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Brendan Carr officially unleashes broadcast consolidation

The era of set broadcast ownership limits is officially over, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to end the national ownership cap rule. The agency's two Republicans, Cha...

The Verge • Aug 6, 2026 • Lauren Feiner
Technology Aug 6, 2026

ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users

OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too

This may help fungi survive host scarcity and explains why infected hosts prefer the mosses as ...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access for free users

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/improving-gpt-5-6-sol-in-chatgpt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Taste Is All That's Left

Article URL: https://notashelf.dev/posts/taste-is-all-thats-left Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company

Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naïve claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a bus...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats

OpenAI is making a big change for ChatGPT users on its free and Go tiers: starting next week, users on those tiers will ...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Cities Are Ditching Flock, Replacing It with Axon License Plate Readers

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

What Happened to Talenti?

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/talenti-investigation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

GitHub Is Experiencing Difficulties

Article URL: https://www.githubstatus.com/?d=2026/08/06 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49199094 Poi...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers

Connor Moucka pled guilty to hacking and stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers, which net him and his acc...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

TikTok blames ‘moderator error’ on slow response to Perez Hilton livestream

TikTok says a "moderator error" delayed the removal of a livestream that appeared to show blogger Perez Hilton harming h...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Trump FCC kills TV ownership cap, claiming authority over limit set by Congress

Change will let "Trump-aligned billionaires" buy more stations, advocacy group says. ...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself

Article URL: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/08/05/dress-living-mycelium-renew-repair/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Moderna's mRNA flu shot earns FDA approval after rollercoaster review

Moderna's new flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA, is approved for all adults ages 50 and up. ...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Zapscape (CVE-2026-64561)

Article URL: https://github.com/V4bel/Zapscape Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198843 Points: 12 #...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict both a storm’s track and intensity using low...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Cloudflare open-sources vibe-coding platform for people who aren't coders

Cloudflare built an AI agent workspace for its employees. Now it’s open source. ...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo

Article URL: https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/08/04/metro-council-data-center-eminent-domain-vote/ Comments URL: https:...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office

The social media giant is shuttering an office that housed some members of TikTok’s content moderation team.

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Show HN: The Channels SDK – Bring Any Agent to Any Channel (Slack, MS Teams)

Article URL: https://github.com/CopilotKit/channels-sdk Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198583 Poi...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Show HN: Silo – S3-compatible object storage, a maintained fork of MinIO

Article URL: https://silo.pgsty.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198572 Points: 16 # Comments: ...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Google Wallet now lets parents set up secure balances for their kids

The tech giant says the new feature will allow parents to teach their kids healthy financial habits while maintaining ov...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks

Hey HN, we’re Will & Johnny from ProvenMetal (https://provenmetal.com). You send us design files or specs and we give...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking

This generation of 20-somethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they'll try literally anything el...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders

Online speculation over the weight loss of celebrities like Ariana Grande—even out of genuine concern—can make thing...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

GitHub Actions Is Down

Article URL: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/qcvjkzcs7j74 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices

Apple bumped up its trade-in offers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and certain Android phones, with some devic...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

Almost no skill required to cook a steak

Article URL: https://blog.sydorets.com/en/posts/almost-no-skill-required-to-cook-a-steak/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology Aug 6, 2026

The End of No Code

Article URL: https://blog.exe.dev/the-end-of-no-code Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198019 Points...