Pope to be discharged days after lung cancer surgeryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5x2vkddrkrko
The pontiff will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter's Square on Sunday.
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Is the Google Fitbit Air waterproof?https://www.engadget.com/2283981/how-long-google-fitbit-air-be-in-water-waterproof
No, but you can still swim with it!
France tackles new wave of nationwide protestshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/france-tackles-new-wave-of-nationwide-protests
France is tackling nationwide protests, as students, unions, and activists rally against high prices and inequality.
More than Just Storage: 8 Ways To Repurpose Your Old USB Flash Drivehttps://www.engadget.com/2285456/ways-to-repurpose-old-usb-flash-drive
It's time to do something with that drawer full of old USB flash drives. Breathe new life into unused tech with simple, useful tricks spanning an array of uses.
How to check your Ethernet cable's speedhttps://www.engadget.com/2283972/how-to-check-ethernet-cable-speed
Understand the speeds your Ethernet cable can transmit at help you diagnose where the slowdowns on your network are happening.
Watch: 'Mood has really shifted' as Paris protesters clash with policehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c6vg08xlr8g3o
The BBC is on the ground at the Place de la République, where protesters and police clash after weeks of students demonstrations.
How Not to Build a Five-in-a-Row Game Enginehttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x88p5f/how_not_to_build_a_fiveinarow_game_engine
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US and Iran both claim control of Strait of Hormuz amid attacks on vesselshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/us-and-iran-both-claim-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-attacks-on-vessels
Two vessels have been struck with naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week.
Women protest in New Delhi against police brutalityhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/women-protest-in-new-delhi-against-police-brutality
Women protest in New Delhi against police brutality
Perspective: Midterm money madnesshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-5997474/perspective-midterm-money-madness
Campaign ad spending has topped $10 billion this election cycle, as voters struggle to afford groceries and gas.
Apple’s HomeView is just the latest threat to online recipe writershttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1012820/apple-homeview-recipe-formatting
When Apple revealed the HomeView to the world, it did so with an unusual ad for the company: Instead of pristine, polished tech in immaculate rooms, it's a three-minute look at the messy, frantic morning routine of a family of five. Apple's new smart display sits in the center of the chaos on the kitchen […]
It’s a dream week for tech docshttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1013367/best-tech-documentaries-musk-holmes-installer
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 148, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you're enjoying all your pumpkin-flavored everything, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Marc Andreessen and the future of […]
Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sideshttps://www.wired.com/story/kernel-panic-encryption-is-getting-squeezed-from-all-sides
Canada’s planned surveillance law is the latest grim step in a series of threats to encryption that are spreading around the world.
Harry Styles debuts new track in memory of Liam Paynehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c34g180knv91o
The pop star performed the song on the second anniversary of Liam Payne's death.
Show HN: Pitch your tent for perfect shadehttps://shadeplanner.vercel.app
I recently moved to Australia and have been on a bit of a Roadtrip recently. Getting shade in the middle of the day is the only way to survive without becoming a lobster. So I made this, take a photo of your setup and project the shade across the day to make sure your awning is at the perfect angle. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50130266 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Set Span Status via Error Logshttps://github.com/janinishant/otel-log-span-status
I created a pypi library that sets span status to error when you log an error with ability to set ignore rules for specific loggers, templates or messages. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50130230 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Fraud, affordability and Trump policies drive friction in Minnesota Senate debatehttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-6004910/minn-us-senate-race
The major party candidates for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat faced off in an hourlong debate Friday on MPR News with fraud, affordability and fallout from the Trump administration's policies as key points of friction.
The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/17/artificial-intelligence-ai-labour-government-safety-uk-extremism
Westminster appears to be waking up to warnings over AI safety, with concerns over its use by extremist groups and bad actors “I have this sense that, within a few months, AI is going to be all anyone is talking about,” said one cabinet minister, with an ominous stare. It was Labour conference, with everyone from ministers to activists jubilant at Andy Burnham’s takeover and a bounce in the polls after the change of leader. Continue reading...
