Kaiser nurses say AI, workplace surveillance are making their jobs, care worse

180 gnabgib 2026-07-17 23:23:46 UTC localnewsmatters.org GoogleT5 Share 126

Nurses who spend more than 15 minutes on a call routinely face criticism from kaiser management. the california nurses association begins negotiating statewide contract with kaiser this month. two-thirds of surveyed nurses said their own assessments had at some point disagreed with an ai prediction. six out of 10 respondents said they don't trust their employer to prioritize patient safety ...

Texas wins court order to suspend domain name for violating age-verification law

62 letmevoteplease 2026-07-17 23:23:46 UTC texasattorneygeneral.gov GoogleT5 Share 42

Attorney general ken paxton secured a landmark court order to cut off the domain name of motherless.com. kick online, the owner of the pornographic website, failed to take measures to protect children - txag.gov. the company ignored the lawsuit and refused to comply with the court's order, he says 'this establishes huge precedent that websites can be stripped of their domain' kick may only ...

AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion

1012 nprateem 2026-07-17 13:23:46 UTC news.ycombinator.com Qwen Share 631

AWS users reported massive unexpected billing estimates (up to $595B) due to a billing console bug, causing panic and infrastructure shutdowns. The incident highlights urgent need for AWS to improve error communication and billing accuracy.

The Zilog Z80 has turned 50

148 st_goliath 2026-07-17 20:23:46 UTC goliath32.com Qwen Share 41

The Zilog Z80, launched 50 years ago in 1976, became a foundational 8-bit processor for early computers and embedded systems, influencing CP/M and spawning clones like the GameBoy’s LR35902, while its industrial use persisted until 2024. The author’s DIY Z80 projects and exploration of its evolution from the 8080 highlight its technical legacy, from simplified interfacing to advanced features ...

Thanks HN for 15 years of support and helping me find my life's work

245 nicholasjbs 2026-07-17 20:23:46 UTC news.ycombinator.com Qwen Share 20

Celebrating 15 years, Recurse Center began as a YC 2010 startup, pivoting from failed ventures to a self-directed programming retreat, driven by Hacker News (HN) for growth. Though not a billion-dollar venture, it's impacted over 3,000 programmers, with HN as a key applicant source and catalyst for the founder's work—thanking HN!

First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star

354 neversaydie 2026-07-17 14:23:46 UTC bbc.com Qwen Share 222

Researchers discovered the first atmosphere on an Earth-like rocky planet, LHS 1140b, in a star's habitable zone, detecting helium but noting other gases might exist, marking progress in the search for extraterrestrial life. While not confirming life, this finding, alongside studies of planets like K2-18b and TRAPPIST-1, highlights ongoing efforts to identify habitable worlds beyond our solar system.

Learning a few things about running SQLite

146 surprisetalk 2026-07-17 18:23:46 UTC jvns.ca Qwen Share 38

Using SQLite with Django revealed performance issues resolved by `ANALYZE`, but concurrency challenges during deletions caused crashes, prompting consideration of Postgres for scalability. Despite backup efforts and small-scale success, SQLite's limitations highlight the need for better database management as projects grow.

Kimi K3, and what we can still learn from the pelican benchmark

260 droidjj 2026-07-17 14:23:46 UTC simonwillison.net Qwen Share 141

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, a 2.8T-parameter model, claims top performance in benchmarks, open weights by July 2026, and high pricing ($3/$15 per million tokens), outperforming peers in code tasks but costing 25 cents for a complex SVG generation test.

Vāgdhenu: A Sanskrit Chanting TTS System

6 subinalex 2026-07-17 23:23:46 UTC prathosh.in Prefix Share 0

First chant takes ~10–60s while the model warms up. If the demo doesn't load, use the backup demo ↗. Six vṛttas rendered by this system — including verses from the shipped deployments. vasantatilakā Mahābhārata Tātparya Nirṇaya · 1.1 नारायणाय परिपूर्णगुणार्णवाय विश्वोदयस्थितिलयोन्नियतिप्रदाय ।ज्ञानप्रदाय विबुधासुरसौख्यदुःखसत्कारणाय वितताय नमोनमस्ते śārdūlavikrīḍita Śrīmad Bhāgavatam · ...

