Show HN: A New Lower Bound on the Square Packing Problemhttps://jlevy.github.io/squares
Article URL: https://jlevy.github.io/squares/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613338 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
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Show HN: X402 Vercel Gateway – Serverless HTTP 402 for FastAPIhttps://github.com/roblambert9/x402-vercel-gateway
Article URL: https://github.com/roblambert9/x402-vercel-gateway Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613301 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Nintendo isn’t scared of GTA VIhttps://www.theverge.com/games/991484/zelda-ocarina-of-time-gta-6
There's never really been a game like Grand Theft Auto VI before, one that has completely altered the lineup of games around it. Everyone, it seems, is scared of going up against Grand Theft Auto VI. Everyone, that is, except for Nintendo. The company held a 30-minute showcase this morning focused entirely on its Legend […]
On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problemhttps://openai.com/index/navier-stokes-solution
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/navier-stokes-solution/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613262 Points: 58 # Comments: 14
AIs as Modern Genieshttps://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/ais-as-modern-genies.html
This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in Lawfare . In April, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent conducting a routine task at a company hit a snag, tried to solve it, and soon ended up deleting the company’s database along with all of its backups. In July, OpenAI asked an unreleased AI model to attempt a hacking test. Instead of staying in the isolated box the developers had put it in, the model hacked onto the open internet and into another company to steal the answers. And as reported in August, an AI agent booked someone into a full gym class by ...
OUI-1: world's first model for Generative UIhttps://www.openui.com/blog/oui-1
Article URL: https://www.openui.com/blog/oui-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613182 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Show HN: A design-space map of 80k Steam games (mechanics, not genres)https://steammaho.com/map
Article URL: https://steammaho.com/map Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613170 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Israeli strikes devastate homes, displace families across Gazahttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/israeli-strikes-devastate-homes-displace-families-across-gaza
Israeli strikes hit several areas across Gaza, destroying homes in Khan Younis and sending thick smoke over Bureij camp.
Bombardier defends US manufacturing amid Trump’s aviation sales threathttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/8/bombardier-defends-us-manufacturing-amid-trumps-aviation-sales-threat
Bombardier defends its US presence, stating its planes already feature components made in Texas and California.
Making Teenagers Read Newspapers. A Nationwide Experiment in French High Schoolshttps://cepr.org/publications/dp21706
Article URL: https://cepr.org/publications/dp21706 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613086 Points: 7 # Comments: 3
Show HN: LLM Attention Visualizationhttps://ishamf.dev/p/llm-attention-visualizer
Article URL: https://ishamf.dev/p/llm-attention-visualizer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49613068 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Google complies with EU rules for travel searches, says the new results stinkhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/google-says-europe-is-making-it-roll-out-degraded-travel-search-results
The EU continues to go after Google search practices it sees as anticompetitive.
New law to force tech firms to stop children taking or sharing nude imageshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrv9ypp5x2o
The government said it will legislate "as soon as they can" but may "reassess" its plans if firms make the desired changes sooner.
Connecting the Machineshttps://herdr.dev/blog/connecting-the-machines
Article URL: https://herdr.dev/blog/connecting-the-machines/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612818 Points: 11 # Comments: 0
OpenAI Just Claimed a Huge Math Discovery. Some Academics Are Crying Foulhttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-navier-stokes-math-discovery-academics
A landmark announcement by the frontier AI lab has been overshadowed by accusations of impropriety.
Prince George attends first day at Eton Collegehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/clyjdgvzg0yo
The 13 year old was dropped off at the all-boys boarding school by his parents, Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales.
Trump shares misleading video of King and fainting workerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2z9n8ew49o
The president shares a misleading video which appears to show Charles shrugging and walking away from a man who fainted during a royal visit.
