I recently sat in a meeting where a Product Manager told me he had “vibe coded” a prototype over the weekend. He was ecstatic. He had spoken to a computer, told it his dreams, and the computer had spat out a working React application. He felt like a wizard. He felt like the future had … Read more
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Luminar, the lidar manufacturer that rode a wave of self-driving car hype to land deals with major automakers like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, filed for bankruptcy Monday. The company has been mired in a legal fight with its founder and former CEO, Austin Russell, who was ousted earlier this year following an ethics inquiry. As part … Read more
General Motors is adding native Apple Music to the infotainment systems of select 2025 model year Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles, the company announced today. The news comes as the automaker is racing to add more native app experiences to some of its vehicles to make up for the absence of popular phone mirroring services like … Read more
Threads, which has more than 150 million daily active users, adds more communities to its platform.
The filing marks the end of a tumultuous year full of layoffs, executive departures, and piling debts.
Google notified users in an email today that, beginning next month, it will stop sending its dark web reports, an opt-in feature that alerted users when Google detected their personal information on the dark web, as reported by 9to5Google. On January 15th, Google will stop scanning for that data, like contact info and home addresses, … Read more
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After years of false promises and missed deadlines, several Tesla vehicles have been spotted over the weekend driving autonomously without safety monitors on public roads in Austin. For months, Tesla’s robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case of emergency – a fallback that Waymo … Read more
The second season of Fallout is debuting one day earlier than previously announced: the new season will now launch on Tuesday, December 16th at 9PM ET / 6PM PT on Prime Video, Amazon says. The season will have eight episodes that will premiere weekly on Wednesdays (besides this first episode), with the season finale airing … Read more
Zoom is allowing free users to try its AI assistant in limited capacity
Partner systems slow down when data definitions drift. Real stability returns only when the model is cleaned up and workflows align around a single, consistent structure.
Industry concerns over Netflix acquiring Warner Bros has led executives to address fears regarding jobs and theatrical releases.
The app remains usable via the web, Facebook app, and through the mobile app for iOS and Android.
Earlier this month, the GNOME Shell Extensions store updated its review guidelines to include a new section specifically stating that “extensions must not be AI-generated,” as reported by It’s FOSS and Phoronix. Developers producing add-ons for the Linux desktop environment can still use AI as a tool, but if their extension’s code contains signs of … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, December 15, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Aim Was Discontinued as a Service in 2017, Netscape Launched Navigator in 1994, Google Buzz is Replaced by Google+ in 2011, Alta Vista is Launched in 1995, and … Read more
Merriam-Webster has settled on a word that represents 2025 – and that word is “slop.” The dictionary-maker defines “slop” as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence,” something that many people have become familiar with as AI-generated content permeates the internet. This year, some of the … Read more
If you’re looking for a last-minute gift for a gamer, you’re in luck. Both Best Buy and Target are offering the 128GB Meta Quest 3S VR headset for around $249 ($50 off) and include a $50 gift card on top of that. Best Buy has bundled the headset with a copy of The Walking Dead: … Read more
Engineering has shifted from AI-assisted coding to fully AI-first development. Engineers now define intent and constraints while AI implements, tests, and iterates—delivering faster, higher-quality software and redefining what it means to be an engineer.