Sophos ITDR expands identity protection for the AI erahttps://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-itdr-ai-protection
Sophos ITDR now delivers deeper AI identity visibility, expanded Microsoft support, faster response, and seamless deployment.
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The Nothing Headphone A are half off for the first timehttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1010384/nothing-headphone-a-charli-xcx-deal-sale
One of the best deals we’ve seen today bundles together a great pair of headphones with a solid album. When you add the Nothing Headphone A in black or white and the CD version of the Charli XCX album Music, Fashion, Film to your Amazon cart, you’ll save 33 percent on your order, bringing the […]
Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandexhttps://www.theverge.com/news/1010424/yandex-drone-strike-outage-disinformation-zelenskyy
Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms," Zelenskyy said Monday. "There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations." Zelenskyy isn't the first to assert that the […]
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Fieldhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/rivian-spinoff-mind-robotics-hires-former-ford-ev-chief-doug-field
Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
What is NVIDIA DLSS and how does it work?https://www.engadget.com/2281734/what-is-nvidia-dlss-how-works
NVIDIA's upscaling software is truly powerful when used in the right situations.
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as presidenthttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/1010050/rivian-mind-robotics-hires-doug-field-ford-tesla-apple
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the EV company's secretive robotics startup. Field was a VP of special projects at Apple, where he was the de facto head of the company's ultimately unsuccessful Project Titan effort to make an autonomous electric car. He had […]
Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roadshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/flox-intelligence-is-building-ai-to-keep-wildlife-away-from-trains-airports-and-roads
Flox's edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.
'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Parishttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ckg5jqg1npd7o
Student protesters in France have told the BBC's James Waterhouse that they will continue to take action until change has been made. The protests have now entered their fourth week.
US Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog case on Elon Musk’s DOGE recordshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/us-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-watchdog-case-on-elon-musks-doge-records
The Trump administration argues that DOGE is exempt from freedom of information requirements.
Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 hands-on: A look at the audio updates and Siri AIhttps://www.engadget.com/2285699/apple-tv-4k-2026-and-homepod-mini-2-hands-on-siri-ai-audio-upgrade
Listening to Apple's new audio features with Siri as our binge-watching companion.
Presidential hopeful Melenchon joins France school protest marchhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/presidential-hopeful-melenchon-joins-france-school-protest-march
Left-wing presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Melenchon has given his support to school protests in France
Trump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on Ukrainehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/trump-says-putin-and-zelenskyy-both-want-to-end-russias-war-on-ukraine
Trump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on Ukraine
Man City charges: Any political interference and I’ll quit, says regulatorhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/13/man-city-charges-any-political-interference-and-ill-quit-says-regulator
English football regulator insists there will be no political pressure in Manchester City's appeal over guilty verdict.
Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets a full series order from Huluhttps://www.engadget.com/2285678/ryan-cooglers-x-files-reboot-gets-a-full-series-order-from-hulu
It stars two new FBI agents that aren't named Mulder and Scully.
Don't like your Facebook feed? Meta wants to know what you want to see insteadhttps://www.engadget.com/2285674/dont-like-your-facebook-feed-meta-wants-to-know-what-you-want-to-see-instead
Within reason, of course.
Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithmhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/facebook-is-giving-users-more-control-over-their-algorithm
Facebook is the latest social media platform to give users greater control over the algorithm that determines what appears in their feeds. Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” on Tuesday, a feature it first launched on Instagram. The new tool allows Facebook users to influence the content they see in […]
Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/forget-rockets-longshot-wants-to-fire-cargo-into-space-from-a-gun-see-it-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026
Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.
How the iPhone Duo's camera is different from the iPhone 18 Pro'shttps://www.engadget.com/2282217/iphone-duo-vs-iphone-18-pro-camera-differences
Going beyond the number of cameras and megapixels.
I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasseshttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1009128/ray-ban-meta-audio-glasses-review-smart-glasses-headphones-wearables
The other day I whizzed past several people while running in the park, my playlist blasting at full volume. The next morning, I smiled at a barista while ordering a caramel apple-flavored matcha latte. Afterward, I sat on a park bench reading a book, called up a pal to chat about her recent trip to […]
Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses review: No camera, no problemhttps://www.engadget.com/2285337/ray-ban-meta-audio-glasses-review
Normal-looking glasses with solid audio and way better battery life is a win for everyone.
Cornell bans all fraternity parties over gang sex assault allegationshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8dzg094zd9o
The school has faced an uproar over how it handled assault allegations brought by a woman known as Jane Doe.
