Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines
The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won't boot.
Tech
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Trump declares robot imports a national security threat
President orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
For the first time ever, Google Search is less than 50% of Alphabet's revenue
Article URL: https://www.kadoa.com/companies/insights/google-search-below-half Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50291945 Points: 46 # Comments: 16
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
LLM Voice
Article URL: https://martinfowler.com/bliki/LLM-Voice.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50290177 Points: 24 # Comments: 4
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site
Authorities allege company may have breached Finnish environmental laws by forgoing required impact assessment‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreFinnish police have launched a criminal investigation into possible breaches of the country’s envi…
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Gemini 4 Carbon is the new #1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5
Article URL: https://artificialanalysis.ai/articles/gemini-4-carbon-new-number-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50288019 Points: 292 # Comments: 222
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
How Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google Earth
Article URL: https://publicpolicy.googleblog.com/2008/04/how-google-determines-names-for-bodies.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50287448 Points: 166 # Comments: 133
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
"NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Tariffs, diesel and computer chips are driving up costs for automakers
American auto companies say they are paying more for key components like computer chips, steel and copper — plus the fuel needed to transport their products.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Forging a Microsoft Edge Full Chain with Logic Bugs Only
Article URL: https://blog.orange.tw/posts/2026-10-the-last-proof-of-human-craft-browser-full-chain/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50285319 Points: 210 # Comments: 35
GitHub Trending (Daily)
Oct 29, 2026
Markets
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Google admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google's negative cash flow balloons to -$9.06 billion, and stock price tumbles following Q3 earnings.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
With days to go before the midterms, data shows the U.S. economy is doing well
GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third quarter in the last major read on the economy ahead of the midterm elections — but many Americans continue to struggle with affordability.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked
Economists expect the GDP report to show economic growth, but say that growth is "fragile." And, after 90% of the votes in Israel have been counted, no clear winner has emerged.
Market Movers - NYSE/Nasdaq
Oct 29, 2026
NASDAQ Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| AXGN $49.25 +31.47% | FFIV $365.53 -20.43% |
| GMAB $57.29 +28.25% | LSTR $138.80 -17.76% |
| ICLR $214.16 +17.04% | ENPH $24.99 -16.03% |
| BEAM $28.78 +15.58% | LPLA $269.19 -15.23% |
| SDGR $30.87 +15.53% | SLS $10.38 -14.71% |
Market Movers - NYSE/Nasdaq
Oct 29, 2026
NYSE Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| VRT $242.94 +16.48% | EDU $50.72 -12.54% |
| BLCO $20.40 +15.78% | ZWS $43.50 -11.50% |
| HAYW $14.79 +13.51% | LII $332.64 -10.59% |
| EVR $292.38 +12.51% | BCO $100.19 -6.48% |
| EAT $220.74 +12.21% | DAN $25.48 -6.32% |
Geopolitics
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014)
Article URL: https://journal.animationstudies.org/article/id/66/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50297089 Points: 76 # Comments: 12
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine
Inspector general rejected request from Democratic and Republican senators.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Seven oil tankers carrying 288,000 tonnes of Russian diesel sail towards US
Tankers, tracked by Greenpeace, are first phase of Trump-Putin deal – but there is uncertainty over whether they will unloadSeven oil tankers carrying an estimated 288,000 tonnes of Russian diesel are now sailing towards the US, though it is uncertain if the vessels will be able to unload amid a po…
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline
This move comes about a year before President Xi Jinping is expected to secure his fourth five-year term.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills at least 14, officials say
At least 14 others were wounded in the attack in the central city of Dnipro, including an 11-year-old boy.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
US sanctions Rwanda's defence ministry over DR Congo conflict
Congo accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels and plundering minerals in its conflict hit East
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
How AI drones are influencing the course of the Ukraine war
Artificial intelligence is making drones faster and more capable. Russia and Ukraine both use AI-powered drones, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that AI could lead decisions on the battlefield as soon as next year.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray
The acquisition of the warplanes comes amid ongoing fighting in northern Tigray region that started last month.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
The troops are trying to recover four military personnel who went missing in an ambush on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
Regulations
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Alaska's all-important Senate race is roiled by a report on alleged spoiler candidate
New reporting alleging Democratic efforts to prop up a spoiler candidate has roiled Alaska's all-important U.S. Senate race.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Fishing is a key issue in Alaska's tight U.S. Senate race
Alaska's U.S. Senate race is embroiled in an emotional fight over fish. Many in the state rely upon salmon to feed their families but those fish and others are increasingly hard to find.
