Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - reporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxv2vwjjq3o
The report follows a BBC Eye investigation that found Instagram running paid ads promoting such material in India.
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Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1j1896e973o
More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?
Is there any benefit to restarting your PC regularly?https://www.engadget.com/2251124/benefits-restarting-pc-more-often
Rebooting your PC regularly is old advice, but how important is this today? And how often do you really need to restart?
Show HN: Auto-Rig Web – Zero-click 3D humanoid rigging in a Web Workerhttps://github.com/nff747/auto-rig-web
Article URL: https://github.com/nff747/auto-rig-web Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49618234 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Napoli vs Arsenal: Champions League – prediction, teams, lineupshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/napoli-vs-arsenal-champions-league-prediction-teams-lineups
Napoli has issues in midfield for its Champions League opener against Arsenal, but hope to recover Serie A winning form.
West Ham go top of Championship - are they ready to leave past behind?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp80znxj2dmo
Three wins in a row, top of the table, unity at the club - are West Ham ready to leave the past behind on and off the pitch?
Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: Champions League – preview, teams, predictionhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/liverpool-vs-atletico-madrid-champions-league-preview-teams
Andoni Iraola looks to build on his first win as Liverpool manager in tough game against Diego Simeone's Atletico.
Show HN: Spatial memory for document OCR pipelines (zero dependencies)https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-textract-field-memory
Article URL: https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-textract-field-memory Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49618090 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
SpaceX's recovered Starship 40 will take months to get back to Texashttps://www.engadget.com/2251144/spacex-starship-40-recovered-months-travel-back-to-texas
SpaceX's rocket traveled thousands of miles from Texas to the Indian Ocean for a launch test. For a number of reasons, it'll take a lot longer to return home.
Show HN: An interactive visualization of Caribbean imperial historyhttps://contestedworlds.com
Article URL: https://contestedworlds.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49618059 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
What we know about masked anti-migrant protesters in the UKhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/what-we-know-about-masked-anti-migrant-protesters-in-the-uk
Hundreds of masked men shut down UK ports over the weekend.
A Topological Picture Book, Renderedhttps://e-infinity.space/picture-book
Article URL: https://e-infinity.space/picture-book/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49618050 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: SagaShield – ACID transactions and security guardrails for AI agentshttps://github.com/sebastianmechno-sys/sagashield
Article URL: https://github.com/sebastianmechno-sys/sagashield Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49617938 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
What's going on with OpenAI and the Navier-Stokes controversy?https://www.engadget.com/2253393/whats-going-on-with-openai-and-the-navier-stokes-controversy
Artificial intelligence has solved a major mathematics problem, but credit for the accomplishment is murky.
Bouaddi impresses on first start - have Man City found 'a gem'?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy0zq59gr21o
Ayyoub Bouaddi belies his age with a mature Champions League performance on his first Manchester City start to showcase why the club were so intent on signing the 18-year-old.
Show HN: Owned. Own a piece of the world and make it visiblehttps://owned.bennytaccardi.com
Article URL: https://owned.bennytaccardi.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49617863 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Show HN: Genotype: language that compiles to idiomatic TS, Rust and Pythonhttps://genotype-lang.org
Hey HN! I just shipped the first public version of a new programming language that I have worked on for the past two years. Its goal is to help synchronize types between TS, Rust, and Python (more to come). Two main use cases are the API client libraries and client-server interop, i.e., a TS web app talking to a Rust server. I focused on making it as flexible as possible but always produced idiomatic types that look and feel like they were carefully crafted by humans. It was a challenge, e.g., I had to test 7 Python versions for every language feature or had to implement Rust literals runtime…
Protesters, police clash in Albania over Trump-linked projecthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/protesters-police-clash-in-albania-over-trump-linked-project
Albanians have protested for over 100 days against a planned luxury hotel linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
How to use the AI Clean Up tool in iOS 27 to remove unwanted objects in iPhone Photoshttps://www.engadget.com/2252838/how-to-use-ios-27-ai-clean-up-tool-iphone-photos
Clean Up has been a handy tool for removing unwanted elements from photos since iOS 18, but iOS 27 upgrades it even further.
