How OpenAI delivers low-latency voice AI at scale

234 Sean-Der 2026-05-04 20:24:52 UTC openai.com Llama Share 91

OpenAI rearchitected their WebRTC stack to improve real-time AI interactions by reducing latency and preserving standard WebRTC behavior for clients. They achieved this by introducing a relay service that routes packets to the correct transceiver, allowing for deterministic first-packet routing and a small public UDP footprint.

I am worried about Bun

380 remote-dev 2026-05-04 17:24:52 UTC wwj.dev Llama Share 258

The author is concerned about Bun's future after Anthropic acquired it, citing Claude Code's decline in quality and restrictions. They're moving away from Bun for package management and recommend pnpm instead.

Talking to strangers at the gym

1089 thitran 2026-05-04 12:24:52 UTC thienantran.com Llama Share 516

The user, who was struggling to make friends after college, approached 30 people at the gym over a month, resulting in some meaningful connections and friendships. Through this experience, the user became more resilient and confident in initiating conversations with strangers, eventually forming connections with people who share similar interests and hobbies.

Pulitzer Prize Winners 2026

65 brightbeige 2026-05-04 21:24:52 UTC pulitzer.org Llama Share 22

A news organization is recognized for its in-depth reporting on various topics including government overhauls, immigration sweeps, and surveillance tools. The organization's journalists have won awards for their powerful and compassionate storytelling on human impacts and consequences.

Securing a DoD contractor: Finding a multi-tenant authorization vulnerability

158 bearsyankees 2026-05-04 18:24:52 UTC strix.ai Llama Share 70

A company, Schemata, handling sensitive military data had no API authorization, allowing a low-privilege user to access users, organizations, and confidential training materials. The issue was fixed after 150 days of disclosure attempts, highlighting the importance of open disclosure channels and robust authorization testing.

Testing macOS on the Apple Network Server 2.0 ROMs

41 zdw 2026-05-04 21:24:52 UTC oldvcr.blogspot.com Llama Share 8

The author tested the 2.0 ROMs for the Apple Network Server, which support Cirrus video and 53C825A SCSI, but found performance to be dismal in Mac OS.

Agent Skills

61 BOOSTERHIDROGEN 2026-05-04 22:24:52 UTC addyosmani.com Llama Share 13

The author created Agent Skills to help AI coding agents follow senior engineer best practices by adding workflows and verification steps to their default behavior. This approach aims to prevent common engineering mistakes and ensure reliable software at scale.

GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay

631 n1b0m 2026-05-04 10:24:52 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 589

GameStop made a $55.5bn offer to buy eBay at $125 a share, with CEO Ryan Cohen planning $2bn in cost savings. The deal would link GameStop with eBay, lifting GameStop's valuation and giving eBay a national network for its business operations.

Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks

191 littlexsparkee 2026-05-04 16:24:52 UTC nber.org Llama Share 185

Researchers Noah Arman Kouchekinia, David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner received grants for their study on employment and cognitive decline. The study was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

Redis array: short story of a long development process

216 antirez 2026-05-04 14:24:52 UTC antirez.com Llama Share 78

The user implemented a new Array data type for Redis, taking four months with AI assistance, which helped with specification, implementation, and testing. AI provided a safety net for complex tasks, allowing the user to venture into higher complexity and achieve high-quality system programming.

Microsoft Edge stores all passwords in memory in clear text, even when unused

374 cft 2026-05-04 18:24:52 UTC twitter.com/l1v1ng0ffth3l4n Full Share 141

Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot. Some privacy related extensions may cause issues on x.com. Please disable them and try again.

Formatting a 25M-line codebase overnight

106 r00k 2026-05-04 20:24:52 UTC stripe.dev Full Share 57

This is the story of how our Developer Productivity team extended and rolled out rubyfmt, our Rust-based zero-config, ultra-fast autoformatter across the world's largest Ruby codebase.

Jonathan Swift's Last Joke

15 samizdis 2026-05-04 22:24:52 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 2

David Kenny, a professor of law, became obsessed with Jonathan Swift's epitaph after reading it in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. He discovered that Swift's will specified his epitaph be placed next to a monument of Primate Narcissus Marsh, a rival he mocked in his writings.

1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

108 Brajeshwar 2026-05-04 15:24:52 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 85

A Sacramento auto parts shop owner spent $40,000 and two years converting a 1966 Ford Mustang into a Tesla with a Model 3 drivetrain and Full Self-Driving capabilities. The project demonstrates Tesla's technology is portable and adaptable, despite licensing struggles with other automakers.

