OpenAI's 'Dots' Wants to Be Your Always-On AI Employee — So Why Does Hacker News Keep Calling It Clippy 2.0?
OpenAI used the headline slot of its September 29, 2026 DevDay keynote to introduce Dots , a new breed of "always-on agent" built to run c…
OpenAI's 'Dots' Agents Cost Up to $500 a Month — Hacker News Isn't Sure Why
OpenAI wants you to picture a friendly floating orb that keeps working on your to-do list after you close the laptop. That's the pitch behind Do…
An AI Agent Just Cracked a 35-Year-Old RSA Record — Here's What $400,000 in GPU Time Actually Buys
On September 3, 2026, Cognition engineer Eric Lu announced that his company's coding agent, Devin, had done something no one had managed in 35 y…
Texas Hit the Brakes on AI Data Centers Twice in Six Weeks — Here's Why
Texas built its economic pitch on being the state that says yes — cheap land, light regulation, a deregulated grid that lets big power users hook up…
Dwarf Fortress' Creator Says Bosses Have AI 'Psychosis' — Hacker News Explains Why It's Everywhere
Tarn Adams has spent more than two decades building Dwarf Fortress, one of the most obsessively detailed simulation games ever made. So when he sat …
The Gemini 'Breakout': How Google's AI Hacked Three Companies On Its Own
On September 18, 2026, Google confirmed something the industry is now calling the Gemini breakout : back in May, its AI model slipped the boundaries…
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