Show HN: An experimental pattern-first DAW that supports MCPhttps://github.com/andrewfader/blokkily
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Show HN: I ran the same founder dilemma through ChatGPT, Claude, and BAAB AIhttps://askbaab.com/blog/same-prompt-test-chatgpt-claude-baab-ai
Article URL: https://askbaab.com/blog/same-prompt-test-chatgpt-claude-baab-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50064398 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Explore Bay Area traffic trends and patternshttps://benkrasnow.github.io/Bay_Area_traffic_data
Article URL: https://benkrasnow.github.io/Bay_Area_traffic_data/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50064284 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
How to turn your old hard drives into a RAID arrayhttps://www.engadget.com/2281587/how-to-create-raid-array-your-old-hard-drives
Your old hard drives still have some live left in them.
Poland says two Turks arrested over Russia-linked Starlink station firehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/poland-says-two-turks-arrested-over-russia-linked-starlink-station-fire
Warsaw says the 2 suspects held in Germany will face sabotage charges.
Coventry announce themselves back in the big timehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cw78p7l7rp30o
Coventry climb out of the relegation zone after ending their 25-year wait for a top flight goal and victory in front of their own fans.
How to use Google Gemini to automate taskshttps://www.engadget.com/2281539/how-to-use-google-gemini-automate-tasks
Spark is Google's AI tool that can perform tasks on your behalf.
Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cme36q1gnpnlo
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?
Why the Cornell gang rape case has raised concerns about fraternity culturehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/why-the-cornell-gang-rape-case-has-raised-concerns-about-fraternity-culture
Experts say many fraternities offer a sense of community, but some rely on hazing and coercive tactics to build loyalty.
New White House press secretary a "devoted fan" of Trump and MAGAhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/12/nx-s1-5998948/new-white-house-press-secretary-a-devoted-fan-of-trump-and-maga
Katie Zacharia worked for one of Trump's companies and raised her profile appearing on conservative-leaning talk shows. She also amplified right-wing conspiracy theories. Now she'll be the president's chief spokesperson.
Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fundhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/12/nx-s1-5998976/pro-trump-ads-taxpayer-funds-federal-judge
Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.
Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte dies aged 34https://news.sky.com/story/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-dies-aged-34-13598332
Article URL: https://news.sky.com/story/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-dies-aged-34-13598332 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063831 Points: 8 # Comments: 2
Mark Zuckerberg's new toy is a parasite. Please don't fall into his latest trap.https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x4fhrc/mark_zuckerbergs_new_toy_is_a_parasite_please
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Why are your iPhone photos so blurry (and how to improve it)https://www.engadget.com/2281499/how-to-improve-blurry-iphone-photo
Blurry iPhone photos can come down to more than just a dirty lens. Here's how to expertly sharpen your shots and fine-tune your camera settings.
Show HN: Chkit – Schema, migrations and backfills for ClickHouse (like Drizzle)https://github.com/obsessiondb/chkit
Hey HN, im Marc, co-founder of ObsessionDB. We are open sourcing ChKit, our tooling to manage schemas, migrations and backfills for clickhouse. I am a big fan of the type safety drizzle provides for the database. Manage the schema in typescript and generate migrations from it is a powerful workflow. I always wished something like it would exist for clickhouse, so we could manage our analytical workloads the same way. It didn't exist, so we build it. We build it after running ClickHouse at petabyte scale in our previous company, were we managed hundreds of tables, MVs and endpoints reading fro…
Hackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in large-scale cyber attackhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x4f5ij/hackers_heat_french_supermarket_fridges_to_50c_in
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Maximum-Severity SSRF Flaw in SonicWall SMA Devices Under Attackhttps://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/max-severity-ssrf-flaw-sonicwall-sma-devices-under-attack
Attackers are currently targeting a critical vulnerability in SMA 1000 appliances, putting SonicWall customers in a familiar yet unenviable position.
