The Waymo effect: how AI is quietly making research less collaborative

124 JohnHammersley 2026-09-11 12:01:23 UTC researchagenda.news Llama Share 73

Researchers are losing the value of human collaboration due to frictionless technologies like AI, which remove the need for face-to-face interactions and lead to decollaboration. This trend is driven by funding pressure, velocity worship, and the convenience offered by AI tools that can produce high-quality output without requiring human input.

RTK reports token savings, but our cost benchmarks disagree

47 michalwarda 2026-09-11 12:01:23 UTC quesma.com Llama Share 21

Researchers tested RTK, a tool that filters and compresses terminal output for AI agents, on two platforms and found mixed results. RTK reduced costs by 3% for Fable and increased costs by 7% for DeepSeek in some cases.

Cherenkov Radiation - traveling faster than light

121 andsoitis 2026-09-11 09:01:23 UTC iaea.org Full Share 69

So you want to use OpenRouter?

266 player85 2026-09-11 07:01:23 UTC mmoustafa.com Llama Share 50

The author, who runs an AI assistant called Olly on open-source models through OpenRouter, shares lessons learned from testing 20+ companies for the DeepSeek V4 Flash model.

Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin

1128 fnthawar2 2026-09-10 15:01:23 UTC shopify.engineering Llama Share 821

Shopify is moving from React Native to Swift and Kotlin due to advancements in coding models, allowing for faster development without sacrificing performance. This change will enable Shopify's teams to build mobile apps more efficiently with the help of artificial intelligence.

Claude is no longer available for minors

159 Muhammad523 2026-09-11 11:01:23 UTC support.claude.com Llama Share 217

Claude's account setup requires users to confirm they are 18 or over, with safety systems in place to detect minors. Users can verify their age using Yoti, a third-party platform offering facial age estimation and ID verification options.

Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables

608 Brajeshwar 2026-09-10 16:01:23 UTC blog.jim-nielsen.com Llama Share 378

A man found two old cables in his "Big Box of Cables" and realized he needed them, rekindling motivation and purpose. He hopes to pass on the lesson to his future kids about not discarding useful items.

iPod Classic 6G in QEMU

47 dmonterocrespo 2026-09-11 08:01:23 UTC reddit.com Full Share 6

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RISC-V Emulator and Linux System from Scratch

12 Bluestein 2026-09-11 11:01:23 UTC github.com/werwolv Llama Share 2

This repository contains Linux source code and emulator for RV32IMA, along with minimal devices and config files. The device tree can be compiled to a dtb file using the dtc compiler.

Working with Git Worktrees in Magit

72 srijan4 2026-09-11 05:01:23 UTC emacsredux.com Llama Share 27

The author recently discovered git worktrees, which allow multiple parallel branches in a single repository without conflicts. They found this feature useful for AI coding agents and long test runs on one branch while working on another.

OpenAI Agents API

282 aquir 2026-09-10 20:01:23 UTC developers.openai.com Llama Share 159

The Agents API provides access to the Codex harness through an OpenAI-managed API, allowing applications to interact with agents in a sandbox environment. Sessions are managed by OpenAI, while applications provide tools and choose their execution environment.

CSS Curiosities of the Past

29 robin_reala 2026-09-11 08:01:23 UTC vale.rocks Llama Share 19

The web has evolved significantly since its inception, with various browser-specific hacks and non-standard CSS features being used to target specific browsers. These hacks often led to inconsistent rendering and behavior across different browsers.

Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images (2025)

348 gumby 2026-09-10 16:01:23 UTC spinoff.nasa.gov Llama Share 56

A Singaporean archaeologist used NASA's decorrelation stretch technique to uncover 200 previously hidden paintings at Angkor Wat, revealing faded images that were invisible to the naked eye. The technique, originally developed for satellite imagery, has been widely applied in various fields including archaeology and tattoo preservation.

Moonshot serves Claude instead of Kimi and collects exchanges for model training

18 MrBuddyCasino 2026-09-11 12:01:23 UTC twitter.com/davidagranovich Llama Share 3

Thieves are using AI to steal sensitive data, including API keys and session tokens, with resale value on the black market. Companies must secure their models and deploy victim-deployed agents to prevent exploitation.

The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freeze a Mac

229 auberonedu 2026-09-10 22:01:23 UTC auberon.xyz Llama Share 156

A WebGPU shader on an untrusted site can hang a Mac's graphics, making the desktop UI unusable until a restart is forced by clicking a link. Apple has not prioritized fixing this issue despite its potential to be annoying and violating user trust.

