
arstechnica.com
Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/ars-live-recap-how-can-we-stop-publishers-from-killing-their-own-games/The Stop Killing Games movement faces an uphill battle.Aug 14, 2026 4:11 PM

bbc.co.uk
What Next For Nigel Farage After The Clacton By-Election?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p38lpy?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe parliamentary standards investigation into Farage's £5m gift has reopened.Aug 14, 2026 4:07 PM

theverge.com
Lamborghini’s flagship Revuelto levels up with SV trimhttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/979807/lamborghini-revuelto-sv-specs-performanceA lot of automakers talk about wanting to minimize or eliminate driver distractions so as to make the experience of driving more rewarding and safer overall. Lamborghini has a different strategy; it wants the driver to become one with their vehicle. This helps explain the storied super car maker's tagline for the new Revuelto SV: the quantum of driving.
"For us, quantum of driving is the moment wh...Aug 14, 2026 3:42 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Kakehashi Update: Running Apple Clang build and lowering overhead to 1.24xhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299613Hello again HN!After 11 days, I'm back with an update about Kakehashi. I want to thank you for your support! Thank you for all your stars, comments. I didn't expect you to be so interested in the project.What's new:I managed to significantly accelerate the implementation process. Now, 7zip lags by just 1.24x compared to native Linux performance, and the Lua build differs literally by 1.5 to 2 seconds from a native launch. The Lua build fails to compile via kh run make due to Linux-specific flags, which mirrors its behavior on native macOS. However, if it is built using kh run gcc -- -Wall -O2 -DLUA_USE_MACOSX -std=c99 onelua.c -lreadline -o /tmp/lua-onelua, everything compiles, builds, and runs perfectly. Overall, I am currently actively working on the following binaries: git, clang, make, xcrun, otool, gcc, curl, 7zip, rm, ls, sh, csh, zsh, bash, and the Rust installation script. Please note that you currently need to manually port the /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, and /usr/lib/zsh folders fAug 14, 2026 3:00 PM
news.google.com
Reform UK's Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major partieshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxNRGxQNEpxUFR3NkJFN1JaeWxBMU8zVFpqNmJnTmNjcXQ5aWZnLXotc3lmUEw1eVZHS2dNUWxhRWdCdEdlVzVqeWEzMDEzaTRJbTVybFoyV2tyMDhJcGo1X2pZcGtCOEhUblBvekJpVmJkR2lnN1hPaTJlQ2lPRjRYMTRoSFFSZjY3T1VGMXA5OF8yem9aMThuRkgwcjJHdWxUSTY0MVd4WFRybTF5M3E5dFBFSV9QbnU2cXc?oc=5Reform UK's Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major parties AP NewsNigel Farage wins election in which his main rival was a trash can CNNDonald Trump can’t beat Iran and Nigel Farage can only beat a bin. When it counts, these populists are just losers The GuardianNigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election NBC...Aug 14, 2026 2:54 PM
cbsnews.com
Flock CEO responds to abuses of its surveillance technologyhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/flock-ceo-apologizes-surveillance-technology-abused-company-changes/The CEO of Flock Safety apologized for alleged abuses of its service by law enforcement officers as the company rolled out new changes to how it operates.Aug 14, 2026 2:43 PM

europeanspaceflight.com
Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flighthttps://europeanspaceflight.com/avio-filings-shed-light-on-fd1-rocket-demonstrator-test-flight/Environmental documents filed in Sardinia have revealed new details about Avio’s planned FD1 suborbital demonstrator flight test. The test will utilize a temporary launch facility being erected on the grounds of the Salto di Quirra Interforce Test Range. The 6.3-tonne single-stage demonstrator is being developed under a €181.6 million contract from the Italian government, funded […] The post Avio Filings Shed Light on FD1 Rocket Demonstrator Test Flight appeared first on European Spaceflight.Aug 14, 2026 2:37 PM

theguardian.com
BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administrationhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/14/bp-offshore-gasfield-venezuela-donald-trumpMove will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in JanuaryBP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield.BP will partner with two oil firms with close links to the Trump administration to develop the second phase of the Loran gasfiel...Aug 14, 2026 2:04 PM
wild.space
Show HN: Atlas – like GeoGuessr but multiple choice, daily, no sign-uphttps://wild.space/atlasBeen building atlas the past few months. A mobile webapp game, like Geoguessr, but with answer options (correct vs two decoys) which makes it a bit quicker.You're dropped somewhere and have to guess correctly as fast as possible. Every day at midnight UTC 5 new places will appear, same 5 for everyone in the world. So that’s the global league table.Every place you get right fills in your personal atlas map, which slowly becomes a picture of the places you know around the world.There are also live rounds where you can challenge friends (everyone sees the same place at the same moment) and slow async expeditions where a group fills a shared map over weeks.In ‘Tourist’ mode you play global locations around the world (randomised).In ‘Local’ mode you play neighbourhoods of cities or islands. In order to “own” a place you have to Ace it (5/5) - then your atlas map lights up with that place in blue.Some choices we made building this that HN might appreciate: 1. There is no “account”, no signupAug 14, 2026 1:46 PM

