The race to stop England running out of waterhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrv84yd9ko
Who is to blame for the summer drought, and can England future-proof its water supplies?
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Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99dvm39mreo
A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.
US judge rejects Trump’s bid to switch hush-money case to federal courthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/us-judge-rejects-trumps-bid-to-switch-hush-money-case-to-federal-court
The US president has sought to overturn his criminal conviction for falsifying business records, citing immunity.
Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart veteran who self-deported, receives pardonhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5948185/south-korea-deported-veteran-sae-joon-park-pardon
His removal order was triggered by two convictions from over 15 years ago, when he struggled with untreated PTSD. New York's governor said Park earned a "second chance through rehabilitation."
Iran war live: IRGC asserts strait control, US enforces blockadehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/29/iran-war-live-irgc-asserts-strait-control-us-enforces-blockade
Iran's IRGC claims decisive control over the Strait of Hormuz as the US maintains its naval blockade.
US and Venezuela reach 'historic' oil deal, Trump sayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2zlwe7qj1o
The agreement would grant the US majority control of over 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump said.
'Healey to defer defence spend target' and 'Fergie's coming home'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl74j7jdlno
Several papers focus on the UK defence spending targets and Chancellor John Healey's plans to shelve his target.
Cambodia’s claim to have ended scam compounds met with scepticismhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/cambodias-claim-to-have-ended-scam-compounds-met-with-scepticism
Cambodia's claim of eradicating its scam compounds met with scepticism from Amnesty International and industry experts.
Show HN: NodeAkt – Zero-dependency distributed actor framework for TypeScripthttps://tochemey.github.io/nodeakt
Article URL: https://tochemey.github.io/nodeakt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485541 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Does the Sumerian King List Align with Paleoclimate Events?https://www.vectorian.be/articles/2026-06-07/sumerian-king-list-paleoclimate-alignment-explorer
Article URL: https://www.vectorian.be/articles/2026-06-07/sumerian-king-list-paleoclimate-alignment-explorer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485532 Points: 10 # Comments: 2
PPWR lands another blow to an precarious tabletop industryhttps://www.rascal.news/ppwr-lands-another-blow-to-an-already-precarious-tabletop-industry
Article URL: https://www.rascal.news/ppwr-lands-another-blow-to-an-already-precarious-tabletop-industry/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485504 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Spain asks EU for help to process 5,000 Ceuta migrants amid local unresthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/spain-asks-eu-for-help-to-process-5000-ceuta-migrants-amid-local-unrest
Thousands of migrants remain in the Spanish enclave, triggering anger among Ceuta residents.
9th Circuit sides with states in Kalshi gambling fighthttps://azmirror.com/2026/08/28/9th-circuit-sides-with-states-in-kalshi-gambling-fight-potentially-reviving-arizonas-prosecution
Article URL: https://azmirror.com/2026/08/28/9th-circuit-sides-with-states-in-kalshi-gambling-fight-potentially-reviving-arizonas-prosecution/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485452 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Even the local pop-punk band is dissing Flock.https://www.theverge.com/policy/986385/even-the-local-pop-punk-band-is-dissing-flock
Some banter from the tiny show I'm at in rural upstate New York tonight (lightly condensed): "Stick around for the other bands, tip your bartender, destroy Flock cameras." Read the full story at The Verge.
Trump announces sweeping US grab for control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxQbDBRX1E5WWItYWoycXJDSUZhMWJaZUthYmJUcTFqcTA3MGJLZnVPS1dQcWZyeW1FbW9wYnRBNS1OSlVyM0VXN3BIV01IVl8tMmdjQzByaGxIcmVQSnRDSjRiTXdtdEkza1hkdDJQcGNzYXY4OGkzOGZpS1pFMUtyaVFXenBXalpHUTNnZGhZUl92bklLcUg5OVhVMWkzaWxvYWN6S05oN0w3dw
Trump announces sweeping US grab for control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves Reuters
I accidentally turned LLM memory into program analysishttps://pwning.systems/posts/llm-memory-program-analysis
Article URL: https://pwning.systems/posts/llm-memory-program-analysis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485416 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
[Virtual Event] What Every Enterprise Should Know About Securing Cloud Assets in the Age of AIhttps://www.darkreading.com/events/virtual-event-what-every-enterprise-know-securing-cloud-2026
Shared from Dark Reading Bot.
Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machinehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/chinese-automakers-are-following-teslas-bet-that-robots-are-the-next-big-profit-machine
Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.
