Why do so many tools have JSON config files?
Article URL: https://textlog.cc/post/895 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540297 Points: 8 # Comments: 9
FLOSS Weekly Episode 880: The Two Wolves
This week Jonathan chats with Benjamin Samuels of Trail of Bits! The conversation focuses on Patch the Planet, a new initiative to help Open Source projects deal with the fallout from AI coding and vulnerability research. What’s the unexpected dichotomy driving the...
Continuous identity becomes the new front line for AI agents: theCUBE’s Fal.Con 2026 day two keynote analysis
Identity security has always worked the same way: log in once, get trusted until you log out. That model breaks down the moment an AI agent does the logging in, since an agent can call a dozen tools in the time it takes a human to read one email. The industry’s fix is...
Pizza Hut closed hundreds of stores last year: See where restaurants shuttered as new ownership takes effect
In June, fast-food restaurant giant Yum Brands announced it would sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital. Yesterday, LongRange Capital announced it had completed its acquisition. The pizza chain has seen significant changes to its physical store...
SonicWall’s SMA1000 boxes under active attack again
SonicWall says attackers are actively exploiting two chained zero-days to take over Secure Mobile Access (SMA) Series 1000 boxes. Aimed at midsize and large enterprises, SMA1000 gateways secure remote access and VPN connections. Compromising one can therefore provide...
Stolen Claude session cookies can reach corporate Gmail through grants no IT admin can revoke
Infostealers replayed stolen Claude session cookies into paid accounts without ever touching the login page two-factor authentication guards.The accounts Anthropic flagged were card-billed, self-serve accounts, which is the population no corporate identity provider...
I Don’t Have a Smartphone
Article URL: https://ploum.net/2026-09-02-i_dont_have_a_smartphone.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539872 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Paint.net 5.2 alpha now runs on Linux
Article URL: https://forums.paint.net/topic/134562-paintnet-52-alpha-build-9739/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539389 Points: 13 # Comments: 3
Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender
An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. "The campaign has targeted users looking to download popular software and has resulted in compromises across multiple organizations...
Black Hole Museum: A New Idea for the Los Alamos Community (2025)
Article URL: https://losalamosreporter.com/2025/06/29/black-hole-museum-a-new-idea-for-the-los-alamos-community/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539214 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
ChatGPT ad targeting is garbage
Article URL: https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/09/02/chatgpt-ad-targeting-is-garbage/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539233 Points: 5 # Comments: 2
Mushroom hunting with LLMs: what can go wrong?
Article URL: https://quesma.com/blog/mushroom-llm-vision/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539152 Points: 16 # Comments: 4
How Railroad Crossings Work
Article URL: https://practical.engineering/blog/2023/12/29/how-railroad-crossings-work Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539064 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Kekoso – On-device dictation and transcription for macOS
Article URL: https://kekoso.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539043 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
How to debloat your Xiaomi 15 Ultra without root access
Article URL: https://trackerninja.codeberg.page/post/how-to-debloat-your-xiaomi-15-ultra-without-rooting-and-connecting-it-to-the-computer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49538745 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
The race to engineer new knobs for the human brain
Article URL: https://www.neuroai.science/p/the-race-to-engineer-new-knobs-for Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49538633 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
How friction can spark creativity at work
Friction with others can mean conflict. It can also be a dynamic that helps spark ideas, in which new thoughts and approaches bloom, solutions are found, and loopholes are closed. But most of us try to avoid friction—especially in the workplace. We tend to gravitate...
The fastest-growing skincare brand at Sephora just named a new CEO
Gen Z favorite skincare brand Topicals has appointed a new chief executive officer to lead the company to new heights. Sukiana Chancy will lead Topicals into a next chapter, the company exclusively told The Business of Fashion. Founder Olamide Olowe will step down...
Google won’t be forced to sell its ad exchange following antitrust ruling
A judge previously determined that Google illegally monopolized a pair of ad tech markets.
Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews, and even insurance claims, leaving platforms and users alike...
X shifts US creator payouts from Stripe to X Money
X says U.S. creator payouts will now be handled through its X Money payments service, a change that appears to replace the previous Stripe-powered payout system.
US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material
"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally," the brief reads.
Modding platform Nexus Mods now owns SteamDB
Nexus Mods said the community-led SteamDB site will operate as it always has, while becoming stronger and better resourced.
Uber cuts 10% of jobs today, stock up: Why these layoffs are different from others
Uber announced on Wednesday it is cutting 10% of its workforce. That’s 3,300 employees, the ride-hailing service told Fast Company. Uber reported a total of 34,000 employees in its 2025 annual filing. In an email to employees, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the...
Rare, working Apple I computer heads to auction
The same Apple I computer sold for over $671,000 in 2013.
Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo
Fervo's deal with Google could expand to 1 gigawatt of geothermal power, enough to supply a very large AI data center in Utah.
Google Says a Fix for the Pixel 11 Pro’s Crackling Audio Is on Its Way
In the meantime, some users find that turning off Audio Zoom and clearing the Google Camera app cache helps.
Show HN: FrontierHarness Eval – 9 harness, same model, cost per pass varies 17x
Article URL: https://frontierharness.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49538490 Points: 9 # Comments: 2
Saving money on Google Photos with Immich: Your own personal photo storage
Article URL: https://www.markpitblado.me/blog/saving-on-google-photos-with-immich-your-own-personal-photo-storage/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49538375 Points: 11 # Comments: 6
Taco Bell’s newest menu item is a $3.99 twist on a discontinued favorite
Just in time for the last days of summer, Taco Bell is rolling out a taco made for the heat—alongside another frozen treat. Taco Bell and ice cream makers Salt & Straw are coming together once again, bringing a new version of their viral ice cream taco—the...