GrassLobster: AI Agentic Generation of Parametric Geometry Workflows
Article URL: https://www.miro.vision/index.php/2026/09/17/grasslobbster/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755431 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
This AI toothbrush wants to find trouble before your dentist does
If you’ve ever wanted more information about what’s going on inside your mouth between dental visits, you’re in luck. Now, there’s an at-home oral-care system designed to give you exactly that. The oral-care technology company usmile just introduced an at-home...
OnlyFans wants to build the business behind the creator
In the past 10 years, OnlyFans has paid out $30 billion to its creators. And while most people still associate it with the sort of giggle-inducing adult content that put the platform on the map, you might be surprised by who is cashing in now. Take OnlyMarms, for...
Why every AI launch now makes the backlash worse
The past few weeks have seen a host of AI model and tool releases, and—although it might sound cliché at this point—it’s fair to say the abilities of AI today make what was available even six months ago seem like toys. During the same period, the AI industry has faced...
AI-Assisted Software Development at Scale: From Code Generation to Engineering Agents
We are officially past the point where enterprise platforms operate strictly on fixed logic. Today’s systems process context, make real-time decisions, and directly shape business outcomes. As a software engineer embedding generative AI into large-scale enterprise...
Context is King: Long Live Context Engineering
You are, right now, more powerful than any king, president, or CEO from our past. I’m not joking. What you are able to do, unlike those kings or past presidents, is summon a passable doctor, lawyer, translator, and engineer on demand, at any hour, for very little...
Family offices are clamoring for AI investments
Whether it's a permanent shift or part of a familiar cycle is worth asking, though.
Transparent Tribe Deploys New Rust Backdoor Using Private GitHub Repositories for C2
The Pakistan-aligned threat group tracked as Transparent Tribe (aka APT36 and Earth Karkaddan) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting government and defense entities in India and Afghanistan. The attacks, per Zscaler ThreatLabz, involve the use...
Build Faster Feedback Loops Using Qualitative User Research
Article URL: https://blog.nseldeib.com/p/build-faster-feedback-loops-using Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755337 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Rickub – The Smartest Git in the Universe
Article URL: https://rickub.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755312 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes
https://archive.is/xjmvA Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755160 Points: 27 # Comments: 10
Gatekeepers unbundled
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the gatekeeper is one who is in charge of a passage through a gate, one who monitors or oversees the actions of others. Research from the 1940s portrayed housewives as gatekeepers in charge of the family food channel...
FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast
The feds are said to be investigating the compromise of the tankers' networks, which in one case interfered with one of the tanker's navigation and propulsion systems.
Brain Control Your Appliance, Sort Of
We aren’t sure we subscribe to [Upside Down Labs] description that their Neuro PlayGround Lite (NPG Lite) actually constitutes brain control in the science fiction sense. However, the package can sense biopotentials, and that lets you do things like change TV channels...
The Transformers: The Movie re-review: Still the best (and it’s not close)
In honor of its 40th anniversary, we celebrate the greatest Transformers movie ever made.
Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Nvidia's Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
Admins, you’ve been warned: The clock is ticking on Edge’s IE Mode
Microsoft has reminded administrators that Internet Explorer mode in Edge is guaranteed support only through 2029, so it is time to get those legacy migrations moving. Internet Explorer mode lets enterprises continue using legacy websites within Edge rather than...
Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer
Muse is now available on the Mac, where it can work with your files and apps to take action on your behalf.
I’m so mad that I love Orion’s $2,195 AI mattress pad
Sleeping on the Orion is like flipping your pillow to find “the cool side,” except that your whole entire bed is the cool side.
Fake calendar invites can infect your system, and they’re surging – how to protect yourself
These invites sneak past your security software to embed themselves in your calendar. But you can thwart them before they do any damage.
AI Protest in Montreal
Article URL: https://montrealgazette.com/news/photos-anti-ai-protest-in-montreal/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755162 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes – Science – AAAS
Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/north-korean-nuclear-test-sets-years-earthquakes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755160 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Friend at Jane Street said they will solve Riemann Hypothesis
Article URL: https://www.millenniumresearch.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755062 Points: 4 # Comments: 2
Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich
Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-build-long-awaited-graph-sandwich-20260918/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755095 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Businesses finally seeing AI ROI, but 62% can’t handle the storage demands
A Seagate study finds that 99% of IT leaders expect AI to drive increased data storage needs, but only 38% are prepared to meet them, revealing a significant readiness gap.
I Vibed a Proof of Conway’s Conjecture
Article URL: https://overreacted.io/how-i-vibed-a-proof-of-conways-conjecture/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755024 Points: 25 # Comments: 3
Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $200 before September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Second Circuit Allows Government to Search Electronic Devices at the Border
Article URL: https://knightcolumbia.org/content/second-circuit-allows-government-to-search-electronic-devices-at-the-border-without-any-suspicion Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49754687 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
How to end a client relationship on good terms
A few years ago, I ended a client relationship over what I’ll call “values misalignment.” It had been steady work for many months. But the company’s public positions on several issues were in direct opposition to things I believed in. Even though my work was mostly...
How mega-IPOs could reshape the public market—and the economy
Nelson Griggs, Nasdaq’s president and head of its Capital Access Platforms Division, sat down with Fast Company senior writer Ainsley Harris during this year’s Innovation Festival to discuss how the new era of mega-IPOs could reshape industries, the public stock...