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The PlayStation replica ornament is an homage to a great, yet fragile console

The PlayStation replica ornament is an homage to a great, yet fragile console

You probably know the signature PlayStation boot sound. Did you know that it's technically a multi-part chime? There's the synthy section where "Sony …
Get Borderlands 3, Risk of Rain 2 and 13 other great PC games for $15

Get Borderlands 3, Risk of Rain 2 and 13 other great PC games for $15

The aptly-named “2K Megahits 2026 Bundle” from Humble includes 15 Steam games for $15. It’s a smattering of the publisher 2K’s biggest games of the 20…
Firefox Merges Support for Vulkan Video Decoding

Firefox Merges Support for Vulkan Video Decoding

Article URL: https://github.com/search Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48978835 Points: 189 # Comments: 46…
X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort

X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort

X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.…
Fans Flocked to World Cup Host Cities—Causing 80 Percent of the Tournament’s Emissions

Fans Flocked to World Cup Host Cities—Causing 80 Percent of the Tournament’s Emissions

The latest estimates reveal that the majority of greenhouse gas emissions from large-scale events such as the FIFA World Cup stem from spectators trav…
Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, and Anthropic's (Potential) Unravelling

Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, and Anthropic's (Potential) Unravelling

Article URL: https://www.emergingtrajectories.com/lh/frontier-lab-economics/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48980019 Points: 183 #…
Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI

Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI

Adobe's Project Indigo can now remove all kinds of backgrounds from photos you snap using the app.…
Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain

Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain

A recent study suggests that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of weight gain, and thus of conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes…
OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US Be?

OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US Be?

Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.…
Hacker wipes Romania's land registry database

Hacker wipes Romania's land registry database

Article URL: https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-hacker-wipes-romanias-entire-land-registry-database/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite…
AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes

AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes

Online retailer AliExpress says it's shocked by largest DSA fine yet.…
F1 in Belgium: The 2026 cars look pathetic on all the best racetracks

F1 in Belgium: The 2026 cars look pathetic on all the best racetracks

Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars.…
LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads

LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads

A video from Gamers Nexus explains how, after connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor to a PC running Windows 11 for the first time, Windows Update is s…
LG’s glossy OLED gaming monitor is rare to find under $400

LG’s glossy OLED gaming monitor is rare to find under $400

If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your gaming monitor, LG’s 27-inch 27GX704A-B pairs a glossy WOLED panel with a fast refresh rate, …
The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel

Article URL: https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/ Comments URL: https://news.ycom…
Annoying and alarming things about OpenCode

Annoying and alarming things about OpenCode

Article URL: https://wren.wtf/shower-thoughts/stop-using-opencode/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48978112 Points: 251 # Comments:…
Airport Simulator

Airport Simulator

Article URL: https://airport.apunen.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48976846 Points: 240 # Comments: 66…
The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here

The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here

"Something's coming. Something we may not be able to deter."…
The AirPods Max 2 are down to their second-best price

The AirPods Max 2 are down to their second-best price

There are a ton of deals available to shop today thanks to Best Buy’s “Black Friday in July” sale lasting all week. The sale typically aligns closely …
Dr. Jill Lepore on why AI backlash is vital for the future

Dr. Jill Lepore on why AI backlash is vital for the future

Today, I’m talking with Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Dr. Jill Lepore about her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, w…
Moonshine: Lets you stream games from your PC to any device running Moonlight

Moonshine: Lets you stream games from your PC to any device running Moonlight

Article URL: https://github.com/hgaiser/moonshine Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48972970 Points: 239 # Comments: 96…
Exploit brokers pay $500k for WordPress RCEs. I found one with GPT5.6 and $25

Exploit brokers pay $500k for WordPress RCEs. I found one with GPT5.6 and $25

Article URL: https://slcyber.io/research-center/exploit-brokers-pay-500000-for-a-wordpress-rce-i-found-one-with-gpt5-6/ Comments URL: https://news.yco…
Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness

Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness

Augment Code's Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context.…
The Download: AI hiring biases, and weather data sabotage

The Download: AI hiring biases, and weather data sabotage

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Orion Browser by Kagi

Orion Browser by Kagi

Article URL: https://orionbrowser.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970894 Points: 212 # Comments: 147…
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)

A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)

From countertop kits to a bathroom bucket full of straw and beyond, I spent a year testing popular mushroom-growing methods. Here’s what fruited—and w…
The 35 Best Board Games for Family Game Night

The 35 Best Board Games for Family Game Night

From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens.…
An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem

An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem

Several Chinese businesses associated with the ebike brand Aipas settled a lawsuit with Amazon and the safety certification company UL in July.…
AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring

AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring

The next time you apply for a job, AI may screen your résumé before any human sees it. But there’s good reason to question whether AI will judge you f…
I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned

I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned

Article URL: https://en.andros.dev/blog/0b8e451e/i-joined-the-indieweb-heres-what-i-learned/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=489669…