Tech

Exploiting System Management Mode with a very long interrupt

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in x86 CPU System Management Mode (SMM) that allows breaking its security model by exploiting an extremely long-running machine instruction.

2026-08-10 · 16:03 UTC
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Science

GLP-1 drugs linked to bigger jump in women’s employment than a college degree

2026-08-10 · 16:02

A Harvard study found that women taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs experienced a 27-percentage-point increase in employment…

Tech

Valve slowly expands SteamOS support on non-Valve hardware

2026-08-10 · 16:01

New update includes improvements for the Intel-based MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ among others.

Tech

Show HN: Ante, a coding agent in a single binary that runs offline

2026-08-10 · 15:59

Ante is a self-contained coding agent distributed as a single ~15MB Rust binary that runs offline without dependencies,…

Crypto

BlackRock launches two Canada ETFs, with one allocating 3% to Bitcoin

2026-08-10 · 15:59

BlackRock Canada’s new IBQT fund combines global equity exposure with a 3% Bitcoin allocation through the firm’s…

Tech

Back to the Future of Handwriting Recognition

2026-08-10 · 15:58

RAND Corporation's GRAIL system, developed in 1966, pioneered handwriting recognition technology that allowed users to…

Sports

New filming guidelines used at Europeans for first time

2026-08-10 · 15:58

New guidelines advising broadcasters on more respectful camera angles at live athletics events are used at the European…

Crypto

Hackers Drain $8 Million From Crypto Exchange Across Two Blockchains

2026-08-10 · 15:56

The attacker moved funds across Tron and Ethereum before routing millions through crypto exchanges, while later wallet…

Science

The Tragedy of the Cognitive Commons

2026-08-10 · 15:55

Nolan Lovett's paper introduces the "Cognitive Commons" framework to explain how AI adoption, while rational for…

Science

Midlife Vascular Risk Burden and Dementia-Free Survival Years

2026-08-10 · 15:54
Tech

Show HN: MergeImage – Merge and stitch images locally in the browser

2026-08-10 · 15:53

MergeImage is a browser-based tool that allows users to merge and stitch multiple image files (PNG, JPEG, WebP) locally…

Tech

Extreme 220GHz+Broadband Silicon Capacitor X2SC 0201M 22nF BV11

2026-08-10 · 15:53
Science

Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake – 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia

2026-08-10 · 15:49

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck 5 kilometers south of San José del Palmar, Colombia.

Tech

AI Agents Could Transform How Money Moves Across the Internet 

2026-08-10 · 15:45

The surge in AI agents’ dominance across the internet is attracting significant attention and raising curiosity among…

Tech

Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store

2026-08-10 · 15:44

Aptoide has become the first app store distributed inside Google Play under a judge's order.

Sports

Villa in talks to sign Bayern's Palhinha

2026-08-10 · 15:40

Aston Villa are in talks over a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha.

Sports

England hopeful Gay will be fit for Pakistan opener

2026-08-10 · 15:36

Opener Emilio Gay will have further treatment on a shoulder injury this week in a bid to be available for the first Test…

Tech

OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost over $300

2026-08-10 · 15:35
Crypto

XRP’s ETF Story Unravels As Washington Drags Its Feet

2026-08-10 · 15:35

Little-to-no action on the ETF front has raised an inconvenient question: is XRP getting left behind?

Crypto

Top 3 Altcoins Set to Shine Soon: XRP, TRX, and HYPE

2026-08-10 · 15:35

XRP targets fast, low-cost cross-border payments through efficient currency transfers.

Sports

The transgender row surrounding the WNBA

2026-08-10 · 15:34

After the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham said it was "common sense" to ban transgender women from women's sports, a…

Other

Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's

2026-08-10 · 15:32

A 35-year-old Mars Bar from 1991 was discovered during a house clearance in Scunthorpe, weighing 62.5g compared to…

Tech

Convince an AI it's not alive in psychological horror game Prove You're Human

2026-08-10 · 15:31

Prove You're Human is a psychological horror game by Sunset Visitor studio where players control a digital clone of a…

Other

Itadakimasu: A Word You Say to the Food, Not the Cook

2026-08-10 · 15:23

"Itadakimasu" is a Japanese phrase commonly mistranslated as "thank you for the food" directed at the cook, but it…