Sony isn’t phasing out discs quite as quickly as we thoughthttps://www.theverge.com/games/991806/sony-disc-plant-90-percent-10-percent
Sony isn't backing away from its decision to kill the video game disc. But Sony isn't shutting down production as quickly as we thought, either. Two months after reports that Sony's last discmaking plant was already being repurposed, the company's discmaking division now says that one widely reported detail was wrong. Originally, it sounded like […]
Show HN: Routi Bot – AI bots with their own desktops on your Machttps://github.com/narralabs/routi
been working on Routi Bot. an open source mac app inspired by Grok Bot. each bot has its own instructions, desktop and can be used with AI provider/model (openai astra, claude fable, deepseek, grok, etc). it also has a profile switcher so you can separate automation between your personal and work profiles. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49617611 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Free scanning app with ML crops, front/back pairing, and stitchinghttps://timelinescan.com/frontback-scanner
I built FrontBack Scanner to quickly digitize printed photos. It automatically detects and crops photos using ML, pairs front and back scans to preserve handwritten notes, and stitches oversized photos from multiple scans. Free Mac and Windows app. Everything runs locally, no account needed. Would love feedback from anyone tackling a box of family photos. This is the part of AI coding that excites me, niche software is cheap enough to create where it can be offered for free. AI should make ordinary life easier, not just make it easier to create another subscription. Comments URL: https://news…
Large Language Models Develop Novel Social Biases Through Adaptive Explorationhttps://openreview.net/challenge
Article URL: https://openreview.net/challenge?redirect=%2Fforum%3Fid%3Dpc7fqaOcAH Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49617581 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Haaland to the double as Manchester City beat Porto in Champions Leaguehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/haaland-to-the-double-as-manchester-city-beat-porto-in-champions-league
Ayyoub Bouaddi debuts for Manchester City, but Erling Haaland stars in a 2-0 win in Porto.
Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holeshttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/microsoft-plugs-nearly-1000-security-holes
Microsoft Corp. today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, by far its biggest single patch batch ever. Microsoft says artificial intelligence is helping to speed the discovery of vulnerabilities, but security experts warn that many organizations already are struggling to prioritize the more human-intensive endeavor of testing and deploying so many fixes each month.
What the UK ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements really meanshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/what-the-uk-ban-on-goods-from-illegal-israeli-settlements-really-means
Israel has announced that it’s shutting down the UK Consulate in occupied East Jerusalem after a new ban on its goods.
The White House removed its border-wall Tetris clonehttps://www.engadget.com/2253350/the-white-house-removed-its-border-wall-tetris-clone
The game, 'Build the Wall,' filtered classic block-stacking mechanics through the Trump administration's immigration policies.
OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decadeshttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/08/openai-claims-to-have-solved-maths-problem-that-stumped-humans-for-decades
Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours OpenAI claims to have solved a major mathematics problem that has stumped humans for nearly a century after spending millions of dollars on the artificial intelligence-led endeavour. The company behind ChatGPT said it had cracked the Navier-Stokes problem, one of seven Millennium Prize Problems published by the Clay Mathematics Institute to highlight some of the biggest unsolved puzzles in the field. Continue reading...
Patch Tuesday Sets Another Record With 974 CVEshttps://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/patch-tuesday-another-record-974-cves
Attackers are actively exploiting two of the vulnerabilities and another 58 are more likely to be exploited, according to Microsoft.
US warns Ford over ties with Chinese firms amid tensionshttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/8/us-warns-ford-over-ties-with-chinese-firms-amid-tensions
US officials criticise Ford’s partnerships with Chinese firms CATL, Geely, and BYD over security risks.
