https://www.elseif.net/stories/apple-plugs-image-processing-hole-ripe-for-spyware-abuse-b3097ab elseif en 2026-08-18T16:56:00+00:00 Apple patches ImageIO integer overflow that could allow spyware code execution on iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Vision Pro https://www.elseif.net/stories/tim-king-amigados-royalty-dies-aged-70-dcb9d01 elseif en 2026-08-18T16:15:00+00:00 Tim King, programmer behind AmigaDOS, dies at age 70 https://www.elseif.net/stories/i-asked-canonical-if-ubuntu-on-windows-will-outgrow-native-installs-as-38ed5fc elseif en 2026-08-18T15:44:00+00:00 I asked Canonical if Ubuntu on Windows will outgrow native installs as rumored - it's a no https://www.elseif.net/stories/peacock-is-raising-prices-by-up-to-3-38cd8b2 elseif en 2026-08-18T15:26:31+00:00 Peacock raises monthly subscription prices by up to $3 across all plans https://www.elseif.net/stories/microsoft-finally-fixing-file-explorer-and-the-context-menu-ed1cf9e elseif en 2026-08-18T15:17:00+00:00 Microsoft overhauls File Explorer and the context menu in the Experimental Windows Insider Channel to reduce bloat and restore Windows 10 options https://www.elseif.net/stories/googles-ai-can-see-your-business-data-by-default-in-workspace-unles-407c7af elseif en 2026-08-18T15:11:00+00:00 Google Workspace enables Gemini AI access to business data by default requiring manual opt-out https://www.elseif.net/stories/chat-sdk-adds-instagram-adapter-56ed808 elseif en 2026-08-18T15:00:16+00:00 Chat SDK adds Instagram adapter https://www.elseif.net/stories/vine-reboot-divine-is-now-open-to-everyone-no-invite-code-required-228821f elseif en 2026-08-18T15:00:00+00:00 Vine reboot Divine is now open to everyone, no invite code required https://www.elseif.net/stories/india-paves-the-way-for-charging-merchants-a-fee-on-upi-transactions-e5e4dbd elseif en 2026-08-18T15:00:00+00:00 India allows banks to charge merchants a fee on select UPI transactions https://www.elseif.net/stories/copilot-tricked-into-telling-reseachers-how-to-hack-itself-ddfb3a4 elseif en 2026-08-18T15:00:00+00:00 Microsoft Copilot reportedly tricked into revealing undocumented auto-execution parameter for prompt injection https://www.elseif.net/stories/finger-a-protocol-from-1977-is-still-delivering-malware-in-2026-e87e875 elseif en 2026-08-18T14:57:45+00:00 Finger protocol exploited to deliver malware via obfuscated command on Windows https://www.elseif.net/stories/openai-pot-complains-that-google-kettle-is-black-188948b elseif en 2026-08-18T14:54:28+00:00 OpenAI employee reportedly criticises Google for cluttered Gmail interface https://www.elseif.net/stories/i-used-to-be-excited-about-new-tech-but-i-rarely-am-anymore-ddb2ffc elseif en 2026-08-18T14:54:26+00:00 Essay argues consumer tech progress has stalled since smartphones and noise-canceling headphones https://www.elseif.net/stories/microsoft-reveals-customizable-context-menu-for-windows-users-how-to-5be290d elseif en 2026-08-18T14:30:25+00:00 Windows 11 Insider build adds user-customizable right-click context menus https://www.elseif.net/stories/are-your-retro-games-still-worth-money-1b9b29a elseif en 2026-08-18T14:30:00+00:00 Retro game resale value depends on rarity, condition, and nostalgia rather than age alone https://www.elseif.net/stories/commerce-ai-is-fragmenting-here-is-why-that-matters-222a8c2 elseif en 2026-08-18T14:30:00+00:00 Commerce AI is fragmenting as enterprise investment rises and outcomes grow inconsistent https://www.elseif.net/stories/apples-ios-2661-patches-29-security-flaws-heres-why-youll-want-d98ed85 elseif en 2026-08-18T14:12:02+00:00 Apple iOS 26.6.1 patches 29 security flaws including WebKit and kernel vulnerabilities https://www.elseif.net/stories/intels-next-gen-nova-lake-chips-may-skip-bllc-for-mobile-skus-and-deb-c195c84 elseif en 2026-08-18T14:11:33+00:00 Intel Nova Lake mobile reportedly skips bLLC; Razor Lake-HX to debut it on TSMC's N2X node https://www.elseif.net/stories/babies-born-under-sugar-rationing-grew-into-adults-with-lower-cancer-r-7b12393 elseif en 2026-08-18T14:06:50+00:00 Early-life sugar restriction linked to lower adult cancer risk and slower ageing https://www.elseif.net/stories/amd-claims-its-2026-rack-scale-ai-solution-is-4x-more-energy-efficient-178aa91 elseif en 2026-08-18T14:00:00+00:00 AMD raises 2026 rack-scale AI efficiency estimate to 4X over 2024 baseline, ahead of 20X-by-2030 target https://www.elseif.net/stories/warps-new-system-is-an-out-of-the-box-software-factory-for-ai-develop-171f975 elseif en 2026-08-18T14:00:00+00:00 Warp launches prebuilt infrastructure system for AI software factories https://www.elseif.net/stories/in-the-works-aws-builder-lofts-in-berlin-hyderabad-and-sao-paulo-f608199 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:58:41+00:00 AWS announces permanent Builder Lofts in Berlin, Hyderabad, and São Paulo https://www.elseif.net/stories/openai-launches-a-safer-chatgpt-for-teens-years-after-teens-started-7aa7783 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:50:30+00:00 OpenAI releases ChatGPT for Teens with Study Mode and parental controls