8.26.26 | Dolly Parton has died, Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra, Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
Hacker News Highlights · Aug 26, 2026 · 14:02
Hacker News Highlights · Aug 26, 2026 · 14:02
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Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-m6-and-m5-ultra-for-a-big-leap-in-performance-and-ai-compute/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433292
Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1442
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437283
New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433316
My Friend Aaron
https://rorz.io/writing/my-friend-aaron
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437069
New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-unveils-a-more-powerful-mac-mini-featuring-the-all-new-m6-and-m5-pro/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433450
OpenAI Jalapeño: Better than Nvidia Blackwell
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/openai-jalapeno-better-than-nvidia
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49434378
FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone and blood sugar levels
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-first-wearable-device-continuously-monitors-both-ketone-levels-and-blood-sugar
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49439017
Firefox 157 will include JPEG XL by default on all platforms
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platform/c/3YMV4MS34KA?pli=1
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437946
Don't Wordle
https://dontwordle.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49432319
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