UK Fuel Price Intelligence – Market analytics from reporting stations

155 theazureguy 2026-05-04 15:24:52 UTC fuelinsight.co.uk Llama Share 73

This site provides independent UK fuel price data sourced from the UK Fuel Finder scheme, with no influence on prices. It stores and analyses publicly mandated data, using Google Analytics to understand site usage.

Transformers Are Inherently Succinct

24 bearseascape 2026-05-04 20:24:52 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 5

Transformers are highly expressive in describing concepts, outperforming finite automata and LTL formulas in succinctness. Verifying transformer properties is intractable due to their expressivity.

How Monero’s proof of work works

227 alcazar 2026-05-04 14:24:52 UTC blog.alcazarsec.com Llama Share 176

Monero's RandomX proof of work makes mining expensive for custom chips by using CPU strengths like dynamic code and memory access. It generates random programs and uses memory-hard functions to make mining look like general-purpose computing.

Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database

97 Ariarule 2026-05-04 15:24:52 UTC pomiferous.com Llama Share 42

Several apple varieties are described including Sekai Ichi, French cider apple, and Pink Lady. These apples have unique characteristics such as flavor, texture, and origin.

Let's talk about LLMs

128 cdrnsf 2026-05-04 18:24:52 UTC b-list.org Llama Share 86

The author discusses the potential impact of large language models (LLMs) on software development, arguing that they may not offer the promised order-of-magnitude improvements in productivity.

US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants

394 ZeidJ 2026-05-04 17:24:52 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 134

Pixel trackers on websites collect personal info, including health data, often for advertising. Government websites sharing health data with tech companies affects millions of Americans.

Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation

82 doppp 2026-05-04 16:24:52 UTC sierra.ai Llama Share 108

Sierra raises $950 million at over $15 billion valuation to invest in AI customer experience. The company now has over $1 billion to deploy AI agents for businesses, transforming customer interactions and experiences.

Show HN: I Built a Museum Exhibit

4 kn81198 2026-05-04 23:24:52 UTC knhash.in Prefix Share 0

I audited Designing for Curiosity in my final semester at Georgia Tech. The first half was seminar-style, working through foundational papers in design. At the midway point we got to talk about some of our learnings and I gave a presentation on Subverting Expectations. The second half was a group project where we designed and built a museum exhibit in partnership with the Children's ...

Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to

205 andsoitis 2026-05-04 17:24:52 UTC economist.com Llama Share 141

A 2019 study found teens can't switch off from Instagram, leading to a landmark ruling against Meta and YouTube for designing addictive products. The ruling's implications are being digested as the world adjusts to its impact.

Show HN: nfsdiag – A NFS diagnostic application

37 lsferreira42 2026-05-04 18:24:52 UTC github.com/lsferreira42 Llama Share 3

nfs-doctor is a command line tool to help debug NFS servers from the client side. It checks network, rpcbind, NFS versions, and other common issues.

Heat pump sales rise across Europe

198 doener 2026-05-04 18:24:52 UTC pv-magazine.com Llama Share 116

Residential heat pump sales rose 17% in 11 European countries in Q1 2026 due to high gas and oil prices. France, Germany, and Poland saw 25% growth, while Austria's sales fell 30% due to lack of government subsidies.

The Visible Zorker: Zork 3

43 zarlez 2026-05-04 17:24:52 UTC eblong.com Full Share 2

A software exhibit that allows you to explore Zork and also Zork's source code at the same time.

'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level

68 dmm 2026-05-04 22:24:52 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 47

New Orleans is at risk of being surrounded by the ocean due to climate change, with a new study estimating the city may be gone within this century. The city's population of 360,000 people will need to be relocated to safer ground, but no plan is in place.

Newton's law of gravity passes its biggest test

133 pseudolus 2026-05-04 13:24:52 UTC science.org Llama Share 119

Researchers confirmed Newton's law of gravity on the largest scales using galaxy clusters. The study tightens the vise on alternative theory MOND, which tries to explain dark matter without gravity.

A little comparison between R and Kap

17 tosh 2026-05-04 19:24:52 UTC blog.dhsdevelopments.com Llama Share 2

The user compared Pandas and R, finding Kap solutions shorter but R with nice defaults. They implemented examples from a blog post in Kap, highlighting differences between the languages.

“Kitten Space Agency”, a Spiritual Successor to “Kerbal Space Program” (2025)

140 Tomte 2026-05-04 18:24:52 UTC space.com Llama Share 46

Stefan Moluf, a former SpaceX engineer, is working on Kitten Space Agency, a spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program, with a focus on a solid technical foundation and modding capabilities. The game aims to be both authentic and accessible, with a free "pay-what-you-want" distribution model.