https://www.elseif.net/stories/fedora-prepares-for-the-end-of-af-alg-352a619 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:48:22+00:00 Fedora to remove deprecated AF_ALG crypto interface from kernel https://www.elseif.net/stories/perplexitys-free-ai-offer-left-it-with-millions-more-users-in-india-921d4bb elseif en 2026-08-18T13:45:40+00:00 Perplexity India revenue rose 60% after Airtel free offer ended despite download decline https://www.elseif.net/stories/python-polars-cheatsheet-based-on-our-oreilly-book-3c5db88 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:38:23+00:00 Python Polars cheatsheet published as quick reference for DataFrame API transformations https://www.elseif.net/stories/ai-to-help-planes-avoid-climate-warming-sky-graffiti-5f7b98d elseif en 2026-08-18T13:36:30+00:00 UK trial 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static analysis tool https://www.elseif.net/stories/openais-greg-brockman-zais-glm-53-likely-to-significantly-accele-12b2079 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:10:15+00:00 OpenAI executive warns Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 model may rapidly escalate AI security risks https://www.elseif.net/stories/security-updates-for-tuesday-2e6d68b elseif en 2026-08-18T13:09:50+00:00 Major Linux distributions release coordinated security updates for core packages https://www.elseif.net/stories/kent-beck-composable-tests-54324d5 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:08:32+00:00 Kent Beck distinguishes test composition from isolation, advocates trimming redundant assertions https://www.elseif.net/stories/show-hn-a-local-mitm-proxy-to-control-tls-fingerprints-467cf0c elseif en 2026-08-18T13:07:50+00:00 impersonate-proxy provides local MITM proxy for controlling TLS, HTTP/2, and header fingerprints https://www.elseif.net/stories/deus-ex-creator-warren-spector-is-retiring-from-game-development-a7f1f96 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:06:24+00:00 Warren Spector retires from game development, citing health and a changed game business https://www.elseif.net/stories/things-that-used-to-be-normal-and-are-now-a-luxury-e22102b elseif en 2026-08-18T13:01:40+00:00 Essay argues being offline, silence, and natural-fiber clothes are now luxury goods https://www.elseif.net/stories/microsoft-copilot-reveals-secret-input-that-allowed-it-to-be-hacked-ac6126c elseif en 2026-08-18T13:00:04+00:00 Microsoft Copilot reportedly leaked undocumented parameter enabling password theft via link clicks https://www.elseif.net/stories/nimble-sharepower-review-two-battery-packs-for-the-price-of-one-4ad78e2 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:00:00+00:00 Nimble SharePower review: 10,000mAh battery pack splits into two 5,000mAh halves https://www.elseif.net/stories/enterprises-are-overpaying-for-simple-ai-queries-snowflakes-gateway-7da7759 elseif en 2026-08-18T13:00:00+00:00 Snowflake gateway reportedly auto-routes AI queries to reduce enterprise costs up to 3x 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elseif en 2026-08-18T12:43:54+00:00 Industrial linear scanning camera captures wide photos from trains and ferries https://www.elseif.net/stories/fairphone-is-now-officially-available-in-the-united-states-5344435 elseif en 2026-08-18T12:42:53+00:00 Fairphone enters the US market with the launch of the Gen 6+ smartphone https://www.elseif.net/stories/sponsor-gives-kde-plasma-66-the-lts-treatment-cf9b49a elseif en 2026-08-18T12:34:00+00:00 Kubuntu Focus sponsors three-year LTS maintenance for KDE Plasma 6.6 and dependencies https://www.elseif.net/stories/nature-is-healing-macos-27-golden-gate-beta-6-adds-redesigned-traffic-c22e854 elseif en 2026-08-18T12:32:38+00:00 Redesigned Traffic Light Window Controls Appear in macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 6 https://www.elseif.net/stories/presentation-turning-outward-growing-from-code-to-influence-9a0f927 elseif en 2026-08-18T12:31:00+00:00 Brad Grantham: engineers gain influence by expanding into business and legal skills 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https://www.elseif.net/stories/github-brings-stacked-pull-requests-to-public-preview-f1a14f4 elseif en 2026-08-18T12:00:00+00:00 GitHub introduces Stacked Pull Requests in public preview to break large changes into smaller, dependent reviews https://www.elseif.net/stories/i-found-an-android-magnifier-app-for-my-aging-eyes-that-beats-camera-z-fb304c7 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:55:57+00:00 Free Android app Magnifier + Flashlight surpasses built-in camera zoom for text readability https://www.elseif.net/stories/uk-puts-google-ai-on-the-flight-path-to-fewer-contrails-3f7278d elseif en 2026-08-18T11:45:00+00:00 UK puts Google AI on the flight path to fewer contrails https://www.elseif.net/stories/want-to-run-a-full-linux-distro-on-your-android-phone-i-found-the-eas-01b70c4 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:42:32+00:00 UserLAnd runs full Linux desktops on Android without root, Pro version costs $4.99 