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Metroid Ravenous, the latest 2D adventure for Samus Aran, arrives on January 28, 2027
It looks like Samus will be able to feed on her enemies and steal their powers.
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Viral AI assistant Instinct now has its own email address
Instinct’s new email feature lets the AI agent create and manage accounts, contact businesses, handle support requests, and do more on users' behalf.
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Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending
inDrive's ad business, first piloted in July 2025, has served more than 2 billion impressions and attracted over 2,000 paying advertisers a month.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
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Archaeologists Just Found the Most Complete Denisovan Record Yet—and It Goes Back 190,000 Years
The findings include bones and tools that hint at the ancient human relative's biology, diet, and lifestyle.
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‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI extinction fears, calling for pacing agreements between labs.
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The Verge
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Nintendo Direct September 2026: The biggest news and trailers
Nintendo just wrapped part two of its double feature this week. On Tuesday, the company hosted a showcase all about the Legend of Zelda franchise, including footage and a November 5th release date for the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
Hacker News
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Geiger – See every AI agent on your machine and what it can touch
Article URL: https://github.com/Atomburstofficial/geiger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49627646 Points: 5 # Comments: 0…
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The Verge
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The Switch 2 is getting a 2D Metroid called Ravenous
Nintendo just announced a new 2D entry in the Metroid series for the Switch 2, titled Metroid Ravenous. It's launching on January 28th, 2027. The new game looks like an evolution of Metroid Dread.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
TechCrunch
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Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant
Users can ask the assistant to do things like "Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for 25 people and include some brunch items," or "Build a cart for easy school lunches and after-school snacks," Shipt says.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
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Anthropic users are taking the company to court over Max subscription terms
A new class-action lawsuit accuses Anthropic of misleading advertising about Claude usage with its top-tier plan.
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The Verge
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I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab
Getting out of a taxi shouldn't be a shameful experience. Yet I find myself feeling particularly embarrassed while exiting a Tesla Cybercab as it partially blocks a narrow road outside a popular Austin swimming hole.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
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Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation
Carrum Mobility operates about 5,100 vehicles in India and is Uber's largest fleet partner for its premium Uber Black service in the country.
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AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign?
Falling token costs, cheaper models, and less spend per employee—AI adoption isn't playing out the way hyperscalers hoped.
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NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation
Critics say the new agenda could weaken science-based rules and marine protections.
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The Ancient Greek Water Clock That Kept the Most Accurate Time for 1,800 Years
Article URL: https://www.openculture.com/2026/09/the-ancient-greek-water-clock-that-kept-the-most-accurate-time-for-1800-years.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626634 Points: 11 # Comments: 4…
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My favorite gaming earbuds got their first discount
Asus’ Cetra Open wireless earbuds are some of the best that I’ve tested, despite being open-style earbuds. Their drivers sit outside of your ear, which allows outside sounds to mix with audio coming from your console.
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Playing whack-a-mole is losing
Article URL: https://dadrian.io/blog/posts/whack-a-mole-is-losing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626429 Points: 16 # Comments: 4…
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What will our economic future look like?
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/institute/econ-scenarios Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626373 Points: 80 # Comments: 90…
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Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify
Article URL: https://tailwindcss.com/blog/tailwind-is-joining-shopify Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626190 Points: 298 # Comments: 118…
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Lyft is now offering Waymo rides in Nashville
You can now get fully autonomous Waymo rides in Nashville through the Lyft app.
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Students who use AI generally score worse at school
Students who use AI to help them study tend to perform worse at school than those who don't, according to data from a global OECD educational report.
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Amazon Prime Video’s new AI tech matches lips to dubbed audio
Amazon's Prime Video is launching a new AI-powered feature that lines up an actor's mouth with "human-dubbed" audio.
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Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms
The three Indian companies are accused of using hackers to steal information used to sway litigation.
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Mike Flanagan’s New ‘Carrie’ Trailer Is Stuffed Full of Teenage Rage
The Stephen King adaptation hits Prime Video in a binge drop October 6.
