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How Dolly Parton helped the world - from children's books to supporting Covid vaccinehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24j39jqy2go
The late singer-songwriter's charity causes were as eclectic as her music, but she had a personal connection to each one.
The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fearshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/26/1143000/the-download-kids-issue-launch-bill-gates-ai-fears
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Kids issue If the desire to limit kids’ use of technology was once a subcurrent, it has become a raging flood. Countries around the world are banning children from…
Spyware for Babieshttps://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/spyware-for-babies.html
The New York Times has a long article ( alt link ) on surveillance systems aimed at babies. They are increasingly using AI. Nanit and its rivals want to own 24/7 health tracking for the sub-four-foot set. And their already astonishing levels of baby data collection are just the beginning. Nanit recently raised $50 million from investors to expand its use of A.I. and use its camera to track speech and language development, motor skills and more, while extending its presence in children’s bedrooms into early adolescence.
Rockstar finally responds to ‘heartbreaking’ GTA 6 leakshttps://www.theverge.com/games/984959/gta-vi-leaks-rockstar-games-official-statement-heartbreaking
Rockstar Games has released its first official statement following days of sustained leaks of footage from Grand Theft Auto VI, calling the period "heartbreaking for our team." "It would be an understatement to say that having videos of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leak in this way has been heartbreaking for our team, and this […]
Proliferate (YC S25) Is Hiringhttps://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate/jobs/OgpCKYJ-founding-product-engineer
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate/jobs/OgpCKYJ-founding-product-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49447480 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
The second-generation Bose QuietComfort Headphones are good, but don’t stand outhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/984764/bose-quietcomfort-headphones-gen-2-review
Bose QuietComfort headphones used to be innovative. Bose's noise-canceling research is the reason the technology is where it is today, and its headphones set the standard. They were the ubiquitous traveler's accessory. But over the past few years, it's felt like Bose has rested on that reputation, as other companies have caught up. Sony and […]
How to transfer data from your old iPhone to a new onehttps://www.engadget.com/2244153/how-to-transfer-data-old-iphone-to-new
Quick Start makes things a lot easier.
Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasseshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/hearing-tech-startup-legato-emerges-from-stealth-with-12m-and-a-peek-at-its-ai-hearing-glasses
The glasses, called Legato Frames, integrate the company’s patented hearing-assistance technology into the arms of eyewear frames.
Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses sayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdz13elezlo
A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.
Ex-chief constable investigated over ban on Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fanshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5xe813w1do
Craig Guildford, three police officers and a staff member face IOPC investigation.
Root's message has '100%' landed, says Tonguehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cdj4e277vwxo
Fast bowler Josh Tongue said captain Joe Root’s message to the England players about their off-field behaviour has “100%” been heeded.
Imagine the SOC Without a Queue: From Alert Backlog to AI Hypothesis Enginehttps://thehackernews.com/2026/08/imagine-soc-without-queue-from-alert.html
The SOC we've always known was built around a model that guarantees most of the alert queue will never receive analyst review. There's never time. In a traditional SOC, the typical progression follows a well-known pattern: an alert arrives; a detection engine assigns a severity score. The issue then waits for a human to decide if it should escalate to an investigation. Given the volume of
Why India is sharing missile secrets with its private sectorhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/why-india-is-sharing-missile-secrets-with-its-private-sector
New policy allows India’s private sector to produce advanced weaponry, supporting its goal of military self-sufficiency.
Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74k8zwvez0o
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.
Best Wi-Fi Routers (2026): My Honest Picks After Testing 50+https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-wifi-routers
Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever your needs or budget.
SpaceX plans to plant $100B Starbase on Louisiana coasthttps://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/26/spacex-plans-to-plant-100b-starbase-on-louisiana-coast/5292520
Plans to break ground in 2027, produce own propellent, power in 'self-sustaining' spaceport. All before Starship ships v1.0 orbit
CIA chief met Russian intelligence services but not Putin, Kremlin sayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0klj7ykp81o
John Ratcliffe travelled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounced visit.
Mother and daughter detained by ICE in hospital after car crashhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/26/mother-and-daughter-detained-by-ice-in-hospital-after-car-crash
Mother and daughter detained by ICE in hospital after car crash
Photos: Thousands join Spain’s La Tomatina festival for epic tomato battlehttps://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/8/26/photos-thousands-join-spains-la-tomatina-festival-for-epic-tomato-battle
Over 20,000 participants hurled 165 tonnes of tomatoes in Buñol's streets during Spain's famed La Tomatina festival.
