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Show HN: BBRouter – Ben Eater's 8-bit computer, simulated on 3D breadboards
Hi HN,I kept wiring Ben Eater's 8-bit computer wrong, so I built a realistic virtual breadboard editor.Some of the nice features are side-by-side diff, scope, schematics auto-sync, auto-router (BBRouter stands for breadboard router), and my favorites: upload from the real Arduino IDE and connect to…
Markets
NASDAQ Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| CDNA $87.41 +22.22% | INTC $65.76 -28.58% |
| MEOH $71.57 +14.04% | CACC $464.89 -19.26% |
| REGN $927.89 +13.33% | ILMN $235.99 -18.64% |
| CVCO $619.00 +13.11% | AUGO $66.22 -15.43% |
| BTSG $66.89 +11.08% | SKYW $82.33 -14.72% |
NYSE Market Movers — Top 5 Winners & Losers
| Winners | Losers |
|---|---|
| FDXF $126.04 +14.91% | RDDT $91.73 -29.22% |
| GPN $96.84 +12.97% | RBLX $42.99 -18.05% |
| GDDY $117.24 +10.72% | BFAM $54.98 -17.92% |
| OLN $17.60 +9.66% | TFII $93.32 -17.08% |
| CDLR $28.76 +7.76% | BLSH $23.90 -16.05% |
Geopolitics
Gulf region on edge as Qatar leads talks with Iran to stave off new U.S. attacks
Qatar has been leading intense mediation efforts over the past 72 hours to prevent a new round of possible U.S. attacks on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections. The uncertainty has the entire Gulf region on edge.
Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as Kherson ceasefire ends
A rare humanitarian ceasefire allowed civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
Ukraine defies Trump to resume attacks on Russian oil refineries
Kremlin says Kyiv is ‘simply ignoring’ US wishes days before midterm elections after reported strikes on two oil sitesUkraine has resumed its attacks on Russian oil refineries in defiance of pressure from Donald Trump ahead of the US midterm elections, as a ceasefire in the occupied town of Oleshky…
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill eight including child, hospitals say
Five officers from the Hamas-run police have been killed in Khan Younis and three people, including a child, killed in Gaza City, officials say.
The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading
A truce has cooled the trade conflict, but neither country has done anything to limit the outbreak of new hostilitiesDonald Trump’s trade wars have largely fallen off the headlines. Fears of new tariffs flare up from time to time when the US president goes off the rails – for instance, threatening …
Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack
Cryptocurrency exchange says withdrawals expected to resume on Sunday as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitorCryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has replaced 90% of the amount stolen after a record $6.3bn hack of its platform by a group the FBI identified as being backed…
Brazilian Court Sanctions Lawyers for Prompt Injection in Court Filing
Article URL: https://jetstream.security/insights/brazilian-court-sanctions-prompt-injection-filing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322173 Points: 32 # Comments: 15
Regulations
Haley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed
Rep. Haley Stevens was scheduled to attend a unity event today with Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Democratic primary. Instead, she endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
Judge tosses Trump's attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses
A federal judge has dismissed a highly unusual lawsuit by the Trump administration that tried to block the certification of results from Alaska's U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent lost.
Lindsay Clancy is back in court - where will her case go next?
The Massachusetts mother, accused of murdering her three children, is expected back in court as she awaits a decision on whether her case will be retried.
How Gen Z Republicans running for Congress are thinking about the future of the party
On the eve of what may prove to be a tough election for the GOP, young conservatives vying to be part of the first class of Gen Z Republicans in Congress want a role shaping the party's next chapter.
Supreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program
The Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding.
What's it like to run for Congress when the odds are stacked heavily against you?
The majority of congressional races this cycle are rated either solid Democrat or solid Republican. They're the opposite of tossups, where candidates from the minority party face near impossible odds.
'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide?
The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.
Tusk defends overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court despite protests
Prime minister says shake-up is vital to restore tribunal crippled by years of political disputesPoland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has vowed to see through a contested overhaul of the country’s constitutional court, declaring that “in certain matters, there can be no compromise”.In a prime-time…
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book
Trump had sued the media outlet after it published a letter to Epstein purportedly written and signed by the president as part of a birthday book.
Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials
The order comes after election officials received letters demanding they set aside the ballots of possible non-citizen voters.
Local News - NYC
New York City Marathon: Sweden's Almgren and Kenya's Chepkirui win as 60,000 take part
Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race on Sunday for the second time.
US News
Trump thanks supporters for the memories in final campaign stops for 2026 midterms
President Trump has maintained a near-daily rally schedule as Election Day draws closer, playing his greatest hits for loyal crowds in red states in what is a sort-of goodbye to campaigning.