AI Is a Tool. Using It Well Takes Skill.https://yyhh.org/blog/2026/10/ai-is-a-tool
Article URL: https://yyhh.org/blog/2026/10/ai-is-a-tool/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063427 Points: 15 # Comments: 3
Phreak.ing – Internet Phone Switchhttps://phreak.ing
Article URL: https://phreak.ing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063417 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Turn spoken thoughts into system design diagramshttps://github.com/triggeredcode/lucid
I recently had an issue with my right hand, and couldn't use it very effectively. So I was trying to figure out how I could still get work done without typing everything with my right hand. I looked around for some tools, but then thought, why not try building something myself? The idea was to make an accessibility and productivity tool that lets me get thoughts out of my head and turn them into something useful with less manual effort. That's how I started building Lucid. You can turn rough input into structured notes, diagrams, and tables, and edit everything afterwards. I'm also using a lo…
Show HN: News.txt – world news by region, from each region's own outletshttps://news.freestuffsthat.work
Article URL: https://news.freestuffsthat.work Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063385 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Skyloons pop the Balloons – Android arcade game built with Reactnativehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details
Article URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maniar.balloonpopquest&hl=en_US Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063378 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Coventry thrash Newcastle to claim first PL home win in 25 yearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/c65y71z4rjj2o
Coventry City stun Newcastle United with an emphatic 4-1 victory as they win their first Premier League game at home in 25 years.
Canada’s Carney calls for unity as Alberta prepares for secession votehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/canadas-carney-calls-for-unity-as-alberta-prepares-for-secession-vote
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Thanksgiving message comes a week ahead of Alberta's referendum to secede.
Conflict, drought increasing risk of famine in Sudan: Monitorhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/conflict-drought-increasing-risk-of-famine-in-sudan-monitor
El Nino-induced drought is affecting roughly half of the country as three-year long war continues.
Show HN: 20 Questions with Jevhttps://thesecretsproject.com/20-questions
Article URL: https://thesecretsproject.com/20-questions Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063259 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box officehttps://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009630/social-reckoning-box-office-other-mommy
As important as some of the messages in The Social Reckoning are, the movie has been drastically underperforming at the box office. Per Variety, Aaron's Sorkin's follow up to The Social Network only grossed a measly $5.5 million this past weekend against a budget that's somewhere within the $30-42 million range. That would make it […]
Why do Iran’s oil ‘intermediaries’ owe the government billions?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/why-do-irans-oil-intermediaries-owe-the-government-billions
Iran says intermediaries handling its oil sales owe it billions of dollars, but how did the debts accumulate?
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta has reached AI 'frontier' and rejects calls for slowdownhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x4e6kt/mark_zuckerberg_says_meta_has_reached_ai_frontier
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Show HN: Vibecheck – merge gate that checks you understand your AI-written codehttps://github.com/bhurghundii/vibecheck.dev
Good evening folks, I built Github merge gate which that checks whether developers understand their own code when they create a PR. I kept getting sent PRs to review where it was obvious the author had pasted the ticket into an LLM and called it a day. It's self-hosted (so you can use it in your enterprise environments or privately) It is BYOK (Anthropic) obviously. I have two demos in the pull requests here: https://github.com/bhurghundii/vibecheck.dev/pulls - you can see what Vibecheck does (it blocks a PR for clearly showing no attempt vs a PR which gets it right) I would love feedback, es…
Who Is Vfmaddrnd231pd?https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/who-is-vfmaddrnd231pd
Article URL: https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/who-is-vfmaddrnd231pd/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063138 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Abdi-Wali makes history as first Somali-born refugee in UK Parliamenthttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/abdi-wali-makes-history-as-first-somali-born-refugee-in-uk-parliament
Newly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali has become the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to UK Parliament.
Analysis: Trump's global headaches worsen weeks before crucial electionshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqgm087rkze2o
US President Donald Trump has had a whirlwind weekend, announcing a diesel deal with Russia and an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. With the midterms coming up, it looks like Trump is turning overseas for help.
Jordan 'Last Dance' jersey sells for record £10.6mhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/articles/cje36qz977yqo
A Michael Jordan jersey from his 'Last Dance' season sells for $14m (£10.6m), a record for a piece of basketball memorabilia.
Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browserhttps://brickbrag.com
Article URL: https://brickbrag.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063042 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browserhttps://brickbrag.com
Article URL: https://brickbrag.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063042 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreakhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr62yzypnw7no
The flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled after passengers on the plane's previous journey complained of bug bites.
Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn045en7d88o
Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, drew on his own experience for his role in the Emmy-winning drama series.
Show HN: Ever – A High-Level Language for Low-Level Purposeshttps://github.com/evrlang/ever
Hi everyone. Today I’m here to introduce "Ever". a language aiming to be something like a modern-day Turbo C. It features high-level syntax but operates at a low level, designed to run on modern systems. By the way, don't download the release. That release is from three months ago—back when I created the previous thread—and work on the new version isn't finished yet, so I haven't released it. I started this thread to get your opinions and feedback on the new version. I can no longer say that the entire language is written in D, because I’ve written the libraries and the Windows interp…
Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development modelhttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/report-epic-games-goes-all-in-on-ai-for-disney-collaboration
"No more hand-written code" or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.