Y Combinator Early Access Networkhttps://events.ycombinator.com/yc-early-access-fall-26
Article URL: https://events.ycombinator.com/yc-early-access-fall-26 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612635 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Hire Every Engineer Like You'd Hire a VPhttps://businessasusual.io/p/executive-search-methods-for-engineering
Article URL: https://businessasusual.io/p/executive-search-methods-for-engineering Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612618 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Floating nuclear startup Bluecore lands $50M funding before setting sailhttps://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/08/floating-nuclear-startup-bluecore-lands-50m-funding-before-setting-sail/5295032
Startup wants to take atomic power generation on a barge to wherever the need is
What is the purpose of LiDAR on your iPhone and how do you use it?https://www.engadget.com/2250700/iphone-lidar-sensor-purpose-how-to-use
Some iPhone models are equipped with a LiDAR sensor, which helps the camera better interpret information about what's around you.
British widow faces deportation from Sweden after 22 yearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62k0d4px6ro
A 78-year-old British woman is facing deportation for failing to fill out a Brexit residence application on time.
Show HN: Crossposter – open-source browser extension for social media postinghttps://crossposter.mochi.is
Article URL: https://crossposter.mochi.is/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612502 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Google Cloud races to catch up in the AI deployment wars with Accenture dealhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/google-cloud-races-to-catch-up-in-the-ai-deployment-wars-with-accenture-deal
Google Cloud expands its enterprise AI push with Accenture, betting on forward-deployed engineers to drive adoption and overcome deployment bottlenecks.
Slim Spider Steals Crypto Custody Secrets From Brazilian Financial Institutionhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/09/slim-spider-steals-crypto-custody.html
A previously undocumented financially motivated threat actor has been linked to attacks targeting Brazilian financial institutions since at least March 2026. Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is tracking the Brazil-based activity cluster under the name Slim Spider. "The adversary demonstrates deep operational knowledge of Brazilian financial infrastructure, including the instant payment
Israeli strikes transform Lebanese city into ghost townhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/israeli-strikes-transform-lebanese-city-into-ghost-town
Nabatieh, once southern Lebanon’s economic centre, is now a ghost town as Israel intensifies attacks.
How to watch this week's second Nintendo Directhttps://www.engadget.com/2252818/how-to-watch-this-weeks-second-nintendo-direct
After shining the spotlight on The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo will focus on other games in its second Direct for around 45 minutes.
Do you think it happened? Research stolen from their Codex private chatshttps://www.reddit.com/r/codex/s/psWHRr9864
Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/s/psWHRr9864 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612463 Points: 12 # Comments: 2
Show HN: Sparrow-2 – Noise cancellation isn't designed for conversational AIhttps://sparrow2.tavuslabs.org
Hey there, I’m Brian. I've been shipping conversational models at Tavus for the past two years. I want to tell you about our latest audio-understanding/turn-taking model: Sparrow-2! It’s a new category of model and a unique new approach to conversational flow understanding. Earlier this year we launched Sparrow-1, (at the time) our SoTA turn-taking model. Since our Sparrow-1 launch, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to humans talking and trying to really understand how people know when to talk, when to listen, and when to wait. I’ve also been hunting down failure modes of the current…
Show HN: Posterlet – Free AI poster maker, unlimitedhttps://posterlet.com
Feel free to use it. Enjoy. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612451 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Young Americans have never witnessed a functioning foreign policyhttps://www.ft.com/content/2e97fb28-24cf-4ab0-89b1-454b4f97cdbc
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/2e97fb28-24cf-4ab0-89b1-454b4f97cdbc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612430 Points: 18 # Comments: 2
Irish Open will feel 'different' with Trump visithttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/c86x0lzld74o
Rory McIlroy admits this year's Irish Open will feel like a "different" spectacle given US President Donald Trump's anticipated visit during the tournament.
LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standbyhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/991190/lg-tv-spying-standby-recording-wi-fi-scanning-gamers-nexus
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/991190/lg-tv-spying-standby-recording-wi-fi-scanning-gamers-nexus Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612329 Points: 10 # Comments: 0
Why I'm Not Excited About the Graphene OS and Motorola Partnershiphttps://podcast.switchedtolinux.com/@tehankorage/episodes/why-im-not-excited-about-the-graphene-os-and-motorola-partnership
Article URL: https://podcast.switchedtolinux.com/@tehankorage/episodes/why-im-not-excited-about-the-graphene-os-and-motorola-partnership Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612327 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystickhttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/991400/tesla-cybercab-virtual-joystick-manual-control
The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel and pedal. By design, there is no way for this vehicle to be manually controlled - or so we thought. Less than a week after the Cybercab was officially launched in Austin, Texas, some riders have discovered the Cybercab's secret manual controls […]
UK sanctions on Israeli settlements a ‘seismic’ shift says Albanesehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/09-08-israel-sanctions-albanese-qt-mp4
UN expert Francesca Albanese calls UK sanctions on Israeli settlements a ‘seismic shift’ after years of UK ‘complicity’.
Show HN: Training RL model to race in TrackManiahttps://antonkasyanov.substack.com/p/teaching-an-ai-to-drive-trackmania
Article URL: https://antonkasyanov.substack.com/p/teaching-an-ai-to-drive-trackmania Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612300 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Israeli academia accused of systemic apartheid against Palestinianshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/israeli-academia-accused-of-systemic-apartheid-against-palestinians
A legal report exposes how Israeli universities use a dual-track disciplinary system to target Palestinian students.
Show HN: DeepMem·hybrid-retrieval memory for AI Agents – Vector+BM25+Time-Decayhttps://github.com/deepmemteam/deepmem
Article URL: https://github.com/deepmemteam/deepmem Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612293 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Maple – CSS utilities with no build step and no config filehttps://maple.f12.io
Article URL: https://maple.f12.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612277 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
The White House pulls its racist Tetris clonehttps://www.theverge.com/games/991451/white-house-pulls-racist-tetris-clone
The White House has taken down its racist Tetris ripoff days after launching a website dedicated to "arcade games," as spotted earlier by Kotaku. The Tetris clone, called "Build the Wall," involved stacking different-sized blocks to prevent a "zombie border siege." It's not clear why the White House removed the title, though the Tetris Company […]
What are the actual differences between cheap and expensive smart TVs?https://www.engadget.com/2250637/cheap-vs-expensive-smart-tv-difference-between-explained
Nearly any TV is suitable for 4K content, but spending more gets you a better viewing experience and several other advantages.
Chrome will now release updates every two weeks to better tackle security threatshttps://www.engadget.com/2252455/google-chrome-updates-every-two-weeks-to-better-tackle-security-threats
Chrome will start releasing new versions of its stable browser more frequently.
Here’s Samsung’s Advice for Apple and Its Upcoming Folding iPhonehttps://www.wired.com/story/samsung-advice-for-apple-and-its-upcoming-folding-iphone
The competition is “absolutely welcome” by the pioneering Korean giant, but Samsung warns that the device’s “weight” is crucial.
Suspect held in Germany after spate of sabotage attacks on power gridhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5zw56lnx3o
The suspect had reportedly claimed responsibility for attacks on electricity substations in letters.
C*: Unifying Programming and Verification in Chttps://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02246
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02246 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612191 Points: 6 # Comments: 2
Iceland summons US ambassador over Trump's stars and stripes maphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93ek32pqd2o
Trump's territorial ambitions have repeatedly strained relations with neighbouring countries.
Why Has The UK Government Changed Its Approach to Israel?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p8l9mf
UK imposes sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Show HN: Bestie, a coding agent that respects youhttps://github.com/jolexxa/bestie
hi friends! this year, i've been working on a general purpose, native terminal coding agent harness. i remember being absolutely struck the first time i ever used claude code and it could just do things. i'm also a big fan of crush and pi. it's pretty early on. i still have yet to build all the higher-level behaviors that make something go from a harness to a proper agent. it turns out, making a coding agent is incredibly hard because you have to strap a development environment to an llm. in my hubris, i had thought "oh—it's just a terminal app that calls some api's!" i'm trying to provide…
LIVE: Real Madrid vs Inter Milan – UEFA Champions Leaguehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/9/8/live-real-madrid-vs-inter-milan-uefa-champions-league
Follow our live build-up and text commentary stream coverage as Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham star for Real.
