Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
SIMD-accelerated computer vision on a $2 microcontroller
Article URL: https://shraiwi.com/blog/simd-fast-esp32s3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236681 Points: 44 # Comments: 9
Tech
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
OpenAI and Anthropic cut their LLM prices by up to 80% within a few months. Why?
Article URL: https://minimaxir.com/2026/10/cheap-llms/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236102 Points: 216 # Comments: 245
GitHub Trending (Daily)
Oct 25, 2026
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer
Article URL: https://www.darkhorizons.com/xbox-turns-down-netflix-500-million-offer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227892 Points: 63 # Comments: 67
Markets
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Show HN: I put employees inside S&P 500 market-cap bubbles
Article URL: https://bigwhalehunting.com/workforce/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50232312 Points: 93 # Comments: 27
Market Movers - NYSE/Nasdaq
Oct 25, 2026
NASDAQ Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| BUUU $53.90 +18.34% | LKQ $17.42 -22.47% |
| GMAB $43.79 +9.47% | RGC $7.67 -21.81% |
| NTSK $24.28 +9.37% | CORT $85.86 -20.13% |
| CART $56.44 +9.21% | TNGX $23.34 -16.43% |
| ZLAB $24.03 +9.03% | SLM $19.41 -10.78% |
Market Movers - NYSE/Nasdaq
Oct 25, 2026
NYSE Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| RHI $45.87 +21.74% | BE $193.30 -11.24% |
| VG $14.00 +9.29% | GPGI $11.34 -9.64% |
| CCI $85.97 +9.06% | FLG $10.38 -9.27% |
| NE $47.70 +8.53% | FIX $1160.86 -9.26% |
| RITM $9.39 +8.18% | GL $154.79 -8.09% |
Geopolitics
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election
After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming, writes Lucy Williamson.
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Why Israel's election is one of the most important in its history
Security and democracy emerge as central issues in Israel's highly anticipated general election, as Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
Israelis have changed. Will they change their leadership?
Israel is holding a general election this week after years of war. For many Israelis, shaken by the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and years of war, it is the most consequential in decades.
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored
The tech billionaire accuses Ukraine of violating its terms of service by using the network for military activity.
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day as crackdown escalates
The Israeli Defense Forces announces restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers in the run-up to Tuesday's election.
Regulations
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
Blanche defends DOJ lawsuit blocking Alaska Senate results if Republican loses
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN.
Federal Register - SEC Trading/Tokenization
Oct 25, 2026
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Attention people who think UB is fine
Article URL: https://blog.habets.se/2026/10/Attention-people-who-think-UB-is-fine.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227814 Points: 6 # Comments: 6
Culture
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
What goes into making an animated film?
Article URL: https://www.disneyanimation.com/process/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235738 Points: 117 # Comments: 50
US News
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Obama attacks Trump as he campaigns for Democrats ahead of midterm elections
Obama said the election was "the last best chance to at least rein in some of the foolishness of this administration".
Global News
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Show HN: Farol – a risk map of a pull request for the person who approves it
Article URL: https://github.com/winnin/farol Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231349 Points: 48 # Comments: 28
Sports
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Five Qwen3.8-27B models match Fable 5 Using GVS5H Harness
Article URL: https://github.com/slee-persis/GVS5H Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228167 Points: 50 # Comments: 9
Uncategorized
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Attention Is Not What You Need (2025)
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19428 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50237224 Points: 58 # Comments: 22
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protestsThe long-serving leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has conceded defeat, ushering in a seismic political shift after a historic election that saw the increasingly authoritarian l…
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
F-Zero X on Nintendo 3DS
Article URL: https://hypnotize.works/gdx-3ds/postmortem/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50237078 Points: 83 # Comments: 42
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads
Pennsylvania is the worst hit state, with at least 1,338 cases of measles confirmed in 44 counties so far this year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
The State of Context Engineering
Article URL: https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/10/24/the-state-of-context-engineering.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235780 Points: 122 # Comments: 35
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Macron accused of putting France’s right to protest at risk with ‘vandal’s law’
Making innocent protesters liable for damage would be bad for rule of law and play into far-right hands, say opponentsEmmanuel Macron has been accused by trade unions of trying to curb the fundamental French right to protest as the government fast-tracks a bill to make protesters pay for damage cau…
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
Nobel peace prize winner’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy RodríguezThe Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has announced she has returned to Venezuela almost a year after she left the country to receive the Nobel peace prize.“I’m he…
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Why I Am a Programmer
Article URL: https://www.alfie.wtf/programming/why-i-am-a-programmer.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235017 Points: 169 # Comments: 57
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)
Article URL: https://iosiflazaridis.github.io/battles-of-the-romans/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234879 Points: 66 # Comments: 30
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
With today's news, I thought I'd share this great program:“When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there …
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop
Article URL: https://theintercept.com/2026/10/01/oregon-police-misconduct-public-records-cost-fee/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234232 Points: 438 # Comments: 118
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Serbia votes as strongman Vučić faces grassroots challenge to 12-year rule – Europe live
The Student List movement is taking on authoritarian leader following nearly two years of protests against government and institutional corruptionWhat is at stake in Serbia’s election? Europe correspondentAleksandar Vučić’s SNS anchors the “United Serbia” list. The party relies on control of the pu…
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework
Article URL: https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/academics/ai-use-leads-uc-berkeley-math-professor-to-see-no-point-in-grading-homework/article_bdf1eae2-c08b-491f-b9f1-81a7cea177de.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233304 Points: 15 # Comments: 17
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile
Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Early reports suggest record high turnout in Serbia elections
Serbia is heading to the polls as a student movement attempts to oust longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vučić.
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Suspect in deadly Paris suburb shooting sent for psychiatric observation
He will be observed to evaluate whether his "psychiatric health is compatible with pursuing his interrogation", authorities said.