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https://www.elseif.net/stories/chinas-homegrown-ai-accelerators-to-supply-90-of-the-countrys-domes-84d5380 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:20:00+00:00 Chinese domestic AI accelerators reportedly projected to supply 90% of domestic market in 2026 https://www.elseif.net/stories/google-wants-you-to-use-its-phones-less-and-its-ai-more-but-whos-bu-fde44b2 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:18:00+00:00 Google pitches agentic AI and HiLight as reducing phone use while expanding its data access https://www.elseif.net/stories/gamestop-customer-earned-over-10000-in-store-credit-from-a-stack-of-9ea0855 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:12:05+00:00 GameStop customer in Oregon receives $10,690.06 store credit for trading hundreds of broken consoles https://www.elseif.net/stories/apples-macos-tahoe-preview-may-have-leaked-a-ton-of-unreleased-produc-67e67ed elseif en 2026-08-18T11:05:53+00:00 macOS Tahoe 27.6 release candidate reportedly leaks codenames for unreleased Apple products https://www.elseif.net/stories/palona-which-uses-ai-agents-to-automate-real-time-workflows-in-brick-3793440 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:05:01+00:00 AI workflow automation startup Palona raises $20M Series A for brick-and-mortar business agents https://www.elseif.net/stories/fragments-august-18-ba0a9a9 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:04:00+00:00 Chollet argues AI intelligence has an optimality bound, with future gains coming from replicability and cloud laws https://www.elseif.net/stories/fairphone-is-finally-releasing-its-first-official-handset-in-the-us-17b3f0a elseif en 2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00 Fairphone officially launches first US-available repairable smartphone with seven-year updates https://www.elseif.net/stories/chatgpts-stricter-teen-mode-starts-rolling-out-today-7345372 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00 OpenAI rolls out stricter teen mode with automatic enrollment and safety restrictions https://www.elseif.net/stories/ai-models-get-convenient-amnesia-about-source-material-as-they-grow-m-a0820d2 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00 MIT study finds diffusion models lose source attribution as training data grows https://www.elseif.net/stories/partnering-with-codeai-to-prepare-the-first-ai-generation-6d4ec90 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00 Partnering with CodeAI to prepare the first AI generation https://www.elseif.net/stories/reach-capital-raises-265m-fund-v-to-back-ai-founders-building-to-exp-84f66d3 elseif en 2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00 Reach Capital closes $265M Fund V to invest in AI startups focused on learning, health, work https://www.elseif.net/stories/judge-allegedly-outsourced-entire-ruling-to-ai-and-still-cant-be-sued-e93d92c elseif en 2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00 Federal court rules alleged total AI delegation of a judicial ruling does not strip judge of immunity 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en 2026-08-18T10:32:06+00:00 Qodana adds OpenGrep-powered security inspections for .NET and JavaScript projects https://www.elseif.net/stories/best-buy-has-slashed-1350-off-this-outstanding-oled-rtx-5080-lapto-1785f87 elseif en 2026-08-18T10:31:02+00:00 Best Buy cuts $1,350 off Lenovo Legion Pro 7i RTX 5080 OLED gaming laptop https://www.elseif.net/stories/uks-tech-talent-pipeline-shrinks-as-overseas-worker-visa-applications-8815b9a elseif en 2026-08-18T10:31:00+00:00 UK overseas tech worker visa applications drop 7% for third consecutive year https://www.elseif.net/stories/secret-tracking-device-placed-in-rare-book-ends-up-in-amazon-processin-4986d21 elseif en 2026-08-18T10:30:00+00:00 Amazon facility reportedly destroys books by spine removal to scan for AI training data https://www.elseif.net/stories/einride-strikes-deal-to-add-500-tesla-semis-to-its-fleet-5d83678 elseif en 2026-08-18T10:30:00+00:00 Einride plans to buy 500 Tesla Semis and manage them via its Saga AI fleet platform 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https://www.elseif.net/stories/three-minutes-of-sprinting-beats-90-minutes-of-moderate-exercise-d35c26c elseif en 2026-08-17T19:42:08+00:00 Study claims three minutes of intense sprinting outperforms 90 minutes of moderate exercise https://www.elseif.net/stories/save-up-to-300-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass-until-august-21-fd4e6a8 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:33:51+00:00 Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21 https://www.elseif.net/stories/reddit-is-experimenting-with-video-and-audio-versions-of-posts-b9fde57 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:31:57+00:00 Reddit begins limited experiment with audio and video versions of text posts and comments https://www.elseif.net/stories/how-i-over-engineered-my-book-e9427dd elseif en 2026-08-17T19:31:25+00:00 Author builds CI pipeline and custom linters to enforce book style and catch errors