Show HN: Oweka, a TUI for cleaning up node_modules, target, and other artifactshttps://github.com/ByteAtATime/oweka
Hey HN folks! I noticed that folders like node_modules, target, venv, etc., spread over dozens of old projects, were taking up almost 100GB on my machine! I know npkill exists, but I found it a bit slow and it doesn't seem to handle anything other than node_modules yet. As a result, I decided to make oweka; it's written in Rust with the ratatui framework, and is cross-platform (to the best of my ability). Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612018 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Boston Scientific left nursing its bottom line after cyberattackhttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/08/boston-scientific-left-nursing-its-bottom-line-after-cyberattack/5295026
Medical device giant warns August intrusion will hit Q3 and full-year sales and earnings as recovery drags on
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer hopes for deal with prosecutors after mistrialhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrz6gxp033o
Kevin Reddington also asked Trump to pardon Clancy a pardon, during his appearance on Good Morning America.
Show HN: Built myself a super YouTube post-prod studiohttps://twitter.com/xucian_/status/2096626717531992342
i just want to film myself rambling and all the cutting, grading, uploading, thumbs, short generation is done for me. 31k lines of code for now. when you're too poor to afford an editor, you pay for claude code max to build one there's a the "smart cutting" that saves me 95% of the time cutting stuff out from a semantical point of view (it turns it into a DaVinci Resolve timeline that i then import). there's a thumbnail generator (but i actually started to use the psd template way, where the background, text and contrast/brightness only are changed, and basically there's no ai involved, ai th…
Maldives asks UK to reopen sovereignty talks over Chagos Islandshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/maldives-muizzu-asks-uk-to-reopen-sovereignty-talks-over-chagos-islands
Chagos Islands should not be handed over to Mauritius, president of Maldives says in letter to UK's prime minister.
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats, Moscow promises harsh responsehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/hungary-expels-russian-diplomats-over-unacceptable-activities
Russia promises 'harsh and painful' response following Hungary's expulsion of its diplomats.
US police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record themhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/08/us-law-enforcement-meta-smart-glasses
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/08/us-law-enforcement-meta-smart-glasses Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611946 Points: 22 # Comments: 9
Apple Watch GPS vs GPS + Cellular: What's the difference?https://www.engadget.com/2250612/apple-watch-vs-gps-plus-cellular-difference-between
Some Apple Watch models give you the ability to stay connected even when you're away from your phone. But is it worth the cost?
Favourite Kane makes Ballon d'Or shortlisthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62m82qqm87o
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is one of three England players nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or alongside Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.
Ports denied request to land 120 migrants in RNLI boatshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm27v3743mno
The King's Harbour Master and Southampton Port both declined to allow migrants ashore on Sunday.
Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US governmenthttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/googles-revived-nuclear-power-plant-gets-1-9b-loan-from-us-government
Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now, the plant's owner is getting a $1.9B loan from the U.S. Energy Department.
What is BAPS, the Hindu group whose demands led to Eiffel Tower closure?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/what-is-baps-the-hindu-group-whose-demands-led-to-eiffel-tower-closure
The Eiffel Tower closed after workers protested the sidelining of women during the BAPS visit.
The shift in British policy on Israel is palpablehttps://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/8/the-shift-in-british-policy-on-israel-is-palpable
But progress could be threatened if there is a new more diplomatic government in Israel.
Disappointed Optimistshttps://cwodtke.com/disappointed-optimists
Article URL: https://cwodtke.com/disappointed-optimists/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611549 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Jerusalem Daily: UK announces sanctions on Israeli settlement goodshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/jerusalem-daily-uk-announces-sanctions-on-israeli-settlement-goods
The UK’s foreign secretary has announced a ban on trade with goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Nintendo is releasing a 40th anniversary Legend of Zelda Switch 2 on October 29https://www.engadget.com/2252681/nintendo-is-releasing-a-40th-anniversary-legend-of-zelda-switch-2-on-october-29
No, the Zelda anniversary edition Switch 2 doesn't come with a copy of Ocarina of Time.