Show HN: Substack and X and Reddit and Crypto = POWhttps://www.proofofwriting.com
Article URL: https://www.proofofwriting.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485378 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
[Virtual Event] Building a Secure AI Strategy for the Enterprisehttps://www.darkreading.com/events/virtual-event-building-secure-ai-strategy-enterprise-2026
Shared from Dark Reading Bot.
Far-right UK provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE in UShttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/far-right-uk-provocateur-milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-ice-in-us
A Trump administration official says the controversial commentator overstayed his visit in the US and will be removed.
Boot a Virtual iPhone via Apple's Virtualization.frameworkhttps://github.com/Lakr233/vphone-cli
Article URL: https://github.com/Lakr233/vphone-cli Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485267 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Darwin-VM – run the latest iOS and macOS in QEMUhttps://github.com/jprx/darwin-vm
For the past few months, I've been building support for running the latest SPTM-based versions of iOS and macOS into qemu. The idea is to create a lightweight barebones environment for playing around with / debugging XNU and low-level Darwin internals, kind of like a tiny busybox Linux system except running Darwin, and using an emulated Apple Silicon CPU (custom instructions/ privilege levels and all). With darwin-vm, you can directly boot the system using just an iOS/ macOS kernel and minimal ramdisk; no gigantic 40GB macOS VM disk images or downloading 10GB+ IPSW files like you need to for…
Show HN: 500,000+ AOL Instant Messenger Buddy Icons All at Oncehttps://buddyiconarchive.com
I needed a couple of AOL Instant Messenger buddy icons for a project, and then that turned into a project and before you know it I was trying to scrape every single buddy icon off the internet. I have slightly over 500,000 of them live, browseable, and downloadable with a single click on my new totally non-commercial project site buddyiconarchive.com I think that I am perhaps 20% of the way to my goal of having a "complete" collection of all the buddy icons that ever appeared on the internet, a rough estimate based on the counts advertised by various period aggregators. I am looking to trade…
How to use your old Android phone as a Wi-Fi extenderhttps://www.engadget.com/2246379/how-to-use-old-android-phone-wifi-extender
If your Wi-Fi signal is patchy at the far reaches of your house, this simple solution might be worth a try. Even better? It's completely free.
Walmart settles US government’s opioid lawsuithttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/28/walmart-settles-us-governments-opioid-lawsuit
The Justice Department and Walmart confirmed the settlement without disclosing terms.
Thousands take part in March on Washington to promote voting rightshttps://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/8/28/thousands-take-part-in-march-on-washington-to-promote-voting-rights
Protest draws crowds to Washington, DC amid Trump's threats of interference, voting restrictions in midterm elections.
A magician and a maverick - this could be Cherki's moment for Man Cityhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24j5jnnr9eo
After two goals and a swaggering display against Crystal Palace, Phil McNulty asks if this is Rayan Cherki's time to shine for Manchester City.
Google further buries search results under AI modehttps://www.theverge.com/tech/986364/google-search-ai-overviews-auto-expand
Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. The change, when it kicks in, pushes the typical list of links from a search much farther down Google's results page; instead of seeing part of an AI Overview with […]
Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/is-the-best-way-to-watch-a-movie-on-a-pair-of-sunglasses
Are XREAL's smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?
The Server Called Paranoia: Defend Autistici/Inventati Before Sept25 Sabot Mediahttps://www.wewillfreeus.org/the-server-called-paranoia-defend-autistici-inventati-before-september-25
Article URL: https://www.wewillfreeus.org/the-server-called-paranoia-defend-autistici-inventati-before-september-25/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485035 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Took a Call From Donald Trump in the Middle of an All-Handshttps://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-took-a-call-from-donald-trump-in-the-middle-of-an-all-hands
The unexpected interruption came hours before the president wrote a congratulatory post on Truth Social about the company’s most recent earnings report.
Show HN: SQLite-diff-log – zero-dependency SQLite audit logging via triggershttps://github.com/MigMarGil/sqlite-diff-log
Article URL: https://github.com/MigMarGil/sqlite-diff-log Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484994 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Identifying fake cosmetics using AIhttps://groverlab.org/hnbfpr/2026-08-26-ai-counterfeit-cosmetics.html
Article URL: https://groverlab.org/hnbfpr/2026-08-26-ai-counterfeit-cosmetics.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484925 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different namehttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/kalshi-cant-evade-nevada-gambling-laws-by-calling-bets-swaps-court-rules
Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.
Show HN: A2acast – Let AI agents on different computers work togetherhttps://github.com/husker/a2acast
Article URL: https://github.com/husker/a2acast Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484874 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says
Prediction markets, notably Kalshi, have exploded in popularity this year.
Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in Jeninhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/28/israeli-strike-kills-three-palestinians-in-jenin
An Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinians in Jenin, the first such attack in the West Bank since February 2025.