Federal Register - SEC Trading/Tokenization
Oct 29, 2026
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Erin Patterson prepares for mushroom murders appeal ruling to learn if she could face retrial or longer jail term
Victorian court to hand down decision on Friday on two appeals regarding Patterson’s triple murder caseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson is set to find out if she could face a longer prison sentence or a new trial, as Victoria’s highest court hands down its d…
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
‘Hey hun’: police colleague messaged Beau Lamarre-Condon on Instagram after alleged murders, court hears
Trial also hears accused told police he wasn’t ‘avoiding them’ in three-minute call before he turned himself in after allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke DaviesA police officer accused of a double murder told police he was not avoiding them despite vanishing for days after the incident, a Sydn…
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Albania imposes $6,000 fine for demonstrators present at a protest that turns violent
The fine – six times the average monthly salary – will apply to people present at violent protests, even if they don’t personally commit violent actsAlbania has introduced fines of more than $6,000 for demonstrators who participate in a protest that turns violent, even if they don’t personally comm…
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Judge denies the Justice Department's bid to stop processing California ballots
While the judge rejected the Department of Justice's unprecedented demand in California, the case isn't over yet. The federal government immediately filed notice that it will appeal.
Culture
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Elke Sommer, prolific German star of A Shot in the Dark and And Then There Were None, dies aged 85
The Berlin-born actress had a gift for languages that took her to Hollywood, landing roles alongside Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Paul NewmanElke Sommer, the prolific German star of the Pink Panther film A Shot in the Dark, early 70s Agatha Christie adaptation And Then there Were None, and Brit…
US News
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Trump ignored intel on China’s Nvidia spy to protect company’s stock, report says
Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Cuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song
Musician wrote a ‘love letter’ to Canada with a new album – and some pointed commentary about the US presidentLake Ontario, the vast body of water that straddles the US-Canada border, has gone by many names over the centuries: Lac Saint-Louis, Lacus Ontarius, Skaniadorio, Cataraqui Lake. But one th…
Japan News
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production
The announcement Wednesday is the latest action by the allies, who have repeatedly expressed alarm over China's growing assertiveness in Asia.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Hello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry
Sanrio ends association with TV drama Vivant after China says portrayal of ruthless Chinese agents is ‘deliberate smear’The company behind the successful Hello Kitty franchise has apologised and ended its commercial tie-up with a Japanese TV drama after Chinese state media and netizens condemned th…
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash
Sanrio has apologised after its merchandise line with Japanese TV series Vivant drew criticism.
India News
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Audacious Indian jailbreak saga ends with 17 prisoners recaptured
The jailbreak began with a fake seizure and ended 36 hours later with all the inmates back behind bars.
Global News
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
A tiny world model running games on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
Article URL: https://github.com/SheepSeb/tinyworldformer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50295450 Points: 165 # Comments: 9
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Who benefits when massive AI data centers come to town?
The battle over data centers is hitting the ballot box. Brookings scholar Darrell West talks about how the backlash against the AI boom, flock cameras and tech companies is crossing party lines.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Brewers beat the Rays to win the first World Series title in franchise history
The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time. The championship comes in the 58th season for a franchise that began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers win the first World Series title in franchise history
Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/sport/live-news/game-5-world-series Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50284329 Points: 32 # Comments: 8
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region.
El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region.
