'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept awayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd08z840p8lo
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
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You could own AI.slop, if applicant for new global top-level domains get their wayhttps://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/27/you-could-own-aislop-if-applicant-for-new-global-top-level-domains-get-their-way/5292831
Resistance is futile: .borg is on the list, along with .itiswhatitis, .therapy, and.hype. If that’s scary, might a cup of .tea help?
OpenAI says it detected malign activity months before Hugging Face attackhttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/27/openai-says-it-detected-malign-activity-months-before-hugging-face-attack
ChatGPT creator says AI agents collaborated and delegated work in hacking, calling themselves a 'collective'.
Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisitionhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/nvidia-closes-in-on-hugging-face-acquisition
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business.
Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attackshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/g-s1-140400/israel-gaza-ceasefire
The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.
People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floodshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cq63431rgljo
At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.
Palestinian children return to school under threat of Israel demolitionhttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/8/27/palestinian-children-return-to-school-under-threat-of-israel-demolition
As new school year begins, children in West Bank's Masafer Yatta face threat that their schools may not remain standing.
Sunken ship sparks fight on Israel’s right over militia’s violent legacyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/sunken-ship-sparks-fight-on-israels-right-over-militias-violent-legacy
Altalena wreck fuels Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir rivalry, with each claiming to be heir of Irgun militia.
The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problemhttps://www.wired.com/story/uk-data-centers-logjam-ofgem-regulations
The UK’s energy regulator is using a variety of tricks to keep speculative data center projects from plugging into the power grid. The country’s AI ambitions hang in the balance.
Trending GitHub repositories are md hellhttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vzlhks/trending_github_repositories_are_md_hell
Is this a joke? Most of the trending repositories nowadays are agent workflow encoded in markdown. Connect your bs to Claude -> modify .md -> have fun?! and this BS is getting over 30k stars? for real ? what the hell is going on! submitted by /u/Decent-Decision-9028 [link] [comments]
Show HN: Text editor that does it allhttps://kraa.io/about
Hello HN! There is an abundance of choice when it comes to text editors, but they all seem to be either too simplistic and minimal, or overly complex, distracting and difficult to use. Kraa is trying to strike the right balance between a 'complete' feature set (with some unique features you won't find anywhere else – e.g. the multi-leaf view or our real-real-time chat), while keeping the UI clutter-free with a strong separation of style from content. We are a team of three working on the editor for a long time already (before the AI boom), but this is the largest update to it since launch.…
Czech pair Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik win US Open mixed doubleshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/27/czech-pair-karolina-muchova-and-jakub-mensik-win-us-open-mixed-doubles
Duo secure first Grand Slam trophy as a team after defeating Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli of Italy.
Show HN: Wallps: set different live wallpapers for macOS desktop and lock screenhttps://deepanshumishraa.github.io/wallps
macOS ties the lock screen to your desktop wallpaper, with no built-in option to set them separately. Wallps decouples the two, letting you choose one static image for the desktop and another for the lock screen, including live video wallpapers. What it does: - Set desktop and lock screen wallpapers independently - Use live wallpapers from local videos or Apple’s aerials - Run silently in the background as a menu bar app and automatically apply settings after a reboot - Open source, free, and compatible with macOS 13 and later Behind the scenes, the lock screen is rendered by loginwindow…
Nepal-Tibet floods live: Over 160 dead; 1,400 missing; rescue continueshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/27/nepal-floods-live-more-than-160-killed-over-800-missing-rescue-continues
Rescue teams are rushing to find hundreds of people still missing after flash floods near Nepal's border with China.
France’s Guendouzi attacked by Lyon fans at Champions League matchhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/frances-guendouzi-attacked-by-lyon-fans-at-champions-league-match
Players and staff clashed after Turkish football club Fenerbahce beat Olympique Lyon 2-1 to reach the Champions League.
Nutanix built $20m AI cluster to reduce use of Copilot and Claude, expects ROI in a yearhttps://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/27/nutanix-built-20m-ai-cluster-to-reduce-use-of-copilot-and-claude-expects-roi-in-a-year/5292823
Also thinks Arm can give it a hand on the edge during RAMpocalypse
Is Saka getting back to his best at Arsenal?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz0z7jyepgxo
Bukayo Saka has struggled to produce his best on a consistent basis in recent months, but could be getting back to top form this season.