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Instacart launches an AI grocery shopping assistant called Clementine
Instacart is the latest app to bake a conversational AI assistant into its platform.
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Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive
Scott Painter, founder of TrueCar, is still trying to build a business around vehicle subscriptions, where you can cancel at any time.
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Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony as AI agents create new enterprise security risks
Cymphony was valued at more than $100 million in a $25 million Series A co-led by Sequoia and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund.
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A Stealth Startup Thinks It Just Hacked the Memory Shortage
Kepler Computing claims a new approach to chip design—and a proprietary material—can help end the supply bottlenecks that have sent memory prices surging.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
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Instacart now has its own AI assistant called Clementine
Instacart launches its own AI assistant that can make it easier to decide what to buy.
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Ridley Scott Suggests ‘Treasure Island’ Could Be the Most Expensive Film of His Career
Plus, screenwriter Steven Knight confirms those Bond rumors to be true.
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Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
If you want to manufacture in space—and bring the products back again—there’s a limited set of options: Wait to go to the International Space Station, or partner with a handful of start-ups launching spacecraft that spend time in orbit before they re…
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The Verge
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How to watch Apple’s September 9th launch event
Apple's September 9th launch event could be one of its biggest in years. It will be Apple's first event since John Ternus took over as CEO on September 1st, stepping in for Tim Cook, and will likely feature the first models in Apple's iPhone 18 lineup.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
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Scientists Say They Can Now Pinpoint Where Big Quakes Might Hit
A GPS-based algorithm is used to identify where stress has been building up.
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The Download: OpenAI’s turning point for math and a battery record
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
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Suno replaces its AI models with a new one trained on licensed music as copyright suits pile up
As it grapples with a bevy of lawsuits, Suno said its new model, Suno v6, is not trained using music it used to train previous versions of the AI model.
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Roame (YC S23) Is Hiring Viral Content Editor
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roame/jobs/KuVVqSh-content-systems-builder-editor Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49625110 Points: 0 # Comments: 0…
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How Much Should You Trust AI Detection Tools?
Companies like Pangram and Originality.ai can help to clear up the confusion. But they’re not a silver bullet.
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How to take full advantage of Gemini when planning your next trip
You don't have to juggle all the little details of your next trip alone. Gemini, with it's Google parentage, can help you line it all up.
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I advertise malicious software on Google Ads
Article URL: https://xlii.space/eng/malicious-software-on-google-ads/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624856 Points: 199 # Comments: 106…
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Desert Ant Labs: local, fast models that run on device
Article URL: https://desertant.com/blog/introducing-desert-ant-labs/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624823 Points: 180 # Comments: 49…
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DeepSeek launching v4.1 flash cheaper and more capable than v4 pro
DSeek plans to officially release the V4.1 Flash model around September 10, 2026 (Beijing Time). After extensive internal and external testing, V4.
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US authorities accuse Chinese AI companies of industrial-scale campaigns to copy American models
The NSA, CISA and the FBI have accused DeepSeek, Moonshot and other Chinese AI companies of "distilling" American frontier AI models.
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This ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Pinball Machine Could Fix Me
And you thought Matt Dinniman's hit book series getting a TV adaptation was cool.
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Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.
Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.
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Apple Event Live Blog: Folding iPhone, Apple Watch Series 12, AirPods, and More
Get all the news when it happens, as our reporters bring you live updates from Apple Park, the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.
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The first and latest Star Wars films are coming to IMAX 70mm in 2027
The IMAX 70mm screening of 'Star Wars' will be a Holy Grail quest for fans of the original 1977 version.
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MS NOW Wants to Turn Its Viewers Into a Fandom
The cable news network’s president, Rebecca Kutler, wants to leverage its massive online and TV audience to create a fan community. First up: letting you chat with Rachel Maddow.
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Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’
A senior Anthropic safety researcher has said there is more than a 10 percent chance artificial intelligence "could kill all humans" by the end of the decade, just hours after a colleague resigned over fears the AI lab and its rivals are carelessly r…
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