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Kusama Yayoi has died

Kusama Yayoi has died

https://archive.ph/axjMFhttps://yayoi-kusama.jp/en/news4518/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v4k0re3vwo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/…
GitHub Outage Tracker: Is GitHub Cooked?

GitHub Outage Tracker: Is GitHub Cooked?

Article URL: https://isgithubcooked.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454728 Points: 267 # Comments: 185…
The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worse

The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worse

You know the person blocking your view of the concert because their phone is swaying in the air, recording the entire thing? Get ready for the unfolde…
Apple TV now costs $14.99 a month after its fourth price hike in four years

Apple TV now costs $14.99 a month after its fourth price hike in four years

Apple raised the price of its streaming service for new and current subscribers on Friday, bumping it up from $12.99 per month to $14.99, Deadline and…
RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn

RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn

Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.…
OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent

OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent

Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is “put to sleep.”…
Speedo’s new smart goggles module can track all four swim strokes

Speedo’s new smart goggles module can track all four swim strokes

Speedo is launching a removable smart module for its Vanquisher goggles that can analyze a swimmer's performance across all four swim strokes: freesty…
Taylor Farms: How One Company's Reach Became a National Risk

Taylor Farms: How One Company's Reach Became a National Risk

Article URL: https://farmaction.us/taylorfarmsreport/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49449749 Points: 293 # Comments: 196…
Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks

Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks

227 install commands were found in corporate docs pointing at code nobody owns.…
Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago

Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago

"We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it.…
Why did 1,000 Swiss citizens bury their underpants?

Why did 1,000 Swiss citizens bury their underpants?

Study: Land use is the biggest factor in determining decomposition rates of organic cotton underpants.…
Sony finally has a cheaper OLED to compete with midrange Samsung and LG TVs

Sony finally has a cheaper OLED to compete with midrange Samsung and LG TVs

After unexpectedly showing up on a wall-mounting compatibility chart on Sony's site back in June, the company has announced the Sony Bravia 6 OLED TV.…
Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more

Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more

The updates indicate that Google is looking position to AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it's moving beyond simply helping users find inform…
The turbulent AI era is here

The turbulent AI era is here

Article URL: https://www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-ai-era-and-critical-choices-to-make Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451313 Po…
Plaud’s new earphones come with an eSIM-enabled case for talking to AI agents

Plaud’s new earphones come with an eSIM-enabled case for talking to AI agents

Plaud's new 'agentic' earbuds are priced at $249.…
Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies

Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies

A recap of all the incidents involving LLMs made by Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI, which went rogue and attacked real companies and individuals on the i…
How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27

How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27

The eclipse will obscure about 93 percent of the moon’s surface. Here are the peak times and tips for the best viewing experience.…
The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week

The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week

This is a friendly reminder that the Nintendo Switch 2 will jump in price by $50 starting on September 1st. That’s next Tuesday! The company gave plen…
Apple Maps has ads now

Apple Maps has ads now

Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple's announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They're appearing o…
Omarchy development practices lead to predictable security issues

Omarchy development practices lead to predictable security issues

Article URL: https://blog.happyfellow.dev/merchants-of-insecurity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49447682 Points: 265 # Comments:…
Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children

Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c…
Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new GLM-series model and will release its weights

Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new GLM-series model and will release its weights

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/china-s-z-ai-made-ox-alpha-stealth-model-that-rivals-deepseek Comments URL: https://ne…
AWS Acquires DuckDB

AWS Acquires DuckDB

Article URL: https://ducklabs.com/news/2026/08/26/ducklabs-to-join-aws Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448321 Points: 300 # Comme…
Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era

Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era

Robot bodies are waiting for their AI brains to catch up.…
Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement

Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement

Meta settled its latest kids online safety trial with a group of 29 state attorneys general, sparing it from the remainder of a trial that could have …
Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Biology is coming to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, even as reliable biomarkers remain rare.…
You can now buy music on SoundCloud

You can now buy music on SoundCloud

SoundCloud has launched a new beta feature that allows artists on the audio streaming platform to sell music directly from their profiles, instead of …
Your Oura Ring can’t measure what’s going on in your skull

Your Oura Ring can’t measure what’s going on in your skull

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that sw…
Elden Ring on the Switch 2 isn’t tarnished

Elden Ring on the Switch 2 isn’t tarnished

FromSoftware is hoping to make a splash on the Switch 2 later this year when it launches The Duskbloods, a gothic competitive multiplayer game that's …
Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.…