GitHub’s model for secret detection: Finding more secrets with less noisehttps://github.blog/ai-and-ml/githubs-model-for-secret-detection-finding-more-secrets-with-less-noise
GitHub’s context-aware secret classifier improves detection quality, raises weighted acceptance by 11.5%, and reduces median scan execution time by 86%. The post GitHub’s model for secret detection: Finding more secrets with less noise appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
Show HN: FandomMap – a map of 700 fan conventions, with their guest listshttps://www.fandommap.com
Article URL: https://www.fandommap.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075823 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Deslop – Oxlint rules for AI-generated TypeScripthttps://github.com/maharshi365/deslop
Catches unsafe types, duplicate code, and low-value tests. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075809 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Hev is a Jev-compatible API, answered by humanshttps://usehev.com
Burned a few tokens during the long weekend to give you real decisions powered by the most trustworthy humans on the internet: strangers. Please be nice and don't send your actual Jev/Clef API keys. https://github.com/luisrudge/hev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075774 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: XY Music Notationhttps://music.xy.dev
I've been playing around with a new kind of isomorphic music keyboard that uses a base-12 notation, and wanted some sheet music to learn some new music for it. The idea is to represent each note in 12-TET as a number, so N ∈ (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,X,Y). I used codex to build a music score rendering backend based on MuseScore with custom note heads that display the pitch class of each note. I've found it pretty helpful for learning how to play my own instrument, so wanted to share in case anyone else was interested. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075665 Points: 2 # Commen…
Show HN: XY Music Notationhttps://music.xy.dev
I've been playing around with a new kind of isomorphic music keyboard that uses a base-12 notation, and wanted some sheet music to learn some new music for it. The idea is to represent each note in 12-TET as a number, so N ∈ (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,X,Y). I used codex to build a music score rendering backend based on MuseScore with custom note heads that display the pitch class of each note. I've found it pretty helpful for learning how to play my own instrument, so wanted to share in case anyone else was interested. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075665 Points: 5 # Commen…
Show HN: Ampsu's Metabolism mode – how it learns what you burn (adaptive TDEE)https://ampsu.eu/blog/metabolism-mode
Article URL: https://ampsu.eu/blog/metabolism-mode Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075648 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Pippin – macOS High-Performance Screen Sharing Client for Linuxhttps://github.com/jonesy827/pippin
Hi HN, I built pippin, a native Rust client for macOS's "High-Performance" Screen Sharing mode on Linux. There are lots of options that can get you usable, high resolution remote access to macOS from non-Apple devices, but until recently there were no options that did not require installing and maintaining a server on your Mac. Apple normally restricts High-Performance Screen Sharing (HEVC 4:4:4 video, system audio, and dynamic display resizing) to Mac-to-Mac connections. A week or two ago I discovered iShareScreen ( https://github.com/renegadelink/iShareScreen ), which did the heavy lifting…
China sentences three people to death for running Myanmar scam centreshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/china-sentences-three-people-to-death-for-running-myanmar-scam-centres
Dozens more were imprisoned for their involvement in telecommunications fraud, trafficking, prostitution and murder.
Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to musichttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/13/nx-s1-6000124/yiyun-li-music-against-the-night
Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night , she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zoneshttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/1010364/tesla-robotaxi-school-zonespeeding-investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's evaluating allegations that Tesla's 1,000 or so robotaxis using its automated driving system are exceeding "posted speed limits in active school zones." Waymo's robotaxis have also faced similar inquiries, including for illegally passing school buses and hitting a child near a California elementary school. NHTSA: The Office […]
GTA 6 is reportedly coming to PC in Q1 2027, just months after consoleshttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x538o8/gta_6_is_reportedly_coming_to_pc_in_q1_2027_just
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Argentina lodges legal claim against UK's Falklands oil explorationhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmp3g14p3z2ko
The action filed with an international maritime tribunal is the latest development in an escalating row over the Falkland Islands.
The Paris Auto Show is full of interesting cars Americans can’t havehttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/europe-shows-a-better-alternative-to-big-suvs-at-the-paris-auto-show
Small EVs and efficient people carriers update familiar names for the modern age.
Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real worldhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/laplace-intelligence-red-teams-robots-and-self-driving-cars-before-they-hit-the-real-world
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield.
GTA 6 is reportedly coming to PC in early 2027https://www.engadget.com/2285602/gta-6-is-reportedly-coming-to-pc-in-early-2027
That would be a much smaller port time than GTA 5.
