Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry
The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.
Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland and Belgium
Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/09/poland-now-sixth-largest-eu-economy-ahead-of-switzerland-and-belgium Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235323 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
The Stages of Grief in Repairing a Trinitron Found in the Trash
Sometimes you see a project just staring at you with proverbial puppy dog eyes and you just cannot look away. In the case of a once rather nice Sony TV it was the smooth 32″ Trinitron CRT that gave [Happychoice] that look when he came across it along the side of the...
A zero-dependency, ultra-lightweight database time machine for SQLite
Article URL: https://github.com/nsrht/time-travel-sqlite-debugger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234506 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default
Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.
How I use LLMs to learn complex topics
Article URL: https://laurentiugabriel.github.io/blog/articles/how-i-use-llms-to-learn/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234675 Points: 13 # Comments: 8
If experience is the goal, then you always win
Article URL: https://www.startingfromnix.com/p/if-experience-is-the-goal-then-you Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234279 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Plug-In Solar Panels Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/energy-environment/plug-in-balcony-solar.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234393 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
How to use Claude’s voice mode
Anthropic's chatbot can be very vocal, if you want it to be.
Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
What are you working on? What have you been curious about lately? Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49233423 Points: 10 # Comments: 18
Production Imminent: 40 Solar-Charging Aptera EVs Coming Soon
Article URL: https://frequal.com/aptera/ProductionImminent.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49233394 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Here’s how to format a USB drive on Windows
There are several scenarios that might require you to format a USB drive. But don't worry -- We'll show you how.
OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment
OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment Go to Source Article URL: https://openchamber.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49233448 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Banksy works cost public almost £150k
Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vnny7j5zo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232942 Points: 9 # Comments: 13
FCC moves to ban Lidar-equipped foreign drones from US
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/fcc-moves-to-ban-lidar-equipped-foreign-drones-from-us-classifies-the-technology-as-military-grade-in-a-proposal-that-could-also-hit-thermal-models-and-the-swarms-used-drone-light-shows Comments URL:...
The Chinese Smart Glasses Proving that Smart Glasses can be Repairable
It’s often claimed that wearable devices cannot have user-replaceable batteries or even be serviceable at all due to how compact and waterproof they must be, yet there are plenty of examples belying those claims. So too for smart glasses with their compact size and...
How to use ChatGPT’s new, more natural Voice Mode for conversations
How to use ChatGPT's new, more natural Voice Mode for conversations Go to Source Talking to ChatGPT just got a lot less awkward.
Tech sucks: You have to vote with your wallet, or nothing will change
Article URL: https://82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/tech-sucks-you-have-to-vote-with-your-wallet-or-nothing-will-change/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232570 Points: 23 # Comments: 8
Every fast write moves work somewhere else
Article URL: https://www.shayon.dev/post/2026/220/every-fast-write-moves-work-somewhere-else/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232410 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Article URL: https://alexanderwanyoike.github.io/vibez/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232369 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire
TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire Go to Source Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s
Article URL: https://theconversation.com/taxi-drivers-rarely-die-of-alzheimers-how-complex-mental-maps-and-spatial-reasoning-protect-your-brain-286650 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232253 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
What Happens During a Production Deployment? A Behind-the-Scenes Guide
You push your code. A few minutes later, it is live for real users. Between those two moments runs a long chain of machinery: builds, artefacts, migrations, health checks, traffic shifts. Every production engineer depends on that chain, and many teams still build and...
Sony’s disc-free PlayStation strategy could reshape China’s console market
On July 1, 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it would stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games. This announcement was relatively ill-received by many around the world, but its implications are especially significant in China, where...
How to Build an Education Platform That Supports People Through Different Stages of Life
Over the past few years, the online education market has gone from niche courses to large-scale ecosystems capable of supporting people through different stages of life. One of the entrepreneurs who doesn't simply watch these changes but shapes them is Timur...
LinkedIn’s AI Slop Crackdown Could Expose the Fake Experts Flooding the Digital Marketing Industry
LinkedIn is taking aim at one of the biggest problems facing professional networks: the explosion of low-quality, AI-generated content designed to appear insightful, authoritative, and useful, but often delivering little more than recycled information dressed up as...
The TechBeat: AI’s Water Problem Is Smaller Than You Think (8/9/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## AI’s Water Problem Is Smaller Than You Think By @zbruceli [ 42 Min read...
92 Blog Posts To Learn About Infrastructure As Code
Let's learn about Infrastructure As Code via these 92 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of...
Cashelix Announces CASX Token Presale Ahead of Blockchain P2P Payment Platform Launch
Cashelix, a blockchain-powered payment platform focused on peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, today announced the CASX Token Presale, marking a major step toward the development of its utility-driven digital payment ecosystem. CASX is the native utility token of the...
Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/historian-jill-lepore-says-the-tech-industry-is-led-by-bad-readers-who-are-undermining-democracy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232221 Points: 7 # Comments: 0