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Shift into high gear with agents: Securing the software-defined vehicle

The automotive industry is at a pivotal crossroads as it hits the gas on adopting new technology. The era of the traditional connected vehicle has shifted into the age of the software-defined vehicle (SDV), notable for rapid innovation with many new capabilities delivered over the air. By integrating AI and agents, the next generation of SDVs will be capable of turning raw telemetry into actionable insights in real-time, allowing for a fundamental rethink of how vehicles interact with their envi

I spy

I’m just doing my job, but turns out, it feels lousy holding other people’s privacy in your hands. I've long argued that Hollywood has simultaneously set and ruined our expectations for smart glasses. But after binge-watching two seasons of Netflix's A Man on the Inside, this is perhaps the first time I've seen Hollywood, perhaps inadvertently, illustrate the biggest cultural problem with smart glasses as they stand today. In a nutshell, Ted Danson plays Charles Nieuwendyk, an elderly widower

Kani: A Model Checker for Rust

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AWS Weekly Roundup: Claude Sonnet 5 on AWS, Amazon WorkSpaces for AI agents, AWS service availability updates, and more (July 6, 2026)

A couple of editions ago I wrote about what I find so energizing about working with startups. Last week I got a fresh dose of it: I spent a few days with the AWS Startups team, listening to stories of founders talking about the problems they’re actually solving. One story that stayed with me came […]

F1 in Britain: Automated software to blame for crushing expectations

Sometimes races finish behind a safety car, but it's not always satisfying.

Should DayQuil Be Legal?

Article URL: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/should-dayquil-be-legal Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48806289 Points: 180 # Comments: 241

Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales

Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest.

PRX Part 4: Our Data Strategy