Haters
Article URL: https://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172534 Points: 14 # Comments: 7
At Last! CP/M for Protected Mode
If you used a serious computer pre-IBM PC, there was a fair chance its operating system was CP/M. CP/M was a staple among 8080 and Z80 computers and while there were other versions, we’ll always associate CP/M with the Z-80. There was a CP/M made for the PC which used...
McDonald’s admits that getting rid of this beloved menu offer was a ‘bad trade,’ as new $3 value menu disappoints
A new $3 value menu didn’t deliver as much as hoped for—but McDonald’s still posted a profitable quarter. The fast food giant reported its latest earnings on Tuesday morning, which showed that global sales increased 5% to $37 billion, and comparable sales in the...
Security Is Hard, Y’all
Security Is Hard, Y'all Go to Source Article URL: https://textslashplain.com/2026/08/04/security-is-hard-yall/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172834 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Marshall Stanmore IV vs. Sonos Era 300: I tested both to find the ultimate home speaker
Both Marshall and Sonos speakers play to their strengths, but the right one for you depends on more than their price tags.
Dataset: Dead mental health startups, 2000-2026, coded on 18 fields
Article URL: https://mentalium.me/en/research/mental-health-startup-graveyard-dataset/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172079 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
How to Get More Customers Without Paying for Ads – Playistry
Article URL: https://playistry.com/blog/how-to-get-more-customers-without-paying-for-ads Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171930 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
All of Winona Police Department’s Flock cameras cut down and stolen
Article URL: https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/08/04/every-flock-camera-winona-minnesota-cut-down-stolen-coordinated-theft/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171656 Points: 7 # Comments: 2
The Warp Agent CLI
Article URL: https://www.warp.dev/blog/introducing-the-warp-agent-cli-coding-agent Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171766 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
15+ gadgets that can upgrade your dorm room from basic to better
We rounded up all the best tech essentials for a college dorm you may need this back-to-school season, from smart speakers to wireless chargers.
Arctic Cooling Reverses Price Hikes After Trump Tariff Refund
Hopefully the first of many.
Accidental landlords are on the rise in housing markets where home prices are falling
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. As ResiClub covered earlier this year, “accidental landlords” are rising in housing markets where sellers have lost pricing power. Indeed, as you can...
Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game
Article URL: https://hop.earth/?server=lkhr7&route=fQ5nuu9R Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172405 Points: 3 # Comments: 2
BMW is forcing a weird Spider-Man ad onto its dashboard displays
BMW is forcing a weird Spider-Man ad onto its dashboard displays
Vlt 1.0 and Hosted Package Registries
Article URL: https://www.vlt.io/blog/1-0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172251 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
First Came the DOGE Cuts, Then Came the Wildfires
Article URL: https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/doge-cuts-forest-service-wildfires/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171748 Points: 10 # Comments: 2
This one time, at Hacker Summer Camp …
As the entire security industry descends on Las Vegas this week for Hacker Summer Camp – not one, but three conferences – attendees can count on two hot topics dominating the discussion. First, a literal hot topic: the triple-digit August heat. Second, and to no one’s...
Bypassing AI guardrails is so easy a script kiddie can do it
If you want to bypass AI guardrails designed to stop models from assisting with cyberattacks, you often just have to ask the right way, according to researchers from Cisco Talos. Simply claiming you own the servers you're targeting or that you're taking part in a...
Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone
Waymo has dropped the waitlist for its robotaxi service in Dallas, the latest step in the company's bid to scale its self-driving technology across the United States, U.K., and Europe.
Windows 11 Home Vs Pro: What’s the difference, and is it worth the upgrade?
Most Windows 11 users don't need to bother with the Pro version of Microsoft's operating system.
Greatness PhaaS Adds Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA and Steal Tokens
The commercial phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit known as Greatness has become the latest crimeware solution to add support for device code phishing, a rapidly growing cyber threat that abuses the legitimate OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant to bypass...
Take an extra $100 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass: This week only!
Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.
Meet the Add-in Card With a B650 Chipsets and All the I/O You Could Want
SATA, NVMe, USB-C, and USB-A, all on one card.
CMF announces its first pair of open-ear earbuds for under $100
CMF announces its first pair of open-ear earbuds for under $100.
Webb telescope finds signs of ancient disaster for Neptune’s moons
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/science/webb-telescope-finds-signs-ancient-disaster-neptunes-moons-2026-08-03/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171172 Points: 11 # Comments: 2
3 tricky retirement decisions and how to tackle them
Many aspects of retirement planning are the subject of hot debate, even among experts. Here are three tricky decisions that confront people planning retirement today. Decision 1: How much to withdraw each year in retirement It’s impossible to say at the outset of...
TV Time co-founder launches Bingers to revive the beloved TV tracking app
After TV Time’s shutdown left millions of users searching for an alternative, one of the app’s original founders is back with Bingers, a new TV and movie tracker that revives the social features fans loved while adding support for importing their viewing history.
BornHack Radio 102.8 FM, Playing Radio At A Hacker Camp
Over the years I have been to many hacker camps and done a lot of very cool things, but BornHack 2026 brought me something entirely new: Radio. By which I don’t mean radio in terms of amateur radio, LoRa, or whatever, but Radio. Broadcast radio, because the camp had a...
Truemetrics (YC S23) Is Hiring in Berlin – GTM Lead
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/truemetrics/jobs/bIQQ7tP-founding-gtm-lead Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171650 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 2)
Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 2) appeared first on SecurityWeek.