The reason your Amazon Alexa devices are always listeninghttps://www.engadget.com/2285849/reason-amazon-alexa-devices-always-listening
Alexa devices have microphones that are always listening, but what does Amazon do with that data? It's up to you.
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Wikipedia often gets taken for granted – but its history is fascinating, and its future is fragilehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/18/wikipedia-human-history-ai-future-under-threat
Wikipedia’s 68m articles have been consulted trillions of times. Not bad for a website that has barely changed since it was founded 20 years ago A few years ago, I was struck by the tension between how Wikipedia was used, and how it was talked about. Everyone was on it all the time, and yet its reputation had stalled at “don’t trust it”, because it was the “free encyclopedia that anyone can edit”. Clearly people were trusting it, so much so it had become part of the fabric of everyday life since it was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001. But despite the fact it now ha…
J Mascis has nothing better to dohttps://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1012442/j-mascis-dinosaur-jr-fender-interview
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis is known as something of a slacker guitar god. He stands stoically onstage, barely moving, as he seemingly effortlessly works through deft guitar solos and lopsided riffs. Unfortunately, Mascis has developed a similar reputation as an interview subject, quietly sitting and offering deft nonanswers. That's not to say that Mascis […]
RepRapMicronhttps://github.com/VikOlliver/RepRapMicron/wiki
Article URL: https://github.com/VikOlliver/RepRapMicron/wiki Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141076 Points: 16 # Comments: 0
Why have France’s school protests become a wider political crisis?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/why-have-frances-school-protests-become-a-wider-political-crisis
The demonstrations have united students and ‘yellow vest’ supporters, exposing deeper anger over living standards.
Gen Z Is the First Generation Dumber Than Their Parentshttps://www.vice.com/en/article/gen-z-is-the-first-generation-dumber-than-their-parents-neuroscientist-claims
Article URL: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gen-z-is-the-first-generation-dumber-than-their-parents-neuroscientist-claims/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141053 Points: 9 # Comments: 2
These 6 retro sites let you relive the glory days of 2000s Flash gameshttps://www.engadget.com/2285729/where-to-play-2000s-retro-flash-games
Flash hasn't been around for over half a decade, but thanks to archivists, you can still enjoy this era of the internet.
Britain's Kartal misses out on biggest title of her careerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cqm2411vp3dgo
Britain's Sonay Kartal misses out on the biggest title of her career as she fades in a gripping Wuhan Open final against Grand Slam runner-up Maja Chwalinska.
Sudan army accused of drone strike on livestock markethttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/sudan-army-accused-of-drone-strike-on-livestock-market
Sudan’s army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit.
What are self-replicating ‘AI worms’, and why is Anthropic worried about them?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/18/anthropic-ai-worm-worries
The tech company says successful AI worms need more capability on less powerful devices, but current trends make that feasible by the end of the year Warnings about what artificial intelligence might do in the future – together with alarming reports of what it has gotten up to already – are being issued so quickly that even security experts have difficulty triaging what to worry about. Yet a report this week from Anthropic’s offensive research team grabbed attention by describing a new, practical threat, one devoid of human characteristics or apocalyptic musings. The red team, as such i…
Your smart TV has one big problem: It's tracking what you watchhttps://www.engadget.com/2285490/one-problem-smart-tv-tracking-what-you-watch
If you don't want your TV manufacturer to know everything you watch, here's what to do about it.
Trump says Google kisses his asshttps://www.theverge.com/policy/1013485/trump-google-kiss-my-ass
During a rally on Saturday, October 17th, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Donald Trump bragged about how much more powerful and influential he was during his second term. While listing off his accomplishments, he mentioned his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. "This is a much more powerful term. I can do […]
Show HN: Spomory – graph-based MCP memory with an RL-trained forgetting policyhttps://spomory.yliuai.com
Article URL: https://spomory.yliuai.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140880 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Was ancient India the world’s forgotten superpower?https://www.aljazeera.com/video/deja-vu-2/2026/10/18/was-ancient-india-the-worlds-forgotten-superpower
In Deja Vu’s latest episode, William Dalrymple explores ancient India’s global influence – and how it was overlooked.
