Google releases Gemma 4 open models

722 jeffmcjunkin 2026-04-02 17:01:46 UTC deepmind.google Full Share 204

Build autonomous agents that plan, navigate apps, and complete tasks on your behalf, with native support for function calling. These models were evaluated against a large collection of datasets and metrics to cover different aspects of text generation. See additional benchmarks in model card.

Tailscale's New macOS Home

122 tosh 2026-04-02 19:01:46 UTC tailscale.com Llama Share 43

Tailscale's macOS app had an issue where its icon would be hidden in the notch of some MacBooks. A small fix was implemented to notify users when the icon is hidden.

George Goble died recently – known for first dual-CPU-Unix and fast BBQ lighting

46 finaard 2026-04-02 19:01:46 UTC legacy.com Llama Share 12

George Harry Goble, a 73-year-old pioneer in computing, passed away on March 18, 2026. He was a founding member of Purdue Engineering Computer Network and made significant contributions to computing and refrigeration technology.

We sped up bun by 100x

23 sdan 2026-04-02 19:10:46 UTC vers.sh Full Share 15

A deep dive into rewriting git in Zig and integrating it into Bun for a 100x speedup

Qwen3.6-Plus: Towards real world agents

322 pretext 2026-04-02 15:01:46 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 109

Qwen3.6-Plus is a significant upgrade to the Qwen series, offering enhanced agentic coding capabilities, improved multimodal reasoning, and a more stable and reliable foundation for developers. The model is now generally available through the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API and supports various coding assistants, including OpenClaw, Claude Code, and Qwen Code, to streamline development ...

Yggdrasil Network

35 Velocifyer 2026-04-02 19:01:46 UTC yggdrasil-network.github.io Llama Share 7

Yggdrasil is a future-proof, decentralized routing scheme providing end-to-end encrypted IPv6 routing between nodes. It's an alpha-stage project with a stable implementation for day-to-day use, available on GitHub for contribution and feedback.

Significant progress made on Xbox 360 recompilation

23 tetrisgm 2026-04-02 19:01:46 UTC readonlymemo.com Llama Share 2

The ReXGlue project is a recompilation tool for Xbox 360 games, allowing them to run natively on PC with improved performance. It's a platform that enables developers to create native ports of Xbox 360 games, with a goal to make them accessible and moddable.

Zep AI Is Hiring – Building the Agent Context Layer (YC W24)

0 2026-04-02 19:01:46 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Zep provides personalized and fast support with sub-200ms retrieval, used by startups to Fortune 500s. It's a fulfilling place to work with a great leader, challenging projects, and opportunities for growth.

LinkedIn is illegally searching your computer

1353 digitalWestie 2026-04-02 14:01:46 UTC browsergate.eu Llama Share 604

LinkedIn scans users' computers for installed software without consent, collecting data on job search activity, religious beliefs, and competitor products. BrowserGate is a campaign to expose this corporate espionage and data breach scandal, seeking funds and public support to hold LinkedIn accountable.

Lemonade by AMD: a fast and open source local LLM server using GPU and NPU

351 AbuAssar 2026-04-02 12:01:46 UTC lemonade-server.ai Llama Share 86

Using --no-mmap and increasing context size can speed up load times. Lemonade offers a unified API with various features like chat and image gen.

JSON Canvas Spec

44 tobr 2026-04-02 18:01:46 UTC jsoncanvas.org Llama Share 11

Nodes are placed in ascending order by z-index, with the last node on top and the first node below others. Node types include text, file, link, group, and canvasColor.

Hugo's New CSS Powers

21 speckx 2026-04-02 19:01:46 UTC brycewray.com Llama Share 2

The release of Hugo v0.158.0 introduced css.Build, which offers styling enhancements but has limitations, requiring consideration of browser compatibility and newer CSS features. css.Build provides bundling, minification, and speed advantages, but may not be suitable for sites requiring complex CSS features or older browser support.

Good ideas do not need lots of lies in order to gain public acceptance (2008)

26 sedev 2026-04-02 18:01:46 UTC blog.danieldavies.com Llama Share 4

The author learned from business school that good ideas don't need lies to gain acceptance and that dishonest forecasters are worthless. This principle helped the author predict the Iraq War's failure due to false claims about WMDs and the importance of audit to prevent such errors.

Inside Nepal's Fake Rescue Racket

215 lode 2026-04-02 12:01:46 UTC kathmandupost.com Llama Share 88

Nepal's fake rescue scam involves staging medical emergencies to claim insurance, with guides and hospitals involved in the scheme. The scam has been ongoing since 2018, with investigators finding 171 confirmed fake rescues between 2022 and 2025, resulting in millions of dollars in insurance claims.

Ask HN: European Tech Alternatives?

70 BrunoBernardino 2026-04-02 19:01:46 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 39

User had issues submitting content and receiving updates on European-alternatives.eu, with no response from the owner. They're looking for alternative platforms to list EU alternatives to US software/hardware.

