Daily Saturday, 19 September 2026
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'
Leave the Class Path in the Rearview Mirror
Introducing composable, module system native and agent friendly command line tools for modern Java development By Danny Thomas, JVM Ecosyst…
v0 now reads npm credentials from shared environment variables
Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP?
We dive into these questions and other AI hot takes on the latest episode of the GitHub Podcast. The post Should you read the code, is RAG…
Analyzing rising fraud attempts among travel and leisure businesses on Stripe
Last year, Stripe data shows fraud attempts against travel and leisure businesses hit a four-year high. We analyzed payment activity from m…
Spend Management expands to Enterprise Flexible Commitment plans
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Large Rounds For AI Infrastructure, Space Tech And Investment Management Lead
After a week of multiple billion-dollar-plus rounds, startup investors have reduced the number of zeroes on their funding checks. This past…
Inertia co-founder Jeff Lawson’s next big bet is fusion: Go inside it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Inertia co-founder and CEO Jeff Lawson joins the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $200 by Septemb…
What 25,000 Startup Applications Reveal About The New Rules Of Seed-Stage Startups
The most-fundable startups prioritize a clear go-to-market strategy and test distinctive marketing channels early, treating distribution an…
A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.
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US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report
A heap overflow and SSO misconfiguration to compromise OpenAI internal repos
Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
New experts join Google’s AI & Economy team
We are expanding our AI & Economy team with world-class academic advisors, fellows, and core internal researchers.
Co-creating the future of fashion with Google
Google worked side-by-side with designers Jane Wade and Sergio Hudson to custom-design Google Flow tools to prep for NYFW.
Show HN: Cactus Needle 3: 8-29MB automation models can match DeepSeek V4 Flash
Hey HN, Henry from Cactus here. We submitted Needle 2 here a few weeks ago, and the feedback in the discussion thread was incredibly valuab…
How to Write with an LLM
ZCode, the GLM coding agent, silently uploads your Git history
Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion
An empirical study of harness design for coding agents
Note on 18th September 2026
Being a computer scientist who refuses to find anything about LLMs interesting right now is a bit like being a geneticist who refuses to fi…
Quoting Thariq Shihipar
We're adding support for AGENTS.md to Claude Code. Starting today in version 2.1.277, if there is no CLAUDE.md in a folder, Claude will che…
The Creative Spirit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
I love Who Framed Roger Rabbit , the 1988 movie by Robert Zemeckis. I haven't watched it in quite a few years, and Cypress Frankenfeld just…
AI is an elite crime spree
Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain
MilleMiglia: A realistic instance generator for middle-mile logistics
Enforce custom rules in Datadog IaC Security scanning
Create, test, and publish custom IaC Security rules in Datadog to detect organization-specific policy violations before deployment.
Securing the software factory at machine speed
I joined GitLab at a moment when the way teams build and secure software has been changing rapidly. GitLab CEO Bill Staples recently framed…
WebMCP support now available in mcp-handler
Jev is the fastest-adopted model in AI Gateway history
Debugging with SCIM Logs
SCIM directories now have a Logs tab with every provisioning request your IdP sent, the exact payloads, and a debug message explaining what…
Software engineering is getting a second material
Gergely Orosz and Michael Grinich, in conversation at our New York office: why software is getting a second material, and what it changes f…
DoorDash Uses Multi Agent LLMs to Clean up 60,000 Feature Flags
DoorDash built a multi-agent LLM system to automate stale feature flag cleanup across more than 60,000 flags and 623 repositories. The work…
Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy (2021)
GLM 5.3 FlashX now available on AI Gateway
Reproducing, disclosing, and fixing the libheif vulnerability with Hacktron and the maintainers
Presentation: Complexity and Creativity in Software Engineering
Phillip Mortimer discusses the shift toward write-only software driven by AI code generation. He explains why traditional pull requests are…
Article: Architecting Secure and Scalable Facial Verification Systems
When three thousand employees verify at once, synchronous API calls collapse. This article presents a four-layer architecture for high-volu…
The AIDEs Framework: How We Built a “Theory of Everything” for AI Development Tools
We are living in genuinely interesting times. AI is disrupting software development at a pace where new models, tools, and practices appear…
Making Local AI Smarter and Faster
We want local coding agents to be smart and fast, with the ability to understand a codebase, do useful work, and finish tasks without long…
What an MCP server costs you in tokens
Tool definitions are billed on every turn, and past roughly thirty tools they start costing you accuracy rather than just money.