Open Book Touch: open-source e-reader

39 surprisetalk 2026-07-17 21:23:46 UTC crowdsupply.com GoogleT5 Share 7

Open book touch is a small, beautiful, completely open source e-book reader. the device slips into your pocket and disappears until you unlock it to read. it runs readable firmware (on esp-idf/freertos) that you can understand and hack on. backers get their devices before anyone else can spin up clones. if you back the project, you'll get your device in early 2027. funding ends on august

The Isomorphic Labs Drug Design Engine unlocks a new frontier beyond AlphaFold

4 andsoitis 2026-07-17 23:27:46 UTC isomorphiclabs.com Prefix Share 0

We are giving a glimpse at a subset of the powerful and expansive capabilities of the Isomorphic Labs Drug Design Engine (IsoDDE), a unified computational drug-design system, progressing beyond AlphaFold 3 (AF3) in its predictive accuracy and introducing new capabilities which bridge the gap between structure prediction and real-world drug discovery. We demonstrate that our IsoDDE more than ...

Static search trees: 40x faster than binary search (2024)

24 lalitmaganti 2026-07-17 21:23:46 UTC curiouscoding.nl GoogleT5 Share 1

In this post, we will implement a static search tree (s+ tree) for high-throughput searching of sorted data. classically, one can then find the locations where the string occurs by binary searching the suffix array. but small allocations below 32mb still go on the program’s heap, causing them to not actually be hugepages. to save some space, i will not show any code for constructing s-trees - it

Topcoat: The full full-stack framework for Rust

27 wertyk 2026-07-17 21:23:46 UTC github.com/tokio-rs GoogleT5 Share 17

Topcoat is a modular, batteries-included rust framework. it prioritizes simplicity and productivity, and can be used in any language, with or without wasm bundles. the bundler scans your compiled binary for asset! calls, copies (or even downloads) every file into src directory, allowing topcoat to serve them efficiently with aggressive browser caching. if you want to use jquery, you can use

FAA lets Boeing sign off on 737 MAX, 787 airworthiness certificates again

96 hmm37 2026-07-17 21:23:46 UTC cnbc.com Qwen Share 49

The FAA has reinstated Boeing's authority to issue airworthiness certificates for 737 Max and 787 Dreamliners after evaluating comparable quality to its own, following crashes and a 2024 incident, signaling regulatory confidence in the company's safety improvements.

Painting the sides of railroad rails white to reduce derailment

28 zdw 2026-07-17 20:23:46 UTC up.com GoogleT5 Share 7

Union pacific began targeted deployment in high-heat areas last year. white paint applied to both sides of the rail lowers its surface temperature - by 20 degrees, doerr says a 20-degree drop is possible if it's not fighting the sun’s heat, he says. the idea is simple: by reflecting sunlight, the paint reduces the surface heat on the track – reducing the risk of rail shifting. union pacific has

"Disk Not Ejected Properly": What It Means

13 speckx 2026-07-17 22:23:46 UTC bombich.com GoogleT5 Share 3

If a drive triggers the "disk not ejected properly& #34' alert, it's not the drive itself. erasing the device, or ultimately replacing it, is the path forward unless you have faulty firmware - or you're running out of disk space. macos will create an internal device tree representing components of the hardware device; each component being vended, not supplied, by some i

The state of open source AI

358 rellem 2026-07-17 15:23:46 UTC stateofopensource.ai Qwen Share 260

Open-source AI models are gaining traction globally, offering cost-effective, customizable solutions across sectors like healthcare, finance, and agriculture, with growing adoption by developers and enterprises. They enable ownership, interoperability, and resilience against vendor lock-in, though challenges in operational tooling and trust persist.

Show HN: A zoomable timeline of 4M Wikipedia events

49 lortex 2026-07-17 19:23:46 UTC app.everything.diena.co Full Share 23

Explore the timeline of everything, from the Big Bang to the present day, and beyond. Discover the history of the universe, life on Earth, and human civilization in a new and interactive way.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s first home

69 NaOH 2026-07-17 16:23:46 UTC architecturaldigest.com Qwen Share 41

Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park Home and Studio (1889-1909) in Illinois, where he designed Prairie-style masterpieces like the Robie House, is a preserved National Historic Landmark showcasing his early architectural evolution. Restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust since 1974, the site offers guided tours of his living and workspaces, reflecting his innovative design philosophy.

