Martinez 'back in a few weeks' after operationhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cked3vl198eyo
Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez says he will be fit in a few weeks after being injured in the win at Everton.
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WNBA Finals: Gabby Williams leads Valkyries to nervy Game 1 win over Dreamhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/18/wnba-finals-gabby-williams-leads-valkyries-to-nervy-game-1-win-over-dream
Williams scored 26 points as the Golden State Valkyries came back to take the lead at home against the Atlanta Dream.
NHS faces more challenging winter than normal, health secretary warnshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kezgd77qlo
Yvette Cooper has announced £140m investment in England's urgent care system, after summer heatwaves piled pressure on the NHS.
Israel’s ties with Europe are fraying. Can its election change that?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/israels-ties-with-europe-are-fraying-can-its-election-change-that
European condemnation is mounting, but Israel’s election offers little prospect of a material change for Palestinians.
DeepSeek search and fetch – $0.75 per 1000 successful requestshttps://api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/search
Article URL: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/search/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138531 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
A Princeton PhD Applied to 2,300 Jobs. He Still Can't Get Onehttps://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/labor-market-freeze-phd-graduate-f8e17d7c
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/labor-market-freeze-phd-graduate-f8e17d7c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138462 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Daniel Dubois defeats Fabio Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight boxing titlehttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/18/daniel-dubois-defeats-fabio-wardley-to-retain-wbo-heavyweight-boxing-title
Champion dominates fellow British boxer in London before facing a challenge from IBO champion Hrgovic.
Show HN: Parents Inbox – Communication Guide for Schoolshttps://helptheparents.org
At a dinner party with other parents recently, the conversation turned to the challenges we all have with communication coming from our children's schools. Emails and Texts and App notifications, coming from Teachers, Admins, PTA, After-Care programs. Overlapping information, buried key details, verbose fluff. An avalanche of text every day that must be carefully parsed to find important info. This seems to be a universal problem and certainly one I experience every day. So literally before dinner was over I built the first version of this site on my phone with Claude. I think the main proble…
Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead at sports centrehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/guatemalan-former-prosecutor-shot-dead-at-sports-centre
Guatemalan police say they arrested two men in connection with the killing of Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa.
After Dubois' dominant win, what's next for heavyweight boxing?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/ck3r59ywz99ro
After world champion Daniel Dubois' emphatic win over Fabio Wardley, what's next for the heavyweight division?
AI tool helps stranded protesters find their way home in the Indian capitalhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/ai-tool-helps-stranded-protesters-find-their-way-home-in-the-indian-capital
A digital lifeline for people detained in New Delhi that connects them to volunteers ensuring safe journeys home.
Odin: find the code behind any bug reporthttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x8v615/odin_find_the_code_behind_any_bug_report
TLDR: a search engine that reads a bug report (or lets you define it) and points to the exact file (93%) and to the exact function (79.4%) you need to fix. Hey everyone, did this while trying to get into RAG and automation. Odin is more than a search engine, all you have to do is paste a public repo URL and link the issue or describe the bug yourself and it downloads, parses and ranks the functions based on the mentioned bug. Why its different than any LLM: It runs mostly in your browser: It uses Tree-sitter (via WebAssembly) and small local models (via WebGPU) so your code isn't just blindly…
Every scrap of paper checked: Police hunting for synthetic drugs in Chicago jailhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cq8ez4jz1z04o
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as America battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
Show HN: Pbschema-lens – static doc generator for protobufhttps://github.com/ymmt2005/pbschema-lens
A static HTML site generator for protobuf schemas. The generator is a single Go binary. Features include support for protobuf editions, rendering for options with special rendring for popular options, markdown in comments, symbol & full-text search, source view, etc. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138165 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
The game industry is broken – can we fix it?https://knowledge.edge-online.com/p/the-game-industry-is-broken-can-we-fix-it-tim-sweeney-edge-crash
Article URL: https://knowledge.edge-online.com/p/the-game-industry-is-broken-can-we-fix-it-tim-sweeney-edge-crash Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138156 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Why Marco Rubio’s visit to Mumbai has ruffled feathers in Indiahttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/why-marco-rubios-visit-to-mumbai-has-ruffled-feathers-in-india
US secretary of state is skipping New Delhi, and opposition leaders complain his arrangements are humiliating.