Your diff has a demo now with Junie /demo
You have the change ready and the tests are green. Now someone has to launch the app, find the right screen, and check the flow. Often, tha…
Ktor 3.6.0 Is Now Available!
Ktor 3.6.0 is here! This release is full of new experimental features, including typed authentication capabilities with specialized support…
Korea raises data breach fines to 10% of revenue
Automattic’s 33-Hour Coup, and can AI labs police themselves?
A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to “pace…
Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops
Manus, which earlier this year had to break off a merger with Meta, is in discussions to raise $500M at a $4B valuation.
Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Nvidia's Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2…
Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
Angle Health has grown to 5,000 customers and become profitable by helping small businesses get "level-funded" health insurance.
Swiggy’s Money Map: The Verticals Built Around Food Delivery Core
When Swiggy entered India’s online food delivery market back in 2014, it was the first one to solve the problem…
What’s Truly “Great” Now in B2B + AI Per ICONIQ? 115% Growth at $100M+, 55% Gross Margins, and $655K in Revenue Per Employee
ICONIQ just published The Pacesetter Index. It replaces their Enterprise Five Scorecard, and shows the real growth rates and metrics for th…
Apple Pay May Launch In India Next Month With Axis Bank Partnership: Report
Apple is eyeing the launch of its payments service Apple Pay in India as early as next month, with Axis…
L’Oréal onboards two Indian startups in second L’AcceleratOR cohort
L’Oréal has selected 13 companies from eight countries for the second cohort of its sustainability focused innovation programm…
Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal
Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricit…
Rebel Foods reports Rs 1,952 Cr revenue in FY26, losses narrow 16%
Cloud kitchen company Rebel Foods improved its financial performance in FY26 as revenue growth accelerated and losses narrowed. The company…
Family offices are clamoring for AI investments
Whether it's a permanent shift or part of a familiar cycle is worth asking, though.
The clock is ticking: Final 24 hours to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Last day to book your exhibit table at Disrupt is today, September 18. Get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators,…
A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI
UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.
War in the Middle East & Rising Interest Rates Threaten the Funding for AI Build-Out
Plus, Muse gains on Instinct & crypto legislation stalled by Trump’s profiteering.
Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Register now to save up to $200 before September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
UK Sovereign AI Fund in talks to back £500m raise for drug discovery startup
Pocket FM Eyes 15%-20% EBITDA Margin, Global Expansion With AI-Led Content Push
Pocket FM is betting heavily on AI to improve its content economics and lift its EBITDA margin to 15%-20% from…
Odisha Plans To Set Up A ‘Silicon Valley’ To Woo Semiconductor Companies
During the seventh edition of Semicon India today, Odisha’s chief minister (CM) Mohan Charan Majhi shared that the state is…
The biggest conversations in US VC right now
OTPless Names Satyam Nathani CEO As Bhavik Koladiya Steps Away
Identity and access management startup OTPless has elevated cofounders Satyam Nathani and Tanmay Sagar as CEO and COO, respectively, as…
‘It’s the modern nuclear arms race’: safety expert Denis Shilov on slowing down AI
Asiana Fund, JC Capital Launch ₹1,000 Cr Fund To Back Deeptech Startups
Asiana Fund, the investment platform of the Dani Family Office, and Taiwan-based VC firm JC Capital have launched the ₹1,000…
India Needs Hundreds Of Chip Companies To Build Global Ecosystem: L&T Semicon CEO
“India will need hundreds of semiconductor companies to build a globally competitive chip ecosystem, as the country looks to move…
Curefoods reports Rs 916 Cr revenue and Rs 192 Cr loss in FY26
Curefoods grew its operating revenue 23% to Rs 916 crore in FY26, but the growth came with a wider net loss of Rs 192 crore. The Ankit Nago…
OTPless elevates co-founders Satyam Nathani and Tanmay Sagar as CEO and COO
Identity and access management startup OTPless has elevated co-founders Satyam Nathani and Tanmay Sagar as CEO and COO, respectively, accor…
Physioplus Healthcare raises seed round at $800K valuation
