How fans travelled to Brisbane’s latest mega event – and our lessons for 2032
Exclusive analysis of Magic Round mobile phone data shows we’ve got a long way to go to reach our Olympic targets for public and active transport. ⌘ Read more

Court to hear bid to unmask high-profile man embroiled in extortion case
The case concerns a man accused of threatening his former partner over what he claimed was an affair with a high-profile Queenslander. ⌘ Read more

One-third of year 12 students have dropped this science subject since 2025
While English saw the largest number of overall drop-outs among the 2026 year 12 cohort, its percentage of deserters was eclipsed by another subject. ⌘ Read more

The curious case of low-protein diets
Article URL: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/low-protein-diet-animals-live-longer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437450

Points: 4

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Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
Article URL: https://www.lms.ac.uk/news/leiden-declaration-on-ai-and-mathematics

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437442

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

My automated doubt development process
Article URL: https://www.alexself.dev/blog/automated-doubt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437305

Points: 4

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Powering up a module from the IBM 604: an electronic calculator from 1948
Article URL: https://www.righto.com/2026/06/ibm-604-thyraton-tube-module.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48436819

Points: 5

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Ripping a DVD, a federal crime in 1999, requires $22 and free software in 2026
Article URL: https://ringmast4r.substack.com/p/in-1999-this-was-a-federal-crime

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48436542

Points: 4

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

The gamers taking on the industry to stop it switching off games
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8e8e7g0r82o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48436246

Points: 6

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

Agents, Agile, Communism, Coercion
Article URL: https://elliotmorris.net/agents-agile-communism-coercion

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48435924

Points: 5

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The OnlyFans Economy of American AI
Article URL: https://leoveanu.com/2026-06-06-qwen3.7max/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48435371

Points: 26

# Comments: 5 ⌘ Read more

Netlify CTO Dana Lawson: Writing code is no longer the job
Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/netlify-agent-experience-engineers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48435093

Points: 7

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I’d be delighted to be remembered as a proud everyday Aussie who ‘gave it a crack’
It was Richard Scolyer’s final wish that his passing be announced in his own words. This is his “final goodbye”, an open letter to all Australians that he penned before his final stages of illness.He died of brain cancer on Sunday. ⌘ Read more

Superquiz, Monday, June 8
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

Anthropic, please ship an official Claude Desktop for Linux
Article URL: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/65697

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48434436

Points: 3

# Comments: 2 ⌘ Read more

We Need VAT and UBI
Article URL: https://wilsoniumite.com/2026/06/07/we-need-vat-and-ubi/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48434114

Points: 6

# Comments: 3 ⌘ Read more

9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring
Article URL: https://9mothers.com/careers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48433987

Points: 0

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Melbourne kung fu queen among King’s Birthday Honours heroes
The honours recognise community heroes whether they’re raising money for an ambulance service, teaching women self-defence, bringing killers to justice or organising relief efforts in a bushfire-hit region. ⌘ Read more

King’s Birthday Honours 2026: The full list
Explore the full list of recipients in every category for this year’s honours. ⌘ Read more

A former premier, veteran broadcaster and Sydney bridge custodian honoured in King’s awards
From politicians to everyday heroes, nearly 1000 Australians have been recognised in this year’s honours. ⌘ Read more

Medical pioneer and ex-MP Katie Allen honoured posthumously in King’s Birthday list
A host of trailblazing women are recognised in this year’s honours including philanthropist Janet Calvert-Jones, radio host Fran Kelly and gender equality advocate Natasha Stott-Despoja. ⌘ Read more

Sigma BF Review (2026): Eccentric but Strangely Lovable
Sigma’s new entry is both a bold design experiment and a pretty decent camera. ⌘ Read more

The USA have always given us the ships
And appear to have maintained sub standards. ⌘ Read more

You May Not Need a Giant Chef’s Knife When a Midsize Knife Does the Trick
These 5- to 6-inch blades are the secret workhorses of the kitchen, whether you’re a smaller person, have smaller hands, or just desire a smaller but still high-functioning knife. ⌘ Read more

Worker backs race winner after finding tip in 62-year-old time capsule
A construction worker successfully backed the right horse after following the instructions left in an old time capsule. The bizarre series of events b… ⌘ Read more