The Xteink X4 Pro is a great, tiny e-reader, and it’s cheaper than everhttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1010276/xteink-x4-pro-e-reader-deal-sale
If you’re looking for an e-reader that can easily fit in your pocket (or snap onto your magnet-equipped phone), the tiny Xteink X4 Pro might be worth a look. It features a 4.26-inch, 800 x 480 E Ink display, making it significantly smaller and thinner than Amazon’s smallest six-inch Kindle. It’s also quite a bit […]
Cholera cases surge in Yemen as conflict intensifies, WHO sayshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/cholera-cases-surge-in-yemen-as-conflict-intensifies-who-says
Yemen has reported 8,034 suspected cases and 27 deaths this year, with a quarter of the total coming in last four weeks.
Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headachehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/pluto-security-raises-42m-as-ai-gives-enterprise-security-teams-a-new-headache
Pluto Security has raised $42 million Jump Capital, TLV Partners, Ansa Capital and angel investors.
McIlroy would vote for LIV players' PGA Tour returnhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/c875pdv1ye2lo
Rory McIlroy would vote to have LIV Golf players back on the PGA Tour and says the breakaway circuit is no longer a threat to traditional tours.
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefinghttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/new-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-holds-first-briefing
Katie Zacharia has held her first briefing as White House press secretary after replacing Karoline Leavitt.
Is PHP a Rusty language?https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x52fhg/is_php_a_rusty_language
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Russia did try to interfere with Brexit vote but had little impact, MI5 chief sayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cky83q49e4w0o
It comes after Andy Burnham said Moscow had tried to interfere in the 2016 referendum.
Watch: Inside Katie Zacharia's very brief White House briefinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cxm235y4l54lo
The BBC's Sarah Smith reports on the the briefest briefing she has ever seen at the White House. Katie Zacharia took questions from three journalists on her first day on the job.
Facebook will let you customize your feed algorithm using AIhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1010344/meta-facebook-your-algorithm-ai
Facebook's new "Your Algorithm" feature will let you directly add and manage topics you want to see in your feed and Facebook Reels. Meta says your recommendations "respond right away" after you make updates using the new feature by hitting "interested" or "not interested" for different topics. Your Algorithm previously launched on Instagram earlier this […]
Coris (YC S22) Is Hiring Back End Engineerhttps://www.ycombinator.com/companies/coris/jobs/h0nDly8-backend-engineer-ai-native-risk-infrastructure-integrations
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/coris/jobs/h0nDly8-backend-engineer-ai-native-risk-infrastructure-integrations Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074969 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Google wants to host your personal vibe-coded apps in the Play Storehttps://arstechnica.com/google/2026/10/google-wants-to-host-your-personal-vibe-coded-apps-in-the-play-store
Google plans to help turn those personal AI-generated apps into wide releases.
Show HN: Let Muse book your services and leave you a messagehttps://github.com/mudroom-ai/gateway
Article URL: https://github.com/mudroom-ai/gateway Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074958 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
MIT startup says it can turn diesel trucks into cheaper hydrogen haulers; see it at Disrupthttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/mit-startup-says-it-can-turn-diesel-trucks-into-cheaper-hydrogen-haulers-see-it-at-disrupt
Diesel is expensive and polluting, and LNK Energies says it has come up with a way to replace it with hydrogen, all while undercutting diesel on cost.
Google makes it easier to launch your vibe-coded appshttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1009066/google-play-vibe-coded-android-apps-launch
The next time you vibe-code a custom app with Google's AI Studio, you won't have to connect your phone to a computer to install it. On Tuesday, Google announced a new feature in the US that will allow you to launch personal apps directly through the Play Store. Google first launched the ability to vibe-code […]
Google will let you distribute vibe-coded Android apps with just a Google accounthttps://www.engadget.com/2282824/google-lets-anyone-upload-android-apps-to-play-store-via-ai-studio
The company is revamping the Play Store for the AI era with changes to publishing, recommendations and more.
Google Play now supports private, vibe-coded apps built just for youhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/google-play-now-supports-private-vibe-coded-apps-built-just-for-you
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Store.
