Homeland Security bans DeepSeek use in federal civilian agencies
The decision comes a couple of days after the release of Deepseek's latest AI model.
AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work
Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.
Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors at former Indiana coal plant
Amazon and X-energy have inked another deal to deploy nuclear power to the grid. This one will generate nearly 1 gigawatt of electricity.
Android apps running native on macOS
Article URL: https://github.com/kksimp/Mac.apk Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50154624 Points: 236 # Comments: 109
At what distance does a video doorbell stop detecting motion?
Your video doorbell might see a visitor without sending an alert. Detection depends on more than distance, and some surprising factors can affect its reach.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Article URL: https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50154540 Points: 341 # Comments: 150
Huge DMV data breach impacted current and former Florida residents
Florida issues alerts after statewide DMV data breach linked to ShinyHunters.
Europe’s cloud sovereignty rules could do more harm than good
Report warns that sovereignty is being used to favor selected national providers and could stifle pan-Europe clouds
You can now modify the vBIOS on Nvidia gaming GPUs without flashing thanks to a solo developer’s project
Flashing the VBIOS is risky and can brick a GPU, but this VBIOS configurator uses an Nvidia register key to override VBIOS settings without flashing.
DeepSeek banned from U.S. federal civilian agencies under new DHS order
https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-21447.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50154244 Points: 114 # Comments: 107
Fiber vs. cable internet: What's the difference between them?
Fiber internet is more modern than cable, but the older technology still works well for today's connection needs.
People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again
Fed up with ads, tracking and sluggish interfaces, some smart TV owners are turning to AI agents to strip away bloatware and take back control of their TVs.
Red Hat helps teach about tech writing
But learns tough lessons about AI in the process
All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale: Cookware Deals for Fall Cooking
Upgrade your cold-weather cooking setup with discounted cookware for soups, stews, and roasts.
Apple is set to hold another product event on October 28
Apple's "Pro and Tell" event is taking place in Los Angeles and will likely feature the first touchscreen Mac.
Apple teases MacBook Pro event next week
Apple has sent invites to a second product launch this month, and it's scheduled for October 28th at 1PM ET in Los Angeles. At the event, Apple is set to announce new Macs and a refreshed iPad Mini, according to Bloomberg. The big announcement is expected to be a new MacBook Pro with an OLED touc...
Apple announces special event for October 28: ‘Pro and tell’
Apple today announced its second experience of the month, taking place next Wednesday, October 28 at 10 a.m. PT. The tagline for this event is: “Pro and tell.” Here’s what to expect. more…
Launch HN: Laminar (YC S24) – RL-trained model that finds errors in agent traces
Hi HN, we’re Robert and Din from Laminar (https://laminar.sh). We’ve been building open-source observability for AI agents since 2024. Recently, we released flow-1, a model trained with RL to find errors in agent traces. On our benchmark (https://laminar.sh/blog/flow-1), it matches GPT-6-sol in d...
WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbot
Around 80 pages on WhatsApp’s website exposed instructions that were designed for its chatbot, including “WHAT NOT TO SAY.” Meta says a bug caused the issue.
Why your USB device keeps disconnecting (and how to fix it)
If your USB peripheral is on the fritz, it's worth doing some troubleshooting with the port itself. Give these steps a try.