Double Fine's first post-Xbox title, first-person Soulslikes and other new indie games worth checking outhttps://www.engadget.com/2289293/double-fine-first-post-xbox-title-first-person-soulslikes-and-other-new-indie-games
There were a host of indie game showcases this week, so we're dig into some of the best announcements from them.
The Best LED Grow Lights for Houseplants This Winter (2026)https://www.wired.com/story/best-led-grow-lights
Shorter days don’t have to spell trouble for your houseplants. These are the lights we’ve used and loved in our own homes.
Cybercrims go beyond stealing data to attack physical building systemshttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/17/cybercrims-go-beyond-stealing-data-to-attack-physical-building-systems/5303677
'Hold my beer, have fun getting into your offices'
Russian strikes kill civilians, injure dozens across Ukrainehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/russian-strikes-kill-civilians-injure-dozens-across-ukraine
At least eight people have been killed and nearly 60 injured in the latest wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine.
Protests spread across France as ‘yellow vests’ set to joinhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/france-braces-for-nationwide-protests-with-yellow-vest-members-set-to-join
Demonstrations began in mid-September at schools and have expanded, tapping into wider grievances.
Show HN: GmailClass – Chrome extension that labels Gmail emailshttps://gmailclass.ticekralt.com
This has most likely been done before but it's a chrome extension that classifies your emails, powered by Jev. Just provide your Typesafe API key and it works. There are some default labels but you can create your own easily in the chrome extension settings. Enjoy! Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50130049 Points: 2 # Comments: 1
Show HN: A personal creative room where an idea turns into a short filmhttps://github.com/delexw/kiteva
Article URL: https://github.com/delexw/kiteva Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50130031 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
MALFEX npm Package 'imgdecode' Hides Shellcode Loader in Windows Native Addonhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/10/malfex-npm-package-imgdecode-hides.html
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that's part of a recently disclosed software supply chain attack campaign dubbed MALFEX. The package, named "imgdecode," was uploaded to the package registry on September 30, 2026, by a user named "malfexteste8." It has been downloaded 979 times as of writing and is still available on npm as of writing. The latest version of
Recovery driver sentenced after runaway car crushhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9ly08pm8jz7o
CCTV footage captured the vehicle rolling down the road, dragging driver Sean Baker along.
Trump eases Russia oil sanctions, but is Europe still buying Moscow’s gas?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/trump-eases-russia-oil-sanctions-but-is-europe-still-buying-moscows-gas
Analysts say Russia will benefit most from US sanctions waiver.
England stunned by Tonga in World Cup openerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c83vqd73k0xlo
England 's men fall to defeat in the Rugby League World Cup opener as Tonga take their chances in Perth.
Show HN: Ankhet – a 1-hour simulated workday to replace the LeetCode OAhttps://ankhet.app/candidate/session/demo
Article URL: https://ankhet.app/candidate/session/demo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129965 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
These 12 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested in 2026https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-automatic-cat-feeders
We tested some of the most popular automatic dry- and wet-food pet feeders to see which ones are worth the money.
Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my bylinehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/17/fake-linda-and-me-mystery-fraudster-stole-my-byline
How a string of bizarre events led writer Linda Geddes to don her sleuthing cap and dig into a world of shadowy impersonators It started with an entirely ordinary interaction on LinkedIn. Someone had tagged me in a post, saying how much they’d enjoyed contributing to a New York Post article I’d written about “chronoworking”. As the author of a book about circadian rhythms, it was exactly the sort of subject I might write about. Except I’d never heard of this person, let alone interviewed them. I clicked on the link and my stomach dropped. There, above an article about people who org…
Decades after apartheid, South Africans seek justice for crimes of the pasthttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-5987671/south-africa-justice-sharpeville-apartheid
More than three decades after the end of apartheid, families of victims of some of the worst crimes of South Africa's past are still fighting for justice. As survivors and perpetrators grow older, a new wave of legal efforts is seeking truth, accountability and reparations before it's too late.
DIY SOS to be 'rested' next year to save money, BBC sayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr15jw22v50qo
The long-running programme will be replaced by a "more cost-effective" spin-off show revisiting past projects.
Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK over Palestine Action supporthttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/sally-rooneys-books-pulled-from-uk-over-palestine-action-support-2
We asked students what they think.
Rare pink diamond goes on display in France 100 years after amateur heisthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c61m4zkx47vlo
The French royal jewel will be on public display for the first time since it was found hidden in an apple after a 1926 theft.
Show HN: SpawnDroid, Cloud-Provisioned Android Containers via WebRTC and ReDroidhttps://spawndroid.io
Article URL: https://spawndroid.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129783 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Don’t Let a Crypto Inheritance Get Stuck on the Blockchainhttps://www.wired.com/story/crypto-inheritance-how-to
Claiming an inheritance of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency can be like hunting for buried treasure. It doesn’t have to be.
HTC Made Smart Glasses That Are Way More Privatehttps://www.wired.com/story/htc-wants-its-vive-eagle-smart-glasses-to-be-the-anti-meta
These smart glasses do just about everything Meta glasses can, but they're not tied to a social media platform.
Ministers must be honest about Russian threat to UK, says former Foreign Office headhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/17/russia-threat-uk-former-foreign-office-head-lord-peter-ricketts
Peter Ricketts calls for more resilience in protecting banking, energy and water systems from cyber-assaults Ministers need to be honest with the British public about the immediate threat posed by Russia, which could soon lead to lives being lost, a former national security adviser has said. Peter Ricketts, who advised David Cameron when he was prime minister, became the latest figure to warn about the scale of the threat posed by “hybrid attacks” from Vladimir Putin’s forces. Continue reading...
Show HN: Gridmark – make logos by tweaking shapes on a gridhttps://gridmark.dev
I built this (with claude) as i needed a logo for a project im working on but really did not want to use AI to make the logo. It all runs in browser and you can make logos and save them and download png and svgs without watermarks or anything. At the end of the day it's just an SVG manipulator with some sensible bounds for making some pretty cool looking designs. I did add a paid feature to download the whole brand kit but not really looking to make any money out of it. Would love feedback or any ideas on things to add for different grid types / styles. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.…
Show HN: A Game of Life sandbox where any pattern is a shareable linkhttps://www.seloby.com/life
Article URL: https://www.seloby.com/life/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129649 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Solar power booms in Philippines as war on Iran spikes energy costshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/solar-power-booms-in-philippines-as-war-on-iran-spikes-energy-costs
With Southeast Asia's largest electricity bills rising even higher, Filipinos invest in rooftop panels.
Show HN: Programming Language Cup: same tasks in 32 langs, pick the winnerhttps://chalmovsky.com/prog-lang-cup/plain
Article URL: https://chalmovsky.com/prog-lang-cup/plain/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129576 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
LIVE: India vs West Indies – fifth T20 Internationalhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/10/17/live-india-vs-west-indies-fifth-t20-international
Follow updates, including toss and team news, from our live text commentary stream of the series decider.
As Israel blocks PA funding, the West Bank’s healthcare system is failinghttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/as-israel-blocks-pa-funding-the-west-banks-healthcare-system-is-failing
Hospitals across the occupied West Bank have been hit by a funding shortage.
Sudan’s army claims dozens of RSF fighters killed in Nyala attackhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/2550
Rapid Support Forces accuses army of killing 30 civilians in attack on Nyala's busy livestock market.
Show HN: Club Pigeon – A multiplayer pigeon park with SNES-style minigameshttps://clubpigeon.lol
Article URL: https://clubpigeon.lol Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129489 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: WGSL linter with Tint parity and a full suite of LSP nicetieshttps://github.com/elringus/wgsl-linter
Made a WGSL linter for a VS Code extension with validation matching Chrome's Tint compiler. Plus navigation, rename, layout hints and other LSP niceties; in template strings too. Feedback is very welcome! Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129425 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
IMF urges support for poorer nations facing high inflation, war spillovershttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/17/war-spillovers-debt-threaten-low-income-nations-imf-chief-warns
Low-income countries spend up to 14 percent of their revenue on debt repayments, IMF chief says.
