github.com
Show HN: BRep Geometric CAD Kernel and Parametric Code CADhttps://github.com/yuechen-li-dev/Aetheris/I'm pretty excited to show off something I've been working on for the past few months. A free, open-source geometric kernel that allows humans/LLMs to write code (in this case, a DSL called Firmament) and generate 3D models of CAD parts, to finally provide an alternative to OpenCascade.To get some questions out of the way. - Full STEP import/export support for AP242, AP203 and AP214 are still experimental at the time, but everything produced by Aetheris should open in any CAD app with STEP support. - Support for single edge/planar fillets/chamfers right now, should be more than sufficient for most CNC/3D printing use cases. - Fillets: https://github.com/yuechen-li-dev/Aetheris/blob/master/testd... - Chamfers: https://github.com/yuechen-li-dev/Aetheris/blob/master/testd... - Supports dimensional/GD&T annotation via STEP 242's semantic PMI. - Kernel is written entirely in C#, with bindings for Go, Rust, Python, and TypeScript available.If you just want to vibe-CAD, clone the repo, run itAug 19, 2026 3:09 PM

nytimes.com
Judge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump’s Name on Kennedy Centerhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/music/judge-trump-name-kennedy-center.htmlThe request from a Democratic lawmaker follows a decision by the Trump-allied board to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” to the building.Aug 19, 2026 3:07 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Enshitification Comes for Cursorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49362593Sometimes I feel like the last person on HN that's still using Cursor for development work. But if anyone is curious - its getting a lot shittier, quickly.The entire application seems to exist to steer you towards using Grok and whatever new product Cursor's team has pumped out this week. You're constantly prompted to switch to using a Cloud agent, including the UI seemingly changing as you're working which caused me to accidentally select a cloud agent instead of my local system a few times. There are daily pop-ups in the app to check out this and that new thing, these are at least pretty easy to close and ignore. This morning Cursor decided to select a new Grok model by default without prompting, which I didn't notice until it had spent 10 minutes burning tokens on a simple bug investigation that Opus resolved in 30 seconds.I finally bit the bullet and setup Pi with Open Router the other day. I still prefer the UI of Cursor but this is like death by a thousand cuts.Aug 19, 2026 3:04 PM
github.com
Show HN: A design skill that turn your feelings into UI and remembers ithttps://github.com/MonkeyUI-dev/vibe-to-uiShare a skill that I built for myself and friends. I don't have any design background as a PM and engineer. When I vibe coding, I said: "I want to make it feel like Stripe". My friend said: "More elegant, more Apple." LLM doesn't undserstand them well, for we don't know how to speak design words. I also found that I don't want to repeat or write lines of prompts to LLM. So here it is. tbh, I'm not sure if it is solving someone's urgent situation. UI usually would be P3/P4 compared to features, bugs, etc. Wish it could help someone. If so, pls leave comments, and I would be really happy and reward myself a bubble tea:)Aug 19, 2026 3:01 PM
sports.yahoo.com
‘Just knowing how great I am’: Angel Reese not concerned by struggles against Caitlin Clarkhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/just-knowing-great-am-angel-150016791.htmlSuperstar forward Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream pulled off a critical win over the Las Vegas Aces as the final iteration of the WNBA standings slowly rounds into shape. Reese scored 21 points and snatched 10 rebounds in the 97-82 win. It was a big bounce back from Atlanta’s last gam, a 95-91 overtime…Aug 19, 2026 3:00 PM

nytimes.com
‘It’s Bonkers’: Jennifer Hegseth’s Hands-On Role in Her Husband’s Pentagonhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/style/jennifer-hegseth.htmlAfter an 18-year career at Fox News, she is now her husband’s most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job like no Pentagon spouse has before.Aug 19, 2026 3:00 PM
bing.com
Barcelona 2026–27 Season Preview: Blaugrana Aiming to Continue Dominancehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89b9337c2c4f7786b27d4051680ca3&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fother%2Fbarcelona-2026-27-season-preview-blaugrana-aiming-to-continue-dominance%2Far-AA2avpeP&c=2733021663675293478&mkt=en-usThe Catalan giants are targeting a third-straight La Liga title and plenty more this season.Aug 19, 2026 3:00 PM

nytimes.com
Voters Aren’t Waiting for November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centershttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/data-centers-voter-concerns-independence-missouri.htmlAs a backlash grows over data centers, more local officials are facing recall elections for their support of the computing sites.Aug 19, 2026 2:58 PM

