Sophos ITDR expands identity protection for the AI erahttps://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-itdr-ai-protection
Sophos ITDR now delivers deeper AI identity visibility, expanded Microsoft support, faster response, and seamless deployment.
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Is Mini DisplayPort becoming obsolete?https://www.engadget.com/2282398/mini-displayport-becoming-obsolete
Mini DisplayPort was on lots of computers for a time, but it's not nearly as common now thanks to more modern standards.
An OpenAI Employee Allegedly Used a Chatbot to Help Plant a Recording Device at the Officehttps://www.wired.com/story/an-openai-employee-allegedly-used-a-chatbot-to-help-plant-a-recording-device-at-the-office
Chatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.
Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patienthttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/science-corporation-implants-its-vision-restoring-chip-in-its-first-stargardt-disease-patient
Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI).
Show HN: Pulse Local, a Mac budgeting app whose AI models run on your machinehttps://pulseos.finance
Hi HN, I'm Niz. Pulse Local is a budgeting app for Mac (Apple Silicon, beta) that answers questions about your spending with models that run on your machine. Local mode needs no account. The ledger and your questions stay on the machine, and the app sends no analytics or crash logs. I felt there are not enough consumer apps that run locally with no calls to the outside world that help us manage sensitive corners of our lives. This app in its local variant only downloads a couple of models and occasional updates, it does not send any analytics nor data. Features-wise, Pulse local is a complete…
Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at homehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cerebras-ceo-says-were-nearing-a-future-where-everyone-has-a-personal-ai-assistant-at-home
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud.
How long will humans be needed for translation?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wxdjx27ypo
AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.
Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c623dnkn8pkyo
Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.
Saka responds to Arteta's challenge with 'huge impact'https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqrlyd1grwkko
Bukayo Saka responds to the challenge set by Mikel Arteta as he comes off the bench to change the game against Lille in the Champions League.
The 9 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (October 2026)https://www.wired.com/story/the-9-best-shows-to-stream-right-now
Crystal Lake, Tip Toe, and Carrie are just a few of the shows you should be watching right now.
Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weekshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/industrial-next-wants-factory-robots-to-switch-tasks-in-minutes-not-weeks
Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.
Apple TV 4K 2022 vs. 2026: What's new and is it worth the $100 jump?https://www.engadget.com/2286141/apple-tv-4k-2022-vs-2026-whats-new-worth-100-price-increase
The 2026 model is faster and can hear you from afar, but the 2022 box gets Siri AI as well.
How to improve your online privacy and security in Google Chromehttps://www.engadget.com/2282288/how-to-improve-online-privacy-security-google-chrome
Google has much to gain by collecting data from you through your activity on Chrome, but you can make it harder.
Manchester United’s Martinez blasts board’s lack of investmenthttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/13/manchester-uniteds-martinez-blasts-boards-lack-of-investment
Manchester United beaten 2-0 at Atletico Madrid, but defender Lisandro Martinez slams club's failure to invest in team.
Bayern’s Michael Olise sent off for ‘super dumb’ yellows within secondshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/13/bayerns-michael-olise-sent-off-for-super-dumb-yellows-within-seconds
Bayern Munich draw 3-3 with Viking in UEFA Champions League, but Michael Olise sees red for two bookings within seconds.
Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC sayshttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x5b7gp/martin_shkreli_livestreamed_himself_violating
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Mauritius imposes curfew after night of unrest over police shootinghttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/mauritius-imposes-curfew-after-night-of-unrest-over-police-shooting
Protesters block roads and burn tyres in response to a police shooting of a 27-year-old woman.
Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warningshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cerebras-ceo-pushes-back-on-ai-doomsday-warnings
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry's focus on AI's risks is drowning out its potential benefits.
Albanian police fire tear gas at protesters as Education Ministry attackedhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/albanian-police-fire-tear-gas-at-protesters-as-education-ministry-attacked
At least 23 protesters have been arrested in demonstrations in the capital.
