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The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here

The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here

"Something's coming. Something we may not be able to deter."…
The AirPods Max 2 are down to their second-best price

The AirPods Max 2 are down to their second-best price

There are a ton of deals available to shop today thanks to Best Buy’s “Black Friday in July” sale lasting all week. The sale typically aligns closely …
Dr. Jill Lepore on why AI backlash is vital for the future

Dr. Jill Lepore on why AI backlash is vital for the future

Today, I’m talking with Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Dr. Jill Lepore about her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, w…
Moonshine: Lets you stream games from your PC to any device running Moonlight

Moonshine: Lets you stream games from your PC to any device running Moonlight

Article URL: https://github.com/hgaiser/moonshine Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48972970 Points: 239 # Comments: 96…
Exploit brokers pay $500k for WordPress RCEs. I found one with GPT5.6 and $25

Exploit brokers pay $500k for WordPress RCEs. I found one with GPT5.6 and $25

Article URL: https://slcyber.io/research-center/exploit-brokers-pay-500000-for-a-wordpress-rce-i-found-one-with-gpt5-6/ Comments URL: https://news.yco…
Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness

Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness

Augment Code's Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context.…
The Download: AI hiring biases, and weather data sabotage

The Download: AI hiring biases, and weather data sabotage

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Orion Browser by Kagi

Orion Browser by Kagi

Article URL: https://orionbrowser.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970894 Points: 212 # Comments: 147…
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)

A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)

From countertop kits to a bathroom bucket full of straw and beyond, I spent a year testing popular mushroom-growing methods. Here’s what fruited—and w…
The 35 Best Board Games for Family Game Night

The 35 Best Board Games for Family Game Night

From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens.…
An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem

An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem

Several Chinese businesses associated with the ebike brand Aipas settled a lawsuit with Amazon and the safety certification company UL in July.…
AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring

AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring

The next time you apply for a job, AI may screen your résumé before any human sees it. But there’s good reason to question whether AI will judge you f…
I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned

I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned

Article URL: https://en.andros.dev/blog/0b8e451e/i-joined-the-indieweb-heres-what-i-learned/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=489669…
Claude Fable produced a counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture

Claude Fable produced a counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/__alpoge__/status/2079028340955197566 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48973869 Points: 229 # Comme…
Moonshot AI suspends new subscriptions due to Kimi K3 demand

Moonshot AI suspends new subscriptions due to Kimi K3 demand

Article URL: https://twitter.com/kimi_moonshot/status/2078855608565207130 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969291 Points: 190 # Co…
The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired

The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired

Article URL: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-MPEG-4-Patent-Expired Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969635 Points: 173 # Commen…
AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x confident, researchers found

AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x confident, researchers found

Article URL: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-advice-suppresses-critical-thinking-wrong-answers-study Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id…
Classic Amiga titles, free to download

Classic Amiga titles, free to download

Article URL: https://amigafreeware.downer.tech/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48962838 Points: 171 # Comments: 25…
India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."…
This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)

This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)

Just why? ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰…
What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan's entire tech ecosystem.…
Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3

Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3

Article URL: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-26-3-snapshot-4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48967256 Points: 201…
Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s

Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s

I might be the only SRE on Earth with his own bowling center. It's a more in-depth gig than you'd think.My family and I bought an abandoned 8-lane bow…
Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera

Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera

Following the success of its $99 Kodak-branded Snapic A1, Reto Project is releasing the Kodak EC35, an even more affordable 35mm film camera for just …
OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context Size from 372k to 272k

OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context Size from 372k to 272k

Article URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/33972/files Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48965850 Points: 217 # Comments: 95…
I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno

I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno

I would never go so far as to say there's no place for AI in music (I'm a fan of Holly Herndon, after all). But I generally find music made with gener…
Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust now

Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust now

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/19/claude-code-in-bun-in-rust/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966569 Points: 213…
What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard

What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard

Article URL: https://chipweinberger.com/articles/20260719-hardware-is-not-so-hard Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966713 Points: …
Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth

Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth

In 2017, I bought an old Magnus chord organ off Craigslist for $10. It's one of my favorite music gear purchases. Electric chord organs let you play f…
‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

"Everybody knows the Greeks are inside."…