theguardian.com
‘Unprecedented’ rain kills five in Japan as thousands stranded at airporthttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/japan-deadly-rain-evacuation-thousands-stranded-tokyo-airport-weatherEvacuation orders issued for 400,000 after flooding, landslide warnings and power outages in Chiba prefectureAt least five people have died in eastern Japan after “unprecedented” heavy rain that left nearly 7,000 stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport and forced thousands to take refuge in government buildings.The torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday night, triggering land...Aug 14, 2026 1:11 PM
windygap.app
Show HN: I precompiled the path network of 3 continents to invent hiking routeshttps://windygap.appWindy Gap generates hiking and running routes based on what you ask for. There are potential routes all around us and it finds them.I built it because I train for endurance events and have a camper van. I kept wanting to do certain kinds of hikes and runs and having no popular routes nearby, even in areas with dense path networks. I also wanted to squeeze more novelty out of my local area.Instead of choosing an existing route or plotting one waypoint by waypoint you can ask for something like a hilly half day walk from where you are. You can mark places to check out and avoid and it folds them into the routes it gives you.At request time, it uses a precompiled path graph (Europe, the Americas, and India). It analyzes what's actually on route: distance, elevation, summits, surface type, points of interest etc. Then scores candidates against the brief and returns the best. The initial naive implementation (typescript based, directly fetching from Overpass) was hopelessly slow (P95 ~48s, Aug 14, 2026 12:27 PM

theverge.com
My parrot ate my keyboardhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/978402/parrot-ate-keyboard-protectOne of the great joys in life is having pets. The unconditional love, the snuggles, the excitement they show when you get home - these things add an emotional fulfillment to daily existence that can't be achieved in another way. I think everyone's life would be better with a pet (or two) in their lives. It's an incredible experience. Except for those few times when it isn't.
Both my wife and I wor...Aug 14, 2026 12:25 PM
gatewai.studio
Show HN: Artifex - Graph Based GPU Harness for AI Agentshttps://gatewai.studio/artifexArtifex is a machine-first, headless CLI runtime built for autonomous coding agents to author, validate, and render media node graphs locally. The agent talks to Artifex through a structured CLI interface. Workflows are DAGs, and each node is a plugin that can implement its own execution logic..Each node has capability to inject logic into graph processing, WebGPU rendering, audio processing and their own SKILL.md file. Nodes can also inject their react components (not available with CLI) - which will be available with the desktop app.Execution is topological and supports checkpoint caching via state flags (--state and --from-state), allowing agents to adjust layout coordinates or downstream filters without recomputing expensive and long upstream generation calls (such as Video Generation using Fal AI or an Agent Node using OpenRouter).Multi-track visual composition timeline with animations, blending, media cut, crop, color LUTs, filter graphs, audio effects and other media editing nodAug 14, 2026 12:15 PM

npr.org
U.S. missionary who was kidnapped in Niger is releasedhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5931225/kidnapped-us-missionary-releasedKevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of US officials," SIM International said in a statement, adding he would soon be reunited with his family.Aug 14, 2026 12:11 PM

theguardian.com
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/benjamin-netanyahu-describes-uk-first-islamic-republic-to-get-nuclear-weaponIsraeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain” in a podcast interview, where he also described the country as the “first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon”.His comments, made during an interview for Israel’s army radio, pla...Aug 14, 2026 12:00 PM
github.com
Show HN: Open Vibe Coded Elite – Harmlesshttps://github.com/atomic14/harmlessI'm trying out a bit of an experiment - I've had Claude (and other models) building this for me: https://harmless.atomic14.com/It's an "Open Vibe Code" project - I won't be accepting any PRs, instead, open an issue https://github.com/atomic14/harmless/issues and I'll point claude at all the issues periodically and see what it does.The current game is very playable right now and has quite a few features. Push '?' to get the keyboard layout. Classic Elite was very keyboard heavy - it you played it when you were younger it will feel very familiar. If you've never played it... you'll pick it up soon enough!Aug 14, 2026 11:08 AM

wired.com
FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discriminationhttps://www.wired.com/story/ftc-strikes-deals-to-ignore-unlawful-credit-discrimination/The agency signed agreements to not enforce parts of three federal court orders against auto dealers accused of discrimination—and didn’t notify judges or at least one of its coplaintiffs.Aug 14, 2026 11:00 AM

wired.com
Inside WIRED’s Brain Weekhttps://www.wired.com/galaxy-brain/In five stories, we look at some of the most fascinating aspects of human (and animal) intelligence. From new octopus research, to the scientists using human cells to power computers, to a promising new treatment for addiction, cognitive science is getting smarter.Aug 14, 2026 10:00 AM
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wired.com
Dell XPS 13 Review: Move Over, Neohttps://www.wired.com/review/dell-xps-13-2026/It’s amazing how few compromises Dell made to get the new XPS 13 down to $700, but I strongly recommend the $900 model, which comes with 16 GB of RAM.Aug 14, 2026 9:30 AM

spacenews.com
In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decadehttps://spacenews.com/in-orbit-services-market-to-generate-3-billion-in-revenue-over-the-next-decade/Paris, France | August 2026 – Novaspace’s latest In-Orbit Services Markets report projects that emerging in-orbit services will generate approximately $3 billion in cumulative service revenues over the next decade, highlighting the early development […] The post In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade appeared first on SpaceNews.Aug 14, 2026 9:00 AM