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Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents
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Xbox’s clever disc-to-digital feature was 15 years in the making
When Xbox announced a new feature last month that lets you digitize existing physical game collections, I immediately thought of the Xbox One. Disc-to-digital seems like a clever new feature for Xbox, perfectly timed as a response to Sony killing PlayStation discs. But the reality is that it has been 15 years in the making and is now a big part of Xbox's ongoing game preservation efforts. Ahead of the launch of the Xbox One in 2013, Microsoft made a key decision to uniquely identify discs. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell me the company was exploring the idea of true Xbox digital ownership in 2011, including digital gifting, rec … Read the full story at The Verge.
LLM Classification Is Feature Engineering
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Last call: Disrupt volunteer application closes soon
If you've been on the fence about volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, this is your sign to stop deliberating and start applying.
Your robotaxi might be a narc
In early September, two teenagers got into a Waymo, but then ended up in the back of a police car. The robotaxi company said it detected "a violation of our terms of service involving a firearm," pulled the car over, and alerted emergency services, according to the Los Angeles Times. Police arrested the passengers after allegedly finding a loaded AR-style "ghost gun" in the vehicle. The arrests exposed a lot of unanswered questions about privacy and autonomous vehicles, including what they are recording, what they do with the footage, and how much privacy riders should expect while riding inside them. Waymo's camera-covered cars have alre … Read the full story at The Verge.
Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.
Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse
Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. As you’re no doubt aware, the biggest story in tech right now is the spiraling debate about AI safety and regulation. It should come as no surprise that Mustafa has strong opinions on how AI should be built and regulated. Microsoft just published a 37-page statement called the “Humanist AI Code of Conduct,” which lays out the company’s principles around AI development and even its philosophy around really thorny issues like AI consciousness. If you’ll recall from his last appearance on the show, Mustafa thinks companies like Anthropic have gotten really confused about this concept of so-called model welfare in fairly dangerous ways. He actually put out a companion essay this week specifically criticizing Anthropic’s philosophy around AI consciousness, and how he sees it fitting into the broader alignment debate. So I really wanted to talk to Mustafa about what he thinks is real and not in AI safety, whether the concept
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions
The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities
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Bose’s next open earbuds have more bass, more volume, and more battery life
Bose announced a new version of its Ultra Open Earbuds that helped kick off the industry trend of clip-on wireless earbuds nearly two-and-a-half years ago. The new Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) feature a subtle redesign with improved performance in both sound quality and battery life. They're also joined by a new cheaper alternative called the Bose Sport Open Earbuds designed to provide a more secure and stable fit during physical activities. The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) will be available for preorder on September 19th for $299 with availability starting on October 1st. Color options include black, white smoke, cherry chocolate, oli … Read the full story at The Verge.
Spotify’s Fresh Finds Forward gives artists free studio time and more
Getting added to Spotify's Fresh Finds playlists can be a huge break for artists trying to cut through the noise on streaming. Now Spotify is launching a program called Fresh Finds Forward, which aims to give artists the tools to capitalize on that exposure. Artists added to any Fresh Finds playlist after January 1st, 2026, can join the program and get 12 months of additional resources, the most extravagant of which is free studio time for US-based artists at Electric Lady Studios in NYC, The Lighthouse at Ocean Way Nashville, or Spotify Studios in LA. Beyond that, artists will get early access to Spotify tools and features, priority access … Read the full story at The Verge.
Inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety
On a sunny July day in Berkeley, California, the country's top AI safety researchers gathered on an unmarked floor of an unmarked building. They had come together for a "war room" to dissect the high-profile cybersecurity incident that had rocked the AI industry hours earlier. An unreleased OpenAI model had gone rogue, executing a stunningly sophisticated three-part plan. It broke out of its holding area, finagled access to the internet, and hacked into a competing AI startup's systems - all without OpenAI finding out about it for more than a week. No one in the war room was surprised; this was the very thing the third-party AI-safety rese … Read the full story at The Verge.