
wired.com
Herman Miller Promo Codes: 40% Off August 2026https://www.wired.com/story/herman-miller-promo-code/Whether you’re looking for a Herman Miller promo code or discounts in their sale, here is how to save on the world's best ergonomic office furniture in August 2026.Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM

abcnews.com
WATCH: How NFL rookies are spending their first paycheckshttps://abcnews.com/video/135592889/After years of working toward the league, many first-year players have used that money on long-awaited purchases and priorities like a new car, a house or an opportunity to take care of their parents.Aug 12, 2026 10:31 PM

sociedadmedia.com
FARC Dissidents Kill 2 Soldiers in Huila Ambushhttps://www.sociedadmedia.com/algeciras-huila-ambush-farc-dissidents-2026/FARC dissidents ambush Colombian Army convoy in Algeciras, Huila, killing two soldiers and wounding over a dozen more — striking as the military remains stretched thin managing Colombia’s deadliest earthquake in decadesAug 12, 2026 10:02 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Why Connected Home Appliances?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49278761Asking for a magazine writer for a feature story about "IoT" connected home appliances. The primary question behind this feature is: “I have to now use an app to operate my washing machine. Why?!”The feature explores why this is happening, what technology is behind that, and how this trend (?) might evolve as consumers increasingly complain about app overwhelm.Any pointers to details on how these systems work would be welcome. If you have worked on any of the underlying software, the writer would love to interview you or communicate via email. They have given me some questions they are hoping to answer (see first comment below). Thanks!Aug 12, 2026 9:24 PM

nasa.gov
2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spainhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/2026-total-solar-eclipse-in-spain/A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse – the Moon passing between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun – swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of […]Aug 12, 2026 8:08 PM
txta.dev
Show HN: I made a fun secure way to DM devs on GitHubhttps://txta.dev/Do you ever want to DM a developer on github? Or are a dev yourself and don't want to share your email?Introducing https://txta.dev - as long as you have an existing Github account and a public key you can send/receive messages securely which only the recipient can read!It's like facebook poking for devs!Send me a message with this command :)npx txtadev smashah "hello world"Aug 12, 2026 7:41 PM
news.google.com
Sable Offshore: Too Risky, Moving To Sell (NYSE:SOC)https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxONWpPVzZCWjFfX1FjeXpNNXZlWDlYeEJOVkxSanBBSG1JYkVjREE1MDlnY0xXaUtrVGtqYWw0dkRWR1l6Tmx6R0pxZXV5bTdWS3plTTJxckxHTldQOFhPQ3RuOVlMVjd2T1g2aFp6elFpVGRraTYzS1Q1ZUxlcWlNMnExOW1RMU0?oc=5Sable Offshore: Too Risky, Moving To Sell (NYSE:SOC) Seeking AlphaAug 12, 2026 6:22 PM
news.ycombinator.com
DeepSeek v4 pro 0813 releasedhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49276138Its benchmarks are comparable to Fable 5, with each having its strengths and weaknesses, resulting in a near tie.Terminal Bench 2.1: 72.1 → 87.9, surpassing Opus 4.8's 85.0, and only 0.1 away from Fable 5's 88.0.Cybergym: 52.7 → 83.3, surpassing Opus 4.8's 78.3, and slightly higher than Fable 5's 83.1.DeepSWE: 12.8 → 62.7, surpassing Opus 4.8's 58.0.AutomationBench: 12.8 → 31.8, surpassing Opus 4.8's 27.2 and Fable 5's 29.1.Agents' Last Exam: 16.5 → 25.7, catching up with Opus 4.8.The change in DeepSWE is particularly striking; the Preview score was only 12.8, but by August 13th it had reached 62.7.The official version of DS4P features significant improvements in agent capabilities, and harness functionality is currently in testing and is said to release soon.The price remains unchanged, but the official documentation page is no longer accessible.Aug 12, 2026 5:47 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: What do you think of this novel slider puzzle? [video, full rules, beta]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49274075Beta link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/3sstMjRK [iOS/iPadOS]Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC34LO_bL4k# Game Rules# ObjectiveThe game is played on a 6 × 6 grid using six colors.Each color begins with:1 gate5 tilesThe six gates are fixed in place. They cannot move or be removed. Every row and every column contains exactly one gate.Your goal is to leave as many of the grid's 30 non-gate cells empty as possible in the given number of moves.# ShapesEvery tile and gate has one of two shapes:SquareCircleA tile can be removed only when both its *color* and its *shape* match the gate it passes through.# Making a MoveSwipe any row or column to rotate its tiles and empty spaces by one position.Anything that passes an edge wraps around to the opposite edge. The gate remains fixed in place.During each rotation, exactly one tile or empty space passes through the gate. That interaction may change the passing tile and the gate. Everything else simply moves to its new position.#Aug 12, 2026 3:35 PM
trunchbull.dev
Show HN: Trunchbull, run real models against any benchmark in your browserhttps://trunchbull.devHi HN,Today I'm showcasing Trunchbull, a benchmarking platform designed for authoring benchmarks and running them against different models. We have direct support for benchmarks that use the harbor authoring system, custom tool authoring via the vercel ai sdk and configuration limits.We've also already imported terminalbench 2.0, as a sort of proof of concept that our harbor task orchestrator works, although you currently need a paid account as we are provisioning sandbox environments.I've made several popular benchmarks publicly available for testing. You dont need an account or your credit card information to access these:[Public benchmark demos](https://trunchbull.dev/sandboxes)[GSM8K math reasoning](https://trunchbull.dev/try/gsm8k)[SkateBench](https://trunchbull.dev/try/skatebench)[ARC-Challenge](https://trunchbull.dev/try/arc-challenge)[TruthfulQA](https://trunchbull.dev/try/truthfulqa-mc1)[Medical AI Failure Atlas](https://trunchbull.dev/try/medical-ai-failure-atlas)These demos Aug 12, 2026 3:14 PM
news.ycombinator.com
We built a job board where the employers aren't human. Here's what brokehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273269Throughout history every marketplace — Uber, Upwork, eBay — has presumed humans on both sides of the transaction. It's baked so deep that nobody questions it. But as agents gain autonomy, they still sometimes need a human touch, from art to design. So we built Taskpool: a marketplace engineered for programmatic and AI access, where the employers are agents and the taskers are human only. Launching today.The flow:1. Agents post tasks they need real-world help with2. (Optionally) review applicants3. Hire any number of them4. Review the evidence / results5. Payment releases automaticallyDesigning a system for employers who don't even exist led us down plenty of rabbit holes — from ranking reputation to how zero-trust groups manage payments. Here's what we learned.Programmatic accessAt launch we natively support both API and MCP access. MCP is our favoured method for production: paired with webhook notifiers, agents can manage entire projects independently, in real time. Docs: https://taskAug 12, 2026 2:49 PM
bing.com
Xavi returns to management in Netherlands head coach rolehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c41d05334133bca23c83cd3a7880&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Farticles%2Fxavi-returns-management-named-netherlands-193300862.html&c=3882393630813701765&mkt=en-usFormer Barcelona icon and Spanish great Xavi Hernández continues his managerial journey after being officially named as the next head coach of the Netherlands.Despite recent speculation linking ...Aug 12, 2026 12:33 PM

