Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/hackers-obtain-counterfeit-tls-certificates-for-google-and-other-large-services/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49988230 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
How long have wireless gaming controllers been around for?
Game controllers have experimented with losing the cords for longer than you'd think, but early attempts didn't have much success.
Angel One – 6,765,054 breached accounts
In July 2024, the Indian stock brokerage firm Angel One confirmed that data leaked online related to a breach that occurred in April 2023. The leaked data included 7.9M user records containing 6.8M unique email addresses, along with names, physical addresses, phone...
Calling It Quits on ServerFault
Article URL: https://sysadmin1138.net/mt/blog/2026/10/calling-it-quits-on-serverfault.shtml Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49988142 Points: 10 # Comments: 1
Don’t Worry, This R/C Airship is Supposed To Be On Fire
We’ve had a lot of flying hacks here over the years, and that includes just about any way to get airborne you can think of — but very few of those have been airships. Fewer still have been 27-foot thermal airships, like the one [Avery Flies] designed and put together...
The art of defusing a second world war bomb
The art of defusing a second world war bomb Go to Source Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/06/it-could-knock-a-whole-street-down-the-art-of-defusing-a-second-world-war-bomb Comments URL:...
La Cueva BBS in Mexico in 1993 (session replay)
Article URL: https://nanochess.org/la_cueva_bbs.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49987675 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/report/1005859/microsoft-xbox-gta-6-streaming-rights Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49987245 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Samsung’s October Update Patches 9 Critical Security Flaws Across Galaxy Devices
Samsung’s October 2026 security update patches nine critical Android flaws and multiple Galaxy vulnerabilities. Here’s what users should update. The post Samsung’s October Update Patches 9 Critical Security Flaws Across Galaxy Devices appeared first on...
Microsoft defines its Azure instance lifecycle, without any info about timing
Microsoft has updated the lifecycle of an Azure instance, without offering any information on how long it takes for an instance type to expire. Redmond’s “enhanced lifecycle” landed in late September in a post that explains the four phases in the life of a cloudy VM:...
Anthropic reconfigures its cool kids security program
Only a week after warning about the perils of competitor Z.ai's GLM-5.3 model and its advanced cybersecurity capabilities, Anthropic has expanded its Cyber Verification Program (CVP) – or rather, reconfigured it. "For the past six months, we’ve enabled trusted access...
Mastering SIMD with Java Vector API
Article URL: https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/07/mastering-simd-with-java-vector-api/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49987136 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model
Article URL: https://strandsagents.com/blog/introducing-strands-decider/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49987076 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
SN 1099: An Alien Mind – From RSA Weakness to Agentic Attacks
As AI becomes startlingly capable, top minds at OpenAI admit they can't always control what their own creations do—or even fully understand how they think. This episode dives into the real-world tension between rapid progress and the growing challenge of keeping AI...
Couple was swatted 55 times in 2 years over a post about Norm Macdonald
Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7370118 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49986892 Points: 28 # Comments: 5
Upgrading An iPhone Lens To The Max
The camera in a typical mobile phone is now at a standard at which it can be considered a serious device rather than a toy, such has been the effort put in by the phone manufacturers. They are still held back in some ways by their lenses despite the same development...
Personal Information for Over 1 Million People Stolen in a Cyberattack on Arizona’s Court System
The Arizona Supreme Court said the information was copied for people dating back as far as 30 years. The post Personal Information for Over 1 Million People Stolen in a Cyberattack on Arizona’s Court System appeared first on SecurityWeek.
South Korea says AI agents appear to have been used to hack the country’s banks
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/south-koreas-lee-says-ai-appears-have-been-used-bank-hacks-2026-10-06/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985861 Points: 21 # Comments: 2
AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% system libraries mapped)
Article URL: https://github.com/boykopovar/AnyPS5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985664 Points: 63 # Comments: 33
Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis
Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261005011249.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985905 Points: 10 # Comments: 0
State of Devs 2026 survey results: developers are exhausted
Article URL: https://2026.stateofdevs.com/en-US/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985643 Points: 13 # Comments: 4
UniEvo-VL: Self-Distillation Training for Multimodal Model Self-Improvement
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.38721 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985292 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Integer multiplication below n log n
Article URL: https://github.com/openai/math/tree/main/preprints/Integer-multiplication-below-n-log-n-September-23-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985524 Points: 18 # Comments: 3
In the agentic era, standing privilege must go: Key thoughts from the SailPoint Navigate keynote
In the agentic era, standing privilege must go: Key thoughts from the SailPoint Navigate keynote Go to Source For most of its two-decade history, SailPoint Inc. has been the company that tells enterprises who should have access to...
OpenAI just dropped 700 preprints of mathematical proofs and counterexamples
Article URL: https://github.com/openai/math/tree/main/preprints Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985740 Points: 3 # Comments: 2
Google teams with nuclear power giant to give reactors a tune-up
Google on Tuesday struck a deal with Constellation Energy for 3,590 megawatts of future energy supply, including nearly a gigawatt of new nuclear capacity, as the search and advertising giant tries to find enough energy to power its datacenter ambitions. The 20-year...
How to help stop spam calls on iPhone and Android
Spam calls don't have to grab your attention and waste your time. Use these built-in options to silence and block them without having to pay.
Ask HN: How would you feel if we nationalized Google?
Not enough space in the title, the actual scenario is this:A hypothetical US gov't, benevolent and markedly less corrupt than the current one, passes a Constitutional amendment to nationalize Alphabet, with the express intent to return Google Search to 2010 levels of...
DIY Algae Biodiesel is Harder Than You Think
There’s one thing [Silent H] wants you to know before you watch his video about making biodiesel, embedded below: he started this project before he’d even heard of the Strait of Hormuz. No, he’s just independent-minded and wanted to try making his own fuel when diesel...
Why do some PCs have two Ethernet ports?
Dual Ethernet ports don't automatically provide faster speed, but they increase your networking options.