esa.int
Webb spots greedy supermassive black hole in early Universehttps://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_spots_greedy_supermassive_black_hole_in_early_UniverseResearchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of small, very distant galaxies that have mystified astronomers, CANUCS-LRD-z8.6 represents a vital piece of this puzzle and challenges existing theories about the formation of galaxies and black holes in the early Universe. The discovery connects early black holes with the luminous quasars we observe today.Oct 20, 2025 2:21 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: Kexa.io – Open-Source IT Security (Now Premium UI and AI)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45525554Hi HN,After building kexa.io, the open-source solution to scan your clouds for misconfigurations, we’re excited to announce the premium version, powered by AI for remediation assistance.When we first launched Kexa, our goal was to give developers and security teams a simple, unified, and Infrastructure-as-Code native tool to automate compliance and security checks across AWS, GCP, Azure, and more.Thanks for the feedback we got on our last post on HN !One piece of feedback stood out: while developers loved the IaC approach, many teams wanted a way to visualize their security posture, manage rules, and track remediation without diving into config files.That’s why we built the premium version.We added a web interface to: Visualize your entire multi-cloud security posture from a single web interface. Manage your rules through UI & edit with our no-code rule builder. AI Remediation assistance with clear insights based on CIS benchmarks and Kexa rules. We’d love for you to check it out at htOct 9, 2025 9:53 AM
esa.int
Ensuring the accuracy of ESA’s FORUM climate missionhttps://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Ensuring_the_accuracy_of_ESA_s_FORUM_climate_missionThe European Space Agency’s upcoming FORUM mission is set to provide unique insights into Earth’s radiation budget, filling in a missing piece in the climate puzzle. The mission’s spectrometer will be the first space-based instrument to measure Earth’s outgoing radiation in the far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum with unprecedented resolution and accuracy. New technologies were needed to make this possible – among these an on-ground calibration device developed by the National Metrology Institute of Germany PTB within a recent activity funded by ESA’s General Support Technology Programme. This device is used to calibrate FORUM’s onboard reference source and ensures the accurate operation of the spectrometer.Oct 9, 2025 9:15 AM
bing.com
Van Cleef & Arpels Winds an Ode to Horological Excellencehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d301a126a405a953f50b0cd37f9d3&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townandcountrymag.com%2Fstyle%2Fa65575304%2Fvan-cleef-arpels-winds-an-ode-to-horological-excellence%2F&c=14910836266783567002&mkt=en-usFor more than a century, the storied house Van Cleef & Arpels has expertly woven artistry and precision, producing high jewelry and timepieces that are as technically marvelous as they are emotionally ...Oct 7, 2025 7:00 AM
bing.com
Do Vibration Plates Help With Weight Loss? Here's What Experts Sayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d6576babe48af94f69516cdf37284&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fhealth%2Ffitness-and-exercise%2Fdo-vibration-plates-help-with-weight-loss-here-s-what-experts-say%2Far-AA1xvMzS&c=6764795908726366264&mkt=en-usThere are claims that vibration plates, which offer full-body vibration can help with weight loss and gaining strength. But is this modern piece of exercise equipment too good to be true? Are ...Oct 7, 2025 3:46 AM
bing.com
Do Vibration Plates Help With Weight Loss? Here's What Experts Sayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d00b8e40e433bb5275181ddf8b4a3&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fhealth%2Ffitness-and-exercise%2Fdo-vibration-plates-really-work-we-asked-personal-trainers-what-they-think%2Far-AA1xvMzS&c=5979398027637079109&mkt=en-usThere are claims that vibration plates, which offer full-body vibration can help with weight loss and gaining strength. But is this modern piece of exercise equipment too good to be true? Are ...Oct 7, 2025 3:46 AM
github.com
Show HN: Custom guitar tab sheets with Cursorhttps://github.com/adiasg/guitar-tabsI made my own system to create & maintain custom guitar tab sheets. It uses Cursor's agent loop to automate what I used to do manually - scour Ultimate Guitar for tabs of every part of the song and piece it together.You can ask for tabs in the structure you like by amending the instructions in AGENTS.md.Hope someone finds this useful!Oct 4, 2025 2:50 AM
sourcepilot.co