India News
India's opposition set to hold mega rally seeking election chief's resignation
It comes amid growing protests over a voter roll revision exercise feared to leave 130 million voters off rolls.
Global News
The Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2B into the Midterms
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/28/us/politics/billionaire-midterms-donors.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50331158 Points: 26 # Comments: 8
University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash
Marta Shahbazi was an "inspiring, talented and passionate scientist", says the laboratory where she worked.
Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ Cambridge scientist who died in Spain train crash
Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling to a conference to receive award for scientific excellence in developmental biologyAn “inspiring” University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train collision on Wednesday that killed at least 69 people.Dr Marta Shahbazi, an affiliate associate professor at…
Uncategorized
Pauline Hanson and James Ashby rule out running against Nationals leader Matt Canavan in Capricornia
‘My political career may die,’ senator says after Michelle Landry announced she will not recontest her Queensland seat of CapricorniaGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, will run for a lower house Queensland seat at the next federal electi…
UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda
British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agenda British officials reportedly insisted that discussions of reparations for slavery should not be on the agenda of the Commonwealth leaders’ summit in Antigua and Barbuda – and…
Do you know signs of a stroke? BE FAST are the words to remember
Sen. Chris Murphy is expected to fully recover from his stroke. The acronym BE FAST can help you remember the symptoms of stroke and what to do when it happens: Call 911 quickly.
Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?
I haven’t owned a TV in years and would like one that respects my privacy. Are there any TV’s which do this well? I am looking for something in the 60”to 80”range and would like a 4k display with at least 60hz display. I don’t mind paying a premium.I have heard good things about Apple TV as a bette…
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke
Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm. His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery.
Peaceful protests in Germany spiral into violence and looting
Thousands joined largely orderly demonstrations earlier in the day, before violence erupted in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg.
Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it
Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/11/01/mathematics-has-changed-lets-act-like-it/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50328251 Points: 253 # Comments: 275
How to think about the midterms — and the political moment the country is in
Polls show Democrats with an advantage in the midterm election but there are potential limitations and results may take a while to roll in.
The midterms will test the nation's political direction and confidence
At least some portion of the nation is likely to have its political confidence — and perhaps even its sense of security — tested in the days and weeks ahead. That test could also continue for some time to come.
Armed police start patrols in Sydney after Bondi Beach attack
The new police unit is a security measure in response to last year's deadly shooting attack at a Hanukkah festival.
UK willing to spend £450m a year on EU students if it can join Made in Europe scheme
Exclusive: Plan to allow students from bloc pay same fees as Britons contingent on entry to industrial programme, officials sayMinisters are prepared to spend as much as £450m a year to give students from the EU discounted university fees, the Guardian has learned, but only if Brussels allows the U…
Attempted murder probe after petrol bomb thrown at French riot police
Youth-led protests end with street violence in cities across France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Albania French officials have opened an investigation into the attempted murder of a police officer and Germany’s interior minister has called for harsh penalties after peaceful and mainly youth-…
Seoul Viosys begins production of rare-earth-free white light emitter
Article URL: https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/oct/seoul-291026.shtml Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50327058 Points: 150 # Comments: 42
Seoul Biosys Begins Production of Rare Earth-Free White Micro LEDs
Article URL: https://www.ajupress.com/view/20261028171670308 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50327058 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books recommended on HN
Saw Karpathy's HackerTube and wanted the same thing for books. So I had Claude build one (Opus 5.5).It's ~16.5k books that at least two different HN commenters brought up, from 2007 till now. Each book links back to the comments that mentioned it. Data is downloadable from the about page.To be clea…
Anthropic's Mythos-class model allegedly leaked on Hugging Face
URL deleted for malware concerns. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50326727 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
Landline phones will switch off across Britland in 100 days, no extensions
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/11/01/landline-phones-will-switch-off-across-britland-in-100-days-no-extensions-openreach/5306673 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50326609 Points: 10 # Comments: 1
Enlightenment 0.28.0 Release
Article URL: https://www.enlightenment.org/news/2026-10-31-enlightenment-0.28.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50326530 Points: 25 # Comments: 6
Police chief unplugs Flock cameras after company ignores contract cancellation
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/police-chief-physically-unplugs-flock-cameras-after-the-company-ignores-contract-cancellation-city-takes-matters-into-its-own-hands-amid-privacy-controversies Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50326118 Points: 132 # C…
Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case
Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1xl2pr3/lenovos_encrypted_fingerprint_usb_drive_is_just/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50326099 Points: 131 # Comments: 54
Home values fall for seventh consecutive month as interest rates dent demand
