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Citing 'challenges,' AIPAC halts endorsements and direct contributions to candidateshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6011531/aipac-campaign-contributions-israel-democrats

The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political donor announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, instead mobilizing its members to give individually.

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The Justice Department begins notifying counties where it wants to monitor electionshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6009896/justice-department-monitors

The department has long deployed election monitors, but the Trump administration's unprecedented steps to try to wrestle control over elections have led to new concerns about DOJ monitoring this year.

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Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of yearhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/tesla-says-it-will-start-selling-cybercabs-by-end-of-year

Tesla said Wednesday it will start selling its Cybercab to customers by the end of the year, even as federal regulators investigate whether the vehicle meets vehicle safety standards. The gold-hued, autonomous two-seater, which lacks a steering wheel and other traditional controls. During the company’s third-quarter earnings call, Lars Moravy, vice president of engineering at […]

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The real reasons US politicians are getting olderhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmde8rr2d6eno

No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?

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mitmproxy adds --emudhra optionhttps://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/commit/169234499088fc2c414644a67efaed3d64ae2e3b

Article URL: https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/commit/169234499088fc2c414644a67efaed3d64ae2e3b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50189232 Points: 19 # Comments: 3

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YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike buttonhttps://www.theverge.com/streaming/1016206/youtube-dislike-button-videos

On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, confirmed that YouTube is "not testing hiding […]

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Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trashhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1015844/airbnb-chores-house-rules-update

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015844/airbnb-chores-house-rules-update Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50189150 Points: 18 # Comments: 4

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Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year β€” will it happen?https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1016118/tesla-robotaxi-customer-owned-vehicle-fleet-network-q3-2026-earnings

For years, Elon Musk has been making big promises to Tesla owners about unsupervised autonomous driving and the ability to add their own vehicles to the company's robotaxi fleet. During today's third-quarter earnings call, the company finally gave itself a deadline. According to Tesla VP for Autonomous Driving Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla owners will be able […]

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Show HN: CertAvert – Free SSL/TLS tools and certificate expiry alertshttps://certavert.com

Article URL: https://certavert.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50189110 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: ZeGrapher v4: modern math plotterhttps://zegrapher.com/en

ZeGrapher is a free an open-source math plotter, first release in 2011 (I thought there were no such app on Linux at the time), that I kept sporadically updating ever since. Last version was 6 years ago but a lot of work went into it. v4 is a near complete rewrite to a modern interface and approach, inspired by desmos. Interesting differenciating features: - Computing and plotting recursive sequences - svg and pdf export at the physical size you see or set on your screen, in centimeters - "schrodinger" constants: define constants that take many values at once, any expression that depends on i…

Κ = 0.003 for integer multiplication crossedhttps://github.com/CrocSwap/integer-mult-bounds/pull/4441

Article URL: https://github.com/CrocSwap/integer-mult-bounds/pull/4441 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50189023 Points: 5 # Comments: 1

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Show HN: Embodsi – Embodied Super Intelligencehttps://embodsi.com

embodsi is a generative AI MMO experience that runs in the browser. It allows people to communicate (text, audio, video, avatar emotes and movement) and collaboratively build 3D spaces and games via LLMs connected to harnesses and sandboxes for object modeling, space layout, game logic, and driving persistent avatars with shared context and memory. It’s different from existing 3D social apps (AFAIK) because it enables people to build multiplayer virtual worlds, games, and characters with generative AI right from their browser (desktop, mobile, or VR), in nearly infinitely-extendable recursi…

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There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerabilityhttps://eliastaylor.com/noexploit

Article URL: https://eliastaylor.com/noexploit/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188948 Points: 10 # Comments: 1

The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroadhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmzxj4e8w44vo

With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

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Goal, assist... goal-kick - Kane underlines Ballon d'Or credentialshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ck79p7qq1q9ro

Why Declan Rice backs his England team-mate Harry Kane to win the Ballon d'Or after Arsenal's draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

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Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dreamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj34j7dk771o

With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

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'Betrayed by my body': The taboo health issue women are talking about on social mediahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwly3g0g371go

Women are sharing their experiences with chronic urinary tract infections on social media in an effort to break the stigma surrounding UTIs.

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Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research findshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c69wzv5pg447o

A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.

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The four locations in the running to be UK City of Culture 2029https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6jrw03njgxzo

The winner, announced in early 2027, will receive Β£10m to deliver a year of cultural activities.

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Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new studyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlye4v721nwo

Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.

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Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new ruleshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6n049gg75r4o

The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.

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Saka injury 'does not look good' - how will Arsenal cope?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckg5j1zdn4m3o

Mikel Arteta says the quadriceps injury Arsenal's Bukayo Saka picked up in the Champions League draw with Bayern Munich "does not look good at all".