Gaza families fear food shortages as Israel halts commercial shipmentshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/gaza-families-fear-food-shortages-as-israel-halts-commercial-shipments
Residents report rising prices as the latest restrictions bite, leaving families unable to afford extra supplies.
How to use your Windows PC to make and receive phone callshttps://www.engadget.com/2285327/how-to-use-windows-pc-make-receive-phone-calls
Windows 11 can connect to your phone to make calls, letting you manage them in one place instead of picking up your phone.
Show HN: I kept abandoning task systems, so I built one that picks three a dayhttps://3anddoneapp.com/try
Article URL: https://3anddoneapp.com/try Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140812 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Typed data pipeline – in TypeScript and DuckDBhttps://croft.zabaca.com
Article URL: https://croft.zabaca.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140781 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Paris left reeling as student-led protests turn chaotichttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/paris-left-reeling-as-student-led-protests-turn-chaotic
Some 1,800 people arrested and hundreds injured during nationwide demonstrations attended by hundreds of thousands.
Show HN: The Zelda timeline to catch up before the Ocarina of Time remakehttps://legendofhyrule.com
I made this ahead of the Ocarina of Time remake which comes out in 17 days. I remember the feeling of playing it as a kid but I hadn’t kept up with the story so I built a timeline to catch up before the Door of Time reopens. Nintendo’s own timeline is the authority here (Hyrule Historia and their chronicle page). The fun part was rethinking how to visualize it. It branches at the end of Ocarina into three eras depending on whether Link wins or loses, so each era is its own thread on the cloth. The threads meet again much later with Breath of the Wild. I had a lot of help from Claude. I’…
The best gadget I bought this year is a milk frotherhttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1013257/milk-frother-cold-foam-gadget
Back in February, I went to Los Angeles to take in some art and stayed in Koreatown. Down the street from my hotel, there was this little coffee shop - Stagger - that is, I think, best known for its matcha, which is good. But the drink I unexpectedly found myself obsessed with was their […]
Orphaned VBA Projects Inside DWG Files: YARA Rule, (Sun, Oct 18th)https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33434
Here is the YARA rule I used to detect "Orphaned VBA Projects Inside DWG Files".
Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgeryhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/18/g-s1-148654/pope-leo-says-he-will-gradually-resume-duties-after-cancer-surgery
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
How overhead projectors took over your classroomhttps://www.theverge.com/podcast/1013473/overhead-projector-version-history
It used to be so easy to get away with things in school. The teacher, after all, was always turned around writing at the chalkboard! But then came a bit of technology, previously mostly used for military purposes, called the overhead projector. It would change far more than just the disciplinary record of students everywhere. […]
Is FIFA scrapping its peace prize after awarding it to US President Trump?https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/18/fifa-peace-prize-football-us-president-donald-trump
FIFA committee to assess the merits of the award after several members demand its discontinuation.
Germany's 17M Immigrants: Where They Come Fromhttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/where-germanys-immigrants-come-from
Article URL: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/where-germanys-immigrants-come-from/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140638 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Why it's important to avoid plugging in a damaged external hard drivehttps://www.engadget.com/2285211/why-its-important-to-avoid-plugging-in-damaged-hard-drive
External hard drives are sensitive, and what seems like a minor drop can cause major damage that should be checked by a professional.
Paris residents tell Al Jazeera they’re dismayed by protest damagehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/paris-residents-tell-al-jazeera-theyre-dismayed-by-protest-damage
Paris residents tell Al Jazeera they’re dismayed by the level of damage caused when Saturday’s protests turned violent.
