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100 stories this week from 37 outlets in the United States.
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Two More Crypto Hardware Wallet Manufacturers Have Been Hacked
Are crypto-focused hardware devices even a good idea?
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Former Yahoo CEO Needed AI to Help Describe What Makes Her Own Daughter Special
AI is solving being a deadbeat parent.
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Europe’s Summer Heat Wave Killed an Estimated 50,000 People
The estimate sets a new record for heat-related deaths in Europe, nearly doubling the toll of previous years.
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Tesla appears to be preparing to sell US-built Model 3s in Canada again
Tesla Canada has updated the Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive on its website with 584 km of range and a 0-100 km/h time of 5.2 seconds. Those are the exact specs of the Fremont-built Long Range RWD that Tesla sold in Canada two years ago…
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STAT+: HHS relaxes security, transparency rules for health record software used by hospitals
The Trump administration on Monday removed 14 security, privacy and transparency requirements for vendors of electronic health records, with the goal of streamlining government regulations and supporting the development of new…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 and GSLV rockets scheduled to launch
Four rockets are set to launch this week from the United States and India. SpaceX is set to launch three Falcon 9 rockets, delivering two batches of satellites for their Starlink constellation and a classified payload for the United States…
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Former pentester used ARTEX AI to steal 8.2 million data records
South Korean police identified seven suspects linked to a cybercrime operation that breached more than 90 organizations in the country, with ARTEX AI pentesting framework used in most of the attacks. [...]
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Trump Is Hiding Vital Info on Surveillance Abuses According to Top Dems
“As Congress continues to debate the fate of this authority, lawmakers must be able to discuss these abuses openly."
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Watch out, YouTube; Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos
As Instagram rolls out long form videos of up to 90 minutes, the platform has an opportunity to challenge YouTube if it plays its cards right.
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Apple’s iOS 27.2 update offers major Siri AI upgrades, dual camera support for FaceTime
iOS 27.2 is the first major update for the current OS. Here’s what’s inside and what happened to iOS 27.1.
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OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra with 3x faster AI agents, 50% lower pricing
OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Terra, a new model focused on computer use, visual reasoning, coding, and everyday work, while costing significantly less than its larger models. [...]
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These Popular Weed Sleep Gummies May Be Riskier Than Advertised
Researchers have found evidence in mice that cannabinol, also known as CBN, can be habit-forming.
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Best Dyson Vacuum Deals for Dyson Week 2026
The powerful Dyson V16 Piston Animal and other Dyson vacuums and tools are discounted until Halloween.
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Follow The Money
💾 Cybercrime, like any other business, comes down to one thing: money. But where does that money go? October 27th I'm stoked to sit down with @Mastercard's @Ann Johnson and investigative journalist @Geoff White to follow the money all the…
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Anthropic Files for Potentially the Biggest IPO Ever as CEO Warns of Risk to Humanity From AI
A string of hacking incidents by rogue AI agents also has raised fears the technology will slip free of human control to carry out harmful, life-threatening tasks. The post Anthropic Files for Potentially the Biggest IPO Ever as CEO Warns…
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Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created one of the most beloved fictional detectives of all time in Sherlock Holmes, spawning countless novels, films, TV series, and so forth featuring the sleuth. Far fewer people know about the real-life…
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Anker’s Halloween Sale Takes 20% Off Our Favorite Chargers and Power Banks
Anker is serving up 20 percent off all charging gear for Halloween, plus … Labubus?
