Hacker News: mikelgan

Meta launched an 'AI pet journal' app

mikelgan — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:44:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1020410/meta-launched-ai-pet-journal-app-waddle-world

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50272044

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

AI is ruining haunted houses

mikelgan — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:50:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/26/ai-is-ruining-haunted-attractions/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50256230

Points: 48

# Comments: 111

Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more

mikelgan — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:03:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4239858/google-will-pay-people-to-use-less-electricity-so-its-data-centers-can-use-more.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50215983

Points: 56

# Comments: 30

AI devours a fifth of companies' IT budgets

mikelgan — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:00:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4239898/ai-accounts-for-one-fifth-of-companies-it-budgets.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50215950

Points: 21

# Comments: 5

Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires' Tax Measure

mikelgan — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:51:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-agrees-to-stay-in-california-despite-billionaires-tax-ballot-measure/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188801

Points: 5

# Comments: 3

TikTok bans Musk documentary account

mikelgan — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:06:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013453/tiktok-bans-alex-gibneys-musk-documentary

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50134608

Points: 48

# Comments: 3

An invisible jet of radioactive goo is heading for Earth

mikelgan — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:04:38 +0000

Article URL: https://metro.co.uk/2026/10/17/invisible-jet-radioactive-goo-heading-earth-worried-29702099/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50132280

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

The leap second is officially dead

mikelgan — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:41:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/leap-second-is-abolished-bipm-says/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50125133

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Elorian's first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them

mikelgan — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:11:56 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/elorians-first-ai-model-wants-to-reason-with-images-not-just-about-them/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50120222

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push

mikelgan — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:44:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-is-almost-single-handedly-funding-the-republicans-midterms-push/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119833

Points: 19

# Comments: 3

The first vibe-coded gun is here

mikelgan — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:02:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1011950/vibe-coded-3d-printed-gun-ai-generated-cody-wilson

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119247

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies

mikelgan — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:46:01 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/tesla-reveals-spacex-powered-roadster-that-flies-and-falls-with-style/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50113338

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now

mikelgan — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:47:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1012510/openai-chatgpt-google-chrome-tabs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50111454

Points: 5

# Comments: 3

Trump calls off livestream of execution

mikelgan — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:51:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1011991/trump-nidal-hasan-execution-not-livestreaming

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50104524

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Ricursive Intelligence bets on AI-designed chips to solve the compute crisis

mikelgan — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:08:07 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/ricursive-intelligence-is-betting-on-ai-designed-chips-to-help-solve-the-compute-crisis/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50097883

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

YouTube Is Looking to Expand into Audiobooks

mikelgan — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:53:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/youtube-is-looking-to-expand-into-audiobooks-d28bd876

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50097301

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Chaos ensues when AI interviewer meets AI interviewee

mikelgan — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:32:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/14/chaos-ensues-when-ai-interviewer-meets-ai-interviewee/5303144

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50097104

Points: 22

# Comments: 2

Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit

mikelgan — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:55:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/14/openai-child-self-harm-lawsuit

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50095082

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Can superintelligent AI be banned?

mikelgan — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:55:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.machinesociety.ai/p/can-superintelligent-ai-be-banned

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50091971

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Simple math can predict when AI is about to go rogue, physicists say

mikelgan — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:50:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/simple-math-can-predict-when-ai-is-about-to-go-rogue-physicists-say

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090754

Points: 2

# Comments: 0