Show HN: Independent LLM benchmark index tracking 22 frontier modelshttps://vibecoderjournal.com/rankings
Article URL: https://vibecoderjournal.com/rankings/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140560 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Why have settler pogroms surged during olive harvest season in West Bank?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/why-have-settler-pogroms-surged-during-olive-harvest-season-in-west-bank
France and Belgium condemn settler attack on diplomats, but critics say EU needs to act beyond words of condemnation.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier Leaguehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/10/18/nottingham-forest-vs-arsenal-live-premier-league
Follow updates from the Premier League clash, including build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game.
Why are internet upload speeds so much slower than download speeds?https://www.engadget.com/2285208/why-internet-upload-speeds-slower-download-comparison
Uploading data tends to be much slower than downloading, and it turns out there's a very good explanation for it.
Show HN: CallSitter – bot that answers my calls and wastes scammers' timehttps://github.com/szerintedmi/callsitter
Anyone else get a lot of dumb scam calls? These days I mostly get them on my mobile. I used to just ignore them, but then I got fed up and built a bot that answers my calls and wastes their time. It runs on OpenAI Live 1. Jev classifies each call as spam, scam or genuine and steers the bot accordingly. Works like a charm. All my calls go to the bot now. I can also steer it from Telegram mid-call. In this one the bot ended up accusing the scammer of being an AI :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpuTzRg8_fU Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140472 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: A 3D catalog of rocket engines you can take aparthttps://farsidelab.com/concept/rocket-engines
Here you have 13 different rocket engine technologies, 9 have flown, 3 built and test fired, but not flown and 1 never completed. I created this site because I wanted to learn more about rocket engines and how they work. My background is HVAC/plumbing engineer and 3D artist, not rocket engineer, so I built this just out of my personal curiosity. Here you can investigate each motor type and learn what each part does, explode and cutaway the model and see how fuel and oxidizer flow to generate the thrust. Site is created using Claude Opus 5.5. Claude made also the 3D models using Blender MCP. S…
Show HN: APIFlow Studio – A browser API client with local mock responseshttps://apiflowstudio.onrender.com
Article URL: https://apiflowstudio.onrender.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140438 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: I built a smart audiobook converter that sounds human (not KokoroTTS)https://www.book2speech.com
Hi again! Existing text to speech or ebook to audiobook apps usually rely on KokoroTTS and don't process the pdf in a reliable way, so it often ends up reading all the front matter/opening section OCR artifacts and other crap in a machine-sounding voice. My app first fixes the content structure using an LLM and then uses heavier models to get voices with natural intonation across more than 40 languages. About a year ago when I posted this it was still just an idea, now its becoming a real thing. Any feedback appreciated. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140422 Points: 2 #…
Why you might not want to join two Ethernet cables (and what you should do instead)https://www.engadget.com/2285141/ethernet-cables-why-not-join-two-what-do-instead
Joining two Ethernet cables together with a coupler is rare, but when your cords are suddenly too short, there are better options to extend your network.
Show HN: A forest's wildlife, synthesized live in Rust, playable in the browserhttps://zaghaghi.github.io/spore-and-skog-dev-log
Article URL: https://zaghaghi.github.io/spore-and-skog-dev-log/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140372 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
There’s a ‘New Middle East’, but not the one Israel plannedhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/pinch-point/2026/10/18/pp-new-middle-east
Instead of redrawing the region, Israel's wars of expasion pushed the region to work together against it.
Show HN: The Handsome Boyhttps://www.derschoenejunge.de/index.html
Photographs with atmospheric themes Films and videos, including those about bike tours and fitness training Grow Diaries, i.e., documented planting and cultivation projects A playlist of songs that go well with the pictures or that I listen to often. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140331 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new tech-focused defence minister?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/who-is-mehrdad-akhlagh-irans-new-tech-focused-defence-minister
Akhlaghi's experience centres on ballistic missiles, aerospace technology and defence-industrial production.
Cities want to put the boot on robotaxishttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/1013220/robotaxi-self-driving-car-laws
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on autonomous vehicles, policy, and road rules, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The first state to pass a law […]
If you have the scratch, they have the scareshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/18/nx-s1-5985869/if-you-have-the-scratch-they-have-the-scares
Scary stories are more than fun, they're big business.
Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3eweygrjzd7o
At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.
Show HN: Shipback – SFTP deploys your AI agent can undohttps://github.com/aldohushi1-stack/shipback-sftp
Article URL: https://github.com/aldohushi1-stack/shipback-sftp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140229 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Vegas PRohttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x913ny/vegas_pro
Is it possible to reverse-engineer and rebuild VEGAS Pro as open source? reverse-engineered and reimplemented as an open-source video editor, similar to projects that recreate proprietary software functionality? I’m interested in reproducing its distinctive timeline workflow, .veg project format, effects, transitions and audio editing. How feasible is this technically? Could .veg project files be reverse-engineered and supported? Are there existing tools or projects to start with? What would be the biggest obstacles? The goal would be an independent implementation, not copying proprietary s…
Show HN: Flying Car AI – make your car or your product fly from one photohttps://flyingcar-ai.org
Article URL: https://flyingcar-ai.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140152 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line — proposal would effectively make the Commerce Department the only agency capable of stopping an AI modelhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x90woc/anthropics_proposed_ai_safety_bill_only_kicks_in
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Modern software doesn't need to use servers for everything. How to create offline-first apps to earn trust in SaaS erahttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x90utt/modern_software_doesnt_need_to_use_servers_for
These are my thoughts on modern software development. Everything is subscription based software as a service, even if there is no clear benefits of it being in the cloud (for the user). Writing offline-first apps also provide a way to prove that you are not going to sell user data. In the article I propose how to do it and how anyone can verify that their data is relatively safe. submitted by /u/MilessEdgeworth [link] [comments]
Funeral held for 75 Palestinians after remains recovered from Gaza ruinshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/funeral-held-for-75-palestinians-after-remains-recovered-from-gaza-ruins
Most of the victims were from the Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City, the Health Ministry says.
Open MicroManipulator – A sub-micrometer 3D motion control plattformhttps://github.com/0x23/MicroManipulatorStepper
Article URL: https://github.com/0x23/MicroManipulatorStepper Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140001 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
The Brain Sandwichhttps://terriblesoftware.org/2026/10/02/the-brain-sandwich
Article URL: https://terriblesoftware.org/2026/10/02/the-brain-sandwich/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139998 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
What help can Egypt offer Saudi Arabia in the war against the Houthis?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/what-help-can-egypt-offer-saudi-arabia-in-the-war-against-the-houthis
Analysts say that any move from Egypt will remain 'strictly defensive', as the conflict in Yemen intensifies.
Pope Leo XIV thanks wellwishers in first event after cancer surgeryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cq70px6pjkg5o
The Pope's first event since his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery saw him recite the traditional Angelus prayer from the balcony of the Apostolic Palace.
Three hours of memory, twelve hours of gaphttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x90j9k/three_hours_of_memory_twelve_hours_of_gap
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Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That's not a problem we need to solvehttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1146834/kids-are-outsmarting-social-media-bans-thats-not-a-problem-we-need-to-solve
Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1146834/kids-are-outsmarting-social-media-bans-thats-not-a-problem-we-need-to-solve/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139935 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
20 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Manly Man Men (2026)https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-gifts-for-manly-men-2026
When you need something that’s as mannishly masculinized as you can get for the Man™ in your life, we have you covered.
The best toys and gifts for eight-year-olds, tested by eight-year-oldshttps://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/oct/18/best-toys-gifts-for-eight-year-olds-uk
From science kits to karaoke machines, shower sets to brain-boosting games, here are the presents our mini testers loved the most • The best gifts for seven-year-olds Eight is such a wonderful age. Kids are old enough to have their own interests and hobbies, but still young enough to get swept up in play and be absorbed for hours if you find the right toy for them. By eight, children’s interests and skills are taking shape. They’re more confident readers, more strategic thinkers and curious about how things work. And while they think they’re extremely grown up, eight-year-olds still n…
Watch: Parisians wake up to protest damage and looted shopshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cmn5vey19q3go
Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against conditions in schools and the cost of living.
Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer — users can now see placement and direction of known license plate readers from multiple companieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x90cgj/flock_camera_locations_revealed_on_mapquests_new
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NHS data breaches a 'disgrace', says health secretaryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq2e9nw82ljdo
A total of 15 NHS staff are sacked for accessing records of the Nottingham attacks victims.
How employment is changing at Anthropichttps://www.anthropic.com/research/employment-at-anthropic
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/employment-at-anthropic Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139873 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Jordan-Israel border becomes new hotspot for sophisticated drug tradehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/jordans-israel-border-becomes-a-new-hotspot-for-a-sophisticated-drug-trade
A surge in drug smuggling from Israel to Jordan using drones and balloons prompts accusations of border guard collusion.
Palestinian karate champion Maryam Bsharat wins second world titlehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/palestinian-karate-champion-maryam-bsharat-wins-second-world-title
Palestinian athlete Maryam Bsharat won gold at the World Karate Championships in Poland.
Eiliko robot maker Energize Lab left its entire fleet of 68,000 robots open to a remote takeover | The exposed data includes 13 million conversations, but the company won't answer questions about ithttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x902a3/eiliko_robot_maker_energize_lab_left_its_entire
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Show HN: Chrome extension that types one prompt into many AI chat tabshttps://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/use-multiple-chat-ai-at-o/pcpciffaliaooacnhiefjiegigjidehp
Article URL: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/use-multiple-chat-ai-at-o/pcpciffaliaooacnhiefjiegigjidehp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139795 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
It's enough - vibecoding tag crossed from useless to harmfulhttps://lobste.rs/s/ggpwfi/it_s_enough_vibecoding_tag_crossed_from
The vibecoding tag has been getting more and more useless for a while now. It lost the original meaning as the culture of software engineering with LLMs matured a bit. It got silly when posts talking about LLMs in general got tagged. It got useless when posts even mentioning some project created with LLMs in passing got tagged. Now it actually got harmful to the community when tagging posts turns away very valuable members https://lobste.rs/c/vecuxj I sighed and moved on for a while now as almost everything gets tagged - you can skip a word. But now it not only carries no signal whatsoever, i…
Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy siteshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/ukrainian-drone-attack-on-russias-st-petersburg-kills-1-hits-energy-sites
Zelenskyy says Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight kill two people, adding that Moscow continues to break energy ceasefire.
Russia’s war in Ukraine puts Europe on edgehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/talk-to-al-jazeera/2026/10/18/russias-war-in-ukraine-puts-europe-on-edge
Poland’s FM addresses growing concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine could spill over into neighbouring NATO countries.
Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Triphttps://www.wired.com/story/data-center-industry-is-trying-to-woo-kids
Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.
OnlyFans Creators Are Pissed That Meta Lets Muse Talk Dirtyhttps://www.wired.com/story/onlyfans-creators-are-pissed-that-meta-lets-muse-talk-dirty
Adult performers are questioning why Meta allows its AI agent to sext while restricting their social media accounts.
Gaza Family Reunion: Finding each other after the ‘ceasefire’https://www.aljazeera.com/video/witness/2026/10/18/gaza-family-reunion-finding-each-other-after-the-ceasefire
Separated by war for more than a year, a captain in Gaza’s Civil Defence unit attempts to reunite with his family.
Egypt to provide ‘all necessary and possible support to Saudi Arabia’https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/egypt-to-provide-all-necessary-and-possible-support-to-saudi
This is a breaking news story.
Legal experts warn Meta's new terms still grant broad scraping permissionshttps://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/legal-experts-warn-metas-new-terms-still-grant-broad-scraping-permissions-despite-language-changes
Article URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/legal-experts-warn-metas-new-terms-still-grant-broad-scraping-permissions-despite-language-changes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139692 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee leads anti-BJP protest in Londonhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/indian-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-leads-anti-bjp-protest-in-london
Dhruv Rathee led a ‘Stop vote theft’ protest in London, accusing Modi's government of electoral manipulation.
