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World · Al Jazeera

Iran war live: Khamenei’s body arrives in Qom; Hamas cedes Gaza governance

Hamas dissolves its governing body in Gaza, paving the way for a technocratic committee to take over.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Small AI Models Gain Traction In places with unreliable networks

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/small-language-models-ai-pharmaceuticals Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48812055 Points: 217 # Comments: 68

AI · TechCrunch AI

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials — meaning it wasn't quite the fully autonomous cybercrime debut that last week's headlines suggested.

World · BBC World

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC

Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

World · Deutsche Welle

Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs, Xbox to be hit hard

The move will affect the company's gaming division, which has been facing the outcome of a "not healthy" business model. The jobs cut will not be replaced by AI, Microsoft's VP said.

Business · BBC Business

Samsung profits jump 1,800% as AI chip sales soar

The firm's shares fell sharply on Tuesday as some investors had expected an even stronger performance.

Society · BBC Technology

Robots available for rent: But what can they do?

Robotics tech is changing fast, so for many it makes sense to rent a robot.

World · Al Jazeera

Ronaldo says his last World Cup is over but Portugal decision can wait

Portugal captain admits his team's last-16 match against Spain was his final outing in the World Cup.

Developers & Open Source · vercel/next.js Releases

v16.3.0-canary.79

Misc Changes docs: remove incorrect statement that force-cache is the default for …: #95235 Turbopack: add all keys to dynamic exports before sealing the object: #93334 Disable supportsImmutableAssets with config.output : #95521 turbo-persistence: skip directory fsync on Windows: #95497 Abort superseded Server Components HMR requests on the client: #95463 [ci] Add stats comment with partial stats: #95401 [fragment-scroll] Enable new scroll handler by default: #95378 Upgrade React from 3508aee6-20260702 to 23def8fd-20260706 : #95532 fix(dev-overlay): increase fix card grid row gap to clear floating Copy prompt button: #95526 evals: fix false-negative regex checks with the agentic LLM judge: #95440 trace-viewer: Support string span ids in nextjs trace backend: #95515 [turbopack] Add E2E tests for service workers: #94924 otel: Use correct parent span for Node.js middleware: #95306 Fix instrumentation hook awaiting for middleware with adapters: #95357 [test] Unflake cache-components-dev-streaming test suite: #95466 Also rewrite requires in page templates with Webpack: #95446 Credits Huge thanks to @Pranav18M , @andrewimm , @mischnic , @chippleh1392 , @unstubbable , @eps1lon , @vercel-release-bot , @aurorascharff , @gaojude , and @sampoder for helping!

Business · BBC Business

Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course

Rachael Bews says she told on the way her child would not be allowed on site. Amazon has apologised for not communicating its policy clearly.

Business · BBC Business

Banks accused of pushing customers away from basic accounts

Some of the UK's biggest banks have been failing their most vulnerable customers, according to the financial regulator.

World · Al Jazeera

Over 5,500 children displaced by fighting in Sudan’s el-Obeid, charity says

Save the Children says families in and around the city of el-Obeid are facing increasingly difficult conditions.

AI · TechCrunch AI

US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom

SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S. IPO, expected to take place on Friday.

World · Al Jazeera

Leading US Democrats withdraw support for Platner after assault allegations

Monday's accusations are the latest in a long string of controversies surrounding the Maine Democratic Senate candidate.

Business · BBC Business

Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say

A new report says students were not well-enough informed that their loan terms could change retrospectively.

World · Al Jazeera

All to know about Ronaldo’s World Cup career as it ends in Spain loss

The Portuguese captain became the only player to score in six World Cups after his brace against Uzbekistan.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Ternlight – 7 MB embedding model that runs in browser (WASM)

Article URL: https://ternlight-demo.vercel.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48811644 Points: 285 # Comments: 60

Business · CNBC Technology

Solstice CEO defends its $14.5B acquisition after the stock plunges 15%

Solstice CEO David Sewell said the company's acquisition of Element Solutions creates a "world-leading" supplier of advanced materials.

Society · The Guardian Society

Prison education cuts driving drug use, self-harm and violence, says watchdog

Report by HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales comes as spending on frontline education falls by up to 50% “Brutal” cuts to prison education and training by Labour ministers are leading to an increase in drug use, self-harm and violence, a watchdog’s withering final annual report has said. Charlie Taylor, who steps down as HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales in the autumn after six years, has also warned the authorities must keep a “close eye” on the impending release of thousands of prisoners later this year. Continue reading...

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

Article URL: https://github.com/MaximeRivest/Riddle Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48811591 Points: 552 # Comments: 342

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Kadoink AI

Gather people instantly by AI txt, video, or ringing phones Discussion | Link

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Link Preview API

Free API to get Open Graph data, title & images for any URL Discussion | Link

World · Al Jazeera

Late Spain goal eliminates Portugal, ends Ronaldo’s international career?

Sub Mikel Merino scores in stoppage time to give Spain a 1-0 win over Portugal in the last 16.

World · Al Jazeera

Canada picks Germany’s TKMS for new submarines

The German-owned naval shipbuilder made the bid with NATO ally Norway, beating out South Korea's Hanwha Ocean.