github.com
Show HN: Steganeur – Hide secret messages in LLM-generated text (Rust)https://github.com/marcsnid/steganeurHi HN! I made a project that I found really fun and I'm proud of the idea and implementation. This first came up when speaking to a friend, we were talking around how to do steganography in natural text, and realized an LLM's token choices are a natural channel.Steganeur accomplishes this by encoding a secret message into the token choices of a language model, producing cover text that reads like a normal sentence. A recipient recovers the message using only the cover text and the model. With the rejection method, the output is statistically identical to normal generation, not just something that looks similar.The interesting problem I hit: steganeur reads the model's logprobs directly, and three of the four methods need them to come out exactly the same on encode and decode. On GPU reductions are non-deterministic, so the logprobs drift between runs, which is enough to corrupt the bits. Only one method (block) survives on GPU, because it bins tokens by their id rather than by probabilAug 21, 2026 4:33 PM
bing.com
Hearing canceled after Atmos agrees to terms in deadly Oak Cliff explosion cases, attorney sayshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b005fbd67425391c68b779a755973&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fmoney%2Fgeneral%2Fhearing-canceled-after-atmos-agrees-to-terms-in-deadly-oak-cliff-explosion-cases-attorney-says%2Far-AA2aGc9F&c=5202743615418691911&mkt=en-usA Monday hearing in lawsuits over the deadly Oak Cliff apartment explosion was canceled after Atmos Energy agreed to plaintiffs' terms, including consolidating four cases for pretrial.Aug 21, 2026 4:29 PM

engadget.com
We have more details on Apple's camera-equipped AirPods and they are pretty dang weirdhttps://www.engadget.com/2241639/more-details-on-apple-camera-equipped-airpods/Each earbud takes its own image, which is then synchronized for use by Visual Intelligence.Aug 21, 2026 4:00 PM
bing.com
Domestic Lounge Access vs International: What a Credit Card Actually Gets You at Eachhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89566665da4fddb7312d18d236b139&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moneycontrol.com%2Fmc-buzz%2Fdomestic-lounge-access-vs-international-what-a-credit-card-actually-gets-you-at-each-article-14012831.html&c=12919779738557939327&mkt=en-usUnderstand how domestic and international lounge access differs, what each credit card offers, and which option best suits your travel needs.Aug 21, 2026 3:33 PM
github.com
Show HN: A desktop fly drawn to the scent of vibecodehttps://github.com/kulikov0/desktop-vibe-flyIt is a fork of https://github.com/DenisSergeevitch/desktop-fly, but with an important update.Now the fly can pick up the scent of the codebase with its neurons and fly straight to the source code of your B2B AI SaaS startup. It has learned to scan its surroundings for agent markers: AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .cursor/rules, .kiro/steering, and forty others. Anything on the screen that points to these markers becomes a source of the scent - an editor window with an open project, a line in Finder, or a desktop icon. An open project reeks the strongest, while a closed icon or nested folders give off a fainter odor.Aug 21, 2026 3:19 PM

cbc.ca
Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centreshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-ai-town-hall-redwater-9.7315335?cmp=rssAlberta's technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government's second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres.Aug 21, 2026 3:05 PM
bing.com
NM residents protest pending Project Jupiter air quality permit outside Environment Departmenthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8914d844144761b0c2c899ad0d6686&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fus%2Farticles%2Fnm-residents-protest-pending-project-220458595.html&c=14930781245671531513&mkt=en-usResidents from across New Mexico gathered outside the state Environment Department office in Santa Fe Friday afternoon and called on its officials to deny an air quality permit for the controversial ...Aug 21, 2026 3:04 PM