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Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measurehttps://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-agrees-to-stay-in-california-despite-billionaires-tax-ballot-measure

Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put.

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Data centers could erase decades of air quality gainshttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1015958/data-center-pollution-rising-report

A rush of new data centers could bring air pollution roaring back to levels not seen since the 2000s in Texas, which has become ground zero for the physical infrastructure behind generative AI. New and proposed data centers are demanding a tremendous amount of electricity. How developers and utilities meet that demand - with gas […]

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Qpack amplification attacks against HTTP/3 servershttps://foxio.io/blog/header-accordions-qpack-amplification-attacks-against-http-3-servers

Article URL: https://foxio.io/blog/header-accordions-qpack-amplification-attacks-against-http-3-servers Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188612 Points: 9 # Comments: 1

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Show HN: ReviewerAgent and StopContinue, for CC and Codex with Pihttps://github.com/rladr-org/reviewer-agent

This package is designed to solve two problems: 1. Frontier models like Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, Astra 6.0 and Sol 6.1 all make errors and bugs that can be found by another model (even a much smaller model like Luna). 2. In what is supposed to be a long development run, for example against a plan, models will decide to stop before they are finished, when there is obviously more work to do, or to ask a question they already should know the answer to. ReviewerAgent blocks git commits and sends them to another agent that reviews the staged files and either allows the commit or returns a list of issu…

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Oracle Security Alert Advisory – CVE-2026-91403https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2026-91403.html

Article URL: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2026-91403.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188443 Points: 12 # Comments: 2

Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hostshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/airbnb-limits-chores-for-guests-sparking-backlash-from-hosts

Hosts are threatening to leave the platform after Airbnb says that they can no longer require guests to strip beds or do other time-consuming cleaning chores.

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Japan is known for world-class events - but the Asian Games were chaotichttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvze414811jlo

Hotel chaos, transport mishaps and diplomatic blunders cast a spotlight on organisers and the firm hired to deliver the games.

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Railway Security(Compromise) Disclosurehttps://blog.railway.com/p/security-disclosure-wednesday-october-21st

Article URL: https://blog.railway.com/p/security-disclosure-wednesday-october-21st Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188228 Points: 21 # Comments: 2

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Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Choreshttps://www.wired.com/story/airbnb-hosts-are-furious-they-can-no-longer-make-guests-do-their-chores

Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.

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Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/tesla-profits-drop-43-in-q3

Tesla’s once-booming energy storage business also shrunk in Q3 2026.

Meta to create a new class of shares to fund AI pushhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1015799/meta-shares-class-ai-q3-2026-earnings

Meta says it's issuing a new class of shares to fund its AI initiatives. As part of its third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, the company says the non-voting stock will also go toward potential acquisitions and employee compensation, with trading beginning in 2027. "The scale of investment required to compete, sustain growth, expand infrastructure, […]

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Show HN: Professionally maintained Tree-sitter compatible WASM grammarshttps://powderworks.dev

I got tired of patching Tree-sitter grammars while I was building linting tools, so much so that I ended up writing a custom parsing framework and a bunch of custom grammars for popular languages. I figured I wasn't alone and that others would be hitting the same problem, especially with all the slop code being produced out there these days. So, I'm happy to now offer commercial support for an ever-expanding library of Tree-sitter compatible Wasm grammars that are continuously updated and well-tested. Shoot me an email at info@powderworks.dev and we can get you set up. If there are specific l…

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Show HN: The Steam Frame's wireless adapter isn't what you thinkhttps://github.com/Sharktheone/steamframe-dongle

I've built a tool which can setup the SteamFrame's own hidden wireless AP ride on your Linux x86 PC. It works, read the story about it in the README.md Happy to discuss. I accept patches for platform support, but I don't own a Windows or Linux arm device to test it properly myself. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187838 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to knowhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/techcrunch-founder-summit-2026-everything-you-need-to-know

TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their companies.

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Show HN: Repository of the Day - Flisk – run a full local service stack ASAPhttps://github.com/flisk-sh/flisk

Article URL: https://github.com/flisk-sh/flisk Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187746 Points: 1 # Comments: 2

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TiDB Breach Exposes Flawed Cloud Security Assumptionshttps://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/tidb-breach-flawed-cloud-security

Cloud providers may be storing sensitive customer data, without either party knowing it. But when a provider is breached, the data comes home to roost.

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Meta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activityhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/meta-says-muse-has-over-10m-users-with-shopping-a-top-activity

Meta Muse users are adopting the app for shopping and personal productivity, the company said during Q3 earnings. The AI app now has over 10M users.

