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Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a "return of Xbox." In a joint memo with Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty, Sharm…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma held an all-hands meeting this morning and laid out her strategy for a "return of Xbox" with employees. While rebranding Microsoft Gaming back to Xbox was part of the agenda, Sharma also revealed th…
Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they want to scale.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Amid an expansion of federal immigration enforcement operations, ICE has reportedly purchased a 833,000 square foot warehouse in Salt Lake City, paying well above its assessed value, to support de…
OpenAI says its latest model offers increased capabilities across a broad variety of categories.
The bright yellow livery of Spirit Airlines may soon disappear from the skies. The country's seventh-largest airline has been in financial trouble for years: It hasn't turned a profit since 2019 and filed for bankruptcy…
Anthropic's tightly controlled rollout of Claude Mythos has taken an awkward turn. After spending weeks insisting the AI model is so capable at cybersecurity that it is too dangerous to release publicly, it appears the…
Article URL: https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/pentagon-middle-eastern-news-propaganda-iran/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879386 Points: 15 # Comments: 2
According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879092 Points: 385 # Comments: 141
OpenAI just announced its new GPT-5.5 model, which the company calls its "smartest and most intuitive to use model yet, and the next step toward a new way of getting work done on a computer." OpenAI just released GPT-5.…
The PS 2026 easy chair is made from two fabric-wrapped air chambers with a steel frame. | Image: Ikea Ikea shared a sneak preview of three pieces from a new experimental collection, set to be fully revealed at an annual…
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/april-23-postmortem Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878905 Points: 208 # Comments: 117
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/917029/software-brain-ai-backlash-databases-automation Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878737 Points: 30 # Comments: 12
Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878633 Points: 145 # Comments: 94
A phone for people who like pens. The 2026 edition of Motorola's stylus phone is plenty appealing. My review unit is a charming lilac color, has a pleasantly textured back panel, and includes a MicroSD slot and what mig…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week. Sharma held an internal town hall with Xbox employees today, just days after announcing an Xbox Game Pass price cut, commenting on the status of the Xbox mobile store, and teasi…
Pending refresh? RAM shortage? AI agents? There are many possible explanations.
If you’ve ever wished your laptop keyboard was better tailored to your workflow, the Keychron V1 is a solid upgrade. It doesn’t cost as much as most other mechanical keyboards, but it still offers a lot of the same flex…
Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/23/hairdryer-used-trick-weather-sensor-34000-polymarket-bet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878208 Points: 184 # Comments: 182
Article URL: https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/04/23/the-split Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878117 Points: 53 # Comments: 30
"They’re putting operational systems up within orbit reach of our high-value satellites."
The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000 x 4000.
If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary retirement buyout.
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Introducing GPT-5.5, our smartest model yet—faster, more capable, and built for complex tasks like coding, research, and data analysis across tools.
Explore the GPT-5.5 Bio Bug Bounty: a red-teaming challenge to find universal jailbreaks for bio safety risks, with rewards up to $25,000.
A new training method improves the reliability of AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.
OpenAI makes ChatGPT for Clinicians free for verified U.S. physicians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists, supporting clinical care, documentation, and research.
Learn how to build, use, and scale workspace agents in ChatGPT to automate repeatable workflows, connect tools, and streamline team operations.
Workspace agents in ChatGPT are Codex-powered agents that automate complex workflows, run in the cloud, and help teams scale work across tools securely.
A deep dive into the Codex agent loop, showing how WebSockets and connection-scoped caching reduced API overhead and improved model latency.
OpenAI Privacy Filter is an open-weight model for detecting and redacting personally identifiable information (PII) in text with state-of-the-art accuracy
ChatGPT Images 2.0 introduces a state-of-the-art image generation model with improved text rendering, multilingual support, and advanced visual reasoning.
OpenAI launches Codex Labs, partners with with Accenture, PwC, Infosys, and others to help enterprises deploy and scale Codex across the software development lifecycle, and hits 4M Codex WAU.
Hyatt deploys ChatGPT Enterprise across its global workforce, using GPT-5.4 and Codex to improve productivity, operations, and guest experiences.
The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.
Founded by Tristan Bepler PhD ’20 and former MIT professor Tim Lu PhD ’07, OpenProtein.AI offers researchers open-source models and other tools for protein engineering.
The updated Codex app for macOS and Windows adds computer use, in-app browsing, image generation, memory, and plugins to accelerate developer workflows.
Researchers are developing hardware and algorithms to improve collaboration between divers and autonomous underwater vehicles engaged in maritime missions.
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From protests to quiet resistance, dissent is rising inside the United States military over the US-Israel war on Iran.
Lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of using heavy redactions to protect powerful figures tied to Epstein.
Hope Not Hate campaign identifies election hopefuls calling for a ‘white Britain’ and complaining of ‘kowtowing to the black community’ A Reform UK candidate who called for a “white Britain” and said Keir Starmer should…
Mandated release of files was marred by missed deadlines, leaked victims’ information and excessive redactions US politics live – latest updates The US Department of Justice’s office of the inspector general (OIG) annou…
President says forces can ‘shoot and kill’ any boat laying mines and claims the US has ‘total control’ of the strait ‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says The Pentagon abr…
Watchdog to ‘evaluate the DOJ’s processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required’ by law Sign up for the Breaking News US email You’ve likely seen that the Senate adopted the pla…
Republicans take first step, but long road remains to break impasse over funding Donald Trump's immigration enforcement.
Tensions around US negotiations may reflect mistake of assassinating more pragmatic and experienced figures Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has claimed that the infighting between moderates and hardliners…
Police chief Fannie Masemola suspended as President Cyril Ramaphosa faces pressure to tackle corruption ahead of polls.
Police allegedly found images on iCloud account of singer accused of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez A Los Angeles prosecutor said that the singer D4vd, who was charged this week in the killing of 14-year-ol…
Ireland and Spain will also not broadcast Eurovision after decision to boycott live event over Israel’s participation National broadcasters in Ireland, Spain and Slovenia will not air the Eurovision song contest this ye…
Seven-day-old Poppy Hope Lomas died after complications during home birth encouraged by midwives at Barnet hospital A mother who lost her baby a week after an “unsafe” home birth that went against medical advice was fai…
Exclusive: Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cuts The Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recentl…
Battle of the blockades may still have more time to run as the US and Iran try to assert control over the strait of Hormuz Donald Trump’s decision to extend the naval blockade of Iran indefinitely may do nothing to redu…
Lebanon remains divided over the best way to end the conflict with Israel, with some backing Hezbollah's armed response.
Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France Middle East crisis – live updates Britain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over th…
Taskforce report examines how effects of slavery and Jim Crow in Fulton county continue to harm Black residents A Georgia taskforce has released a landmark report that details the lasting impact of slavery and its after…
Drought, failed rains, and conflict drive 6.5 million Somalis into hunger; children face acute malnutrition risks.
Teenager dies in hospital after Israeli forces shot him with live ammunition in the shoulder, Palestinian media reports.
In a phone interview with the BBC's North America editor, the president discussed next week's visit and his relationship with the UK PM.
Step is latest example of shift away from heavy penalisation that has given way to widespread legalisation efforts.
Under pressure from the US, President Claudia Sheinbaum has authorised military operations to arrest cartel leaders.
Italy officials slam suggestion that national football team should replace Iran at World Cup; fans also underwhelmed.
Pope Leo wrapped up his 10-day four-nation tour of Africa in Equatorial Guinea.
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