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Some Observations About Anthropic’s IPO Filing
In an S-1 filing today preceding what could be the largest IPO ever , Anthropic laid out extensive new details about its earnings, growth, key stakeholders and the risks it faces going forward. Clocking in at 335 pages, the document wasn’t…
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NBA partners with Kalshi and Polymarket as official prediction markets
The NBA has struck deals that will make Kalshi and Polymarket the league’s preferred prediction markets, along with an agreement with a federal agency tasked with regulating those exchanges. Those agreements, announced Monday, are intended…
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US President Trump Will Absolutely Love This New Underwater Renewable Energy Machine
US President Donald Trump will love this renewable energy system that operates invisibly, under water, where it can't be seen. The post US President Trump Will Absolutely Love This New Underwater Renewable Energy Machine appeared first on…
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Ancient Roman Nanotech Made This Cup Change Color. Scientists Finally Cracked the Formula
The Lycurgus Cup is an iconic artifact from Roman times. After 1,600 years, the technical mastery behind this masterpiece has been brought back to life.
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Easy to integrate, compliant by design: Bringing the Swiss Franc to Google Cloud Universal Ledger
Every day, countless financial transactions are interrupted by slow, expensive, and inflexible conventional payment systems. As a result, public commercial stablecoins like Tether, USDC, and PayPal USD have become increasingly popular by…
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Flexell Space Establishes French Subsidiary to Strengthen European Presence
– Paris-based FLEXELL SPACE FRANCE SAS creates a local business hub in Europe– New entity to support ongoing contract and volume-production discussions with European customers, from technical reviews to supply […] The post Flexell Space…
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Obesity Biotech Corxel Is Going Public in a Merger as Oral GLP-1 Heads to Phase 3
Corxel Pharmaceuticals is catching up to others with oral GLP-1 obesity drugs, but the biotech claims its small molecule could offer better tolerability compared to the rest of its class. The SPAC merger taking Corxel public is expected to…
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AI is changing Kubernetes; is your platform ready for 2027?
AI workloads, including those using agentic AI , will only add to and change the questions Kubernetes teams have to answer. It’s no longer merely enough to ask if the pods are running. Or how long it takes a model to produce its first…
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BMW’s new iX5 looks like a big upgrade next to the old X5 [Images]
BMW’s new iX5 is hard to miss with its distinct Double-X headlights. Here’s how it stacks up against the outgoing X5, side by side. more…
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Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11
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Apple adds more Siri AI tools in its 27.2 system updates, out today
Apple has rolled out software updates for all its platforms today.
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Tensions Rise
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranIndications of a return to direct hostilities…
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DoorDash Nears Deal to Buy Instacart in $17 Billion Deal
DoorDash is in advanced talks to buy Instacart for around $17 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. A deal could be announced in the coming days, assuming it doesn’t fall apart at the last minute, some of the people said…
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CZ pitches BNB Chain’s role in AI as BNB Standard rings Nasdaq bell
CZ sees AI driving crypto use, while BNB Standard plans to expand beyond holding tokens in its treasury.
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Apple AirTags (2nd Gen) Are on Sale for 20% Off Right Now
Track down your suitcase, car keys, and other essentials with this $23 Bluetooth tracker.
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OpenAI Unveils Cheaper Terra Model Amid Anthropic Pricing Battle
OpenAI on Monday unveiled the latest iteration of its GPT-6.1 model, a mid-priced version that the company said is significantly cheaper and more efficient than the version of this tier it released three months ago. According to OpenAI…
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NASA SEES Interns Tackle Real-World Challenges in Lunar Exploration
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DreamHost forces password resets in ongoing "incident"
DreamHost has forced password resets for email and FTP/SFTP users following an incident that disrupted connections to the File Manager interface. [...]
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The Xbox Ally Handhelds Are Getting an Upscaled Lease on Life
A small software update does wonders for Xbox’s only handhelds (that aren’t made by Xbox).
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Uh oh, it sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it
A small number of early adopters of the much-hyped new foldable phone from Apple have complained of screens cracking.
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‘No magic wand, no secret sauce. No shortcut’ – Verizon bats away SpaceX hype (Telco Diary)
From the newsletter (October 26; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Verizon has raised its full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter, signed $4 billion in AI infrastructure…
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Corxel, an obesity drugmaker, to go public via SPAC deal
Armed with a $300 million financing and two GLP-1 and amylin-targeting medicines, Corxel is set to become the latest weight loss-focused company to join the public markets.
