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Monday, 11 May 2026
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A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source’s funding problem, permanently
A group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good.
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Google launches Nano Banana 2 model with faster image generation
Google is making Nano Banana 2 a default model in Gemini app and in AI mode
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Spyware maker sentenced to prison in Greece for wiretapping politicians and journalists
A Greek court on Thursday sentenced the founder of Intellexa, a collective of spyware makers, to eight years in prison for illegal wiretapping and privacy violations, according to several reports. Tal Dilian and three other Intellexa executives were
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X tries wooing advertisers by letting them reuse creatives made for other platforms
X has launched an expanded set of aspect ratio support for both image and video ads, so advertisers can now reuse assets they've created for other platforms.
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eBay to lay off 800 staff
The latest round of layoffs marks eBay’s third workforce reduction in the past three years.
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Register now to secure discounts of up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. Offer ends tomorrow, February 27, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, including S26 smartphones, Privacy Screen and more
Samsung's new privacy screen feature on Galaxy S26 Ultra was the most notable feature of the event.
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New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think.
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New York sues Valve for enabling "illegal gambling" with loot boxes
The ability to resell Steam items for real value is key to the state's case.
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A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission
For some reason, NASA chose not to publicly release its Mars orbiter objectives.
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15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over "anti-science" vaccine policy
Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule “throws science out the window.”
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Badge engineering could be worse than this: The 2026 Subaru Uncharted
Subaru has a new EV using the platform it shares with Toyota, starting at $34,995.
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ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier
Officials expect the investigation into a booster anomaly on ULA's Vulcan rocket to last multiple months.
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Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model
Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/nano-banana-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167858 Points: 22 # Comments: 8
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Why Developers Keep Choosing Claude over Every Other AI
Article URL: https://www.bhusalmanish.com.np/blog/posts/why-claude-wins-coding.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167733 Points: 3 # Comments: 1