Kurdish-led SDF has dissolved, but has Syria really unified its military?
SDF's dissolution is a major victory for Damascus, but unresolved questions over command and deployment remain.
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Being a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder
It's 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four-month-old. "How was the botanic garden?" I ask him. "It was okay. It was just too hot," he tells me. I didn't expect us to spend so much of […]
UEFA set to end FIFA boycott threat over Infantino’s $20bn investor plan
UEFA set to end threat of FIFA events boycott after assurances over Gianni Infantino's failed World Cup investor plan.
Immigration arrests soar, hitting 50,000 in July
Since taking over in March, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pivoted from the confrontational style of immigration enforcement of his predecessor, Kristi Noem. The latest data is reflective of a strategy that is working
Anthropic and Nscale strike $45 billion cloud deal, sources say
Anthropic will rent around 460 megawatts of compute capacity at an Nscale data center development in West Virgina, according to sources.
The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week
This is a friendly reminder that the Nintendo Switch 2 will jump in price by $50 starting on September 1st. That’s next Tuesday! The company gave plenty of notice, but the time has finally come. The base 256GB model that ships without a game will go from $449.99 to $499.99. Nintendo recently announced two bundles […]
Ukraine airstrike on bus in Russian-occupied Luhansk kills 9
Russian authorities in the occupied territory say the drone attack caused injuries. Kyiv also destroyed another Wildberries warehouse.
Tailcat – Like netcat, but over Tailscale’s data plane
Article URL: https://github.com/tailscale/tailcat Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452990 Points: 510 # Comments: 94
An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation
Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1089390/46116614cc74b814/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452980 Points: 308 # Comments: 139
Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage
Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive.
Apple Maps has ads now
Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple's announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They're appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the "suggested places" section in search, but Apple says they'll also show up at the top of search results. According to 9to5Mac, the […]
Sam Altman says OpenAI will have AGI by the end of 2026 if you accept his definition
OpenAI's leadership believes AGI is within reach, according to a TIME report. The company's upcoming model Astra already works as an automated research intern, according to chief scientist Jakub Pachocki. Altman expects it to be "the first model where the model actually invents new things in a way that matters." The article Sam Altman says OpenAI will have AGI by the end of 2026 if you accept his definition appeared first on The Decoder .
States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices
Indiana is the latest state to experiment with limiting what hospitals can charge, to try to get a handle on high health costs.
US inflation remains sticky in July
Inflation has worsened since the US and Israel attacked Iran, sending energy prices spiralling.
The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring punches above its weight class
The "everyday" GT3 delivers, despite looming regulations and an ever-inflating price tag.
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What's Changed MLX: Qwen3.8 Flash Next support cmake: make external compat patches idempotent MLX and llama.cpp update mlxrunner: add structured output support mlxrunner: avoid Metal GPU timeouts when loading models from slow storage New Contributors @pd95 made their first contribution in #17948 Full Changelog : v0.33.0...v0.33.1-rc1
How Much Code Do Developers Really Let Agents Write?
“100% of my code is written by [insert whichever AI coding agent is popular right now]!”You’ve probably heard this claim many times this year. We wanted to find out how many developers have actually fully outsourced code writing to agents and how the share of agent-generated code differs across regions, tech stacks, and seniority levels. […]
Judge clears the way for Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order for now
A federal judge in Boston canceled a nationwide ruling that blocked U.S. Postal Service work on President Trump's order to limit mail-in voting for the midterm election. But a new block may come soon.
Early Stable Update for Desktop
The Stable channel has been updated to 153.0.8010.12/.13 for Windows and Mac as part of our early stable release to a small percentage of users. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log . You can find more details about early Stable releases here . Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here . If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug . The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues. Srinivas Sista Google Chrome
Jim Cramer calls the Meta settlement a 'big break,' says the stock reaction is 'ridiculous'
"Somehow the narrative has turned to say that it was not good for Meta. That's insane," Jim Cramer said Wednesday.
At least 50 injured as fireworks explode into crowd at Spanish festival
At least 50 people were injured after several fireworks exploded among a crowd at a festival in northern Spain.
Why Hormuz remains high risk for ships despite US claims of mine-clearing
Analysts say mine clearance alone is unlikely to make shipping 'safe' in the Strait of Hormuz.
Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’
Google has updated Gemini Audio with new transcription capabilities that automatically detect specialized jargon and more than 85 languages. Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is a new addition to the Gemini family that follows the launch of 3.5 Live Translate, and comes as we're still waiting for Google to release the Gemini 3.5 Pro model that it […]
Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future
"Most" Xbox One and Series X games are compatible; discs will still work after being claimed.