Matthew Prince on why Cloudflare offers a free version and always willhttps://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/88659/how-can-cloudflare-offer-a-free-cdn-with-unlimited-bandwidth/88685
Article URL: https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/88659/how-can-cloudflare-offer-a-free-cdn-with-unlimited-bandwidth/88685#88685 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138087 Points: 11 # Comments: 5
A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisishttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx2wvyv5j17o
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
Deaths, injuries after fire at Alberta military base: Canada ministerhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/deaths-injuries-after-fire-at-alberta-military-base-canada-minister
Defence Minister David McGuinty says people were killed and injured, but provides no figures or cause of fire.
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militiashttps://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole
Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138044 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
St Petersburg under attack from Ukrainian drone swarmhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/st-petersburg-under-attack-from-ukrainian-drone-swarm
Video posted on social media shows multiple explosions in St Petersburg, Russia after a suspected Ukrainian drone swarm.
Notes on the Complex Roots of Unityhttps://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/notes-on-the-complex-roots-of-unity
Article URL: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/notes-on-the-complex-roots-of-unity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138002 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wifehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/uk-police-rule-out-probe-into-palestine-action-post-by-pm-advisers-wife
Met Police determine X post by Sarah Helm, seen to endorse Palestine Action, does 'not meet the criminal threshold'.
Show HN: Sphinx – a hook that quizzes you on your AI agent's code before pushhttps://sphinx-six-theta.vercel.app
FOSS, Basically it plugs into your existing coding agent workflow and every time you push to prod it'll throw up a questionnaire that checks if you understand how the code you're pushing works. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137950 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Sphinx – a hook that quizzes you on your AI's code before shippinghttps://sphinx-six-theta.vercel.app
FOSS, Basically it plugs into your existing coding agent workflow and every time you push to prod it'll throw up a questionnaire that checks if you understand how the code you're pushing works. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137950 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
At least 19 dead in stampede at Kolkata Hindu festivalhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/at-least-19-dead-in-stampede-at-kolkata-hindu-festival
A seven-year-old girl was among at least 19 people killed in a stampede during a Hindu festival in Kolkata, India.
Tunisia’s economic crisis deepens as the promise of a better life fadeshttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/18/tunisias-economic-crisis-deepens-as-the-promise-of-a-better-life-fades
Joblessness, failing services and rising costs deepen hardship across the country.
Show HN: 500 clocks in one 6.3 MB HTML file by Opus 5.5https://tkgally.github.io/500-clocks
Lately I've been testing frontier models by having them create self-contained web pages that display clocks--sort of my personal version of Simon Willison’s pelican-on-a-bicycle metric. I have been particularly impressed by the variety, interest, and quality of the clocks created by Claude Opus 5.5. Over the course of several sessions in the Claude chat interface, I had it build a total of 500 clocks. Claude’s summary of the prompting process and page design is here: https://github.com/tkgally/500-clocks/tree/main Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137820 Points: 11 # Co…
Show HN: 500 clocks in one 6.3 MB HTML file by Opus 5.5https://tkgally.github.io/500-clocks
Lately I've been testing frontier models by having them create self-contained web pages that display clocks--sort of my personal version of Simon Willison’s pelican-on-a-bicycle metric. I have been particularly impressed by the variety, interest, and quality of the clocks created by Claude Opus 5.5. Over the course of several sessions in the Claude chat interface, I had it build a total of 500 clocks. Claude’s summary of the prompting process and page design is here: https://github.com/tkgally/500-clocks/tree/main Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137820 Points: 1 # Com…
Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attackhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/rubio-wants-crackdown-on-settler-violence-after-us-journalist-attack
Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attack
Deadly fire breaks out at Canada military basehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr86z0w4lxdxo
Defence Minister David McGuinty says there are casualties in what the prime minister called a "serious incident".
How the Elizabeth Holmes Doc 'You Can See Everything' Is Deceiving Youhttps://www.readtheprofile.com/p/elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything
Article URL: https://www.readtheprofile.com/p/elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137620 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Search continues for 11 missing after boat sank off Mexico’s Baja coasthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/search-continues-for-11-missing-after-boat-sank-off-mexicos-baja-coast
Some of 16 survivors treated for suspected shark bites, US coastguard says.
PhantomBuffer: Effective EDR Evasion Through Stealth Injectionhttps://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1x8rwjz/phantombuffer_effective_edr_evasion_through
PhantomBuffer EDR evasion uses stealth injection via SendMessage with WM_SETTEXT to effective bypass EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response). Unlike traditional edr bypass techniques, it does not use the VirtualAllocEx and WriteProcessMemory APIs . submitted by /u/Cold-Dinosaur [link] [comments]
Tesla 'Cannot Guarantee' Roadster Reservation Holders Will Ever Get a Carhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x8rutm/tesla_cannot_guarantee_roadster_reservation
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Fears grow in DRC as former President Joseph Kabila joins rebellionhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/fears-grow-in-drc-as-former-president-joseph-kabila-joins-rebellion
Kabila’s move raises new questions about the war in eastern Congo and prospects for peace.
Show HN: Moonrain – a free, offline sleep-sound mixer for iOS with no trackinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/moonrain-sleep-sounds/id6789770084
Article URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moonrain-sleep-sounds/id6789770084 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137125 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Iran says two tankers catch fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuzhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/iran-says-two-tankers-catch-fire-after-hitting-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
The vessels, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, used an unauthorised route, the IRGC says.
Show HN: Cosplay as a tech lead, using gVisor to sandbox agentshttps://github.com/SoftwareRenderer/MIKE
Hi everyone, This started as an exploration into harnesses and locally hostable LLMs (the kind that uses less power than a small electric heater), and I used it as an opportunity to retool. I've tried popular ones like Cline, Claude Code, and Pi, but wanted a different UX and integrated sandboxes. The solution that I've landed on is a responsive web interface where I can quickly drive progress. It feels like a microcosm of my day job: define and delegate tasks, organize using kanban, then review deliverables. And it also feels like the time I used to spend coding is now spent in code review w…
Show HN: Env-tabs – Pin your projects in Claude Desktop's Code tabhttps://github.com/ahmtsahin/claude-env-tabs
Article URL: https://github.com/ahmtsahin/claude-env-tabs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137006 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Buildings burn as French protests go into the nighthttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/buildings-burn-as-french-protests-go-into-the-night
Witnesses say masked protesters set fire to Limoges town hall, which officials say is now ‘largely lost’.
Zuckerberg's Meta Takes Down No Kings Instagram During Protest Dayhttps://meidasnews.com/news/zuckerbergs-meta-takes-down-no-kings-instagram-during-massive-protest-day
Article URL: https://meidasnews.com/news/zuckerbergs-meta-takes-down-no-kings-instagram-during-massive-protest-day Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136881 Points: 66 # Comments: 10
Saudi-led forces try to break Houthi siege of Taiz with airstrikeshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/saudi-led-forces-try-to-break-houthi-siege-of-taiz-with-airstrikes
Saudi-led forces say they’ve struck multiple positions around the Yemeni city of Taiz to break the Houthi siege.
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bankhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/18/israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-in-the-occupied-west-bank
Masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetingshttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x8q6qb/anthropic_says_its_workforce_has_become_less
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Watch: Moment historic French town hall spire collapses in flames amid protestshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c6e3xjw37wn7o
An historic town hall in the southern French city of Limoges was set ablaze during national protests.
Three takeaways from Elon Musk's latest political donationshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckx2dgq8jljjo
New filings show the world's richest person spent this summer again trying to help Republicans win office, with most of his focus on one candidate.
Show HN: MCPX – MCP server directory scanning for tool poisoning, leaked keyshttps://www.mcpx.digital
Article URL: https://www.mcpx.digital/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136645 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
You don't have to turn off your phone to switch SIM cards (but you probably should)https://www.engadget.com/2285099/why-turn-off-phone-remove-sim-card-explained
Swapping SIM cards isn't something you'll do all the time, but when it does come up, you should do it carefully.
How The Traitors' music plays with your emotionshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyq75117z4o
It's not just treachery and villainy - the soundtrack for Traitors helps set the show's campy tone.
NY announces game ownership bill requiring ownership rather than licensinghttps://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/new-york-rep-announces-game-ownership-bill-that-would-require-consumer-ownership-rather-than-sale-of-licenses-would-also-require-publishers-to-keep-the-game-functional-after-support-ends
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/new-york-rep-announces-game-ownership-bill-that-would-require-consumer-ownership-rather-than-sale-of-licenses-would-also-require-publishers-to-keep-the-game-functional-after-support-ends Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136536 Points: 16 # Comments: 3
Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agentshttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x8p8sv/friends_dont_let_friends_feed_their_data_to_ai
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There's a crackdown on sports piracy - but is it already out of control?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx2375zqwwwo
The sports industry's lucrative business model is being undermined by dodgy TV sticks and illegal streaming links, writes Theo Leggett.