Sports
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Australian politics live: PM grilled over golf club grant again as five ejected from question time; Bowen says he’s ‘triggered’ opposition
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGas reservation policy set for lower house vote todayAustralia’s domestic gas reservation is set to be debated and voted on in the lower house today.Rather than international base companies, determining through algorithms what Australians r…
Uncategorized
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Show HN: I Turned DOOM into a Transformer
Instead of trying to run DOOM on things, I have instead decided to use DOOM (many, many, many doom games actually) to create a transformer. For a lot of the math required I essentially had to use DOOM game mechanics and voodoo dolls (DOOM is turing complete btw) and exchange them with the actual op…
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
The Great American Rascal: Tom Sawyer at 150
Article URL: https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-great-american-rascal/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50296947 Points: 53 # Comments: 22
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says
Reddit's search traffic "was down meaningfully" last quarter.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
We ran AI agent swarms in Minecraft and Mindustry
Article URL: https://labs.ycombinator.com/projects/games/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50296486 Points: 223 # Comments: 72
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Binance-hacker-1029 – $5.6B stolen from Binance
Article URL: https://arkm.com/explorer/entity/21a94755-f604-45e5-9501-6542e23005e8 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50296470 Points: 957 # Comments: 565
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Young athlete and former minister among victims of Spain train crash
As some of the victims' names are released publicly, an outpouring of grief and anger is sweeping across Spain.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Venezuela opposition leader María Machado calls for elections upon return
Machado, who was in exile for nearly a year, said the transition in Venezuela's government would be "irreversible, organised, pacific".
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Sylphide OS: a general-purpose OS for microcontroller-based computers
Article URL: https://projects.freehackers.org/sylphide-os/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50295868 Points: 51 # Comments: 13
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
ElementaryUI – Swift, in the Browser
Article URL: https://elementary.codes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50295821 Points: 78 # Comments: 16
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Watch: What leaked audio reveals about Spain train crash
Recordings between a control centre and the train drivers appear to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86
Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of trying to 'delegitimise' election
The PM's Likud party has alleged foreign interference and said Arab-led parties "stole" the election after his coalition lost its majority.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Some rural Republicans in California say redistricting has left them without a voice
California's far northeastern corner used to be a reliably red congressional district. But Proposition 50 carved it up, meaning many voters there may soon have a Democrat representing them in D.C.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
'The city is alive': A brief peace in Kherson, but residents fear what comes next
A temporary ceasefire has brought rare quiet to Kherson, offering its residents a glimpse of normal life before fighting resumes.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
What killed 500-plus penguins? How scientists solved the mystery
The penguins that perished lived on the Danger Islands in Antarctica. The prime suspect was avian flu. Researchers were surprised by what they found.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Lost your spark? The "silent sister" of depression, and a quiz to spot her
Always busy, but rarely joyful? Allison Aubrey and Juana Summers discuss a tool to spot "high functioning depression."
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Patrick Stewart has died
https://archive.ph/y4Egmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50294702 Points: 2614 # Comments: 554
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Show HN: Auto Dismiss Mac OS "Allow <app> to find devices on local networks?"
This popup has been a constant gripe of mine for years. I almost NEVER want to allow this permission and there is no system setting to disable it globally and prevent the popup from interrupting your typing, etc. This tiny swift app I built will autoclose it in 1/4th of a second and leave behind a …
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Hong Kong’s leader apologises for residential fire that killed 168 people
Blaze was world’s deadliest residential fire since 1980, but some survivors and bereaved families say justice has yet to be servedHong Kong’s leader has apologised for government shortcomings that contributed to a fire that killed 168 people in the city last year, a rare sign of public contrition t…
Ars Technica
Oct 29, 2026
Turning a solar power system into its own backup
Plant design allows it to run on either stored solar heat or combustion.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Even birds get jet lagged, study shows
A species of seabirds appears to become disoriented on flights back to its nest due to shifting time zones.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Spain begins mourning period as search continues for train crash victims
Emergency services, drones and dog unit continue to comb carriages as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samplesHow did the Spain train crash happen and what will investigators be asking?Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday for at least 69 people who died in a high-s…
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Brazil’s victory for the planet and democracy: seven lessons from Lula’s win
The trouncing of the far right provides a playbook for social and environmental movements in other countries facing elections, including the US, Spain and FranceThank you, Brazil, for demonstrating how the far right can be trounced while protection for the Amazon is strengthened. In a world where n…
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate
The Republican governor was responding to allegations in the New York Times that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate, Dan Sullivan.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
16colo.rs – ANSI/ASCII art archive
Article URL: https://16colo.rs/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50291421 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’
Possible candidate to run World Economic Forum departs ECB nine months early, saying she wants to speak her mind about world affairsChristine Lagarde, the eurozone’s top central banker, has said she is stepping down nine months early to speak her mind about world affairs and confront the “misrepres…
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Launch HN: Simantic (YC F26) – Firmware Simulation for AI Agents
Hi HN, we're Ahnaf and Seungmin from Simantic (https://simantic.com). We are building the simulation layer that lets engineers and AI agents test and validate firmware without hardware.Before Simantic, we were ex-firmware engineers at companies like Neuralink and Tesla. We’ve worked on some of the …
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
H.264 Is Magic (2016)
Article URL: https://sidbala.com/h-264-is-magic/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50291054 Points: 76 # Comments: 32
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Grace Blackwell needs a new scheduler: 27% more usable GPUs from the same racks
Article URL: https://skypilot.ai/blog/grace-blackwell-needs-a-new-scheduler Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50290912 Points: 39 # Comments: 1
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Mexico is a showroom for electric vehicles you can't buy in the U.S.
Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/10/27/i-saw-future-driving-mexico-its-off-limits-americans/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50290668 Points: 113 # Comments: 75
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy
Jensen Huang reported to have had close relationship with tech company executive suspected of passing intel to ChinaUS intelligence agencies believe the Nvidia chief executive, Jensen Huang, has been targeted by a Chinese spy who had done business with him, according to a new report by the New York…
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
EU chief lays out vision for new Canada partnership at Montreal summit
Ursula von der Leyen continued to use the term "associate member" for Canada despite some opposition of the bloc's members, including Germany.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Zombie stats: Where the numbers AI quotes come from
Article URL: https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/zombie-stats Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50290283 Points: 67 # Comments: 28
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself 'leader of Brazil' after election loss
The defeated presidential candidate says he will lead the opposition from the US.
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Greetings from Baghdad, where Agatha Christie's old home presents its own mystery
The English writer visited Iraq multiple times in the first half of the 20th century and set some of her mystery novels there. The house in Baghdad where she once lived now sits abandoned and crumbling.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Watch: VHS tapes and computers handed to police as Thomas Markle is investigated
The BBC's Jonathan Head is in Cebu, reporting from outside the home where Markle resided.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
How did the Spain train crash happen and what will investigators be asking?
Audio file appears to point finger at control centre, but there are questions around signalling and technical issuesAt least 69 people died when a high-speed train from Madrid to Seville hit another train on the same track from behind near Toledo on Wednesday morning.Both trains had been brought to…
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
A stress-free guide to organizing important paperwork and documents
Got piles of mail stacking up in the kitchen? Not sure where your Social Security card is? It might be time to sort through your paperwork. Don't let it overwhelm you with this simple guide.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Keplearn: Extract Equations from Data in Seconds
Article URL: https://github.com/owls-on-wires/keplearn Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50289590 Points: 31 # Comments: 1
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
We're releasing the weights of Mistral Large 4
Article URL: https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4-oss/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50289418 Points: 572 # Comments: 149
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Study of 100,000 Australians seeks causes of mental health disorders and early onset cancer
Sax Institute is recruiting for 18 and Up, an intergenerational study of wellbeing and ageing which follows its landmark 45 and Up studyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResearchers hope to better understand the drivers of major health challenges facing younger people, such…
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Lawyers for Marist Brothers face questions over advice to keep serial offender out of ‘legal arena’
A once-confidential letter says child sexual abuser might implicate senior church officials if allowed near ‘the legal arena’ upon his release from jailGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLawyers from a leading law firm for the Marist Brothers have been subpoenaed to explain …
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Rock collapse kills two in Turkey's Cappadocia, local media reports
One of the region's famous rock formations, known as "fairy chimneys", reportedly collapsed outside an open-air museum.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
‘You Are Done’: The letter sent to King by the F.B.I (2014)
https://archive.ph/Ykfga Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50288867 Points: 368 # Comments: 264
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices
Images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan's father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Police investigate gang links as woman, 19, dies after drive-by shooting at Logan pub south of Brisbane
Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau was injured during the shooting outside Fitzy’s Loganholme pub on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPotential gang involvement in the fatal drive-by shooting of a 19-year-old woman is being investigated by Queensland police.Vana-Reese Sc…
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Pragmatic or pointless? Europe’s rift over whether to pick up the phone to Putin
With no single European representative negotiating directly with Moscow, some leaders are establishing their own channels – with messy resultsThe Nordic countries rarely fall out in public over foreign policy, least of all over Russia.But a 90-minute phone call this week to Vladimir Putin by the le…
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering
Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
DoorDash to Acquire Instacart
Article URL: https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/doordash-to-acquire-instacart Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50287919 Points: 205 # Comments: 375
