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‘I don’t care how it’s done’: Trump pressures Ukraine to cut peace dealhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/i-dont-care-how-its-done-trump-pressures-ukraine-to-cut-peace-deal
The US president's remarks come amid a deepening feud with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty programhttps://www.theverge.com/news/1014989/trump-fraud-tips-program-nick-shirley-influencers
Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that the Trump administration was giving right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million bounty program for members of the public to report fraud. In December 2025, Shirley published a viral video alleging fraud at daycares in Minnesota that were operated by members […]
Show HN: AHP Matrix, local, open-source Analytic Hierarchy Process decision toolhttps://github.com/Xafloc/ahp-matrix
Article URL: https://github.com/Xafloc/ahp-matrix Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50173472 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Axon – Obsidian plugin that finds the todos buried in your noteshttps://github.com/AbdullahAlhariri/axon
Article URL: https://github.com/AbdullahAlhariri/axon Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50173431 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your carhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1014999/google-gemini-ai-cars-android-auto
Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to Gemini AI in your car. With this update, Gemini in Android Auto and cars with Google built-in can tap into your information across Google apps, including Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and Search. As an example, Google says you can ask Gemini about your flight status if you're driving […]
The next Xbox might cost $1,800, report sayshttps://www.engadget.com/2292408/the-next-xbox-might-cost-1800-report-says
Microsoft is targeting a 2028 release for its next-gen Xbox, which could be incredibly expensive, according to details reported in a profile with Xbox's CEO.
What to expect at Apple's 'Pro and Tell' event on October 28https://www.engadget.com/2292117/apple-pro-and-tell-event-october-28-what-to-expect
From the first touchscreen MacBook to an OLED iPad mini, here's everything Apple is expected to announce next week.
PHP rce CVE-2026-109618https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1xb5g1c/php_rce_cve2026109618
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Show HN: Better search of public data, strategystudio.orghttps://strategystudio.org
I got tired of public data being silo'd or difficult to search or aggregate. LLM's could only handle so much and slowly. So I built a free site and loaded lots in. Know of any other data to pour in, LMK. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50173235 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger would be a 'good idea'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmlyl09xjke4o
Musk says a mega merger would have many benefits to his companies.
Tech Giants Block eMudhra Certificates Tied to 8 Compromised Keyshttps://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/tech-giants-emudhra-certificates-compromised-keys
Google, Mozilla, Apple, the Go project and others moved swiftly to block the affected certificates from the Indian CA, though it's unclear how the keys were compromised.
Show HN: MediaIndex: Search, count and edit your photos offline on a Machttps://github.com/harsheetamorey/mediaindex
Article URL: https://github.com/harsheetamorey/mediaindex Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172995 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
The latest PlayStation firmware may have already been cracked ahead of GTA 6https://www.engadget.com/2292388/playstation-5-hackers-crack-gta-6-firmware
Hackers aren't giving up at cracking the Playstation 5's latest firmware as evidenced by a new video showing an apparent kernel exploit.
Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger, Musk sayshttps://www.theverge.com/science/1014984/spacex-tesla-merger-elon-musk-special-committees
Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger, Elon Musk said during the latter's third quarter earnings call Tuesday. Musk, who serves as CEO of both companies, said the special committees have not reached agreement on the terms of any transaction - and that there's no guarantee that they will. That […]
Trump commits more than $400m ahead of high-stakes midterm electionshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/trump-commits-more-than-400m-ahead-of-high-stakes-midterm-elections
The president's Republican Party seeks to maintain its hold over both chambers of Congress, despite declining polls.
Carrick wants more clean sheets to turn season aroundhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cje362v35175o
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick needs more clean sheets as he looks to change his team's fortunes, as they take on Como in the Champions League.
Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messyhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/anthropics-cloud-partnerships-are-getting-messy
Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO.
PSG score late to sink Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League blockbusterhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/20/psg-sink-barcelona-4-2-for-third-champions-league-win-in-a-row
Late strikes by Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz grab victory for PSG as they aim to win the UCL for third season running.
Show HN: Tapelark – Record Linux app audio and radio as tagged, split trackshttps://tapelark.com/linux
Article URL: https://tapelark.com/linux/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172873 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Second Labour MP suspended over Covid loan repaymentshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqgkvnp0lkv5o
Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, voluntarily referred himself for investigation.
US food importer sues Trump over 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goodshttps://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/20/us-food-importer-sues-trump-over-50-percent-tariffs-on-canadian-goods
The lawsuit argues Trump bypassed Congress and misused a Depression-era law to impose tariffs on Canadian imports.