Show HN: Was pissed about Google Docs, So I made an Text Editor myselfhttps://sourcepilot.co/It’s been a while since I’ve started to write a book . The process of creation of it has not been easy , first because I’m not a writer , I’ve created well though out internet posts here and there, which ended up creating my first book. It was a good experience , but then I’ve started to think that a book that just gathered my thoughts online it’s not entirely “writing” a book , I needed more. And than I’ve opened google docs and start typing. Then I started to figure out what I wanted to write: should it be a fantasy story, a self-biography, or an observation of the world? I believe most writers have this figured out beforehand, but not me. I began writing pieces to see if they would fit together and make sense. I started gathering philosophical anecdotes based on my core beliefs and sensed something brewing. When I finally decided what the book would be about, and what I wanted to write, the type of writing I wanted to do, I saw an already sizable document with ideas scattered througOct 3, 2025 7:58 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: Kexa.io – Open-Source IT Security Compliance (Now Premium UI and AI)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45438318Hi HN,After building kexa.io, the open-source solution to scan your clouds for misconfigurations, we’re excited to announce the premium version, powered by AI for remediation assistance.When we first launched Kexa, our goal was to give developers and security teams a simple, unified, and Infrastructure-as-Code native tool to automate compliance and security checks across AWS, GCP, Azure, and more.Thanks for the feedback we got on our last post on HN !One piece of feedback stood out: while developers loved the IaC approach, many teams wanted a way to visualize their security posture, manage rules, and track remediation without diving into config files.That’s why we built the premium version.We added a web interface to: Visualize your entire multi-cloud security posture from a single web interface. Manage your rules through UI & edit with our no-code rule builder. AI Remediation assistance with clear insights based on CIS benchmarks and Kexa rules. We’d love for you to check it out at htOct 1, 2025 2:45 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Traces of CAL: a lost hybrid programming language (1959–1964)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45371493While digging through some old IBM technical reports, I ran into something that didn’t quite fit the usual pattern. Buried between dry charts and assembler notes were these odd references to an “experimental modular assembler.” At first, I figured it was just another obscure internal tool — IBM had tons of those back then. But the more I read, the stranger it got. The fragments kept pointing toward something bigger, almost like a forgotten programming language. After weeks of connecting dots across journals, archives, and even some old interviews, I think I’ve stumbled across traces of CAL — Combined Assembly Language, a short-lived hybrid that seems to have existed between 1959 and 1964.From what I’ve pieced together, CAL was a mix of raw assembly and higher-level constructs. Imagine writing assembly but with IF...ENDIF, FOR...ENDFOR, even modules and macros baked in — stuff that wouldn’t become mainstream until years later. The idea was that you’d write CAL, run it through a translatSep 25, 2025 11:09 AM
bing.com
Wayfair Has a $600 Workbench on Sale for 63% Offhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d8bbe0ec64484b3d8037a4027a1a6&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fdeals%2Fwfx-utility-warre-adjustable-workbench-wayfair-sale&c=6355114558526597676&mkt=en-usView post: Amazon Shoppers Call Craftsman's 140-Piece Bit Set and Essential Tool, and It's Only $40 The WFX Utility Warre Adjustable Workbench retails for $600, but for a limited time, Wayfair has it ...Sep 17, 2025 4:30 PM
nasa.gov
Strap In! NASA Aeroshell Material Takes Extended Space Triphttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/strap-in-nasa-aeroshell-material-takes-extended-space-trip/Components of a NASA technology that could one day help crew and cargo enter harsh planetary environments, like that of Mars, are taking an extended trip to space courtesy of the United States Space Force. On Aug. 21, several pieces of webbing material, known as Zylon, which comprise the straps of the HIAD (Hypersonic Inflatable […]Aug 27, 2025 5:01 PM
bing.com
Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse - The New Gaming Champhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cf449ba8e47bb8d76681acb2b6977&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tweaktown.com%2Freviews%2F11152%2Frazer-deathadder-v4-pro-wireless-gaming-mouse-the-new-gaming-champ%2Findex.html&c=17482195077390130639&mkt=en-usWith its 45K sensor, 8K polling, quality switches, and ultra-lightweight build, the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro is the wireless gaming mouse to beat. For all of the pieces of hardware that make up your ...Aug 26, 2025 7:10 AM