Show HN: A web workspace for trying FLUX 3 Kleinhttps://flux3klein.net
Article URL: https://flux3klein.net Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129351 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Houthis strike Yemen’s Aden: What that meanshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/iran-backed-houthis-strike-yemens-aden-what-that-means
What we know about the Houthi strikes on Aden’s presidential palace and airport, and why they matter.
Show HN: Panini – a zero-dependency parser for chaotic Indian bank narrationshttps://github.com/peopleofproduct/Panini
Article URL: https://github.com/peopleofproduct/Panini Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129311 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
"Tame" boar and deer are instinctively adapting to the wolf in the Netherlandshttps://nos.nl/video/2635315-wildcamera-s-tonen-hoe-zwijnen-en-herten-zich-aanpassen-aan-de-wolf
Article URL: https://nos.nl/video/2635315-wildcamera-s-tonen-hoe-zwijnen-en-herten-zich-aanpassen-aan-de-wolf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129274 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Claude Code, deploy using thevibehosting.com == Your app on root Linuxhttps://thevibehosting.com
Article URL: https://thevibehosting.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129252 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Is MCP becoming the common foundation of smart, decentralised search?https://contextetech.com/en/articles/mcp-protocol-smart-decentralised-search
Article URL: https://contextetech.com/en/articles/mcp-protocol-smart-decentralised-search Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129235 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Sidewalk sleepers: They have nowhere else to stay while a loved one is in the hospitalhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/g-s1-147874/hospital-diagnosis-patients-india-sidewalk
Patients travel miles to be treated at public hospitals in Delhi. Those in need get financial aid for their care. But for overnight accommodations, families are often on their own — and on the street.
Microplastics React With Water, a New Study Says. That’s a Problem for Biologyhttps://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-react-with-water-new-study-says-thats-a-problem-for-biology
Though plastic is usually inert, tiny pieces of it have the potential to react with one of the most pervasive molecules in the environment and in our bodies.
Why AI Isn’t Ready to Tackle Our Convoluted Genomeshttps://www.wired.com/story/why-ai-isnt-ready-to-tackle-our-convoluted-genomes
The DNA inside our cells isn’t just a series of instructions, but something far more dynamic. Like scientists, AI models don't yet have the data to properly decode it.
Weddings are expensive. How about a grocery store cake?https://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-5976921/grocery-store-wedding-cakes
About a third of couples are willing to save money on cake and dessert, according to the wedding-planning site Zola.
Trump promised a swing district blitz. He's going to a lot of very red stateshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-6004276/trump-travel-midterms
President Trump's midterm travel blitz ahead of Election Day includes several red states he won easily 2 years ago, showing the electoral landscape is more challenging for Republicans.
No Kings turns its focus to voting this weekend. Here's what we knowhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-6004887/no-kings-voting-trump
The coalition behind nationwide anti-Trump protests is shifting its strategies this weekend to focus on voter turnout. Organizers say Saturday's events are a nonpartisan effort to get people to the polls.
Amazon wants you to Bee-lieve wearable AI can recall it all for youhttps://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/10/17/amazon-wants-you-to-bee-lieve-wearable-ai-can-recall-it-all-for-you/5303569
Would you like personalized shopping recommendations based on that conversation you just had?
Show HN: CiteLadder – open-source AI search visibility trackerhttps://github.com/abhij1306/CiteLadder
Article URL: https://github.com/abhij1306/CiteLadder Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129168 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
From Console Clicks to PRs: AWS Secrets with SOPShttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x85aii/from_console_clicks_to_prs_aws_secrets_with_sops
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Show HN: I turned my kids' old Yoto Player into an Audiobookshelf playerhttps://github.com/tomekent/yotwo
My kids love their Yotos and I love Audiobookshelf. I wanted something in between that works as they get older and more control. I had two old Gen 2 players lying around that Yoto no longer supports. It turns the player into an Audiobookshelf client. You browse your library with the two knobs, the 16x16 screen shows tiny cover art, and favourites and downloads sync back to the server. Its still keeps the NFC card concept, but they're optional: you can link books/favourites to any NFC card. It all runs locally, with no Yoto account or cloud. It does require opening the player and soldering som…
Murder in Malaysia: Justice for Altantuya Shaariibuuhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/101-east/2026/10/17/murder-in-malaysia-justice-for-altantuya-shaariibuu
