Iceland EU referendum sees slim, early lead for 'yes' camp
The 'yes' camp won 51.2% of the vote in early counting, but election officials stressed that a more reliable result might not be ready until later on Sunday.
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Icelanders vote on whether they want to join the EU
The final vote is expected to be extremely close, with ballot counting continuing through the night.
Bullet-riddled car on display in Berlin to remember Hind Rajab
A memorial display in Berlin has recreated the scene of the killing of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab.
Isolated by raging floodwaters, Nepal’s miracle home amid the devastation
Footage shows a house surrounded by raging floodwaters at the Nepal-Tibet border, with people trapped on rooftops.
Bug Blindness
Article URL: https://danluu.com/bug-blind/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494520 Points: 305 # Comments: 185
Turkiye, Somalia forces free cargo vessel hijacked by pirates
Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.
Online anti-Muslim backlash collides with different reality in South Africa
Online anti-Muslim rhetoric is growing, but life on the ground tells a more complicated story.
Introducing Hy4 Preview
Introducing Hy4 Preview New open weight text input (no vision) LLM from Chinese company Tencent today: 770B total parameters, 49B active parameters, 1M token context window, 1.56TB on Hugging Face . This is a big size increase from their previous Hy3 in July, which was 295B, 21B active, 256,000 context, 598GB. I recently started using model chat templates to better understand their capabilities. Here's Hy4's chat_template.jinja on Hugging Face, which includes this section: {% - if not reasoning_effort is defined %} {% - set reasoning_effort = 'high' %} {% - elif reasoning_effort not in [ 'high' , 'no_think' ] %} {% - if reasoning_effort is none %} {{- raise_exception('reasoning_effort error : None, should be no_think/high') }} {% - else %} {{- raise_exception('reasoning_effort error : ' + reasoning_effort + ', should be no_think/high') }} {% - endif %} {% - endif %} So it looks like there are just two reasoning effort levels: "high" (the default) and "no_think" (reason by disabled). I tried my "Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle" prompt with the default high reasoning via OpenRouter and got this : Quoting the reasoning trace: [...] Let's maybe add a helmet? It could improve riding theme, but may obscure head. Maybe a small cycling cap or helmet? The user didn't ask; can add red helmet? Might be cute. But pelican with big beak; a helmet might obscure. Better maybe no. Maybe add sunglasses? no. Maybe add water? no. It's interesting how the reasoning trace uses slightly truncated English, presumably because perfect grammar isn't useful or token efficient for hidden reasoning text. Tags: ai , generative-ai , llms , pelican-riding-a-bicycle , llm-reasoning , llm-release , ai-in-china
Spectacular fireworks over Damascus as ‘Syria Shines Again’
Footage shows fireworks lighting up Damascus as the Syrian capital hosts the Damascus International Fair.
Voting closes in Iceland’s knife-edge EU referendum
Iceland's leadership has promised to honour whatever the country's people decide.
v16.4.0-canary.12
Misc Changes [ci] Remove the popular workflow and its action: #97753 Store keys in key order in SST blocks that omit hashes: #97480 Honor non-interactive mode in upgrade codemod prompts: #98030 Transform .mjs files with Next.js codemods: #98029 Credits Huge thanks to @eps1lon , @lukesandberg , and @devjiwonchoi for helping!
Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
Article URL: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/texas-flock-cameras-auto-insurance-fee-mvcpa-grants/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494182 Points: 265 # Comments: 139
Germany news: Merkel tells voters to 'stand up' for democracy
Former German Chancellor Merkel has weighed in on elections in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right AfD leads the polls. Meanwhile, some politicians have called for a ban on the party's more radical state branches.
I've been to Gamescom six times - here's what excited me this year
The BBC's Laura Cress gets a first look at the biggest games in Cologne from Witcher 3 to Alien: Isolation 2.
Ontario’s Doug Ford prods Trump with sign rejecting ‘Lake America’ name
The 'Lake Ontario' sign comes in response to the US president's efforts to rename the body of water 'Lake America'.
What’s behind the US deal to seize control of Venezuelan oil reserves?
Few details have emerged about deal between Washington and Caracas, criticised as takeover of Venezuela's resources.
Norway’s new King Haakon remembers ‘dear father’ Harald in first speech as sovereign
New monarch Haakon VIII paid an emotional tribute to his late father, Harald V, in his first address to the nation. Vowing to follow his own path, Haakon pledged to uphold Norway’s democracy, unity and inclusive values.
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Meta settlement could reshape how social media companies treat young users
Meta agreed to billions in payments and new protections for kids. Harvard Law's Leah Plunkett looks at what it could mean for Meta's competitors and for AI companies.
Turkish, Somali forces free vessel seized by pirates in Somalia
Turkish and Somali forces have freed the MV LUTUF after pirates hijacked the vessel off the coast of Somalia. The 10-day operation killed 14 alleged pirates and destroyed four boats used by the attackers.
Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right critic of U.S. immigration, is deported from U.S.
The controversial commentator, who criticized feminism and Islam, was an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump's immigration crackdown. ICE says he was an "illegal alien."
Vicariously hike the Appalachian in the gorgeous A Trail Tale
I used to be an avid hiker and would try to go backpacking a few times a year. I always dreamed of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, but life kind of got in the way. (Turns out jobs, wives, and children aren't thrilled with the idea of you disappearing for three months.) But I've been longing […]
Anger mounts in Nepal over the government’s response to flash flood
Anger grows in Nepal as flood survivors accuse the government of delays in delivering aid and finding missing relatives.
Iceland votes in a tight race on whether to resume talks to join the EU
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Kristrún Frostadóttir, cast her vote on Saturday as the country held a referendum.