Lego building instructions through time

45 NaOH 2026-07-17 18:23:46 UTC lego.com Qwen Share 8

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MoonBASIC: A modern BASIC for building 2D and 3D games

45 klaussilveira 2026-07-17 18:23:46 UTC github.com/charmingblaze Qwen Share 12

moonbasic is a modern BASIC for 2D/3D game development with pre-built binaries, no C/Go tools needed. It bundles Raylib, Box2D, Jolt, and offers a cross-platform IDE with built-in docs and 4,200+ commands across 40+ namespaces.

Three ways people respond to a problem (other than solving it)

185 surprisetalk 2026-07-17 14:23:46 UTC improvesomething.today Qwen Share 108

Consultants tackle entrenched problems, often revealing systemic issues where solutions shift, perpetuate, or create new problems due to flawed incentives. Success requires balancing problem-solving with strategic prioritization and recognizing that some issues persist because they benefit certain stakeholders.

Show HN: Watch bots interact with an SSH honeypot in real time

137 tusksm 2026-07-17 14:23:46 UTC honeypotlive.cc Qwen Share 49

The dashboard provides live SSH honeypot telemetry for security research, showing IPs, credentials, and commands from incoming connections. Source IPs may indicate compromised systems or bots, and displayed data includes untrusted content requiring caution.

More Bounce to the Ounce

107 pavel_lishin 2026-07-17 14:23:46 UTC mceglowski.substack.com Qwen Share 40

Nuclear pulse rockets use sequential nuclear detonations for propulsion, enabling massive payloads and interplanetary travel with high efficiency. However, they face political, safety, and proliferation challenges due to nuclear risks and fallout.

Lobste.rs is now running on SQLite

132 abetusk 2026-07-17 20:23:46 UTC lobste.rs Qwen Share 102

In 2025, a collaborative SQLite migration for Lobsters resolved performance issues, reducing CPU/memory usage and costs after overcoming initial deployment challenges. The project, initiated in 2019, closed #539 with fixes for full table scans and data type adjustments, emphasizing thorough testing and communication.

AI Meets Cryptography 2: What AI Found in OpenVM's ZkVM

80 duha 2026-07-17 14:23:46 UTC blog.zksecurity.xyz Qwen Share 5

zkao, an AI auditor, discovered a critical soundness bug (CVE-2026-46669) in OpenVM's pairing library, enabling forged pairing checks, fixed in v1.6.0. While standard LLMs failed to detect exploitable issues in complex zkVMs, zkao's context-engineered workflows successfully identified the vulnerability by simulating expert audit methods.

Designing emoji for the way we communicate today

48 pentagrama 2026-07-17 17:23:46 UTC blog.google Qwen Share 69

Emojis evolved from literal symbols to convey nuanced emotions, bridging digital communication gaps. Now in 3D, they prioritize expressive design over realism, with open-source models fostering innovation and accessibility.

Manufact (YC S25) Is Hiring a Senior infra engineer to build the MCP cloud

0 2026-07-17 13:23:46 UTC ycombinator.com Qwen Share

Manufact builds the MCP cloud platform for AI tool integration, used by NASA, SAP, and 5,000+ companies. They seek a cloud engineer to scale infrastructure, ensure observability, and manage security for growing AI tool calls.

Evidence of inconsistencies in evaluation process and selection of winners

436 twerkmeister 2026-07-17 12:23:46 UTC kaggle.com Qwen Share 270

The Measuring Progress Toward AGI hackathon highlighted benchmarks like MEDLEY-BENCH and LearningBench to assess AI reasoning and learning, but participants criticized winners for flawed claims, opaque methods, and judging inconsistencies, demanding transparency and reassessment to align with stated criteria.

Workspaces – Explore the workspaces of modern creators

69 ryangilbert 2026-07-17 16:23:46 UTC workspaces.xyz Full Share 55

A weekly tour of real desk setups from designers, founders, and builders. Every Saturday.