Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey. He will be remembered for his insightful writing and creative endeavors, including photography.
Scientists have virtually unwrapped and read a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll, PHerc. 1667, without damaging it. The scroll contains a Stoic philosophical treatise on ethics, dated to the 2nd century BC, and is the first to be read continuously from start to end.
A recent paper by five authors shows that the Bipartite Matching problem is in the complexity class NC, resolving a central problem in parallel algorithms and derandomization that's been open since the 1980s. The result has sparked discussions on the implications of the paper and the potential for derandomization in other problems, with some users highlighting the importance of regulation in ...
The Code 128 Encoder is a tool for encoding text into scannable barcodes. It can be found at a specific URL and is also included in the Code 128 page for further information.
The user built hackmyclaw.com to test OpenClaw's security, sending over 6,000 emails to try and leak a secrets.env file, but none were successful. The experiment showed that prompt injection is harder than expected, even with sophisticated attacks, and the user is now more optimistic about AI security.
The WisdPi 10G Ethernet Expansion Card for Framework computers has performance issues due to USB-C bandwidth complexity and Realtek RTL8159 Ethernet controller limitations. It can reach up to 9.4 Gbps speeds on Windows 11 but may overheat and is not recommended for laptop use.
WebBase-III is a modern web app that brings back the dBASE III experience with a terminal, language, and features like BROWSE and .prg programs. It's built with TypeScript, Node.js, and SQLite, and supports unlimited work areas, relational data access, and cross-area field access.
LispE is a system that combines the benefits of interpretation and compilation by turning each instruction into a derived class that exposes an eval method, allowing for efficient evaluation and optimization. This approach, based on the equivalence between function application and object evaluation, enables LispE to maintain the flexibility of interpretation while achieving the efficiency of ...
A 248-year-old notebook in France's National Library has been identified as belonging to 22-year-old Mozart, containing daily exercises and 7 pieces for flute and harp. The notebook was confiscated during the French Revolution and has now been authenticated as a major discovery in music history.
Akrites is a coordinated effort to remediate vulnerabilities in open source software, bringing together major tech companies to find, fix, and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in critical open source software. The initiative aims to address the accelerated discovery of vulnerabilities by AI and provide a single, trusted place for coordination, remediation, and disclosure to ensure the ...
Australia's under-16 social media ban is not working as intended, with 7 out of 10 kids still using social media. The law mandates age verification through biometric info, government IDs, or other data, introducing new risks for data breaches and phishing attempts.
To play the game, create a sandbox configuration file in src/sandbox and run pipenv run auto with your script.
The Garbage Collection Handbook updates the state of the field in automatic memory management, covering new challenges and state-of-the-art techniques. It provides expert insight on garbage collectors, helping programmers select and configure the best options.
Explore the Oxide Cloud Computer in 3D. Navigate from rack to sleds to CPUs with guided tours of the components that make up the Cloud Computer.
IBM unveiled a sub-1 nanometer chip technology with a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm node, nearly doubling transistor density. The breakthrough offers up to 50% more performance and 70% greater energy efficiency, enabling future advancements in computing and AI.
You accuse Nico of copying code from Papermark's open source and enterprise-licensed code without permission, demanding the product be taken down immediately. This action is seen as fraudulent and reflects poorly on Nico's business and the YC community.
Researchers have developed microbubbles to deliver drugs to the body, overcoming barriers like the blood-brain barrier. Microbubbles can be steered and burst on command, temporarily opening biological barriers to allow treatments to pass through.
OpenKnowledge is a local markdown editor with integrations for LLMs, available as a desktop app or local web app via CLI. It supports macOS, Linux, and Intel Macs, with Node.js 24+ required for installation.
A seeded chess-pathfinding roguelite. Guide Prince Chazz across the board, dodging enemy pieces, and race the per-seed leaderboard.
Researchers at Unconventional AI built Un-0, an image generator powered by a simulated system of coupled oscillators, achieving FID 6.74 on ImageNet 64×64, matching the quality of leading conventional image generation methods. Un-0's architecture harnesses the laws of physics to do the computing, aiming to run modern AI on a fraction of the energy today's machines need, around 1,000x less.
The author describes Bank Python, a proprietary fork of the Python ecosystem used by investment banks, which includes a global database called Barbara, a job runner called Walpole, and a data management system called MnTable. The system is designed to be holistic and all-encompassing, with a focus on data-first development and a unique approach to software engineering that differs from ...
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The Zig compiler has made several improvements in 2026, including a new ELF linker with fast incremental compilation, improved LLVM backend, and enhanced build system. These changes aim to improve performance, usability, and stability, with features like incremental compilation, lazy type analysis, and better error messages.
OS9Map lets you browse OpenStreetMap on Mac OS 9. Search for landmarks and addresses, and save the places you care about as bookmarks for next time. Smooth scrolling map canvas — drag with the mouse to pan; nearby tiles load as you go. Bookmarks — save the places you visit often and return to them from the menu in one click.
A restaurant replaced physical menus with a QR code, causing inconvenience and chaos among a group of six people. This experience illustrates the Doorman's Fallacy, where technology replaces humans without considering the consequences on customer experience.
Hatcha is a reverse CAPTCHA that challenges humans with tasks like multiplication and decoding, while being trivial for AI agents. It uses a stateless verification system with opaque tokens containing hashed answers and expiry dates.
I moved to Barcelona for a master's degree in Innovation and Research with a focus on advanced computing due to boredom in my freelance job and a desire for a change. The degree was academically focused but had a practical aspect with take-home projects and presentations, and I enjoyed the culture and food of Spain despite the stress and pressure of balancing work and studies.
The Roman identity has evolved over 1500 years, with various groups in Europe and beyond claiming Roman heritage. These groups include Romanians, Romansh people in Switzerland, Romeika speakers in Greece, and others who have maintained their connection to the Roman Empire.
The user is writing a series of posts on type inference for anonymous records, a feature that is still lacking in many statically typed languages. They are explaining the basics of type theory and introducing a notation for type inference rules to make the concept more accessible to readers.
The user built an app called In the Long Run, which allows users to virtually run famous routes worldwide and view points of interest along the way. They used GeoNames data, Python, and DuckDB to create a pipeline that enriches the app with relevant points of interest, overcoming challenges with AI hallucinations and biases.