Pusheen’s first game is coming to Apple Arcadehttps://www.theverge.com/games/991398/pusheen-apple-arcade-game
Pusheen is getting her first game, and it will appear exclusively on Apple Arcade. Launching October 1st, Pusheen's Place lets you collect and care for more than 100 Pusheens as you play minigames and decorate rooms for Pusheenicorn, Pancake Pusheen, and other variations of the cartoon cat. In the mix of minigames, you'll "sort color […]
Show HN: Homebutler – reports what changed on your server, not what's runninghttps://github.com/Higangssh/homebutler
Article URL: https://github.com/Higangssh/homebutler Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611395 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Chrome is now shipping updates every 2 weeks as AI changes the security landscapehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/chrome-is-now-shipping-updates-every-2-weeks-as-ai-changes-the-security-landscape
Google is speeding up Chrome’s release schedule to ship security patches and new features faster.
In West Bank, date farmers weigh impact of UK sanctions on Israeli settlershttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgy6gd228vo
Palestinians strongly back a ban on settlement goods, but Israel's government says it is a "big mistake".
JBL’s soundbar with detachable rear speakers is over $300 offhttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/991261/jbl-soundbar-detachable-speakers-final-fantasy-deal-sale
A lot of people are split between getting a nice all-in-one soundbar or spending more for an option that includes rear satellites for immersive surround sound. JBL’s Bar 700 Mark 2 system is one of the most unique options available, shipping with two modular speakers that charge when docked to the soundbar. When detached, the […]
ASML and TSMC want bigger masks for smaller chipshttps://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/08/asml-and-tsmc-want-bigger-masks-for-smaller-chips/5294982
Industry push aims to eliminate stitching constraints and ready high-NA EUV systems for production by 2033
EU condemns Serbia’s ministers for attending funeral of war criminal Mladichttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/eu-condemns-serbias-ministers-for-attending-funeral-of-war-criminal-mladic
EU leaders condemn Serbian officials' presence at Ratko Mladic's funeral as a failure to confront past war crimes.
Reverse engineering the 2008 LogiCola, a logic drill programhttps://logicola.org/blog/the-new-logicola
Article URL: https://logicola.org/blog/the-new-logicola Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611329 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
UK imposes ban on goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bankhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/uk-imposes-ban-on-goods-from-israeli-settlements-in-occupied-west-bank
The UK has announced a trade ban on goods made in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
What is a dual-band router and why is it important for good Wi-Fi?https://www.engadget.com/2249494/what-is-dual-band-router-why-important-good-wifi
Modern routers have two or more bands, but what's the purpose of a dual-band router? Here's what it does and why it matters.
How to secure hybrid meeting rooms without sacrificing user experiencehttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/08/sponsored-how-to-secure-hybrid-meeting-rooms-without-sacrificing-user-experience/5294440
SPONSORED FEATURE: With regulators tightening rules and attack surfaces widening, meeting-room kit must bake in security without pushing users toward workarounds
Why is Apple CarPlay draining your phone battery?https://www.engadget.com/2250520/why-apple-carplay-draining-iphone-battery
Apple CarPlay requires a lot of battery to power navigation, music and other apps on your car's display, but you can take a few mitigation steps.
