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Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes

Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.

Event Tracker Jul 16, 2026
PC Gaming Jul 16, 2026

The Hawk Review

The Hawk review: Will Ferrell has given us so many funny characters; this Netflix series does not feature one of them.

NFL Jul 16, 2026

Eagles 2026 most important list: Lane Johnson

Future Hall of Famer Lane Johnson takes his place on the list of most important Eagles of 2026.

Technology Jul 16, 2026

DJB Netstrings

Article URL: https://cr.yp.to/proto/netstrings.txt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930713 Points: ...

PC Gaming Jul 16, 2026

Two utterly unique and long lost '90s PC horror classics have been exhumed, and they're coming to Steam soon

Ecstatica 1 and 2 are among 6 new SNEG reissues. ...

NFL Jul 16, 2026

Patrick Mahomes gets candid about ambitious ‘goal’ in Chiefs injury recovery

Consider Patrick Mahomes an optimist regarding his injury timeline.

Technology Jul 16, 2026

The lost joy of music piracy

Article URL: https://www.pigeonsandplanes.com/read/music-piracy-what-cd-oink-nine-inch-nails-streaming Comments URL: ht...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Reynard: A real Firefox web browser for iOS 13 or later

Article URL: https://github.com/minh-ton/reynard-browser Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930397 Po...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Stop saying that AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used

Article URL: https://www.frank.computer/blog/2025/05/just-a-tool.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Terrorism & Security Jul 16, 2026

Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent confirms

Neill died in Sydney on Monday, with his family saying his death was 'sudden and unexpected'.

Terrorism & Security Jul 16, 2026

Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent confirms

Neill died in Sydney on Monday, with his family saying his death was 'sudden and unexpected'.

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A

Syntetica, a French startup that has developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, has already obtained big-name partne...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant

Applied Computing has raised a $20M Series A to build a foundation AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.

Technology Jul 16, 2026

An Interactive Map of AI

Article URL: https://artifipedia.com/map Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930160 Points: 8 # Commen...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

My Throw Decides My Aim

Article URL: https://thegustafson.com/blog/my-throw-decides-my-aim Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

If you want to create a button from scratch, you must first create the universe

Article URL: https://madcampos.dev/blog/2026/07/accessibility-from-scratch/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Making 768 servers look like 1

Article URL: https://planetscale.com/blog/making-768-servers-look-like-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner's Meta Glasses Campaign

Article URL: https://hyperallergic.com/guerrilla-london-bus-ads-mock-kylie-jenners-meta-glasses-campaign/ Comments URL:...

NFL Jul 16, 2026

Dolphins’ OL Depth To Provide Intriguing Roster Choices

The Dolphins continued their work to build a reliable offensive line in this year’s offseason. Starting tackles Au...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

1,300 Beautiful Wildlife Illustrations from the 19th Century Now Restored

Article URL: https://www.openculture.com/2026/07/explore-1300-beautiful-wildlife-illustrations-from-the-19th-century.ht...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Open Source, Free Tier Capable Whispr Using Cloudflare AI

Article URL: https://github.com/PrestigePvP/Voicebox Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48929870 Points...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Fleet: Hierarchical Task-Based Abstraction for Megakernels on Multi-Die GPUs

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15379 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48929856 Points: 5 # C...

NFL Jul 16, 2026

George Pickens gets contract clarity for 2026 season — but future remains murky

George Pickens will play the 2026 season on the franchise tag after not signing a long-term deal by Wednesday afternoon.

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Accelerating Block Low-Rank Foundation Model Inference on MemoryConstrained GPUs

Article URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3806645.3807580 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=489...

NFL Jul 16, 2026

Jets Focusing On Size During Rebuild

After watching former No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold win the Super Bowl, the Jets find themselves in the midst of yet an...

Technology Jul 16, 2026

Can LLMs Perform Deep Technical Comprehension of Computer Architecture Papers

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.11859 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48929660 Points: 15 # ...

PC Gaming Jul 16, 2026

The future of the Elder Scrolls Online looks rocky after culling of leadership team

ZeniMax Online Studios lead Jo Burba is among 200 cut from the studio. ...

NFL Jul 16, 2026

Winning 17 games? Well, there’s a chance.

The Rams have a one in 3,967 chance in winning all 17 regular season games

Technology Jul 16, 2026

The Tokio/Rayon Trap and Why Async/Await Fails Concurrency

Article URL: https://pmbanugo.me/blog/why-async-await-complect-concurrency Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

PC Gaming Jul 16, 2026

Fantasy Tactical RPG Langrisser: Sea of Sword Announced with Debut Trailer