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Kitesurf: Agent-first browser that runs in V8 isolates

Kitesurf: Agent-first browser that runs in V8 isolates

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/kitesurf/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49208393 Points: 209 # Comments: 57…
Show HN: Wyzer Programming Language

Show HN: Wyzer Programming Language

So i've been working on this project since a few days (or months i should say), it's called wyzer (meaning wiser) it's a statically typed, compiled, r…
The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon

The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon

The photograph, taken in visible light, made it possible to observe for the first time the tiny plasma vortices that had been predicted for more than …
What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers

What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers

Article URL: https://www.noemamag.com/why-is-everyone-in-tech-so-sad/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49209539 Points: 225 # Commen…
USA Today Co., partners with Palantir to analyze audience data

USA Today Co., partners with Palantir to analyze audience data

Article URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/americas-largest-newspaper-chain-usa-today-co-partners-with-palantir-to-analyze-audience-data/ Comments…
Iceberg Collapses and Flips over in Ilulissat, Greenland (July 25, 2026) [video]

Iceberg Collapses and Flips over in Ilulissat, Greenland (July 25, 2026) [video]

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UufMqwyO7pY Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211438 Points: 191 # Comments: 47…
Assembly Hall of Shame

Assembly Hall of Shame

Article URL: https://github.com/xoreaxeaxeax/asm-hall-of-shame Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214098 Points: 188 # Comments: 42…
App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours

App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours

Article URL: https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/app_store_rejection_of_the_week_dark_hours Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214863…
Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment

Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment

New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis.…
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.…
Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires

Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires

Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.…
The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff

The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff

Restart, a games media website launched in late 2024 that was sponsored by Walmart, has laid off its "entire editorial team," according to a Friday po…
OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI said it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra over concerns about its cybersecurity prowess.…
My phone detects going on a run as “someone snatching my phone and running off”

My phone detects going on a run as “someone snatching my phone and running off”

Article URL: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@rygorous/117047697255584965 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49200439 Points: 190 # Com…
Nvidia’s Vera Whitepaper Has a Thread Loose

Nvidia’s Vera Whitepaper Has a Thread Loose

Article URL: https://chipsandcheese.com/p/nvidias-vera-whitepaper-has-a-thread Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49189234 Points: 205…
Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks

Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks

Hey HN, we’re Will & Johnny from ProvenMetal (https://provenmetal.com). You send us design files or specs and we give you assembled boards domesticall…
Ford picks "Fathom" for its affordable truck name, starts at $28,350

Ford picks "Fathom" for its affordable truck name, starts at $28,350

Deliveries of the new electric pickup are slated for later next year.…
It’s the last day to get a $350 gift card with your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorder

It’s the last day to get a $350 gift card with your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorder

Samsung’s latest foldable Android phones, the Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8, release tomorrow, August 7th. Today is the final day when you can pl…
Online ad giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are needed

Online ad giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are needed

Article URL: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/online-advertising-giant-adform-was-hacked-proving-once-again-why-ad-blockers-are-necessary/ Comments URL…
Cloudflare OS: an open platform for agents, apps, and work

Cloudflare OS: an open platform for agents, apps, and work

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-os/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49182996 Points: 275 # Comments: 155…
Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4

Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4

Assistant will disappear, leaving only Gemini for voice control in the coming weeks.…
Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership

Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership

Google is making some significant AI leadership changes, including a major shift for Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis. Hassabis will become the c…
Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator Treblo

Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator Treblo

We were pretty sure that Fenix Flexin's "Rubberz" was made using AI, but musician Medasin was confident that it was made using Treblo specifically. No…
Apple’s selling refurbished MacBook Neos with a $100 discount

Apple’s selling refurbished MacBook Neos with a $100 discount

Apple’s most affordable laptop, the MacBook Neo, is available once again at its pre-price hike price. All four colors are currently discounted and ava…
Keyv and friends compromised in active Shai-Hulud supply chain attack

Keyv and friends compromised in active Shai-Hulud supply chain attack

Article URL: https://www.aikido.dev/blog/keyv-and-friends-compromised-in-npm-supply-chain-attack Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49…
Puzzle Corner

Puzzle Corner

Ready for a fresh set of puzzles? Click here for the September/October 2026 Puzzle Corner, brought to you by Michael S. Branicky, ScD ’95, of the Puzz…
Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to …
Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away

Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away

Sunbird Messaging is back on the Google Play Store, offering Android users blue bubble privileges in iMessage complete with reactions and high quality…
Pushing the limits: Infinite Machine's Olto is barely a bicycle

Pushing the limits: Infinite Machine's Olto is barely a bicycle

Scooter layout makes pedaling a bad experience. But it does have pedals.…
Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames an extortionist for planting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public chat to get the app temporarily removed fr…