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Hackers expose the identities of more than 40k DHS employees
Article URL: https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-6021497 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50287898 Points: 213 # Comments: 49
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Audio reveals exchanges between control centre and drivers before deadly Spain train crash
The recordings appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Rare love letters to French aristocrat shed light on Louis XVI maritime mystery
‘Miracle’ cache of letters written by French scientist who died in ill-fated La Pérouse mission give personal account of 1785 voyageAs he prepared to climb the scaffolding to be publicly executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793, Louis XVI is reported to have asked: “Is there news of Monsieur de la…
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
The US added a record 20.2 GWh of battery storage in just 3 months
Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/08/31/the-us-added-a-record-20-2-gwh-of-battery-storage-in-just-3-months/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50287001 Points: 239 # Comments: 153
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Chained PHP2Shell Exploit Roots 25 Servers, Including US Government Servers
Article URL: https://dreamgroup.com/blog/chained-php2shell-exploit-roots-25-servers Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50286987 Points: 157 # Comments: 68
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
These are the House races to watch in the 2026 midterm election on Nov. 3
An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the election, including in deep red areas.
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Zero click, silent, remote Android DoS
Article URL: https://smsofdeath.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50285452 Points: 265 # Comments: 144
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds, Amnesty alleges
Survivors tell rights group that serving officers who worked as guards administered electric shocks and beatingsCambodian police and military officers worked as private security guards in scam compounds where thousands were forced to work in the online fraud industry, according to a report by Amnes…
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Outcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game
Bereaved families have urged the publisher of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to remove a clip from the game that shows a figure performing CPR and bodies lying in the streetBereaved families in South Korea have demanded that the makers of Call of Duty remove harrowing footage of the deadly 2022 Seo…
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
We shouldn’t ‘blindly’ believe allegations of violence against women, Queensland’s new DV minister said in resurfaced comments
Concerns raised about appointment of former federal senator, Amanda Stoker, who has previously supported the rights of people accused of sexual assaultGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastWomen’s safety advocates have raised concerns about the appointment of rightwing Queens…
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Zillow to pay $212.5M to settle class action for real estate venture
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/zillow-pay-2125-million-settle-class-action-over-failed-real-estate-venture-2026-10-28/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50284342 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Claude Code burns ~15–20% of your tokens on a 3-word status line
Article URL: https://gist.github.com/flamerix-ai/c3905705cc4205e5de3011fa2e74efce Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50284255 Points: 115 # Comments: 21
NPR News
Oct 29, 2026
Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
'Like cutting up a Picasso': AI microdrama edit of Neighbours worries actors and crew
A micro-drama will use AI-assisted technology to edit old episodes of the Australian TV soap to focus on Margot Robbie's character.
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
How students toppled Serbia’s strongman – podcast
After two years of protests, a student-led movement has defeated Serbia’s authoritarian leader, Aleksander Vučić, at the ballot box. But can a leaderless movement govern a country? Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.comSerbia’s political landscape has been upended. On Sun…
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack
A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro denies fleeing Brazil after landing in Miami
The defeated Brazilian candidate claims to be the victim of a coup d’état and political persecution, recycling unsubstantiated allegations of “electoral fraud”.
BBC World
Oct 29, 2026
Europe's youth is on the march - but does anything actually unite them?
The last month has seen youth-driven demonstrations across Europe. What connects them?
The Guardian
Oct 29, 2026
Australian SAS officers knew about unlawful ‘throwdowns’ on dead Afghans, report says
Nothing done to stop planting weapons on dead Afghans, ADF inspector says, as ‘breakdown of command’ allowed ‘egregious behaviour’Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastSome Australian SAS officers knew that soldiers under their command were using “throwdowns” – planting weapo…
Hacker News
Oct 29, 2026
Qwenputer: A functioning, deterministic RISC-V CPU inside Qwen3.5
Article URL: https://divagr.com/blog/qwenputer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50282838 Points: 223 # Comments: 47