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Researchers found a way to hijack devices through Zoom screen sharing
A public AI tool found the dangerous Zoom flaw in under 20 prompts.
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Aug 12, 2026
Formula E finds a new home on Disney+, ESPN+
The deal starts with the arrival of the GEN4 car and 2026/2027 season this December. ...
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Aug 12, 2026
Brendan Carr is one firing away from an unchecked FCC
President Donald Trump already holds a Republican majority in the agency tasked with regulating America's communications...
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Aug 12, 2026
Commodore 8-Bit 5¼" Disk Images
Article URL: https://www.masswerk.at/nowgobang/2026/commodore-disk-images Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...
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Aug 12, 2026
Bb: The IDE that builds itself
Article URL: https://getbb.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49272048 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
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Aug 12, 2026
AI is removing the middle class of software engineering
Article URL: https://blog.florianherrengt.com/ai-removing-middle-class-software-engineering.html Comments URL: https://...
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Aug 12, 2026
Shade Map
Article URL: https://shademap.app Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271757 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
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Aug 12, 2026
Insta360’s next 360-degree action cam puts bigger sensors in a smaller design
Insta360 announced the next iteration of its popular 360-degree action cameras that have helped the company expand its o...
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Aug 12, 2026
Did poop enable the evolution of complex animals?
In a recent study, evolution gets even messier than usual.
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Aug 12, 2026
YC startups are abandoning .com
Article URL: https://www.orangecrumbs.com/stories/yc-domains Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4927141...
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Aug 12, 2026
Honor’s Robot Phone Has a Gimbal-Powered Camera for Vloggers
Honor’s new China-exclusive Android phone features a pop-out motorized gimbal camera designed to replace your action c...
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Aug 12, 2026
Honor’s Robot Phone is better than a gimbal in a phone has any right to be
The Robot Phone, which launches today in China, doesn't sound like a good idea - and not only because it's not actually ...
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Aug 12, 2026
Of course the ChatGPT dog cancer vaccine spawned a startup
Remember that much-hyped story about an Australian tech entrepreneur using ChatGPT, Grok, and other AI tools to craft a ...
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Aug 12, 2026
Facebook ads are so hard to block that uBlock Origin stopped filtering them
Article URL: https://www.neowin.net/news/facebook-ads-are-so-hard-to-block-that-ublock-origin-stopped-filtering-them/ C...
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Aug 12, 2026
European scientists developed a tactile sensor capable of 100 μm resolution
Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/robot-finger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271105 Points:...
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Aug 12, 2026
This Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737
Security researchers found that in less than 60 seconds, they could open a hatch on a plane’s exterior, plug in a tin...
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Aug 12, 2026
Grok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work
SpaceXAI has introduced Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent service designed to behave like independent "AI teammates" that ...
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Aug 12, 2026
2026 Eclipse Webcams
Article URL: https://jonty.github.io/2026_eclipse_webcams/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270953 ...
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Aug 12, 2026
Show HN: KidScreen, a finite YouTube shelf chosen by parents
Article URL: https://kidscreen.app Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270881 Points: 5 # Comments: 2
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Aug 12, 2026
5th Heat Dome Expands Across Europe: 40°C+ Target Western and Central Europe
Article URL: https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/excessive-heat-dome-heatwave-western-europe-mid-august-2026-m...
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Aug 12, 2026
I hate packaging my software for Linux
Article URL: https://getfresh.dev/docs/blog/packaging-for-linux/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=492...
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Aug 12, 2026
How to Select the Office Chair That’s Right For You
Not all office chairs are right for all people. I asked an ergonomist how to select the right office chair for your budg...
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Aug 12, 2026
uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook
Article URL: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/ublock-origin-stops-chasing-facebook-ads.html Comments URL: https:/...
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Aug 12, 2026
Delphi 13 Community Edition Is Now Available
Article URL: https://blogs.embarcadero.com/delphi-13-community-edition-is-now-available/ Comments URL: https://news.yco...
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Aug 12, 2026
Ego 1300 Electric Mower Review: Tame Your Lawn Without Gas
Ego’s newest, biggest, self-propelled mower handles larger yards in less time with impressive performance and battery ...
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Aug 12, 2026
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.
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Aug 12, 2026
The Job Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at Finally Explains Himself
LemonLime cofounder Jordan Zietz hears your criticism loud and clear. That’s why he got his startup’s logo tattooed ...
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Aug 12, 2026
Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News
Last week, an AI newsroom beat mainstream journalists—including WIRED—to a story about OpenAI and hacking. It’s ju...
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Aug 12, 2026
McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algo...
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Aug 12, 2026
Show HN: Woxi - Open-source Mathematica / Wolfram Language reimplementation
Woxi is an interpreter for the Wolfram Language written in Rust.It comes with Woxi Studio, a Mathematica-like GUI built...