Physioplus Healthcare, a digital physiotherapy platform, has raised a strategic seed investment from HBF India at a valuation of $800K. The…
Exclusive: Jar raises small fresh funding from Unitary Fund
Gold savings platform Jar had been struggling to raise a fresh round despite discussions with several investors, including WestBridge. Howe…
Beauty and body care brand MoroMaa raises Rs 1.5 Cr from AJ VC for 9% stake
Mumbai-based beauty, lifestyle and body care brand MoroMaa has raised Rs 1.5 crore from Aviral Bhatnagar of AJ VC for a 9% equity stake. Fo…
Inside London's weirdest neolab
Inside Yulu’s Series C: funding breakup, valuation, captable
Electric mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform Yulu recently raised $93 million in its Series C round through a mix of debt and equity. The…
I don't like passkeys
Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
OpenJev
Bend 2 and the Vibe-Coding Trap
How SpaceX streamlined the Raptor engine
Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him
Jemalloc 5.4.0
Saving another 100TB of RAM
OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
Recently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning. The companies' own documenta…
What Hollywood thinks about existential AI warnings
As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI's potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused…
US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four
I vibed a proof of Conway's conjecture
Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI
A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenAI employee accounts…
The scourge of x86 emulation
AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
Inside ZCode: Silently uploading your Git history to the cloud
Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI
Researchers used Claude to reach an OpenAI employee account and sensitive GitHub data.
There's no point at which turning your brain off will work
North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes
Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test
“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."
The case for a robot tax to redistribute wealth
In an excerpt from his book, “Innovate for Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Technology Beyond AI,” Alessandro Crimi explains that a tax on…
Photon-Emission-Guided Laser Fault Injection Enables RP2350 Secure Debug
US Treasuries Have Become Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks and Governments
Xcode 27.1 Beta Release Notes
Second Circuit allows government to search electronic devices at the border
Minimal Phone 2
Pre-Greek: The lost language hidden within Ancient Greek
Google announces new experimental "CC" AI agent for families
Multiple family members can share data to help the agent make plans and complete tasks.
Covert uploads and megalomania: OpenAI details new "misaligned" agent incidents
Model maker commits to new framework for reporting misaligned models.
Waymo in Singapore
The first new cat species discovered in 100 years
FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in da…
Disney’s first CTO is Character.AI’s former CEO
You would think that a multimedia conglomerate as large as Disney would have a few chief technology officers by now, but the company has ju…
FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.
Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to mandate a "kill swit…
The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera
It's one of the most fascinating years in a while when it comes to iPhone camera upgrades. The big story of the iPhone 18 Pro is the variab…
Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount
The FCC has announced it's waiving its rules limiting foreign equity ownership to 25 percent in the Paramount-Warner Bros. case and will al…
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7X is the most laptop that $1,000 can currently buy
Anyone shopping for a Windows laptop with a $1K budget should head to Best Buy, where for the rest of the day you can get a great deal on a…
This cartridge-playing Game Boy clone is smaller and cheaper than Analogue’s Pocket
FunnyPlaying, a Chinese company known for its Game Boy and GBA upgrade kits, has announced a new handheld that plays original Nintendo cart…
Meet the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video contest
Ning Xu of Tsinghua University captured tiny cilia beating in airways of a child with rare respiratory disorder.
South Africa joins the global resistance against American data centers
“A massive data center is trying to jump the queue and take our land, water, and energy.”