Show HN: See fiber breaks linked to a map
Article URL: https://react-networks-lib.rackout.net/otdr-strip Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467554 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Show HN: My Claude quota ran out in 10 minutes, so I made a tool to find out why
Article URL: https://github.com/kelviq/tare Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467551 Points: 21 # Comments: 6
RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn
Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.
PaperCut warns of NG, MF flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
PaperCut is warning that hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in all versions of its PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF print management software in zero-day attacks. [...]
BRIN is 1/4570th the size of a B-tree, until 5% of rows are updated
Article URL: https://deepsql.ai/blog/the-zonemap-shaped-hole-in-postgres Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467402 Points: 9 # Comments: 2
Hugging Face offers $399 robot duck to help you quack the AI code
Microduck from Pollen Robotics runs on open source software, is just 25cm tall, and is ready to play out of the box
Speedo’s new smart goggles module can track all four swim strokes
You can pair Speedo’s Vanquisher goggles with its iQ module. | Image: Speedo Speedo is launching a removable smart module for its Vanquisher goggles that can analyze a swimmer's performance across all four swim strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. The new Speedo iQ syste...
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs S25 FE: Why is the new model more expensive?
What are the differences between the two and is the $50 price hike all about RAM?
Jensen Huang says Nvidia achieved AGI, again — not that it matters
On Nvidia's earnings call Wednesday, CEO Jensen Huang casually announced the company had "achieved AGI," one of the tech industry's ultimate goals some of its biggest players have spent years chasing. Almost immediately, Huang dismissed the coveted milestone as "senseless." He's right. For the...
Trump administration weighs expanding chip tariffs to laptops, consoles, and servers, report claims — January's data center exemptions may be scrapped
The Trump administration is weighing a second round of semiconductor tariffs that would extend duties beyond chips to products built with them.
Manchester Airports Group says hackers stole travelers' data
The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed that hackers breached its systems and stole customer data, including Wi-Fi sign-ups from Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports. [...]
Google brings trip-planning features to Search's AI Mode
Google AI Mode is getting a flight price tracker, hotel booking and a way to view the cost in miles or points.
Why HPSC Is a Big Deal for Space Exploration
Article URL: https://www.windriver.com/blog/Why-HPSC-Is-a-Big-Deal-for-Space-Exploration Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466989 Points: 12 # Comments: 3
Speedo launches its own smart swim wearable
Speedo is offering up its own take on smart swimming goggles, but it won't offer feedback while you're in the water.
Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more
The updates indicate that Google is looking to position AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it's moving beyond simply helping users find information to actually handling parts of the trip-planning and booking process.
Sony finally has a cheaper OLED to compete with midrange Samsung and LG TVs
After unexpectedly showing up on a wall-mounting compatibility chart on Sony's site back in June, the company has announced the Sony Bravia 6 OLED TV. The TV sits below its other OLED TVs - the Bravia 8 and Bravia 8 II - as well as its Bravia 9 II and Bravia 7 II RGB LED TVs. The Bravia 6 OLED co...
Hot Chips 2026: Cerebras lays out the future of wafer-scale AI — Nexus system architecture triples rack-scale performance, CS-6 wafer to incorporate stacked DRAM
At Hot Chips 2026, Cerebras revealed the next two generations of its wafer-scale accelerator roadmap. It also discussed the benefits of its new Nexus rack design for the CS-4 rack-scale accelerator and the performance of the three WS-3T wafer-scale engines contained within.
Small Models Have Arrived
Article URL: https://calv.info/small-models-have-arrived Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466917 Points: 115 # Comments: 42
Suica, Japan's First IC Transit Card
Article URL: https://www.tokyodev.com/articles/the-story-of-suica Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466894 Points: 57 # Comments: 40
Yayoi Kusama has died
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v4k0re3vwo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466865 Points: 103 # Comments: 11