A redesigned Play Store is coming to cars with Google built-inhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1010086/cars-google-built-in-redesigned-play-store
The Google Play Store is getting a big update for cars with Google built-in. On Tuesday, the company announced that the Play Store's layout will now automatically adapt to the size and layout of your car's screen while making it easier to find and download new apps. The update, which is rolling out in the […]
Show HN: How Random Are You?https://lab.specr.net/rigged-draw
Article URL: https://lab.specr.net/rigged-draw/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074909 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: How Random Are You?https://lab.specr.net/rigged-draw
Article URL: https://lab.specr.net/rigged-draw/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074909 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Show HN: Muster, a Mac Menu Bar Switcher for Claude Code, Codex and Cursorhttps://github.com/josefchen/muster
Article URL: https://github.com/josefchen/muster Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074904 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Show HN: Check your Claude Code, Codex and Cursor sessions for secretshttps://github.com/AGGIB/Stroq
Article URL: https://github.com/AGGIB/Stroq Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074883 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Gemini 4 Argon for Roboticshttps://developers.googleblog.com/gemini-4-argon-for-robotics
Article URL: https://developers.googleblog.com/gemini-4-argon-for-robotics/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074869 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Treesum – Replace MS Excel/Project with a Code Editorhttps://www.treesum.app
Intro The goal of this software is to make it easy to get the plan that's in your head onto the page. Start with the outline then add details. Then more details. Then numbers: costs, time, quantities. Then organize and categorize with #tags. All the sums, graphs and pivot table functionality happens automatically in the Calcs, Timeline, Stats views. And everything looks nice without you having to format it. Currently, it's all local, saved in your browser. Save your plan permanently by downloading the '.tsum' file. Open (upload) the '.tsum' to start working again. Everything happens in the…
Show HN: Mac equivalent of Nvidia ShadowPlay. Recording missed moments on Machttps://clipit.itzadetunji.com
(TLDR at the end) Hello everyone, I've been a gamer all my life, and ever since I got a Mac, I've noticed that I am unable to save recordings of gaming sessions the way NVIDIA ShadowPlay or other related software does on PC, but now it's possible. The idea of how it works came from my PS4, which let me save clips, and I didn't know how it worked. I later looked into it and figured it out using a rolling buffer so you don't store everything, but just enough to capture the moment The first version of this was built on iOS, and it's live on the App Store for you to check out. I am sure those who…
I tried out Apple’s HomeView smart displayhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1009877/apple-homeview-smart-home-display-hands-on
Apple has just announced the HomeView, its first smart home display - and I just got hands-on with the device, which features a gorgeous 7-inch square touchscreen and built-in Siri AI. It's designed as a smart home controller, personal assistant, and home hub for your household, so there was a lot to check out. The […]
Show HN: Lobster – The Skin for Agentshttps://www.getlobster.dev
Lobster is an initiative to make sure humans get the best out of an agent. The Lobster skin helps to get a thorough understanding and visibility of tasks they assign to agents. Join the waitlist @ https://getlobster.dev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074797 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Floods submerge cars, homes and hospitals in Libya’s Tripolihttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/floods-submerge-cars-homes-and-hospitals-in-libyas-tripoli
Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, submerging cars, trapping people inside buildings.
Americans Trust in Federal Government Sinks to New Depthshttps://news.gallup.com/poll/715361/trust-federal-government-sinks-new-depths.aspx
Article URL: https://news.gallup.com/poll/715361/trust-federal-government-sinks-new-depths.aspx Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074739 Points: 20 # Comments: 6
Liverpool's Wirtz problem - does he need to be dropped?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvglw07rx6jeo
More than a year since his £116m move, Florian Wirtz is still struggling to hit top form at Liverpool - so does he need to be dropped?
Netflix will broadcast the 2030 FIFA World Cup in Spain and Andorrahttps://www.engadget.com/2285515/netflix-will-broadcast-the-2030-fifa-world-cup-in-spain-and-andorra
Get those VPNs ready.
Here's why your phone's proximity sensors are so importanthttps://www.engadget.com/2282192/why-phone-proximity-sensor-important
Your phone would lose a long list of features and basic functions if it didn't have proximity sensors.
