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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
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
nasaspaceflight.com
Amid failure, Wenchang celebrates milestone as China launches AI satellites and prepares for lunar south pole missionhttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/08/china-roundup-20260813/China’s Wenchang Space Launch Site reached its milestone 50th launch at the end of July,… The post Amid failure, Wenchang celebrates milestone as China launches AI satellites and prepares for lunar south pole mission appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.Aug 12, 2026 7:33 PM
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Show HN: A better, free client for iMessage power-usershttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49276601TLDR: Your iMessage inbox is a mess. Go to attention dot righthand dot ai.it's a free app for mac. It's like Superhuman for iMessage. ___You text your friends and family in iMessage. You text your colleagues in iMessage. If you run a business, you likely text prospects and leads in iMessage. I text our customers in iMessage - I want them to know they've got the fastest way to reach me. In 2026 you even text your AI agents in iMessage (Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live in iMessage, Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform).The point is: your iMessage inbox is overloaded. Even more than email, it's become the inbox where everything important happens. But it's not built for everything! It's basically optimized for friends & family groupchats.Being an iffy texter is OK (debatable) with friends. But the founders and investors we talk to routinely describe this niche pain of coördinating business in iMessage. So we distilled the lessons fAug 12, 2026 6:22 PM
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Pull Up a Chair for Goleta’s Dam Dinnerhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOd2g3Nm9OcmUxUHIzc3BMNjRleFlIZF81NVUtTjdybzRZbk9JR3k2RENQanVhSm1VN0xyc21kY2RDdWhvQlNBX3lablhEUlpEVzh1dXpPc3lDbHpBVUpnQkNCSVlhbU81NWxBcjU4RE81UmM1dVlKQ1FQQ05vOGNuMFNxQ0w?oc=5Pull Up a Chair for Goleta’s Dam Dinner independent.comAug 12, 2026 5:57 PM
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Show HN: Reallyfrom.me – vouch that your message is from youhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49275954Having a message sent from someone who cared enough to read and write that message to you is important. But with agentic and autonomous methods of sending messages, it's harder to trust that any effort has gone into writing a message.So we created ReallyFrom.me -- write a message, generate a hash code and send the message to whomever with the link we create. The recipient can paste your message to confirm that it's identical. You can also have an option to make your message public on the verification page -- prolly good for public figures.Example #1 ///Public verification ///Hello world, I really like green eggs and ham.-ZakVerify: www.reallyfrom.me/zak/3XXY7GVExample #2 ////Private verification ////Please don't let them know I really hate green eggs and ham.-ZakVerify: www.reallyfrom.me/zak/VW5ZLNRAug 12, 2026 5:33 PM
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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
github.com
Show HN: Kery – comments on your PR with a video of the feature workinghttps://github.com/Kery-HQ/KeryI ship all of my code via different agents, mainly Claude Code and Codex. And with 5 different sessions running on different worktrees, the only way for me to know if something broke is once it gets to the deployment stage or production.I even use Claude's /pr-review skill and it does catch most of the errors, but most of them are at code level, and it does not really catch what happens at the UI / UX / functionality side. If there's a section entirely rendered orange, your CC skill might just be useless.So I built Kery; a platform that checks your PRs, reads the diff and descriptions to understand the change intent, opens your preview deployment in a real browser, logs in, and tries to perform the exact thing the PR is for, and provides you evidence of that thing working or not.The comment is the product. I wanted the artifact to be the evidence rather than an opinion; it reduces the cognitive load from your brain needing to process every PR for what it is, instead you get an image orAug 12, 2026 2:45 PM
science.nasa.gov
APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planethttps://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod/apod-2026-august-12-perseids-over-a-little-planet/APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 12 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Perseids over a […]Aug 12, 2026 2:30 PM
rekall.machinelies.eu
Show HN: Rekall – an Ableton Live project management companion applicationhttps://rekall.machinelies.euHello, I'm Ricardo and this is an application I've been working on for the past half year.I've been making music for a while and I have a few hundreds of projects, which several of them, have names that are completely meaningless to me. So I sought out to create a way of always having an audio file from every project without the need for me to render anything manually. Well.. I kinda lost track of my goal and ended up creating an application to work along with the M4L device.That's how REKALL came about. It's a companion app for organizing/managing your Ableton Live projects.Import all your projects in one place, filter, sort and tag them, manage your audio exports, group them into releases, take notes. And with the companion Max for Live device, every session you play gets captured automatically, leaving two recordings, one of the last 30s and the other of your arrangement.I hope it helps you getting organized and finishing music.Aug 12, 2026 12:47 PM
bing.com
Xavi appointed new Netherlands head coach on four-year dealhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c41d05334133bca23c83cd3a7880&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fathletic%2F7507952%2F2026%2F08%2F12%2Fnetherlands-xavi-appoint-manager%2F&c=9553814610662944510&mkt=en-usThe Netherlands head coach role was vacated by Ronald Koeman this summer. Koeman stood down after his side’s World Cup round-of-32 exit to Morocco. That brought an end to his second spell in charge of ...Aug 12, 2026 12:44 PM
github.com
Show HN: Hallucinote, integrating Ableton and Claude Codehttps://github.com/brookstalley/hallucinoteHey HN!This is the first public release of Hallucinote, an integration of Claude Code and Ableton Live. Hallucinote helps with the entire lifecycle of songwriting, including ideation, instrumentation, harmony, rhythm (including microtiming), arrangement, mixing, and production.Hallucinote is focused on assisting songwriting, not doing it for you. Key features:- Git-first representation of songs, using Ableton as an audio rendering and performance capture surface- A decision log for each song, covering all aspects of songwriting and music production- Composition skills adhere to the song’s decision log and write with micro-timing and other niceties- Support for meter changes, polymeter, and alternate tunings- Skills to critique melody, harmony, and rhythm against your stated goals (NOT “is this a good melody in the abstract”)- Round trip: perform MIDI tracks in Live, pull down into Hallucinote for embellishment, push back to Live (no audio track round trips yet)- Captures every track anAug 12, 2026 12:07 PM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83be65ef8542e280543b66ce690b11&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83c1b3ae644b46a28bcc8ef242ea33&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83c463923c4a5db88acd4b68c94a7e&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83bcadd9594b1ba8eee00d8e3ed1f6&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83beca1cbc4671927861b47862bb79&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83c6bfa04249c2b88f23324e604a43&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83cdbbfdf641d7bab29641f68d34bb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
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McDonald’s New Happy Meal Combines Hello Kitty and Godzilla: See the Toyshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a83c82d41ea4da3a301479a6aa66393&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.today.com%2ffood%2frestaurants%2fmcdonalds-hello-kitty-godzilla-happy-meal-toys-rcna592162&c=16302916333419366702&mkt=en-usMcDonald’s is saying hello to not one but two iconic pop culture figures with its latest Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is launching a new Hello Kitty & Friends x Godzilla Happy Meal, which combines ...Aug 12, 2026 11:43 AM