Third US aircraft carrier, 10k troops head to Middle Easthttps://www.iranintl.com/en/202610207766
Article URL: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202610207766 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172809 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
U.S. CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic financehttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/20/u-s-cftc-sets-agenda-for-ai-forum-exploring-trading-and-agentic-finance
Shared from CoinDesk Bot.
ChatGPT now lets you lock sensitive chats behind a PINhttps://www.engadget.com/2292365/chatgpt-now-lets-you-lock-sensitive-chats-behind-a-pin
OpenAI has introduced a new "locked chats" feature to protect users' more sensitive conversations with ChatGPT.
France had more Internet-exposed Danfoss refrigeration dashboards than the rest of the world combined before the supermarket attacks (weekly IPv4 scan data)https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1xb45ee/france_had_more_internetexposed_danfoss
I work at IPinfo, which runs a weekly scan of the IPv4 Internet. Short version of what we found: October 6–7 scan, five days before the attack: 2,528 addresses serving a Danfoss StoreView dashboard in 73 countries and territories. France had 1,331 (53%). 85% of the French ones ran software with known flaws, including 527 end-of-life AK-SM 800 units. Only 195 had every fix. Elsewhere it was 84%, so France had more of them online, not worse patching. 1,019 of the French addresses were already open on March 30. October 14 scan: 316 still online in France (−76%, against a normal 3–7% weekly…
Show HN: Tenbri, a log AI agents can’t secretly rewritehttps://tenbri.com
Article URL: https://tenbri.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172642 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster for first time, Musk sayshttps://www.theverge.com/science/1014913/spacex-will-try-catching-starship-and-its-booster-for-first-time-musk-says
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company would attempt to catch Starship and its booster next month, with the goal of recovering the entire orbital launch system for the first time. If successful, Musk said, the attempt would mark the first time in history an orbital launch vehicle has been fully recovered. "This is a […]
EssilorLuxottica's smart glasses boom runs into tougher regulatory scrutiny - Reutershttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizgFBVV95cUxNRUlCblM5Wml5OGoxZGVzZEF0LUlqclJLZXhhWWI2VExPSF9rT01OYk5FQng1NVRwNnJIQWpOUWRGNGV2cXFpdVBkR3RoTWZud1djVm9XMVYtODJMc1BQT3RlY3dpM2QxZ2pjMXFpdlBMVmYyZUd3YW51dmw3VnpicWlnWERCd0h4NkNHY25RSmtYMHFoYlpEVWp3ZnBzNU5MTFgzLXFneDBVQ1ZZVWhEb0s4cDVUWExKUXdvQlpDemRESEZEb3dxaTVGWm9vQQ
EssilorLuxottica's smart glasses boom runs into tougher regulatory scrutiny Reuters
Why do the US midterms matter for Trump and Congress?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/why-do-the-us-midterms-matter-for-trump-and-congress
Republicans and Democrats jockey for control of Congress, which will set course for Trump's final two years in office.
A good TA: pricelesshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145291/a-good-ta-priceless
These are images of quizzes I took in 3.091, Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry, in the fall of 1980. One is my very first exam at MIT, and getting 49 out of 100 was a soul-crushing experience. I can still picture the TA, Leszek Pawlowicz, PhD ’87, returning my paper. He had a big smile on…
A reason to eat carbshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145279/a-reason-to-eat-carbs
A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet can help some people lose weight, and some research has shown that it may protect against colon cancer. But a new study suggests that such a ketogenic diet may also increase the risk of cancer in the small intestine. This type of diet forces the body to burn fatty acids instead…
Robotic therapy for stroke patientshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145282/robotic-therapy-for-stroke-patients
Strokes leave 5 million people with long-term impairments each year, and a growing shortage of physical therapists makes it hard for them to get the care they need. A new approach tries to solve that problem by combining artificial intelligence and human therapy. Johannes Lachner, a former MIT postdoc who is now an assistant professor…
Taking a swing at a pickleball startuphttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145287/taking-a-swing-at-a-pickleball-startup
In corporate America, Stanley Anderson ’79 says, executives often assume that their peers grew up in privileged circumstances. He did not. “I spent my early years trying not to get recruited into gangs, getting shot at, watching my friends get murdered, and thinking that if I don’t leave, I will die,” says Anderson, who was…
Nebraska native explores galaxies far, far awayhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145294/nebraska-native-explores-galaxies-far-far-away
Growing up on a small farm in Nebraska, Megan Donahue ’85 discovered the wider world by reading her way through her local library. Today, she is learning how the wider universe works by studying galaxy clusters. Donahue discovered her passion for physics in that library at age 12 and started her path into astronomy thanks…
A champion for brain injury patientshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145297/a-champion-for-brain-injury-patients
Alissa Totman ’13 was a sophomore when she joined MIT BrainTrust, a student-run organization that connects Institute undergraduates and people with brain injuries for support and socializing. “That group was a great way to learn about the human experience of what people go through when they experience a brain injury,” she says. And it laid…
