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DeepMind's WeatherNext model achieves breakthrough forecasting cyclones Article URL: [https://deepmind.google/blog/weathernext-ai-model-achieves-breakthrough-in-forecasting-cyclones/][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220126][2] Points: 5 # Comments: 1 [1]:

AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones — Google DeepMind

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220126

AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones — Google DeepMind

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Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires Article URL: [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/europes-free-satellite-service-just-made-it-easier-to-track-wildfires/][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220313][2] Points: 4 # Comments: 0 [1]:

Ars Technica

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

Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220313

Ars Technica

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

Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of Deaths by Suicide Article URL: [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/us-military-s-cyber-command-unit-grapples-with-cluster-of-deaths-by-suicide][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220339][2] Points: 5 # Comments: 0 [1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/us-military-s-cyber-command-unit-grapples-with-cluster-of-deaths-by-suicide [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220339 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/us-military-s-cyber-command-unit-grapples-with-cluster-of-deaths-by-suicide

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New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. Article URL: [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350][2] Points: 9 # Comments: 1 [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices Article URL: [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220390][2] Points: 4 # Comments: 0 [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220390 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

Grindr CEO Says AI Is Doing the Work of 200 Engineers Article URL: [https://ai-updates.net/grindr-ceo-says-ai-is-doing-the-work-of-200-engineers/][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219775][2] Points: 4 # Comments: 1 [1]: https://ai-updates.net/grindr-ceo-says-ai-is-doing-the-work-of-200-engineers/ [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219775 https://ai-updates.net/grindr-ceo-says-ai-is-doing-the-work-of-200-engineers/

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

Hardware backdoors in some x86 CPUs Article URL: [https://github.com/xoreaxeaxeax/rosenbridge][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219508][2] Points: 8 # Comments: 1 [1]:

GitHub

GitHub - xoreaxeaxeax/rosenbridge: Hardware backdoors in x86 CPUs

Hardware backdoors in x86 CPUs. Contribute to xoreaxeaxeax/rosenbridge development by creating an account on GitHub.

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219508

GitHub

GitHub - xoreaxeaxeax/rosenbridge: Hardware backdoors in x86 CPUs

Hardware backdoors in x86 CPUs. Contribute to xoreaxeaxeax/rosenbridge development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Working on Economics with Fable 5 Article URL: [https://wilsoniumite.com/2026/08/03/working-on-economics-with-fable-5/][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217001][2] Points: 6 # Comments: 0 [1]:

Wilsons Blog

Working on Economics with Fable 5 - Wilsons Blog

For the past few months I’ve been working on a theory. It started out as just a fun little data exercise looking at some different types of taxes...

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217001

Wilsons Blog

Working on Economics with Fable 5 - Wilsons Blog

For the past few months I’ve been working on a theory. It started out as just a fun little data exercise looking at some different types of taxes...

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

Mythos social engineering AISI INC-2026-07-28-01 Article URL: [https://web.archive.org/web/20260731053721/http://github.com/ancaferro/myNetwork/pull/3][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49218707][2] Points: 4 # Comments: 0 [1]:

GitHub

Fix full-scan hang on multi-homed hosts: defaultRoute() with several default routes (fixes #2) by miraholt31 · Pull Request #3 · ancaferro/myNetwork

Fixes #2 - discovery hangs when multiple default via routes exist. What changed defaultRoute() now parses all default routes and picks the lowest ...

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49218707

GitHub

Fix full-scan hang on multi-homed hosts: defaultRoute() with several default routes (fixes #2) by miraholt31 · Pull Request #3 · ancaferro/myNetwork

Fixes #2 - discovery hangs when multiple default via routes exist. What changed defaultRoute() now parses all default routes and picks the lowest ...

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

Show HN: Modern C++ Build Tools for Module Feature Anyone like C++'s module features? Feel free to try MCPP and talk with me. Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217761][1] Points: 4 # Comments: 0 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217761

GitHub

GitHub - mcpp-community/mcpp: A modern C++ module-first build tool — written in pure C++23 modules, fully self-hosted / 一个 现代C++ 模块化构建工具 — 纯 C++23 模块编写(已实现自举)

A modern C++ module-first build tool — written in pure C++23 modules, fully self-hosted / 一个 现代C++ 模块化构建工具 — 纯 C++23 �...

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

NASA to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year Article URL: [https://www.space.com/space-exploration/voyager/nasa-figured-out-how-to-keep-its-48-year-old-voyager-2-probe-running-for-yet-another-year][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49218179][2] Points: 7 # Comments: 0 [1]:

Space

NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year

Voyager 2 would have had to shut down one of its last remaining instruments later this year, until NASA made some power changes.

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49218179

Space

NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year

Voyager 2 would have had to shut down one of its last remaining instruments later this year, until NASA made some power changes.

