Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films
Alex Gibney's provocative film is compelling but overlong, and there's not much new here for Ars readers.
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Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers
Article URL: https://nanolathe.gg Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50045984 Points: 331 # Comments: 143
NYC's "Click to Cancel" rule is now in effect
Article URL: https://www.nyc.gov/main/click-to-cancel Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50045946 Points: 243 # Comments: 106
Korinotch
Your MacBook notch, turned into a command center Discussion | Link
Saudi Arabia: Second strike hits Riyadh airport
Sunday's strike came as the King Khalid International Airport remained closed following a deadly attack on Saturday, and after a warning from Houthi rebels in Yemen that "worse is yet to come."
Poland detains man suspected of planning assassination of PM Tusk
Police received credible information about possible attacks against Donald Tusk and his defence minister.
Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
Ukrainian president earlier rejected US call for Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, saying Moscow must first end attacks on energy infrastructure Donald Trump has announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, apparently without consulting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the deal to stop long-range attacks was “news to me”. In a social media post, the US president claimed the two sides had reached an agreement. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...
Can the AI industry persuade data center opponents by getting rid of NDAs?
On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem.
Football fans speak about City’s charges as they face Liverpool
Fans have been speaking to Al Jazeera as Liverpool face Manchester City at Anfield.
LooGo
Find public restrooms fast Discussion | Link
At least five people missing as flash floods in Nepal sweep away houses
Authorities urge villagers to move to safer places after a river in the central part of the country bursts its banks.
Dawn Myers is making it easier to style, detangle, and care for curly hair
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AI agent teams waste massive tokens for barely measurable quality gains, research finds
Teams of AI agents barely outperform solo agents but cost up to 5.1x more, according to Vals AI. Only one out of four tests with GPT-6 Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 showed a measurable gain. Anthropic's own data backs this up: beyond ten agents, quality plateaus while token costs keep climbing. The article AI agent teams waste massive tokens for barely measurable quality gains, research finds appeared first on The Decoder .
Airport attacks another dangerous moment in already tense conflict
While the physical damage from Houthi attacks can be quickly repaired, the Saudi reputation for stability is taking a battering.
Power bank fire forces plane to emergency land in India
A plane flying from Delhi to Chennai made an emergency landing after a power bank reportedly caught fire on board.
SupoClip
Open-source AI clipper: long videos into viral shorts Discussion | Link
Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC
Also: new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero , the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki’s kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One
I'm sorry, but you still have to think
Article URL: https://itsallaboutthebit.com/i-am-sorry-but-you-still-have-to-think/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50043689 Points: 211 # Comments: 77
Documents add to evidence in climate deception case against ExxonMobil
Article URL: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07102026/exxonmobil-climate-deception-new-evidence/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50043682 Points: 357 # Comments: 195
Claude Code found my app’s shared contract in two MCP calls. Then the records ran out.
Every Claude Code user has watched a new session start from zero. You open it on a system you built The post Claude Code found my app’s shared contract in two MCP calls. Then the records ran out. appeared first on The New Stack .
These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yet
Voice AI's often misses important points for its context layer, and causes the whole pipeline to break
AI agents overstate their results and remain far from autonomous research, study finds
Epoch AI and Anthropic independently found the same thing: current AI models like GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Fable 5 can run experiments but lack scientific self-criticism and genuine creative thinking. At best, Sol reached 15 percent of the human reference score, and even that came from methods researchers already knew. The models' biggest weakness is still their inability to critically question their own results. The article AI agents overstate their results and remain far from autonomous research, study finds appeared first on The Decoder .
Flu cases higher than usual in England during September, experts say
UK Health Security Agency notes above-average activity and urges at-risk groups to get vaccinated Flu is striking earlier than usual in England, experts have said, insisting that vaccination is the best way to blunt its impact. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), flu is at low levels, but various metrics , such as the proportion of positive tests and GP consultations for influenza-like illness, suggest it is on the rise, with the number of emergency-department attendances for influenza-like illness above seasonally expected levels. Continue reading...
AI is automating coding. So why are software developer job postings on the rise?
Software developer job postings are rebounding, led by senior and AI-focused roles, even as AI automates more coding and entry-level hiring weakens.