101 East investigates if power and politics are shielding those behind the 2006 murder of a Mongolian woman in Malaysia.
England crush Women's World Cup debutants Waleshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c6djvxmx0z1po
England scored seven tries before the break, and 13 in total on their way to a comprehensive victory over Wales in their Group A opener.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek v4.1 Flash 1017https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017
Article URL: https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129121 Points: 20 # Comments: 0
Show HN: CADrs – onshape rust clonehttps://github.com/rvdende/cadrs
Article URL: https://github.com/rvdende/cadrs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129079 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Rubio’s Uzbekistan trip underlines Central Asia’s hunt for diverse partnershttps://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/10/17/rubios-uzbekistan-trip-underlines-central-asias-hunt-for-diverse-partners
Can the United States reassert influence with pragmatic, transactional approach to Central Asia?
DeepSeek-v4.1-Flash-1017https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Article URL: https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50129045 Points: 21 # Comments: 7
#hackernews #tech #startup #1flash1017 #deepseekv4 #ai #opensource #comments
Coastal homes burn as hot winds fuel California fireshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/g-s1-148569/coastal-homes-burn-in-california-fires
High winds are fueling a fast-moving fire that has burned homes in Southern California. Flames engulfed expensive coastal properties and prompted thousands to evacuate.
Swinney insists 'stars are aligning' for Scottish independencehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx2844n7nepo
The first minister will tell delegates at the SNP conference in Aberdeen that 2026 has been a turning point in Scotland's "journey to nationhood".
Boy, 16, and man, 80, die in light aircraft crash in Scotlandhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cky83g11q46lo
Emergency services were called at about 16:45 on Friday, and pronounced both dead at the scene.
Show HN: Sys2txt – transcribe system audio to text in the CLI with a local LLMhttps://joe-heffer.github.io/sys2txt
sys2txt is a command line tool that records whatever audio your Linux machine is playing (via PulseAudio/PipeWire's monitor source) and transcribes it live with Whisper, OpenAI's AI-based speech-to-text model. I use it to caption meetings, videos, and calls playing on my own machine without routing audio through anything else. It supports faster-whisper, openai-whisper, and whisper.cpp (with Vulkan GPU support for AMD), and can either record-then-transcribe once or stream continuously in segments with live output in txt/srt/vtt/json/tsv. I'd be keen to collaborate with others extend its funct…
Eight-try Australia send Scotland to eighth straight defeathttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cxg5jz4epr1po
Scotland suffer a chastening eight-try defeat by Australia in their WXV Global Series match in Sydney.
Oregon school shooter was former special-needs student, police sayhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/oregon-school-shooter-was-former-special-needs-student-police-say-2
Oregon school shooter was former special-needs student, police say
Wildfire prompts thousands of evacuation orders in Orange Countyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/wildfire-prompts-thousands-of-evacuation-orders-in-orange-county
Firefighters are battling fast-moving wildfires in Orange County as Santa Ana winds fan the flames.
Show HN: Agentfork – Replay an LLM agent from any step and test fixeshttps://github.com/bimal1023/agentfork
Article URL: https://github.com/bimal1023/agentfork Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128913 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Arrests made for pro-Nazi chants at Hajduk Split-Ajax match in Croatiahttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/17/pro-nazi-arrests-made-for-chants-at-hajduk-split-ajax-in-uefa-europa-league
Croatian football fans arrested over slurs before and during UEFA Conference League game in Split.
Show HN: FourCities – A multiplayer transport tycoon game in the browserhttps://fourcities.app
Article URL: https://fourcities.app Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128870 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it mattershttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/senegal-sized-antarctic-glacier-melting-faster-than-thought-why-it-matters
Thwaites glacier has been losing ice for decades. Now there are concerns of rapidly accelerating loss.
Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks is deportedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2vk44dv1xo
Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc was sentenced in June over arson attacks targeting the former prime minister's car and property.
