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.
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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
Explore the globe in field recordings
I love field recordings. I love making them. I love them when they're incorporated into my ambient music. They're great background noise for working or sleeping. But they're also great for active listening, focusing in on the fine nuances of burbling brooks or urban chaos. Earth Garden gives you a globe to explore with real […]
TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
Sarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.
Jazz legend John Coltrane's Philadelphia house to become a cultural heritage site
On the centennial of father's birth, Ravi Coltrane talks about turning the home where the jazz legend spent a crucial period in the 1950s into a cultural heritage and community space.
iPhone Handoff will seamlessly share one number between two phones
When iOS 27 lands later this month, it will have a feature called iPhone Handoff that lets you switch between two phones using the same number. It was briefly mentioned during the WWDC keynote back in June, but there were no details at the time. Now there's a demo clip showing how to set up […]
Mental health groups have ‘failed to acknowledge’ risk of violence, says Mind chief
Sector has avoided issue because of stigma fears, expert warns ahead of closure of Nottingham attacks inquiry Mental health organisations have “failed to acknowledge” the risk of violence from a minority of people with severe mental illnesses, the chief executive of Mind has said ahead of the closure of the inquiry into the Nottingham attacks. Dr Sarah Hughes, who has led mental health charity Mind for four years and has worked in the sector for almost four decades, said charities had shied away from addressing the risk of violence due to the fact it had increased the stigma and harassment around people with mental health conditions. Continue reading...
Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
Article URL: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/isar-aerospace-second-launch-norway-andoya-spaceport-spectrum-rocket Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580369 Points: 423 # Comments: 233
Unpatched Magento and Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Exploited to Backdoor Online Stores
Attackers are exploiting a new unpatched vulnerability in Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce that lets them run malicious code on an online store's server without logging in, Dutch e-commerce security company Sansec said in an advisory published on September 5. Sansec, which discovered the flaw and named it StyleSmuggler, said attacks started on September 4. "Sansec is
LLMs as a Cognitive Virus
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.03344 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580164 Points: 201 # Comments: 168
‘Grief becomes a routine’: Farhana lost five babies. A ‘culture of silence’ exacerbated her pain
A first-of-its-kind study shows the prevalence of miscarriage in Australia, but experts fear multicultural groups remain underrepresented Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast On a quiet street in western Sydney, Farhana Laffernis races her curious English staffy and boisterous three-year-old daughter in the front door. Inside, her three-year-old wears a pink tutu and excitedly babbles as she cuddles her toy doll. The family life Laffernis has built did not come easy. Continue reading...
Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning
The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required."
Artificial Analysis overhauls its Intelligence Index after GPT-6 Astra scoring drew skepticism
Artificial Analysis has released version 4.2 of its Intelligence Index, likely in response to criticism that its benchmarks failed to capture GPT-6 Astra's actual progress. Astra now scores four points above its predecessor but still trails Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1. The article Artificial Analysis overhauls its Intelligence Index after GPT-6 Astra scoring drew skepticism appeared first on The Decoder .