Just say something people wanthttps://www.gkogan.co/say-something-people-want
Article URL: https://www.gkogan.co/say-something-people-want/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49447054 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: A local tool that logs every time you swear at your AI coding assistanthttps://github.com/fireinbelly/biomass-conversion-index-monitoring-system
Article URL: https://github.com/fireinbelly/biomass-conversion-index-monitoring-system Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49447045 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Prince Harry and Meghan due to arrive in UK todayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrzm6p6zxeo
Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children are believed to be flying into the country privately from California.
Show HN: Vyukov MPSC queue in C++20 with a six-claim formal memory-model proofhttps://github.com/nisgemML/mpsc-queue
Article URL: https://github.com/nisgemML/mpsc-queue Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49447000 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Murder probe as two people dead in house firehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmrz8d31mo
Four people are still in hospital after the blaze in Middlesbrough.
IBM's new Granite 4.2 models ride the wave of interest in local LLMshttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/ibms-new-granite-4-2-models-ride-the-wave-of-interest-in-local-llms
The focus is on agentic capability and predictable enterprise deployment.
Bill Gates is deeply worried about AI, and he’s no longer staying quiethttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/984923/bill-gates-is-deeply-worried-about-ai-and-hes-no-longer-staying-quiet
Bill Gates has been reflecting a lot on AI lately, and the process has triggered a stark awakening. Once a staunch AI optimist, the Microsoft cofounder is now deeply pessimistic about what AI means for our collective future. Having been conspicuously quiet on AI issues recently, Gates is back with a nearly 6,000-word essay seeking […]
Nigel Farage wants to scrap ‘suffocating’ UK GDPRhttps://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/08/26/nigel-farage-wants-to-scrap-suffocating-uk-gdpr/5292540
Reform UK’s leader proposes ‘light-touch’ alternative, although rival politicians say plans are sparsely detailed and inconsistent with reality
Manchester City sign teenage Moroccan star Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lillehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/26/manchester-city-sign-teenage-moroccan-football-star-ayyoub-bouaddi
Sought-after midfielder Bouaddi joins the Premier League club on a five-year deal worth $117 million.
Canada to hit U.S. with retaliatory tariffs. And, remembering music legend Dolly Partonhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/g-s1-140207/up-first-newsletter-canada-tariffs-visa-revocations-dolly-parton-nevada-voters
Canada has announced it plans to hit the U.S. with countertariffs that mirror its actions "dollar for dollar." And, remembering the legacy of country star and icon Dolly Parton, who died at 80.
German airport worker dies of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6zwgg9y8go
Five other airport workers are also receiving treatment following the rare outbreak at German's busiest airport.
Xtracycle's Swoop ASM e-bike brings an automatic transmission to cargo bikeshttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/xtracycles-swoop-asm-e-bike-brings-an-automatic-transmission-to-cargo-bikes
A steel frame cargo bike with a unique twist: You can let it choose your gear.
Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propagandahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/fake-thinktank-israel-ai-propaganda
In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows A pro-Israel messaging website badged with the name of a thinktank that does not exist has published more than half a million words in nine days, built on a commercial platform that promises to optimize content so that AI chatbots will cite it. The site gives Israel’s position on subjects including the torture of Palestinian prisoners , Israeli war crimes and whether Israel has deliberately starved Palestinians in Gaza, all presented as neutral re…
Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing themhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/runable-hits-21m-to-bet-ai-agents-can-go-from-building-businesses-to-growing-them
Runable says 60%–70% of its 1 trillion-plus token usage in the last 90 days came from paying customers.
AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internethttps://www.wired.com/story/ai-slop-is-ruining-the-internets-cute-animal-economy
Pet owners, rescue agencies, and wildlife groups are calling for new safeguards as AI makes it harder to tell whether animals, from polar bears to house cats, are real or fake.