Mexican student creates an acoustic fire extinguisher to put out fire in seconds

268 rguiscard 2026-09-11 02:01:23 UTC upsocl.com Llama Share 88

ngela Karime Venegas Hernández, a 16-year-old Mexican student, invented "Vortex Tech", a device that extinguishes fires using sound waves. It has been tested successfully on various materials and is set to represent Mexico at an international fair.

Remember Hong Kong

8 throw0101d 2026-09-11 12:36:23 UTC thenextmove.org LocalLLM Share 2

Jay Nordlinger discusses the suppression of Hong Kong's democracy movement, highlighting figures like Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai. He argues that despite current repression, the fight for freedom persists and will ultimately prevail.

Nine coding harnesses vs. your laptop

129 nasutton12 2026-09-11 03:01:23 UTC nasutton.notion.site Full Share 44

A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps.

Neijuan

73 vermilingua 2026-09-11 09:01:23 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 22

Neijuan, a Chinese term describing intensifying effort and competition without corresponding output or benefit, has become a buzzword in China's youth culture. It reflects the country's hyper-competitive work environment and societal pressures on parents to secure their children's futures through education and hard work.

Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom

250 aanet 2026-09-10 18:01:23 UTC musictheory.pugetsound.edu Full Share 111

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More questions about whether researchers can trust OpenAI with unpublished math

829 pred_ 2026-09-10 13:01:23 UTC mathstodon.xyz Llama Share 765

Tristan Buckmaster questioned OpenAI's transparency about using his conversations with ChatGPT for training data. He felt misled by their response, which he perceived as dishonest and lacking explanation or evidence.

An interactive tour of the spanning tree protocol

27 zdw 2026-09-11 09:01:23 UTC vincent.bernat.ch Llama Share 2

The article explains the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), a network protocol used to prevent network loops and ensure loop-free connectivity. STP is designed to block just enough cables to leave a loop-free tree, allowing for efficient communication between devices.

Forgejo <=16.0.3 Critical RCE

196 weierstass 2026-09-10 16:01:23 UTC codeberg.org Llama Share 76

A strategy to avoid receiving garbage on Codeberg involves not visiting as an AI scraper or contacting Codeberg. Using a Location directive with konqueror can help choose which changes to use, defaulting to 1 for best speed.

NTSB issues investigative update on B-767 runway excursion accident in Miami

121 mckn1ght 2026-09-10 22:01:23 UTC ntsb.gov Llama Share 215

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a runway excursion accident involving Air Flight 7598 at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026. The NTSB has recovered and read the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, which will be reviewed to produce a written transcript.

Neki – Sharded Postgres

254 simon_weber 2026-09-10 16:01:23 UTC planetscale.com Llama Share 133

Neki is a sharded Postgres database built from lessons learned running large MySQL clusters, addressing common issues like table size and backup times. It offers an online operations model with features like schema changes, version upgrades, and resharding through a single psql connection.

Cognition launches new SWE-2 model, Rivaling Fable 5.1 and GPT-Astra

426 seelos 2026-09-10 16:01:23 UTC cognition.com Llama Share 176

The new coding model SWE-2 achieves 50.0% on FrontierCode 1.1 Main, within one point of Fable 5.1, while being 64% cheaper than its predecessor SWE-1.7 and outperforming GPT-6 Astra at a quarter of the cost.

Proof of Capture: Apple Reference Image, but open source and using steganography

118 merybenavente 2026-09-10 20:01:23 UTC merybenavente.me Llama Share 71

A new camera technology, Proof of Capture, has been introduced to prove a photo was taken by a camera and not AI generated. This approach uses an invisible watermark in the image pixels to sign a perceptual hash at capture time.

Rust is tier-1 language at Microsoft

698 mmastrac 2026-09-10 14:01:23 UTC rustfoundation.org Llama Share 453

Microsoft has invested heavily in Rust, making it a Tier-1 language for internal development alongside C++, C#, and TypeScript. The company's MSVC backend, now connected to Rust via rustc_codegen_utc, enables seamless interoperability between the two languages.

Douglas Hofstadter: Analogy as the Core of Cognition [video]

194 tosh 2026-09-10 16:01:23 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 86

Recursion into madness

88 surprisetalk 2026-09-10 22:01:23 UTC blog.coredump.cx Llama Share 22

The author explores the limitations of large language models, particularly in image and video editing tools, where recursive processes can lead to chaotic results. Gemini's attempts to rewrite a passage resulted in increasingly bizarre metaphors, demonstrating the model's struggles with open-ended rewrites.