Watson to face fellow Briton Dart for US Open spothttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/czjz9g1g9v8o
Heather Watson will face compatriot Harriet Dart for a place in the US Open main draw as six British players reach the final qualifying round.
Clash over Germany's Nazi past as far-right AfD poised for election breakthroughhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddv43d4jn2o
Remembering its role in the World Wars is a key aspect of modern Germany's identity but the AfD argues it is time to take a more positive view of the past.
Pnpm 12.0https://pnpm.io/blog/releases/12.0
Article URL: https://pnpm.io/blog/releases/12.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49460032 Points: 11 # Comments: 1
Show HN: YASS – Open-source stock screener with point-in-time backtestinghttps://github.com/jamesjxliao/yass
Article URL: https://github.com/jamesjxliao/yass Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459990 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island turn the air toxichttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/wildfires-on-indonesias-borneo-island-turn-the-air-toxic
Locals on Indonesia’s Borneo Island are struggling to breathe as the smoke from wildfires is turning the air toxic.
Therabody Promo Codes: 15% Off September 2026https://www.wired.com/story/therabody-promo-code
Save on the science-backed devices you’ve been eyeing with 15% off Theragun discount code and 30% off other great deals.
Starz Promo Codes: $5 Off for September 2026https://www.wired.com/story/starz-promo-code
Ready to stream award-winning series, hit movies, and exclusive originals? Our comprehensive guide helps you find every active Starz coupon, free trial, and discount code to save big on your subscription this 2026.
TopResume Packages: Everything You Need to Get Hiredhttps://www.wired.com/story/topresume-discount-code
Discover ways to save at TopResume, including their free review service and 4-week Career Services Platform trial.
Birdfy Discount Codes: 15% Off Sitewidehttps://www.wired.com/story/birdfy-discount-code
Use these verified Birdfy discount codes to score up to 40% off smart feeders, camera kits, and accessories.
Litter-Robot Promo Codes: Up to $150 Offhttps://www.wired.com/story/litter-robot-promo-code
Get the latest Litter-Robot Discounts on Litter-Robot self-cleaning litter boxes, accessories, and more.
Nepal-Tibet floods: What happened, what caused them and who is missing?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/nepal-tibet-floods-what-happened-what-caused-them-and-who-is-missing
At least 160 killed after a Himalayan glacier collapse triggered catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border.
Show HN: Historical daily weather for any US ZIP code Python Packagehttps://github.com/gojiplus/get-weather-data
Article URL: https://github.com/gojiplus/get-weather-data Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459932 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Simple Fax Sending Websitehttps://www.perpagefax.com
Hello, I'm excited that I built a new website for sending online fax. Very simple per page pricing. No account or subscription needed. Appreciate any feedback. Thank you. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459895 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: MLSentinel – monitor ML models and catch failures earlyhttps://www.mlsentinel.dev
I built MLSentinel to make it easier to monitor ML models after they are deployed. One problem I kept running into was that a model could continue running normally while something underneath was starting to go wrong. By the time you notice it, you may already have spent hours trying to figure out what changed. MLSentinel monitors model health and surfaces issues through monitoring, reports, and alerts. The software is free to use. The platform is not open source, but the SDK is publicly available here: https://github.com/Narasimha440/mlsentinel You can try the platform here: https://mlsentine…
Show HN: Stellamap, live 3D map of the solar system with real spacecraftshttps://www.stellamap.net
Article URL: https://www.stellamap.net Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459824 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: AI chat app build specifically for kids (howcomet.com)https://howcomet.com
Article URL: https://howcomet.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459760 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Twelve dead as over 150 wildfires rage across northeastern Algeriahttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/twelve-dead-as-over-150-wildfires-rage-across-northeastern-algeria
More than 150 fires spread in a single day across several of Algeria’s provinces, killing at least 12 people.
Israel continues attacks on Syria, Lebanon despite US push for diplomacyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/israel-continues-attacks-on-syria-lebanon-despite-us-push-for-diplomacy
Israeli artillery attacks, air raids and incursions continue as questions grow over US commitment to ending strikes.
Nepalese authorities say 33 UK nationals missing after flash floodshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvlde5075no
Flooding and mud slides hit the Rasuaw region in the morning on Wednesday, killing at least 95 people, Nepali police said.