Centre of downturn shifts away from Sydney and Melbourne, but after such strong growth most homeowners still sit on sizeable gainsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian home values have dropped for a seventh consecutive month, with prices in the capital cities now fal…
Former NSW Liberal leads overhaul of One Nation candidate selection process
Exclusive: Mark Jones, once on track for one of the Liberal party’s most powerful roles, is now instrumental in One Nation’s expansionGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastIn 2023, a young and ambitious Liberal moderate was on the brink of securing one of the most powerful ro…
AI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out ‘Temu slop’, artist says
Chair of National Gallery’s First Nations advisory group says the technology is undermining artists’ agency and the authenticity of their workGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI is taking First Nations art and turning it into “Temu slop”, the Pitjantjatjara artist Sally Sc…
Northern Territory water plan condemned as ‘blatant and shameless’ attack on nature
Exclusive: Move to scrap legal requirement to set aside water for environment is ‘extreme even for the NT CLP government’, green group saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory government has been accused of making a “blatant and shameless” attack on natu…
Novellas with Groff
Article URL: https://movq.de/blog/postings/2026-10-31/0/POSTING-en.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50325694 Points: 47 # Comments: 14
AI agent swarms in Minecraft fail to build civilization, drown in bureaucracy
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-agent-swarms-unleashed-in-minecraft-to-build-a-thriving-civilization-50-agent-teams-fail-after-falling-into-paralyzing-bureaucracy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50325662 Points: 70 # Comments: 29
Proving and improving the Platonic Representation Hypothesis with JEPAs
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.39302 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50325454 Points: 51 # Comments: 17
Show HN: OmniDiff – Opensource, super fast, content aware Git difftool, in Rust
I have been researching what the ultimate diff tool would look like, based on actual diffs in open source repositories.OmniDiff can diff: code (25 languages), config, images, PDFs, archives, cursors, fonts...It's fast. It can diff C++ files of tens of thousands of lines in under 100ms, on a 2023 Th…
Living with high prices in Virginia's 1st Congressional District
High prices are straining budgets for both a small business owner and a single mom in a rural part of Va.'s 1st Congressional district. They explain how they're handling the economic stress of these times.
It's ACA open enrollment time. Here are the changes for health insurance shoppers
The ACA health insurance marketplaces — find yours at HealthCare.gov — open Nov. 1 for 2027 coverage. Getting an early start may be especially important this year.
Restrooms along the Norwegian Scenic Routes
Article URL: https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/travel-tips-a-z/norwegian-scenic-routes/worlds-best-toilets/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50324388 Points: 605 # Comments: 346
Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018)
Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2018/11/domain-hacks-with-unusual-unicode-characters/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50324371 Points: 66 # Comments: 48
Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018)
Article URL: https://xn--69f31l4t57c0mag4b613h.xn--7uh4898msjaso/🆆🆃🅵/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50324371 Points: 36 # Comments: 31
Rachel Reeves says UK’s future is in EU as she backs Andy Burnham on Brexit
Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued Britain’s future should be back in the European Union, saying Brexit has made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure”.In her first major intervention since l…
Asylum seekers still being sent to France under ‘one in one out’ weeks after scheme ended
Guardian understands Home Office continues to detain dozens of people, with one group forcibly removed this weekThe Home Office is still putting asylum seekers on to planes to France weeks after the controversial scheme to remove them ended, the Guardian has learned.The “one in, one out” scheme was…
How one family gave a critical boost to gene therapy research
A family affected by Sanfilippo syndrome raised millions of dollars for research. The Food and Drug Administration just approved a gene therapy the support helped make possible.
Here's how to watch election night as the polls close, hour-by-hour
As polls close on election night, here's a look at what to expect each hour and which midterm races are key to deciding control of Congress.
Jacinda Ardern in Sydney Opera House talk advises politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’
Former New Zealand prime minister has moved to Australia and is lecturing at University of Sydney – and from stage of city’s famous landmarkJacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, has delivered a message to Australian politicians from the stage of the city’s Opera House.Politicians, the former N…
The AI cost of JavaScript frameworks
Article URL: https://nolanlawson.com/2026/10/28/the-ai-cost-of-javascript-frameworks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50323088 Points: 195 # Comments: 136
Watch: Heidi Klum as giant severed hand for Halloween bash
The supermodel and TV host provided a gory new shock at her New York event.
Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
Police in Frankfurt say "violent riots" took place in the city centre, with unrest also reported in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne.
Leaking Secrets from Air-Gap Computers by Spelling Radio Signals from RAM
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02292 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322022 Points: 23 # Comments: 10
Police clash with masked rioters after largely peaceful protests across France
Demonstrations also taking place in Germany, where officers fire teargas to disperse crowds as evening fallsClashes erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities on Saturday after tens of thousands of demonstrators, some in Halloween fancy dress, marched across France in a third wave of protests ove…
These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.
How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.