Story Timeline Builder
Enter a topic to see how the story unfolded — every headline in publication order, across every outlet Alto tracks.
80 stories from 19 outlets · 134 total matches in the index
Coverage timeline for “hacker ai”
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026
- E.U. Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera and Screen to Rival AI Assistants - The Hacker NewsGoogle News•
- Show HN: On-chain bond market where the issuers are AI agentsHacker News•
- How the Watch Dogs Video Game Series Mirrored and Predicted Real-World Digital Rights IssuesElectronic Frontier Foundation•
- Capital One releases VulnHunter, an open-source AI tool that finds software flaws before hackers doVentureBeat•
- New wp2shell WordPress Core Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code - The Hacker NewsGoogle News•
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Monday, July 20, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Monday, July 27, 2026
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Fiduciary AI: Agents need to prove trustworthiness, not just abilityVentureBeat•
- Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos onlineThe Guardian — World•
- MCP just got its biggest update ever — here’s what changes for AI agentsVentureBeat•
- Microsoft launches MAI-Cyber-1-Flash cybersecurity AI model - qz.comGoogle News•
- Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who’ve been leaking her songs and videos for yearsThe Verge•
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
- Anthropic Says Claude Mistook the Open Internet for a CTF and Breached Three Organizations - The Hacker NewsGoogle News•
- The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security KeyWired•
- Three Recent Chrome Releases Fix 1,442 Flaws, More Than Prior 23 Updates Combined - thehackernews.comGoogle News•
- Show HN: I built a cross-browser extension that controls fingerprinting surfacesHacker News•
- The CHATBOT Act Forces One Parenting Model On Every FamilyElectronic Frontier Foundation•
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Monday, August 3, 2026
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Friday, August 7, 2026
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Monday, August 10, 2026
- North Korea’s hackers using AI for attacks, cybersecurity firm saysAl Jazeera•
- If They Were Human, They'd Be Arrested. Experts Respond To Rogue AI BreachesZeroHedge•
- OpenAI introduces a new cyber model amid fears of AI cyberattacksAxios•
- DEF CON hackers add new muscle to water utility protectionThe Register•
- OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with reduced refusals, 95% completion on advanced cybersecurity tasksVentureBeat•
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
- A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call - WIREDGoogle News•
- Security leaders are stuck in decision paralysis over AI-enabled cyberattacksAxios•
- Zoom Annotation Flaws Could Let a Meeting Participant Hijack Another Attendee's Client - The Hacker NewsGoogle News•
- California Building ‘AI Cyber Defense Fund’ to Protect Critical Infrastructure From HackersGizmodo•
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- The July Incident: What They Didn't Tell You About the First Rogue AI BreachZeroHedge•
- Suspected China-linked hackers used AI to run the first-ever end-to-end autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan's government, Israeli firm says — open-source-built tool continuously devised effective hack strategies in real-time Tom's Hardware•
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood?Hacker News•
- Show HN: Hacker News, without AIHacker News•
- Hacker News with reduced priority for AI driven contentHacker News•
- Show HN: Hacker News, Without AIHacker News•
- Rebels used Anthropic’s AI bot to develop guided weapons, report says - washingtonpost.comGoogle News•
Alto aggregates headlines and links to each publisher's original reporting. Inclusion is not an endorsement, and the timeline is not a fact-check.
Search any topic and this tool assembles a chronological timeline from Alto's full-text index of news coverage — every matching headline in the order it was published, with the outlet and a link to the original article.
Most timelines you find online are static articles written once and never updated. This one is generated from live coverage each time you load it, so a developing story keeps extending its own timeline.
How to use it
Type a person, place, bill, company, or event. Short, specific phrases work best — a name or a distinctive term will return a tighter timeline than a broad category. Results are ordered oldest to newest so you can read the sequence of events, and every entry links to the publisher's original report.
Why chronology matters
Coverage of a breaking story changes as facts arrive. Reading headlines in publication order shows what was reported first, what was corrected later, and which outlets led or followed. That sequence is usually invisible in a normal search results page, which ranks by relevance rather than time.
Aggregation, not adjudication
Alto aggregates headlines from a wide range of publishers and links to the source. The timeline reflects what was published and when — it is not a fact-check, and inclusion is not an endorsement of any outlet's reporting. Always read the original article before drawing conclusions.
Latest Headlines
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- Dementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts fundingThe Guardian — World•about 2 hours ago
- Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’The Guardian — World•about 2 hours ago
- New York changed in dramatic and surprising ways in the 25 years since 9/11 - The Washington PostGoogle News•about 3 hours ago
- 9/11 widow blasts Saudi Arabia in annual ceremonyAxios•about 4 hours ago
- We’re still underrating 9/11’s impact - Slow BoringGoogle News•about 7 hours ago
- Organizers of Hong Kong Vigils for Tiananmen Massacre Sentenced to Prison - The New York TimesGoogle News•about 8 hours ago
- Boy, 15, Drifted for Days on an Overturned Boat Before Rescue - The New York TimesGoogle News•about 8 hours ago
- Anthropic warns of bids to use AI to build biological weapons - Al JazeeraGoogle News•about 9 hours ago
- Oil prices falls to $105 and Asian shares decline, tracking Wall Street losses - AP NewsGoogle News•about 10 hours ago
- Anthropic claims Claude AI used for missile projects, global espionage - Al JazeeraGoogle News•about 12 hours ago
- NSW police settle trespass case after visiting Indigenous children’s home 150 times in 20 monthsThe Guardian — World•about 12 hours ago
Story Timeline Builder — Frequently Asked Questions
- How far back does the timeline go?
- The timeline covers the stories in Alto's index, which is built continuously from the publishers Alto tracks. Long-running topics return months of coverage, while a brand-new story will show only the hours since it broke.
- Why do some searches return no results?
- The search matches words in headlines and article summaries. Very broad terms, misspellings, or topics no tracked publisher has covered will come back empty. Try a more specific name or phrase.
- Are the articles hosted on Alto?
- No. Alto aggregates and links to the publisher's original reporting. Each timeline entry credits the source outlet and links out to the full article.