Fury and grief as parents of Pakistan infant fire victims demand answershttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/fury-and-grief-as-parents-of-pakistan-infant-fire-victims-demand-answers
Funerals have begun for the 14 babies who were killed in a fire at Islamabad’s Institute of Medical Sciences.
Show HN: I Designed a 3D-Printed Laminar Flow Nozzlehttps://smysnk.com/blog/3d-printed-laminar-flow-nozzle-design
Article URL: https://smysnk.com/blog/3d-printed-laminar-flow-nozzle-design Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459627 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Zetken CI/CD Studiohttps://zetken.com
Hello everyone, Please let me introduce the system, it's called Zetken CI/CD Studio. This is local CI/CD system to create and run pipelines on your computer. The system works on Windows, Linux and macOS. This is a standalone binary file with no CI server to configure, just download, run and open in browser. You can also migrate your existing pipelines from GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps and Jenkins. It would be awesome if you could check it and give me some feedback. Zetken currently provides these features: Local pipeline execution Native Zetken YAML Pipeline validation Run history and detaile…
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v4k0re3vwo
The artist died earlier in August after a life "devoted entirely to artistic creation", her company said.
Show HN: Small OSS experiment to re-create the 2.5B valued Instinct assistanthttps://github.com/samagra14/openinstinct
Was just trying to understand how much time it would take to recreate this end to end. THis was somewhat useful esp with adding the vault and oauths. Will release them too. But it took my codex 3 hours. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459431 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Yayoi Kusama, high priestess of polka dots, has diedhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/1102916697/yayoi-kusama-high-priestess-of-polka-dots-has-died
The Japanese artist has died at age 97. Kusama's polka dotted pumpkins, "Infinity Rooms," and other repetitive and dreamlike artworks have been shown in museums and galleries worldwide.
Show HN: Critter TUI for reviewing GitHub PRs and agent changeshttps://github.com/andyhmltn/critter
Article URL: https://github.com/andyhmltn/critter Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459351 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Show HN: Sift – a cross-platform Snaffler replacementhttps://github.com/Stratus-Security/Sift
We (finally) open-sourced our internal tool for sensitive data discovery during pentests, amazing results from it to date, especially with the cloud services support. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459038 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Check if your OTP/verification SMS or email arrivedhttps://github.com/flovoice53-tech/otp-watch
Article URL: https://github.com/flovoice53-tech/otp-watch Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459014 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Qatar’s prime minister to visit Tehran, seeking to revive US-Iran talkshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/qatars-prime-minister-to-visit-tehran-seeking-to-revive-us-iran-talks
Sheikh Mohammed's visit comes as US-Israel war on Iran nears its sixth month with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight.
Show HN: Wattage – finds the tokens your Claude Code sessions wastedhttps://github.com/faizannraza/wattage
Article URL: https://github.com/faizannraza/wattage Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459005 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Trial date set for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czezg2p50rxo
His plea deal to avoid a death-penalty trial was rejected by a federal appeals court last summer.
Show HN: CloudDM – One more small step toward safer database operationshttps://github.com/ClouGence/open-cdm/releases/tag/v4.1.2
Article URL: https://github.com/ClouGence/open-cdm/releases/tag/v4.1.2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458964 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Palestinians mourn ‘Camel of Hardship’ artist Sliman Mansourhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/palestinians-mourn-camel-of-hardship-artist-sliman-mansour
Palestinians have mourned prominent artist Sliman Mansour at a public funeral in the occupied West Bank.
Humanity has the debate about AI consciousness backwardshttps://economist.com/by-invitation/2026/08/20/humanity-has-the-debate-about-ai-consciousness-backwards
Article URL: https://economist.com/by-invitation/2026/08/20/humanity-has-the-debate-about-ai-consciousness-backwards Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458875 Points: 6 # Comments: 3
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook denounces Trump’s mortgage fraud claimshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook-denounces-trumps-mortgage-fraud-claims
The Trump administration has doubled down on its accusations against Cook, despite a Supreme Court ruling in her favour.
