Tencent Releases and Open-Sources Tencent Hy4 Preview

59 shenli3514 2026-08-29 20:23:24 UTC tencent.com Llama Share 20

Tencent has released Hy4 preview, a next-generation large language model with outstanding performance on real-world productivity tasks. The model is available as an open-source model and can be accessed globally through various Tencent products, offering cost efficiency and continuous improvement.

Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

222 zackb 2026-08-29 15:23:24 UTC zackbartel.com Llama Share 101

The author transitioned to Linux and found Continuity features from macOS lacking, particularly OTP code autofill. Tether aims to replicate these features on Linux, initially focusing on clipboard sync before expanding to other areas.

vLLM v0.28.0

40 mrrrcs 2026-08-29 18:23:24 UTC github.com/vllm-project Llama Share 14

Kimi-K3 and DeepSeek V4 have received major optimizations, including improved decoding, caching, and memory management. These updates enhance performance across various models and architectures.

Calibrate Before You Accelerate: Bias Toward Action in a New Role

60 tuckerwales 2026-08-29 18:23:24 UTC tucker.wales Llama Share 17

The author advises against rushing to prove oneself in a new job, instead focusing on building context and understanding the "why" behind processes. By doing so, one can make more informed decisions and take targeted action that drives meaningful change.

SQLite as a Document Database (2020)

134 lioeters 2026-08-29 14:23:24 UTC dgl.cx Llama Share 42

SQLite has a new feature called generated columns, allowing JSON data to be inserted and indexed like a document database. This enables treating SQLite as an embedded document database for lightweight applications.

Domain-Driven Agents

13 AlarQ 2026-08-29 20:23:24 UTC coldtake.dev Llama Share 0

The author uses LLMs in legacy codebases to improve productivity, but notes that the quality of work drops due to system complexity and missing meaning. He proposes a two-layer approach: strategic work (deciding what changes are needed) and tactical work (carrying those decisions into code).

DHS is using obscure law to snoop on journalists, non-profits, unions

169 firefax 2026-08-29 19:23:24 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 22

The Trump administration has used a customs law to obtain private information on journalists, non-profits and unions without judicial oversight. The government obtained phone records for a Minneapolis journalist and sought YouTube account information from several individuals, raising concerns over the power of the executive branch.

LLMs are making me lose my savviness

21 me2too 2026-08-29 19:23:24 UTC pgaleone.eu Llama Share 20

The author, a software engineer, feels unfulfilled and bored with the use of AI tools like LLMs that speed up design and development processes. They miss the challenge and satisfaction of building something from scratch using their own brain.

Good Culture Is the Biggest Productivity Hack, Not AI

153 gpi 2026-08-29 17:23:24 UTC newsletter.eng-leadership.com Llama Share 25

The author emphasizes that a great culture is more important than AI tools for increasing productivity, as it affects how people work together and communicate. A good culture can amplify the benefits of AI, but bad culture can hinder its effectiveness.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches this Sunday

9 topspin 2026-08-29 20:23:24 UTC npr.org LocalLLM Share 0

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launched Aug. 30, will revolutionize astronomy by surveying the Milky Way in a month, a task Hubble would take a century. It aims to uncover dark energy's role in cosmic expansion and discover planets via gravitational microlensing.

Glacier Mice

220 ostacke 2026-08-29 08:23:24 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 45

Glacier mice are colonies of mosses and other organisms found on glaciers, with movement patterns that appear to be herd-like behavior. They can persist for six years or longer, creating a suitable ecosystem for microorganisms on the glacier surface.

Indirect Calling of Nested Functions on GCC Without Executable Stack

59 uecker 2026-08-29 14:23:24 UTC uecker.codeberg.page Llama Share 32

The user discussed a hack to support older versions of GCC by using trampolines and the __builtin_call_with_static_chain built-in function. This allows calling nested functions without requiring an executable stack, addressing security concerns.

Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

83 andrewww-dev 2026-08-29 13:23:24 UTC typebase.io Llama Share 18

A tool called Typebase-io-cli helps create a fully typed server with database schema, actions, and auth in a single folder, allowing for explicit authorization and backend functions that live in code. It enables developers to deploy their server on various platforms without owning any servers.

Sleepwalker: Passive Backdoor with Its Own Command Language

45 defrost 2026-08-29 16:23:24 UTC r136a1.dev Llama Share 5

SLEEPWALKER is a passive backdoor that activates when the host process carries the name ERAAgent.exe, and it never contacts a fixed C2 address. It uses six transports including DNS triggering, VMCI, ICMP, named pipes and TCP/UDP connections to deliver commands over the network. The malware has 23 instructions covering scheduling, staged file delivery with SHA-256 verification and in-memory execution.

Samsung's Processing-in-Memory (PIM)

225 ingve 2026-08-29 06:23:24 UTC chipsandcheese.com Llama Share 84

Samsung's LPDDR5X-PIM technology enables in-memory compute by implementing MAC units within LPDDR5X chips, allowing for high-bandwidth processing. This approach can achieve significant performance gains compared to standard LPDDR5X, but poses challenges for software due to mode switching and cache coherency issues.

