Indonesia: Flights canceled as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
The spread of ash after the volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatau has impacted thousands of passengers, as flights were canceled at Jakarta's international airport.
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Indonesia’s main airport suspends flights due to Anak Krakatau eruption
Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau disrupts flights at Soekarno-Hatta International airport, near Jakarta.
Nearly 9,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2023
More than 179 attacks on ambulance crews recorded since March 2, killing 179 healthcare workers.
Zelensky says he expects war to continue into winter after talks with US envoys
There was no announcement of a major breakthrough, after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled to Kyiv.
GPT-6 Astra on robot arms
Article URL: https://openai.robocurve.org/gpt-6-astra/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49582582 Points: 211 # Comments: 170
Saxony-Anhalt's state election will have a nationwide impact
The parliamentary election in the small eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt could have dramatic consequences for Germany's federal government, further raising dissatisfaction with Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
‘People laughed at me’: Indian youth cleans up a trash-filled river
A 21-year-old student in India’s Madhya Pradesh has single-handedly cleaned up a trash-filled river.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy links Russian strikes on Kyiv airports to US envoys’ visit
Moscow attacked Kyiv and Boryspil international airports as talks yielded no evident change in Vladimir Putin’s peace demands. What we know on day 1,656 Russian attacks on Kyiv and Boryspil international airports were “clearly” a reaction to the possibility of the US negotiators flying to Kyiv after talks in Moscow , the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said. On Saturday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv had “taken note of this Russian move, and next week we will adjust our operation accordingly regarding Russian airspace, which has become dangerous because of our drones and missiles in the sky. Of course, there are and will be no threats to diplomacy from our side.” Both airports service the Ukrainian capital. There was no comment from the US envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff , who were visiting Moscow for the first time since January. They flew out of Moscow soon after the talks and were due to meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday. The Kremlin’s tone appeared unchanged . After three hours of talks, an aide to Vladimir Putin, Yuri Ushakov, said the Russian president had told the US pair that Russia was making “real progress” on the battlefield, was confident of achieving its goals, and stressed the necessity of addressing “all the root causes of the conflict”. Ushakov said the Americans had “outlined a number of ideas regarding possible avenues for a settlement”, but he did not say what those ideas were. The air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as troops have struggled to make progress along the 1,250km (775-mile) frontline . Russia has recently been using fast-flying, jet-powered drones, and the recurring wail of air raid sirens has become part of daily life in Kyiv. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov posted online that Putin had ordered the military not to strike Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight on Saturday. However, he said Russia had not yet agreed to a broader three-day ceasefire. Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is prepared to refrain from strikes on Moscow through to Monday. Russian attacks killed five employees and wounded five others at an industrial facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region, said the local military administration head, Oleksandr Hanzha. “A locksmith, an electrician, a plumber and a machinist. People of peaceful professions. They were simply working their shift. They were doing their job when enemy missiles cut off their lives.” Russia’s defence ministry said it had carried out strikes on two metallurgical plants that it claimed were sites for military production. A 62-year-old man was wounded, and several homes and an apartment building damaged, in a separate attack on the region’s Nikopol district , Hanzha said. The city of Dnipro and the nearby Pidhorodne community were among the areas hit. One person died and five other were injured, including two men who were hospitalised in serious condition. A sixth civilian was injured in an attack on the Nikopol district. Other deadly Russian attacks took place in Chuhuiv in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region , on the Bucha district of Ukraine’s Kyiv region , and on a shopping centre in the southern Mykolaiv region . In Russia’s Belrogod region on the border with Ukraine, two people were killed and three others wounded by Ukrainian attacks on Saturday, local authorities said. Russia launched ballistic missiles from its Rostov and Voronezh regions and deployed 167 attack drones, Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday. Continue reading...
Netanyahu boasts about bombing Qatar, says Gaza funds used for aid
Israeli PM says money he facilitated Qatar in sending to Gaza was recommended by Israeli security agencies.
German company launches rocket as Europe enters satellite race
Isar Aerospace says its 28-metre-long Spectrum rocket blasted off into space from Andøya spaceport in Arctic Norway.
German company successfully launches rocket to space
Bavaria-based Isar Aerospace managed to launch its Spectrum rocket into orbit, 18 months after its first attempt. This is the first such launch from European soil.
US envoys meet with Putin, leave Russia for Kyiv
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to try to revive talks to end the war in Ukraine. The US envoys are also scheduled to visit Kyiv on Sunday.
Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone
Article URL: https://cloudinabottle.org/blog/launch-post Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49582000 Points: 476 # Comments: 235
Iran war live: IRGC claims new attacks on US warships over naval blockade
IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at US aircraft carrier and destroyer as standoff intensifies in Strait of Hormuz.
Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.
Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings
Article URL: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/9/1.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49581870 Points: 444 # Comments: 66
v16.4.0-canary.19
Misc Changes fix: route info segment overrides not updating in dev overlay: #96968 Credits Huge thanks to @mezotv for helping!
Introducing GPT-6 Astra for developers
Introducing GPT-6 Astra for developers Blink and you'll miss it, but there's a familiar creature at 1m59s : Across the board, Astra has more attention to detail, better understanding of the user's prompt, and can build more sophisticated outputs. In particular, it excels at building 3D models. I've seen it make incredible renderings of gardens, shipyards, animals , cityscapes, even Dyson spheres. Astra really does believe in putting a red neckerchief on a pelican riding a bicycle. Via Hacker News comment Tags: ai , openai , generative-ai , llms , pelican-riding-a-bicycle , gpt-6-astra
Fuel tanker blast in western Iran kills at least 10
At least six other people were injured in the tanker blast on Iran's Hamedan-Sanandaj highway, officials say.
Trump-backed group announces $10m ad spend for midterm Senate race in Texas
US president has pledged more than $400m through his super PAC to boost Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms.
Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft
Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.
US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares
The US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers, while Iran says it targeted three US-linked ships.
Witkoff and Kushner discussed ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US
Donald Trump’s business ally and son-in-law now heading from Moscow to Kyiv to meet Zelenskyy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are heading to Kyiv for the first time in their roles as Donald Trump’s peace envoys to Ukraine, after talks on Saturday in Moscow. The White House said Witkoff and Kushner had “discussed substantive plans for next steps” towards ending the war between Ukraine and Russia during their meeting on Saturday in Moscow with Vladimir Putin. Continue reading...
The revolt of the reader
Article URL: https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/05/the-revolt-of-the-reader/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580939 Points: 227 # Comments: 85