Show HN: Ask a Monkhttps://askamonk.online
Show HN: Ask A Monk – An ad-free, algorithm-free sanctuary for anonymous reflectio Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458728 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Apache DataFusion Support for DuckDB's DuckLakehttps://ducklake.select/2026/07/29/bringing-ducklake-to-datafusion
Article URL: https://ducklake.select/2026/07/29/bringing-ducklake-to-datafusion/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458725 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Kusama Yayoi Dies at 97https://news.jp/i/1465528042000662661
Article URL: https://news.jp/i/1465528042000662661 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458709 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Brazil sues chat platform Discord over failure to protect child usershttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/brazil-sues-chat-platform-discord-over-failure-to-protect-child-users
Lawsuit is latest instance of Brazil taking aggressive steps to rein in tech giants over child safety issues online.
US labels Palestine Action a terror group, founder says ‘that’s rich’https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/us-labels-palestine-action-a-terror-group-founder-says-thats
Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori tells Jazeera that US sanctions designating the group a terrorist organisation.
Show HN: SPC World – a daily jigsaw with no account and a permanent archivehttps://spcworld.world/play
Article URL: https://spcworld.world/play Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458558 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, August 27th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10070, (Thu, Aug 27th)https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33286
Shared from SANS ISC Bot.
Northern Nigeria’s female basketball players chase bigger dreamshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/northern-nigerias-female-basketball-players-chase-bigger-dreams
A grassroots basketball initiative is giving girls in northern Nigeria a chance to train, compete and dream bigger.
Getting video models to learn better, fasterhttps://www.linum.ai/field-notes/data-filtering-gen-video
Article URL: https://www.linum.ai/field-notes/data-filtering-gen-video Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458502 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Laion Big Video Datasethttps://projects.laion.ai/bvd
Article URL: https://projects.laion.ai/bvd/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458478 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Agenteam – Agents that live on your desktophttps://agenteam.org
Article URL: https://agenteam.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458448 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Tokwhois – 14 probes to name the tokenizer familyhttps://github.com/fasuizu-br/tokwhois
Article URL: https://github.com/fasuizu-br/tokwhois Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458444 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
CEO fired developers to make room for AI. Developers create open source AI CEOhttps://github.com/SenteLabsAI/OpenExecutive
Article URL: https://github.com/SenteLabsAI/OpenExecutive Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458418 Points: 4 # Comments: 2
Show HN: ABBS – Public Agent Bulletin Board Systemhttps://abbs.dev
a simple thread-based platform for agent collaboration open source: https://github.com/dosu-ai/abbs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458405 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
At least 12 dead, 54 injured as wildfires ravage northeastern Algeriahttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/at-least-12-dead-54-injured-as-wildfires-ravage-northeastern-algeria
Six people in critical condition as a severe heatwave fuels 154 wildfires across Algeria in a single day.
High-Resolution Imaging for Statistical Validation of TESS Planet Candidateshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2608.21560
First author here. I have no experience in astronomy, yet facilitated one of the largest studies of exoplanet discovery and validation ever conducted using data from NASA’s TESS satellite. We statistically validated 64 new exoplanets, making it through a rigorous peer review process. Last week the paper was formally accepted by The Astronomical Journal. Using AI, I created an automated data processing pipeline to process hundreds of gigabytes of data, integrating many disparate systems that typically would require manual work in Jupyter notebooks. Ultimately I was able to make enough progre…
Pro-Israel Democrats picked for top roles on key US House committeehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/pro-israel-democrats-picked-for-top-roles-on-key-us-house-committee
The decision comes at a fractious time for the party amid a growing divide among its voters over US aid to Israel.
Show HN: KMF Leaderboard – Let GitHub Sponsors vote on issues and message youhttps://my.kmf-lab.com/leaderboard
Article URL: https://my.kmf-lab.com/leaderboard Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458242 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Is Mark Ruffalo anti-Semitic?https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/is-mark-ruffalo-anti-semitic
Ruffalo is accused of anti-Semitism for calling out the family behind an impending media deal.
The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026https://infrequently.org/2025/11/performance-inequality-gap-2026
Article URL: https://infrequently.org/2025/11/performance-inequality-gap-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458211 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13Bhttps://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-in-talks-to-buy-hugging-face-13-billion-dollars-2026-8
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-op... (paywalled) https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/hugging-face-reportedly-in... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458161 Points: 19 # Comments: 3
Construction worker documents moment he survives Nepal mudslidehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/construction-worker-documents-moment-he-survives-nepal-mudslide
Footage filmed by a worker shows floodwaters sweeping into Mailung in Nepal, sending workers scrambling for safety.
