Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977733/amazon-order-emails-google-gmail-ai-agents-data Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348627 Points: 10 # Comments: 3
Diesel Margins Top $100 a Barrel to Reach Record High as Supply Crunch Grows
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/diesel-margins-top-100-a-barrel-to-reach-record-high-as-supply-crunch-grows Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348356 Points: 11 # Comments: 1
PlayStation’s $220 Pulse Elevate wireless speakers arrive November 12
PlayStation's $220 Pulse Elevate wireless speakers arrive November 12.
Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month
Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, the startup says.
Samsung Is Reportedly Planning 5 Foldables for 2027, Including an Extra-Wide Unit
This year's book-style Galaxy Z Fold 8 has been a huge success.
Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores
Apple is simplifying its EU App Store fees, replacing its per-install fee with a 5% commission for apps distributed outside the App Store and making it easier for developers to operate alternative app marketplaces.
Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge
What is it about retrocomputing? For some people, it’s nostalgia. For others, it’s the appeal of simplicity. For still others, it’s the chance to save old machines from the graveyard. Whatever your motivation, there’s no denying that we’ve seen a metric ton of...
Claude: Degraded Performance for Multiple Models
Article URL: https://status.claude.com/incidents/q7txxvbsftgq Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348163 Points: 12 # Comments: 2
Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI
Hi HN! I’m Barnaby, founder of machine0 (https://machine0.io). I’m building a CLI for long horizon agent compute: `machine0 new mybox` gives your agent a persistent cloud VM, billed by the minute, from $0.013/hr up to 60 vCPU / 240 GB RAM and GPUs (H100s, H200s etc),...
Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348055 Points: 16 # Comments: 8
Show HN: Openleetcode – local LeetCode runner where tests live in the repo
You write a standard solution, just like on LeetCode, and run it through the CLI. It identifies the problem by ID or title, executes your code against local test cases, and shows the result.It currently supports around 1.4k problems and multiple languages, including...
Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch
A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.
Add photos to your iMessages with one tap – how to skip that annoying iOS menu
The latest iOS updates have added a ton of unnecessary taps to do simple things like add a photo to a text. But there's an easy trick to get around it.
Passkey vs. password: What’s the difference and which is better?
Passwords are less secure than passkeys, even if you use a password manager. Here's why and how to get started with passkeys.
Peacock is raising subscription prices for the fourth time in as many years
Peacock is raising subscription prices for the fourth time in as many years.
One of our favorite Bluetooth tracker cards is under $35 with this exclusive deal
KeySmart's SmartCard (Gen 3) is perfect for Android and Apple users, and it's an extra 20% off with a ZDNET-exclusive code right now.
If you’re a retiree, here’s how to assess your portfolio’s inflation risk
Inflation can be scary for retirees. True, Social Security provides inflation increases in line with the consumer price index, or CPI. But any portfolio income, save allocations to inflation-protected bonds, isn’t inherently inflation-protected. And if inflation...
The White House wants private companies to hack cybercriminals. What could go wrong?
The White House last week made some drastic changes to federal hacking policy, issuing a presidential memorandum that allows vetted private companies to initiate cyberattacks against hacker groups. The announcement reversed previous government policy, which prohibited...
State Farm is sending customers a share of $5 billion. Are you getting a check?
When you hear a company is paying dividends, it usually refers to a publicly traded firm, like Apple or Nvidia, issuing quarterly payments to its shareholders. But the latest dividend making the news is different: the insurance giant State Farm Mutual, a private...
Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear
Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording photos and videos.
Update Your Mac ASAP to Avoid This Screen Sharing Bug
Tens of thousands of Macs are vulnerable to an exploit in which an attacker can use Screen Sharing to take full control of a machine.
The TechBeat: AI Coding Tip 030 – Turn Repeatable Skill Steps Into Tested Scripts Instead of Prompts (8/18/2026)
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. ## Navigating Claude Code: The Full Workflow By @efimovov_5guqm5 [ 9 Min...
390 Blog Posts To Learn About Learn To Code
Let's learn about Learn To Code via these 390 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. “Give someone a program, you frustrate them for a day;...
SecurityMetrics Wins Cybersecurity Audit Team of the Year from the Hacker News
OREM, Utah, Aug. 18, 2026 – SecurityMetrics has won the ‘Cybersecurity Audit Team of the Year’ award from the Hacker News Award 2026.AI has made it easier for criminals to spread ransomware, find weaknesses in supply chains, and attack businesses. Cybersecurity tools...
Cloud or Local Speech-to-Text? We Built the Same App Both Ways. Here’s What We Learnt.
One Electron app, two modes, one interface. What a two-day hackathon build taught us about on-device diarization, CoreML and DirectML, read against a production on-device engine. At this year's internal hackathon, our esteemed colleagues Georgios Hadjiharalambous and...
Space Raises $2.4M Led by a16z Speedrun to Build an AI-Native Filesystem
The world will create and replicate roughly 181 zettabytes of data this year, and it has installed about 12.6 zettabytes of storage capacity in which to keep it. Nearly everything interesting about the last decade of computing is contained in that ratio, because the...
What AI Engineers Get Wrong When Deploying Open-Source Models to Product
Since you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’re deploying open-source models to production and wondering if you’re doing everything correctly. What should you optimize? What could be overkill? Giving all you’ve got to a single LLM that does text generation and treating...
The Market Is Starting to Ask a Harder Question
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology story—it has become a major force in the stock market. In 2026, investor enthusiasm around AI is influencing company valuations, corporate spending, trading strategies, and even the way investors search for...
AI and the Stock Market: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Investing
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology story—it has become a major force in the stock market. In 2026, investor enthusiasm around AI is influencing company valuations, corporate spending, trading strategies, and even the way investors search for...
Top 5 Pull Request Reminder Tools
Pull requests are one of the most important parts of a developer’s work. They are where code gets reviewed, discussed, improved, and approved before it reaches the main branch. As such, they should not sit around waiting for someone to remember they exist.A stale pull...