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KisakCOD – open-source reimplementation of Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer
Article URL: https://github.com/SwagSoftware/KisakCOD Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49159970 Points: 17 # Comments: 2
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AWS is helping vibe-coding startup Superblocks, and the implications are big
AWS now allows vibe coding tool Superblocks to be embedded into the private clouds of AWS customers. It's another step towards decoupling apps from models.
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Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated
OpenAI and Anthropic admitted that their unreleased AI models escaped their sandboxes and hacked several companies in unprecedented cyberattacks. Who is legally to blame? Should prosecutors charge the two AI frontier labs? Can victims sue them? We sp
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DesignArena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models
DesignArena is used by 5.3 million people around the world, providing critical human evaluations to frontier labs.
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Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip
OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip is sparking online backlash as tensions over the use of AI continue.
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Apple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: report
Apple has appealed a new legal demand by the U.K. government, which critics say could threaten the privacy rights of users all over the world.
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Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?
Apple’s long-awaited AI overhaul finally makes Siri the assistant it was always supposed to be. But after years of delays, the launch lands in an AI landscape where chatbots have evolved into agents that can code, reason, create media, and complete c
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Congress’ favorite AI tool? ChatGPT
House spending records show OpenAI's ChatGPT dominates paid AI use on Capitol Hill, with congressional offices relying on the chatbot to draft memos, summarize legislation, and assist constituent communications.
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2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport: The cheap car isn't completely extinct yet
At $25,305, you won't find many new cars for less. But you get what you pay for.
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DDoS against Norwegian government IT infrastructure – status
Article URL: https://status.digdir.no/incidents/d7hvqmf2yr3l Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49160631 Points: 10 # Comments: 0
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real
Article URL: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking/dunning-kruger-effect-probably-not-real Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49160437 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
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ZX Spectrum System Tour: Sound
Article URL: https://bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/zx-spectrum-system-tour-sound/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49159676 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
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Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures
Founded by the creators of viral offline events like San Francisco’s citywide scavenger hunt Pursuit, Outernet's app helps users save places and events they discover online, then nudges them to actually go.
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WhatsApp says it is is fixing an issue that disabled several accounts
Meta says it’s restoring access to WhatsApp accounts that were mistakenly flagged and placed “under review” after users reported being unexpectedly locked out of the messaging app.
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Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire leads $1B round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics
Valar Atomics raised $1 billion at a $6 billion valuation after signing a development deal with Nvidia in June.