Seattle-based satellite startup Hubble, which is working to enable global Bluetooth connectivity, raised $200M at a $1.6B valuation, for $300M in total funding (Sana Pashankar/Bloomberg) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:42 -0400 · Techmeme
3 days left to save up to $200 and make impactful connections at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 · TechCrunch
Beyond Kubernetes at Modal: How to Scale 1 Million Concurrent Sandboxes in Seconds Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT · InfoQ
Sony Music becomes the first music company to join ARIAM, which advocates for responsible AI adoption in the creative industry and includes the NYT and Disney (Corbin Bolies/Variety) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:40:22 -0400 · Techmeme
America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:37:05 +0000 · Ars Technica · 💬 Comments
London-based AI life sciences startup Basecamp Research raised a $140M Series C led by S32, with participation from Anthropic, taking its total funding to $225M (John Reynolds/Tech.eu) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:25:20 -0400 · Techmeme
Bessemer raised $5.75B, allocating $4B to growth-stage funding, including young companies raising large rounds at high valuations, and $1.75B for early-stage (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:15:01 -0400 · Techmeme
The Price of Intelligence Is Falling Rapidly Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:08:59 +0000 · Hacker News · 💬 Comments
HypeAuditor: OpenAI doubled its sponsored Instagram posts promoting ChatGPT from 61 in June to 122 in July, rising again to 141 in August, as it seeks new users (Business Insider) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:05:07 -0400 · Techmeme
Developers want more efficient software. Here’s what over 1,000 GitHub users told us they need. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 · GitHub Blog
Developers want more efficient software. Here’s what over 1000 GitHub users told us they need. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 · GitHub Blog
Spotify is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 · TechCrunch
LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 · TechCrunch
Samsung accidentally freezes its smart fridges with a software update Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:57:59 +0000 · Hacker News · 💬 Comments
Meta’s Muse AI Assistant Rolled Out With a Serious Security Flaw Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:54:58 +0000 · Wired
Show HN: Ive Sent It – online courier for files, with signed proof of delivery Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:36:01 +0000 · Hacker News · 💬 Comments
Show HN: RxFilm Studio–Create and edit your product videos with AI agent Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:28:40 +0000 · Hacker News · 💬 Comments
Ema, which uses AI agents to automate corporate processes across HR, IT, and finance, raised a $77M Series B led by Creaegis, taking its total funding to $140M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:25:19 -0400 · Techmeme
Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:15:33 +0000 · Hacker News · 💬 Comments
OpenAI says it will give its AI cyber defense system Daybreak and GPT-5.6 Sol to the Ukrainian government for free to help it protect civilian infrastructure (Zoe Kleinman/BBC) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:15:02 -0400 · Techmeme
Comma’s hands-off driving tech under investigation after 2 fatal crashes Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:12:39 +0000 · TechCrunch
The Download: India’s smart glasses menace and AI’s trillion-dollar gamble Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:10:00 +0000 · MIT Technology Review
Carnegie China: China passed the US as the top destination for elite AI talent in 2025, rising from 2022's 27.1% share to 40.6%; the US fell from 46.4% to 34.2% (Claudia Chong/The Information) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:05:00 -0400 · Techmeme
Xiaomi’s new 18 Pro phones improve on Samsung’s privacy display 2026-09-23T08:04:45-04:00 · The Verge
QuestDB (YC S20) Is Hiring a Sales Engineer Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:01:04 +0000 · Hacker News · 💬 Comments
Ema raises $77M as AI starts eating into enterprise software and services Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 · TechCrunch
The UK CMA proposes rules requiring Google and Android OEMs to offer search choice screens on first use and via yearly prompts, new AI assistant rules, and more (Steve Dent/Engadget) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:45:01 -0400 · Techmeme
Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:15:30 +0000 · Ars Technica · 💬 Comments
A Facebook co-founder proposes creating an "Office of AI Supervision" to embed teams inside frontier AI labs, with a three-year term to avoid regulatory capture (Chris Hughes/Financial Times) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:10:18 -0400 · Techmeme
A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:17 +0000 · Ars Technica · 💬 Comments
Gallup survey of 37 countries: in 34, positive AI sentiment outweighed the negative; 90%+ of people in China and 66%+ in Nigeria say AI will improve daily life (Damien Cave/New York Times) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:01 -0400 · Techmeme
Eight Sleep’s new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed 2026-09-23T07:00:00-04:00 · The Verge
A Startup Wants to Power Data Centers With ‘Supercritical’ Carbon Dioxide Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 · Wired
Presentation: APIs for Agents: Rethinking API Programs in the MCP Era Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT · InfoQ
Portuguese surveillance drone maker Tekever raised $580M ed by UC Investments at a $6.4B valuation, after securing a UK MOD contract worth £400M over 10 years (Henrique Almeida/Bloomberg) Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:40:16 -0400 · Techmeme
SmartLabels QR Code Organizing System Review (2026): AI Made Sense of My Junk Drawer Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:39:00 +0000 · Wired
Andrew Kelley Interview: Why He Built Zig, Banned AI Contributions, and Moved Zig off GitHub Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:36:00 GMT · InfoQ