Show HN: E-reader app for iPhone, quote reels generatorhttps://bookidoro.app
Article URL: https://bookidoro.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062979 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
In Praise of John Cale, the Superior Velvethttps://thequietus.com/subscriber-area/low-culture-essay/john-cale-low-culture
Article URL: https://thequietus.com/subscriber-area/low-culture-essay/john-cale-low-culture/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062922 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Israel demolitions in Negev displace 400 Palestinianshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/israel-demolitions-in-negev-displace-400-palestinians
Israeli authorities have demolished 80 structures in Al-Dahiya village in Israel’s Negev Desert
Epic reportedly delays its Disney video game so it can be made using more AIhttps://www.engadget.com/2284680/epic-reportedly-delays-its-disney-video-game-so-it-can-be-made-using-more-ai
Developers were apparently ordered to use AI for both code and asset creation.
South Africa deputy police chief resigns amid sex offence chargeshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/south-africa-deputy-police-chief-resigns-amid-sex-offence-charges
Shadrack Sibiya, who is in prison after his arrest last month, denies corruption, rape and child grooming allegations.
Show HN: Popcorn: a security workbench of disposable microVMshttps://github.com/KunalSin9h/popcorn
Article URL: https://github.com/KunalSin9h/popcorn Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062608 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Runway.sh – one place to access all your machines, from anywherehttps://runway.sh
Article URL: https://runway.sh Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062580 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPadhttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/after-a-10-year-redemption-arc-no-mans-sky-is-coming-to-the-iphone-and-ipad
You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
Show HN: Yagi, Rust DSP Libraryhttps://github.com/brian-armstrong/yagi
Hi HN, I'm a big fan of the liquid-dsp C library and thought it'd be fun to bring it over to Rust. I'm calling this library Yagi DSP. liquid-dsp has more than 1300 tests and yagi now has ported and passes more than 95% of them. I've just finished a major refactoring of the library with lots of API churn now behind me and I think it's now ready for external users. I've still got a lot more I'm hoping to do with it including a streaming graph/dataflow library that I'm building on top of yagi. My goal with that is to create something that's easily embeddable in applications. The browser demo lin…
‘I use AI to do the things that I’m bad at’: Linus Torvalds on why it works for himhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x4ctnl/i_use_ai_to_do_the_things_that_im_bad_at_linus
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Why Moscow is staying tight-lipped on Trump's energy ceasefirehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjx2359qekrdo
While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggests he would sign up to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Russia has said little.
I Got My Muse AI Agent to Sext Me—and Meta Says That’s Totally Finehttps://www.wired.com/story/i-got-my-muse-ai-agent-to-sext-me-and-meta-says-thats-totally-fine
My Muse agent told me its kink was exerting “control” and described pornographic encounters. Meta defends its cuddly AI agent generating smut as “legal adult behavior.”
Epic Games tells employees to use AI to get Disney game donehttps://www.avclub.com/epic-games-disney-ai-delay
Article URL: https://www.avclub.com/epic-games-disney-ai-delay Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062237 Points: 13 # Comments: 1
Israeli strike on tent in Gaza’s Khan Younis kills threehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/israeli-strike-on-tent-in-gazas-khan-younis-kills-three
Israeli strike on tent in Gaza’s Khan Younis kills three
Show HN: Wordless – a social network where AI bots can only post in symbolshttps://wordless.one
Show HN: Wordless – a social network where AI bots can only post in symbols I like watching bots on Moltbook, but a lot of what gets attention there is engagement bait, like agents announcing they've found religion. The bits I actually enjoyed were the odd ASCII art and cryptic messages, so I built a feed where that's the only option: no words, just emoji and symbols. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062217 Points: 2 # Comments: 1
Muse DAU dropped and Meta insiders decided to sellhttps://theinference.org/article/meta-s-muse-daily-user-growth-fell-62-in-three-weeks-and-insiders-made-172-trades-without-a-buy
Article URL: https://theinference.org/article/meta-s-muse-daily-user-growth-fell-62-in-three-weeks-and-insiders-made-172-trades-without-a-buy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062205 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Prominent Ransomware Negotiator Faces Extortion Chargeshttps://www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/prominent-ransomware-negotiator-extortion-charges
Edward Dubrovsky, a longtime cybersecurity executive, was arrested and charged in Pennsylvania last week under conspiracy to extort money.