Recreational Programminghttps://www.cphiri.dev/presentations/recreational-programming
Article URL: https://www.cphiri.dev/presentations/recreational-programming Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079865 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Running Qwen3.8 at 255 tok/s on a single 5090https://meshapplied.com
Article URL: https://meshapplied.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079842 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Are Chromebooks still worth buying after the Googlebooks release?https://www.engadget.com/2282244/are-chromebooks-worth-buying-after-googlebooks-release
Googlebooks represent a huge upgrade over Chromebooks, but the older devices still have their place.
Zero-Days Lurk in Microsoft's Overgrown October Patch Tuesdayhttps://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/zero-days-microsoft-october-patch-tuesday
The scary surprises for the largest security update ever include security bypasses and unauthenticated RCEs.
Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announces after surgeryhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/13/g-s1-147968/pope-leo-has-lung-cancer-vatican-announces
Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.
Show HN: Sugabots – Group chats where your team and AI agents work togetherhttps://sugabots.ai
Showing off Sugabots, an internal project I built at work that we've decided to open-source. I got tired of the team just copying context between agents and Slack. So I built an internal tool for shared chats where our team and agents could work together, using our choice of models and tools. The team is now actively maintaining and building on it to add all the features we're missing. We've shared a hosted offering with a few other teams and has proven useful for them too. Its open-source (MIT) and self-hostable if you want to use it yourself. Let me know what you think. Comments URL: https:…
Mobile phone sales plunge to lowest level in 14 yearshttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x5ammr/mobile_phone_sales_plunge_to_lowest_level_in_14
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Show HN: Enki LLM A pure rust (even kernels) with live GPU/CPU brain migrationhttps://github.com/enkiruntime/enki_llm
Article URL: https://github.com/enkiruntime/enki_llm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079754 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Man City vs PSG: Champions League – teams, predictions, line upshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/13/manchester-city-psg-champions-league-haaland-torres-predictions-teams
Man City host PSG in their first UCL match since being found guilty of serious Premier League financial breaches.
'Unplayable' Stanway a free-scoring warrior for Lionesseshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cm2kev8w934do
Whatever the game, whatever the result, Georgia Stanway always seems to score for England.
US trial begins for Rwandan-American accused of role in genocidehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/us-trial-begins-for-rwandan-american-accused-of-role-in-genocide
Eric Nshimiye, a US citizen, says the evidence against him consists of unreliable eyewitness accounts.
Apple’s HomeView ad is confusing to everyone except parentshttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1010561/apple-homeview-commercial-reaction
Apple's ad introducing its new HomeView smart display is a little unusual. It's fast-paced and unruly, depicting a family of five as they rush through the morning routine. There's yelling and mess, misplaced keys and discarded eggshells. Apple's typical vibe is clean, simple, orderly; this commercial is chaos. But the spot has parents - those […]
OpenAI employee arrested after recording device found in officehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/13/openai-employee-arrested-hidden-recording-device
Discovery of ‘sophisticated’ gadget adds to company’s list of privacy concerns after hackings by rogue agents OpenAI said it has found a hidden recording device in one of its offices and has referred the matter to the FBI. One of its employees has been arrested. In a statement on Tuesday, the San Francisco-based AI company said it discovered the “sophisticated recording device” and used one of its “models to understand the device and where it had come from”. Continue reading...
Everyone Hates ‘Digger.’ It’s the Perfect Climate Moviehttps://www.wired.com/story/everyone-hates-digger-its-perfect-climate-movie
The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.
5 clever ways Gemini can automate everyday taskshttps://www.engadget.com/2282226/clever-ways-gemini-automate-everyday-tasks
If you're not using some of these skills, you're missing out on a chance to streamline your days, keep up to date and more.
Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 as perfect Champions League start continueshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/13/arsenal-beat-lille-3-0-as-perfect-champions-league-start-continues
Jurrien Timber, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka score as Arsenal overcome Lille in UEFA Champions League.
