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Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem

luu — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:46 +0000

Article URL: https://alyssarosenzweig.ca/blog/hilariously-fast-volume-computation-with-the-divergence-theorem.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476143

Points: 98

# Comments: 19

Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing

vinni2 — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:37:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxq0wgkkdjo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49475993

Points: 27

# Comments: 62

Climate change is strengthening El Niño, coral records suggest

shymaple — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:19:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/climate-change-strengthening-el-ni%C3%B1o-coral-records-suggest

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49475404

Points: 77

# Comments: 45

That's a Lot of YAML

hisamafahri — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:03:53 +0000

Article URL: https://noyaml.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49475301

Points: 58

# Comments: 67

Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyright notice

miniBill — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:33:57 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.luanti.org/2026/08/27/luanti-dmca-tracer-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49475079

Points: 21

# Comments: 2

Sovereign Tech Agency invests €500k in Flatpak

eigenspace — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:42:47 +0000

Article URL: https://modal.cx/blog/announcing-flatpak-sta/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49474786

Points: 171

# Comments: 99

My Business Is Dying

4pkjai — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:41:03 +0000

Article URL: https://bankstatementconverter.com/blog/posts/2026-08-28-business-is-dying/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49474776

Points: 81

# Comments: 73

Rubio Uses Terrorism Law to Ban Secure Email Service

KomoD — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:16:56 +0000

Article URL: https://reason.com/2026/08/27/rubio-uses-terrorism-law-to-ban-secure-email-service/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49474621

Points: 46

# Comments: 13

West Point Professor Fired for Refusing to Lie About Climate Change

petethomas — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:16:33 +0000

Article URL: https://newrepublic.com/post/214853/west-point-professor-fired-refusing-lie-climate-change

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49474617

Points: 21

# Comments: 3

Please stop flooding our projects with AI slop to furnish your CV

signa11 — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:49:33 +0000

Article URL: https://neilalexander.dev/2026/06/30/flooding-contributions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49474143

Points: 181

# Comments: 122

Bootstrappable Builds: How and Why

signa11 — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:02:42 +0000

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1088279/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473868

Points: 46

# Comments: 39

Show HN: IndexFlow – Open-source indexing infrastructure built with Rust

mandarinclips — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:46:39 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/IndexFlowing/IndexFlow-core

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473767

Points: 22

# Comments: 6

Alphabet stock sheds $700B as AI bills climb

andsoitis — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:23:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.semafor.com/article/08/27/2026/alphabet-stock-sheds-700b-as-ai-bills-climb

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473629

Points: 45

# Comments: 6

USDA recalls 30k pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas and Florida

cocacola1 — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:05:57 +0000

Article URL: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/usda-recalls-30000-pounds-of-argentine-beef-sold-in-texas-and-florida

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473536

Points: 100

# Comments: 62

Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal

jbegley — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:03:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/technology/anthropic-government-blacklisting-ruling.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473522

Points: 257

# Comments: 120

Stripe said to abandon $50B pursuit of PayPal

1986 — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:57:26 +0000

https://archive.ph/qdE54

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473483

Points: 166

# Comments: 218

Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look [video]

piotrgrabowski — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:12:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJbzMqJGH4k

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473230

Points: 55

# Comments: 47

The "I don't know, Claude wrote this" pandemic

fagnerbrack — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:01:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.manager.dev/newsletter/the-i-don-t-know-claude-wrote-this-pandemic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473184

Points: 40

# Comments: 14

Terminal-Bench-Science: Evaluating AI agents on scientific research workflows

matt_d — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:06:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.terminal-bench-science.ai/announcement

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49472820

Points: 101

# Comments: 29

Australia is the safest place during a global catastrophe, study suggests

thedreammachine — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:03:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sciencealert.com/no-place-on-earth-is-safe-if-all-hell-breaks-loose-but-one-place-is-safer-than-the-rest

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49472416

Points: 23

# Comments: 14