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TypeScript 7
Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-7-0/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48833715 Points: 112 # Comments: 23
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Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents
The round, led by Radical Ventures, values the two-year old startup at $1 billion.
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Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers
The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver's license numbers so far in 2026.
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These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates
There are a lot of fast-growing AI startups, but some are growing even faster, they say.
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Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II.
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Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom
Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products.
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US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
Miners backed by Trump admin. sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain.
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Show HN: Kastor – Terraform-style specs for AI agents
Article URL: https://github.com/weirdGuy/kastor Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48833183 Points: 8 # Comments: 6
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Chatto is now Open Source
Article URL: https://www.hmans.dev/blog/chatto-is-open-source Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48833116 Points: 68 # Comments: 9
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Mistral's Robostral Navigate: a state of the art robotics navigation model
Article URL: https://mistral.ai/news/robostral-navigate/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48832212 Points: 145 # Comments: 27
OpenBSD has a use-after-free allowing local privilege escalation to root
Article URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-57589 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48831658 Points: 103 # Comments: 40
It seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history
Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830868 Points: 70 # Comments: 137
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Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine
Build a new kind of rocket engine, and the world will beat a path to your door.
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Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation from Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself and other big-name investors, the New York Times reported.
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Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps
With funding from tennis star and angel investor Venus Williams, the French app WeWard says that it increases walking time by almost 25%.