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Ghost of Yōtei studio Sucker Punch reportedly lays off 24 workers
Developer Sucker Punch just released a well-received expansion for Ghost of Yōtei a few weeks ago.
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14 repeat defense tech founders to watch
Some defense tech founders have spent decades delivering military programs. Others previously built gaming hardware, travel apps, or cybersecurity businesses. Using CB Insights People data, we profiled repeat founders behind 10 defense…
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The EPA Is Quietly Killing Its Web Archive
Article URL: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/10/epa-online-archive-deletion-zeldin-camp-lejeune-trump-clean-power/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50249275 Points: 150 # Comments: 21
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Apple reveals updated iPad mini with a bigger OLED screen for $700
The iPhone Duo may be a bit of a risk right now , but there's a new mid-size Apple touchscreen device that might do the job. Starting at $699, the 8th-gen iPad mini price has gone up, but there are some big changes. Apple says the…
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The 15 Best Deep-Cut Movies Coming Back to Theaters Soon
From classics like 'The General' to cult favorites like 'Oldboy,' Regal is bringing some incredible films to its screens.
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Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?
Fusion startups face a new challenge, one unrelated to plasma physics: Give the government shares in exchange for funding awards or go it alone?
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Three Upgrades That Fix the Everyday Headaches of Owning a Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra
Full-size trucks are brilliant at the big jobs and surprisingly annoying at the small ones. The climb into the cab gets old when you’re in work boots, dress shoes, or carrying a toddler. The carpet takes a beating from mud, beach sand, and…
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6G ISAC pushes channel modeling past statistical averages
Why site-specific channel modeling matters once 6G radios start sensing In sum – what to know: For years, the wireless industry has leaned on standardized statistical models to test and…
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Apple responds to reports of the iPhone Duo's inner display cracking
Impacted users can contact AppleCare for a replacement.
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iPhone Duo now supports Apple Pencil with iOS 27.2
Apple has just released iOS 27.2, bringing Apple Pencil support to the iPhone Duo. The software update also includes an "Edge Light" feature for the iPhone Duo that's intended to illuminate your face during video calls. Apple previously…
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Intel quietly confirms Raptor Lake Next CPUs through internal driver publication
Intel has published an internal test driver with the "RPL-NEXT" label, presumably in reference to Raptor Lake Next CPUs that Tom's Hardware first reported on in June. On the same day as the driver was uncovered, shipping manifests from…
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Google Fitbit Edge Review: I Still Prefer the Air (2026)
The Edge is a welcome upgrade for longtime Fitbit users, but the missing NFC technology is a puzzling regression.
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Are Critiques of Zelensky a Side Effect of Societal Exhaustion?
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each week, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media…
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A faster way to compute signed 64-bit floor division by constants
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Microsoft Is Offering 60,000 Employees Money to Just Go Away
Buyout now or layoff later?
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Great Scott! The ‘Back to the Future’ mall could become a data center
Oh, this is heavy, Doc . The Puente Hills Mall in Industry, California, is better known to fans of Back to the Future as the Twin Pines Mall. That, in case you haven’t watched the film lately, is where Marty McFly and Doc Brown were chased…
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US designates helium as a critical material
Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/energy-critical-materials-minerals-helium-43da160adc1bad389fba0b9ffbd14c3c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248665 Points: 122 # Comments: 63
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Your Apple TV remote has handy shortcuts most people never use
Getting to know your remote a little better makes it a lot easier to navigate the Apple TV menus.
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Most of Anthropic’s Q3 revenue came from models that barely existed six months ago
Anthropic’s long-awaited S-1 , filed Monday ahead of its planned Nasdaq debut under the ticker ANT, shows how quickly customers are spending on its newest models. According to the filing, models released in the six months leading up to…
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The NBA’s response to gambling scandals is to add more gambling partnerships
From the bright minds that brought you FTX Arena and NBA Top Shot NFT maketplace (where sales last month dropped to $762,781, which is a 99.66 percent decrease compared to the February 2021 peak of $226,350,843), the NBA announced Monday…
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Hyperliquid says Kraken parent Payward to be first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer
Hyperliquid plans to make Kraken parent Payward the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer, a step toward regulated U.S. perpetual futures.
