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Conntour raises $7M from General Catalyst, YC to build an AI search engine for security video systems

Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation.

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Cohere launches an open-source voice model specifically for transcription

Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages.

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WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses based on your conversations

The Meta-owned messaging platform is also launching a way to free up space, the ability to touch up photos with Meta AI, and more.

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Show HN: Agent Skill Harbor – a GitHub-native skill platform for teams

There are already many services for discovering public skills, and many ways to manage your own personal skills. What still feels missing is the middle layer: how teams and organizations share AI agent skills, track provenance, and keep them safe to

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European Parliament decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop

Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/tuta.com/post/3mhxkfowv322c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529646 Points: 245 # Comments: 71

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End of "Chat Control": EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveillance in Voting Thriller

Article URL: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/end-of-chat-control-eu-parliament-stops-mass-surveillance-in-voting-thriller-paving-the-way-for-genuine-child-protection/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529609 Points: 112 # Comments

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Landmark L.A. jury verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-25/social-media-lawsuit-trial-meta-google-verdict Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529534 Points: 106 # Comments: 82

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A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses

Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition.

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Mistral releases a new open-source model for speech generation

Mistral's new speech model can run on a smartwatch or a smartphone.

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The widely reported "hole in the Universe" is a lie

Article URL: https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/hole-in-universe/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529100 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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LibreOffice and the Art of Overreacting

Article URL: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/25/libreoffice-and-the-art-of-overreacting/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47528605 Points: 57 # Comments: 25

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Swift 6.3

Article URL: https://www.swift.org/blog/swift-6.3-released/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47527590 Points: 45 # Comments: 14

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Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5752369/ice-surveillance-data-brokers-congress-anthropic Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47527130 Points: 56 # Comments: 20

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Obsolete Sounds

Article URL: https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47526478 Points: 18 # Comments: 3

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The Last Contract: William T. Vollmann's Battle to Publish an Epic (2025)

Article URL: https://www.metropolitanreview.org/p/the-last-contract Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47526473 Points: 7 # Comments: 0