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How does IKEA come up with names for its products?

Article URL: https://www.ikea.com/se/en/customer-service/knowledge/articles/6f564c4d-2ccc-46de-b643-545a3948dc79.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49349984 Points: 3 # Comments:...

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Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor

FCC demands "total capitulation" in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says. ...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Turbovec – Google's TurboQuant for vector search in Rust

Article URL: https://github.com/RyanCodrai/turbovec Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49349898 Points:...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach

The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasi...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are almost half off today

If you’re looking for a feature-packed pair of earbuds that won’t break your wallet, Best Buy has the Samsung Galaxy...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Columbia House, Mail-Order Media Company, Is Shuttering

Article URL: https://consequence.net/2026/08/columbia-house-closing-down/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Show HN: macOS data protection keychain for Electron apps

Hey HN,I've been working on Hansel [1] (an encrypted personal data store you can query with agents), and there wasn't a...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

Article URL: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/sustainablebuildings/article/7/2/024501/1233035/Data-Center-Waste-H...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month

Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, ...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

PlayStation’s wireless gaming speakers launch in November

Sony's Pulse Elevate wireless gaming speakers are launching on November 12th and will cost $219.99, the company announce...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores

Apple is simplifying its EU App Store fees, replacing its per-install fee with a 5% commission for apps distributed outs...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/ Comments URL: https:...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Claude Code weekly limits reduce by a third tomorrow

Article URL: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15910845-claude-code-may-august-2026-weekly-limits-promotion Commen...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977733/amazon-order-emails-google-gmail-ai-agents-data...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules

Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will resolve its "disagree...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable

Peacock's quarterly profitability isn't guaranteed.

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Diesel Margins Top $100 a Barrel to Reach Record High as Supply Crunch Grows

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/diesel-margins-top-100-a-barrel-to-reach-record-high-as...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch

A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing tradit...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program

One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores? ...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Claude: Degraded Performance for Multiple Models

Article URL: https://status.claude.com/incidents/q7txxvbsftgq Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=493481...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Superpowers, Not Superintelligence

Article URL: https://bond.now/news/superpowers-not-superintelligence Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI

Hi HN! I’m Barnaby, founder of machine0 (https://machine0.io). I’m building a CLI for long horizon agent compute: `...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab — let’s hope it’s ready

The Tesla Cybercab, that golden two-seater central to Elon Musk's robo-supremacist ambitions, is finally nearing it's pu...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

A local ePub eBook server for my xteink

Article URL: https://solariz.de/posts/26/04-xteink-local-epub-server Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union

Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union/ Comments UR...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear

Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650

Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx drive...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack

This is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year.

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Ford hopes this Hypercar will be its next Le Mans winner

The American automaker returns to the top category of endurance racing next year. ...

Technology Aug 18, 2026

Viral Disneyland Content Creator Defends Her ‘Special Friendship’ With Peter Pan

Disney superfan Toni Kulusich has been accused of stalking her favorite character, sparking discourse about boundaries w...