Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j1ye6n30no Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303774 Points: 15 # Comments: 1
This designer was tired of being ghosted by employers. Now he’s sending them ‘unhinged’ résumés
Between companies ghosting job applicants and companies advertising ghost jobs that don’t exist, it can feel harder than ever to find a job. And so job-seekers trying to land a new role will sometimes do just about anything to try and get an employer’s attention. But...
Kia’s EV3 will start under $31,000 in the US
That makes it the cheapest EV in Kia's lineup.
Self-driving trucks are officially testing on California highways
Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI, two companies developing self-driving trucks, have received permits from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Trump’s $400 million ballroom fight reveals what’s really being built beneath the White House
After Trump’s plan to build a lavish ballroom next to the White House hit a major roadblock, the president is asking the highest court in the land to give his construction the green light once again. On Friday, the Trump administration sent an emergency filing to the...
New Lower and Upper Bounds for the Grothendieck Constant
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11158 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303652 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Tesla says a flying car is coming. BYD already has one that makes sense
Elon Musk is reportedly going to launch a “flying car.” Not a flying taxi like those oversized drones that want to take rich people from Manhattan to JFK laughing at us peasants traveling in regular cabs. Not another old Tesla Roadster mounted atop a Falcon 9. No....
First-time homebuyers could soon get a new way to find $35,000 for a down payment
Trump’s new savings accounts for kids just went live last month, but they’re not the only interesting investment change in the mix this year. With a new bipartisan bill known as the First-Time Homebuyer Empowerment Act, lawmakers want to empower first-time homebuyers...
Twitch Lets Amazon Train AI on Creator Content by Default, With Opt-Out Available
CPO Mike Minton believes an opt-in system would get low participation, so he'd rather bet on your lack of knowledge or motivation to toggle it off.
Automatic Naptime with BabyBjorn Bouncing Servo
Any parent with a baby and deep pockets– or friends with deep pockets– will probably sing the praises of the BabyBjorn rocking sling chair. A simple spring-loaded sling seat allows you to rock a child to sleep like magic– but you do have to rock the child. In the...
How Claude’s text watermarking works
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermark Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303350 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Z.ai Security Disclosure
Article URL: https://cvd.z.ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303433 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Startling iPhone Notifications Warn Some Users of Possible Targeted Spyware Attacks
Warnings like these are typically reserved for people who may be singled out for their job or public status.
Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria
The AI opportunity is huge but "it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline," Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter.
Cards Against Humanity has a $10 plan to annoy Elon Musk
Elon Musk does not shy away from bizarre conflict: he dared Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight that never materialized, publicly feuded with President Trump after a months-long public friendship, and even challenged Vladimir Putin to “single combat.” But Musk’s most...
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermarks from AI content
The invisible SynthID will remain.
What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on U.S. water utilities
Over the last couple of weeks, hackers have targeted and broken into the systems of several water plants in the United States. Here’s what we know and don’t know about this wave of attacks allegedly carried out by the Iranian government.
Read-it-later app Pocket shut down down — here are the best alternatives
Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights.
Show HN: Mole – Deep research agent for your terminal
Show HN: Mole – Deep research agent for your terminal Go to Source Doing research with agents is fun until they blow way past budget, jumble the sources, and don't even give you the best possible answer, just sound confident.And if...
Show HN: Embed a real Linux terminal on your website
Article URL: https://sandbox.bio/training/embed Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303027 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders
Google has a week to make it easier to find third-party app stores.
Tyson Foods beef plant closures come as severe drought makes U.S. cattle shortages worse
This week, Tyson Foods announced that it is restructuring its beef business, closing or selling three of its facilities as it deals with “one of the most historic cattle shortages the country has ever experienced.” U.S. cattle herd levels are among the lowest seen in...
Uninvasive EEG Interface Could Be Used To Play Games
These days, most of us interface with our computing devices in the same old-fashioned ways—via keyboards, mice, and touchscreens. The idea of a more direct brain-to-machine interface remains appealing to many. [Ildar Rakhmatulin] and [Youssef El Abbass] have been...
Apple Intelligence in China: Alibaba Backs a Custom AI Model
Apple reportedly trained a China-specific AI model with Alibaba, changing how Apple Intelligence may work for users and businesses in mainland China. The post Apple Intelligence in China: Alibaba Backs a Custom AI Model appeared first on TechRepublic.
AI Scale, Security Crises, and Robot Ambitions Define This Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from August 10–14. The post AI Scale, Security Crises, and Robot Ambitions Define This Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic.
A Contract-Grade Verifier for LLM-Generated GPU Kernels
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.12700 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49301417 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Discrete Fourier Transform by Hand
Article URL: https://www.byhand.ai/p/28-discrete-fourier-transform Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49301342 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce97mm3vvemo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49301260 Points: 17 # Comments: 3
Show HN: LuaCAD – Parametric CAD Scripted in Lua
LuaCAD models solids in Lua rather than the OpenSCAD language, with operator overloading for CSG (`a + b`, `a - b`, `a * b`).It ships with a CLI and a desktop app, including a preview area and a text editor.I've always been a big fan of OpenSCAD, but the SCAD language...
The Qdrant Output Connector
Article URL: https://opencrawling.org/blog/introducing-qdrant-output-connector.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49301104 Points: 4 # Comments: 0