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Princess Margaret, Lord Snowdon's country retreat on the market for first time in history at $5.3 million

Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon's former getaway in the countryside is on the market publicly, for the first time in its over 500 year history.…

A record number of First Nations people died in NSW prison custody last year. Advocates fear this year will be worse

Exclusive: Karlene Whitton says her son Matthew Roberts took his own life three months into his jail term. ‘I keep picturing it every night’…

Hero sheepdog takes charge of SoCal rescue — with unexpected move to aid first responders

A little white sheepdog unexpectedly became the hero of the day, stepping in to help first responders land a helicopter during an emergency in Orange County.…

First open-source firmware for AM5 officially launches — Dasharo v0.9.0 brings Coreboot and openSIL to Zen 4 APUs on MSI B850

3mdeb is the first company to make open-source firmware for the AM5 platform.…

Show HN: Syncular – offline-first SQL sync with TypeScript and Rust cores

Offline-first sync framework for TypeScript. Local SQLite on the client, Postgres on the server, a commit log in between. - syncular/syncular…

Prime Video just added 52 new movies — here are the 5 I’m streaming first

Prime Video just added 52 movies and shows at the beginning of August 2026. Here are the five I'd recommend streaming right now.…

Tarik Skubal details ‘roller coaster’ of emotions in first comments since Dodgers’ blockbuster trade

For at least a little while Saturday night, Tarik Skubal said he was unaware of the news.…

Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter

The start of something big, or is something else affecting the numbers?…

Ayaneo’s new handheld revives the Game Boy Advance. Nintendo probably wishes it had done it first

Ayaneo has unveiled the Konkr Pocket Advance, a modern Game Boy Advance-inspired handheld with a sharper display, USB-C, wireless connectivity and updated controls.…

The world first agentic AI radio

News for Vibe Coders | Streaming talk shows & podcasts.…

Show HN: Firstemployee.ai – Start a Business

Hire an AI employee that works one shift a night on your business and leaves a receipted report by morning. Read it in thirty seconds. First shift free.…

Australia news live: concept images of controversial 2032 Brisbane Olympics precinct revealed

Community members concerned about loss of community green space and areas of cultural importance. Follow updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Yolngu…

The World First AI Agentic Radio, for vibe coders, good vibes only

myimaginationai streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.…

First minister 'wants answers' after visiting families in wake of quarry blast flooding

Fifteen properties were flooded, with 13 evacuated, and roads closed due to debris left in the wake.…

Insta360's new device solves the biggest problem with first-person video — and it’s not a camera

Now your Luna Ultra can look where you look, hands-free…

The US Threw the First Punch in the Global Robot Wars. How Will China Respond?

The US is banning humanoid robots from other countries, but almost nobody except the FCC seems completely sold on the decision.…

KDnuggets Weekly Roundup: Build and Deploy Your First Autonomous Agent • 7 Machine Learning Algorithms That Still Matter

A Beginner's Guide to Working with Claude Design • 5 Best AI Tools for Data Analysis You Should Try in 2026 • 5 Books That Will Deepen Your Understanding of Large Language Models •…

Show HN: Free AI Prompt Gen – A local-first, open-source prompt engineering tool

The best free AI prompt generator. Craft optimal text, image & code prompts for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & Midjourney using proven RTF and CO-STAR frameworks.…

Boxer secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout

A boxer has made history for ⁠Tuvalu by winning the tiny Pacific island nation’s first Commonwealth ⁠Games medal without winning a single fight…

Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time

A discovery in a solar system 73 light-years from Earth is challenging definitions and “blurring the lines between stars, planets, and moons.”…

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads…

Sony is ditching discs as storage prices explode — here's how much it will cost you to download all 37 first-party games to your PS5 in 2026

It ain't cheap to go all digital…

Historic: Meet the First Ever Lieutenant Governor Nom for AZ - She's Appealing to Rural Voters

Arizona is one of the few remaining U.S. states without a lieutenant governor - that's about to change in the 2026 midterms, thanks to a voter-passed proposition in 2022. As the st…

First Amendment Might Protect FTP&ATF License Plate

The Fourth Circuit considers "a question that has divided ... courts ...: whether the character combinations on personalized license plates ... are government speech or private spe…

NASA cuts ribbon on first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years

HAMPTON, Virginia — NASA ushered in a new era of flight research Friday with the opening of a state-of-the-art wind tunnel at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, mark…

The FTC clears quantum computing company IonQ's $1.8B acquisition of chipmaker SkyWater after the FTC's two members disagreed at first on imposing conditions (Jody Godoy/Reuters)

Jody Godoy / Reuters : The FTC clears quantum computing company IonQ's $1.8B acquisition of chipmaker SkyWater after the FTC's two members disagreed at first on imposing conditions…

Lenovo's first Googlebooks have leaked

The company appears to have built new laptops and a 2-in-1 for the Googlebook initiative.…