https://www.elseif.net/stories/anthropic-defined-the-standards-inside-agent-plugins-so-why-isnt-it-321bad5 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:27:20+00:00 Anthropic defined Agent Plugins standards but reportedly does not govern the format https://www.elseif.net/stories/india-built-the-biggest-digital-payments-miracle-now-comes-the-bill-530fa02 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:25:11+00:00 India reportedly plans merchant fee on large UPI transactions, leaving small payments free https://www.elseif.net/stories/spotifys-new-playlist-notes-let-users-and-editors-explain-their-song-d0f6d22 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:24:43+00:00 Spotify adds Playlist Notes for user and editor commentary on song selections https://www.elseif.net/stories/what-flocks-defenders-are-missing-574b44c elseif en 2026-08-17T19:16:09+00:00 Flock adds case-number requirement but doesn't verify entries https://www.elseif.net/stories/airtag-reveals-amazon-is-trashing-rare-books-to-train-ai-bf92418 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:06:11+00:00 AirTag tracking shows Amazon destroying rare books for AI training data https://www.elseif.net/stories/higgsfield-raises-400m-series-b-quadrupling-its-valuation-in-8-month-f976181 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:04:27+00:00 Higgsfield reaches $5.4B valuation with $400M Series B amid enterprise growth and compute demands https://www.elseif.net/stories/us-grid-operator-pjm-proposes-forcing-data-center-off-grid-during-emer-671f0a1 elseif en 2026-08-17T19:00:00+00:00 PJM proposes mandatory backup generator use for data centers during grid shortages https://www.elseif.net/stories/reddit-begins-testing-a-new-audio-and-video-experience-similar-to-pop-7cb1d37 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:42:30+00:00 Reddit tests TikTok-style audio and video playback for select posts in mobile apps https://www.elseif.net/stories/an-ai-broke-snowflakes-code-then-another-ai-agent-exploited-it-4b0b298 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:36:21+00:00 AI coding assistant introduced Snowflake workflow bug later exploited by autonomous AI agent in bug bounty https://www.elseif.net/stories/business-adoption-of-ai-agents-tripled-this-year-as-measurable-roi-e-04d882f elseif en 2026-08-17T18:35:45+00:00 Salesforce 2026 index: average AI agents per organization rose from 5 to 13, with creation time cut 53% https://www.elseif.net/stories/the-lonely-men-who-work-in-patagonia-at-the-end-of-the-world-21b07ae elseif en 2026-08-17T18:34:09+00:00 Remote Patagonian ranch workers face prolonged isolation with aging workforce and no successors https://www.elseif.net/stories/openai-announces-massive-data-center-in-ohio-with-105-billion-nvidia-a4160f9 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:33:00+00:00 Nvidia guarantees up to $105B in lease and power for OpenAI's 8 GW Ohio data center https://www.elseif.net/stories/sonos-put-speaker-controls-on-your-iphones-lock-screen-again-6045551 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:30:48+00:00 Sonos restores iPhone lock screen speaker controls via Live Activities https://www.elseif.net/stories/why-curved-tvs-failed-but-curved-gaming-monitors-thrived-7eb5729 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:30:00+00:00 Curved TVs died from poor viewing angles and manufacturing costs while curved gaming monitors thrived on single-viewer immersion https://www.elseif.net/stories/roboflow-playground-try-and-compare-30-computer-vision-models-fc231c3 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:28:07+00:00 Roboflow launches free web tool to compare 30+ zero-shot vision models on the same image https://www.elseif.net/stories/the-bacteria-that-make-cheese-taste-so-good-may-also-benefit-your-gut-85daf90 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:18:03+00:00 Artisan cheese microbes linked to gut health benefits in early research https://www.elseif.net/stories/apple-is-forced-to-stop-favoring-its-own-apps-in-personal-data-collect-a34ae8b elseif en 2026-08-17T18:12:36+00:00 Apple must make data-collection prompts neutral after German regulator ruling https://www.elseif.net/stories/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-a-da17cee elseif en 2026-08-17T18:10:16+00:00 Amazon reportedly destroys rare books to extract training data for AI models https://www.elseif.net/stories/youtube-will-now-count-a-view-as-soon-as-a-video-starts-playing-816b658 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:09:33+00:00 YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing https://www.elseif.net/stories/meta-faces-astronomical-consequences-as-legal-fight-reaches-critical-49a5f6b elseif en 2026-08-17T18:06:30+00:00 Opening arguments begin in 29-state Meta trial over alleged child harm https://www.elseif.net/stories/spacexai-launches-grok-bot-for-autonomous-ai-agents-b51ac14 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:02:00+00:00 SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot with persistent multi-agent workflows on dedicated cloud computers