Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.
Search – A small, fast WebKit browser for macOS
Article URL: https://github.com/driceroland/Search Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49828120 Points: 28 # Comments: 0
Nikon's new Z5 IIC is a cheaper Z5 II without the electronic viewfinder
Nikon's Z5 IIC is an inexpensive but powerful full-frame camera.
Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief
Google is reportedly nearing the launch of its long awaited Gemini 4 model, after dawdling behind rival developers on flagship AI releases. Speaking with The Information during his first media appearance as the leader of Google's DeepMind division, Koray Kavukcuoglu said that Gemini 4 is currentl...
Scientists Detect Radio Signals from an Exoplanet for the First Time in History
No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.
The Best Linux Laptops (2026): System76, Framework, and More
Whether you want a beast of a machine with dedicated graphics or a light, easy-to-upgrade PC, we have the perfect rig for you.
Government contractor exposed path to immigration records
IT took a shortcut when the boss was away, and it led to danger!
Meta takes down a critical video about meta AI Glasses after filming at Meta
Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1wotwrk/meta_takes_down_a_critical_video_about_meta_ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49827794 Points: 219 # Comments: 98
Microsoft fixes bug that broke Windows File History backup feature
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that breaks the built-in File History backup feature on some Windows systems after installing the September 2026 security updates. [...]
Opera’s free built-in VPN can now turn on automatically when using public Wi-Fi
Opera announced today that its free, built-in VPN for desktop can now automatically activate when users connect to public or unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Here are the details. more…
The Year of Internal Tools
Article URL: https://www.geocod.io/code-and-coordinates/2026-09-23-the-year-of-internal-tools Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49827383 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
Apple says software update to fix iPhone 18 Pro rebooting bug is coming next week
On Monday, we reported on an issue where iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max users were seeing their phone freeze and reboot following a failed Face ID attempt. To us, it appeared to be a software glitch rather than an inherent hardware fault. Apple has now confirmed to 9to5Mac that a software up...
Europe’s internet registry wants governance ‘correction’ because its ‘Executive Board’ is not the executive
RIPE NCC hopes members get aboard effort to tidy things up and give its CEO a vote
Early rogue AI agent activity and attempts to hack found on urlquery.net
Article URL: https://transluce.org/agent-activity Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49826565 Points: 151 # Comments: 129
Six-year-old breaks women's world Rubik's Cube record [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCMRgvyTm08 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49826482 Points: 17 # Comments: 2
50% Off DoorDash Promo Code | September 2026
Explore today’s top DoorDash promo codes for $25 off your first order, free delivery, and 50% off DashPass for students and select users.
Contrastive Language Models
Article URL: https://contrastive-lm.notion.site/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49826221 Points: 5 # Comments: 2
India’s outsourced software industry grows 9.5 percent to reach $239 billion
Software product development industry shrinks a little, but if AI has dented prospects, it’s not in these numbers
Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop
Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1095425/2d9f411252325784/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49825642 Points: 34 # Comments: 12
OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website, PM says
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvgl73pxgndwt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49825580 Points: 90 # Comments: 50