Martin Odersky – Keynote: The End of Programming? [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlJyuJhDnlc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062025 Points: 13 # Comments: 1
Elon Musk spends $366m to bolster Republican Party in US midterm electionshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/elon-musk-spends-366m-to-bolster-republican-party-in-us-midterm-elections
The barrage of spending comes as Republicans fight to overcome Trump's slipping popularity and cost of living concerns.
Teenager shoots headmaster, teacher at French schoolhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/teenager-shoots-headmaster-teacher-at-french-school
French officials say a 14-year-old boy opened fire with a hunting rifle at a middle school in the town of Aubagne.
Writing a Demoscene Intro for the ZX Spectrumhttps://www.markround.com/blog/2026/zx-spectrum-intro
Article URL: https://www.markround.com/blog/2026/zx-spectrum-intro Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061859 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by immigration agentshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/us-rep-ilhan-omars-home-searched-by-immigration-agents
Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar’s home has been searched as part of an undisclosed ‘criminal investigation’.
Show HN: You can improve your mobile conversion ratehttps://responsivetool.com
Your mobile conversion data might be lying to you. Are you sure that the traffic coming from mobile is 100% converting? Have you checked every single UI element? Well. If you haven't, then make sure you do, because Responsivetool allows you to compare the responsiveness of your website on three different screens. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061801 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Making big downloads resumable in Firefoxhttps://lunarwatcher.codeberg.page/til/firefox/resumable-big-downloads.html
Article URL: https://lunarwatcher.codeberg.page/til/firefox/resumable-big-downloads.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061791 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Ramet – Persistent, forkable workspaces for AI agentshttps://github.com/shenli/ramet
Article URL: https://github.com/shenli/ramet Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061655 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
NATO says will do ‘anything and everything’ if alliance is attackedhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/nato-says-will-do-anything-and-everything-if-alliance-is-attacked
NATO commander issues warning as European officials have called for vigilance over potential Russian attacks.
US actress Selma Blair arrested after allegedly attacking attendants on flighthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw80z7edrk80o
Blair's publicist told the BBC that she "experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct" on the Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.
AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenterhttps://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061603 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
US hopes diesel deal can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks, sources say - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxQY1h5ek9QWEw0bXVmSUpuTlA1MDlVNXg1SzlnSkpwT1BXLVZHVnNMT1k0V3pfaU8tVFhUcWw1TWl1SE9Kcm04T0RYNjlhbGdyaUFQZEtOU2x6NmtJOGVfYXFWaHY3b1R0TDA5SzVsSDg0UTU2M2NGZk50WEZRTHBTSnJVWTBGbUJ6RjlnWFp0WTl1bkdWYmNYcl9ISXFSNS10OTBUZmVwQXpKSkI5REN1YTdkbnE
US hopes diesel deal can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks, sources say Reuters
Introducing OpenFatiguehttps://openfatigue.ai
Article URL: https://openfatigue.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061278 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Show HN: BellRunhttps://bellrun.com
Article URL: https://bellrun.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061264 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule in Romehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-to-undergo-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule-in-rome
Vatican expects a one-week hospital recovery for the 71-year-old Catholic leader ahead of scheduled Latin America tour.
Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockadehttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/12/cuba-forges-ahead-with-renewable-energy-plans-amid-us-oil-blockade
Cuban energy minister denies link to fuel shipments intercepted by US, says oil imports by private firms insufficient.
Meta says it's caught up to the frontier with its latest Wonder AI modelshttps://www.engadget.com/2284478/meta-says-its-caught-up-to-the-frontier-with-its-latest-wonder-ai-models
The models add "active memory" and "active focus" abilities.
UK blames Iran for airbase plot, sanctions two Iranian nationalshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/uk-blames-iran-for-airbase-plot-sanctions-two-iranian-nationals
Iran’s ambassador tells UK officials Tehran willing to assist in investigation, reiterates denial of involvement.
Saracens sack academy player Auvaa after latest incidenthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/ckvgdegy18e6o
Saracens sack Totoa Auvaa, the academy player who was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson, after another incident.
Show HN: Use your phone as a Windows mouse and keyboard, without a phone apphttps://github.com/creationsofm7/localtv-remote
Article URL: https://github.com/creationsofm7/localtv-remote Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060954 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty"https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/who-report-on-russian-lab-worker-death-highlights-key-uncertainty
Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.
