Ahmed al-Sharaa: A New Vision for Syria
An exclusive interview with the man who became president of Syria in 2025 about his vision for his country’s future.
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2025 GOTY Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is down to $33
For RPG fans who dig Persona-style turn-based action and who are pursuing games with original stories and fantastic tunes, look no further than Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This praise might come off sounding weird, but I really like that Sandfall Interactive’s breakout hit isn’t overly long compared to RPGs it was inspired by. It’s worth […]
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
The idea that GPUs are poorly suited for agentic workflows may be a misconception, according to French startup Kog.
Kushner to visit Israel after Netanyahu rejects Gaza Board of Peace plan
Visit to address Israeli opposition to plan for Hamas to disarm, Israel to withdraw from Gaza, board official says.
We learned 5 important things about the economy this week
From inflation, to credit card debt, to who's actually doing the spending: These are key takeaways from this week in economic news.
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Qwen 3.8 - 27B model support This release adds the support of Qwen 3.8 27B. For Apple Silicon devices, Ollama has in particular optimized for maximum performance and output quality suitable for repeated tasks and coding agents. Qwen 3.8 model page: https://ollama.com/library/qwen3.8 Qwen3.8 delivers substantial gains across coding, professional work, research, and long-horizon agentic tasks.
The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls -- and boys as well
Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Aghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.
France: Top court blocks social media ban for children
Denying access to platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and YouTube for under-15s would infringe upon freedom of expression, the Constitutional Council has said.
Eco wins: A Dutch gym for crops, a climate-ready city and a beaver comeback
Dutch crops hit the "climate gym," a German city is constructing for more extreme weather, and beavers are restoring rivers across Europe. This week's eco wins are all about building for a changing climate.
Every Fucking Website (2020)
Article URL: https://lxe.github.io/everywebsite/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299222 Points: 425 # Comments: 241
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
US groups release cheaper models after new challenges to their trillion-dollar ambitions.
GPT-5.6 Sol goes 14x faster as OpenAI launches Ultrafast mode powered by Cerebras
OpenAI is launching "Ultrafast," a new inference mode that delivers GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 750 output tokens per second, powered by Cerebras hardware from their $10 billion partnership. Together with "Standard" and "Fast," Ultrafast creates a three-tier pricing structure that turns inference speed into its own product. The article GPT-5.6 Sol goes 14x faster as OpenAI launches Ultrafast mode powered by Cerebras appeared first on The Decoder .
Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact
The pact says an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack against them all.
Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers
The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80% to 50% by 2030.
Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct
Natural gas prices could triple in some parts of the U.S., which could saddle hyperscalers with massive bills to power their AI data centers.
Drone stocks rally after Trump orders tariffs on foreign-made components
The U.S. is looking to scale defense manufacturing and chip away at China's drone dominance.
Your container images are unsigned. In the AI era, that’s a ticking time bomb.
Most organizations that know they should sign their images still don’t. Not because they disagree, but because the path to The post Your container images are unsigned. In the AI era, that’s a ticking time bomb. appeared first on The New Stack .
Meta’s ‘open’ AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong
Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark, the company’s more powerful model that stays locked behind its own APIs. The release landed alongside a letter from Mark Zuckerberg arguing AI should be “for everyone” rather than controlled by a handful of labs, but as Equity’s […]
Taliban pressured by insurgents after 5 years in power
The Taliban managed to retake power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Now, they face armed factions who challenge the Taliban rule and strain their central claim of providing security.
Temporary ban on disposable BBQs as military deployed to help battle wildfires
Single-use grills pose a "significant risk to the public" in current drought and heatwave conditions, the government warns.
Congo: Ebola cases are rising at record pace
The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.
Fact check: False claims target US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed, who could become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate if he wins in November, has been targeted by false claims online following his victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.
How Cloudflare detects MCP traffic and helps secure it
Cloudflare Gateway identifies MCP requests using protocol-level heuristics. Security teams can use that signal to find shadow MCP traffic, enforce Portal-only access for approved servers, and block direct connections on managed network paths.
Pakistan PM’s ‘red line’ warning to India over water treaty
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of illegally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty.