Harriet Shing shares autism diagnosis
In her valedictory speech to parliament, Victorian MP Harriet Shing said "a lot of things started to make sense" after being diagnosed with autism as an adult.
Benzi – Code Intelligence MCP/Harness
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A Summer of AI Optimization
Article URL: https://lemire.me/blog/2026/09/22/a-summer-of-ai-optimization/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812138 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Residents near huge data centre demand financial compensation
A Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and data centres hears from residents and local councils about the impact of an influx of data centres in Melbourne's suburbs.
Just the right amount of silly: Spamalot comes back to Melbourne
The musical, itself now 20 years on from when it took Broadway by storm and took out the Tony Award for best musical, still feels vibrant and fun.
Serious editors are a commitment (at least for me)
Article URL: https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/EditorsAreACommitment Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812121 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Empire of Grift
Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/maga-foreign-policy/688352/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812114 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
CIC + EM ⊢ Con(ZF)
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.23143 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812103 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Fifty Years of Open Source Software Supply Chain Security
Article URL: https://queue.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3722542 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812099 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
One public idea you can take further
Article URL: https://actwise.ai/home/intel Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812097 Points: 1 # Comments: 1
Three brain myths that need to die
Article URL: https://nicholaraihani.substack.com/p/three-brain-myths-that-need-to-die Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812096 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Left it late? The last-minute options to watch Freo’s grand final clash in Perth
Still haven’t worked out where to watch Freo take on Brisbane in Saturday’s big match? Don’t worry, there are still options.
'Cannot be saved': Satterley's Perth Hills estate plan rejected
Controversial plans to develop a town site in a bushfire prone area in the Perth Hills have been stifled by Western Australia's administrative tribunal, which found the proposal was so fundamentally flawed that it could not be "saved".
Let's make billion dollar companies richer
I want to pay chatGPT and Antrhopic a lot of money. Because everything is better with monopolies. companies can be trusted. I need their ai. i need it to outsource my thinking. Like we outsourced manufacturing. Much wow. I need ai. no you d
Province of BC Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge School Shooting
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/22/british-columbia-sues-openai-sam-altman-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812040 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Cat of War
Article URL: https://medium.com/luminasticity/cat-of-war-a586bf425ebc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812034 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Financial Review editor-in-chief James Chessell quits to join media start-up
The paper’s editor Cosima Marriner has been appointed as editor-in-chief, becoming the first woman to hold the role.
Modern Mac Hosts-File editor «Hedit» now open source and free to use
Article URL: https://github.com/valtlfelipe/hedit/releases Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812024 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
How often do you think about the 1893 World's Fair?
Article URL: https://www.thebirthofacapital.info/chicago-worlds-fair-tataria-ware-larsen/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812023 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Dan Greenheck: "I think it's time to hang up my Three.js hat."
Article URL: https://twitter.com/dangreenheck/status/2102137910921240807 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812022 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Australia news live: Albanese meets with Japan’s PM for first time since melon-gate; police offer $1m for Gus Lamont information
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Australia 'exposed' as Europe's most important trade river dries up
While the eyes of the world remain fixed on geopolitically charged blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, a bottleneck has been choking another of the globe's critical shipping routes.
‘That’s got to count for something’: Julia Morris and Julia Zemiro on four decades in the spotlight
These legends of Australian comedy are forming a double-bill on the ABC on Wednesday nights. They’ve taken similar paths to get there.
The mild-mannered Rooster who folds opponents ‘like a deck chair’
Lindsay Collins and Victor Radley know what it feels like to be flattened by teammate Salesi Foketi, and he’s set to make a big impact again for the Roosters on Friday.
Xi Jinping to get the rock star treatment as Trump prepares a spectacle
US President Donald Trump is about to roll out the red carpet for China’s president, with the latest meeting between them likely to focus more on pageantry than striking major deals.
The government promised 800,000 homes in a decade. The builders say that’s impossible without major changes
As Labor trails its housing target by about 55,000 homes, industry groups have warned the relationship between the property sector and government needs a major shake-up.
‘Fake news’ v faker-in-chief: Why Trump’s media war is backfiring
The US president speaks relentlessly with a forked tongue – and that has provoked the media’s increasingly probing coverage.
Earl Spencer’s apology isn’t enough, says Piers Morgan
The British broadcaster says he will pursue legal action against the earl and his publisher over a factual error in a new book about Princess Diana.
Robinson admits surprise at speed of Walker’s return from surgery
The halfback will reclaim his place in the Roosters line-up in Friday grand final qualifier against the Dolphins in Brisbane and is “fit and ready to go”.
Opus 5.5 turned Ozymandias into a cinematic browser animation
Article URL: https://www.echohive.ai/ozymandias Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812002 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 23, 2026
Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.
Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
White House officials allege these individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program or do not exist. Vice President Vance said the move would save $2.2 billion.
Hunting hidden gems - is there anywhere in the world left to scout?
Through live scouting and increasing data and footage, top clubs now have tabs on a large proportion of the world's talent.
ICAC Operation Rosny LIVE updates: Former Toplace lawyer, Strathfield councillor Sharangan Maheswaran continues evidence
Follow for live updates as the Independent Commission Against Corruption investigates links between fugitive property developer Jean Nassif, Liberal Party figures and Strathfield councillors.
Who Wants Artificial?
Article URL: https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/who-wants-artificial/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49811965 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Bikies, ‘moral compass malfunctions’ and corruption cost: Victoria’s Big Build royal commission holds first public hearing
<p>Inquiry investigating allegations of corruption and criminal conduct on state’s $150bn pipeline of infrastructure projects to leave ‘no stone unturned’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/23/an
Sandboxing with Minimal Effort
Article URL: https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/sandboxing-with-minimal-effort/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49811957 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Australia news LIVE: Coalition unveils plan to dismantle net zero goals; $1 million reward for Gus Lamont information; Liberals deny discussing supply with One Nation
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.
'Be comfortable in your own identity' - Agassi's advice to Raducanu
As Emma Raducanu plots a route back to the pinnacle of tennis, the Briton is taking inspiration from Andre Agassi's 2009 autobiography.
Qantas announces 18-hour direct flights from Sydney to New York with onboard ‘wellbeing zones’
<p>Due to take off in 2028, it is set to be the national carrier’s second ultra long-haul route after Sydney to London</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/23/anthony-albanese-un-assembly-ai-social
NYT Pips hints, answers for September 23, 2026
The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.
US Denmark agreement enhanced veto rights over Greenland econ and military
Article URL: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/09/agreement-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-kingdom-of-denmark-together-with-the-government-of-greenland-to-amend-and-supple
Once-anonymous dissident releases graphic novel
Artist Badiucao and journalist Melissa Chan’s graphic novel You Must Take Part in Revolution sees the US and China at war in a dystopian future.
Making Linux prove a governed action before execution
Article URL: https://github.com/KnowledgeeKZA3224/linux-coherence-gate Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49811901 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
Fpp – a utility to pick file paths out of command output
Article URL: https://github.com/facebook/PathPicker Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49811891 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Cooperation is the goal at the UNGA, but is it possible?
Debate opened at the UN General Assembly and leaders from across the world made their arguments.
Show HN: Is your repo giving coding agents two different answers?
Article URL: https://www.zfinia.com/cursed Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49811879 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
‘Abhorrent content’: Carlton man charged with being propagandist for Islamic State
Counter-terrorism police launched a covert investigation in 2021 after the man returned from Egypt after a six-month trip.
White House to roll out the red carpet for historic Xi Jinping visit
Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues from trade to AI during the latter's multi-day visit to Washington.
Reports of violence against women in Gaza surge, UN agency finds
The UN Population Fund also says there has been a "severe escalation" in the number of early and forced marriages.
'My eyelids became infected - I was scared to sleep'
Three women describe what happened when they travelled abroad for cheap "bleph" eyelid surgery.
Open wounds and eyes that can't close - women warn about cheap bleph eyelid surgery
A concerning number of patients are reporting problems from treatment abroad, say doctors.
New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says
<p>PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence</p><p>Security chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russ
Critics of UK government’s economic forecaster are ‘shooting the messenger’, say MPs
<p>Treasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility</p><p>Attacks on the government’s independent economic forecaster from left and right of the political spectrum are akin
Vogue World 2026 celebrates Italian craftmanship in nation's fashion capital
Alicia Keys, Gigi Hadid and Cardi B hit the runway in a show that paid homage to Italian craftsmanship in the era of artificial intelligence. See what they wore.
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'We're already fighting yesterday's battle': Greece's prime minister gets candid about AI
Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.
Six-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three days
Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three days, averaging under 4.5 seconds.
Cyclist seriously injured in crash near Hobart
The crash, on Kennedy Drive at Cambridge, happened just after midday.
Brisbane Lions confirm they will appeal Lachie Neale’s grand final ban
Veteran Lion Dayne Zorko has described the AFL tribunal’s decision to uphold Lachie’s Neale’s one-match suspension as “disappointing” and now the club is taking the matter to an appeal.
Sydney council stares down protest in push for synthetic football field
Ku-ring-gai Council faced protest as the new mayor vowed to push ahead with a synthetic field and scrap planned community consultation.
Police investigating 'absolutely tragic' death of baby found in Ballarat
The head of a Victorian family support service in Ballarat says the death of baby girl in Ballarat is "absolutely tragic".