Ars Technica
Oct 26, 2026
Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce
Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.
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Hacker News
Oct 26, 2026
Three new discoveries in mathematics, computer science, and physics
Related:The Exponential Time Hypothesis Is False [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50251661 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50251344 Points: 650 # Comments: 278
The Guardian
Oct 26, 2026
iPhone Duo owners report cracks in Apple’s first foldable handset
Company says small number of devices affected by display glitch after posts appear on Reddit and social mediaOwners of the new foldable iPhone are reporting cracks in the device’s screen, as Apple confirmed an issue with a “small number” of units.Reports of cracks have emerged on Reddit and social …
Ars Technica
Oct 26, 2026
Apple reveals updated iPad mini with a bigger OLED screen for $700
Apple claims this is the most significant update ever for the iPad mini line.
Hacker News
Oct 26, 2026
Type Server Protocol
Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/blob/main/docs/tsp/type-server-protocol.md Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248371 Points: 213 # Comments: 145
Hacker News
Oct 26, 2026
GPT-6.1 Terra
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-6.1-terra Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248124 Points: 551 # Comments: 344
Hacker News
Oct 26, 2026
Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11
Article URL: https://blog.enlyth.com/posts/oldest-windows-gui-app-win-11/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248055 Points: 344 # Comments: 206
Ars Technica
Oct 26, 2026
Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo
Investigators explain how highway thieves stole $100M in data center equipment.
Hacker News
Oct 26, 2026
Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce
Article URL: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-offers-mass-buyouts-for-roughly-a-quarter-of-its-workforce/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50245524 Points: 194 # Comments: 140
The Guardian
Oct 26, 2026
Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns
Australian Signals Directorate chief says advanced AI tools are needed to defend against ‘AI-enabled attackers’Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians should prepare for more basic and important online services to go offline unexpectedly, the nation’s signals intell…
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Oct 26, 2026
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Oct 26, 2026
Behind the scenes at the NeXT Computer office
Article URL: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/menuez/browse/next-computer-inc?per_page=96&sort=pub_year_isi+asc%2C+title_sort+asc&view=masonry Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238763 Points: 21 # Comments: 9
Hacker News
Oct 26, 2026
Microsoft Decision-1: 9B Qwen Model Launch Explained
Article URL: https://shattered.io/microsoft-decision-1-qwen3-5-9b-model-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238620 Points: 9 # Comments: 0