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Portuguese police with dogs and batons dismantle housing protest camps
More than 30 people arrested as officers clear at least 100 tents in central Lisbon and about 50 in Porto Police in Portugal have dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, baton-charging campaigners in the early hours of Sunday and arresting more than 30 people.The raids were the latest…
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Ask HN: Can we do something about this impending AI dystopia
There have been, increasingly, a large number of posts [1] on HN in the past few weeks, where developers are slowly coming to terms with the breakneck speed with which Agentic Coding has advanced in the past few months.We all agree that an average software developer today is closely resembling the …
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
What makes a good spine-tingler? Stephen Graham Jones says it's all in the ending
Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones says horror's current moment is powered by more than just fear.
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro
Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president Brazilians are going to the polls on Sunday in a highly unpredictable runoff in which the leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is attempting an unprecedented comeback against the far-right senator Flávio B…
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Gabon says access to social media restored after eight-month ban
The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
A few thoughts on intensity
Article URL: https://www.tylerhogge.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-intensity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50232035 Points: 39 # Comments: 24
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Almost two-thirds of Australians bulk-billed for all GP care amid extra incentives for doctors
Exclusive: RACGP survey reflects Medicare investments, but experts caution quality of care and outcomes also matterGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe proportion of general practitioners bulk-billing all of their patients has more than doubled in a year, a report has foun…
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home
VW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVsAudi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company, Volkswagen, struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imp…
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Samsung TVs look for microphones in your house via Bluetooth and then spy events
Article URL: https://twitter.com/freddier/status/2114042326758867453 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231189 Points: 114 # Comments: 41
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Tool book of a Nuremberg knight from 1505
Article URL: https://loeffelholz-codex.org/en/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230917 Points: 129 # Comments: 66
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Signs suggest Thomas Markle Sr may be ‘sex offender of the grossest kind’, says Philippine minister
Exclusive: Forensic analysis of found images continues as Meghan’s father denies possessing child sexual abuse imagesAll signs point to Thomas Markle Sr being a “possible sex offender of the grossest kind” although a full forensic investigation will give a “definitive picture”, the Philippine inter…
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
This College of Magic turns ordinary kids into cool magicians
The students, many from marginalized communities, learn to conjure up candy, do card tricks — and face the world with a confident, creative and resilient mindset.
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine
Article URL: https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230384 Points: 140 # Comments: 46
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
Demand for UK government action 10 months after British man’s death in Grenada
Police closed case of Andrew Frederick despite autopsy report ruling his death a homicideA time-critical investigation into the death of a British father whose body was found in a ransacked property on the Caribbean island of Grenada has stalled because of diplomatic delays between the two countrie…
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
El Salvador president says bodies found in Haiti are not those of hostages
Nayib Bukele says bodies delivered to soldiers are "not our men" amid search for Salvadorans abducted last week.
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Samsung running a TensorFlow lite model on 960x540 image to track you
Article URL: https://twitter.com/mike64_t/status/2114150399406202896 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230181 Points: 269 # Comments: 169
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
When a teen posts a selfie, how much filter is 'too much' filter?
The recent Meta settlement includes a clause banning "cosmetic procedure filters" for teens. But defining what constitutes an extreme makeover isn't easy.
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Nikon photography contest winner loses title after scientists spot signs of AI
Article URL: https://www.techspot.com/news/114171-nikon-photography-contest-winner-loses-title-after-scientists.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229827 Points: 96 # Comments: 27
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
In Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map
In a sign of the potentially dire midterm political environment, Republicans have spent millions of dollars playing defense in Arkansas, one of the most conservative states in the country.
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
Independent candidates sense a moment. Some Democrats hope they're right.
As they look to win the Senate, Democrats are hoping that independent candidates in Nebraska and Montana can help them topple Republicans in a part of the country where their own brand is hurting.
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
More dads taking paid family leave for a new baby, sometimes as much as moms are
The U.S. has no national law for paid parental leave. But in states that do, more dads are using the benefit, sometimes more than moms. The change comes as Americans say having kids is unaffordable.
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe
While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
‘Unusually large’ multi-state storm causing severe weather for Australia’s east – with more on the way
BoM predicts hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power outages across southern Queensland, western NSW, the ACT and eastern Victoria on Sunday afternoonGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarge parts of eastern Australia were put on alert for severe thunderstorms on Sund…
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Almost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France
Hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations in France, with protests also taking place in other European countries.
NPR News
Oct 25, 2026
Drought, fire and high diesel prices 'addin' up tough' for Oregon ranchers
Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes.
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
AFP boss says politicians’ heated rhetoric is fuelling threats against MPs
Commissioner Krissy Barrett says women are more often singled out, often with threats of sexual violenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s top federal law enforcement official has drawn a direct link between politicians’ rhetoric and threats and abuse being direc…
BBC World
Oct 25, 2026
Gunmen kill at least 10 villagers and loot shops in north-east Nigeria
Police are searching for other casualties, with officials warning the actual death toll could rise further.
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Report
Article URL: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/16/meta-employees-say-lulas-accounts-restricted-in-brazil-election-report Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227639 Points: 74 # Comments: 16
The Guardian
Oct 25, 2026
‘Horrific’: woman, 19, shot in head in drive-by shooting outside boxing event near Brisbane
Offenders still at large after shots fired from vehicle outside licensed premises in LoganholmeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFour people have been injured after a drive-by shooting outside a venue hosting a boxing event, including a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the…
Hacker News
Oct 25, 2026
Cerebras Deploys Trillion-Parameter AI Models
Article URL: https://www.cerebras.ai/blog/how-we-deploy-trillion-parameter-frontier-models-on-cerebras Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227356 Points: 50 # Comments: 17