It's time to talk about TEEshttps://alinush.github.io//tee
Article URL: https://alinush.github.io//tee Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139658 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Show HN: AIOps Cockpit – An open-source AI SRE with human-in-the-loop safetyhttps://github.com/matricphase-dot/aiops
Article URL: https://github.com/matricphase-dot/aiops Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139640 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Meta denies political bias claims in Brazil’s presidential campaignhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x8zilm/meta_denies_political_bias_claims_in_brazils
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Polanski says he will not overturn Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' motionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn8w5v8yne4o
The Green Party leader said, while he wanted to amend it, the motion would stand until 2028.
South African rugby player Hyron Andrews paid emotional tribute in Francehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/18/south-african-rugby-player-hyron-andrews-paid-emotional-tribute-in-france
Andrews died in France on Friday while on tour with the Johannesburg Lions during the Champions Cup rugby tournament.
World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countrieshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/18/world-bank-artificial-intelligence-developing-economies
Bank’s chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to decades The World Bank is urging developing countries to kickstart the creation of “small AI” models, which can run on a mobile phone with low connectivity, to reap the full benefits of artificial intelligence. While Silicon Valley big tech firms are focused on ever more sophisticated consumer products, Paschal Donohoe, the World Bank’s chief knowledge officer, said AI could also accelerate development for emerging economies – but only if it was adapted to local needs. Continue reading…
Valerion VisionMaster Max 4K Projector Review: Looks Great, Sounds OKhttps://www.wired.com/review/valerion-visionmaster-max-4k-projector
The Valerion VisionMaster Max 4K Projector delivers superb blacks, great brightness, and more adjustment capabilities than many users need.
Burnt out cars and shattered glass on Paris streets after protests turn to riots and lootinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c574pdzl0k4no
Around 1,800 people were arrested after nationwide protests saw outbreaks of violence and vandalism.
Man, 80, who died in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond namedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx23p5w7123o
The flying instructor has been described as "a gentleman and an experienced aviator" by former students.
Show HN: Benchmarking LLM ability to code in an adversarial languagehttps://bench.killswitch-lang.org
Article URL: https://bench.killswitch-lang.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139549 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Show HN: Epoptes – Run Claude Code and Codex for hours with human oversighthttps://github.com/ramigb/epoptes
Article URL: https://github.com/ramigb/epoptes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139543 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Scientists discover a natural compound that could protect the brain from too much salthttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261017230032.htm
Eating too much salt may do more than raise blood pressure. It could also harm memory and social behavior. In a new study, Japanese researchers discovered that a soy-derived compound called LPC70 helped protect mice from several damaging effects of a high-salt diet. Mice given the supplement had lower blood pressure, better memory, and improved social interactions compared with mice consuming excess salt alone.
Rubio says Ukraine without access to Starshield, future ‘under discussion’https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/rubio-says-ukraine-without-access-to-starshield-future-under-discussion
Top US diplomat says Ukraine has requested access to military-grade version of Starlink for strikes deep inside Russia.
Show HN: Open-Source BitTorrent Client for macOS That Looks Nicehttps://github.com/kronzhq/torrie
Article URL: https://github.com/kronzhq/torrie Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50139493 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Physicists create a bizarre new quantum state called a fractional fermi seahttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261018084644.htm
Physicists have discovered a strange new state of quantum matter in which ultracold atoms defy familiar organizational rules, forming a highly excited yet surprisingly orderly configuration called a "fractional Fermi sea." The discovery challenges established quantum theories and hints at exotic quasiparticles that scientists have dubbed potential "super-Fermions."
Finucane will 'come back fighting' after missing goldhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cm0rl7504204o
Emma Finucane says she will "come back fighting" for gold medals after narrowly missing out on the top step in the Keirin.
Food or medicine? The impossible choices facing Sudan’s chronically illhttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/18/food-or-medicine-the-impossible-choices-facing-sudans-chronically-ill
Sudanese are facing growing costs of medicine caused by the country's civil war.