AlphaNISThttps://alpha-nist.github.io
Article URL: https://alpha-nist.github.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079464 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablershttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/esa-targets-anbernic-emulation-handhelds-as-superfake-piracy-enablers
But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards.
Physical Intelligence API Beta: Frontier Models for Every Robothttps://www.pi.website/blog/api-beta
Article URL: https://www.pi.website/blog/api-beta Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079437 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Florida HOAs are stealing homeshttps://hoaspy.com/hoa/fl/south-florida-hoa-statistics.html
Article URL: https://hoaspy.com/hoa/fl/south-florida-hoa-statistics.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079419 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Missile hits headquarters of Saudi Aramco, source says, as Houthi conflict escalates - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiygFBVV95cUxPUHZtMnk3dUVFWmVkT2FmZVRqNWNrUUc5YkNkWVJMOEhWMmo1dnc2S3FlUlExbjFscTdlY3NQcExPejdxUlF1clZ5S1BKQ1JLdjhzaFdXT2l1YVBmN2VVSkFOSlJNNmlTR2w5d082MDR2b3RkY1VrTTlwWFhuclBteVRaTmtMRUczY0VPaWxBeVV1RE9vUE9kRFZaUlZEX0NnOXZqVnNtNlJIcFU3cnE2VVFTNzhfNVZ0TzZiQWFtSUJCdXJXYU5rU0JB
Missile hits headquarters of Saudi Aramco, source says, as Houthi conflict escalates Reuters
Show HN: UpDown – free multiplayer Markdown documentshttps://updown.laravel.cloud/059a14a0-9113-4fad-a9db-e8ef2d2e830c
Article URL: https://updown.laravel.cloud/059a14a0-9113-4fad-a9db-e8ef2d2e830c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079361 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Martinez issues blistering criticism of Man Utd board after losshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crlykw9eevx3o
Lisandro Martinez launches a blistering attack on Manchester United's hierarchy for not strengthening the squad following qualification for the Champions League.
Family pays tribute to 'warm and engaging' man killed in tiger attackhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck054nvzr676o
William Chapman was attacked by the tiger after he entered its pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Show HN: Railspike, a coding agent prompting system I've been using for 2 yearshttps://railspike.dev
Article URL: https://railspike.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079170 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
OpenAI says it found a 'sophisticated recording device' hidden in its officeshttps://www.engadget.com/2286084/openai-says-it-found-a-sophisticated-recording-device-hidden-in-its-offices
The company asked its AI models to figure out what the device was.
Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMwarehttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/topgolf-saved-over-11-3-million-after-leaving-vmware
Topgolf and VMware "ran deep" before the migration.
Saudi national charged with secretly planting recording device in OpenAI officehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwg5jq4vlddzo
Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.
Show HN: Keep your eyes in one place while typinghttps://claude.ai/artifact/XrdjCJXgerVYbG75qzv3HB
I wanted a way of typing that's tuned towards stream of consciousness/get down a bunch of words quickly. And I'm too lazy to move my eyes, so I wanted something where I could relax my eyes/brain and just get words out. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079111 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Zelensky and Burnham to meet in Downing Streethttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq98z59xdny5o
The prime minister is calling for partners to step up support for Ukraine following Trump's criticism of Zelensky.
Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove part of lunghttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-diagnosed-with-cancer-after-surgery-to-remove-part-of-lung
The 71-year-old is recovering in Rome's Gemelli hospital after surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his lung.
North Korea Phishes Ukrainians for War Intelhttps://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/north-korea-phishes-ukrainians-war-intel
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is trying to get insight into its own war effort in Ukraine, through simple reply-baiting phishing attacks.
Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 as winless run continueshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/13/atletico-madrid-beat-manchester-united-2-0-as-winless-run-continues
Michael Carrick's Man Utd continue to search for a win as Atletico win 2-0 in UEFA Champions League.
Helix Carbon says it can make iron cheaper by recycling blast furnace pollutionhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/helix-carbon-makes-iron-cheaper-by-upcycling-blast-furnace-pollution-see-how-at-techcrunch-disrupt
The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions and improve margins.
Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s surgery was successfulhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/vatican-confirms-pope-leos-surgery-was-successful
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a small lung growth went well and as expected
Food shortages in Yemen’s Taiz as Houthi siege hits supplieshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/food-shortages-in-yemens-taiz-as-houthi-siege-hits-supplies
Yemeni government forces are encircled by the Houthis in Taiz, where blockades on road routes have worsened shortages.
Surveillance video shows moment ICE vehicle strikes man in Houstonhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/surveillance-video-shows-moment-ice-vehicle-strikes-man-in-houston
New footage shows the moment 48-year-old Miguel Parra-Hernandez was hit by an ICE officer’s car in Houston, Texas.
PostEra (YC W20) Is Hiring AI Researchers for Drug Discoveryhttps://jobs.lever.co/postera/c7d50a36-db0a-4574-bfe4-8700b74a22c0
Article URL: https://jobs.lever.co/postera/c7d50a36-db0a-4574-bfe4-8700b74a22c0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078686 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference roomhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/fbi-arrests-openai-employee-accused-of-planting-hidden-recording-device-in-conference-room
The FBI arrested a Saudi national who worked at OpenAI on the product team. The AI maker accused the employee of hiding a recording device in an executive conference room.
AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart deviceshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/13/anthropic-ai-replicators-warning
Researchers say ‘AI worms’ could soon infiltrate internet-connected devices amid calls for increased guardrails Anthropic is warning that some of its artificial intelligence models could soon become “self-replicating” and find ways to infiltrate internet-connected devices, such as smart fridges and automatic vacuum cleaners. Once this happens, the company said, the models could power themselves within these devices without the need of datacenters. Such self-replication would represent a major loss of control of a runaway AI model. Continue reading...
Tupac Shakur killer sentenced to 40 years in prisonhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/tupac-shakur-killer-sentenced-to-40-years-in-prison
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison over the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
OpenAI employee arrested over hidden listening device, company says - NBC Newshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxNcXoxY0ZEV3BGNjktNXVVWkhOY2NwYUI0MGEwekluQk5LNkFnQ0dDM29aanIyRGpuZkd1TFJYSjdmQ1Q2dlVWc1lHa0xEZGR4RURGOFEyS3NQU1FkTXVFZjh4XzdHWmxVRzVZYzFIX3F3aUZUd1ZUX096cnFiQnF1eTFUaGtQb0FlNElOYjZrcUtDZGlmS0tuWGNtUTYtT2l1NTZyWmZzUUxpODlRcUx6Yw
OpenAI employee arrested over hidden listening device, company says NBC News
Saudi national working at OpenAI arrested for bugging executive conference roomhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x588ys/saudi_national_working_at_openai_arrested_for
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OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference roomhttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1010642/openai-employee-arrested-recording-device
An OpenAI engineer was arrested after the company said it discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in one of its offices. The employee, 35-year-old Abdulrahman Alfozan, is charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications, according to a report from The San Francisco Standard. OpenAI's post about the incident says […]
Show HN: Stack Tender, supplement tracking and product scanninghttps://stacktender.com/users/charlie/stacks/memory-and-focus
The URL is to a public stack page, but most of the useful bits are behind a sign-up. Sign-up is free, no advertising, no paid accounts. If you're into taking health supplements, it's a great app. I made it for myself initially then just kept going with it, adding features that I wanted as I went along. Now it can even scan your supplement bottles for whats inside and it's pretty accurate. If you're using the phone app and know how to take a picture it will read your bottle correctly. Open to honest feedback from people who actually use a lot of supplements. Comments URL: https://news.ycombina…
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia plans hybrid format for marquee FII conference after attacks, sources say - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxPUnMtSVRHNldwaFdHWWx4NlBQbHZLYjZvUVdHMWExSHFfVzNXLU9wQi1wblgwOE9jZlFaUjlzbDlxb2tFV085eUYwM2dyVkpkVHBVTjIzM2wtRlhUcjBmQ1I0YVNnUU53MEJTOGlWOE5SZ2xkdWRrVmlIZHNacjlfZWRJak51OWQ0OXFLWGlnWVpnd1haY3FRRXhfcGMtR3dlTVJTQ1FuOGxUaHZFY2NkcHVBMzFlcUV1WG5CTTVmM0F3dTlqam1qT2VvWQ
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia plans hybrid format for marquee FII conference after attacks, sources say Reuters
Redesigning source control at Anthropichttps://www.anthropic.com/engineering/redesigning-source-control
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Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets casehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/judge-orders-openai-to-turn-over-hiring-records-in-apple-trade-secrets-case
A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.