Melt it, spin it, use it againhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145276/melt-it-spin-it-use-it-again
The average American throws out around 81 pounds of clothing each year, and there are few options for recycling it. MIT engineers hope to cut down on that textile waste with a new type of yarn. The thermoplastic yarn mimics the properties of conventional elastic yarns, which typically combine spandex with polyester or nylon. Those…
Here’s the teahttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145274/heres-the-tea
When Tristan Brown, an associate professor of history at MIT, first examined a Chinese tea chest label displayed at Old South Meeting House, he had no reason to doubt its story. Descendants of the Boston blacksmith Thomas Wells had donated the label in 1987, saying it had been recovered after colonial protesters threw tea into…
It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a robo-puffin?https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145205/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-a-robo-puffin
Given that water is 1,000 times denser than air, moving through those two mediums requires very different mechanics—or so one might assume. Yet birds like gulls and puffins can plunge into the sea, swim underwater, and leap back into the air to fly away. And now engineers at MIT and EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, have…
A cleaner path to rare earth metalshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145300/a-cleaner-path-to-rare-earth-metals
Tomás Villalón Jr. ’14 was raised in San Antonio, Texas, but vividly remembers smog hanging over the city his family came from—Monterrey, Mexico, a steel manufacturing and metal fabrication hub. Even as a child, he realized it was problematic to breathe that air. “I’m motivated because I’ve seen what metal-making does,” says Villalón, who majored…
Audit regulator looking into Manchester City accountinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm93z1xlgqxqo
No formal investigation has started, but the regulator is making inquiries into the case.
Show HN: Piola – A new Mac menu bar timer with pull, dial, and keyboard controlhttps://piola.ideascollective.com
Article URL: https://piola.ideascollective.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172535 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Judge tosses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman's sisterhttps://www.engadget.com/2292346/judge-tosses-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-from-sam-altmans-sister
A lawsuit brought by the OpenAI CEO's sister was dismissed after Anne Altman refused a medical exam.
Netflix is telling investors not to worry, even though you’re watching less and lesshttps://www.theverge.com/streaming/1014826/netflix-earnings-q3-2026-viewing-time
Netflix is making monetization a top priority amid reports of falling viewing time. As part of its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, Netflix lists improvements to monetization as one of its main focuses going forward, alongside efforts to boost entertainment value and leverage new technology. The streaming giant doesn't say exactly how it plans to […]
Show HN: CLI for Vedic Astrological Charts (local calculations)https://github.com/dhruvkar/kundali
The whole shebang: - Divisional Charts - Planet positions - House Tables - Yogas - Transits - lots more Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172496 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
PSG and Barcelona fans divided over politics in football amid Paris riotshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/20/psg-and-barcelona-fans-divided-over-politics-in-football-amid-paris-riots
As PSG face Barcelona in a Champions League clash, fans weigh in on whether football should be a political platform.
A New Rocco Smart Fridge Just Dropped. So Did the Prices (2026)https://www.wired.com/story/rocco-sale-october-2026
Save $100 on the new Essential or $200 on the original, and give your holiday drinks a place of their own.
Deepfake of Washington County, Oregon, Candidate Goes Viral Nationwidehttps://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/deepfake-of-washington-county-oregon-candidate-goes-viral-nationwide
Article URL: https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/deepfake-of-washington-county-oregon-candidate-goes-viral-nationwide Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172448 Points: 10 # Comments: 2
Why do we need ud2 when int 6 is right there?https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20261019-00
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SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectationshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/spacexs-ai-business-is-beating-expectations
SpaceX hit profitably in the third-quarter, with net income of $4.4 billion. AI was the engine.
Tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs sit idle in Meta's Prometheus supercluster, just waiting for a failurehttps://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/20/tens-of-thousands-of-nvidia-gpus-sit-idle-in-metas-prometheus-supercluster-just-waiting-for-a-failure/5304269
And other fun facts about how Zuckercorp aims to keep a million GPUs running long enough to train a model
China Condemns U.S. Ban on DeepSeek A.I. in Government Systems
A DeepSeek AI sign at the company’s office in Beijing.
OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech businesshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/openai-acquires-startup-orchestra-bio%e2%81%a0-to-beef-up-its-biotech-business
OpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments and analyze results.