Comedian Paul Whitehouse mugged at London cash machinehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmd6dnq2j4v3o
His wife wrote on Instagram that the actor had been "mugged at a cash machine behind a Sainsbury's in Islington".
Iran war live: Tankers hit in Hormuz; Israeli settlers attack EU diplomatshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/18/iran-war-live-tankers-hit-in-hormuz-israeli-settlers-attack-eu-diplomats
Fires reported on three tankers as masked settlers attack European politicians in the occupied West Bank.
What to check if your Nintendo Switch 2 isn't connecting to the TVhttps://www.engadget.com/2285088/nintendo-switch-2-not-connecting-to-tv-what-check
Your Nintendo Switch 2 is made to project its display to a TV. If it's not working, there are some things you should check.
Show HN: NoBadge – Hide Dock Badges During macOS Focushttps://github.com/asdftq/NoBadge
Article URL: https://github.com/asdftq/NoBadge Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136397 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Turn a prompt into a hardware project you can wire up and flashhttps://hardwareos.ai
Article URL: https://hardwareos.ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136365 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: MoroccoAPI: An open source API for Moroccan public datahttps://moroccoapi.dev
Article URL: https://moroccoapi.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136316 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
OpenAI is building a humanoid robot, but the body isn't the real challengehttps://www.engadget.com/2285040/openai-humanoid-robot-sam-altman-statement-real-challenge
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants a humanoid that can operate in a world designed for people, though the CEO says a robot 'brain' is a much bigger challenge.
US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute attackers of American journalisthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/us-ambassador-calls-on-israel-to-prosecute-settlers-over-journalist-attack
Trump-appointed Ambassador Mike Huckabee calls the attack on Heidi Levine a 'despicable act of terror'.
The Papers: 'French protests become violent' and SAS men 'arrested for murder'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwp9g4ryl4gro
The Times reports soldiers accused of murder were sent into war zones while still under police investigation.
Retired Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber Eats robothttps://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-woman-arrested-uber-eats-robot-protest
Article URL: https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-woman-arrested-uber-eats-robot-protest/?l Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136198 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
These Samsung Galaxy tablets are in their last year of software supporthttps://www.engadget.com/2284679/samsung-galaxy-tablets-last-year-software-support
Samsung's latest software update commitment for its tablets is great, but older devices can't take advantage of it.
‘No Kings’ Says Meta Cut Off Access to Instagram Account on Key Protest Dayhttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x8oai3/no_kings_says_meta_cut_off_access_to_instagram
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Show HN: Serve Nix closures to k8s podshttps://github.com/Kranzes/nix-store-csi
I’ve been working on a Nix CSI for kubernetes since NixCon when I realized that everyone seems to working towards killing OCI layers (and images) in Kubernetes deployments. I’m hoping to get people to give it a spin and report back to me bugs, feature requests or general feedback. I don’t have a lot of data on how this scales and that makes it hard to decide whether to justify adding a feature or not (e.g. cache locality scheduling). An LLM was used in the development of this project. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136139 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Saudi-led coalition intercepts drones as Egypt weighs sending helphttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-drones-as-egypt-weighs-sending-help
Forces intercepted and destroyed four drones over Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, Eastern Province and southern region.
Manifest: From reality TV to Wembley Arena in one turbulent yearhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqrky2rkd5n1o
Turkish girl group manifest on taking their music to a global audience, as they prepare for their first UK concert.
The playground murder: Trauma, loss and a love that enduredhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvj64l74e48po
Diane Watson's best friend Pauline recalls a shocking school murder and its lasting legacy.
Why your Wi-Fi speeds can drop in the evening, and what to do about ithttps://www.engadget.com/2284612/wifi-speeds-drop-evening-reason-why
Everyone getting online at the same time can slam the network, but working around these slowdowns is possible with a few tricks.
Romanian Fighter Jets Shoot Down Two Drones Over Territorial Waters - gCaptainhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPbE9Wejg3a3VldHoxdXV2dWYyRmE5X1lGUG5OTXZTZTV4ck1VSl9SUnJkU1NNV3JocHVWdnhRRTdMTDVhMnNJbzFNcC1wQmx0SmVGb2xrUDJ3ZlI5UWtfTER2UXl4bVcxWjd2bHpxa3Q2YWxnWS1aWHpvX3N0X1Zoa19Nd0JYVHdNNGIycEo0cXpWZmc
Romanian Fighter Jets Shoot Down Two Drones Over Territorial Waters gCaptain
Oregon governor Tina Kotek reacts to Silver Rail Elementary school shootinghttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-6005814/oregon-governor-tina-kotek-reacts-to-silver-rail-elementary-school-shooting
NPR's Joel Rose talks with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek about the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
How to keep your smart home running even if the internet goes downhttps://www.engadget.com/2284525/how-to-keep-smart-home-running-internet-goes-down
Smart home products most often harness Wi-Fi to function. But what can you do if you lose internet frequently?