Show HN: backpressure.systems adds MCP and CLIhttps://backpressure.systems/mcp-and-cli
Article URL: https://backpressure.systems/mcp-and-cli Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446860 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Why you can't parallelize tshark, and what I did insteadhttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vytn44/why_you_cant_parallelize_tshark_and_what_i_did
Follow-up to my post a couple of weeks ago about a 2.5 GB PCAP that took 6-7 hours to process. Streaming tshark's output into Go got it to 70 minutes, but it was still single-threaded. The most common response here was: why not just add goroutines? Turns out you can't, and the reason is that tshark's dissection is linear state. What it reads in one packet determines how it decodes the next — TCP reassembly, connection tracking, anything under tcp.analysis.* reads and updates shared conversation tables as it goes. Strict ordering isn't a design choice, it's what dissection requires. Goroutin…
Show HN: I have feelings about my taskshttps://taskroom.autobirds.com
Task lists are flat. The way I think about my tasks is more like they sit in space. So I made an experiment. My first ever task tool. Tasks are cardboard boxes on the floor of a room, with the title written on them in marker. Click to grab one, drop it on the desk, and its clock starts. Take it off, the clock stops. Time accrues per box forever. No sign-up needed to try it out Sign in with Google if you want a room that persists. Open question I keep going back and forth on: should the desk hold exactly one box? Curious what you'd want. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446…
U.S. gov't moves to suppress pushback on data centershttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/u-s-govt-moves-to-suppress-pushback-on-data-centers-by-removing-requirements-for-public-input-on-pollution-epa-change-would-allow-air-pollution-permits-without-publicizing-them
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/u-s-govt-moves-to-suppress-pushback-on-data-centers-by-removing-requirements-for-public-input-on-pollution-epa-change-would-allow-air-pollution-permits-without-publicizing-them Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446748 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
Infantino has no future at FIFA, says European Leagues chiefhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/26/infantino-has-no-future-at-fifa-says-european-leagues-chief
Claudius Schaefer insists the influence of the FIFA president has 'grown from year to year'.
At least 14 babies die in Pakistan hospital firehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk3dxj6zneo
The fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in one of Islamabad's main hospitals.
Show HN: Exit planning guidance for private company ownershttps://nextgenseller.com
Article URL: https://nextgenseller.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446720 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Green Chef Meal Kit Review (2026): Great Ingredients, Layered Flavorhttps://www.wired.com/review/green-chef-meal-kit-2026
HelloFresh’s organic meal kit Green Chef offers transparent sourcing, layered cooking, and trustworthy gluten-free dishes.
Understanding Go's sync.Map from API to Hash Triehttps://victoriametrics.com/blog/go-sync-map-hash-trie
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Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeoverhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/bill-gates-human-reserved-jobs-ai-takeover
Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact in 6,000-word essay Business live – latest updates Bill Gates has called for “human reserved” jobs in certain sectors to prevent AI replacing them, and expressed concern that governments are not prepared for the impact the technology will have. In a 6,000 word essay titled The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make are critical , the billionaire Microsoft co-founder likened the need to spare roles from digital encroachment to how nature reserves operate to protect the environment. Conti…
Postecoglou subs off Ronaldo to spark dramatic Al-Nassr comebackhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62kd8027w1o
Cristiano Ronaldo is taken off at half-time with his 10-man Al-Nassr side 2-0 down - but they fight back to seal a dramatic win over Al-Ettifaq.
Debian polls its developers on AI: permit or ban?https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/5292270
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/5292270 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446653 Points: 14 # Comments: 8
'Ironing board' seats to be replaced on Thameslinkhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e31qdqrlyo
Greater Thameslink Railway says these upgrades are part of the wider renationalisation plans.
Man City complete £86m Bouaddi signing from Lillehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8d3jej2lqlo
Manchester City complete the signing of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a £85.6m deal on a five-year contract.
China’s Xi to visit Kyrgyzstan, Egypthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/chinas-xi-to-visit-kyrgyzstan-egypt
The Chinese president will attend the SCO summit in Bishkek, before travelling to Egypt.
Cosmic radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court findshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0j3z6147jo
Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
Is Japan trying to build bridges with China after Taiwan spat?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/is-japan-trying-to-build-bridges-with-china-after-taiwan-spat
Experts say Japanese lawmakers' visit to Beijing signals an attempt by Japan to defrost its worst China rift in decades.