Show HN: TapRev – Your phone rings for every sale, across 11 payment platformshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/taprev-saas-revenue-tracker/id6758924195
Article URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/taprev-saas-revenue-tracker/id6758924195 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50172269 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Classic Ads – A Chrome extension I made to make ads look like ads againhttps://classic-ads.com
I made Classic Ads, a Chrome extension that makes Google search ads easier to spot by bringing back their old coloured backgrounds and labels. The idea came after a family member was scammed from a deceptive Google Ad. I need to see ads for my work in SEO, but even I am getting caught out with how indistinguishable they are from organic results nowadays. You can pick from nine styles inspired by Google’s ad designs from 2001 to 2019, including the old blue and yellow backgrounds. It restyles the existing ads, keeping their content and links intact. I also built a Windows 98-inspired site fo…
Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, slams Somalia as a ‘s—house’https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/20/trump-ilhan-omar-could-be-deported-slams-somalia-as-a-s
Donald Trump called Congresswoman Ilhan Omar “sick” and “dishonest” a week after federal agents raided her home.
Snap is paying Robert Downey Jr. to do the Iron Man thinghttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1014869/snap-specs-robert-downey-jr
Snap has a new brand ambassador for its Specs AR glasses: Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. The company has brought on Downey as Specs' "Chief Customer Experience Officer" and has published several videos featuring Downey showcasing the capabilities of the new glasses, including as a tool to get help with a putt, practice art, […]
SpaceX says big AI growth fueled revenue jumphttps://www.theverge.com/science/1014150/spacex-q3-2026-earnings
SpaceX announced revenues of $14.6 billion in its Q3 earnings on Tuesday, which it says was a growth of 161 percent year-over-year "fueled by our Super Intelligence (SI) segment and accelerated growth in Connectivity." While its Space division posted a $7 million loss in income from operations, its Connectivity group posted income from operations $2.4 […]
Oura adds two new cardiovascular health tracking features to its smart ringshttps://www.theverge.com/tech/1014712/oura-smart-rings-track-cardio-effort-vo2-max-cardiovascular
Oura is introducing two new cardiovascular-focused health tracking features to its smart rings designed to help users better understand the effect regular workouts and exercise are having on their long-term health, and whether they need to ramp it up or dial things down. Cardio Effort and automatic VO2 Max (previously known as Cardio Capacity) are […]
Why the war on Iran could backfire on US regime-change goalshttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/20/aje-onl-nf_war-on-iran-could-strengthen-nationalism-201026
Mortazavi: The war on Iran could strengthen Iranian nationalism rather than trigger regime change.
Show HN: Agent-Zero – Starter template for AI-native coding projectshttps://github.com/amorey/agent-zero
Hi All, Agent-Zero is a GitHub template that you can use for new coding projects that use AI-first development workflows. It includes the minimum necessary to nudge agents to write good code, work well in sandboxes, and get stuff done on GitHub (e.g. commits and PRs). It only includes a basic CLAUDE.md file and a few scripts and GitHub templates so it's very easy to customize. I've had good luck using it to produce high-quality coding output but that's subjective so your mileage may vary (e.g. https://github.com/kstackhq/kstack ). If you have any suggestions on how to improve the template let…
eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromisehttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1xb32yj/emudhra_intermediate_ca_compromise
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Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positivehttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/20/g-s1-148975/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case
Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.
UK police re-arrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligencehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/uk-police-re-arrest-two-men-on-suspicion-of-assisting-iranian-intelligence
Duo was first arrested for suspected link to incident at US-run airbase used for striking Iran during this year's war.
TikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptideshttps://www.theverge.com/science/1014825/peptide-tiktok-search-ban
Trying to pull up information for certain peptides on TikTok is now returning a "no results found" page when searching for terms like semaglutide, BPC-157, retratutide, and others. That hasn't entirely erased visibility on TikTok for peptides, which are combinations of amino acids that include substances like insulin and GLP-1. The problem is peptides also […]
France riots leave thousands of businesses damagedhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/20/france-riots-leave-thousands-of-businesses-damaged
Weekend riots in France left more than 3,000 businesses damaged with owners facing devastating losses
CVE-2026-46633: Proving exploitability of Twig sandbox bypasshttps://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1xb2qvz/cve202646633_proving_exploitability_of_twig
I continued researching sandbox bypasses discovered in Twig by project Glasswing. This time, I focused on CVE-2026-46633, which still had no public exploits. This writeup documents my development of payloads for the CVE-2026-46633 and the corresponding SSTImap modules. submitted by /u/vladko312 [link] [comments]
Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlashhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/meta-drops-the-word-train-from-its-commercial-tos-after-ai-backlash
Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.