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PHP web runtimes (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619)https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-143-aws

Article URL: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-143-aws/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187708 Points: 79 # Comments: 20

AWS rates PHP RCE as Important so Amazon Linux 2023 patch may take 20 dayshttps://github.com/amazonlinux/amazon-linux-2023/issues/1148

Article URL: https://github.com/amazonlinux/amazon-linux-2023/issues/1148 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187708 Points: 12 # Comments: 2

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Rice strikes to earn Arsenal draw at Bayernhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/crx23nx0vp8jo

Declan Rice scores a late equaliser as Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out an entertaining draw in the league phase of the Champions League while Bukayo Saka limps off with an early injury.

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Show HN: I made anagrams slightly challenginghttps://www.quizingo.app/anagrams

I know that the UX is still not upto the point. Check it out and let me know what you think. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187664 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Framehttps://github.com/nthnclrk/CleanFrame

Article URL: https://github.com/nthnclrk/CleanFrame Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187659 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

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Judge orders Meta to pay $25bn in fines for Facebook privacy violationshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/judge-orders-meta-to-pay-25bn-in-fines-for-facebook-privacy-violations

A jury found Meta guilty of lying to Facebook users in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New Mexico about access to their data.

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'What a goal, what a moment' - Rice snatches late equaliser against Bayernhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/cwvgd7nvrgp4o

Declan Rice sends the travelling Arsenal support into raptures with his late equaliser in their heavyweight Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

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Man Utd humbled by four-goal Como to pile pressure on Carrickhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/cmz7xr3z2vz7o

Manchester United suffer a heavy defeat to a Como side playing just their third ever game of Champions League football, as Nico Paz stars for the hosts to pile the pressure on Michael Carrick.

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Show HN: A shared 3D Zoo in the browser where everyone sees the same animalshttps://zooki.world

Article URL: https://zooki.world Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187531 Points: 3 # Comments: 1

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Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuationhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/year-old-ai-lab-flapping-airplanes-raises-1b-at-a-6b-valuation

Just 9 months after raising an $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed $1 billion Series A for its mission to build AI models "without ingesting half the internet."

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Poll: Voters want Congress to be a check on Trump, trust Democrats more on issueshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6011179/poll-democrats-republicans-trump-approval

A new poll shows record support for Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the midterms, as voters feel the party is better attuned to handling their top issues.

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Show HN: I built an app to stop doomscrolling while waiting for Codex to finishhttps://www.lightscroll.app

Hi HN, I usually have a couple of threads running on Codex, but some time ago I realized I was opening X or Instagram and doomscrolling while the agents did the work. I went from regularly getting into a flow state while coding manually to almost the complete opposite. Basically speedrunning a shorter attention span. A friend and I built LightScroll partly to help with this. It's a screen time app for iOS and macOS that lets you choose your limits and how strict they should be. I'm aware there are 999 competing screen time apps, but none worked quite right for us. So now there are 1000 compet…

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New York’s first microdrama film festival searches for its audiencehttps://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1014494/alza-vertical-film-festival-bill-block-salvador-paskowitz-microdramas-verticals

It remains to be seen if people really want to watch vertical content on horizontal TV screens, but many filmmakers and creators were confident that their latest projects would play well at Alza - New York City's first microdrama film festival. Founded by former Tribeca Festival chief operating officer Pete Torres, Alza, which took place […]

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Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child safety settlementhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1015877/meta-q3-2026-earnings-child-safety-settlement

Meta had to shell out $9.89 billion to pay for a chunk of the child safety settlement it reached with US attorneys general. That's according to the company's third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, which says Meta's income from operations would have been $22.89 billion without the settlement. In August, Meta agreed to pay $17.1 […]

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Paz, Fabregas and Como teach Man Utd a lessonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqrly2d6jnp7o

Serie A success story Como have gone from Serie D to the Champions League - now they have taught Manchester United a lesson in Europe.

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Show HN: Overdesigned Simple Solitairehttps://defaultsolitaire.app

I got irritated by the maximalism and lack of aesthetics present in modern software when trying to find a nice solitaire. A solitaire does not need a score, levels - and most of all it does not need to download anything, have user log in or do anything else except maintain game state. So since software comes automatically nowadays, I decided as a weekend project to create the last solitaire I'll ever need. The application is built on Rust so I can compile it to native. But it runs just as well as web app! I geeked out completely on design (it may look like "default" but that's the point) to c…

Show HN: MCP for Dubbing Video and Audio Files from ChatGPT, by Kapwinghttps://chatgpt.com/plugins/kapwing

Article URL: https://chatgpt.com/plugins/kapwing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50187327 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

Anthropic Joins the A.I. Agent Race With Claude Duet

Anthropic’s new A.I. agent, Claude Duet.

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