GPT-5.6

229 logickkk1 2026-07-09 17:05:22 UTC openai.com Qwen Share 130

OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 (Sol, Terra, Luna), with Sol leading in coding, cybersecurity, and science efficiency, outperforming prior models and competitors. Enhanced ultra mode, cost-effective tiers, and robust safeguards boost performance-per-dollar and safety for diverse professional tasks.

Show HN: 18 Words

548 pompomsheep 2026-07-09 13:33:22 UTC 18words.com Full Share 219

Play 18 Words: a fast daily word challenge. Solve each scrambled word before the timer runs out and see how many of 18 you can survive.

ChatGPT Work

54 Tiberium 2026-07-09 17:05:22 UTC openai.com Qwen Share 7

ChatGPT Work automates complex, multi-step tasks across apps and files using GPT-5.6, streamlining workflows like budget analysis and campaign creation. It integrates with tools like Slack and Google Drive, supports scheduled tasks, and offers enterprise security, rolling out to Pro, Enterprise, and Edu plans.

EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0

531 rapnie 2026-07-09 11:33:22 UTC patrick-breyer.de Llama Share 277

The European Parliament allowed the interim "Chat Control 1.0" regulation to pass, permitting mass scanning of private communications until 2028. Negotiations for a permanent regulation will resume in September, with the EU Parliament pushing for targeted detection orders and stricter security standards.

Hy3

114 andai 2026-07-09 15:33:22 UTC hy.tencent.com Qwen Share 39

Hy3 outperforms similar-size models and rivals larger open-source models in productivity tasks, achieving 2.67/4 in expert evaluations. It addresses stability, hallucination, and context retention issues, is open-sourced under Apache 2.0, and reduces API costs.

No leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2026

147 ChrisArchitect 2026-07-09 14:33:22 UTC datacenter.iers.org Qwen Share 107

The IERS confirms no leap second will be added at the end of December 2026, keeping UTC-TAI at -37 seconds. Leap seconds may occur in June or December based on UT1-TAI, with updates provided every six months via Bulletin C.

Wildcard (YC W25) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer

0 2026-07-09 17:02:22 UTC ycombinator.com Qwen Share

Wildcard, a fast-growing agentic commerce platform, seeks a Founding Engineer to build infrastructure and product for AI-driven retail optimization. The role requires owning end-to-end systems, leveraging AI tools, and shaping product direction with direct impact on company success.

A possible future for Damn Interesting

67 mzur 2026-07-09 15:33:22 UTC damninteresting.com Qwen Share 5

Alan Bellows, founder of Damn Interesting, is launching a fundraiser to regain time for the project after transitioning to a full-time job, which has limited his ability to write and manage the site. The goal is to counter the influx of AI-generated content by funding more long-form articles, with donations separate from regular operational expenses.

Muse Spark 1.1

187 ot 2026-07-09 14:33:22 UTC ai.meta.com Full Share 119

Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on getting this fixed as soon as we can.

TLS certificates for internal services done right

58 mrl5 2026-07-09 15:33:22 UTC tuxnet.dev Qwen Share 37

The article explains securing internal services (like Grafana) with split-horizon DNS and a reverse proxy (nginx) using ACME (Let's Encrypt) certificates, avoiding self-signed cert issues. It leverages a WAF via nginx and NetBird's Custom Zones to restrict access, ensuring TLS works seamlessly for both internal and external clients without manual client-side trust configurations.

Opinionated and Easy Pi.dev Configuration

48 lwhsiao 2026-07-09 15:33:22 UTC lazypi.org Full Share 31

One command installs 60+ community skills, 67 themes, MCP support, sub-agent support, Claude Code CLI provider support, memory, and more. You're left with a curated starting point that gets you an exciting, useful experience immediately, without the research and configuration tax.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fast MPMC Queues with Bounded Waiting

32 EvgeniyZh 2026-07-09 16:33:22 UTC nahla.dev Qwen Share 0

The author designed a lock-free queue using atomic counters and state/data buffers, initially mistakenly labeled as wait-free; it ensures bounded wait times but risks overflow with extreme usage. Benchmarks show good scalability, though performance peaks vary with core utilization, and drivable operations help mitigate head-of-line blocking.

Launch HN: Context.dev (YC S26) – API to get structured data from any website

34 TheYahiaBakour 2026-07-09 15:33:22 UTC context.dev Qwen Share 29

Context.dev offers an API for web scraping, brand data extraction, and logo retrieval, with plans from Free to Enterprise. It includes self-service sign-up, a startup discount, and supports AI agents with tiered pricing and scalable credits.

The glass backbone: Why the Army's logistics will break in the next war

127 baud147258 2026-07-09 13:33:22 UTC mwi.westpoint.edu Qwen Share 136

The US Army's efficiency-driven sustainment model, optimized for permissive environments, is ill-suited for modern multidomain warfare, where survival under persistent attack determines victory. Historical and contemporary conflicts show that centralized logistics collapse under attrition, demanding decentralized, survivable sustainment networks to match industrial-scale combat endurance.

How to Write an Email

41 speckx 2026-07-09 15:33:22 UTC blog.dannycastonguay.com Qwen Share 12

Effective emails state facts clearly, specify deadlines, and outline decisions upfront to enable quick action. Avoid vague phrases and ensure all context is included so the message remains clear when forwarded.

