The St. Helena 5 pence coin shows Jonathan, a roughly 190 year old tortoise
Article URL: https://de.numista.com/9866 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222927 Points: 36 # Comments: 2
Capcom confirms data breach that affected 11.7 million users
Capcom ID is still available to use, but users may see more phishing scam emails.
There's a chance your PlayStation 5 is plugged into the wrong HDMI port
Your PS5 will look great plugged into any HDMI port on a modern TV, but only some unlock its full suite of display features.
Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber
Instacart might sell itself to a larger competitor.
The UK is investing $134 million into an AI Biosecurity Lab
The UK has established the AI Biosecurity Lab, which will help it detect biological threats and develop vaccines with AI.
Roku developer repositories moved from GitHub to GitLab
Article URL: https://blog.roku.com/developer/gitlab-move Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222622 Points: 108 # Comments: 59
Cybersecurity Awareness Week: How to remove your personal data from the internet, and why Apple’s tools alone aren’t enough
It actually seems like an episode of Black Mirror that it’s legal for a company to buy and sell our personal data without our consent, but that’s the reality in the US. Apple has built some really useful tools to limit future tracking, including App Tracking Transparency, Hide My Email, and iClou...
Your smart TV's Wi-Fi is probably faster than its Ethernet, but speed isn't everything
You might have never thought to use Ethernet with your TV, but it's not speed that's worth connecting for.
Block’s new voice model sounds eerily human
Block said that the voice model can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max
Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions
Article URL: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/neural-chip-decodes-interactions-between-brain-r-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222525 Points: 39 # Comments: 5
Oai-math-revised: a community hub for revising OpenAI's math write-ups
Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/24/oai-math-revised-a-community-hub-for-revising-openais-math-write-ups/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222283 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
What is Theater Mode on your Apple Watch and when should you use it?
There are various ways to silence your Apple Watch when you need to lock in. Theater Mode doesn't quite go as far as Do Not Disturb, but it's still very useful.
PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet
Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it's unlikely to be the last major software scare.
FreeDNS
Article URL: https://freedns.afraid.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222133 Points: 145 # Comments: 34
Here's how to test a CR2032 battery to see if it's good
CR2032 batteries are found in a lot of gadgets around your home. They're easy to test when they run low, especially if you have the appropriate devices.
Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
A new study found Grok's AI overwhelmingly recommends Republican candidates while OpenAI's GPT favors Democrats, with the two AI models disagreeing in more than 90% of nearly 500 election races.
These clever apps show off the iPhone Duo’s potential
From retro cassette players and virtual notebooks to flight trackers and even a digital toaster, developers are finding creative ways to take advantage of Apple's first foldable iPhone.
LG’s brilliant C6 OLED TV is already $400 off ahead of Black Friday
LG’s C6 OLED TV is on sale in multiple sizes starting at $999.99 ($300 off). | Image: LG Black Friday is still over a month away, but if you’re hoping to upgrade your TV, you don’t need to wait until November. LG has already kicked off its early Black Friday sale, letting you save on the LG C6 ...
Fielded is obsessed with scammers and unhinged Japanese cyberpunk
Lindsay Powell, who releases records under the name Fielded, has spent most of her career subverting expectations and genre conventions. According to their Bandcamp page, Fielded started as an experimental noise project before growing into something closer to R&B. But from moment one, her take on...
Why your Ring camera is still useful without a subscription
Modern smart home cameras and security systems put a lot of features behind a subscription. Here are a few reasons why you don't always need to pay.