Real-SWE: Benchmarking AI models on private, real-world, enterprise codebases
https://withspecific.com/benchmarks/real-swe
https://withspecific.com/benchmarks/real-swe
Withspecific
Real-SWE Benchmark — Specific Labs
Real-SWE benchmarks frontier AI models on private production codebases licensed from real companies. Eight model and harness configurations, ten tasks, 640 scored rollouts.
OpenAI's Sam Altman says it would be 'ill-advised' to go public in 2026
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/openais-sam-altman-says-it-would-be-ill-advised-to-go-public-in-2026/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/openais-sam-altman-says-it-would-be-ill-advised-to-go-public-in-2026/
TechCrunch
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be 'ill-advised' to go public in 2026 | TechCrunch
While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman.
Killing with a car costs $1.6M, California requires drivers to carry $30K
https://maxmautner.com/2026/09/11/liability-coverage.html
https://maxmautner.com/2026/09/11/liability-coverage.html
Max Mautner
Killing someone with a car costs $1.6 million. California requires drivers to carry $30,000
NHTSA puts the average economic cost of a traffic fatality at $1.6 million. California requires a driver to carry $30,000 in bodily injury coverage, and everyone who was not in the crash pays the rest.
Scientists Create a New Form of Ice at More Than 2000°C
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-a-new-form-of-ice-at-more-than-2000-c
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-a-new-form-of-ice-at-more-than-2000-c
ScienceAlert
Scientists Create a New Form of Ice at More Than 2,000 °C
... What?
The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/succession-crisis-tore-england-apart
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/succession-crisis-tore-england-apart
History Today
The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart
Following the death of Henry I, medieval England was plunged into a civil war that reduced the country to a charred ruin. With the barons split between rival claimants, the people suffered.
A wandering black hole caught feeding on the run
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-black-hole-caught.html
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-black-hole-caught.html
Phys.org
A wandering black hole caught feeding on the run
Astronomers have found the first direct evidence that a wandering black hole can feed itself by dragging gas along in its wake as it moves through its galaxy. It's the first direct evidence of an accretion ...
When Anyone Can Build Software, Who Decides What Not to Build?
https://architectureintel.com/when-anyone-can-build-software-who-decides-what-not-to-build-ae07fdb370e4
https://architectureintel.com/when-anyone-can-build-software-who-decides-what-not-to-build-ae07fdb370e4
Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq635037g18o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq635037g18o
BBC News
Insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.
Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/revolut-confirms-customer-data-breach-through-fake-government-requests/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/12/revolut-confirms-customer-data-breach-through-fake-government-requests/
TechCrunch
Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests | TechCrunch
Revolut said it notified affected customers and alerted the relevant government agency, law enforcement, and financial regulators.
Nvidia dismisses "circular financing", says every $1 it invests brings back $100
https://invezz.com/news/2026/09/11/nvidia-says-every-1-it-invests-brings-back-100-so-why-does-the-stock-keep-falling/
https://invezz.com/news/2026/09/11/nvidia-says-every-1-it-invests-brings-back-100-so-why-does-the-stock-keep-falling/
Invezz
Nvidia says every $1 it invests brings back $100: so why does the stock keep falling?
'Fingerprints' inside the Sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet
https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/fingerprints-inside-sun-could-reveal-if-it-once-swallowed-planet
https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/fingerprints-inside-sun-could-reveal-if-it-once-swallowed-planet
The Royal Astronomical Society
'Fingerprints' inside the Sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet
drupal-media[data-view-mode=half_page_width] { display: inline-block; width: 50%; } It is thought the Sun may have engulfed a super-Earth-sized planet early
in its h...
in its h...
US Customs supervisor busted for stealing hardware from Homeland Security PCs
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/us-customs-supervisor-busted-for-stealing-core-i7-cpus-ram-and-hard-drives-from-homeland-security-pcs-stolen-tech-swapped-with-inferior-hardware-and-cashed-out-on-newegg
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/us-customs-supervisor-busted-for-stealing-core-i7-cpus-ram-and-hard-drives-from-homeland-security-pcs-stolen-tech-swapped-with-inferior-hardware-and-cashed-out-on-newegg
Tom's Hardware
US Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs, damage estimated at $105…
Silicon heist at the border
Mars astronauts could live in houses made of yeast and jello, say scientists
https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/11/mars-astronauts-could-live-in-houses-made-of-yeast-and-jello-say-scientists/5295931
https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/11/mars-astronauts-could-live-in-houses-made-of-yeast-and-jello-say-scientists/5295931
theregister
Mars astronauts could live in houses made of yeast and jello, say scientists
Low-energy 3D printing could turn Martian dirt into sturdy structures
Houthis Used Claude Code to Develop Missile Guidance Software: Anthropic
https://clashreport.com/world/articles/houthis-used-claude-code-to-develop-missile-guidance-software-anthropic-s52mnx4pwpo
https://clashreport.com/world/articles/houthis-used-claude-code-to-develop-missile-guidance-software-anthropic-s52mnx4pwpo
Clash Report
Houthis Used Claude Code to Develop Missile Guidance Software: Anthropic · Clash Report
Anthropic says operators in northern Yemen ran parallel Claude Code instances to design guidance software, simulate trajectories, and analyze a failed rocket t…
Astra and Fable still hack on simple variants of alignment evals from 2025
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/munJKF7iWMsWJLAH2/astra-and-fable-still-hack-on-simple-variants-of-alignment
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/munJKF7iWMsWJLAH2/astra-and-fable-still-hack-on-simple-variants-of-alignment
Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/y-combinators-garry-tan-wants-u-s-open-weight-ai-labs-to-distill-frontier-models-too/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/y-combinators-garry-tan-wants-u-s-open-weight-ai-labs-to-distill-frontier-models-too/
TechCrunch
Y Combinator's Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too | TechCrunch
Tan wants smaller, American open-weight AI labs to use the same kind of training techniques on American frontier AI labs, giving the U.S. a more robust set of open-weight options that aren’t Chinese.