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Type Server Protocol
Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/blob/main/docs/tsp/type-server-protocol.md Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248371 Points: 138 # Comments: 97
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Anthropic’s S-1 Takeaways: From Giant Compute Commitments to Complex Lock-Ups
Anthropic publicly filed a preliminary prospectus for its planning initial public offering, providing a look inside its business for the first half of this year, as well as new details about its governance and more than 90 pages of risk…
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Anthropic’s IPO filing is the start of the put-up-or-shut-up era of AI
Tech’s worst-kept secret is finally out: Anthropic has filed its S-1 with the SEC , paving the way for an IPO and a reported investor roadshow beginning as soon as November 9 in an attempt to drum up interest befitting its targeted $1.5…
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Big Oil Wins Big In BC Election
This month, the Conservative Party in British Columbia won its first major victory in nearly a century. Reuters reports that the result “marks an end to nine years of power for the left-of-center New Democrats, who voiced opposition to…
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ASRock Creator Radeon AI Pro R9700 Review: Workstation Inference, AMD Style
Today we are taking a look at ASRock's high-end Radeon AI inference card for workstations, the Creator Radeon AI Pro R9700. With 32GB of RAM and a $1700 price tag, the card is a highly affordable way to fill out a workstation for local AI…
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Senators, rights groups say Trump administration breaking law by withholding surveillance court opinion
The Trump administration is breaking the law after being more than a month overdue on declassifying a court opinion on the surveillance of U.S. citizens, according to two senators and a coalition of civil liberties groups. Release of the…
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AI Meets Minecraft
💾 What if you could explore malware research inside Minecraft? I’ve been using AI to build a mod that gamifies cybersecurity research, and for this experiment, I switched up the models to see what would happen. Things didn’t go quite as…
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GPT-6.1 Terra
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-terra/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248124 Points: 372 # Comments: 225
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IEEE Xplore Digital Library Adds AI Assistant
IEEE recently released the IEEE Xplore AI Research Suite , built on the full text of millions of peer-reviewed publications in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library . The library offers full-text access to IEEE standards , journals, magazines…
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Stranded? The Air Force Is Testing a Survival Kit That Drops From Orbit
The Starfall capsule carried several experimental cargo pods to see if they would survive the journey to space.
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How to use your Samsung Galaxy phone to wirelessly charge other devices
If you're in desperate need of power, lots of newer Samsung phones can wirelessly charge other devices.
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Bluetti Elite 300 3,014Wh power station $600 off, EGO Select Cut + Touch Drive mower with 10.0Ah battery $909 low, more
We’ve got power station sales and tool lows filling this week’s Green Deals kickstart, starting with Bluetti’s fresh Halloween Sale lineup that has deals like the 2026 Elite 300 3,014Wh Portable Power Station down at $1,099 , as well as…
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Meta Employees Denounce Interference in Brazilian Elections
Article URL: https://www.panamericandispatch.org/p/meta-employees-denounce-interference Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248061 Points: 105 # Comments: 13
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Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11
Article URL: https://blog.enlyth.com/posts/oldest-windows-gui-app-win-11/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248055 Points: 171 # Comments: 91
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Less Is More: From 1M Lines of Firmware to 300 of Assembly
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CSS-Tricks has a new owner
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The iPhone Duo Is 3 Days Old—And Screens Are Already Cracking
Buyers around the world are experiencing the same odd disaster.
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Y Combinator-backed Mochatrade raises $5.5 million to offer US stock perpetuals to Indian traders
The platform is in beta and plans to open to the public in the coming weeks, co-founder Chetan Manda told The Block.
