2048bid.lol
Show HN: 2048bid.lol – Rank your product by playing 2048https://2048bid.lol/As the title suggests, this is inspired by outbid.lol, but instead of bidding money, rank your product by playing the 2048 game.It also happens to be a game I spent an alarming amount of my first year of my PhD on, so this gave me a nice excuse to go back to it lol.A similar take on the idea is flappybid.lol (not affiliated).Aug 23, 2026 7:00 AM

france24.com
Trump says Canada wants 'benefits of being a State, without being one' as trade war deepenshttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260823-trump-says-canada-wants-benefits-of-being-a-state-as-trade-war-deepensUS President Donald Trump slammed Canada on Sunday, saying the country wanted "the benefits of being a State, without being one", in response to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing retaliatory tariffs following failed trade negotiations.Aug 23, 2026 6:56 AM
cbsnews.com
The Hit-and-Run Homicide of Davis McClendonhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-hit-and-run-homicide-of-davis-mcclendon-1/A romance is cut short when a man is found dead near his mangled car. His newfound love is convinced it was no accident. "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.Aug 23, 2026 6:00 AM

nytimes.com
Mexican Governor Accused by U.S. of Aiding Cartel Leaves Office, Againhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/americas/governor-ruben-rocha-moya-sinaloa-mexico.htmlRubén Rocha Moya of Sinaloa reversed course a day after returning to office, amid widespread criticism, including from members of his own party.Aug 23, 2026 5:46 AM
bing.com
I ditched my mesh router after discovering the one setting that actually mattershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8bbea0d0d04b41af082c6a6e43333c&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Fstopped-chasing-mesh-router-learning-optimize-single-routers-power-output%2F&c=3588600432654691365&mkt=en-usThe reality is that your existing standard router is likely more than powerful enough to eliminate dead zones in your home. It's just misconfigured. Specifically, running your router's wireless radios ...Aug 23, 2026 5:00 AM

france24.com
Macron hosts Saudi crown prince for two-day visit to include issues from energy to Mideasthttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260823-macron-welcomes-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-for-two-day-france-visitSaudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was welcomed on Sunday by French President Emmanuel Macron for a two-day visit to the country. Several agreements on health, transport and energy will be signed on the second day of the visit on Monday underlining the strength of the Paris-Riyadh relationship.Aug 23, 2026 1:57 AM
cbsnews.com
The battle over Stars and Stripeshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-battle-over-stars-and-stripes/The newspaper for the American military has long taken pride in its editorial independence. But under the Trump administration, restrictions have been imposed, and the Pentagon's chief spokesman has vowed to rid the paper of "woke distractions."Aug 23, 2026 1:48 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Why can AI generate Super Mario but not a wedge ramp for my robot vacuum?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405520I've been puzzled by something: AI generation can produce an elaborate figurine, a cartoon character, even a convincing Super Mario — yet it can't reliably make a simple wedge ramp so my robot vacuum can climb a step. For context: I bought a Bambu P2S but can't model. I tried the "describe it and get a model" AIs — the output is unusable, you can't adjust it, it's never quite what I meant. I tried having an agent write Python to build geometry directly — it tops out at simple primitives. What finally worked: geometric decomposition. I break a complex part into ordered, grouped steps, describe each as a small spec, and let an agent execute them in Blender (via blender-mcp). That process turned out to abstract into a small engine — the key insight being it converts the 3D spatial reasoning LLMs are bad at, into the structured code they're good at. I wrote it up here: https://github.com/zhuchaokn/spec-3d-model My questions: - Why is "functional part" generation so much weaker than "figuriAug 23, 2026 1:45 AM

bbc.co.uk
Girl, 17, killed in Swedish sword attack, police sayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jnjp0lwlwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssTwo boys aged 12 and 17 were also injured, while an 18-year-old suspect has been detained.Aug 23, 2026 1:34 AM
cbsnews.com
Houston Uber driver gets roped into police car chasehttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/houston-uber-driver-gets-roped-into-police-car-chase/A Houston Uber driver found himself involved in police activity after two officers jumped into his vehicle in pursuit of a suspect. Lana Zak has the story.Aug 23, 2026 1:27 AM
meetless.ai
Show HN: Active Source of Truth for Your Coding Agentshttps://meetless.aiHowdy! Happy Saturday everyone!As a solo founder, I have always tried to maximize my speed by letting coding agents build as much as possible in parallel. However, as an engineer, I don't trust that AI will always make the right decisions and work with the right context. In the past, I always needed to click through my sessions to glance at the AI's output, try to understand what it was doing, and hopefully steer it or stop it in time.As a result, the maximum number of concurrent sessions I could manage at once was only 4. I didn't want to be the bottleneck, so I built Meetless Agent (MLA). It basically does what I had to do manually before:- Monitors the coding agent's tasks and actions to supply it with the correct, up-to-date context.- Continuously reconciles running information (such as provided/tagged documentation, the agent's output, and the agent's decisions) to actively maintain the source of truth at all times.- Keeps track of the current rules for the repo, and if an action Aug 23, 2026 12:43 AM
bing.com
Sandbanks Beach in Poole named the best beach in the UKhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b1b523fea4f85b39acb16da428adc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salisburyjournal.co.uk%2Fnews%2F26487592.sandbanks-beach-poole-named-best-beach-uk%2F&c=15213167934463903395&mkt=en-usSandbanks beach in Poole boasts a long stretch of sand suitable for families, swimming, and watersports. It overlooks Poole Bay and has maintained its prestigious Blue Flag status for more than 30 ...Aug 22, 2026 11:46 PM