Claude Opus 4.6 Bypasses Gym Booking Limit, Cancels Other Users' Reservations in Testshttps://thehackernews.com/2026/08/claude-opus-46-bypasses-gym-booking.html
Aikido Security has published research that recreates the Australian gym-booking incident in a synthetic environment, finding that Claude Opus 4.6, running on the OpenClaw agent harness, exploited a client-side-only booking restriction in 9 of 10 runs. The original incident was first reported by ABC News on August 10, based on chat logs and screenshots the user supplied. He had asked an
The Feeling of Power (Asimov, 1958)https://archive.org/details/1958-02_IF
Article URL: https://archive.org/details/1958-02_IF Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446602 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
It's Not the End of Programminghttps://mathstodon.xyz/@abuseofnotation/117161292083848755
Article URL: https://mathstodon.xyz/@abuseofnotation/117161292083848755 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446597 Points: 11 # Comments: 4
Show HN: A daily word game where you cut a sentence to five of its wordshttps://sheets.works/long-story-short
Article URL: https://sheets.works/long-story-short Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446481 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Why we should all get used to high household energy billshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c046peqrg9xo
The government is under pressure to support billpayers when domestic energy prices predicted to rise further.
Beyond Recall and the Illusion of Competencehttps://var0.xyz/posts/beyond-recall-and-the-illusion-of-competence.html
Article URL: https://var0.xyz/posts/beyond-recall-and-the-illusion-of-competence.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446442 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new GLM-series model and will release its weightshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/china-s-z-ai-made-ox-alpha-stealth-model-that-rivals-deepseek
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/china-s-z-ai-made-ox-alpha-stealth-model-that-rivals-deepseek Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446422 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
One US dollar now costs 2 million rials in Iran, and here’s what it can buyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/26/one-us-dollar-now-costs-2-million-rials-in-iran-and-heres-what-it-can-buy
Sanctions and the US-Israel war on Iran have left the country's people unable to keep pace with rising prices.
How Ikea Turned a Controller Thumbstick Into the Star of Its Xbox Gaming Rangehttps://www.wired.com/story/how-ikea-turned-a-controller-thumbstick-into-the-star-of-its-xbox-gaming-range
Xbox and Ikea collab alert! This unique nine-piece collection for gamers arrives this fall and has a slew of Easter eggs.
UK supermarket scales go 404 on shoppershttps://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/26/uk-supermarket-scales-go-404-on-shoppers/5292088
Tesco produce not found? But beware the forbidden scales...
Ikea’s Xbox collection includes a giant thumbstick stoolhttps://www.theverge.com/games/984869/ikea-xbox-yxstaby-collection-thumbstick-stool
Ikea has teamed up with Microsoft to launch a new assortment of gaming-inspired furniture and home accessories, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the first Xbox console. The nine-piece Yxstaby collection (good luck pronouncing that) includes a TV stand, laptop stand, side table, lounge chair, and multi-functional toolbox, with standout products like a stool, cushion, […]
Show HN: Firmament is the Limit – a one-button iPhone flight gamehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/firmament-is-the-limit/id6755933878
Article URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firmament-is-the-limit/id6755933878 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446392 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Man City to make offer for £120m-rated Fernandezhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgewvygeq8vo
Manchester City are set to make an opening offer for priority midfield target Enzo Fernandez.
Show HN: StoreMock, a free, in-browser tool to create app store screenshotshttps://www.storemock.com
Article URL: https://www.storemock.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446336 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
At least eight killed as Nepal flash flood damages roads, energy facilitieshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/at-least-eight-killed-in-nepal-flash-floods-that-swept-away-villages-roads
Authorities say casualties could be much higher, alongside heavier losses of property.
What will the energy cap changes mean for my bills?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd29v8mp9jo
The regulator Ofgem says the price cap will increase by 4% in October for millions of households.
OpenAI Bans Russian ChatGPT Accounts Used to Run Influence Operationhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openai-bans-russian-chatgpt-accounts.html
OpenAI on Tuesday said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts that used VPNs to bypass access restrictions and run an influence operation, which relied on its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to generate social media posts and comments that were shared on Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn. The accounts "were being used to promote the International Burke Institute (IBI), a
Ukrainian drone attacks kill 3 as fire destroys Wildberries warehousehttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/26/ukrainian-drone-attacks-kill-3-as-fire-destroys-wildberries-warehouse
Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov says Wildberries logistics centre "completely destroyed by fire".
Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: datahttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260826-social-media-use-on-the-rise-among-australian-under-16s-after-ban-data
Article URL: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260826-social-media-use-on-the-rise-among-australian-under-16s-after-ban-data Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446221 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
The Bulgarian village that fears becoming an Iranian targethttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/the-bulgarian-village-that-fears-becoming-an-iranian-target
US Air Force refuelling planes caused anxiety in Bezmer. While their departure has brought relief, tensions persist.
Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let 'em loosehttps://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/5292270
Eight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro's fractious democracy through its paces
Show HN: WFY24 weather widget with hyper-local forecastinghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/wfy24-weather-widget
Article URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wfy24-weather-widget/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445943 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
COMIC: 7 lifestyle habits that may boost your chances of getting pregnanthttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-5843276/lifestyle-habits-that-boost-fertility-pregnancy
This illustrated guide has evidence-backed advice on how to support fertility for both men and women, including which foods to eat and which activities to avoid.
Show HN: Banking Access Index – 19 US banking providers, 8 countries, CC-BYhttps://www.globalsolo.global/data/banking-access-index
Article URL: https://www.globalsolo.global/data/banking-access-index Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445908 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Banking Access Index – 19 US banking providers, 8 countries, CC-BYhttps://www.globalsolo.global/data/banking-access-index
Article URL: https://www.globalsolo.global/data/banking-access-index Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445908 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Soaring summer power bills spark protests -- and even disconnectionshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-5943289/electric-bills-summer-heat-oklahoma-power
The price of electricity is soaring in the summer heat, when fans and air conditioners are working nonstop. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, people are having their power cut when they can't pay their bills.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival – a game so grotesque it scares its own directorhttps://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/aug/26/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival
With oversight from Clive Barker himself, and a role reprisal as Pinhead from actor Doug Bradley, Revival aims to introduce new audiences to the discomfort of Hellraiser If a horror game gives its own director a physical reaction, it’s probably doing something right. While researching the images people find hardest to look at, game director Emil Esov discovered he has trypophobia – a fear of clusters of small holes. Rather than tone the scary images down, he fed them straight into Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival. The forthcoming first-person action-horror game drops players into a ne…
Bodo return to Champions League, Azerbaijan’s Sabah deny Israeli Beer-Shevahttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/26/bodo-return-to-champions-league-azerbaijans-sabah-deny-israeli-beer-sheva
Scottish champions Celtic thumped by LASK as Sabah knock out Hapoel Beer-Sheva with a late goal in the qualifying round.
Raised on AIhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/26/1141949/editors-letter-september-2026
When my oldest child was born, I immediately set up Gmail and Twitter accounts in her name. I broadly announced her birth online and proceeded to plaster her photo across all sorts of platforms. In short, I began creating her digital footprint long before she could stand on her own two feet. Fast-forward a couple…
AI models flub these intelligence tests. Can you fare any better?https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/26/1141952/puzzles-ai-models-flub-these-tests
Puzzles and games have been central to AI development since the very beginning. Just as we humans like to test our smarts with crosswords or logic puzzles, developers can test how far models have advanced with a gaming gauntlet. The term “machine learning” was popularized in a 1959 article by the IBM computer scientist Arthur…
A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spreadhttps://www.wired.com/story/genetic-mutation-drug-resistant-malaria-spread
New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense.
Hollywood's summer box office is glowing, but the numbers come with startling caveatshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-5923629/movie-summer-box-office
Theaters have had something for everyone this summer, and fans are paying top dollar for premium formats like IMAX. There are also fewer moviegoers, fewer movies, and fewer screens than there were pre-COVID.
Show HN: The Great Mountains and the Weather That Defines Themhttps://www.wfy24.com/en/article/the-worlds-great-mountains-and-the-weather-that-defines-them
Article URL: https://www.wfy24.com/en/article/the-worlds-great-mountains-and-the-weather-that-defines-them Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445889 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Value Classes Still Need Compiler Sympathyhttps://johan-sjolen.github.io/post/compiler-sympathy/compiler-sympathy
Article URL: https://johan-sjolen.github.io/post/compiler-sympathy/compiler-sympathy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445884 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Oldinsurancemaps.net is now a Charter Projecthttps://openstreetmap.us/news/2026/08/oim-charter-project
Article URL: https://openstreetmap.us/news/2026/08/oim-charter-project/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49445873 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in Julyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/us-immigration-agents-arrested-more-than-49500-people-in-july
The number of arrests last month showed a rise of roughly 15 percent over June's count.
Haiti gang raid death toll rises to 47 as more than 50 kidnapped, says UNhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/at-least-47-killed-50-kidnapped-in-grisly-gang-raid-in-haiti-says-un
UN chief Guterres said the attack underscores 'the alarming security situation in Haiti' due to gangs.