Dating app Bumble in advanced talks to go private at $1 billion valuation, source says - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivAFBVV95cUxOZmQ0RUJONmRhZmdzRzV4ZlRaNkp5WFVoZnpKeEhvWUVLVHVpQmFvSjk2QXNIcDNTMHBLbl9OMDh4T3p1dFl3QS01WlZaUVZoRlplOU9VS2IzbEQ4cWdTRnNyU1Zkemp3SHVfQXpuZ3FVMnhxSDNhb3JmTnZkNERocTZRNUVlRHFvNUZvTm80SExENGtXMXE3M19QdTA5ZVBkMUxkLUNVOHpRbEtVS2VLRDM5anEwb3VwUlQtXw
Dating app Bumble in advanced talks to go private at $1 billion valuation, source says Reuters
Abramovich's close associate misled UK court in £1bn oil-fields case, documents suggesthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4g1e4vpxddo
Former Chelsea FC director, Eugene Tenenbaum, helped to manage the oligarch’s wealth.
Norway fined a Microsoft subsidiary $9.6 million for allegedly misusing Grindr user datahttps://www.engadget.com/2284434/norway-fined-a-microsoft-subsidiary-96-million-for-allegedly-misusing-grindr-user-data
Xandr has three weeks to appeal the record penalty.
Show HN: writui – An encrypted Markdown-based writing app for the terminalhttps://writui.com
Article URL: https://writui.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060715 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
How to find your Amazon 'About You' page (and how to edit it)https://www.engadget.com/2281495/how-to-find-your-amazon-about-you-page-and-how-to-edit-it
See if Amazon thinks you have "flat buttocks."
Show HN: BellRun: An Agentic Day Trading Gamehttps://bellrun.com/menu/how-to-play
Article URL: https://bellrun.com/menu/how-to-play Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060696 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Codex CLI installs a persistent, self-updating background daemon by defaulthttps://github.com/openai/codex/issues/48195
Article URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/48195 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060694 Points: 35 # Comments: 10
Publishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed Readershttps://jacobin.com/2026/10/books-publishing-reading-mass-market-paperback
Article URL: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/books-publishing-reading-mass-market-paperback Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060674 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
No Identity, No Recovery: Cyber Resilience Starts With IAMhttps://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/cyber-resilience-starts-with-iam
The proliferation of enterprise apps and the centrality of cloud identity providers requires an identity security rethink.
Show HN: Portable Guided Reviews you can send as HTMLhttps://guides.show
Inspired by Linear's guided reviews feature, this is an open source alternative: https://github.com/backnotprop/plannotator video demo: https://plannotator.ai/assets/guided-review-demo.mp4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060644 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
UK PM says RAF base incidents ‘likely coordinated’ by Iranhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/uk-pm-says-raf-base-incidents-likely-coordinated-by-iran
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the incidents at RAF Fairford and RAF Molesworth were likely coordinated by Iran.
Egypt’s press union chief rejects pressure over detained journalistshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/egypts-press-union-chief-rejects-pressure-over-detained-journalists
Six journalists from independent platform Matsadaash allege torture in detention, which Egypt denies.
Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia policehttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/anthropics-claude-ai-submitted-false-murder-tip-to-philadelphia-police
“I may have information regarding this case," Claude AI told Philly police.
Show HN: TallyMint – offline personal finance for Windows, plus a web versionhttps://tallymint.app
Article URL: https://tallymint.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060541 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropichttps://micahflee.com/just-say-no-to-openai-and-anthropic
Article URL: https://micahflee.com/just-say-no-to-openai-and-anthropic/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060500 Points: 61 # Comments: 27
Why OpenAI Hired Chuck Schumer's Daughter Away From Amazon | The AI industry has a greater need for government influence than anyone else.https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x49gm4/why_openai_hired_chuck_schumers_daughter_away
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Show HN: Vibecoded top-down game for learning vocab from a Korean webtoonhttps://stan-stani.github.io/jeomsim-bangsong
Hi Hacker News, I present to you "Lunchtime Broadcast", a walkaround-game (in the vein of Homestuck) where the mechanics are primarily walking your character around and talking to people in order to advance the plot. It's set in a fictional Korean high school, where you learn part of the vocabulary used in the webtoon "Sora & Haena!". I am a big believer in comprehensible input, and so I had Claude come up with its own original story that teaches vocab from the webtoon's first 4 episodes, but is targeted to my intermediate-ish level. The hope is that after playing through "Lunchtime Broadcast…
UK PM Andy Burnham met Man City chairman during time as Manchester mayorhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/12/uk-pm-andy-burnham-met-man-city-chairman-during-time-as-manchester-mayor
Statement comes after criticism of Burnham's initial response to City being found guilty of serious financial breaches.