Tributes for ‘adored’ spearfisher killed in WA shark attack
The man killed in a suspected shark attack off Western Australia’s south coast has been identified as 35-year-old Daniel Turpin. ⌘ Read more

Lauf eElja Electric Mountain Bike Review: Power Trip
Lauf’s sleek new entry feels closer to a traditional mountain bike than anything I’ve ridden before. ⌘ Read more

Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/scientists-ejected-from-diabetes-conference-for-distributing-journal-reprints/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48433410

Points: 9

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Best Red-Light Therapy for Hair Restoration and Regrowth (2026)
After 16 weeks of daily use, our WIRED testers saw visible hair regrowth with these red-light therapy devices. ⌘ Read more

With AI, more needs to be done to safeguard humanity
The rise of AI has prompted readers to raise their concerns. ⌘ Read more

How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2026 Keynote—and What to Expect
The annual developer event is where Apple announces operating system updates—like iOS 27—and maybe even teases future hardware. Here’s how to see it all. ⌘ Read more

Man dies during arrest in South Australia
A man police say was armed with a metal pole has died during an arrest in Clare, South Australia. ⌘ Read more

Machete fight breaks out at Melbourne train station
A man has been charged over a machete fight involving teenagers at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station. ⌘ Read more

Albanese hits back at Hanson’s migrant call
Anthony Albanese has struck out at Pauline Hanson’s targeting of migrants, saying if it weren’t for foreign workers the health and aged care system would collapse. ⌘ Read more

Man killed by shark off WA
A 35-year-old man has been killed by a shark while spearfishing off WA. ⌘ Read more

Timeline of fatal shark attacks along the West Australian coast
Since 2000, 23 people have been killed in shark attacks off the WA coast. ⌘ Read more

Father with ‘deep respect of the ocean’ identified as spearfisherman killed by shark near Albany
Daniel Turpin was fishing about 10 metres off the coast of Michaelmas Island in King George Sound when he was attacked by a shark. ⌘ Read more

Rise of supersized ‘nangs’ linked to deaths, paralysis and brain injuries
A rising wave of Victorians are being left with permanent spinal and neurological injuries, life-threatening complications and severe burns linked to inhaling nitrous oxide, as more people consume the gas from industrial-sized “nang” canisters. ⌘ Read more

These devices were installed in NSW classrooms. Then, schools were rated
The University of NSW report which measured air quality at 59 schools found 17 classrooms experienced carbon dioxide levels not considered optimal for learning. ⌘ Read more

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public
Judges should avoid public controversy. A recent speech by the High Court’s Justice Robert Beech-Jones appeared to breach that rule. ⌘ Read more

Hanson hosts barbecue for Ben Roberts-Smith supporters, questions his superiors
Against the backdrop of her party’s surging popularity, the One Nation leader threw her support behind the accused war criminal a local park in Brisbane’s south-west and also criticised media coverage of his arrest. ⌘ Read more

I design with Claude more than Figma now
Article URL: https://blog.janestreet.com/i-design-with-claude-code-more-than-figma-now-index/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431981

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

The circus freaks of open source
Article URL: https://drewdevault.com/blog/Circus-freaks-of-FOSS/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431952

Points: 19

# Comments: 2 ⌘ Read more

Melbourne maths teacher drugged, bashed with baseball bat, then dumped in canal, say Indian police
Police in the city of Amritsar have accused Sunil Sharma’s brother of murdering the Melbourne teacher over a property dispute. ⌘ Read more

Up the duff and in the red
Being pregnant is risky, expensive and sometimes fatal. Should women be paid for it? ⌘ Read more

Valve P2P networking broken for more than 2 months
Article URL: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets/issues/398

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431461

Points: 23

# Comments: 4 ⌘ Read more

Melbourne maths teacher remembered as Indian police charge brother with brutal murder
Police in the city of Amritsar have accused Sunil Sharma’s brother of murdering the Melbourne teacher over a property dispute. ⌘ Read more

Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo
Article URL: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horses

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431286

Points: 3

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

Take The Age quiz
Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz. ⌘ Read more

Questions remain despite One Nation’s meteoric rise
Nine’s National Affairs editor Andrew Probyn admits he has some concerns over One Nation’s policies despite their meteoric rise to the top of the polls. ⌘ Read more

Questions remain despite One Nation’s meteoric rise.
Nine’s National Affairs editor Andrew Probyn admits he has some concerns over One Nation’s policies despite their meteoric rise to the top of the polls. ⌘ Read more

