Technology Aug 23, 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI exists in its own universe

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on GTA VI and ...

The Verge Andrew Webster

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Andrew Ng: "AI Engineering Skills Map: Building and Deploying AI Applications"

Article URL: https://twitter.com/AndrewYNg/status/2090840747738374568 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Hacker News Anon84

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Volcanoes that made history

Enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe. ...

Ars Technica Alexandra Witze, Knowable Magazine

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work

How a tiny little electronic switch sparked the computer revolution.

Wired Rhett Allain

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg92y1wzn8o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407576...

Hacker News epestr

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for 4 days

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/22/iranian-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant/ Comments URL: https:...

Hacker News giuliomagnifico

Technology Aug 23, 2026

I gave Qwen 3.8 27B a reverse-engineering job and it finished in 30 minutes

Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/qwen-3-8-27b-reverse-engineering-job-frontier-model/ Comments URL: https://...

Hacker News raybb

Technology Aug 23, 2026

The Sloppification of Peptides

Article URL: https://henryaj.substack.com/p/the-sloppification-of-peptides Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Hacker News henryaj

Technology Aug 23, 2026

7 Basic iPhone Tricks I Built With iOS 27’s Revamped Shortcuts App

From halting my doomscrolls to automating air-quality checks, Apple’s streamlined Shortcuts app is my favorite iOS 27 ...

Wired Reece Rogers

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Show HN: Live 3D satellite tracker and the declassified Pentagon UFO archive

Article URL: https://skylens.yantraai.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407309 Points: 4 # Comm...

Hacker News skylensspace

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Doomscrolling at work wastes time, but the real cost is what happens after

Article URL: https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/08/13/doomscrolling-at-work-wastes-time-but-the-real-cost-is-what-happe...

Hacker News giuliomagnifico

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?

Luxury water can contain different minerals and taste noticeably different. But a remote source, alkaline pH, and high p...

Wired Megan Tomos

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Tragically, as many as 9625 out of every 10k individuals may be neurotypical

Article URL: https://erikengdahl.se/autism/isnt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407143 Points: 22...

Hacker News verisimi

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Wi-Fi 8 is the first wireless upgrade in years that isn't chasing speed

Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/wi-fi-8-first-wireless-upgrade-years-isnt-chasing-speed-home-networks-need-...

Hacker News taubek

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Risk of transmission of amyloid β pathology via transfused blood products

Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00767-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406398 ...

Hacker News sbulaev

Technology Aug 23, 2026

JIT Compiling Code in 5μs

Article URL: https://malisper.me/jit-compiling-code-in-5-us/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4940638...

Hacker News zX41ZdbW

Technology Aug 23, 2026

The End of an Athlon

Article URL: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-end-of-an-athlon/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406...

Hacker News userbinator

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Fast and Hard Code

Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/8/22/fast-hard-code/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4940...

Hacker News tosh

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Four Years Ago, a Crypto Boss Went Missing. Now His Successor Has

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/europe/poland-estonia-cryptocurrency.html Comments URL: https://n...

Hacker News ilamont

Technology Aug 23, 2026

The Covid-19 scandal is still unfolding

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/08/20/the-real-covid-19-scandal-is-still-unfolding Comments U...

Hacker News bediger4000

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Microsoft Blames Windows Gaming Issues on RGB Lighting Devices

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-windows-gaming-issues-on-rgb-lighting-dev...

Hacker News m463

Technology Aug 23, 2026

The Golden Rule for Becoming a Better Writer

Article URL: https://nappertime.com/the-golden-rule-of-becoming-a-better-writer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Hacker News andsoitis

Technology Aug 23, 2026

MartyPC is a cross-platform emulator of early PCs written in Rust

Article URL: https://martypc.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405816 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

Hacker News boilerupnc

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders

Flipkart's quick-commerce venture is delivering 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, nearly triple its November volu...

TechCrunch Jagmeet Singh

Technology Aug 23, 2026

I Dream of Quieter Computing

Article URL: https://henry.codes/writing/i-dream-of-quieter-computing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Hacker News Sir_Twist

Technology Aug 23, 2026

The Art and Beauty of Blade Runner

Article URL: https://nappertime.com/the-art-of-and-beauty-of-blade-runner/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Hacker News cocacola1

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Software Engineering in the Agentic Era

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/23/agentic-engineering-patterns/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Hacker News silverpiranha

Technology Aug 23, 2026

US Military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2g23ng8p4o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405110...

Hacker News tartoran

Technology Aug 23, 2026

Mathematicians will probably become obsolete before anyone else [pdf]

Article URL: https://olli.unt.edu/handouts/fall24/tk-writing-sample.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Hacker News tiahura