EVE Online moves to Python 3

254 TylerJaacks 2026-08-29 05:23:24 UTC eveonline.com Llama Share 132

EVE Online is transitioning from Python 2 to Python 3, aiming for a completely unnoticeable change. The first stage of the migration has been deployed on Tranquility, with further updates and testing planned in the coming months.

Functional State Machines in Rust: Typestate and Newtype Patterns

5 matt_d 2026-08-29 19:23:24 UTC dl.acm.org Full Share 0

A better SQL in 11 lines of code

30 remywang 2026-08-29 17:23:24 UTC prela-lang.org Llama Share 32

Prela is a new query language being developed at UCLA RePL, which uses binary relations to simplify queries and generalize functions. The language's core principles can be implemented using Python, allowing users to build complex queries by composing relations with operators such as .select, &, .eq, and .where.

Quantifying Colour

49 vismit2000 2026-08-29 16:23:24 UTC ekunazanu.foo Llama Share 5

Colours can be precisely quantified using numbers, with the LMS colour space representing all perceivable colours. However, this is not the standard way to describe colours, and instead RGB values are commonly used. The CIE XYZ colour space uses standardized primaries that are imaginary and do not correspond to physical quantities. Chromaticity spaces like xy chromaticity provide a convenient ...

Kmart Digicam Mod Part 2

8 masoniamme 2026-08-29 18:23:24 UTC mason.bearblog.dev LocalLLM Share 0

A 32mm custom-threaded Super 8 projector lens was adapted for a digicam, but it doesn't infinity focus. The sensor needs to be moved closer to the lens, though physical space is limited.

Creating the Aetheryte Radio

56 wonger_ 2026-08-29 13:23:24 UTC haz.ee Llama Share 12

The author, an engineer, created a seamless ambiance experience from a 7-minute video by extracting the audio assets and using the Web Audio API to recreate them. They used plugins like SoundFilter to identify the desired asset and then processed it with JavaScript code.

Htmx 4.0

790 rmsaksida 2026-08-28 21:23:24 UTC four.htmx.org Llama Share 202

The htmx team has released version 4.0.0, marking the culmination of 8 months of work after adopting fetch() API and async programming in JavaScript. The new release includes significant changes such as explicit attribute inheritance, standardized event names, and improved history support without localStorage usage by default.

GrapheneOS project: pixel 11 no longer supports hardware memory tagging (MTE)

194 400thecat 2026-08-29 16:23:24 UTC bsky.app Full Share 72

We have a partial port of GrapheneOS to the Pixel 11 series after a week of work on it. We're unable to complete the port due to lack of support for ARM hardware memory tagging in software, firmware and near certainly hardware. It appears Google cut an important security feature to save money.

Recovering Corrupt Zip Files

10 AshleysBrain 2026-08-29 19:23:24 UTC construct.net Full Share 1

Boot a Virtual iPhone via Apple's Virtualization.framework

365 hentrep 2026-08-28 23:23:24 UTC github.com/lakr233 Llama Share 98

This tool creates a virtualized iOS environment for testing and development, allowing users to download, patch, and restore iOS images. It also provides features like automatic provisioning, E2E testing capabilities and host control through a socket.

Trees for a Changing Climate and Resilient Urban Forest (2022)

10 mooreds 2026-08-29 17:23:24 UTC coolboulder.org Llama Share 2

To prepare for climate change, Colorado should increase tree diversity and focus on drought-tolerant, heat-resistant species like Arizona Cypress, Caddo Maples and hardy hybrid chokecherry.

Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer

93 guillaumec 2026-08-29 10:23:24 UTC galaxium.app Full Share 30

Explore the universe in 3D: fly from Earth to planets, stars, nebulae and distant galaxies, right in your browser.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

93 JumpCrisscross 2026-08-29 16:23:24 UTC science.nasa.gov Llama Share 33

Roman space telescope launches on August 30, 2026 at 07:26 am EDT on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory was built by technicians after NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope project.

Hunting Down a Go Runtime Bug on 32-Bit Embedded Systems

102 birdculture 2026-08-29 08:23:24 UTC sigma-star.at Llama Share 12

A Go application crashed on a 32-bit ARM embedded Linux system due to an internal assumption in the netpoll mechanism, which expected EPOLLIN as the only firing event. The issue was resolved by changing how netpoll tells event fds and socket fds apart, removing aliasing between raw pointers and tagged pointers.

The internet is kind of a predatory cesspit now

344 ibobev 2026-08-29 19:23:24 UTC stephendiehl.com Llama Share 227

The author reflects on the evolution of the internet from its early days as a public square for obsessive amateurs to a highly optimized machine for detecting human vulnerability and placing payment links beside it. The modern internet has become an industrial system for manufacturing weakness at scale, where people are conscripted into promoting investments they barely understand.