https://www.elseif.net/stories/ieee-presidents-scholarship-honors-teen-innovators-99ee0a2 elseif en 2026-08-17T18:00:04+00:00 Three high 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AI agent errors correlate with over twice the failure reports https://www.elseif.net/stories/aws-weekly-roundup-ec2-application-status-checks-iam-role-manager-o-74dbeef elseif en 2026-08-17T16:02:36+00:00 AWS adds EC2 application status checks, IAM role manager, and OpenAI Daybreak on Bedrock for cyber defense https://www.elseif.net/stories/windows-11-movable-taskbar-edges-closer-to-general-release-eba7361 elseif en 2026-08-17T16:01:00+00:00 Windows 11 Release Preview adds movable taskbar, compact icons, and removes WMIC https://www.elseif.net/stories/how-canvases-make-agentic-workflows-visible-steerable-and-cost-effic-1f08b43 elseif en 2026-08-17T16:00:00+00:00 Canvases keep agentic work visible and steerable instead of lost in chat scroll https://www.elseif.net/stories/cncf-announces-kubeflows-graduation-solidifying-the-standard-for-clo-34feffd elseif en 2026-08-17T16:00:00+00:00 CNCF Announces Kubeflow’s Graduation, Solidifying the Standard for Cloud Native AI Operations 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Taft dies leaving legacy of respected reporting https://www.elseif.net/stories/alibaba-is-selling-its-gaming-studio-for-at-least-15-billion-to-help-70c125d elseif en 2026-08-17T15:39:28+00:00 Alibaba reportedly sells Lingxi Games stake for at least $1.5 billion, exiting in-house game development https://www.elseif.net/stories/launch-hn-speko-yc-s26-openrouter-for-voice-ai-3d4e4fd elseif en 2026-08-17T15:36:18+00:00 Speko releases OpenRouter API to auto-select optimal voice-AI model stacks https://www.elseif.net/stories/uber-aims-for-1-million-daily-drone-deliveries-with-zipline-partnershi-a1ba81a elseif en 2026-08-17T15:34:27+00:00 Uber to launch Zipline drone deliveries for Uber Eats later this year https://www.elseif.net/stories/offloading-rust-to-gpus-proves-capable-of-high-performance-with-memory-73a4ad6 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:30:16+00:00 Research paper demonstrates Rust GPU offloading with memory safety and high performance https://www.elseif.net/stories/is-an-iphone-15-still-worth-your-money-in-2026-aa97119 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:30:00+00:00 Is an iPhone 15 still worth your money in 2026? https://www.elseif.net/stories/this-compact-glorious-mechanical-keyboard-is-just-35-cfabb58 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:27:49+00:00 Glorious GMMK 3 65-percent mechanical keyboard discounted to $35 with coupon code https://www.elseif.net/stories/that-apple-screen-sharing-bug-has-now-been-seen-in-the-wild-so-please-ce99ee5 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:25:28+00:00 macOS Screen Sharing vulnerability now exploited in the wild with root access and crypto mining https://www.elseif.net/stories/ahmad-on-x-anthropics-war-on-open-source-ai-x-53d23d2 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:24:34+00:00 Ahmad alleges Anthropic secretly degrades outputs for users building rival AI and uses safety rhetoric to justify anti-competitive control https://www.elseif.net/stories/github-down-again-no-pr-access-5470cf5 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:22:27+00:00 GitHub incident brings 20% error rate to pull requests and issues https://www.elseif.net/stories/ask-hn-github-employees-whats-going-on-why-505de2f elseif en 2026-08-17T15:19:31+00:00 Ask HN: GitHub employees what's going on? Why? https://www.elseif.net/stories/nvidia-investing-15b-in-softbank-data-center-developer-behind-openai-edd24dd elseif en 2026-08-17T15:16:24+00:00 Nvidia invests $1.5B in SB Energy to secure sole chip supply for OpenAI's Ports-Pike data center https://www.elseif.net/stories/capita-handed-vital-role-in-next-pandemic-despite-civil-service-pensio-9f39c79 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:14:00+00:00 UK awards Capita £31M pandemic contact center contract despite pension scheme failures https://www.elseif.net/stories/terra-industries-closes-52m-seed-round-to-build-defense-infrastructur-20d111a elseif en 2026-08-17T15:06:07+00:00 Terra Industries raises $52M seed to build autonomous defense systems for Global South governments https://www.elseif.net/stories/african-defense-tech-company-terra-industries-founded-in-2024-raised-0f439ab elseif en 2026-08-17T15:05:01+00:00 African defense tech startup Terra Industries raises $52M seed, reportedly targets $100M in contracts https://www.elseif.net/stories/wordle-meets-clippy-in-this-new-word-game-39277a5 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:03:41+00:00 The Game Band launches Dartwords, a daily word game using a local LLM hint engine https://www.elseif.net/stories/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-clou-beb9a21 elseif en 2026-08-17T15:00:00+00:00 Gartner positions Microsoft as Leader in 2026 Cloud-Native Application Platforms Magic Quadrant https://www.elseif.net/stories/openai-ditches-recall-style-screenshot-surveillance-for-friendly-keylo-41d4ffd