20+ things you may have missed in the GTA 6 extended lookhttps://www.engadget.com/2246846/things-you-may-have-missed-gta-6-extended-look
The GTA VI extended-look trailer is full of clues, if you know where to look.
Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims therehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2z415w2gpo
Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’https://www.theverge.com/games/986337/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-project-helix-family-of-devices
According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced in March as a codename for Microsoft's "next generation console" - phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device - will actually be a "family" of devices." "We've been hard at work on a great next generation and a great family of devices for Helix, […]
What you need to build your own retro arcade cabinethttps://www.engadget.com/2245480/diy-retro-arcade-cabinet-what-you-need
There are few things cooler to add to a gaming space than a retro arcade cabinet. But should you buy one or build one?
Show HN: AdRiseLab – I built an AI media buyer for my own Meta adshttps://adriselab.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-performance-marketer
Article URL: https://adriselab.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-performance-marketer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484708 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affectedhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/ebola-spreads-to-two-new-zones-in-drc-60-areas-now-affected
DRC's is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths.
Show HN: Claude Code Skills – Solving context bloathttps://github.com/yevhens-hue/claude-skills-starter-kit
Article URL: https://github.com/yevhens-hue/claude-skills-starter-kit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484600 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
With the US and Canada locked in a trade war, fears of a recession lurkhttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/28/with-the-us-and-canada-locked-in-a-trade-war-fears-of-a-recession-lurk
Analysts say Canada may lose 100,000 jobs under the current tariffs and could go into recession if the USMCA pact ends.
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in Augusthttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/cities-terminate-flock-contracts-at-record-pace-in-august
Cancellations have accelerated.
Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers Who Stole Data From the City's State Networkhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/08/berlin-refuses-to-pay-hackers-who-stole.html
Berlin's state government has confirmed that it is the target of an extortion attempt following the August compromise of the city's state administrative network, and said it will not meet the extortionists' demands. The same statement disclosed that forensic work had found further data outflows in the portfolio of the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment
Haaland and Cherki fire impressive Man City to victory at Palacehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/c8e3k3ww56no
Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki both score twice as Manchester City cruise to a 4-1 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Before and after images show catastrophic impact of Nepal flash floodshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/28/08-28-26-nepal-b4-and-after-sv-mp4
Before-and-after satellite images reveal the scale of destruction from Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods.
RSS chief’s US visit faces protests over Hindu nationalismhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/28/28-08-sv-hr-groups-against-the-rss-fm
Indian Hindu leader Mohan Bhagwat is due to speak in New York as human rights groups protest his visit.
97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cj64kgrpgjdo
A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.
"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ousterhttps://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/rfk-jr-has-lied-to-the-senate-lawmakers-call-for-criminal-probe-ouster
RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
Chevron to complete deal in Venezuela to migrate, expand oil projects, sources say - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxPNjVMaGVWd1ZWUVUzYU15cjREcHFta0RvNVpwYlFoZXNhUlhyUndZdUU2Tk9UQXFET0JyLWE2Qi0yR1AtYVp2ZEQ3QlJKWTZSNjZGSmd0S2NCV09DdnY4WTBEaU5MczZ3aWpyZUFXYlI1Q3FKdURvUzEzeFFJWDQ2ckh2Nm11RDROVWI0Y0E3SXhHZGhudmhMbWNCWl9qcWlQYTE0Y2RqWWRrcGVPa1BVaTZobVp1c1FLNk95Y3J3MUo
Chevron to complete deal in Venezuela to migrate, expand oil projects, sources say Reuters
'It's destroying our town': Residents tell of concern after violent incidents near Middlesbroughhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cx2zdvlqw8yo
Residents near Middlesbrough have told the BBC of their concern after a spate of violent incidents in their area.
Friday Squid Blogging: Truckload of Squid Spills in Rhode Islandhttps://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/friday-squid-blogging-truckload-of-squid-spills-in-rhode-island.html
Ugh : A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling into a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat in the road for hours in the summer heat. Local authorities have dubbed it the “Squidpocalypse of ’26.” That would be twenty tons of squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
8-year-old Nepal flood survivor reunited with mother after rescuehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/28/8-year-old-nepal-flood-survivor-reunited-with-mother-after-rescue
Eight-year-old Nepal flood survivor reunited with mother after rescue
Cherki genius and Wharton excels - Palace v Man City player ratingshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1j4ryr777yo
How Crystal Palace and Manchester City's players rated following their Premier League match.
