, Micrometer, Tika 4.0
This week's Java roundup for August 17th, 2026, features news highlighting: the first release candidate of JDK 27; JEP 541 and JEP 540 targ…
Chat SDK now supports XChat
Chat SDK now supports Slack Enterprise Grid
AI Gateway now supports asynchronous video generation
Wan 3.0 now available on AI Gateway
MiniMax M3 and M2.7 are free on AI Gateway
Inside LinkedIn's cognitive memory agent for agentic personalization
Ryan is joined by Praveen Bodigutla, Principal AI Researcher at LinkedIn, to chat about the four-layer memory system his team built to give…
Amazon, Flipkart Revise Seller Fees, Penalties Ahead Of Festive Season
Amazon and Flipkart have revised their seller fees and penalties ahead of the festive shopping season, with Amazon introducing graded…
Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band
Luffu Link combines all-day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted contacts into a sin…
Revolut launches AI research unit to build models in-house
Exclusive: DealShare in talks for acquisition as it stares at shutdown
The journey of DealShare, an e-commerce platform focused on groceries and household essentials, is nearing its end as the company’s b…
Karnataka Suspends Amazon, Instamart, BigBasket Food Licences Over Toxic Datura Listings
Karnataka has suspended the food licences and registrations of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket after poisonous Datura fruits and se…
Airbound raises $37 Mn from Greenoaks, DoorDash, Lachy Groom and others
Bengaluru-based aerospace startup Airbound has raised $37 million in a Series A round led by Greenoaks, with participation from DoorDash, L…
Why Bootstrapped Businesses Are More Relevant Than Ever
The traditional VC model funds a risky search for product-market fit, argues guest author Richard de Silva of Lateral Investment Management…
Inside The Private-Market Divide: EquityZen’s Phil Haslett On AI, SaaS And Secondaries
The market for private-company shares has become a much bigger part of the startup ecosystem. In this Crunchbase News Q&A, EquityZen co-fou…
How to figure out your next career move
Six essential questions to help you navigate change
Your vote matters! Decide which Audience Choice sessions will make it to TechCrunch Founder Summit
Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will…
Tonight marks your last chance to save up to $300 on a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the start…
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.
Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, a…
IPO-Bound Pernia Pop Up Shop’s FY26 Net Loss Widens 52% YoY To ₹285.4 Cr
Pernia Pop Up Shop’s parent Purple Style Labs’ (PSL) consolidated net loss for the year ending March 31, 2026 (FY26)…
Honasa Consumer calls off Fluence Pharma acquisition
Mamaearth parent Honasa Consumer has called off its proposed acquisition of a 58% stake in nutraceuticals company Fluence Pharma due to the…
Supertails Has Built The Pet-Care Ecosystem, But Can It Make The Economics Work?
India’s pet care ecosystem is undergoing a structural shift. What was once a fragmented market dominated by neighbourhood pet stores,…
Atomberg DRHP: A Look At Shareholding Pattern & Key Personnel
Consumer appliances brand Atomberg filed its draft IPO papers with market regulator SEBI, for a proposed public issue comprising a…
The 3 New Pricing Models in B2B. Pick One, Because The Old One (Just Seats) Really is Dying
Henry Schuck, CEO of ZoomInfo, just posted his read on where B2B pricing is going. His summary, after talking to the world’s most expensive…
[Update] Now, Cult.fit’s Rishabh Telang Moves Karnataka High Court To Quash FIR
Update | August 25, 18:57 IST Cult Fitness Pvt Ltd cofounder Rishabh Telang has moved the Karnataka High Court to…
Zoomcar Q1 Net Loss Rises 28% YoY To $5.4 Mn; Revenue Flat At $2.4 Mn
Rental car platform Zoomcar, which was erstwhile listed on Nasdaq, saw its net loss balloon 28% to $5.4 Mn in…
Verlinvest, Mirchandani Family Raise Stakes In Epigamia In $20 Mn Secondary Deal
D2C brand Epigamia’s existing shareholders Verlinvest and the family of its late cofounder Rohan Mirchandani have increased their stakes in…
Spiritual Tech Startup Utsav Raises ₹36 Cr To Expand Temple Network
Spiritual tech startup Utsav has secured ₹36 Cr ($3.8 Mn) in a Series A funding round led by Atomic Capital.…
Pine Labs Invests ₹24 Cr In AI R&D In FY26, Cuts Testing Time by Over 95%
In line with its bid to modernise its digital payments offerings, fintech major Pine Labs invested about ₹24 Cr on…
IAN Angel Fund and Rainmatter co-lead Rs 12.5 Cr seed round in climate-tech startup CarbonStrong
Climate-tech startup CarbonStrong has raised Rs 12.5 crore in a seed funding round co-led by IAN Angel Fund and Rainmatter along with parti…
India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones
Airbound's ultra-lightweight approach to drone delivery has attracted backing from Greenoaks, DoorDash, and Silicon Valley investor Lachy G…
Pernia’s Pop Up Shop Parent Files RHP, Increases IPO Size To ₹680 Cr
Months after receiving the markets regulator’s nod for its IPO, Pernia’s Pop Up Shop parent Purple Style Labs has filed…
Nexedge Capital Nets $20 Mn To Scale HNI Wealth Management Platform
Wealth management startup Nexedge Capital has raised $20 Mn (₹191.4 Cr) in its maiden funding round co-led by Mirae Asset…
Utsav raises Rs 36 Cr in Series A led by Atomic Capital