Significant Raise of Reports

240 stratos123 2026-04-02 10:01:46 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 122

The kernel security list has seen a huge increase in bug reports, from 2-3 per week to 5-10 per day, with most being correct and leading to faster bug fixes. This shift is expected to change the approach to security fixes, making embargoes obsolete and encouraging periodic updates.

IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm

243 bonzini 2026-04-02 09:01:46 UTC newsroom.ibm.com Llama Share 155

IBM and Arm collaborate to develop dual-architecture hardware for AI and data-intensive workloads. The collaboration aims to create flexible and scalable computing platforms for the future with greater reliability, security, and scalability.

Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps

250 speckx 2026-04-02 16:01:46 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 107

NASA's Artemis II mission used a laser-based communications system to beam 4K moon footage to Earth at 260 Mbps. The system, called O2O, will also be used for fast transmission of procedures and data.

Delve allegedly forked an open-source tool and sold it as its own

217 nickvec 2026-04-02 16:01:46 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 107

Delve team allegedly used Sim.ai's open source tool SimStudio without permission, violating Apache software license. Delve's founders deny allegations, but Sim.ai's CEO confirms no license agreement was in place.

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom

637 novaRom 2026-04-02 11:01:46 UTC undark.org Llama Share 326

The Swedish government is reintroducing physical textbooks and reducing digital devices in schools to improve reading and writing skills. They aim for every student to have a physical textbook for each subject, citing concerns about screen time and distraction.

'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic

134 anarbadalov 2026-04-02 14:01:46 UTC thereader.mitpress.mit.edu Full Share 66

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Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year

166 Growtika 2026-04-02 16:01:46 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 82

Renewable energy expanded by 15.5% in 2025, with solar accounting for nearly three-quarters of new capacity additions. However, the world is still behind pace to meet its renewable energy commitments by 2030.

EmDash: A Fresh Take on CMS

51 taubek 2026-04-02 17:01:46 UTC maciekpalmowski.dev Llama Share 11

Cloudflare's EmDash is a new open source CMS built on Astro and TypeScript, aiming to be a modern WordPress alternative. It features a secure sandboxed plugin model, AI-first design, and a solid database structure, but may not address the main frustrations with WordPress.

Modern SQLite: Features You Didn't Know It Had

122 thunderbong 2026-04-02 17:01:46 UTC slicker.me Llama Share 23

SQLite offers flexible data storage and querying with JSON support, full-text search, and analytical queries. It also provides strict typing, generated columns, and write-ahead logging for improved performance and reliability.

An Example of Statistical Investigation of the Text Eugene Onegin – Markov, 1913 [pdf]

24 jxmorris12 2026-04-02 16:01:46 UTC alpha60.de Llama Share 2

The study investigates a text excerpt from Pushkin's novel Eugene Onegin to determine the probability of a letter being a vowel. The study finds that the probability of a vowel following a vowel is higher than the probability of a vowel following a consonant.

Quadratic Micropass Type Inference

20 simvux 2026-04-02 17:01:46 UTC articles.luminalang.com Llama Share 5

A new type inference algorithm prioritizes user assumptions over compiler inferences to reduce confusing error messages. It uses ordered passes to infer types in the order of user importance, with more aggressive passes at the bottom of the list.

Bringing Clojure programming to Enterprise (2021)

176 smartmic 2026-04-02 09:01:46 UTC blogit.michelin.io Llama Share 98

The user designed a reference data system for manufacturing using Clojure, a dynamic functional programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine, due to its benefits in data manipulation and prototyping. The user found Clojure's REPL environment, code-as-data semantic, and macro system particularly useful for rapid development and prototyping, and recommends considering it for ...

Email obfuscation: What works in 2026?

316 jaden 2026-04-02 04:01:46 UTC spencermortensen.com Llama Share 91

Techniques to protect email addresses from spammers include HTML entities, CSS, JavaScript, and encryption, with varying levels of effectiveness. Most harvesters are unsophisticated, making even simple techniques effective, but no method is foolproof.

Gone (Almost) Phishin'

153 luu 2026-04-02 08:01:46 UTC ma.tt Llama Share 72

A scammer targeted the user's Apple account by sending fake password reset prompts and contacting Apple Support, pretending to be the user. The scammer's convincing tactics included a fake Apple Support call and a pixel-perfect replica website to steal the user's password.

Reinventing the pull request

77 bkolobara 2026-04-02 10:01:46 UTC lubeno.dev Llama Share 61

The author of Lubeno improved code review to help teams reduce comprehension debt by breaking down pull requests into smaller, digestible bits and allowing reviewers to focus on important changes. Lubeno's features, such as prioritizing diffs and overlaying interdiffs, aim to make code review more efficient and effective in the face of growing codebases and AI agents.