elseif en 2026-08-17T15:00:00+00:00 OpenAI replaces screenshot-based Chronicle with keylogging-style Computer History for ChatGPT macOS users https://www.elseif.net/stories/wordpresscom-targets-the-next-generation-of-web-creators-with-a-free-85e7128 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:56:00+00:00 WordPress.com Education gives students free domains, plugins, and developer tools for one year https://www.elseif.net/stories/apples-statements-about-its-developer-program-in-the-epic-trial-a85f012 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:40:00+00:00 Apple says $99 developer fee is not for IP tools, only for fraud prevention https://www.elseif.net/stories/as-enterprises-confront-ai-agent-sprawl-xpander-wants-them-to-own-the-c4d8b67 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:37:08+00:00 Startup xpander proposes enterprise-owned control layer to manage AI agent sprawl https://www.elseif.net/stories/judge-clears-nine-pbs-to-retrieve-70-years-of-archival-tv-data-court-3deb144 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:31:31+00:00 Judge permits Nine PBS to recover 50TB of archival TV data from Iron Mountain https://www.elseif.net/stories/judge-relying-wholly-on-ai-in-order-is-covered-by-judicial-immunity-c-657c8a2 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:30:09+00:00 US federal court rules judicial immunity covers judge allegedly relying wholly on AI for rulings https://www.elseif.net/stories/how-heidi-built-production-ready-ai-for-healthcare-at-global-scale-b832522 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:30:00+00:00 Healthcare AI platform reportedly achieves production readiness at global scale https://www.elseif.net/stories/what-is-a-bluetooth-codec-and-which-one-offers-the-best-audio-quality-22726b0 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:30:00+00:00 Bluetooth codecs vary in audio quality with trade-offs in bit rate, depth, and device compatibility https://www.elseif.net/stories/human-interface-guidelines-from-various-platforms-d91609a elseif en 2026-08-17T14:29:56+00:00 Collections of historical Apple and cross-platform Human Interface Guidelines and style guides compiled https://www.elseif.net/stories/show-hn-eve-software-factory-cd5ad9b elseif en 2026-08-17T14:28:49+00:00 Eve Software Factory template Foreman runs AI agents across four stations to deliver draft pull requests https://www.elseif.net/stories/agentic-ai-costs-set-to-balloon-fivefold-by-2028-74a522c elseif en 2026-08-17T14:27:00+00:00 Agentic AI costs to rise fivefold by 2028 as complex workflows consume more tokens https://www.elseif.net/stories/the-only-known-trebuchet-casualty-in-history-05688f8 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:26:19+00:00 Paleopathologist Jo Buckberry identifies the only known trebuchet casualty in a Stirling Castle skeleton https://www.elseif.net/stories/show-hn-saggar-a-mac-terminal-that-keeps-sessions-and-your-attention-3d4b4eb elseif en 2026-08-17T14:25:54+00:00 Saggar ships a Mac terminal that queues agent decisions and pairs with a phone for remote control https://www.elseif.net/stories/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-at-end-of-second-quarter-633f71e elseif en 2026-08-17T14:22:54+00:00 Nvidia's SpaceX stake valued at $21B after second quarter https://www.elseif.net/stories/how-to-put-170-atoms-in-an-atom-b78b8fc elseif en 2026-08-17T14:21:25+00:00 Scientists packed up to 170 strontium atoms inside a single Rydberg atom using a Bose-Einstein Condensate https://www.elseif.net/stories/ai-generated-github-copilot-autofix-allowed-compromise-of-snowflake-c1f9d72 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:18:38+00:00 GitHub Copilot Autofix introduced script injection vulnerability that exposed Snowflake Jira credentials https://www.elseif.net/stories/jep-540-proposed-to-target-jdk-28-with-a-simple-json-api-2dd2044 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:18:00+00:00 JEP 540 Proposed to Target JDK 28 with a Simple JSON API https://www.elseif.net/stories/dark-mode-toggles-two-states-are-enough-036088c elseif en 2026-08-17T14:15:50+00:00 Lea Verou proposes dark mode toggles show only the override, not a system option https://www.elseif.net/stories/show-hn-learn-flags-quiz-b8834e9 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:11:17+00:00 Browser-based quiz tool adds 197-country flag recognition with adaptive difficulty levels https://www.elseif.net/stories/apples-app-tracking-transparency-treated-its-own-apps-better-than-riv-6247d01 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:07:59+00:00 Apple will make its own app consent prompts match those for third-party apps https://www.elseif.net/stories/how-to-disable-or-avoid-intrusive-ai-a798bc7 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:07:56+00:00 Guide shows how to turn off built-in generative AI across major apps and operating systems https://www.elseif.net/stories/gnu-poke-50-released-9a561ab elseif en 2026-08-17T14:00:20+00:00 GNU poke 5.0 adds floating-point arithmetic and reactive IO spaces for binary editing