Kolkata-based s piritual and devotion platform Utsav has raised Rs 36 crore ($3.8 million) in a Series A round led by Atomic Capital, with…
MATTER Nets $25 Mn To Scale Manufacturing, Launch Four New Electric Motorcycles
Ahmedabad-based electric motorcycle startup MATTER Motor Works has raised $25 Mn (₹240 Cr) in growth capital, anchored by its existing…
Lunar founders raise €8.2m to launch AI-native audit startup Repodo
Edtech unicorn LEAD Group posts Rs 387 Cr revenue in FY26; losses narrow 20%
After flat revenue in FY25, edtech unicorn LEAD Group returned to double-digit growth in FY26, with operating revenue rising 10%. The compa…
Airbound Bags $37 Mn From Greenoaks, DoorDash To Scale Drone Manufacturing
Dronetech startup Airbound has raised $37 Mn (about ₹355 Cr) in a Series A funding round led by US-based investment…
Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra
Dolly Parton has died
Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
Qwen 3.8-Flash-Next releasing tomorrow (125B a6B)
My Friend Aaron
New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro
Firefox 157 will include JPEG XL by default on all platforms
Don't Wordle
FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone and blood sugar levels
Bomb fishing is wreaking havoc on Indonesia's coral reefs
Building a backyard office, the build and cost breakdown
XCancel also down, at least for time being
Message on xcancel website: "On Monday 24th August at 8PM EST, we received at letter from X Corp. asking to cease and desist the service XC…
How much of HN is AI?
The world's busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now
SpaceX aims to launch Starship from Florida by the end of the year. 2027 seems more likely.
Starbase, LA
Google's anti-nausea Motion Assist dots finally rolling out on Android
It's currently only appearing on Pixels running Android 17.
Take a look at Microsoft’s new 25th anniversary Halo accessories
The new Designed for Xbox 25th Anniversary collection features a handful of limited edition gadgets available for pre-order today. Paying h…
Bose’s smallest Bluetooth speaker is a great deal at 35 percent off
Bose may be best known for its QuietComfort headphones, but the brand’s Bluetooth speakers have earned a great reputation for featuring gre…
SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport
New bootloader lets you take the "Meta" out of the original Meta Quest
Privilege escalation attack grants "full control" and freedom from Meta's servers/apps.
Black hole singularity is a surface not a point
Apple's new desktop computers are designed specifically for local AI development
Folks have been daisy-chaining Macs for AI—this refresh keeps that in mind.
Python's pre-declared constants are kinda weird
Why some US restaurants are banning tips
How Universities Should Prepare Founders
Run OpenBSD on DigitalOcean for $4/month
Credit Card Rewards Became a $9.2B Wealth Transfer
Tooltips need a delay, and then they need to skip it
France's tax agency got hacked (in French)
Windows 95 released August 24, 1995
Was modern art a CIA psy-op? (2020)
SiFive's First Server Platform
Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning
Garmin just took the wraps off its new line of rugged Fenix 9 smartwatches, with the base model featuring an OLED display with a brightness…
Trump is upping the price of Big Tech’s favorite visa
In the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on…
World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames
Record-breaking robot races are less substantial than household chore challenges.
At just $8, you owe it to yourself to grab Inscryption
If you watched the Gamescom 2026 announcements, you might have caught a trailer for the bizarre, frenetic Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a ga…
The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster
CD Projekt Red is remastering The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the hit RPG that first launched in 2015, and the updated game will be available sta…
Preserving glow-in-the-dark art and fashion for future generations
Understanding unique photochemistry of such materials will help in conservation, storage, and exhibition.
Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after f…
Two unvaccinated people die from measles in Pennsylvania, officials confirm
"[P]eople are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity."
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: The biggest announcements and trailers
The Geoff Keighley-hosted Opening Night Live event at Gamescom just wrapped up. Arguably the biggest announcement was the closer: a remaste…
Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ trims your Reels clips for you
Instagram is launching a new Reels-editing feature that automatically trims your video clips to focus on the highlights. The feature, calle…
Nothing OS 5.0 brings a new Glyph Interface app and a more customizable homescreen
With the new design of Nothing OS 5.0, app icons and widgets can use adaptive color to get color tints pulled from your wallpaper, which up…
Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images
Image changes that would get a paper retracted are widespread among suppliers.
AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will dramatically change their jobs
A pioneering AI scientist once predicted computers would replace human radiologists. They haven't.