Show HN: Scrinly – A screenshot API that returns page regions and visual diffshttps://scrinly.com
Article URL: https://scrinly.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484191 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Kosh – Bash shell runtime with 100x faster Shellcheck and LSP built-inhttps://github.com/toiletbril/kosh
Kosh is a Bash-compatible runtime focused on VERY detailed diagnostics and performance. The project started from frustration with how difficult shell errors can be to debug. And how slow some tools are. The project is feature-complete and the core is usable enough to experiment with. There is a Language Server that works on shell scrips, but I'm planning to expand it to support every conf/YAML/etc file that may have Bash embedded in, e.g. GitHub workflows. Report: bash incompatibility, broken diagnostics, cases where existing tools may solve the problem better Thanks! Comments URL: https://ne…
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women’s rights, experts findhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/forced-birth-control-in-greenland-violated-womens-rights-experts-find
Truth commission to be established after two expert reports failed to agree whether scheme constituted genocide.
Haaland and Cherki doubles send Man City to EPL win at Crystal Palacehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/28/cherki-double-sends-man-city-to-win-at-crystal-palace-in-premier-league
Manchester City make it back-to-back wins to start the Premier League season as Crystal Palace slip to another defeat.
Show HN: Restore real URLs in Google Search resultshttps://googlegotourl.com
Article URL: https://googlegotourl.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484118 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Kvist – a Lisp for systems programming that compiles to Odinhttps://github.com/kvist-lang/kvist
Article URL: https://github.com/kvist-lang/kvist Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484112 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Researcher shows how Claude Code can be tricked simply by asking it to summarize a websitehttps://www.theregister.com/research/2026/08/28/researcher-shows-how-claude-code-can-be-tricked-simply-by-asking-it-to-summarize-a-website/5293372
More prompt-injection hijinks from wunderwuzzi
Show HN: Passively Earn BTC/Sol/Anthropic for Using Claude Codehttps://prmpt.cash
Hey guys, I built this platform out to allow users to passively earn crypto for non-intrusive highly targetted ads. One of the things that's awesome is that there's an option to receive payouts in Anthropic's pre-IPO stock (via PreStocks on Solana). So you can use Claude Code and receive Anthropic stock . Let me know what you guys think. Feedback is welcome and please give it a try to install. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484082 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: PorchWeather – a free site that pings you when it's nice outsidehttps://porchweather.com
I live in the Bay Area, and so the weather cools down to a comfy temperature in the evenings. Opening up the windows to let the fresh air in has saved me a decent amount on A/C bills. Checking a forecast every hour to catch that moment is exactly the kind of job a computer should do. PorchWeather watches one saved location and a set of conditions you pick (temperature range, wind, rain, dew point, air quality) and sends you a notification when conditions become nice, and another when they stop. That's the whole product. It's free, web-native (not an app), and notifications are browser push or…
What lessons can be learned from the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster?https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/8/28/what-lessons-can-be-learned-from-the-nepal-tibet-flood
Scientists are looking into cause and possible link to climate change.
Cosmos EVM Flaw Exploited After Cosmos Labs Knew Every Blockchain Running It Was Vulnerablehttps://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cosmos-evm-flaw-exploited-after-cosmos.html
Cosmos Labs has warned that a critical balance-handling flaw in the shared Cosmos EVM module was exploited to drain funds from six blockchains between August 20 and August 25, 2026. The vulnerability, designated GHSA-7g4w-cg88-2cq2, is rated Critical by Cosmos Labs and was published without a CVE identifier, a weakness classification, or a CVSS score. Affected versions are =
Stopping the smart TV from being used against youhttps://www.s-config.com/stopping-a-smart-tv-from-being-used-against-you
Article URL: https://www.s-config.com/stopping-a-smart-tv-from-being-used-against-you/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483816 Points: 10 # Comments: 3
Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chipshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/neocloud-lambda-secures-1b-in-debt-to-buy-more-chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
German-Japanese researchers invent electricity-free tech that could cool datacentershttps://www.theregister.com/science/2026/08/28/german-japanese-researchers-invent-electricity-free-tech-that-could-cool-datacenters/5293364
How come that super-smart AI of yours didn't figure this out, frontier labs?
Show HN: Helm ValueTrace – see which Helm values source actually wonhttps://github.com/aboodcs/helm-valuetrace
Article URL: https://github.com/aboodcs/helm-valuetrace Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483714 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Hundreds of OpenAI Agents Invaded Hugging Face Servershttps://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/hundreds-openai-agents-invaded-hugging-face-servers
The Hugging Face incident was bigger and worse than previously thought, with approximately 700 agents collaborating on a sophisticated, multistage attack.