nytimes.com
Shein, a Fast-Fashion Giant, Struggles to Grow Ahead of a Much-Delayed IPOhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/shein-ipo-questions.htmlFacing pressure in the United States and Europe, Shein is struggling to find new ways to grow ahead of its much-delayed initial public offering.Aug 21, 2026 2:58 PM
theverge.com
Why does it seem like food recalls are out of control this year?https://www.theverge.com/science/983241/food-recalls-bigger-out-of-controlJust weeks after Taylor Farms issued a recall of its iceberg lettuce amid a massive cyclospora outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration recalled more than one million eggs that may be contaminated with salmonella. The eggs, which come from Midwest Poultry Services, were distributed to Kroger and smaller grocery stores across the South and Southwest […]Aug 21, 2026 2:45 PM
bing.com
Plane crashed on second attempt to land in heavy fog in Alaska, killing all 8 aboard, officials sayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89fc478a0d446d82da9985f12ea3b8&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fother%2Fplane-crashed-on-second-attempt-to-land-in-heavy-fog-in-alaska-killing-all-8-aboard-officials-say%2Far-AA2aEvic&c=14729171073381712816&mkt=en-usA plane that crashed at a remote military site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, was making its second runway approach in heavy fog when it lost contact, authorities said Friday.Aug 21, 2026 2:33 PM
techcrunch.com
Walmart to finally start accepting Apple Pay and Google Payhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/walmart-to-finally-start-accepting-apple-pay-and-google-pay/Are pigs flying? Walmart has finally caved on its refusal to support Apple Pay and Google Pay.Aug 21, 2026 2:30 PM
axiologic.net
Show HN:Over 50 AI-assisted books on science fiction and original philosophyhttps://www.axiologic.net/books.htmlI’ve just made public a collection of more than 50 science fiction and philosophy books written with AI assistance. The books are part of an European research project exploring how AI-assisted books can be created, evaluated, and analyzed. They are meant to be genuinely readable, and many of them develop unusual perspectives and ideas in good depth. I’d be very interested in feedback from the HN community—on the writing, the ideas, the research direction, or the project itself.Aug 21, 2026 2:16 PM
bing.com
Army Launches Flagship Strategic Capital Initiative with FedEx Dataworks to Modernize Logistics Infrastructurehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89304520d9400c88262ef86e6be700&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.army.mil%2Farticle%2F294805%2Farmy_launches_flagship_strategic_capital_initiative_with_fedex_dataworks_to_modernize_logistics_infrastructure&c=10037821390192737653&mkt=en-usThe Department of the Army today announced its newest project under the Army’s Strategic Capital Initiative (SCI) — a landmark ...Aug 21, 2026 1:45 PM
github.com
Show HN: Diffview, a fast Git diff viewer written in Rusthttps://github.com/sleipner42/diffviewerEven with LLMs, I still like to review my code manually. However, I haven’t found a good visual diff viewer for this, so I wrote one myself in Rust.Its sole purpose is to help you quickly skim through diffs. If you organize your code into folders named domain, use-case, application, and infra, the app will show the domain code at the top, allowing you to easily see the most important changes first.Aug 21, 2026 1:18 PM

france24.com
Netanyahu focused on reelection as Israeli govt grows 'less concerned' about international isolationhttps://www.france24.com/en/netanyahu-focused-on-reelection-as-israeli-govt-grows-less-concerned-about-international-isolationAnnette Young is pleased to welcome Dr. Aaron Y. Zelin, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He sees Israel’s recent actions in the West Bank and Syria as part of a broader shift in its strategic posture. Since October 7, the Israeli government has become markedly less concerned with international opinion, prioritizing what it defines as its security interests even at the cost of growing diplomatic isolation. Domestic politics matter here. With elections approaching, some recent military activity can also be understood through an electoral lens. But he would distinguish that from Israel’s increasingly confrontational posture toward Turkey, which predates the current election cycle. As Iran and its regional proxy network have been weakened, figures around the Israeli prime minister have increasingly framed Turkey as a potential future strategic challenge.Aug 21, 2026 12:57 PM
bing.com
Ray Dalio Warns US Debt Crisis Looms, Urges Shift To Gold And Bitcoinhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a1b49448a46e9b8dbc2841be5f318&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Feconomy%2Fpolicy%2Farticles%2Fray-dalio-warns-us-debt-183503399.html&c=734296064511467102&mkt=en-usBillionaire investor Ray Dalio warns that mounting U.S. debt and soaring deficits could trigger a fiscal crisis within one to five years.Aug 21, 2026 11:35 AM
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Ask HN: Do teams really need to use GitHub?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49386514Enterprises can self-host, sure. Open source projects uses it for the the network effects of GitHub. But why does a small software team need to use GitHub?I understand the ecosystem argument. Once you've got your repos, CI/CD, PRs, code reviews, packages, integrations, etc. all wired into GitHub, moving everything is a pain. But Git itself is distributed, and GitHub has a pretty open plugin/integration system. There are also perfectly capable alternatives like GitLab, Bitbucket, Forgejo, Gitea, SourceHut, etc.So what is the actual thing that makes a 10–20 person software company stick with GitHub? Is it mostly switching costs? The ecosystem? Developer familiarity? Something else? And if you were to start a project today, would you still go with GitHub?And a slightly more personal question.I've had a rough idea for what a new GitHub could look like if it were built specifically for software that is increasingly being written by AI agents, and specifically for companies rather than open-Aug 21, 2026 11:26 AM

bbc.co.uk
Royal Mail misses delivery targets again but hails 'encouraging' signshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w1rg208xdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.Aug 21, 2026 11:20 AM
bing.com
Highly Anticipated RPG Won’t Support 60 FPS on PlayStation 5, PS5 Prohttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88f52cb53647089a2a38b57fe546a0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net%2F2026%2F08%2F21%2Fthe-blood-of-dawnwalker-gameplay-coen-vampire-curse%2F&c=12146324361265882164&mkt=en-usRebel Wolves has confirmed its upcoming action RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker, won't offer a 60 fps performance mode on PlayStation consoles.Aug 21, 2026 10:38 AM
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Highly Anticipated RPG Won’t Support 60 FPS on PlayStation 5, PS5 Prohttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88fe18c9364f9b865afdbcb83e829a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net%2F2026%2F08%2F21%2Fthe-blood-of-dawnwalker-gameplay-coen-vampire-curse%2F&c=12146324361265882164&mkt=en-usRebel Wolves has confirmed its upcoming action RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker, won't offer a 60 fps performance mode on PlayStation consoles.Aug 21, 2026 10:38 AM