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Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development

Nori Robotics, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is launching the Nori A3, a low-cost humanoid robot priced at $1,688…

Fine, I'll build my own text editor

A developer experimenting with building a custom text editor explored three approaches: rendering text on a canvas…

SEC Moves to Modernize Transfer Agent Rules for Digital Markets

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Quill (YC W20) Is Hiring a Fullstack SWE

Quill, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is hiring a fullstack software engineer for a remote, full-time position with a…

ChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import patient data

OpenAI said that the integration provides read-only access to health records for clinicians.

Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla’s Cybercab launch

Waymo argued that fully autonomous vehicles aren't possible without using a mix of sensors and warned that pure…

Show HN: Newton's Orchard – Browser-based space/gravity playground

Hi HN!My son spent a lot of time in 5th grade playing with the 2-dimensional PhET gravity/space sims[1].

Show HN: Running 104GB Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on 48GB Mac with at ~12 tok/s

A developer created SlotStream, a tool that enables running the 104GB Qwen3.8-Flash-Next language model on a 48GB Mac by…

Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages before they happen

The startup wants to do for IT infrastructure what Cursor did for software engineering.

X Data Breach? Users Are Getting Flooded With Password Reset Emails Nobody Requested

X engineers have acknowledged the issue, but have not confirmed a new data breach of its systems.

Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again

GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company

GoPro is merging with a company that builds AI infrastructure, and will continue supporting existing consumer products.

Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users

Google Play Store has blocked Aurora Store, an alternative app installer popular with privacy-focused users like those…

Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI

Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams has commented that the video game industry is in disarray, citing the ongoing wave of…

Amazon Alexa can now alert you when something new might tempt you to shop

Amazon is adding a new Alexa-powered feature called “Update Me When” that can send personalized alerts about product…

AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use

AIR's platform can discover agents running at a company, continuously vets any skills and add-ons they use, and blocks…

Keenable SELECT: an agent that searches the web in SQL

Keenable SELECT is an AI agent that allows users to query the web using SQL, automatically conducting web searches and…

Ambient CSS v3 – Blender meets CSS

A browser-based viewer for Office Open XML documents

A browser-based library using Rust and WebAssembly enables rendering of Microsoft Office documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)…

Microsoft 365 outage drags on, but things are improving

Microsoft 365 and Outlook are still seeing service degradations on Tuesday, the company's status page indicates.

Fambot introduces an ‘AI chief of staff’ for families

Fambot is building an AI “chief of staff” to help families manage the emails, calendars, school updates, sports…

Ubisoft's FOR HONOR will block SteamOS / Linux players starting September 10

Ubisoft announced that FOR HONOR will block SteamOS and Linux players starting September 10th, citing the need to…

EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California's AB 1709

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is urging Governor Newsom to veto California's AB 1709, which would ban social media…

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2026)

This is a "Who wants to be hired?" thread from Hacker News where job seekers post their profiles and qualifications.

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2026)

This is a Hacker News thread where companies post open positions they're actively hiring for.

Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns

Flock's searchable network of 130,000 license plate cameras around the U.S.

State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations

As of summer 2026, the open-source AI model landscape is dominated by rapid growth and a shift in global competition,…

This startup is fuel-injecting hydrogen to make cargo ships more efficient

Newlight has raised a $9 million seed round and completed an 8,500-nautical-mile test run from Singapore to Ghana.

Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa

Waymo will begin inviting riders on a rolling basis and slowly ramp up access in the three cities, following its usual…