https://www.elseif.net/stories/from-ai-copilots-to-agent-swarms-b587cb5 elseif en 2026-08-17T14:00:01+00:00 AI evolves from copilot assistance to agent swarms in software development https://www.elseif.net/stories/ask-hn-alternatives-to-github-17056c8 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:59:17+00:00 Developers seek GitHub alternatives amid recent service outages https://www.elseif.net/stories/how-to-ship-a-database-every-day-8d5b5dd elseif en 2026-08-17T13:56:38+00:00 Turbopuffer deploys database upgrades daily across 100+ clusters without direct access https://www.elseif.net/stories/a-preview-of-duckdb-v20-3aefabd elseif en 2026-08-17T13:46:27+00:00 A Preview of DuckDB v2.0 https://www.elseif.net/stories/mark-j-wielaard-receives-distinguished-service-award-in-software-free-8d5ce75 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:44:13+00:00 Software Freedom Conservancy awards Mark J. Wielaard for maintaining Sourceware, Valgrind, and elfutils https://www.elseif.net/stories/incident-with-githubcom-f8ec9ce elseif en 2026-08-17T13:44:02+00:00 GitHub reports degraded performance across Webhooks, Actions, API, Pull Requests, and Issues https://www.elseif.net/stories/how-go-detects-struct-copies-with-syncnocopy-d8d3ee0 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:43:40+00:00 go vet's copylocks checker flags sync.noCopy via sync.Locker interface, not the compiler https://www.elseif.net/stories/crook-hawks-millions-of-records-allegedly-plundered-from-corporate-azu-bd0b871 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:43:00+00:00 Alleged Azure credential theft exposes millions of employee records from McDonald's, Vodafone, and others https://www.elseif.net/stories/grab-cuts-mechanical-analytics-work-from-44-to-30-with-ai-agents-0c5198d elseif en 2026-08-17T13:41:00+00:00 Grab reduces mechanical analytics work from 44% to 30% using AI agents with human oversight https://www.elseif.net/stories/show-hn-1667-a-terminal-ui-for-writing-fiction-with-language-models-2c10e65 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:35:31+00:00 1667 terminal UI for fiction writing keeps every language-model take in a walkable tree https://www.elseif.net/stories/tell-hn-github-is-overloaded-403b294 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:35:06+00:00 GitHub reports degraded performance with roughly 20% error rate across Pull Requests and Issues https://www.elseif.net/stories/sources-the-us-doj-has-been-investigating-a16z-for-nearly-a-year-over-20f0a5a elseif en 2026-08-17T13:35:01+00:00 DOJ reportedly investigating a16z over partners serving on boards of competing AI companies https://www.elseif.net/stories/cursor-says-it-is-rolling-out-its-code-hosting-service-origin-in-early-fa8cda0 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:30:01+00:00 Cursor reportedly rolls out Origin code hosting service in early beta for paid plans https://www.elseif.net/stories/what-are-the-two-types-of-bluetooth-and-what-are-they-used-for-ff2f753 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:30:00+00:00 Bluetooth splits into Classic for high-speed streaming and Low Energy for battery-sensitive devices https://www.elseif.net/stories/youtube-will-start-counting-a-view-as-soon-as-a-video-starts-to-play-fc7dfeb elseif en 2026-08-17T13:25:04+00:00 YouTube reportedly counts views from instant playback starting August 24, aligning with TikTok and Instagram https://www.elseif.net/stories/cialis-is-an-erectile-dysfunction-drug-could-it-also-help-you-live-lo-9f7ac4d elseif en 2026-08-17T13:24:55+00:00 Online discussion explores potential longevity benefits of erectile dysfunction drug Cialis https://www.elseif.net/stories/security-updates-for-monday-0fc8332 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:23:55+00:00 AlmaLinux Debian Fedora Gentoo Oracle Slackware and SUSE release coordinated security updates for 50 packages https://www.elseif.net/stories/show-hn-llms-each-trading-100k-vs-a-frozen-rulebook-the-rulebook-49b18b8 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:20:01+00:00 Frozen rulebook leads 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https://www.elseif.net/stories/klibsio-grows-to-4200-kmp-projects-with-smarter-discovery-and-new-a-7b0ce5a elseif en 2026-08-17T13:12:57+00:00 Klibs.io Grows to 4,200+ KMP Projects With Smarter Discovery and New AI Integrations https://www.elseif.net/stories/americas-largest-grid-wants-to-cut-power-to-new-data-centers-first-du-58f9e22 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:11:38+00:00 PJM Interconnection proposes prioritizing new 50MW-plus data centers for power cuts during shortages https://www.elseif.net/stories/wispr-raises-280m-at-2b-valuation-as-it-looks-beyond-dictation-c7de0ac elseif en 2026-08-17T13:10:05+00:00 Wispr secures $280M at $2B valuation to expand beyond dictation into meetings and hardware integrations https://www.elseif.net/stories/speeding-up-the-plush-garbage-collector-5fcf395 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:09:06+00:00 Speeding Up the Plush Garbage Collector