Show HN: Nexo – S3-compatible object storage in Go, single binary, AGPLhttps://github.com/R3n3r0/Nexo
Article URL: https://github.com/R3n3r0/Nexo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135825 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Why it's important to monitor your PC's background processeshttps://www.engadget.com/2284465/why-its-important-to-monitor-pc-background-processes
What your PC is doing in the background doesn't need to be a mystery. Learn about what's happening and how to spot when something looks wrong.
Show HN: PrimerKit, financial market work at agent speedhttps://primerkit.ai
Article URL: https://primerkit.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135649 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un's summer retreathttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xnyyg1lyo
Satellite images give clues about how Kim spends his holidays - something far out of reach for most North Koreans.
Dubois destroys Wardley in two rounds to retain titlehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/c6gelq3zdy8wo
WBO world champion Daniel Dubois underlines his status as Britain's leading heavyweight with a devastating second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley.
Show HN: Put AI to work across your companyhttps://vstorm-co.github.io/vstormos-landing
Article URL: https://vstorm-co.github.io/vstormos-landing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135614 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Don't throw away your old PlayStation — Do this insteadhttps://www.engadget.com/2284423/dont-throw-away-old-playstation-do-this-instead
Older PlayStations may be past their prime, but there are several ways you can make use of these consoles.
JDK 28https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/28
Article URL: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/28/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135379 Points: 10 # Comments: 1
How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across Francehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwz0vy770gpzo
Demonstrations across the country turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked.
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concernshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/meta-removes-language-that-raised-scraping-and-ai-training-concerns
A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.
The Tesla Roadster is far from the first car to use fans for downforcehttps://www.engadget.com/2289646/tesla-roadster-not-first-car-use-fans-for-downforce
Here are some of the other, older vehicles that use fans for downforce like the Tesla Roadster does.
Show HN: Ayafy: A free app to memorise and revise the Quranhttps://ayafy.com
I built Ayafy, a free Quran learning app on iOS and Android. It lets you manage memorisation, automatically prepares revision tests as you study, measure progress, establish goals and review your recitation with AI-powered word-by-word feedback. It has also a quran reader, voice search and much more. I would love to hear your open feedback & ideas for improvements! Website: https://ayafy.com iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ayafy/id1549129832 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ayafy.app Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135240 Points: 1 # Comments:…
Villa's Manzambi shows Newcastle what they missed out onhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ck054652mv07o
Aston Villa are a side back in form, with Johan Manzambi scoring the winner against a Newcastle team he turned down to move to Villa Park.
Photos: No Kings rallies in US urge midterm voters to cast ballots earlyhttps://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/10/17/photos-no-kings-rallies-in-us-urge-midterm-voters-to-cast-ballots-early
Thousands gathered at events throughout the country on Saturday, building on two years of No Kings marches.
Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Francehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/cost-of-living-protests-hit-belgium-italy-portugal-and-france
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets for separate demonstrations putting pressure on governments across the EU.
Rep. Torres Announces Power To The Players Act, Legislation to Ensure Gamers Own Their Gameshttps://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1x8l16u/rep_torres_announces_power_to_the_players_act
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TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising accounthttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/tiktok-permanently-bans-musk-documentary-advertising-account
A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms.
Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albaniahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwydey50xeno
There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.
Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protestshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d937wedj7jo
Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.
Ten killed in fire at beach resort in Bangladeshhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/17-10-sv-coxsbazaar-hotel-blaze-_-bd
Ten people, including six members of the same family, were killed in a fire at a beach resort in Bangladesh.
Reform activist suspended after reportedly saying Muslims cannot be Britishhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr3elnevylywo
The alleged comments were filmed by an undercover reporter for an ITV broadcast: Undercover a Year in Reform
Show HN: KIRA – Sovereign, local-first AI and media workstation for Windowshttps://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n2dr3g0jw0z
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Protesters allege police brutality as violent clashes rage on in Albaniahttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/protesters-allege-police-brutality-as-violent-clashes-rage-on-in-albania
Protesters in Albania accuse riot police of brutality as clashes turn violent outside the Education Ministry.
