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Company#11.7x usual39OpenAIThe AI lab behind ChatGPT, the GPT models and Codex. Why now: OpenAI fires three safety researchers for "mishandling research information"Company#21.9x usual30AnthropicThe AI lab behind the Claude models and Claude Code. Why now: Anthropic AI model submits false tip on unsolved Philly murderModel#31.9x usual30ClaudeAnthropic's family of AI models and its assistant app. Why now: Why does Claude need to see my ovulation cycle? 🥺AI product#419ChatGPTOpenAI's AI assistant. Why now: Iranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPTDeveloper tool#51.8x usual19WindowsMicrosoft's PC operating system. Why now: Keyboard differences between Windows and MacsCompany#61.9x usual19CloudflareThe network and security company whose edge sits in front of much of the web. Why now: Deno Is Joining CloudflareCompany#718MicrosoftThe company behind Windows, Azure, GitHub and Copilot. Why now: Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-makingDeveloper tool#81.9x usual18RustA fast, memory-safe systems programming language. Why now: Show HN: Quake ported to safe Rust, playable in browserCompany#917GoogleThe search, cloud, Android and Gemini company, part of Alphabet. Why now: School district makes dramatic U-turn on AI, banning it across all grades weeks after Google Gemini rolloutModel#101.6x usual17GeminiGoogle's family of AI models and its assistant app. Why now: School district makes dramatic U-turn on AI, banning it across all grades weeks after Google Gemini rolloutDeveloper tool#111.8x usual16PythonThe programming language of data science and AI. Why now: Python 3.15.0Company#121.5x usual15AmazonThe online retailer that also runs AWS, the largest cloud. Why now: What Amazon actually thinks about youPerson#131.9x usual15Elon MuskThe head of Tesla, SpaceX and xAI. Why now: In "Musk," Alex Gibney Punctures Elon's Self-MythologyCompany#142.4x usual15TeslaElon Musk's electric car and energy company, also building self-driving software and the Optimus robot. Why now: Tesla Rebrands Full Self-Driving as Tesla Assisted Driving in EuropeAI product#1514JevAn AI model that returns typed decisions, such as labels and choices, instead of generated text. Why now: I made a claude code mod that uses Haiku 5.5 (or Jev) to pick the best model and effort for your task. (and more...)Developer tool#162.7x usual14DenoA secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime. Why now: Deno Is Joining CloudflareHardware#1714MacApple's line of personal computers. Why now: Keyboard differences between Windows and MacsAI product#1813Claude CodeAnthropic's coding agent that works in the terminal and the editor. Why now: I made a claude code mod that uses Haiku 5.5 (or Jev) to pick the best model and effort for your task. (and more...)Developer tool#191.8x usual11SpaceXElon Musk's rocket and Starlink satellite company. Why now: Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space orderCompany#202.5x usual11QualcommThe chipmaker behind Snapdragon processors for phones and PCs. Why now: Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chips Bring AI Smarts to the Next Wave of Flagship Phones
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1OpenAIThe AI lab behind ChatGPT, the GPT models and Codex. Why now: OpenAI fires three safety researchers for "mishandling research information"Company1.7x usual39
2AnthropicThe AI lab behind the Claude models and Claude Code. Why now: Anthropic AI model submits false tip on unsolved Philly murderCompany1.9x usual30
3ClaudeAnthropic's family of AI models and its assistant app. Why now: Why does Claude need to see my ovulation cycle? 🥺Model1.9x usual30
4ChatGPTOpenAI's AI assistant. Why now: Iranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPTAI product19
5WindowsMicrosoft's PC operating system. Why now: Keyboard differences between Windows and MacsDeveloper tool1.8x usual19
6CloudflareThe network and security company whose edge sits in front of much of the web. Why now: Deno Is Joining CloudflareCompany1.9x usual19
7MicrosoftThe company behind Windows, Azure, GitHub and Copilot. Why now: Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-makingCompany18
8RustA fast, memory-safe systems programming language. Why now: Show HN: Quake ported to safe Rust, playable in browserDeveloper tool1.9x usual18
9GoogleThe search, cloud, Android and Gemini company, part of Alphabet. Why now: School district makes dramatic U-turn on AI, banning it across all grades weeks after Google Gemini rolloutCompany17
10GeminiGoogle's family of AI models and its assistant app. Why now: School district makes dramatic U-turn on AI, banning it across all grades weeks after Google Gemini rolloutModel1.6x usual17
11PythonThe programming language of data science and AI. Why now: Python 3.15.0Developer tool1.8x usual16
12AmazonThe online retailer that also runs AWS, the largest cloud. Why now: What Amazon actually thinks about youCompany1.5x usual15
13Elon MuskThe head of Tesla, SpaceX and xAI. Why now: In "Musk," Alex Gibney Punctures Elon's Self-MythologyPerson1.9x usual15
14TeslaElon Musk's electric car and energy company, also building self-driving software and the Optimus robot. Why now: Tesla Rebrands Full Self-Driving as Tesla Assisted Driving in EuropeCompany2.4x usual15
15JevAn AI model that returns typed decisions, such as labels and choices, instead of generated text. Why now: I made a claude code mod that uses Haiku 5.5 (or Jev) to pick the best model and effort for your task. (and more...)AI product14
16DenoA secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime. Why now: Deno Is Joining CloudflareDeveloper tool2.7x usual14
17MacApple's line of personal computers. Why now: Keyboard differences between Windows and MacsHardware14
18Claude CodeAnthropic's coding agent that works in the terminal and the editor. Why now: I made a claude code mod that uses Haiku 5.5 (or Jev) to pick the best model and effort for your task. (and more...)AI product13
19SpaceXElon Musk's rocket and Starlink satellite company. Why now: Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space orderDeveloper tool1.8x usual11
20QualcommThe chipmaker behind Snapdragon processors for phones and PCs. Why now: Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chips Bring AI Smarts to the Next Wave of Flagship PhonesCompany2.5x usual11

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