Struggling households need more help with bills, energy industry says
Industry body Energy UK says the current support for households most in need does not go far enough.
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Tropical Storm Moke advances towards Hawaii with heavy rain, strong winds
For the second week in a row, Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, faces threats from an intensifying storm.
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 in Jose Mourinho’s first game on return
Carlos Espi scores late to snatch a win for Real Madrid after Alex Calatrava had levelled Jude Bellingham's opener.
Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors
In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.
Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law
The latest incident comes days after reports emerged Israel had struck a military airbase close to the Turkish border.
Open-air cinema brings movie nights back to Khartoum
Families are returning to the movies at an open-air cinema in Khartoum, offering residents a brief escape from war.
Quoting Linus Torvalds
And this was a debug session from hell, enormously helped by an AI doing much of the grunt-work. I'd like to call it my tireless helper, but the AI several times stated flat out that this was impossible and unsolvable and that we should just write a report about it. I suspect those things have been trained by people who may not be quite as stubborn as I am. But while the AI was ready to give up several times, it did keep adding debug code and analyzing it faithfully when I pushed. So credit where credit is due and I let the AI write the commit message above. — Linus Torvalds , drm/xe: Don't hand out the flat CCS storage as usable VRAM Tags: linus-torvalds , linux , generative-ai , ai-assisted-programming , ai , llms
Israeli army and settlers injure several Palestinians across West Bank
Palestinians face attacks and forced displacement as settlers expand control, backed by military raids and inaction.
Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules
The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.
US Postal Service shares mail-in ballot restrictions despite court ruling
US President Donald Trump has called for restrictions on mail-in voting as part of bid to exert control over elections.
Nvidia customers reportedly warned about AI-related price hikes
The chipmaker has told some of its largest customers that the prices of servers containing its AI chips could move more than 15% higher, Bloomberg News reported.
Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz
Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country's territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.
Why is Israel building new illegal settlements?
Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank.
Cargo vessel sinks off Indian coast
The Panama‑flagged Ocean Winner reportedly had a crew of 24, at least two of whom appear to have been rescued. The ship is thought to have been carrying iron ore from India to Singapore.
More than 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region
Intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year.
Envoy says Israel did not give the US notice before strikes on Syrian base
US official Tom Barrack has criticised Israel for failing to give his country adequate warning, a claim Tel Aviv denies.
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Canada to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar,” PM Carney says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match new US tariffs “dollar for dollar."
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hdiutil is deprecated in macOS 27 Golden Gate
Article URL: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/8/7.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49402741 Points: 184 # Comments: 83
Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI ‘teammate’ just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research
Built by DeepMind alumni, British AI lab Inherent released Faraday, an AI agent whose ability to replicate scientific papers could be a stepping stone for innovation.
Israel, Turkiye and the new regional reordering
In Syria, Israel is not only at odds with Turkiye but also with the regional and international consensus.
Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack
Brinell School's principal says 18-year-old suspected of carrying out Friday's deadly sword attack was a student there.
Why your local LLM feels dumber than it is
Article URL: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/why-your-local-llm-feels-dumber-than-it-is/253917 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49402232 Points: 354 # Comments: 125