Anthropic Finds Ingredients for Future AI Wormshttps://www.darkreading.com/perimeter/anthropic-ingredients-future-ai-worms
Anthropic's latest study combined IoT and network tests to explore AI self-replication, which researchers said would be "challenging" to shut down.
Funeral for Egyptian flight attendant killed in Houthi attack on Riyadhhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/funeral-for-egyptian-flight-attendant-killed-in-houthi-attack-on-riyadh
Funeral for Egyptian flight attendant killed in Houthi attack on Riyadh
Show HN: Wonderhop – A daily game: guess what most people say, or what none dohttps://wonderhop.io/en
Wonderhop is a game that runs in your browser, with no account to create. Every day there are 4 rounds of 7 questions like "Name a food that a lot of people hate." We're a couple from Montreal, not professional developers. We always liked guessing games where you try to say what most people would say, and one day we wondered what the opposite would look like: a real answer that almost nobody would give. That became the game. We built it in about two months. My girlfriend drew the whole look of it: the rabbit in a hot-air balloon, the cliffs, the sky and the abyss. There are 4 modes. In Sky, y…
Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Workhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x57rws/characterais_bankruptcy_documents_show_the
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OpenAI’s blockbuster Navier-Stokes proof isn’t what we thought it washttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x57rha/openais_blockbuster_navierstokes_proof_isnt_what
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OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference roomhttps://sfstandard.com/2026/10/13/openai-engineer-arrested-alleged-bugging-executive-conference-room
https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2110095403198849132 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078141 Points: 25 # Comments: 59
Show HN: Open-source Mac menu bar app for Claude, Codex and Cursorhttps://agentmuster.app
Article URL: https://agentmuster.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078086 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Cambridge Heavy Industries has been quietly building a desktop fusion devicehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cambridge-heavy-industries-has-been-quietly-building-a-desktop-fusion-device
Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is building a small, laser-powered fusion device to fuel the coming wave of fusion power plants.
OpenAI says it found a 'hidden' recording device planted in its officehttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x57fkp/openai_says_it_found_a_hidden_recording_device
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Booms heard near Saudi Aramco headquarters as Houthi conflict escalates - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxNam40NUw0TVJyYlhfS1BkamxCUXVfOWhRVWFLNjFhbzN4NjFMMDNmYUlaQUZlZU15cmdlMGVFZjRDTTJnVWxPTHVzMWYyNlYyaXNJNndGd1BKemZRN0kwQjcyOWktSWFCcnFheFMxNWpNNUNhUjdGR1lpenI1WFoxTjhFZWJvN2JxOFdWOVR6eUlXeFRzSWZrSWQxVkthajhWOHhaUGpWeW9wWkxWdGFmX2NyYVhMUG1QbjZWeFhJSEFsamROT3pRckFzakNnSVJpMzJ6Ul9WWkRhRmM
Booms heard near Saudi Aramco headquarters as Houthi conflict escalates Reuters
How podcasts became political powerhouseshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/lets-focus/2026/10/13/how-podcasts-became-political-powerhouses
Are podcasts remaking politics or just bypassing scrutiny?