Show HN: Biblio Times, your RSS feeds, typeset as a morning newspaper (Mac/iOS)https://biblio.ink/times
the concept is not new but seem like people miss this newspaper in someway. The news is fetched on your own device, and nothing passes through your servers. That’s also why a traffic spike can’t take it down. The halftone photographs, the fold on iPhone and Duo, and the page curl. We are submitting a new update with OPML import. and will continue support the development. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128830 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
11-year old flying car company mocks Tesla Roadsterhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/11-year-old-flying-car-company-mocks-tesla-roadster
California-based Alef Aeronautics mocked Tesla, releasing a video of its flying car soaring over a Tesla Roadster.
Show HN: Ews-scan – EWS calls in a .NET binary and their Graph equivalentshttps://github.com/sunset-less/ews-scan
Article URL: https://github.com/sunset-less/ews-scan Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128807 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Get in the bin! UK Space Agency wants public to name its debris removal missionhttps://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/17/get-in-the-bin-uk-space-agency-wants-public-to-name-its-debris-removal-mission/5303555
ClearSpace UK aims to be operational in 2029 with public's suggestion etched on the side of the spacecraft
Israeli raids and arrests in southern Syria push population to the brinkhttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/17/israeli-raids-and-arrests-in-southern-syria-push-population-to-the-brink
Survivors recount brutal prison conditions, enduring beatings, restraints and psychological abuse by Israeli soldiers.
'I had so many medals under the bed' - Green on Chelsea successhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj5ynpgzly7no
When Paul Green left Chelsea after 13 years, he had achieved so much success that the majority of his medals were hidden away in a box under the bed.
Show HN: I got tired of btop not seeing my Mac's chip, so I built siltophttps://github.com/CLoaKY233/siltop
btop is beautiful. But on my M-series Mac it can't tell me the one thing I actually want to know: what is the chip doing? No watts, no GPU, no per-core clocks. So I built siltop: btop's calm, with eyes on the silicon. Real power, clocks and temps straight from the SMC and IOReport, no sudo, about 1.3% of one core (btop is ~2.5% on the same machine). It also tells you what's wrong in plain words ("Busy: rustc using 9.1 cores", "Hot: fans at 80%") before you read a single graph. 10-second try, no load needed: brew install cloaky233/tap/siltop && siltop --demo Rust, MIT/Apache, no telemetry, no…
Show HN: I got tired of btop not seeing my Mac's chip, so I built siltophttps://github.com/CLoaKY233/siltop
btop is beautiful. But on my M-series Mac it can't tell me the one thing I actually want to know: what is the chip doing? No watts, no GPU, no per-core clocks. So I built siltop: btop's calm, with eyes on the silicon. Real power, clocks and temps straight from the SMC and IOReport, no sudo, about 1.3% of one core (btop is ~2.5% on the same machine). It also tells you what's wrong in plain words ("Busy: rustc using 9.1 cores", "Hot: fans at 80%") before you read a single graph. 10-second try, no load needed: brew install cloaky233/tap/siltop && siltop --demo Rust, MIT/Apache, no telemetry, no…
Can Yemen’s government forces sustain their offensive against the Houthis?https://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/10/17/can-yemens-government-forces-sustain-their-offensive-against-the-houthis
Houthi missile strikes threaten key supply routes on Yemen's Red Sea coast, intensifying pressure on government forces.
Show HN: Calcy – unit-aware, uncertainty-propagating mathhttps://habitathq.github.io/calcy
Offline-first notepad calculator: unit-aware math, uncertainty propagation, and rate reasoning. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128557 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Ukraine and Europe have little choice but to work with Trumphttps://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/17/ukraine-and-europe-have-little-choice-but-to-work-with-trump
Despite growing tensions over Russia, Kyiv and European leaders remain dependent on US support.
Show HN: I built a free collection of browser-based 3D toolshttps://3dvalley.com
I built 3DValley, a collection of free tools for generating and editing 3D models. You can turn images into 3D models using AI, retexture existing models, remesh geometry, and use other 3D utilities. Some tools run entirely in your browser, while the more computationally expensive AI models run on shared GPUs with free daily credits. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128507 Points: 2 # Comments: 0