Show HN: Analog Watch

50 ezekg 2026-07-09 14:33:22 UTC analog.watch Full Share 49

A minigame where you read 3 analog clocks as fast as you can. Daily challenges and freeplay modes.

New open access book on history of computers and politics

29 mckelveyf 2026-07-09 14:33:22 UTC mitpress.mit.edu Full Share 2

You don't have permission to access "http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262053198/simpolitics/" on this server.

Meta reuses old RAM in new servers with custom bridge chip

231 ihsw 2026-07-09 07:33:22 UTC networkworld.com Llama Share 153

Meta developed Vistara, a custom chip to reuse older memory in new servers, improving efficiency and reducing costs. This technology can help address the rising memory prices and shortage, which may last until 2027.

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public

30 jack1689 2026-07-09 15:33:23 UTC techcrunch.com Qwen Share 42

Bending Spoons acquires and transforms digital brands using tech/AI, maintaining long-term ownership despite layoffs and pricing changes, backed by strong investor confidence and a $1.31B 2025 revenue. Its strategy, blending private equity tactics with growth through high-profile acquisitions like Evernote and Eventbrite, aims to scale further via AI-driven efficiency and selective take-privates.

AI content is everywhere on social media, especially LinkedIn

102 mukmuk 2026-07-09 16:33:23 UTC pangram.com Qwen Share 75

Pangram's Chrome extension detects AI-generated social media content, revealing 13.8% average AI prevalence, with LinkedIn's longform posts at 40% AI saturation and Reddit's replies mostly human. The dataset of 1M+ posts highlights AI's growing role online, urging transparency to reclaim attention control.

Why we're moving off Cloudflare Durable Objects

29 jitpal 2026-07-09 15:33:23 UTC usewire.io Qwen Share 6

Wire transitioned from Cloudflare Durable Objects to a custom-built runtime for improved performance, control, and isolation, embedding SQLite with vector indexes to reduce latency and enhance retrieval accuracy. The new system offers faster warm/cold starts, regional placement, and dedicated resources, with plans to open-source the runtime after stability validation.

AI changes the economics of software rewrites

54 cinooo 2026-07-09 10:33:23 UTC thetruthasiseeitnow.com Llama Share 62

The model's performance is determined by its training data and context, with established patterns in popular tech stacks giving it an advantage. A codebase rewrite can help rebuild around clear patterns, leveraging AI strengths and reducing the time spent on teaching it proprietary languages.

Coordination Without Consolidation: On Systems of States [pdf]

12 brandonlc 2026-07-09 15:33:23 UTC isonomiaquarterly.com Qwen Share 1

The U.S. system of states, designed for decentralized governance, faces inherent tensions as it scales: proliferation of units and systemic coordination demands generate pressures toward centralization, challenging the balance between local autonomy and unified governance. While polycentric systems enable diversity and adaptability, their success at scale often relies on hierarchical ...

Auditory and spontaneous movement responses to music over first postnatal year

7 bookofjoe 2026-07-09 16:33:23 UTC elifesciences.org Prefix Share 1

This well-designed study offers important insights into the development of infants' responses to music based on the exploration of EEG neural auditory responses and video-based movement analysis. The compelling results revealed that evoked responses emerge between 3 and 12 months of age, but no age group demonstrated evidence of coordinated movements to music. This study will be of ...

Show HN: I mapped 8.5M research papers into an interactive atlas

6 leonickson 2026-07-09 16:58:23 UTC tomesphere.com Full Share 0

Loading the full 3M-paper set (~45 MB of binary point buffers). Takes 10–20 seconds. After this it’s cached — pan and zoom are instant. If you’re on a slow connection or mobile, consider browsing /paper pages first — the atlas is the heaviest surface on the site. Streaming the arXiv corpus — the legend, field lens, and per-paper insights light up here once it lands.

Spider venom kills varroa mites without harming honeybees

246 Jedd 2026-07-09 05:33:23 UTC connectsci.au Llama Share 109

Researchers found peptides in Tasmanian cave spider and giant Japanese funnel-web spider venom that can kill varroa mites without harming honeybees. These biodegradable peptides could lead to a sustainable treatment for varroa mite infestations in honeybee hives.

What's slowing down the AI buildout

34 droidjj 2026-07-09 11:33:23 UTC worksinprogress.news Llama Share 74

The rapid growth of AI and data centers is straining power grids worldwide, with the US grid operators facing a huge backlog of projects waiting for connection due to an inflexible first-come, first-served queue. To address this bottleneck, experts suggest implementing auctions to prioritize high-quality projects, adopting energy-only service, and linking prices to real-time costs to ...

How should group chats work in decentralized systems?

3 Realman78 2026-07-09 17:17:23 UTC marindedic.com Prefix Share 0

I’ve recently released the initial version of Kiyeovo - a decentralized P2P messenger desktop app. I cannot emphasize how much time went into thinking about group chats. Each model that I came up with had a major flaw, and this was really where the “no server” aspect started to hurt. I realized that there is no “best” way to do this, and that I must choose some tradeoffs in order to keep the ...

Show HN: Devthropology – Better Insights for GitHub Repos

9 dpc94 2026-07-09 16:49:23 UTC devthropology.com Full Share 4

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Maxwell's Equations Were Discovered [video]

36 surprisetalk 2026-07-09 14:33:23 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 12