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Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/ai-coding-agents-generate-more-code-but-not-more-software/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50059523 Points: 160 # Comments: 131

Article URL: https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/10/my-reddit-ama-on-the-law-of-web-scraping.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060296 Points: 29 # Comments: 2

Article URL: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1865776/french-supermarkets-suffer-refrigerator-shutdown-after-unprecedented-cyberattack Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060387 Points: 24 # Comments: 12

Article URL: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/books-publishing-reading-mass-market-paperback Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060674 Points: 40 # Comments: 24

Article URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/48195 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50060694 Points: 191 # Comments: 115

Article URL: https://openfatigue.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061278 Points: 52 # Comments: 12

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The new $179 tracker features Pixel Watch smarts, week-long battery life, and an OLED screen.

The documentary chronicles how Star Trek’s positions on everything from race to AI were way ahead of their time.

This week, Apple is hosting its first-ever dedicated smart home event. While the company hasn't shared details about what it will reveal at the "Welcome Home experience" in New York City on Tuesday, October 13th, it doesn't take an army of internet sleuths to deduce we'll get news about Apple Home - specifically, new hardware. […]

Microsoft is announcing its third-generation Maia in-house AI chip today, designed to be the "primary AI inference system" for Microsoft's products and services. Maia 300 not only improves the cost and efficiency of running AI workloads in the cloud, it's also more capable of handling the latest reasoning models and agentic tasks. Maia 300 will […]

The Fitbit Edge may not be Google's best-kept fitness-tracking secret, but as of today, its existence is official. The tracker sits smack-dab between the recently launched Fitbit Air and the more powerful Google Pixel Watch 5 in the company's current wearable lineup. Basically, if you have smartwatch fatigue but don't want to give up notifications, […]

The CMF Speaker Series are the first portable Bluetooth speakers from the budget-focused brand that Nothing created but is in the process of spinning off into an India-based standalone subsidiary. As with many of CMF's products, like the Headphone Pro that launched a year ago, the new speakers deliver affordability alongside unique designs and bright […]

Today the OnePlus 16 launched in China, the company's first flagship phone since quitting both the US and European markets this summer. As luck would have it, it also looks like the company's best phone in some time. Like most OnePlus phones, the 16 is positioned around performance, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen […]

The No Man's Sky universe is about to get a little bit smaller - but in a good way. Hello Games announced that its long-running sci-fi exploration game will be coming to iOS, with versions for both the iPhone and iPad available starting on October 28th. According to Hello's Sean Murray, the mobile version of […]

My first week with the new Android-powered laptops has been about as rocky as anyone's, but I've slowly learned to like them, even if love still feels a ways off. Every moment that's impressed me has been thanks to Android, whether I've been accessing a native version of a useful app or quickly checking my […]

Most companies have slowed down releasing new Switch 2 cases, but one of my favorite accessory makers recently debuted its first, after a few delays. The $49 Basecase from Mechanism is a snap-on shell for the console that taps into the company's modular lineup of mounts. You could already mount the Switch 2 in numerous […]

Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plummet - but in reality it's probably not the kind of bot activity most people associate with Russia. A chart citing Cloudflare data has been circulating around social media platforms, showing a sharp decline […]

Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture

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Ultrahuman and Abu Dhabi will spend the next two years working on research and clinical validation of the model.

Google’s newest wearable costs $179.99 and has a sleek feel like the Fitbit Air but with an OLED display.

Blueprints AI, a bootstrapped startup based in Santa Monica, developed software that produces code-compliant construction blueprints from a photo, PDF, or sketch.

Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.

Could AI actually make PR better?

This is an independent test. Nothing here came from vendor access: both tools were used on my own free and paid accounts. I saw a knitted vase on Hyper3D's screen that I actually wanted to keep. The Gen-2.5 preview had the big crossing strands from my source picture. The page displayed 0.5 Credits . Then I tried to Download the confirmed GLB on the Free account and learned those strands were behind a subscription. To obtain an actual asset I went through a second, Gen-1.5 workflow. The smal...

This is an independent test. Nothing here came from vendor access: both tools were used on my own free and paid accounts. I set out to obtain one knitted-tray model and record what the tested workflows actually charged. I ended up with two Hyper3D generations, one real ZIP, one blocked Download button and two charges that must stay on separate lines. The first run used Hyper3D Gen-2.5. It took 0.5 Hyper3D credit, produced a preview, and then the tested Free account was told to subscribe b...

A licensing API solves key creation and validation. It does not automatically give a software vendor a polished way to present products, run promotions, take payment, deliver licenses, and support customers after checkout. That is why we rebuilt the PermitCore Store. Store 2.0 is a responsive, vendor-branded software storefront connected directly to the same products, prices, entitlements, orders, subscriptions, and licenses managed in PermitCore. Merchandising without...

Free AI Models Comparison: OpenRouter vs Together vs Groq A practical guide to choosing the best free AI API for your project in 2024. Introduction With dozens of free AI models available via unified APIs, choosing the right provider saves time and money. This guide compares the three major free-tier providers: OpenRouter, Together.ai, and Groq. Quick Comparison Feature OpenRouter Together.ai Groq Free Models 50+ 20+ 10+ R...

This is an independent test. Nothing here came from vendor access: both tools were used on my own free and paid accounts. I pressed Generate expecting to leave Hyper3D with a textured leaf-shaped cable clip. The Gen-2.5 result looked convincing on screen and its button said 0.5 Credits . Then I selected GLB, pressed Download and met a subscription gate. The downloadable result required a separate Gen-1.5 run and a separate material pass. This is why I now follow the file and the receipt, no...