Google DeepMind Releases AlphaGenome Atlashttps://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/alphagenome-atlas
Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/alphagenome-atlas/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611251 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
Liquid Hackers Return 3,400 Bitcoin Taken via Elements Bug, Still Holding $47M in BTChttps://thehackernews.com/2026/09/liquid-hackers-return-3400-bitcoin.html
Whoever took nearly 4,000 bitcoin from the Liquid Network on Sunday, September 6, returned 3,400 of it the next day, Bitcoin's public record shows. About 598.5 bitcoin has not come back. Liquid is a Bitcoin sidechain that holds real bitcoin to back a token called L-BTC. The network is still paused, so holders cannot turn that token back into bitcoin. The 3,400 bitcoin was sent to a&
ZX Spectrum: Experimenting with 1-Bit Soundhttps://bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/zx-spectrum-experimenting-with-1-bit-sound
Article URL: https://bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/zx-spectrum-experimenting-with-1-bit-sound/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611230 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Roomantic – See if that piece furniture fits before buying ithttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/roomantic-furniture-planner/id6759999318
Roomantic is a project I started working on earlier this year when I learned that iPhone Pro models have a LiDAR scanner and almost no practical apps that take advantage of it. It uses Apple’s RoomPlan API to generate floor plans, and then allows you to paste in links to furniture and visualize if it would fit into your space. Every feature is free, a subscription option exists if you want unlimited furniture placements (since those actually cost me money). I tried my best to make the app beautiful, since features are now so cheap to build using AI, so any feedback would be appreciated. It…
Show HN: Edge-AI device that analyzes my cannabis grow, nothing leaves the LANhttps://croplock.com/blog
Article URL: https://croplock.com/blog/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611204 Points: 2 # Comments: 1
Show HN: EndFrame – Demos, launch videos, shorts from the AI plan you pay forhttps://endframe.ai
Article URL: https://endframe.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611174 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
UK bans goods from Israeli West Bank settlements: What that really meanshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/uk-bans-goods-from-israeli-west-bank-settlements-what-that-really-means
Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said the ban represents a 'comprehensive reset' of UK's policy on Israel.
How Climate Resilient Are the Largest Cities?https://alphageo.ai/how-climate-resilient-are-the-worlds-largest-cities
Article URL: https://alphageo.ai/how-climate-resilient-are-the-worlds-largest-cities/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611132 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Benchmarking Qwen3.8 27B quantizations: 4-bit holds up, 1-bit collapseshttps://quesma.com/blog/qwen38-27b-quantizations-benchmarked
Article URL: https://quesma.com/blog/qwen38-27b-quantizations-benchmarked/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611128 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
#hackernews #tech #startup #27b #qwen3 #1bit #4bit #benchmarking
Show HN: NissyGirl – A 3D web based handheld console rendered in HTML/CSShttps://nissygirl.com
Hello hn :) I am Tanis I'm showing off a passion project of mine, NissyGirl. This began with the question "what if I rendered a Game Boy with only CSS" - I loved the result and couldn't stop myself from continually adding to it. My goal is to provide the tactile experience of playing with a retro console and its cartridges from the browser. As of today NissyGirl hosts: - fully interactive 3D handheld rendered with only HTML/CSS - XState machines orchestrating the many layers of behavior - tactile cartridge flow (with more 3D HTML/CSS) - custom game engine featuring fixed-timestep simulation a…
The two Christian saints who are the Buddhahttps://signoregalilei.com/2026/08/30/the-two-christian-saints-who-are-secretly-the-buddha
Article URL: https://signoregalilei.com/2026/08/30/the-two-christian-saints-who-are-secretly-the-buddha/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611051 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
FIFA accused of ‘abusive conduct’ over women’s football calendar in Europehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/fifa-accused-of-abusive-conduct-over-womens-football-calendar-in-europe
European Leagues body first filed complaint to the European Commission to protect men's players in October 2024.
Show HN: Otter, a multi-threaded JavaScript runtime capable of 1k+ threadshttps://github.com/gi-dellav/otter
Article URL: https://github.com/gi-dellav/otter Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611034 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Anypick, open library for filtering LLMs based on capabilites and pricehttps://github.com/gi-dellav/anypick
Article URL: https://github.com/gi-dellav/anypick Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49611018 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Heathrow and Gatwick among airports hit by air traffic control problemshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8x3dp1zpxo
Departures from a number of airports have been affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
