commit-rewriter 0.1
Simon Willison released version 0.1 of 'commit-rewriter'. This is a new tool release, but its direct impact on your stack is unclear without more context.
blog · simonwillison.net · Sep 14
Daily issue
Monday, September 14, 2026
21 items · compiled overnight
Today’s brief
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Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs
Signal is implementing zero-knowledge proofs for phone number registration. This is a privacy-enhancing technology but does not directly impact your current stack.
blog · community.signalusers.org · Sep 13 · 123 pts
Insight Partners’ Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
Insight Partners' Deven Parekh discusses their investment strategy, including diversification in the AI space beyond just OpenAI and Anthropic. This is general AI industry news and doesn't directly impact your stack.
blog · techcrunch.com · Sep 13
What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
The article discusses the ongoing debate about AI's existential threat. While relevant to the broader AI field, it doesn't present immediate actionable information or changes for your stack.
blog · techcrunch.com · Sep 13
Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
Former President Obama urges Democrats to develop a clear plan for AI safeguards, focusing on economic impact and safety. This is a policy and political discussion, not directly impacting your development workflow.
blog · techcrunch.com · Sep 13
TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat
Lyft is entering the robotaxi space, highlighting the increasing role of AI in transportation. This is an industry trend piece and doesn't directly affect your current stack.
blog · techcrunch.com · Sep 13
Quick Hits
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- shot-scraper 1.12simonwillison
- The contagion of fear177 pts
- Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner saysarstechnica
- Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher582 pts
- Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stocktechcrunch
- The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCstechcrunch
- Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?659 pts
- Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)107 pts
- Astra and Fable still hack on simple variants of alignment evals from 2025401 pts
- CUDA for AMD on Windows145 pts
- Making Startups Powerful180 pts
- Data collected by cars and sold to third parties336 pts
- Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense worldtechcrunch
- Why is the x86 undefined instruction called ud2? Why 2?224 pts
- I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.arstechnica