bbc.co.uk
Trump Mobile promoted a 'Made in the USA' phone - but the details kept changinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c20eq9ywplqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssBBC Verify tracks the changes in design, spec, manufacture and release date of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile.Aug 22, 2026 11:45 PM
a2gmarketplace.com
Show HN: A2G (Agent to Agent) Marketplace – Beta Testhttps://www.a2gmarketplace.comHi all,I have been working on this for the past couple of months. Releasing it today in Beta and looking for beta testers and feedback.What it does:A2G is the commerce layer for the agent economy: your buyer agents discover, hire, and pay specialist seller agents for real work, end to end, through one API — token → search → quote → authorize → confirm → hire.If you're developer and want to list your agents, or would like to particapate in the beta test. Please email to: hello@a2gmarketplace.comCheers!Aug 22, 2026 11:39 PM
news.google.com
Top 3 things we learned from Bills vs. Browns | Preseason Week 2 2026 - Buffalo Billshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxQQU5YckZONzVfOFlnMmhGMFNDNEhMUENGUnp3M2o4d1FaZlJfRGNPQjdBRXJjQi1zYXByU2V5bVN1cFZRSlRqQWdRU0F3NUl5UjRCSGpCVTl0bk8tYTRKTTItcGozZVJVZFkwbTd1aHhBRUItcm5BUXc5UWJPVUNxM3YxNGxqRm5RVVlPZWZDZGN0UnlvTlJQemY2WmZVQ2RiZ0E?oc=5Top 3 things we learned from Bills vs. Browns | Preseason Week 2 2026 Buffalo BillsBuffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns: Game Highlights ESPNBills news: Recapping Bills vs. Browns Buffalo RumblingsAug 22, 2026 11:00 PM
bing.com
A $30 managed switch does what your $300 gaming router can'thttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8bbea0d0d04b41af082c6a6e43333c&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xda-developers.com%2Freasons-managed-switch-beats-buying-gaming-router-for-managing-traffic%2F&c=2119980653942928790&mkt=en-usA managed switch routes Ethernet frames using a dedicated ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) built specifically for non-blocking, wire-speed switching. An 8-port gigabit switch features a ...Aug 22, 2026 10:00 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Where do you find things worth reading?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49404106There’s more good writing and reporting available than ever, but I’m finding it harder to discover the stuff that’s actually worth reading.What are your goto sources for finding interesting things to read about your interests? Could be websites, newsletters, RSS feeds, blogs, Substacks, authors, apps, or anything else.A few I check regularly:- Hacker News- Rest of World: https://restofworld.org/- Substack: mostly following individual authors/publications rather than browsing the feedI’m especially interested in sources that have helped you discover writers or publications you wouldn’t have found otherwise.What do you read, and how did you find it?Aug 22, 2026 9:36 PM
aljazeera.com
Israeli army and settlers injure several Palestinians across West Bankhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/israeli-army-and-settlers-injure-several-palestinians-across-west-bank?traffic_source=rssPalestinians face attacks and forced displacement as settlers expand control, backed by military raids and inaction.Aug 22, 2026 9:02 PM
oxbow-wm.readthedocs.io
Show HN: Oxbow, a dynamic tiling window manager for the Wayland compositor Riverhttps://oxbow-wm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/It's inspired by dwm, but it's configured via an ipc/init script, like river-classic, which makes it a bit easier to get into/test. Specifically, it has:- Tags: Group windows with tag sets, per-tag layouts, and operations on tags.- Layouts: dwm-like tiling, niri-ish scrolling in four orientations, “alt-tab” overview, and pure floating.- Windows: Scratchpads, sticky windows, user labels, window swallowing, and drag with retile.- Rules: Regex window matching to configure initial tags, output, floating, size, and presentation.- IPC: Control windows, configure tags, query objects, and subscribe to events.Maybe you'll use it, or it inspires you to write your own (since River does all the hard stuff) :DRiver: https://codeberg.org/river/riverOther River Window Managers: https://codeberg.org/river/wiki/src/branch/main/pages/wm-lis...Aug 22, 2026 8:53 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Where are people finding GPU capacity?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49403759Is it just me or is GPU capacity surprisingly hard to find right now , even in Spot pools? I’ve been trying to get H100s and the Spot pools I’ve checked are pretty much always full.I ended up trying MI350/MI355s on DigitalOcean Spot and have been running them for about a week without getting interrupted. Curious if anyone else has tried them? How often are you actually getting reclaimed?Also, where are you guys finding capacity these days?Aug 22, 2026 8:50 PM