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The 2027 Lexus RZ starts at under $50,000 and offers over 300 miles of range
The 2027 Lexus RZ will begin arriving at dealerships early next year, with prices starting at under $50,000. more…
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In Leaked Audio, Flock CEO Tells Cops Backlash to the Company Isn't Real
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/in-leaked-audio-flock-ceo-tells-cops-backlash-to-the-company-isnt-real/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248005 Points: 176 # Comments: 94
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The result of the C++26 DIS ballot
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Germany’s 300-Meter Wind Tower Faces a 199-Meter Competitor
Germany’s GICON has completed one of the more remarkable wind-turbine construction projects in recent years. Its Schipkau prototype reached a hub height of 300 meters in September, putting the upper blade tip at a reported 365 meters. The…
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Navigating Open Source Software Development in the Generative AI Era: Balancing Velocity and Community Health
Over the past three decades, open source communities have absorbed one massive technological shift after another: the emergence of the web, the mobile revolution, and the rise of cloud native infrastructure. Through each transition, our…
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Sutter Health Expands Remote Monitoring Program to Patients with Heart Failure
Sutter Health, a nonprofit healthcare system based in Sacramento, California, is expanding its digital chronic disease management program, Sutter Sync, to include patients with heart failure. The expansion adds a remote monitoring…
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Pharo 14 Released
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Will the real Anthropic please stand up
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here . After weeks of frenzied speculation, Anthropic has filed its IPO prospectus. The 335-page document…
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This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding
Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators.
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‘Absolute Acoustic Silence’: Triangular UFO Spotted by Federal Agents
A newly released report says the craft "was executing a slow, controlled, perfectly vertical ascent directly over the ridge line."
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Instagram wants you to watch 90-minute videos on your TV
Instagram is experimenting with longform video again.
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Authorities extradite Chinese national for alleged $37M investment scam
A 44-year-old Chinese national was extradited to the United States and arraigned in federal court for his alleged involvement in a sweeping investment scam network that tricked at least 174 U.S. residents out of nearly $37 million, the…
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XPENG’s Human Approach To Technology Awarded Most Popular Employer
XPENG has recently been named 2026 Forbes China Most Popular Employer amongst employees. This isn’t the first time XPENG has won an employer award. Having visited their campuses and seen how the company treats its employees, I can…
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ChatGPT Keeps Telling People 404 Media Can Solve Their Tech Support Problems
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-keeps-telling-people-404-media-can-solve-their-tech-support-problems/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50247630 Points: 175 # Comments: 57
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The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing
The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it's updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site. The change comes days after The Verge reported that an AI agent…
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Apple acknowledges iPhone Duo display ‘issue’ after reports of cracked screens
Following reports of iPhone Duos with cracked and broken inside screens, often showing a bright line running from the center to the right side, Apple says in a statement to Bloomberg and 9to5Mac that it's aware of "an issue impacting the…
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Nothing’s eye-catching Ear 3A earbuds are matching their best price to date
Nothing’s Ear 3A come in a variety of fun colors, including a yellow shade. | Photo: John Higgins / The Verge If you want a decent pair of noise-canceling earbuds without spending a fortune, Nothing’s Ear 3A are worth considering. The…
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Tesla makes another joke of its Robotaxi geofence expansion
Tesla expanded its Robotaxi service area in Houston today, and it shaped the new geofence like a rocket. Plenty of people on X see something else in it, which is fair given the phallic Austin map Tesla posted in 2025. It’s a cute nod to…
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NASA Invites Media to Moon Landing Simulation Experience in California
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Members of the media are invited to tour a new lunar landing simulation at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley on Thursday, Oct. 29, and…
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Cybertruck driver stopped in Germany, “Monster truck” not allowed on roads
A Tesla Cybertruck was pulled over while driving in Germany, a reminder that the vehicle is generally not legal on European roads. more…
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Dutch government to cut 16 percent of workforce as part of AI efficiency push
The cabinet announced that it wants to get rid of 25,000 full-time jobs by 2035.