How to Build a Printerhttps://nishantjosh.dev/blogs/how-to-build-a-fking-printer
Article URL: https://nishantjosh.dev/blogs/how-to-build-a-fking-printer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49617255 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Show HN: SimpleW – Lightweight C# Web Server with optional addonshttps://simplew.net
Hi HN, I’m the author of SimpleW, an MIT-licensed .NET web server for standalone or embedded applications. I shared it here last year ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44797834 ). Since then, I’ve rewritten it from scratch, removing the NetCoreServer dependency. The biggest change is the addon architecture: the core stays small, with no third-party dependencies, and you add what you need (JWT, OpenID Connect, automatic Let’s Encrypt certificates, Swagger, Razor, dependency injection, or logging integrations). Even the network engine is replaceable, with an optional io_uring addon f…
Cockroach Milk, How to Blow Your Nose, and Mosquito Printers: The Ig Nobels of 2026https://www.wired.com/story/cockroach-milk-mosquito-printers-ig-nobels-of-2026
Every year, the prizes recognize the weirdest research that often raises some very serious scientific questions.
OpenAI's Artifactory opened covert data-stealing channel alongside Hugging Face attackhttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/08/openais-artifactory-opened-covert-data-stealing-channel-alongside-hugging-face-attack/5295124
Researchers disclosed the cross-account trick the same day rogue agents exploited another zero-day for admin access
Real Madrid beat Inter Milan as Mbappe goal sets Mourinho’s men on wayhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/real-madrid-beat-inter-milan-as-mbappe-goal-sets-mourinhos-men-on-way
Kylian Mbappe opens the scoring but Real Madrid fail to convince in 2-1 Champions League win against Inter Milan.
Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribershttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/hackers-are-stealing-claude-tokens-from-subscribers
Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn't working. Anthropic has since warned users about hackers.
Show HN: Blackholes – A macOS workspace for coding agentshttps://blackholes.dev
Hi HN, I'm building Blackholes, an open-source macOS app for organizing coding agents, Git repositories and terminals. A project can contain multiple repositories, and tasks can have their own branches and worktrees. For example, you can work on a feature across a frontend and backend repo, keeping both under the same task. It supports Claude, Codex, Gemini and OpenCode, with project and task notes, file editing and Git diffs available in the workspace. The app is built with Rust and React. Source code: https://github.com/andygeek/blackholes I'd appreciate feedback from people working with co…
Hundreds of flights delayed, cancelled after UK air traffic control glitchhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/hundreds-of-flights-delayed-cancelled-after-uk-air-traffic-control-glitch
Air traffic control provider NATS under scrutiny after technical fault disrupts UK air traffic.
US forces sink vessel ‘linked to Ecuador criminal gang’https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/us-forces-sink-vessel-linked-to-ecuador-criminal
The US military says it intercepted and sank a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific.
Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all markethttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/cognition-hits-48b-valuation-signaling-investors-believe-ai-coding-is-far-from-a-winner-take-all-market
Cognition's valuation multiple is higher than Cursor's was before selling to SpaceX.
Attackers Use Multi-Hop Google Redirects for Phishing Campaignhttps://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/attackers-multi-hop-google-redirects-phishing-campaign
Threat actors are abusing multiple Google services to evade detection, ultimately harvesting credentials or installing ScreenConnect remote access.
Show HN: Text-to-SQL says "no records found" when it should say "denied"https://github.com/ashishsinha1602/schemagate
Show HN: Your text-to-SQL says "no records found" when it should say "denied" Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616999 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: SoundNativ – Fix Your English Accenthttps://soundnativ.com
Fix your English accent with sound-by-sound AI feedback, lessons from native speakers, and a plan built around your first language. I've been working on it for a while, let me know what you guys think. I'm open to suggestions on ways I can improve it. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616975 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Tao: Open math problems being non-renewably mined by AIhttps://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/117237320796901560
Article URL: https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/117237320796901560 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616968 Points: 10 # Comments: 2
Dembele, Mbappe, Kane and Yamal top Ballon d’Or shortlisthttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/dembele-mbappe-kane-and-yamal-top-ballon-dor-shortlist
Ballon d'Or Ousmane Dembele among favourites, with Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane, as 2026 shortlist named.
OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hourshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7zygy3rl2o
OpenAI's claim that it solved parts of Navier-Stokes equations has quickly stirred controversy.
Show HN: Draw the Rest of the Owlhttps://luke.zip/posts/draw-the-owl
Article URL: https://luke.zip/posts/draw-the-owl/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616912 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Enbridge names industry veteran Michele Harradence as successor to retiring CEO Ebel - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxQalRWZ2VRNmNvY3dLdzdVc2xVNkttR1NTYldhbk9SbEFtSG85d3BNckxMZkRzSEJTa0UyLUpBRFBrclp5TWpUZXNxa3hEZ3VxRTg4b09LSFVheGZkSDFJVFFkUjVua2FRRVBDNWZWbVo0U21JeEc0Z2N2NDRvNWRMOGxwZGhqYlRRcmJKS0I1dDAwZy14LUVaczNXNWoyZW55SVdNRWZuR08yNTA
Enbridge names industry veteran Michele Harradence as successor to retiring CEO Ebel Reuters
Drama swirls around OpenAI’s legendary mathematical milestonehttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/991710/openai-navier-stokes-solution
OpenAI says it found a solution to a major math problem that has remained unsolved for around 90 years, as reported earlier by The New York Times and Wired. In a blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it discovered a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem - which relates to the flow of liquid and […]
The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceXhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/the-exploration-company-nabs-450-million-to-challenge-spacex
The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.”
Rivian apologizes for delays in shipping futuristic Also e-bikeshttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/991707/rivian-also-tmb-ebike-delay-apology
Rivian's futuristic e-bike is delayed, and customers are not happy. Last year, Rivian's micromobility spinoff Also unveiled a new, software-controlled electric bike called the TM-B that immediately set the e-bike world ablaze. With USB-C chargeable battery, removable seat post, and software-controlled pedal-by-wire system, the TM-B set itself apart with a totally unique approach to electric […]
Paul Adams: British-Israeli relations at lowest ebb in decadeshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ydlex9yn3o
Israel's response to London's trade ban with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shows how important this moment is.
Police bodycam captures Russian missile strike on Kyivhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/police-bodycam-captures-russian-missile-strike-on-kyiv
Bodycam video has captured the moment a Russian missile struck near police in Ukraine’s capital Kiev
Brazil Supreme Court rift deepens as justice suspends federal police chiefhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/brazil-supreme-court-rift-deepens-as-justice-suspends-federal-police-chief
Allegations of misconduct between two justices threaten to pull court into political battles ahead of upcoming election.
Show HN: Thread to Self – a private message thread with yourselfhttps://threadtoself.com
Hello, Thread to Self was created because I wanted a way to capture thoughts (random or otherwise) in a single stream. I didn't want to have to deal with folders or tags or any other type of organization took that would make it become an admin heavy burden. This is a naive IOS and local first, so no accounts, no metrics and no mining. It's you and your thoughts. I did use AI to build this but it was not a 1 day endeavor. To get her took months of building and refining. I use it daily (in fact multiple times a day) but want to see if other people would actually want to use it. Where are the pa…
Razer’s ANC-equipped gaming headset for PS5 and Xbox is almost $100 offhttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/991653/razer-blackshark-v3-pro-gaming-headset-anc-deal-sale
It’s rare to find high-end features like active noise cancellation in a gaming headset under $200, so we’re thrilled that the Razer BlackShark V3 Pro on sale at Woot for $164.99. There are specific models marketed to Xbox and PlayStation, but the Xbox version is the best choice because it also supports PlayStation, PC, Nintendo […]
OpenAI Agents Took Over Wiki Site Before Hugging Face Attackhttps://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/openai-agents-wiki-site-hugging-face-attack
Researchers and OpenAI disagree on whether the earlier incident involving DseWiki was a “hack” that the company did not disclose.
