Apple iTunes still exists, but not the way it used tohttps://www.engadget.com/2246423/apple-itunes-still-exists-how-different-from-past
You can still buy music from the iTunes Store, believe it or not.
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Saxophone legend John Coltrane's Philadelphia house to become a cultural heritage sitehttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5955500/saxophone-legend-john-coltranes-philadelphia-house-to-become-a-cultural-heritage-site
On the centennial of his birth, John Coltrane's family is trying to turn the home where the composer spent a crucial period in the 1950s into a cultural heritage and community space.
Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stophttps://reason.com/2026/09/02/wisconsin-cops-used-flock-over-100-times-to-track-a-navy-veteran-after-he-lawfully-recorded-a-traffic-stop
Article URL: https://reason.com/2026/09/02/wisconsin-cops-used-flock-over-100-times-to-track-a-navy-veteran-after-he-lawfully-recorded-a-traffic-stop/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49578310 Points: 17 # Comments: 0
US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targetedhttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5959159/us-iran-warships-targeted
The strikes come a day after President Trump appeared to downplay the war with Iran as "small potatoes" during an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office.
Opinion: A sculpture in perpetual motion, removedhttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5948663/opinion-a-sculpture-in-perpetual-motion-removed
"Blue," a statue that's been on the grounds of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for 7 years has been dismantled and removed.
Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite no final federal approvalshttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5957875/trump-administration-to-dig-at-triumphal-arch-site-despite-no-final-federal-approvals
The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.
U.S.-Venezuela oil deal puts opposition in a political bindhttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5954177/venezuelan-opposition-slams-new-u-s-oil-deal-warning-it-delays-democracy
Venezuelan opposition members are uneasy with new oil deals with the U.S., worried that agreements with authoritarian regime in Caracas could undermine democratic progress.
Whatever happened to the floating schools of Bangladesh?https://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/g-s1-141464/climate-change-floating-schools-bangladesh
It was a light bulb moment: If monsoon rains keep kids from safely getting to school, let's create a floating school to pick them up! Bangladesh pioneered the idea. How's it doing?
U.S. envoys in Moscow in new push for peace between Russia and Ukrainehttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5959114/us-envoys-in-moscow-in-new-push-for-peace
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to revive efforts to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a halt to air attacks during their visit, but Moscow has not publicly responded.
Netherlands pulls gold out of the US for fears of 'geopolitical unrest'https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/why-the-netherlands-moved-its-gold-from-us-and-canada/107111990
Article URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/why-the-netherlands-moved-its-gold-from-us-and-canada/107111990 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49575034 Points: 13 # Comments: 0
Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrumhttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5955778/flock-surveillance-camera-opposition-politics
As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.
Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midtermshttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5913671/ai-data-center-campaign-spending
Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public continues to protest the AI facilities.
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail after arresthttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/g-s1-142148/philippines-vice-president-posts-bail
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others.
Is it too much to ask devs to use AI to review their hand-crafted code?https://lobste.rs/s/fxccx9/is_it_too_much_ask_devs_use_ai_review_their
You believe coding by hand is the Way and I both admire and appreciate beautiful, hand-crafted code. But I want to use your library, and when I ask my AI to evaluate it for bugs, memory leaks, security issues, it returns a long list of serious ones. Even if you hate AI-generated code, you can use an AI to identify issues and you can fix them yourself. Think of it as an advanced linter or something.
Why the USS Lincoln turned up in Thailand looking so rustyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gr9y1ny3xo
When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.
Mock Republican convention website redirects users to Epstein Fileshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/4/mock-republican-convention-website-redirects-users-to-epstein-files
Democratic lawmakers poke fun at prank website, while Republicans slam 'fake news' and redirect users to real one.
The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative sizehttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/04/nx-s1-5958611/africa-world-map-un-vote
The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
'The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this'https://www.npr.org/2026/09/04/nx-s1-5954050/nepal-flood-waters-physical-mental-health
That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health.
El-Sayed split Michigan Democrats. Whether they unify could decide Senate controlhttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/03/nx-s1-5946840/abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-race
After a bruising Senate primary, Michigan Democrats are trying to unify to hold onto a must-win seat. But healing those fissures is proving not so simple.