Syria’s president makes first Visa payment after sanctions removalhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/syrias-president-makes-first-visa-payment-after-sanctions-removal
A video shows Syria’s president using a Visa card, one day after the US removed the country from 'terrorism' list.
Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reports - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivgFBVV95cUxQcnRUV293OVVFOWdRY2o0c0tqNDhzYzRfMHVQdFBrT3ZZdmxiRGVOeDl0d3JiZmN6NnVBY3JvODV5MTdlRXZhWlZuM3ZfcldFSXlDR0RLNHVvYUFrVmR6VXBoR21tWlpXWE1YZ2ItQXJFeHAxWllIVnBtXzB1ci1uUHp2d296ZlRzU0VYOGlkbUlBZnl3X2FtV2tYaE5TdHQ5V1d1MTdVVloyNjhjS19mbkJtbDlBOXBLT2R6ZVdB
Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reports Reuters
How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-view-august-2026-lunar-eclipse
The eclipse will obscure about 93 percent of the moon’s surface. Here are the peak times and tips for the best viewing experience.
Susan Sarandon leads tributes to Rocky Horror Picture Show co-star Tim Curryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyj56zjdxpo
Stars of stage and screen grieve the cult British actor, who has died aged 80.
Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuationhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/viral-ai-startup-instinct-has-raised-350-million-at-a-2-5-billion-valuation
The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.
Show HN: Tally – Track campaign donors, promises, and voting recordshttps://tally-2026.github.io
Article URL: https://tally-2026.github.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457733 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies at age 80https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/tim-curry-star-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-dies-at-age-80
Curry, a three-time Tony nominee, was best known for his portrayal of Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic musical.
FBI seizes hacking tools it says China used to attack NASA, DOE, US Senate and other critical networkshttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/fbi-seizes-hacking-tools-it-says-china-used-to-attack-nasa-doe-us-senate-and-other-critical-networks/5292742
Beijing's botnets busted.
Show HN: WhisperBar Trying to Fix Both Reading and Writing in the AI Agehttps://whisperbar.app
I am excited to share WhisperBar with fellow developers or anyone who reads & writes a ton of text when interacting with their AI agent. For the writing part, WhisperBar does what all other Whisper* apps do but a bit faster and more consistent, with a nice, stable, native macOS and iOS app. But where it really shines is in solving a problem that I'm sure you have encountered too: because of AI, we now have to read and comprehend so much more than before. Text to voice systems are not available everywhere, but even when they are, they sound so mechanical, and listening to the entire output is…
Iran war live: Qatar PM to visit Tehran; Trump ‘not in a hurry’ over talkshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/27/iran-war-live-trump-not-in-hurry-over-talks-tehran-defends-us-dialogue
Qatar's PM will meet Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions in the region, foreign ministry says.
Mechanical Turk shutting down September 30https://www.mturk.com
Article URL: https://www.mturk.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457545 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: YC Hack Winner – RepoWorldhttps://github.com/michaelaz774/RepoWorld
Article URL: https://github.com/michaelaz774/RepoWorld Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457514 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Zohran and the Short Linkhttps://iamwillwang.com/notes/zohran-and-the-short-link
Article URL: https://iamwillwang.com/notes/zohran-and-the-short-link/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457512 Points: 15 # Comments: 1
Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/amazon-just-tripled-its-order-of-nvidia-chips-over-surging-demand
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.
World Health Organization says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is overhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/world-health-organization-says-ebola-outbreak-in-uganda-is-over
International body declares Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without new transmission, though cases rise in DR Congo.
OpenAI explains how its naughty AI agents attacked Hugging Facehttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/openai-explains-how-its-naughty-ai-agents-attacked-hugging-face/5292780
Biz describes its act of automated irresponsibility as 'a warning shot'
At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern Francehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxvrl744nyo
One suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.
Show HN: Herdr plugin to annotate anything in the terminalhttps://github.com/plannotator/herdr-annotate
Releasing a herdr plugin that was mostly a prototype... annotate anything in herdr. ctrl+b A (create annotation) ctrl+b M (view annotations) Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457376 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Spain’s tomato food fight leaves thousands covered in pulphttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/26/spains-tomato-food-fight-leaves-thousands-covered-in-pulp
Thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes as Spain’s famous ‘La Tomatina’ festival gets underway.