Tokenomics: Quantifying Where Tokens Are Used in Agentic Software Engineering
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.14470

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48430923

Points: 4

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An Ohio Valley 100k-Watt FM Signal Is Severed in Broad Daylight – Radio World
Article URL: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/an-ohio-valley-100000-watt-fm-signal-is-severed-in-broad-daylight

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48430860

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Boy, 11, among four youths charged after wild Logan chase
The police pursuit ended when the driver of the allegedly stolen BYD lost control after a tyre deflation device was deployed. ⌘ Read more

Public Domain Image Archive
Article URL: https://pdimagearchive.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48430539

Points: 4

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Machete-wielding group arrested at Flinders Street Station; Teen charged over attack on homeless man in Bendigo
Six people were arrested after a fight at Flinders Street Station left a boy in hospital, while a teen on bail was charged for allegedly attacking a homeless man on Saturday. ⌘ Read more

DoD Officially Drops 180 Faiths from Military’s Recognized Religion List
Article URL: https://www.military.com/dod-officially-drops-180-faiths-from-militarys-recognized-religion-list

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48430212

Points: 10

# Comments: 4 ⌘ Read more

Teens allegedly lead police on chase in stolen car
Four teenagers have allegedly led police in Queensland on a car chase in an allegedly stolen car. ⌘ Read more

No Babies? Blame Capitalism
Article URL: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/birth-rates-capitalism-socialism-germany

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48429940

Points: 5

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

Man bailed after machete-wielding group arrested at Flinders Street Station
Six people were arrested after a fight at Flinders Street Station left a boy in hospital on Saturday. ⌘ Read more

They are looting your life savings
Article URL: https://social.bau-ha.us/@raganwald/116705256401454865

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48429343

Points: 6

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Noise limits, curfew lifted for Opera House
Noise limits have been lifted and curfews have been extended for concerts on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. ⌘ Read more

Rescue operation frees trapped Sydney driver
A driver in south-west Sydney had to be freed from his car after crashing at Picnic Point last night. ⌘ Read more

Third spearfisher killed in four weeks off WA coast
A 35-year-old man has become the third spearfisher killed in four weeks by a shark attack after being mauled off the coast of Albany in WA. ⌘ Read more

Minister questioned over comcar use
Sports Minister Anika Wells has been questioned after using hundreds of taxpayer dollars on short trips in government cars. ⌘ Read more

Universal Memory Protocol – a shared format for agent memory
Article URL: https://universalmemoryprotocol.io/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428796

Points: 4

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

Slávnosti, ale aké?!
Správa o tom, že Obec Báčsky Petrovec zaplatí takmer 9,6 milióna dinárov za vystúpenie srbského folkového speváka Acu Pejovića na tohtoročných Slovenských národných slávnostiach, opäť otvorila otázku, ktorá sa vracia prakticky každý rok: Čo vlastne majú byť Slovenské národné slávnosti? ⌘ Read more

Ntsc-rs – open-source video emulation of analog TV and VHS artifacts
Article URL: https://ntsc.rs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428025

Points: 4

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‘I knew the beating was coming’: When the Murdoch media went to war over Ben Roberts-Smith
In their new book, Getting Murdoched, Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson interview people News Corp has targeted, including journalist Chris Masters. In this exclusive extract, Masters shares his experience of News Corp’s campaign of support for Roberts-Smith. ⌘ Read more

Thousands missed cancer signs during the pandemic. The consequences can be deadly
Oncologists are warning of waves of recurrent cancers due to later-stage diagnoses following the pandemic. ⌘ Read more

What happened to Gus? Parents fight for answers over son’s death days after hospital discharge
Gus was the golden boy of his northern beaches community. Police told his father that his death was totally preventable. ⌘ Read more

Whatever happened to Mitchell Pearce? Well, he moved to Europe, gave up the grog and converted to Islam
The former NRL hellraiser has resettled in France, where he is assistant coach at the Catalans Dragons rugby league team. ⌘ Read more

Silence on suicide won’t help families trying to keep loved ones safe
The parents of a young man who died days after being discharged from a mental health unit are pushing for a coronial inquest into events in the lead-up to his death. ⌘ Read more