abcnews.com
WATCH: Shaboozey crashes California couple's wedding photohttps://abcnews.com/video/135571073/A California couple received the ultimate surprise while taking wedding photos in Mammoth Lakes, California.Aug 12, 2026 10:39 AM
bing.com
5 Mutual Fund and ETF Red Flagshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88f5bd745f4303940361b5255cf5db&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmoney.usnews.com%2Finvesting%2Farticles%2Fmutual-fund-etf-red-flags&c=8685017479755203352&mkt=en-usThe U.S. mutual fund industry has been steadily shrinking. Since 2018, the number of U.S.-listed mutual funds has fallen from more than 8,101 to 6,768 in 2025. Part of that decline reflects the ...Aug 12, 2026 8:17 AM

bbc.co.uk
Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran warhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8jexn1z9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssIt marks another striking episode in the turbulent history of his relationship with Iran, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.Aug 12, 2026 12:14 AM

science.nasa.gov
NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surfacehttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/nasa-completes-astronaut-deployed-science-instrument-for-lunar-surface/NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the Moon’s surface. Engineers working on NASA’s Lunar Environment Monitoring Station, or LEMS, have completed hardware development and testing and the payload is ready for its permanent home near the lunar South Pole. With the hardware complete, LEMS […]Aug 11, 2026 7:41 PM
argmin.dev
Show HN: Argmin, challenges for optimizing hard problemshttps://argmin.devI want to share a project I've been working on called argmin.dev. It's a platform for hard optimization problems where a solution can be checked deterministically.For a bit of background, I've always found these types of problems interesting. The really difficult optimization problems where techniques like gradient decent don't work, or where even finding a feasible solution is difficult (e.g. square packing). I've worked on these independently for fun and have created this project as a way to share the problems I find interesting with the community. I am curious to see how far others can push these.Each challenge is defined by its verifier, a program that will enforce the constraints, and evaluate the objective function. The verifiers are open-source per challenge, so users can check their solutions against it before submitting. The platform keeps a record of submissions and will update the leaderboard each time someone finds a new record. Because the verifier is the spec, any loopholAug 11, 2026 4:51 PM
bing.com
Libre update: Once the face of animal abuse, now competing in dog showshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e0fedc4449afbba2e9ec5f1c0822&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-us%2fnews%2fother%2flibre-update-once-the-face-of-animal-abuse-now-competing-in-dog-shows%2far-AA29SOBP&c=7640069787425512704&mkt=en-usMECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Boston Terrier who became the face of animal abuse legislation in 2017 is now taking the national stage. Libre of Speranza was invited to compete in the American Kennel ...Aug 11, 2026 4:13 PM
bing.com
Libre update: Once the face of animal abuse, now competing in dog showshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d48e520e4384ab78778b8d63401c&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-us%2fnews%2fother%2flibre-update-once-the-face-of-animal-abuse-now-competing-in-dog-shows%2far-AA29SOBP&c=7640069787425512704&mkt=en-usMECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Boston Terrier who became the face of animal abuse legislation in 2017 is now taking the national stage. Libre of Speranza was invited to compete in the American Kennel ...Aug 11, 2026 4:13 PM
bing.com
Libre update: Once the face of animal abuse, now competing in dog showshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e53e7ab2474ab27c493f7510a5f2&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-us%2fnews%2fother%2flibre-update-once-the-face-of-animal-abuse-now-competing-in-dog-shows%2far-AA29SOBP&c=7640069787425512704&mkt=en-usMECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Boston Terrier who became the face of animal abuse legislation in 2017 is now taking the national stage. Libre of Speranza was invited to compete in the American Kennel ...Aug 11, 2026 4:13 PM