Actress Mia Goth says it’s ‘incomprehensible’ that Instagram allowed an AI image of her to spreadhttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1010277/mia-goth-instagram-ai-shirt-deepfake-divorce
Earlier this month, news broke that actress Mia Goth had filed for divorce from actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf. An Instagram post from the account miagoth_ - marked with a blue verified checkmark - quickly spread. The post shows Goth in a T-shirt that reads "MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN" in bold black letters. […]
Jerusalem Daily: Israeli forces raid NGOs in Ramallahhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/jerusalem-daily-israeli-forces-raid-ngos-in-ramallah
Jerusalem Daily: Israeli forces raid NGOs in Ramallah
Show HN: Lowlight – Dim your MacBook keyboard backlight below the macOS minimumhttps://github.com/Isaac-Harper/lowlight
I work in a dark room a lot, and even the lowest keyboard backlight setting on my MacBook was too bright. I noticed macOS fades the backlight all the way to zero when it turns off, but the lowest level it lets you pick is noticeably brighter than that. Lowlight is a small menu bar app that adds extra steps under the macOS minimum, plus the normal range above it. You choose how many extra steps you want. It fades the backlight down and holds it at the step you pick. If you change the keyboard brightness in Control Center, macOS takes back over. It uses private CoreBrightness APIs, so a future…
Drivers queue for hours in Bali amid fuel shortagehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/drivers-queue-for-hours-in-bali-amid-fuel-shortage
Drivers in Bali face hours-long queues amid shortages of Indonesia’s subsidised Pertalite fuel.
Anthropic’s Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia policehttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x51d6k/anthropics_claude_ai_submitted_false_murder_tip
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Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satelliteshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/satlyt-founded-by-a-former-google-and-spacex-product-manager-raises-8m-to-run-ai-on-satellites
Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
Cheap Chinese and open source LLMs could trigger trillion-dollar AI infrastructure 'reset'https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/10/13/cheap-chinese-and-open-source-llms-could-trigger-trillion-dollar-ai-infrastructure-reset/5302774
Jefferies wonders if LLMs will ever be profitable during the 'ongoing collapse in token pricing'
Apple HomePod mini 2 vs. Apple HomePod mini: What do you get for the $50 increase?https://www.engadget.com/2285476/apple-homepod-mini-2-vs-mini-comparison-50-dollar-increase
Are Siri AI, a new chip and Sound Glow worth the higher price?
Apple unveils new smart home devices that showcase upgraded Siri AIhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/13/apple-new-smart-home-device-ai
New products from Apple include the HomeView, an iPad-like device that acts as a hub for other smart home gadgets Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart home products, including an iPad-like device dubbed the HomeView, meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops and act as a hub for other smart home devices. The HomeView device starts at $299 and will begin shipping next month. It will feature a 7in screen and face recognition, will help users control doorbells, thermostats and smart locks in a market where Apple has tinkered for a decade without major success. The…
Cyberattack halts construction of tunnel between Denmark and Germanyhttps://ua.news/en/world/kiberataka-zupinila-budivnitstvo-tuneliu-mizh-daniieiu-ta-nimechchinoiu-rmf24
Article URL: https://ua.news/en/world/kiberataka-zupinila-budivnitstvo-tuneliu-mizh-daniieiu-ta-nimechchinoiu-rmf24 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074289 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Get your license to do math in 5 minuteshttps://mathlicense.pro
Article URL: https://MathLicense.pro/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074254 Points: 1 # Comments: 2
Show HN: Ampsu – Fast calorie tracking with EU barcodes and adaptive metabolismhttps://ampsu.eu
Article URL: https://ampsu.eu/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074225 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Pope admitted to hospital for surgery to remove lump on his lunghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1wvd9dvv22o
Pope Leo has said the growth is "contained" and had been found "at a very early stage".
GitHub Tightens npm Publishing After Flaw Left 1,500+ Packages Vulnerable to Hijackinghttps://thehackernews.com/2026/10/github-tightens-npm-publishing-after.html
GitHub has taken the step of expiring unvalidated npm trusted publishing configurations 48 hours after creation after researchers found that it was possible for an attacker to push new versions of a different user's package without having to steal their credentials. "Your configuration becomes validated and exempt from expiry after its first successful publish," the Microsoft-owned subsidiary
Is AppleCare actually worth it for the Apple Watch SE?https://www.engadget.com/2282163/applecare-apple-watch-se-when-worth-buying
AppleCare+ makes Apple Watch repairs or replacements easier, but even at a low cost, it might not be a good value.
Show HN: SpiderMonkey – System 1 for Code Agentshttps://github.com/jayhack/spidermonkey
Article URL: https://github.com/jayhack/spidermonkey Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50074099 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Hands-on with the Apple Home Collectionhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1009899/apple-home-collection-hands-on
We've just gotten a closer look at Apple's new video doorbell, security cameras, a door lock, and thermostats following the company's "Welcome Home" event on Tuesday. The six new devices are part of a new Apple Home Collection, which the company co-developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. The LG smart lock costs $349 and […]
Discovery+ gets a price bump just a week after the Skydance mergerhttps://www.engadget.com/2285445/discovery-gets-a-price-bump-just-a-week-after-the-skydance-merger
Who could have possibly seen this coming.