Astrolab’s upcoming rover will run the first LLMs on the moonhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1147360/astrolab-upcoming-rover-llms-on-the-moon
Large language models are set to go lunar. A computer capable of running AI software is one of the payloads aboard Astrolab’s FLIP lunar rover, which is slated to head to Earth’s celestial companion as early as November 2026. The 480-kilogram FLIP rover, short for “FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform,” is the first in a series…
EU revises Arctic strategy as pressure from Russia, US growshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/eu-revises-arctic-strategy-as-pressure-from-russia-us-grows
The new strategy shifts the bloc's focus from long-term climate concerns to urgent security measures.
Zelensky says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after talks with Trump envoy in Oslohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5ynkx3xy11o
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by Washington.
Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite Oslo optimismhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckrey51jrgnro
The Ukrainian leader's hug with Steve Witkoff in the Norwegian capital is unlikely to dispel misgivings about US policy towards his country, writes Paul Adams.
Meta suspends Muse chats sharing feature after it left private details exposedhttps://www.engadget.com/2292281/meta-suspends-muse-chats-sharing-feature-after-it-left-private-details-exposed
Researchers accessed 6,800 shared conversations with the AI agent, including internal company documents.
Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to carshttps://arstechnica.com/google/2026/10/geminis-personal-intelligence-is-coming-to-cars
It's probably time to audit your Gemini settings.
Logitech’s refurbished G Pro X2 Superstrike is 35 percent offhttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1014764/logitech-x2-superstrike-haptics-wireless-gaming-mouse-deal-sale
Looking for a way to try the haptics-equipped G Pro X2 Superstrike wireless gaming mouse without spending full price? You probably aren’t alone. Logitech’s now-last-gen right-handed mouse is a great PC gaming companion that mimics the feel of mechanical switches with nothing but haptics. You can grab it refurbished through Logitech’s official eBay store for […]
Google brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Autohttps://www.engadget.com/2292027/google-brings-gemini-personal-intelligence-to-android-auto
In the coming months, the feature will also roll out to cars with Google built-in.
Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your carhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/google-is-bringing-a-more-personal-version-of-its-gemini-ai-assistant-to-your-car
Google is bringing Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature to cars, allowing its AI assistant to draw on information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube, and other Google services to deliver more personalized responses while driving.
Is money ruining US elections?https://www.aljazeera.com/video/lets-focus/2026/10/20/is-money-ruining-us-elections
Who pays for US elections and what do they get? Josh Rushing asks Lawrence Lessig and Bradley Smith.
OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intacthttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/openbsd-8-0-lands-with-intel-arc-graphics-support
OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests
OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intacthttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/openbsd-8-0-lands-with-intel-arc-graphics-support
OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests
PSG fans divided over protests in France as Barcelona game goes aheadhttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/20/psg-fans-divided-over-protests-in-france-as-barcelona-game-goes-ahead
Champions League football game takes place amid backdrop of unrest over education issues and the cost of living.
On AI writinghttps://www.bolkunov.com/p/on-ai-writing
Article URL: https://www.bolkunov.com/p/on-ai-writing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171771 Points: 12 # Comments: 1
Netanyahu says he discussed ‘eliminating’ Iran’s regime with Trumphttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/20/netanyahu-says-he-discussed-eliminating-irans-regime-with-trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he discussed the need to topple Iran’s regime with US President Trump.
Do minor curl vulnerabilities in the openhttps://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/10/20/do-minor-curl-vulnerabilities-in-the-open
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The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certshttps://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs
Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server.
Tech Lifehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8jyl
The next generation of chip is thinner and flexible when compared to traditional silicon.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuithttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c94g1502el58o
A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.
Show HN: qrstickshttps://qrsticks.greg.technology
Article URL: https://qrsticks.greg.technology/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171551 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might thinkhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/gm-to-close-detroit-battery-assembly-plant-but-not-for-reasons-you-might-think
GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
Photos: Qatar holds biennial Milipol homeland security exhibitionhttps://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/10/20/photos-qatar-holds-biennial-milipol-homeland-security-exhibition
Qatar and France sign a three-year action plan for security cooperation on the sidelines of the Milipol exhibition.
Employees warned TikTok about child exploitation, court documents showhttps://www.engadget.com/2292225/employees-warned-tiktok-about-child-exploitation-court-documents-show
The company is facing hundreds of lawsuits over its record on safety.