'Just start shooting': Death threats over data centers are tearing American towns aparthttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x579az/just_start_shooting_death_threats_over_data
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It looks like Apple Music is getting a new iconhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1010619/apple-music-new-icon-ios-27-beta
Apple Music's iconic red app icon has reportedly been replaced with a black-and-white version in the latest iOS 27.2 beta, 9to5Mac reports. The eighth note on the icon also appears to have a slightly sharper angle than the original. A new Apple Music logo was also spotted last month on the Apple Music Hall website, […]
What an economics Nobel Prize winner knows about pricinghttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/13/nx-s1-5998849/what-an-economics-nobel-prize-winner-knows-about-pricing
NPR's Ailsa Chang chats with Michael Woodford of Columbia University, who was one of two Americans awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Missiles intercepted near Riyadh after Saudi coalition hits Yemen fuel depothttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crx2d60y1py3o
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa.
Show HN: Fold a sheet of paper until it reaches the Moonhttps://twentyfun.com/games/fold-to-the-moon
Article URL: https://twentyfun.com/games/fold-to-the-moon Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077782 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Scientists urge tighter AI controls to prevent global cyber riskshttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/13/scientists-urge-tighter-ai-controls-to-prevent-global-cyber-risks
Call comes amid polls casting doubts on political leaders' ability to manage AI risks as US midterm elections near.
Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupthttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/licube-wants-to-be-the-fuel-provider-to-the-fusion-power-industry-see-how-at-techcrunch-disrupt
Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier.
OpenAI finds recording device in one of their officeshttps://twitter.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2110095403198849132
Article URL: https://twitter.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2110095403198849132 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077703 Points: 47 # Comments: 22
Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel dealhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/13/g-s1-147871/trump-russia-diesel-deal-congressional-response
Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump commercial railing against his enemies kept airing after court blocked ithttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/trumps-taxpayer-funded-ads-kept-airing-on-tv-the-day-after-judge-blocked-them
US attorney apologized to court, said government has stopped running Trump ads.
Show HN: Parsimony – an open-source benchmark for how much code AI models addhttps://parsimony.lasu.dev
Existing benchmarks measure solve rate and token output/cost, but don't punish excess code, which makes a codebase harder to work with in the long term. I wanted to measure this since it matters most for long-term projects. Method: it takes the patches that benchmarks already publish (DeepSWE, SWE-bench Verified, SWE-bench Live) and counts "coding units": syntax elements like statements, calls, names and literals. I didn't use lines of code, so cramming code isn't rewarded. Deleted code is subtracted, so it measures net units. GPT-6 and Claude 5.5 have no public patches yet, so I ran them mys…
Show HN: Parsimony – an open-source benchmark for how much code AI models addhttps://parsimony.lasu.dev
Existing benchmarks measure solve rate and token output/cost, but don't punish excess code, which makes a codebase harder to work with in the long term. I wanted to measure this since it matters most for long-term projects. Method: it takes the patches that benchmarks already publish (DeepSWE, SWE-bench Verified, SWE-bench Live) and counts "coding units": syntax elements like statements, calls, names and literals. I didn't use lines of code, so cramming code isn't rewarded. Deleted code is subtracted, so it measures net units. GPT-6 and Claude 5.5 have no public patches yet, so I ran them mys…
Show HN: Watch RL-trained squads play a 2D battle royale (full match replay)https://123wwwa.github.io/survevbot-demo
Article URL: https://123wwwa.github.io/survevbot-demo/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077607 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: I made a hockey web game with Opus 5.5, and Gemini Argon optimized ithttps://playblueline.pages.dev
Article URL: https://playblueline.pages.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077567 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Tech Lifehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service
The plan for an orbiting data centre involves linking satellites around Earth.
Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agentshttps://www.theverge.com/news/1010365/shopify-opens-its-catalog-up-to-more-ai-agents
More AI agents will soon be able to browse and purchase from Shopify listings, marking an expansion of the company's agentic commerce ambitions. Shopify announced Tuesday it will let shoppers configure their AI agents to purchase products on their behalf, giving more agents access to over a billion listings in Shopify's catalog. (The catalog consists […]