bing.com
Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse - The New Gaming Champhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d906c70144846b6079eb448e704bf&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tweaktown.com%2Freviews%2F11152%2Frazer-deathadder-v4-pro-wireless-gaming-mouse-the-new-gaming-champ%2Findex.html&c=17482195077390130639&mkt=en-usWith its 45K sensor, 8K polling, quality switches, and ultra-lightweight build, the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro is the wireless gaming mouse to beat. For all of the pieces of hardware that make up your ...Aug 26, 2025 7:10 AM
nasa.gov
Washington State Student Wins 2025 NASA Art Contesthttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/washington-state-student-wins-2025-nasa-art-contest/A Washington state high school student with a passion for art, space exploration, and a curiosity about the possibility of life on other planets earned the grand prize for the 2025 NASA Student Art Contest. Dahyun Jung’s winning piece, titled “My Wonders with You,” shows a child seated on the roof of a barn, their […]Aug 25, 2025 3:36 PM
bing.com
We Tried the Made In Baking Slabhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d8698009843d2b3ac56859e6f56ab&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Ffood-and-drink%2Fdesserts%2Fwe-tried-the-made-in-baking-slab%2Far-AA1KOdnN&c=1611295244266059130&mkt=en-usYour kitchen is full of cookie sheets and cake pans, but do you have a baking slab in your cupboard? Find out what this new piece of bakeware is (and why you just might need it for better bakes).Aug 19, 2025 3:21 AM
bing.com
Kitchen Range Buying Guidehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb36f5a3845099b27104cc01b8c0b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consumerreports.org%2Fappliances%2Franges%2Fbuying-guide%2F&c=9884462844865696684&mkt=en-usYour range is the centerpiece of the kitchen, the workhorse that you might use for every meal. If you’re shopping for a new range, the type you buy—gas, electric, or induction—is partly dictated by ...Aug 15, 2025 10:46 AM
bing.com
Kitchen Range Buying Guidehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88ea6789be46fab71a8fbe21f854aa&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consumerreports.org%2Fappliances%2Franges%2Fbuying-guide%2F&c=9884462844865696684&mkt=en-usYour range is the centerpiece of the kitchen, the workhorse that you might use for every meal. If you’re shopping for a new range, the type you buy—gas, electric, or induction—is partly dictated by ...Aug 15, 2025 10:46 AM
deepreel.com
Show HN: DeepReel – AI Video Agent that turns blogs/docs into polished videoshttps://www.deepreel.com/Hey HN! I'm Sahil, founder of DeepReel (https://deepreel.com).The Problem We're SolvingWe all know video is critical for growth and engagement, but creating it is a huge bottleneck. Creating professional videos still takes days or weeks per piece.Current AI video tools help, but they still make you juggle everything – you write scripts, choose visuals, pick music, make hundreds of micro-decisions. It's faster than agencies but nowhere near fast enough for scale.Our BackgroundWe started as an AI avatar company in 2023 and were the first startup to automate custom avatar production – letting anyone create photorealistic avatars within 24 hours instead of 10 days. We've worked with Hollywood celebrities and athletes, including a collaboration with ElevenLabs and Aston Martin F1 team to create Fernando Alonso's AI avatar (https://elevenlabs.io/blog/ai-lonso).But we kept seeing users cobbling together N8N workflows and multiple AI tools just to add captions, sync voiceovers, and combine avaAug 14, 2025 4:47 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Why is this still not solved in 2025?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44885931I noticed the following while visiting IKEA.I talked to their support people at the shop because I needed to buy a missing a piece of a furniture.At the end of our conversation they asked me to give them my info so they could send it to me using the postal service.At this point I had to give them: Name, Address Postal Code Town Telephone number E-mail for trackingThis took at least one minute where I had to verify all the given information after the person read it aloud.All this info is contained already in the IKEA app you can use at the shop.I could have an app with this info that can show (QR code) or transmit it using BT LE or WiFi to the terminal the person was using.Why is this still not solved?Is this because the sales terminals are old and quirky and no one wants to implement new features in them?Aug 13, 2025 8:32 AM
