MIT Tech Review: AI develops recruitment biases faster than humans
A study documents what HR managers feared without measuring it: algorithmic bias in recruitment is not inherited, it is produced.
21 h ago 7 9
"Has software become more buggy everywhere?" - the Ask HN that haunts 2026
An Ask HN posted on July 15 goes viral. The question is not rhetorical: it's the first recognized symptom of an ailment that is consensus without daring to name it.
Jul 15, 2026 at 19:28 5 9
33k vs 7k tokens: what the comparative overhead reveals about Claude Code and OpenCode
The harness speaks before the prompt. What it says—and how much it costs—now defines the product.
Jul 13, 2026 at 02:19 5 8
![China: CAC regulates "anthropomorphic" AI companion apps - interim measures, not outright ban [ENCADRE titre="What is an anthropomorphic AI?" contenu="An AI that mimics human characteristics, such as emotions, personality, and appearance."]](https://cdn.nimpress.com/media/images/78c8eea8130563de0e87c2de10ad117b.png)
China: CAC regulates "anthropomorphic" AI companion apps - interim measures, not outright ban [ENCADRE titre="What is an anthropomorphic AI?" contenu="An AI that mimics human characteristics, such as emotions, personality, and appearance."]
The regime targets apps that simulate a specific personality and maintain a consistent emotional relationship - new pillar of the social framework for consumer LLM in China.
21 h ago 9 9
Taipei investigates former TSMC employees accused of selling chip secrets to China
The investigation shifts supply-chain tension from equipment to human capital - the most difficult constraint to protect.
21 h ago 8 9
GitHub will require 2FA for all developers who commit by September 2, 2026.
End of a transition started in 2022 - the real passive remains the automation workflows still relying on non-2FA tokens.
21 h ago 11 9
A researcher finds a WordPress RCE for $500,000 with GPT-5.6 for $25
The marginal cost of discovering a critical exploit falls below the threshold of an evening of research - the discovery/reward market ratio explodes.
21 h ago 8 10
Anthropic makes Claude Fable 5 permanent in premium plans from 20 July
Fable 5 lands in Max and Team Premium at 50% of limits from 20 July; Pro and Team Standard keep it via credits plus a $100 one-time top-up.
yesterday 10 10
Xiaomi's factory intern robot achieves 98% on nut assembly, over 90% on two new tasks
ETNews details Xiaomi's humanoid running three concrete production tasks - the embodied race gets a China-side number breakdown.
yesterday 9 11
Attack drones enter US schools: when edge-AI meets the K-12 policy debate
A school in Colorado, the John Adams Academy, will install a non-lethal drone response system in August 2026. The question is no longer "does it work" - it's who authorizes the engagement and under what chain of command.
Jul 19, 2026 at 00:39 11 12
Facial-recognition smart locks work - and that changes the consumer biometrics debate
The Verge tests facial recognition locks and concludes, to everyone's surprise: they work. The real debate is no longer about reliability - it's about what is done with the data.
Jul 19, 2026 at 00:39 7 8
TP-Link Kasa cameras leaked home GPS for six years via unauthenticated UDP
A vulnerability researcher documents six years of unauthenticated UDP replies from TP-Link Kasa EC71 cameras that returned the device's GPS coordinates on request - a textbook IoT trust-boundary failure.
Jul 18, 2026 at 11:11 34 8