A Show HN project builds a real-time tracker counting how many new Hacker News submissions have 'AI' or related terms in their titles, pulling live data from HN's Firebase API and historical data from Algolia back to 2007. It distinguishes a 'strict' count of the standalone word AI from an 'extended' count including phrases like 'artificial intelligence' and specific vendor/model names, and breaks results down by Show HN, Ask HN, and link posts.
Seattle-based Interlune is developing technology to extract helium-3, a rare isotope embedded in lunar soil by billions of years of solar wind bombardment, with the goal of eventually mining it from the Moon and returning it to Earth. The company has been working on methods to simulate and accelerate the natural process that deposits helium-3 into lunar regolith, testing extraction techniques ahead of any full-scale mining mission.
A new study in Science Advances reports that roughly 560 million children under age 10 worldwide now experience at least one additional month of dangerous heat stress annually because of climate change. Researchers led by Rosa Pietroiusti at Vrije Universiteit Brussel used the WetBulb Globe Temperature threshold of 28°C, a standard combining heat, humidity, wind, and cloud cover, to measure how often conditions cross into risky territory for children's health.
Twitter Viewer is a website that allows people to view Twitter/X content without logging in, combining profile browsing, tweet searching, and video downloading into a single platform. The service positions itself as an alternative to juggling multiple separate sites for these tasks.
Ikea has unveiled a new furniture collection called YXSTABY, developed in partnership with Xbox, featuring pillows, chairs and an unusually shaped stool that resembles a game controller. The line targets gamers looking to outfit dedicated play spaces with themed seating and accessories.
ATV Launcher Pro's version 0.1.40 update introduces a new layout editor that lets Android TV users add, move, hide, and restyle home screen sections directly on the screen with live previews. The update also brings 12 row styles, seven tile layouts, screen breaks, icon packs, video wallpapers, new widgets, focus effects, and support for Android 16.
Meta settled a federal lawsuit brought by attorneys general from 51 US states and territories over claims it harmed young users, agreeing to pay as much as $16.7 billion and overhaul how teens use Instagram and Facebook. The deal came abruptly, just days into a federal trial that had threatened over $1 trillion in potential liability, and includes a default two-hour daily time limit for teens that requires parental approval to remove.
Sonnet has released the Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock, an updated version of its Echo 20 dock that swaps Thunderbolt 4 for Thunderbolt 5 across all its ports. The $499 dock offers nine USB 3 ports, 10Gb Ethernet, 140W power delivery, an M.2 SSD slot for up to 8TB of storage, and support for up to three external displays, all through a single cable connection to a Mac.
A blog post recalls Isaac Asimov's own account, from his 1994 memoir, of why he distanced himself from Mensa and similar high-IQ societies, quoting his observation that many members viewed themselves as a superior group destined to rule and leaned toward right-wing views he rejected. The piece also cites Philip Klass's discomfort with John Campbell Jr.'s racialized remarks and Asimov's public stance against racial or religious nationalism during a debate with Elie Wiesel.
Qisutu, a self-hosted, open-source help desk and ticketing platform built with Perl/CGI, MariaDB/MySQL and Template Toolkit, has reached version 1.0.2, marking its first stable, production-ready release. The software includes an agent and customer portal, email handling, directory login, automation, a knowledge base, CMDB, reporting and a REST API, and ships with eleven complete interface languages including English, German, French and Spanish. Installation is done via a shell script that sets up a dedicated system user and lets administrators pick their interface language during setup.
Samsung has started pushing a software update that resolves the red discoloration issue affecting some Galaxy S26 Ultra displays, according to a notice posted on the Samsung Members app. The fix appears bundled with the August 2026 security update rolling out first in South Korea, and unlike the initial workaround, users won't need to visit a service center to get it.
A new science-based model proposes ways to identify and steer clear of unhelpful or poorly framed questions during meetings. It challenges the popular workplace mantra that 'there are no stupid questions,' suggesting instead that some interventions genuinely waste time or derail discussions.
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