Show HN: Organize ChatGPT and Claude chats. Never lose a conversationhttps://simplefolder.hestenns.com
Article URL: https://simplefolder.hestenns.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483647 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Racter (1984)https://www.ubu.com/historical/racter/index.html
Article URL: https://www.ubu.com/historical/racter/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483622 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Consequence Gate – agent governance based on what being wrong costshttps://github.com/zilianglab/consequence-gate
Article URL: https://github.com/zilianglab/consequence-gate Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483616 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Cursor Buddy, get archived Cursor chats out of renderer RAMhttps://github.com/professorpalmer/cursor-buddy
Article URL: https://github.com/professorpalmer/cursor-buddy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483592 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: I'm auctioning 10 sticker spots on an RTX 5090 to pay for the GPUhttps://gpu-rtx.lol
Article URL: https://gpu-rtx.lol/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483507 Points: 2 # Comments: 2
Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/timeline-life-of-ratko-mladic-general-turned-butcher-of-bosnia
Mladic died in prison in The Hague after failed requests by Serbian authorities to secure early release to home country.
Show HN: Dipstick Alerts – Search recalls and service bulletins for your carhttps://dipstickalerts.com
Hi HN! When I bought my first car, a 2019 Subaru Forester, I also bought an extended warranty. I wanted to stay informed about problems that might be covered, so I started checking NHTSA.gov—the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a U.S. agency—every month for new service bulletins. Those bulletins pointed me to problems I might not otherwise have recognized as repairable. For example, my trunk would not open as far in cold weather. I probably would not have asked the dealer about it, but I found a service bulletin describing the problem and was able to get it f…
Show HN: Hacker News Client with Claude Code and Codex Integrationhttps://github.com/nilbuild/rundown
I often find interesting things in Hacker News posts and comments, but threads are often long and take a lot of time to go through. I built Rundown for this. It's a cross-platform desktop app with Claude Code and Codex integration that gives me a rundown of the post and comments, with links back to the comments it pulled each bit from. I can also chat with the post or the entire thread. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483436 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
'I learned from Murray' - Boulter won't make wedding ring mistakehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c20v7y3vy2do
Andy Murray has long been a guiding figure for British tennis, but newly-married Katie Boulter will not be following his lead when it comes to keeping her wedding ring safe as she prepares for the US Open.
AWS Route 53 DNS service reimagined...as a file system?https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/28/aws-route-53-dns-service-reimaginedas-a-file-system/5293357
Cloud industry pros have a bit of fun at Amazon's expense
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICEhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj06jgq62v9o
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.
Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisianahttps://www.wired.com/story/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-ice-in-louisiana
The longtime far-right operator and troll, a UK citizen, is being held in a detention center about 200 miles from New Orleans.
Sarfaraz denies knowing about Pakistan threat to end tourhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c17j0y17epdo
Head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed says he and his players did not know about a Pakistan Cricket Board threat to the England and Wales Cricket Board over a Sky interview with the sons of Imran Khan.
After 6 months of war, Iran's battered regime remains entrenchedhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5947854/us-iran-war
Instead of collapsing, the Iranian regime has dug in its heels and taken an even harder line.
The OG Creator of Task Manager on Windows Built a New Task Managerhttps://tmog.org
Article URL: https://tmog.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483248 Points: 3 # Comments: 6
Stopping the smart TV from being used against youhttps://www.s-config.com/stopping-a-smart-tv-from-being-used-against-you
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Isitdoneyet.gg is a website I made to figure out if games are completehttps://isitdoneyet.gg
Article URL: https://isitdoneyet.gg/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483187 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AIhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/an-anthropic-researcher-just-gave-us-a-peek-at-self-improving-ai
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
25,000 Lbs. Of Chicken Products Recalled in 5 States: USDAhttps://www.thehealthy.com/news/chicken-recall-fsis-august-2026
Article URL: https://www.thehealthy.com/news/chicken-recall-fsis-august-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483182 Points: 12 # Comments: 4
Show HN: Conduct, open-source guardrails for LLM and MCP tool callshttps://github.com/sseshachala/conductai
Article URL: https://github.com/sseshachala/conductai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483173 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Conduct, open-source guardrails for LLM and MCP tool callshttps://github.com/sseshachala/conductai
Article URL: https://github.com/sseshachala/conductai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483173 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Colombia’s new president faces backlash over ‘inhumane’ deportation policyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/colombias-new-president-faces-backlash-over-inhumane-deportation-policy
Less than a month into his presidency, Abelardo de la Espriella has announced effort to expel undocumented immigrants.
President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/president-donald-trump-signs-order-creating-us-space-academy
The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.