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How can you apply for student loan forgiveness in 2026?https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-apply-for-student-loan-forgiveness-2026/Student loan repayment options have changed, and there are a few things to know now, before seeking forgiveness.Aug 19, 2026 2:57 PM

forbes.com
Kennedy Center Claims Tarps Are Necessary For ‘Ongoing Construction’—But Offers No Timeline For Removalhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/08/19/kennedy-center-claims-tarps-are-necessary-for-ongoing-construction-but-offers-no-timeline-for-removal/Tarps have obscured the Kennedy Center’s sign for more than two months, and the venue continues to give little indication as to when they will come down.Aug 19, 2026 2:57 PM
zmina.app
Show HN: Zmina – clipboard with per-app paste transformshttps://zmina.app/Hi HN,Zmina sits between copy and paste. It reads what's in the clipboard and where you paste, and offers a short list of actions you can apply. Without switching apps.The problem: you copied the log and need to paste it into the issue, but it contains sensitive info (emails, IPs, usernames in paths, etc.). So you need to remove all of these from the log before publishing. It’s probably a couple of regexes.Another problem: you want to paste Rust code into Discord chat. So you have to wrap it in ```rust to have it formatted and highlighted properly.One more: you want to paste a large fragment of text (or code) from the clipboard into an email. As a file. Probably you will: create a new file, paste into it, save the file and then attach it to the email. And then probably you will want to remove this temp file.What about pasting an image from the clipboard as a data URL, pasting CSV as a table into Markdown, pasting JSON as a .env file?I built Zmina to resolve these (and other) problems. Aug 19, 2026 2:51 PM
news.google.com
Zambia’s Messy Electionhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYEFVX3lxTE56bDlPWWxiNXMzNTZESkYzU0RqSDJ4M3hTSXhyWl9YckMzOElYY1lNWXFSQThwT05wX0h6RjhTTFdhRE1NX1RBaDEtNVJXMGFJanFJSWZGYXZwM0dISXhZbQ?oc=5Zambia’s Messy Election Council on Foreign RelationsAug 19, 2026 2:49 PM
cbsnews.com
Salad companies brace for low earnings after cyclospora outbreakhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/salad-companies-brace-for-low-earnings-after-cyclospora-outbreak/Salad companies are bracing for low earnings amid this summer's deadly cyclospora outbreak. Ann Berry, founder of Threadneedle, has more.Aug 19, 2026 2:47 PM
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Ask HN: What's the endgame of the AI comments buried in every post?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49362305A lot of submissions nowadays have a few LLM comments (whether directly written by an agent, or human with a LLM I don't know), often downvoted and sitting at the end of the comment section. No-one even bothers to call them out anymore, it's just part of the landscape. Just wondering why ? What's the point for these people ?Aug 19, 2026 2:40 PM
bloomberg.com
Merck, Moderna Stocks Soar After Melanoma Trial Successhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-19/merck-moderna-stocks-soar-after-melanoma-trial-success-videoShares of Moderna and Merck soared on Wednesday morning after a study showed that a vaccine they produced had promising results when it comes to fighting skin cancer. A late-stage trial showed that the mRNA vaccine helped reduce the recurrence of melanoma. Sam Fazeli of Bloomberg Intelligence has more. (Source: Bloomberg)Aug 19, 2026 2:27 PM

mashable.com
The HoverAir Versa camera-drone combo has dodged the FCC ban — meet the drone taking on DJIhttps://mashable.com/tech/hoverair-versa-self-flying-cameraHoverAir's new Versa camera just became the first consumer drone to clear the FCC's foreign drone ban — thanks to a clever modular design.Aug 19, 2026 2:25 PM
cbsnews.com
Details on potential motive behind Tupac's murderhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/details-motive-behind-tupacs-murder/Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, is back in court for the third day of his trial as more details emerge on the potential motive behind the fatal shooting. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.Aug 19, 2026 2:25 PM

foxnews.com
Publix ditches longtime checkout lane rule in major change for shoppershttps://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/publix-ditches-longtime-checkout-lane-rule-major-change-shoppersSigns reading "10 items or less" are being replaced at Publix express lanes as the grocery store chain shifts focus to reducing overall wait times.Aug 19, 2026 2:22 PM

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Lindsay Clancy described a male voice ordering her to ‘kill her children and kill herself’: testimonyhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/lindsay-clancy-described-male-voice-ordering-kill-children-kill-herself-testimonyA forensic psychologist testified that Lindsay Clancy reported hearing a male voice commanding her to kill her children before the Duxbury murders.Aug 19, 2026 2:20 PM
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Foot Locker, Instacart partner for deliveryhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTFBwOVhGMDRjLTNseVFqRU9mS19hTVNfc3YwV0J5MDNvUGo1LVV1cWJnanRNREpMQ0EwTjZ0Wjljb25VOEZaSEpXd3k4LTQ3ejhFYjZDeFl6ZXByTEZaLW9LLUs0ak5xcDZsckd5VmhtSVlqdw?oc=5Foot Locker, Instacart partner for delivery Chain Store AgeAug 19, 2026 2:15 PM