Show HN: Brainstorm – a local-first, AI-native OS for knowledge work

Brainstorm is a local-first, AI-native operating system for knowledge management. Your apps, your data, and your AI all run on your machine, with optional end-to-end encrypted sync…

Marvin Minsky: a proof that led to the first AI winter

Week 04 of the Turing Award Series — how proving what single-layer networks can't do led to everything they can…

Here’s Our First Look at Google’s AirTag Competitor

The 'Pixel Tag' could offer the same features as Apple's Bluetooth tracker, only on Google's Find Hub network and with a bean-shaped body.…

The First Open-Source Firmware Released For Modern AMD Ryzen AM5 Platform

Last month 3mdeb released their open-source firmware for a modern AMD EPYC motherboard from Gigabyte that was built off the new AMD openSIL project and Coreboot…

Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling

Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns…

‘Adults’ Is Getting a New First Episode

Pine marten babies born on Exmoor for first time in 100 years

Nine females and 10 males were introduced to the area by the Two Moors Pine Marten Project last year.…

First Googlebooks from Lenovo leak: Two sizes and 2-in-1 tablet

Ahead of the fall launch, the first set of Googlebooks from Lenovo has leaked. According to images from...…

Filing: Microsoft's product R&D roles declined for the second straight year as the company's total FY2026 headcount fell for the first time since 2016 (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

First RX 9050 Tests Suggest It's Much Slower Than RTX 5050

Take some results with a pinch of salt, though.…

Magic: The Gathering’s most controversial change is coming to Dungeons & Dragons — starting with its first official World of Warcraft expansion

A whole new Universe…

Shazam launches its first ever sticker pack to celebrate Ariana Grande’s new album

The Apple-owned Shazam app today announced its first ever Artist Sticker Pack, available for free as part of the latest...…

First Apple Silicon-native CrossOver build in testing as Rosetta's end nears

Show HN: Prompt-scrub – local-first PII redaction for LLM prompts and responses

Built by the [Nano Collective](https://nanocollective.org), a community collective building AI tooling not for profit, but for the community. This is the first public release of `…

First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises

The security expert who 'hacked' the app three times since April warns that “the next step will be proving who you are”…

Your first ESP32 project doesn't require coding — it just needs 3 simple tools and one afternoon

Anyone can get started with ESP32, thanks to a few simple tools…

Healey announces his first Budget will be on 28 October

The new chancellor pledged to move money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.…

TechRadar's first crossword is here — puzzle #1, Friday, July 31

Had a long day or want to get your brain kick-started first thing in the morning? Try your hand at TechRadar's first crossword puzzle.…

Slate Truck first drive: A minimalist's delight

Slate's anti-truck EV is poised to deliver on all of its promises.…

Top Democrats accuse Republicans of becoming ‘gelatinous blobs’ on Iran war | First Thing

Senators Warren and Van Hollen attack Republican ‘rubber stamps’ in Congress for surrendering authority to Trump. Plus, could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know t…

Microsoft PowerToys is still the first app I install on every Windows PC

From better window management to faster file previews, PowerToys makes Windows easier to use in ways Microsoft still hasn’t built in.…

First impressions of smart glasses with a display: the Even Realities G2

Apple’s cautious entrance into the smart glasses field means that we have a reasonably good idea what to expect, and...…

New open source printer has 7 toolheads that swap in 5 seconds for fast, zero-waste multi-color 3D printing — Sovol M1D 3D printer is the first open-source IDEX design with an integrated tool-changer

True dual-nozzle independent operation for a competitive price.…

First drones, now robot vacuums — the US government's ban on foreign robots is confirmed to include many of the best robovacs and robot lawn mowers on the market, and brands may have been caught off-guard

An broad ban on autonomous devices looks set to outlaw some of the very best bots…

From iTools to iCloud: Apple's first foray into Software as a Service

First AI Agent in 30 Minutes

Why Enterprise AI Gets Hard After the First Agent

Most enterprise AI initiatives begin with a chatbot.…

Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Be the Future. First He Has to Win.

Extending older smartphone lifespans with local-first AI and zero cloud uploads

Contribute to mike5gao/setting-for-me development by creating an account on GitHub.…

Amazon's Zoox is the first steering wheel-free robotaxi to get regulatory approval for paid rides

The NHTSA has given Amazon’s Zoox permission to charge for rides. It’s the first AV with no manual controls to get it.…

Tecno's new concept may be the first truly bezel-less smartphone

Tecno is teasing a truly bezel-less smartphone concept and it'll reveal it at IFA 2026.…

OnePlus confirms OnePlus 16, its first flagship after US exit, is coming soon

OnePlus has officially confirmed that the OnePlus 16 is on the way, while revealing a few details about the flagship phone.…

Show HN: ZenResume – Free, local-first ATS resume builder with AI import

Build a free ATS resume in minutes. Use our 2026 tech templates and AI to pass resume scanners. Instantly download your PDF—no hidden fees.…