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Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns

Anthropic has been growing at a breakneck pace. The company announced that annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. That trajectory faces a real test, though.

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Airbnb’s Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab

The Airbnb CEO said last year it hasn't struck an LLM partnership because existing products weren't quite ready.

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The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet

Robot demonstrations can distort public perceptions of robotic capabilities.

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AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data

FCC did not violate carriers' right to jury trial, court says in 8-1 ruling.

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These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda

Estonian government benchmark shows how dozens of models combat Russia's "strategic narratives."

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Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults

By targeting large numbers of users, attackers increased their chances of success.

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Do transformers need three projections? Systematic study of QKV variants

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.04032 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48405931 Points: 56 # Comments: 6

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Latent Agents: A Post-Training Procedure for Internalized Multi-Agent Debate

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.24881 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48405841 Points: 6 # Comments: 0

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IPv6 zones in URLs are a mistake

Article URL: https://xeiaso.net/notes/2026/ipv6-zones-go-url/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48405019 Points: 69 # Comments: 52

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Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers

Article URL: https://cen.acs.org/materials/biobased-materials/queen-bees-special-wax/104/web/2026/06 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48404905 Points: 32 # Comments: 0

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WSL 2 is getting faster Windows file system access

Article URL: https://www.boxofcables.dev/wsl2-per-device-swiotlb-pools-for-virtiofs-and-virtioproxy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403377 Points: 31 # Comments: 17

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Show HN: Hitoku Draft – Context aware local assistant

Hi guys. I have been working on Hitoku Draft, an open-source, voice-first AI assistant that runs entirely locally. I posted about it already, and now it has also transcription with voice editing. Looking for feedback, as I found that outside tech cir

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Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app

This popular ad blocker app for iPhones, iPads, and Macs can now block ads from loading inside apps, including web browsers, thanks to a new feature in the latest Apple software.

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Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18

On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some of the most consequential shifts taking place across venture capital, defense technology, artif

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Startup Battlefield is returning to Australia — here’s what happened the last time we came to Sydney

On August 19, Startup Battlefield is returning to Sydney in partnership with Stripe, one of the world's most iconic technology companies. We're taking over Stripe Tour Sydney for a night that the Australian startup ecosystem won't forget.