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Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-5-transcribe/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468818 Points: 205 # Comments: 58
Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/build-with-gemini-omni-1-1-flash/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467922 Points: 214 # Comments: 150
Article URL: https://github.com/jakob-bu/grok-bot-linux-unofficial Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467702 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Hi HN, we're the founders of Salem Robotics (https://salemroboticsinc.com). We give existing mobile robots the task-specific intelligence to carry out surveys and physically interactive inspections in hazardous industrial facilities.Here's a video of it running on real robot hardware with a few wor…
Without authorization, 1,200 OpenAI agents conspired among themselves to game a test.
Nondisclosure agreements covered up negotiations between a tech company and several local and state officials, surprising local residents. It's a tactic used around the country in data center deals.
Nvidia is nabbing critical infrastructure for open models as interest grows.
"It just felt like the right thing to do"
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BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
Moscow threatens retaliation after Andy Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missilesRussia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the Kremli…
Ratko Mladic was one of the most notorious figures of a war that killed over 100,000 people in the 1990s. He commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of the Bosnian Muslims and boasted of being a "Serbian God."
With the war in Iran driving up fuel prices, diesel is now nearly $5.60 a gallon, affecting school districts at the start of the year.
xAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography.
GOP campaign committees want quick ruling before election ads ramp up next week.
Meta and the states that sued the company have agreed to a $17 billion settlement. And, nuclear regulators are preparing to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule.
A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.
Father Dionysios Tabakis says his views are those of Orthodox church, ‘nothing more, nothing less’A Greek Orthodox priest whose home-recorded album of drone metal and religious dubstep has made him a cult figure in experimental music circles has issued a statement in which he has clarified his stan…
Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films.
Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.
Mark Carney rejects attempt to rename lake as did several US governors, with Tony Evers mocking the moveUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America, amid his escalating trade war …
Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers.
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .
A lawsuit seeks to block President Trump's name from going back on the center. The center's board warns that if renovation plans don't go forward, it may be demolished.
Article URL: https://www.tokyodev.com/articles/the-story-of-suica Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466894 Points: 31 # Comments: 17
Standardized driver interface aims to let devices talk to AI and each other.
The deadly flash floods in Nepal are not a surprise to many scientists. Glacial melt is accelerating because of climate change, putting millions of people at risk.
A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.
Prime minister intervenes amid anger at news Tony Burke was planning to cut intake of 20,000 arrivals by a thirdFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has guaranteed Australia’s annual refugee intake will not…
From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinationsKusama – a life in picturesWas Kusama the world’s favourite artist?Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who reached superstar status after decades…
Article URL: https://pfrazee.leaflet.pub/3mu3p2smmis22 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49472161 Points: 64 # Comments: 26
Article URL: https://github.com/elyosh/OpenTIE/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49471965 Points: 112 # Comments: 23
Article URL: https://github.com/calmrocks/ai-engineer-notebooks Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49471714 Points: 73 # Comments: 8
Hi HN, we built an open source model gateway. It's a single place to manage our own self hosted, frontier, and open source models in one place.It’s is rust native, built for concurrency, and implements all the config quirks across models and providers (streaming formats, tool calls, model parameter…
Prosecutors argued Clancy made a calculated decision to murder the children, while the defence argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Andy Thapa is a charter and rescue pilot for a Nepali helicopter company. He's been rescuing people stranded by the catastrophic flooding, and carrying them to safety.
Article URL: https://artificialanalysis.ai/hardware-inference-stack/mobile-phones Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49469786 Points: 11 # Comments: 0
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-hardware-standard-research-preview Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468834 Points: 100 # Comments: 35
I posted once before but wanted to share again because a lot has changed. There's now a fairly strong bot to play against (contributed by a community member) and also correspondence games. The combination of these things helps a bit in finding people to play against. Comments URL: https://news.ycom…
Article URL: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/issues/24290 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468642 Points: 200 # Comments: 155
Article URL: https://shop.m5stack.com/blogs/news/m5stack-launches-papermono-a-compact-e-ink-development-terminal-for-connected-projects Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468593 Points: 105 # Comments: 42
"Everyone wants to take that aircraft up now..."
Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/dns-cache-memory-optimization-1111/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468083 Points: 614 # Comments: 186
There is nothing routine about John Ratcliffe making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to Moscow, writes Frank Gardner.
The stakes are high as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh prepares to give a speech on Friday at the annual gathering of economists and central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.
BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocideFrom the archive: Fourteen years a fugitive: the hunt for the Butcher of Bosnia Ratko Mladić will die in jail. But go to Bosnia: you’ll see that he wonRatko Mladić, the infamous Serbian…
Article URL: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/24/numerical-instability-recurrece/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467145 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
The 89-year-old's condition is described as "extremely serious" and members of his family have visited him in hospital.
Article URL: https://www.windriver.com/blog/Why-HPSC-Is-a-Big-Deal-for-Space-Exploration Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466989 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
Article URL: https://calv.info/small-models-have-arrived Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466917 Points: 51 # Comments: 12
Article URL: https://www.mux.com/blog/the-broadcast-squeezeback-rebuilt-with-css-grid-and-webvtt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466902 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v4k0re3vwo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466865 Points: 83 # Comments: 9
Police have arrested a man after an incident in which two people were killed including an 18-year-old.
Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is target of ‘very well planned’ raidThieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the lates…
Article URL: https://acs.digitellinc.com/live/37/session/586399 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466622 Points: 7 # Comments: 4
Study: Land use is the biggest factor in determining decomposition rates of organic cotton underpants.
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx2zl5kwlxjo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466585 Points: 41 # Comments: 14
Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport and doctors are asked to look out for symptoms of diseaseGerman health officials are seeking to reassure the public after two workers at the country’s biggest airport died of malaria.Mosquito traps have been set up at Frankfurt airport and a mo…
Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboardThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than…
Article URL: https://forgeeks.net/nvidia-673-billion-ai-growth-forecast/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466052 Points: 39 # Comments: 6
Article URL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-cullen-optimus-prime-transformers-eeyore-1236683075/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466016 Points: 69 # Comments: 10
Article URL: https://blog.chrislewis.au/decompiling-a-nintendo-64-game-in-84-days/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466006 Points: 27 # Comments: 2
The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselvesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has experienced a swell in popular support in the past year, and has primarily done so…
It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.
Article URL: https://www.statsignificant.com/p/hollywoods-video-game-era-is-here Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465784 Points: 12 # Comments: 15
Article URL: https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2026-08-27-Launching-Route-53-Files.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465732 Points: 44 # Comments: 18
Article URL: https://github.com/JPLeRouzic/Mitra-15-for-SIMH Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465464 Points: 18 # Comments: 1
Article URL: https://www.groundbrkr.com/p/the-teaser-period-why-the-ai-boom Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465461 Points: 42 # Comments: 39
The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon.
"We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it.
Article URL: https://github.com/ahmadpiran/restoredrill Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465291 Points: 24 # Comments: 8
Book (1868): https://archive.org/details/fivehundredseven00browiala Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465169 Points: 217 # Comments: 31
Bag, camera and pipe belonging to 86-year-old are latest relics uncovered as glaciers melt due to global heatingAn 86-year-old mountaineer has been reunited with his backpack and climbing equipment after the kit emerged from a melting glacier in Austria – more than 60 years after he was forced to l…
227 install commands were found in corporate docs pointing at code nobody owns.
AI’s water footprint is growing, but location and cooling technology make a difference.
Article URL: https://xkcd.com/3290/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49464896 Points: 251 # Comments: 82
The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.
Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrimsNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesHave you been affected by the flash floods?Rescuers are searching for nearly 1,400 people, most of them tourists, who are missing after a …
The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.
State government says ‘breach bail, go to jail’ laws raise risk of overcrowding in jails, while one expert warns they may lead to ‘cruel outcomes’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government’s latest law and order crackdown – subjecting some children as young…
The electric Torcal will be Bentley's entry model and cost less than a Bentayga.
More than three quarters of all wildfires in the U.S. are caused by human behavior including accidents, negligence and arson.
A big glass of moo juice — no, make that several glasses a day — is common in Rwanda. Is that too much of a good thing?
At least 1,500 people are missing, many of them foreign tourists, after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages.
At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.
Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.
Ossoff should be among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents this year. Instead, the Georgia Democrat has opened a steady lead in polls and is increasingly seen as a potential 2028 contender.
There's a fear that people facing international extradition granted bail could flee. Andrew Tate and his brother face a total of 59 criminal charges in the U.K., including rape and human trafficking.
Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regimeThe UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene to secure the release of a British-Egyptian woman who it is claimed has been arrested in Cairo because of her sister’s political acti…
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
Closing arguments are about to start in a trial which has drawn global attention to the rare condition postpartum psychosis.
At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.
Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating floodNepal flash flood live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Nepali tour operator says he fears that 15 Australians trekking with his company in…
Fallout from Wednesday’s hotter than expected inflation number continues. Follow today’s news liveNepal flash flood disaster – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says Dfat officials are ready to provide consular assistance to…
Powerful floods in Himalayan border area sweep away houses, roads and bridgesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of Australian tourists are reportedly missing in the deadly flash floods that swept through the Nepal-…
Comté, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows’ diets as there is ‘no grass left to eat’Strict production rules will be loosened for some of France’s most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional…
Premier confirms levy, which was intended to help pay for the multibillion-dollar Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, will be abolishedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA levy secretly slapped on Victorian p…
The Japanese artist has died at age 97. Kusama's polka dotted pumpkins, "Infinity Rooms," and other repetitive and dreamlike artworks have been shown in museums and galleries worldwide.
One suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.
Article URL: https://economist.com/by-invitation/2026/08/20/humanity-has-the-debate-about-ai-consciousness-backwards Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458875 Points: 14 # Comments: 18
Article URL: https://news.jp/i/1465528042000662661 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458709 Points: 92 # Comments: 6
Northern Africa has experienced severe heatwaves this summer, leading to hundreds of fires across the region.
Article URL: https://www.linum.ai/field-notes/data-filtering-gen-video Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458502 Points: 15 # Comments: 8
Article URL: https://projects.laion.ai/bvd/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458478 Points: 28 # Comments: 2
Article URL: https://github.com/SenteLabsAI/OpenExecutive Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458418 Points: 235 # Comments: 152
Paramedics called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before 16-year-old dies in hospital on Tuesday night after sexual strangulation actFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police are investigating t…
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-op... (paywalled)https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/hugging-face-reportedly-in... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458161 Points: 582 # Comments: 251