Majority in US say Trump prioritises personal wealth over all else: Pollhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/majority-in-us-say-trump-prioritises-personal-wealth-over-all-else-poll
A majority of US adults say President Trump and his family have inappropriately profited from presidency.
UK spy chief says Iran is stepping up targeting of military baseshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/uk-spy-chief-says-iran-is-stepping-up-targeting-of-military-bases
MI5 chief says 50 arrests were made in past year to disrupt Iran-led operations.
Scientists wonder: Is my AI stealing my ideas?https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-worry-ai-is-stealing-their-ideas
Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-worry-ai-is-stealing-their-ideas/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50073926 Points: 16 # Comments: 4
Gemini 4 Argonhttps://deepmind.google/models/gemini
Article URL: https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50073879 Points: 32 # Comments: 2
Regulator would quit over interference in Man City casehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjkge245n0gzo
The head of English football's independent regulator says he will resign if he encounters any political interference over Manchester City's future.
Majority of clubs on edge of 'financial disaster' - regulatorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6vgx70pzq1jo
English football's finances are "dangerously exposed, with the majority of clubs living on the edge of financial disaster", a new report says.
Gemini 4 Argon begins rolling out in Gemini app and Antigravity, but only if you payhttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/gemini-4-argon-begins-rolling-out-in-gemini-app-and-antigravity-but-only-if-you-pay
Developers will get 50 percent discounted API rates through November.
Google's Gemini 4 Argon is now available in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Searchhttps://www.engadget.com/2285023/google-gemini-4-argon-is-now-available-in-the-gemini-app-and-ai-mode-in-search
Google has rolled out Gemini 4 Argon to more users.
Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argonhttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009862/google-releases-gemini-4-argon
After months sitting on the sidelines of the frontier AI race, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Gemini 4 Argon model, claiming it can compete with the best the industry has to offer. Google says Argon delivers "frontier reasoning and improved performance across complex workflows," while cutting down on hedging, repetition, and the cliches that […]
Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say: Reuters exclusive - CTV Newshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizgFBVV95cUxPa2ZGb3JzUVA2VFcxQkwyZHFkVVFseDVDbFJHNWVteHRfeFYtS195cWx3SXFCZVdmcVRiZ0hmOUN6azd1eThJVWZLWHZfNEE1Yl9Nazl5T0Y1N2dPcEV5TTZXU1lGT3lqQWhTMThVcm9nWEZlREFYcnNnNmgtdHRSNjBXOFV4Vk1YLVFBeHNGMDFUMnN0dUhwQW85clowSnF3Yklfb0F0bHJXcUtsZWozNUlrTmk3SXp2dk5FcmZ0OWNlUTViMC04NHY4UHpqUQ
Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say: Reuters exclusive CTV News
Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say: Reuters exclusive - BNN Bloomberghttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5gFBVV95cUxNTVh0V0YxTlozazJfVm16VEF3WTB0bzJuUFd0Y292em9LbFo0WjdTektWak12eC1zNWllVzVxVVVULUNSZVBjTDFiTUh6bFhERGJ4X21xVzg0LVNBeG92Vm4yQXVPcVZEOW1RaTBRVGV3T19mWXJwOHR5dnR4NkE1eVhfY0xFZkQ3dFN0LVM0ZnVJRmtOWFV5b3puamcwbWN5RjI5YXZDenZyb2RfQVJ3cEhCbW1OZ2diZmxHc0czQWdfRHFrbGRzY01EYzBGV2NRVzlhWi1FbnFkSjQtYWxha1BKT2FKQQ
Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say: Reuters exclusive BNN Bloomberg
Show HN: Sayso, free open source dictation for Mac, Windows, and Linuxhttps://github.com/watzon/sayso
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Running RAG with a (small) language model in the browserhttps://bart.degoe.de/rag-with-a-small-language-model-in-the-browser
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Show HN: Surprisal – a language identifier in ~250 lines of C. No ML,no traininghttps://github.com/ahhyoushh/zip-surprisal
I made a text/language identifier today, in a single C file, with no ML. It classifies a text by checking which reference text a hand-rolled greedy LZ77 compressor finds least surprising. Each class is just a file of reference data. For a query, it sums the bits the compressed output would cost against each reference, and the cheapest one wins. It never writes a compressed file. I got this idea after watching 3b1b's compression is intelligence series for the 3rd time, so i had to make sure i understand it finally. I have my intro to C exam tomorrow, so feedback on the C is welcome. Comments U…