https://www.elseif.net/stories/nvidias-500b-funding-package-announcement-for-ai-infrastructure-foll-a9b0403 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:00:50+00:00 SEC's July guidance loosening data center securitization restrictions reportedly underpins Nvidia's $500B AI infrastructure funding package https://www.elseif.net/stories/crypto-hardware-wallet-owners-face-fresh-security-risks-after-recent-s-9dfc2c1 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:00:19+00:00 Data breaches at Trezor and SafePal shipping partners expose customers’ addresses, raising risk of physical wallet attacks https://www.elseif.net/stories/asus-rog-edition-20-gaming-pc-build-a-pretty-powerhouse-pc-that-next-22eb07d elseif en 2026-08-17T13:00:00+00:00 Asus ROG Edition 20 components enable a ~$15,000 high-end gaming PC build https://www.elseif.net/stories/hp-omnibook-x-2026-review-nailing-the-basics-b1d24e6 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:00:00+00:00 HP Omnibook X review highlights solid build, OLED display, and fast performance at $1,400 https://www.elseif.net/stories/make-zero-cves-your-new-default-f822095 elseif en 2026-08-17T13:00:00+00:00 Make zero CVEs your new default https://www.elseif.net/stories/cloudflare-turns-ci-pipelines-into-typescript-workflows-686b03d elseif en 2026-08-17T13:00:00+00:00 Cloudflare replaces YAML CI pipelines with TypeScript workflows on Workers runtime https://www.elseif.net/stories/firefox-154-adds-websocket-local-network-protection-and-new-ai-control-e0eaa4e elseif en 2026-08-17T12:56:22+00:00 Firefox 154 blocks WebSocket connections to local networks without permission https://www.elseif.net/stories/excels-copilot-function-is-headed-for-the-recycle-bin-64ba32b elseif en 2026-08-17T12:55:06+00:00 Microsoft retires Excel's COPILOT() function in favor of side pane interface https://www.elseif.net/stories/arctic-fan-controller-the-best-fan-controller-for-linux-desktops-les-fb00406 elseif en 2026-08-17T12:50:00+00:00 ARCTIC posts Linux driver patches for its sub-$10 fan controller https://www.elseif.net/stories/the-analogue-pocket-gets-a-supreme-makeover-in-red-or-gold-cb1045a elseif en 2026-08-17T12:40:32+00:00 Analogue Pocket releases Supreme-branded red and gold metallic editions https://www.elseif.net/stories/sonos-finally-added-live-activities-controls-for-your-iphone-lockscree-f113128 elseif en 2026-08-17T12:38:35+00:00 Sonos iOS app adds Live Activities lockscreen playback controls, disabled by default https://www.elseif.net/stories/david-sacks-on-x-some-thoughts-on-darios-post-02adff0 elseif en 2026-08-17T12:35:01+00:00 Tech investor alleges Anthropic pushes AI regulation favoring its own market dominance https://www.elseif.net/stories/trumps-dumb-border-wall-aeffc90 elseif en 2026-08-17T12:30:00+00:00 US border wall construction reportedly resumes despite advanced surveillance network in place https://www.elseif.net/stories/what-actually-happens-when-you-let-apps-track-your-activity-08c77d4 elseif en 2026-08-17T12:30:00+00:00 Apps collect device identifiers and sensor data to build detailed user profiles for ad targeting https://www.elseif.net/stories/buyer-cancels-showing-after-deflock-shows-two-cameras-utilized-by-the-a4ed948 elseif en 2026-08-17T12:18:24+00:00 Buyer cancels showing after Deflock shows two cameras utilized by the HOA https://www.elseif.net/stories/be-a-hater-all-you-want-ais-here-to-stay-4dac9bc elseif en 2026-08-17T12:18:14+00:00 AI adoption to persist despite job displacement and rising compute costs reportedly ahead https://www.elseif.net/stories/mexico-crackdown-on-coastal-development-underway-32bdd6a elseif en 2026-08-17T12:10:22+00:00 Mexico reportedly demolishes unauthorized coastal developments to enforce environmental laws https://www.elseif.net/stories/the-download-dead-robot-friends-and-the-censorship-industrial-comple-cbe41c7 elseif en 2026-08-17T12:10:00+00:00 Moxie robot companion servers shut down after maker goes out of business https://www.elseif.net/stories/this-google-play-store-trick-saved-me-over-100-on-the-pixel-11-pro-xl-d91f30e elseif en 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Singapore aims to keep finance talent by providing access to advanced US AI models Hong Kong lacks https://www.elseif.net/stories/claude-auth-is-down-146fa17 elseif en 2026-08-16T21:52:59+00:00 Claude authentication reportedly down, with users reporting service outages https://www.elseif.net/stories/wellington-second-hand-bookstores-mysterious-orders-82c2c34 elseif en 2026-08-16T21:40:39+00:00 Wellington second-hand bookstore cancels bulk orders reportedly destined for AI model training https://www.elseif.net/stories/young-people-hate-ai-ceos-so-passionately-that-its-almost-hard-to-bel-b33db50 elseif en 2026-08-16T21:34:06+00:00 Survey finds vast majority of young adults distrust all nine AI executives polled https://www.elseif.net/stories/turn-on-these-settings-to-protect-your-android-phone-from-theft-8e4dbc1 elseif en 2026-08-16T21:30:00+00:00 Google's Android Theft Protection suite auto-locks phones on snatching, SIM removal, or remote command 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