Hacker News with Generative AI: News

Ask HN: Tired of all the AI, what other cool tech is out there? (ycombinator.com)
Lately, I feel like I’m drowning in AI news. Every newsletter I’m subscribed to (engineering, product, or just general tech news) is about the latest AI tool, model, wrapper, or integration.
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Community, News, Software
95 points by Mariefay 30 days ago | 44 comments
Meet the Press: Lost and Lonely: America's Mental Health Crisis (nbcnews.com)
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Arthur Brooks join a special edition of Meet the Press on America’s mental health crisis. Lori Gottlieb, Nedra Glover Tawwab and Jean Twenge join the Meet the Press roundtable.
Mental Health, Politics, News, Television
7 points by AbstractH24 32 days ago | 1 comments
Daniel Williams Has Died (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Obituary, News, Twitter
3 points by ivanmontillam 36 days ago | 0 comments
Chicago Sun-Times Published an AI-Gen Summer Reading List Full of Fake Books (readtpa.com)
The Chicago Sun-Times just published a summer reading list with one major problem: most of the books don't exist.
Artificial Intelligence, News, Journalism, Books, Summer Reading
3 points by rmason 36 days ago | 1 comments
Update from Dianna [video] (youtube.com)
Videos, News, Social Media
9 points by sieste 36 days ago | 1 comments
Chicago newspaper prints a summer reading list. The problem? Books don't exist (cbc.ca)
News, Media, Humor, Chicago
10 points by pseudolus 38 days ago | 0 comments
Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books (arstechnica.com)
On Sunday, the Chicago Sun-Times published an advertorial summer reading list containing at least 10 fake books attributed to real authors, according to multiple reports on social media.
News, Media, Deception, Chicago, Summer
27 points by pyridines 38 days ago | 0 comments
Opinion: How to pull your family members out of the information rabbit hole (statepress.com)
Many of us may have friends and family who have fallen down the information rabbit holes of intense partisanship, conspiracy theories or deeper holes of extremism.
Social Media, News, Politics, Family, Misinformation
44 points by rbanffy 39 days ago | 33 comments
Grok Pivots from 'White Genocide' to Being 'Skeptical' About the Holocaust (rollingstone.com)
Elon Musk‘s company xAI has now addressed recent strange behavior from its Grok chatbot, claiming that an “unauthorized modification” caused it to bring up the myth of “white genocide” in South Africa in response to unrelated prompts.
Artificial Intelligence, News, Social Media, Controversy
24 points by ceejayoz 41 days ago | 5 comments
Consumer sentiment slides to second-lowest on record (cnbc.com)
Economics, Consumer Sentiment, News
13 points by harambae 42 days ago | 9 comments
XAI says "unauthorized" prompt change caused Grok to focus on "white genocide" (arstechnica.com)
On Wednesday, the world was a bit perplexed by the Grok LLM's sudden insistence on turning practically every response toward the topic of alleged "white genocide" in South Africa. xAI now says that odd behavior was the result of "an unauthorized modification" to the Grok system prompt—the core set of directions for how the LLM should behave.
Artificial Intelligence, Bias, Software, News
18 points by johnecheck 42 days ago | 6 comments
Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He's Speaking Out (wsj.com)
This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Aviation, Safety, News
16 points by psim1 43 days ago | 3 comments
XAI's Grok suddenly can't stop bringing up "white genocide" in South Africa (arstechnica.com)
Grok has one thing on its mind, and it's going to let you know about it.
Artificial Intelligence, Bias, South Africa, News
224 points by k33l0r 43 days ago | 73 comments
UK economy grew more than expected in first three months of year (bbc.co.uk)
The UK economy is "beginning to turn a corner", the chancellor has said, after it grew by more than expected in the first three months of the year.
Economy, UK, News, Business
9 points by SamCoding 43 days ago | 0 comments
CISA changes vulnerabilities updates, shifts to X and emails (theregister.com)
The US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Monday that going forward, only urgent alerts tied to emerging threats or major cyber activity will appear on its website. Routine updates, guidance, and other notifications will instead be shared via email, RSS, and X.
Cybersecurity, Government, News, Social Media, Technology
8 points by Corrado 45 days ago | 1 comments
Leftwing pundit Hasan Piker: US border agents questioned him on Trump and Gaza (theguardian.com)
US-born progressive streamer says officials at Chicago airport led him to private room on return from France
Politics, News, Streaming, United States
13 points by mitchbob 46 days ago | 4 comments
Pope Leo XIV says advancement of AI played a factor in his papal name selection (nbcnews.com)
Pope Leo XIV revealed that his papal name was partially inspired by the looming challenges of a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence.
Religion, Artificial Intelligence, News, Pop Culture
13 points by psychanarch 47 days ago | 5 comments
A man who tried to poison a 600-year-old tree (2020) (cnn.com)
Environment, Crime, News
6 points by 1659447091 49 days ago | 1 comments
Head of Library of Congress fired via email (usatoday.com)
President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, via email, a move that immediately drew sharp condemnation from her supporters.
Politics, Libraries, News
18 points by anigbrowl 49 days ago | 1 comments
Two men found guilty of felling of Sycamore Gap tree (theguardian.com)
Two friends who embarked on a “moronic mission” to fell the Sycamore Gap tree with a chainsaw have been found guilty of “mindless” criminal damage.
Environment, Crime, News
10 points by fblp 49 days ago | 0 comments
The Terror of War - An Associated Press Visual Analysis (apnews.com)
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
Visualizations, News, War, Journalism
6 points by maurits 51 days ago | 0 comments
USS Truman loses second plane in a week (cnn.com)
Military, Accidents, News
24 points by bandrami 52 days ago | 6 comments
Kentucky boy uses mother's phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers (seattletimes.com)
A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her front doorstep. The surprise delivery was ordered by her young son while he played on her phone.
Kids, Phones, Technology, News, Accidents
6 points by aa_is_op 52 days ago | 0 comments
Woman missing for more than 60 years found 'alive and well' (news.sky.com)
A woman in the US who has been missing since 1962 has been found "alive and well", authorities have said.
Missing Persons, Crime, News, Unusual Events
13 points by austinallegro 54 days ago | 5 comments
How LWN is faring in 2025 (lwn.net)
Just over six months ago, The Economist described the US economy as "the envy of the world".
Technology, Media, News
133 points by leephillips 55 days ago | 23 comments
A Moscow-Based 'News' Network Has Infected AI Tools with Russian Propaganda (newsguardtech.com)
A Moscow-based disinformation network named “Pravda” — the Russian word for “truth” —  is pursuing an ambitious strategy by deliberately infiltrating the retrieved data of artificial intelligence chatbots, publishing false claims and propaganda for the purpose of affecting the responses of AI models on topics in the news rather than by targeting human readers, NewsGuard has confirmed.
Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation, Russia, Propaganda, News
7 points by Michelangelo11 55 days ago | 1 comments
Runaway sausage dog snagged after 529 days on Australian island (rte.ie)
A runaway sausage dog named Valerie has been captured after a 529-day adventure, transfixing Australia as she roamed an island teeming with kangaroos, possums, koala bears and penguins.
Animals, Australia, News
17 points by austinallegro 59 days ago | 1 comments
Bill Owens, executive producer of 60 Minutes, resigns (cbsnews.com)
In tonight’s Last Minute, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was executive producer of 60 Minutes.
Media, Journalism, News, Television
10 points by colinprince 60 days ago | 2 comments
The missteps that led to a fatal plane crash at Reagan National Airport (nytimes.com)
New details revealed by The Times show that the failures on Jan. 29 before an Army helicopter crashed into a jet near Reagan National Airport were far more complex than previously known.
Aviation Accidents, Transportation Safety, News, Government Investigations
140 points by keepamovin 61 days ago | 191 comments
SCOTUSblog has been acquired by The Dispatch (scotusblog.com)
As one era ends, an exciting new one begins.
News, Law, Media, Acquisition
13 points by everybodyknows 62 days ago | 2 comments