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

I'm Pulling ColorCopy from the macOS App Store Article URL: [https://www.abeautifulsite.net/posts/im-pulling-colorcopy-from-the-macos-app-store/][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49218240][2] Points: 4 # Comments: 0 [1]:

I'm pulling ColorCopy from the macOS App Store

Three months after launch, an experiment in App Store discoverability comes to an end.

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49218240

I'm pulling ColorCopy from the macOS App Store

Three months after launch, an experiment in App Store discoverability comes to an end.

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) yesterday

The Nixpkgs core team has disbanded Article URL: [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/the-nixpkgs-core-team-has-disbanded/79413][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217993][2] Points: 24 # Comments: 3 [1]:

NixOS Discourse

The Nixpkgs core team has disbanded

The Nixpkgs core team has unfortunately decided to disband. We’re proud to have had the opportunity to lead by example in bottom‐up, consensus...

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217993

NixOS Discourse

The Nixpkgs core team has disbanded

The Nixpkgs core team has unfortunately decided to disband. We’re proud to have had the opportunity to lead by example in bottom‐up, consensus...

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) 2 days ago

Should AI labs be treated like the owners of dangerous animals? Article URL: [https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/06/should-ai-labs-be-treated-like-the-owners-of-dangerous-animals][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217629][2] Points: 6 # Comments: 1 [1]: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/06/should-ai-labs-be-treated-like-the-owners-of-dangerous-animals [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217629 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/06/should-ai-labs-be-treated-like-the-owners-of-dangerous-animals

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) 2 days ago

U.S. Department of Energy Launches the Genesis Open Models Initiative Article URL: [https://genesisopenmodels.anl.gov/][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216946][2] Points: 6 # Comments: 3 [1]: https://genesisopenmodels.anl.gov/ [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216946 https://genesisopenmodels.anl.gov/

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) 2 days ago

Lost my phone at the office. Claude suggested tracking Bluetooth signal strength Article URL: [https://twitter.com/un1c0rnioz/status/2084686552299634805][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49215786][2] Points: 19 # Comments: 5 [1]:

X (formerly Twitter)

Ben Zhang (@un1c0rnioz) on X

Lost my phone at the office and spent 30 minutes turning the place over. Find My was disabled by MDM. Out of ideas, I asked Claude how I could fin...

[2]:

Lost my phone at the office. Claude suggested tracking Bluetooth signal strength | Hacker News

X (formerly Twitter)

Ben Zhang (@un1c0rnioz) on X

Lost my phone at the office and spent 30 minutes turning the place over. Find My was disabled by MDM. Out of ideas, I asked Claude how I could fin...

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) 2 days ago

Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief Article URL: [https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/water-system-controllers-dont-belong-on-the-internet-says-ex-nsa-chief-after-suspected-iran-attacks/5285070][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216362][2] Points: 7 # Comments: 0 [1]:

theregister

Water system controllers don

Calling all defenders

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216362

theregister

Water system controllers don

Calling all defenders

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Opus5/low can do CryptoNote base58 decoding toolless, in working memory alone Article URL: [

Bluesky Social

Bluesky

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216389][2] Points: 6 # Comments: 0 [1]:

Bluesky Social

Jerome Leclanche (@jleclanche.bsky.social)

Claude can do CryptoNote-variant base58 calculations tool-less, in working memory only. This is Opus 5 on low thinking.

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216389

Bluesky Social

Jerome Leclanche (@jleclanche.bsky.social)

Claude can do CryptoNote-variant base58 calculations tool-less, in working memory only. This is Opus 5 on low thinking.

Hacker News (Front Page) (RSS/Atom feed) 2 days ago

Chasa Article URL: [https://chasa.io/][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49215762][2] Points: 6 # Comments: 2 [1]:

Chasa — AI invoice follow-up emails for freelancers

Free AI invoice follow-up for US freelancers. Paste unpaid invoices — get the right tone at 1 week, 30 days, or 60+ days overdue. You send every ...

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49215762

Chasa — AI invoice follow-up emails for freelancers

Free AI invoice follow-up for US freelancers. Paste unpaid invoices — get the right tone at 1 week, 30 days, or 60+ days overdue. You send every ...

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Mykhailo Fedorov reveals struggle to secure Patriot missiles and Western support Article URL: [https://www.uawire.org/former-ukrainian-defense-minister-mykhailo-fedorov-reveals-struggles-to-secure-patriot-missiles-and-western-support][1] Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49215292][2] Points: 7 # Comments: 0 [1]:

uawire.org

Former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov reveals struggles to secure Patriot missiles and Western support

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has opened up about the challenges he faced assembling Patriot missiles during his first meeting...

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49215292

uawire.org

Former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov reveals struggles to secure Patriot missiles and Western support

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has opened up about the challenges he faced assembling Patriot missiles during his first meeting...