U.S. postal inspectors shut down website selling counterfeit postage labels

95 ilamont 2026-09-29 20:04:05 UTC postalemployeenetwork.com Llama Share 47

US Postal Inspection Service seized an internet domain for operating a counterfeit website selling over 5 million fake USPS postage labels, resulting in $126 million losses. A Pakistani national, Faheem Akram, is charged with conspiracy and wire fraud related to the scheme.

GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price

671 crorella 2026-09-29 18:04:05 UTC openai.com Llama Share 604

GPT-6.1 Sol is a new upgrade to GPT-6 Sol, offering improved performance and cost savings for everyday work tasks. It matches GPT-6 Astra's intelligence at one-fifth of its standard input and output token prices, delivering substantial improvements across complex professional tasks.

How Delhi cut electricity loss from 50 to 5 percent

399 rbanffy 2026-09-29 13:04:05 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 227

The author recounts a common scene in 2002 Delhi where frequent power outages plagued the city, causing chaos and economic losses. However, over the past quarter century, Delhi's grid has transformed into a reliable system with minimal power losses.

PS5 Relapse Exploit

176 therepanic 2026-09-29 16:04:05 UTC github.com/ntfargo Llama Share 99

The project involves exploiting vulnerabilities in Webkit and kernel stages for educational research, using payloads stored in a specific directory and listening on port 9021. It warns users to use the software responsibly and at their own risk, as it may cause system instability or data loss.

Show HN: TurboGPT: train 22KiB transformer in 13s

29 lostmsu 2026-09-29 20:04:05 UTC github.com/lostmsu Full Share 4

The run stores its checkpoint at runs/ctx4/ctx4.pt, containing model, optimizer, scheduler, and trainer state. Use --load CHECKPOINT.pt to resume it. runs/ctx4/report.json is derived from the log directory. Logs are TensorBoard-compatible: one report per batch, capped at 8Mi reports, and flushed with periodic or final checkpoints.

NAND-16: a computer built from 277,248 NAND gates

78 rossant 2026-09-29 17:04:05 UTC somethingbig.ai Full Share 41

A 16-bit computer built from 277,248 NAND gates. CPU, memory, OS and Tetris, all running on the gates in your browser. Zoom in and watch the signals flow.

Show HN: Real-time Solar System with 526k asteroids and all tracked satellites

36 wanick 2026-09-29 20:04:05 UTC space.bl2.net Full Share 10

Тяни — вращать, колесо — приблизить, клик — карточка и орбита, двойной клик — лететь к телу. WASD — полёт, R/F — вверх/вниз, Q/E и стрелки — поворот, Shift — быстрее. Клик по названию группы — подсветить, 👁 — орбиты

Tcl/Tk 9.1

213 dmux 2026-09-29 18:04:05 UTC tcl-lang.org Full Share 65

Tcl/Tk 9.1.0 is the current development work on Tcl and Tk, aiming toward stable releases in September 2026. They add new features and interfaces to the foundation of Tcl/Tk 9.0. About this Site | [email protected] Home | About Tcl/Tk | Software | Core Development | Community | Documentation

A Privacy Analysis of Web and Mobile Conversational AI Agents [pdf]

398 damaru2 2026-09-29 09:04:05 UTC jorgegarciaherrero.com Llama Share 126

Conversational AI services are increasingly adopting advertising-based business models, which raises concerns about user privacy. A systematic analysis of nine prominent conversational AI services found that they expose sensitive information to third-party tracking services, including conversation-derived artifacts such as titles, prompts, and screenshots. These disclosures can be linked to ...

America.gov

177 plesiv 2026-09-29 15:04:05 UTC america.gov Full Share 136

Phyllotaxis: An audio-reactive LED display

248 evakhoury 2026-09-29 04:04:05 UTC jagi.studio Llama Share 41

The author created a cellular LED matrix inspired by phyllotaxis, a pattern found in nature, and programmed it to react dynamically to sound using an STM32 board. The project evolved into an interactive installation at Recurse Center, featuring a website for attendees to upload sketches and games.

Stuck in the Suez Canal – the short version (2021)

24 joebig 2026-09-29 19:04:05 UTC cathsenker.co.uk Full Share 1

Dots: Always-on agents

406 alvis 2026-09-29 18:04:05 UTC openai.com Llama Share 313

Dots are AI-powered agents that assist users with tasks, learn from feedback and adapt to their needs. They can connect to various apps, work independently or in teams, and provide 24/7 support for ambitious projects.

Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won't Let Go of It

60 gumby 2026-09-29 16:04:05 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 20

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Ask HN: What are you reading?

69 dan-bailey 2026-09-29 16:04:05 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 194

The user is currently reading various books, including sci-fi and fantasy novels, historical non-fiction, and philosophical texts. They are also watching TV shows like Reacher S1 and Deadwood.

GLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cyber capabilities

135 Philpax 2026-09-29 18:04:05 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 98

The latest AI model, GLM-5.3, has been released without meaningful safeguards to limit misuse, allowing attackers to bypass its defenses between 64% and 100% of the time. This increases the cyber capabilities available to malicious actors.

Show HN: NSL – WSL for Linux

62 bketelsen 2026-09-29 15:04:05 UTC frostyard.github.io Llama Share 49

NSL provides a Linux host with persistent machines, similar to WSL on Windows. It offers isolated and non-isolated modes for running Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora.

Sustainable energy without the hot air (2008)

127 0sake_rs 2026-09-29 13:04:05 UTC withouthotair.com Full Share 68

Solving a corn puzzle with CP-SAT

24 luu 2026-09-29 19:04:05 UTC thill.me Llama Share 9

The author solved a 3D puzzle using computer vision and Python, but realized that an industrial-strength library called OR-Tools CP-SAT was more efficient.

C64 MERCENARY (1985): a novel exploit bug at the start of the game

9 a1r 2026-09-29 20:04:05 UTC gamesexplained.com Full Share 2

A Staff Engineer's Guide to Inventing Work

140 amortize 2026-09-29 13:04:05 UTC sujithjay.com Llama Share 32

Platform teams invent work by reading signals from systems, users, organization, and industry. They analyze these signals to identify areas for improvement and prioritize new projects.

Jeeves. Reasoning improves Jev-like decision models

214 nicowaltz 2026-09-29 12:04:05 UTC github.com/posthog Llama Share 85

A Jeeves model with a Qwen3.5-9B decision model, LoRA, and pointer head outperforms Kev-9B and Jev on test data without thinking, achieving 0.889 accuracy on unseen data. The model can be sped up by truncating chain length or using a drafter to reason before deciding.

Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over

684 barry-cotter 2026-09-29 12:04:05 UTC derekthompson.org Llama Share 622

Americans have seen a significant decline in socializing over the past few decades, with hosting dinner parties and attending community events decreasing by 70% since 1975. This decline is attributed to various factors, including increased busyness due to work and parenting responsibilities, decreased leisure time, and the rise of solo activities like watching TV or exercising.

Walking Men

70 surprisetalk 2026-09-29 15:04:05 UTC bookofjoe2.blogspot.com Llama Share 25

Google's system detected unusual traffic from your computer network, possibly due to malicious software or automated requests. Solving the CAPTCHA will allow you to continue using Google services temporarily.

ChatGPT Pro 500

163 prodigycorp 2026-09-29 18:04:05 UTC help.openai.com Llama Share 171

ChatGPT Pro now offers a new $500/month plan, Pro 500, with Astra Ultrafast. Existing users can upgrade or downgrade to the lower-priced Pro 200 plan without losing access until the end of their current billing period.

Using any C++ library in Godot

152 czoido 2026-09-29 09:04:05 UTC blog.conan.io Llama Share 53

Godot is a free, open-source game engine that allows developers to create 2D and 3D games using GDScript or C++. It can load native code through GDExtension and godot-cpp bindings.

Digital Audio on the ZX Spectrum's 1-Bit Beeper

52 ibobev 2026-09-29 13:04:05 UTC bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com Llama Share 15

The author successfully implemented a 1-bit digital audio system on the ZX Spectrum, producing high-quality digital audio. The technique uses a loop that turns the speaker on and off with variable-length delays to create a precise timing constraint.

Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far

113 zaik 2026-09-29 20:04:05 UTC statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Full Share 83

DevDay 2026 Recap

81 polygot 2026-09-29 18:04:05 UTC openai.com Llama Share 38

OpenAI is releasing new features for its AI platform, including GPT-6.1 Sol and Ultrafast, to improve performance and speed. These updates will be available on Pro 500 and Enterprise plans.

Galaxy Game – Interim Computer Museum

7 rbanffy 2026-09-29 20:04:05 UTC icm.museum LocalLLM Share 0

Spacewar! originated on the PDP-1 in 1962 and evolved through various machines, including the PDP-11/20. Galaxy Game, a faithful recreation, runs on restored hardware and is now on display at ICM.