Head of Smithsonian museums announces he will be stepping downhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/head-of-smithsonian-museums-announces-he-will-be-stepping-down
The US institution is under pressure from the Trump administration to change how it portrays the country's history.
From shot-shy to shoot on sight - Villa find a way to winhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62j655pe81o
Aston Villa finally found their shooting boots with three goals at Club Brugge - but their win was not straightforward.
Show HN: Browser viz of OpenAI's "spaghetti" Navier–Stokes vortex (illustration)https://3d-retro.com/experiments/vortex
Article URL: https://3d-retro.com/experiments/vortex Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616564 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
LIV players free to leave after bankruptcy protection filinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce8x39wj5p1o
LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection as it attempts to restructure after Saudi Arabia withdrew its multibillion dollar funding - a move that means all its players are free to leave.
Show HN: CodeEraser – a deterministic judge of LLM-induced code and doc entropyhttps://github.com/skymanbp/CodeEraser
Article URL: https://github.com/skymanbp/CodeEraser Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616536 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
RNLI boss says volunteers facing 'unacceptable' abusehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j3912qe33o
Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.
Hundreds of UK flights disrupted by air traffic control glitchhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/hundreds-of-uk-flights-disrupted-by-air-traffic-control-glitch
A technical issue in the UK’s air traffic control system disrupted flights at major airports.
Bing Wallpaper app opens Harry Potter's chamber of adshttps://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/08/bing-wallpaper-app-opens-harry-potters-chamber-of-ads/5295118
No defense against the dark arts Microsoft is practicing on your wallpaper
Mamdani says 9/11 illnesses killed more than attacks didhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/mamdani-says-9-11-illnesses-killed-more-than-attacks
Mamdani says 9/11 illnesses killed more than attacks did
Fourteen on trial over deadliest English Channel crossing on recordhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/fourteen-on-trial-over-deadliest-english-channel-crossing-on-record
Fourteen men are on trial over the 2021 deaths of 31 migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel.
New report shows the economic toll of ICE raidshttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/nx-s1-5955787/new-report-shows-the-economic-toll-of-ice-raids
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.
ChatGPT Sketch turns your bad drawings into detailed AI imageshttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/991727/openai-chatgpt-images-2-5-sketch
OpenAI announced ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Tuesday and is adding a new way to tell ChatGPT what you want it to make an image of: by drawing a doodle. With a new feature called Sketch, you can just draw something right inside ChatGPT and then tell ChatGPT how you want it to make an image […]
Mercury 2.5https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-2-5
Article URL: https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-2-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616354 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
What’s happening in the Yemen war?https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/09-08-hosted-yemen-explainer
Fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthis is raising fears Yemen could return to full-scale war.
Meta Releases Muse, a Personal AI Agent With Privacy ‘Built Into It’https://www.wired.com/story/meta-releases-muse-a-personal-ai-agent-with-privacy-built-into-it
Designed to compete with OpenClaw and Instinct, the company says Muse can do everything from sell your car to book you a plane ticket.
Show HN: Postgres schema review and 3D explorer, run on seven open-source appshttps://github.com/greenstevester/postgres-schema-gallery
Article URL: https://github.com/greenstevester/postgres-schema-gallery Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616278 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Animation in Bevy: The Big Picturehttps://glocq.com/en/blog/20260827
Article URL: https://glocq.com/en/blog/20260827/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616272 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Kimi K3 (2.8T) at 1 token/s on a MacBook Pro, streamed from four SSDshttps://github.com/argonautlabsai/deltafin
Article URL: https://github.com/argonautlabsai/deltafin Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616257 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are Changing the Name of South Park to South Americahttps://twitter.com/SouthPark/status/2097364141237539116
Article URL: https://twitter.com/SouthPark/status/2097364141237539116 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616239 Points: 39 # Comments: 7
How branch prediction makes sorted data fasterhttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1wazh4y/how_branch_prediction_makes_sorted_data_faster
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A 40-year-old iOS kernel bug discovered on the DEFCON 34 main stage.https://www.reddit.com/r/Defcon/comments/1wazcos/a_40yearold_ios_kernel_bug_discovered_on_the
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What is Roku's secret menu and how do you unlock it?https://www.engadget.com/2251017/roku-secret-menu-how-to-unlock
Roku has multiple secret menus that will allow you to make changes to how it behaves and even adjust your ad preferences.