The final paper trail: How to make your executor’s job easier
Where there’s a will, there’s an executor – the person who manages your estate when you’ve died. Who do you choose for this important role, and how can you help smooth their way? ⌘ Read more

I never celebrated exercise, until I was in hospital thinking I might never be able to again
In April last year I did the bowel cancer screening test sent out in the mail. To my shock – I had no symptoms – it came back positive. I was 54. This wasn’t part of the plan. ⌘ Read more

Alleged sex assault of teenager puts ride-share app safety in the spotlight
The 17-year-old was allegedly detained and sexually assaulted by her ride-share driver on her way to work in Sydney’s north. ⌘ Read more

Baptisms, moving and enrolments at birth: The tricks parents use to get their child’s dream school
The race to get into an in-demand school has never been tighter and parents will do whatever it takes to secure a spot. ⌘ Read more

Bondi gunman dropped to bottom tier of terror watchlist before alleged attack
This masthead can also reveal new details of Naveed Akram’s legal strategy and an al-Qaeda cleric’s hold on him and his slain father. ⌘ Read more

Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say
Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-raised-threat-israeli-spying-us-highest-level-sources-say-rcna348565

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48427523](https://news.ycombinator.com … ⌘ Read more

Bunbury the big winner after Dockers defeat North Melbourne
The Fremantle Dockers recorded their biggest win in AFL history on Saturday at Hands Oval, but it was the WA city of Bunbury that made the most of its time in the spotlight. ⌘ Read more

Alien signal detection guidelines updated over fear of mass panic
If astronomers actually did pick up an extraterrestrial signal, how exactly should they break the news to everyone else ? For decades, SETI has been s… ⌘ Read more

Police in England and Wales told to halt AI use in court statements
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/229e5949-3ebc-4151-8a86-a01b5e259241

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48426022

Points: 5

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Moving beyond fork() + exec()
Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1076018/16f01bbbb8e0d1f0/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425528

Points: 7

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

Benchmarks in Leipzig
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.05818

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425247

Points: 9

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models
I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems. ⌘ Read more

Superquiz, Sunday, June 7
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

Nvidia is proposing a beast of a CPU system for Windows PCs
Article URL: https://twitter.com/lemire/status/2062880075117113739

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48424605

Points: 6

# Comments: 3 ⌘ Read more

Mbodi AI (YC P25) Is Hiring Founding Machine Learning Engineer (Robotics)
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbodi-ai/jobs/WYAcNkX-founding-machine-learning-engineer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48424103

Points: 0

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

There’s still no point in gigabit broadband
Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/theres-still-no-point-in-gigabit-broadband/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48424098

Points: 7

# Comments: 5 ⌘ Read more

How bus crash survivor raised the alarm
A survivor of the Wanneroo bus crash has revealed how she helped raise the alarm on route 390. ⌘ Read more

Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It
Unjected and PureBlood.Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political battleground over bodily autonomy. ⌘ Read more

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models
I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems. ⌘ Read more

Man dies after being bitten by shark
A man has died after he was bitten by a suspected 4.5-metre shark off the coast of Albany in Western Australia’s south. ⌘ Read more

Do Women’s Mate Preferences Change Across the Ovulatory Cycle? A Meta-Analysis [pdf]
Article URL: https://www.martiehaselton.com/_files/ugd/3ae410_aeb76edab75f457aae0c14c4c68d93c0.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48423541

Points: 8

# Comments: 3 ⌘ Read more

2 Best Bluetooth Trackers of 2026, Plus Honorable Mentions
These are the best Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellular gadgets to ensure you never lose anything ever again. ⌘ Read more

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more. ⌘ Read more

Velotric Nomad 2 Fat Tire Ebike, Tested and Reviewed (2026)
This wide-tired bike rolls comfortably over dirt, gravel, and whatever curbs you happen to bounce down. ⌘ Read more

In the climate wars, it’s science versus politics
Age readers respond to the rise of One Nation and the performance of the major parties. ⌘ Read more

How to Share a Link to a Particular Phrase
Modern browsers let you share a link that jumps straight to whatever text you wish to highlight. Here’s how the feature works. ⌘ Read more

Mystery of Stonehenge’s altar stone may have finally been solved
Exactly how the huge stone, which originated in Scotland, actually got to Wiltshire has long remained a mystery. One of the world’s most studied and d… ⌘ Read more