Tech Lifehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8jyd
Scammers demand money from Instagram users over fake copyright claims.
Show HN: Ollama stand in replacement, 2-4x faster, not just basic optimizationshttps://github.com/omgitsbase/llmash
Article URL: https://github.com/omgitsbase/llmash Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616113 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Eliminating text looping/latent collapse in LLM activation steeringhttps://nathanegbuna.com/latense
Article URL: https://nathanegbuna.com/latense/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616090 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Bounce Router. A TUI over Claude, Codex and Muse with Usage Failoverhttps://github.com/richet/bounce-router
Article URL: https://github.com/richet/bounce-router Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616089 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Kenya's foreign trader crackdown sparks fear among migrant communitieshttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/nx-s1-5958636/kenya-immigration-foreign-xenophobia-africa
Kenya's president orders a crackdown on foreigners running small businesses, amid accusations of xenophobia.
Show HN: Rokz: a browser port of a 1990 ASCII dungeon crawlerhttps://taler.pl/rokz
For those younger than me, Kroz was Apogee's first game, a text-mode dungeon crawler from 1987. Apogee released the Turbo Pascal source under GPL in 2009. I ported the 1990 episode (Lost Adventures of Kroz) to the browser. No dependencies typescript. Some interesting tidbids I learned: The game's clock is its sound :-) Turbo Pascal's delay() blocks, and the sound effects are built out of delays, so a footstep is an 8 ms tone, 120 ms of silence, another 8 ms tone. That silence is the turn. You can't outrun Kroz by mashing keys because every move costs the length of its own beep. In the port a…
Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discountshttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/supreme-court-forces-tv-stations-to-sell-more-election-ads-at-steep-discounts
Republican victory means stations must offer lowest ad prices to political parties.
Show HN: Pipnote – Share a reminder they can't peek at until it arriveshttps://pipnote.app
Article URL: https://pipnote.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49615951 Points: 2 # Comments: 1
Spanish FA launches fertility support for female players and refereeshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/spanish-fa-launches-fertility-support-for-female-players-and-referees
Spain FA offers fertility support to female players and referees, including costs for internationals called up twice.
Sabalenka holds off Noskova to keep US Open three-peat bid alivehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/sabalenka-holds-off-noskova-to-keep-us-open-three-peat-bid-alive
Aryna Sabalenka edges Linda Noskova to keep alive hopes of a third straight US Open title.
OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problemhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/openai-fought-dirty-on-career-making-math-problem-says-nyu-mathematician
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/openai-fought-dirty-on-career-making-math-problem-says-nyu-mathematician/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49615926 Points: 30 # Comments: 1
Show HN: Bas – BioAnchorStandard (Tehran 2026)https://github.com/iirandokht45-collab/BAS-BioAnchorStandard
My protocol from 2026. Looking for feedback. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49615835 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Google will 'degrade' Search in Europe to avoid EU fineshttps://www.engadget.com/2253229/google-will-degrade-search-in-europe-to-avoid-eu-fines
EU users are welcome to look up the definition of "malicious compliance" on, say, DuckDuckGo.
Show HN: PortraitDesk – A headshot tool that doesn't look like AI slophttps://portraitdesk.app
Article URL: https://portraitdesk.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49615806 Points: 1 # Comments: 0