Countries are competing to see which can carry out mass surveillance the best

94 Cider9986 2026-06-25 13:09:13 UTC mullvad.net Llama Share 12

Mass surveillance carried out by states and rulers is reprehensible and infringes individuals' human rights, invading personal privacy and being ineffective against the problems it's claimed to solve. The US mass surveillance apparatus, enabled by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, has been shown to collect data on hundreds of millions of people worldwide, including ...

You can't unit test for taste

37 kalli 2026-06-25 12:43:13 UTC dev.karltryggvason.com Llama Share 9

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.

Half-Life 2 in a Browser

404 panza 2026-06-25 06:43:13 UTC hl2.slqnt.dev Full Share 153

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Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities

564 htrp 2026-06-24 23:43:13 UTC reuters.com Full Share 915

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LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach

145 mooreds 2026-06-25 10:43:13 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 69

LastPass users are warned about stolen personal data due to a breach at market research firm Klue, which exposed customer contact information and support case data. LastPass has notified law enforcement, revoked employee access, and recommended customers be vigilant of phishing attacks.

OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom

746 jamdesk 2026-06-24 18:43:13 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 427

OpenAI's chip, Jalapeño, shows better performance-per-watt than current alternatives. It's designed for inference, reducing costs for running AI models in real-time.

Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more

92 virgildotcodes 2026-06-25 13:05:13 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 69

Apple has raised prices for many products including MacBook Neo, MacBook Air, and iPad due to skyrocketing component costs. CEO Tim Cook said price increases were unavoidable and the company had reached a point where it needed to raise prices to mitigate huge increases.

Cloudflare launched self-managed OAuth for all

246 terryds 2026-06-25 02:43:13 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 103

Cloudflare upgraded its OAuth engine to improve performance and security. The upgrade allowed for self-managed OAuth, enabling customers to create and manage their own OAuth clients.

You didn't vibe code it, you stole it from open source&enterprise-licensed code

136 mmunj 2026-06-25 12:43:13 UTC twitter.com/mfts0 Llama Share 59

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.

Bohemia Interactive: Cold War Assault Remastered Source Code on GitHub

130 dewey 2026-06-25 05:43:13 UTC github.com/bohemiainteractive Llama Share 24

Bohemia Interactive releases Poseidon game engine source code under GPL-3.0-or-later with additional terms. The code is free, but trademarks and game data are not, and come separately under APL-SA license.

Why Does Everyone Hate AI?

31 megacorp 2026-06-25 13:01:13 UTC paulkrugman.substack.com Llama Share 21

The public's negative view of AI is driven by concerns over job loss, forced adoption, and the environmental impact of datacenters. This backlash is fueled by the tech industry's own warnings of AI's negative effects and the public's growing distrust of tech companies.

Puzzling Success of Overparameterization: Lottery Tickets or Escape Dimensions?

12 rbanffy 2026-06-25 11:43:13 UTC infoscience.epfl.ch Llama Share 1

Overparameterized neural networks succeed due to increased dimensions for optimization, not by containing a well-initialized subnetwork. Widening networks makes it easier to escape bad local minima and find good ones.

Blogging can just be stating the obvious

316 Curiositry 2026-06-25 00:43:13 UTC blog.jim-nielsen.com Llama Share 101

John Gruber criticizes annoying website popups and meta comments on blogging. He suggests a key ingredient to blogging is stating obvious truths that others are not saying.

Wikipedia Workers in Britain set global first by seeking union recognition

132 chobeat 2026-06-25 07:43:13 UTC utaw.tech Llama Share 142

British Wikipedia workers are seeking union recognition with the Communication Workers Union, citing concerns over transparency and the WMF's future direction. Over 1000 volunteers have signed petitions in support of the workers, who are longtime contributors to the Wikimedia movement.

LuaJIT 3.0 proposed syntax extensions

183 phreddypharkus 2026-06-25 01:43:13 UTC github.com/luajit Full Share 105

This is an umbrella issue for the LuaJIT 3.0 syntax extensions. The documentation will be evolved and updated in the first comment below. 1 Please feel free to discuss the choice, design and semantics of syntax extensions in this issue. ...

45°C cooling design cuts data center water use to near zero

391 nitin_flanker 2026-06-24 14:43:13 UTC blogs.nvidia.com Llama Share 304

NVIDIA's AI servers use 45-degree Celsius liquid cooling, making them more energy efficient and reducing cooling energy consumption by up to 40%. This technology enables data centers to save millions annually in cooling-related energy and water costs.

Medical students are using popular research tool to pump out misleading studies

95 rndsignals 2026-06-25 02:43:13 UTC science.org Llama Share 47

Joshua Wang, a neuroscientist, notices unreliable studies on TriNetX, a research platform, due to inexperienced users and AI assistance. TriNetX papers often have similar flaws, including bias and cherry-picked results, which can mislead doctors and patient care.

GLM-5.2 is a step change for open agents

285 vantareed 2026-06-24 18:43:13 UTC interconnects.ai Llama Share 173

Z.ai released GLM-5.2, an open model that's outperforming closed models. This marks a significant shift in the AI landscape, with open models offering credible alternatives to closed models.

Dolphin Emulator Progress Release 2606

154 exploraz 2026-06-25 10:43:13 UTC dolphin-emu.org Full Share 21

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Show HN: StartupsBR – A map of Brazilian startups

35 leonagano 2026-06-25 08:43:13 UTC startupsbr.com Full Share 16

O mapa vivo do ecossistema de startups do Brasil

Lies, Damn Lies and Database Benchmarks

30 eigenBasis 2026-06-25 08:43:13 UTC questdb.com Llama Share 11

A benchmark like ClickBench can be misleading due to its rules and assumptions, such as forcing a cold run by restarting the server, which can favor hosted systems over self-managed ones. Changing the benchmark's rules, such as keeping a process alive or increasing the number of iterations, can significantly alter the ranking of different database engines, highlighting the importance of ...

Words, Words, Words

20 benbreen 2026-06-25 09:43:13 UTC aeon.co Full Share 8

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Dostoyevsky isn't difficult

173 surprisetalk 2026-06-24 23:43:13 UTC autodidacts.io Llama Share 215

The author had a difficult time reading War and Peace as a teenager due to Russian names but later found Dostoyevsky's works readable and enjoyable. Dostoyevsky's stories endure due to their simple yet beautiful prose and relatable descriptions of human nature.

RubyLLM: A Ruby framework for all major AI providers

410 doener 2026-06-24 15:43:13 UTC rubyllm.com Llama Share 70

RubyLLM is a single Ruby framework for various AI providers. It simplifies AI development with a unified interface for GPT, Claude, and local Ollama.

Qualcomm to Acquire Modular

213 timmyd 2026-06-24 20:43:13 UTC reuters.com Full Share 79

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PR spam today looks like email spam in the early 2000s

240 dakshgupta 2026-06-24 15:43:13 UTC greptile.com Llama Share 141

Rahul from Greptile observed a surge in OpenClaw pull requests, mostly low-effort AI-generated submissions, with a 9.3% merge rate. To address this, solutions like Vouch and reputation systems are being developed to filter out malicious or unqualified contributors.

Markdy: Like Mermaid Diagrams, but for Motion

99 surprisetalk 2026-06-25 05:43:13 UTC markdy.com Llama Share 55

Animation starts with defining the canvas in the .markdy file. Actors are placed with at (x, y) and can have optional modifiers, with special functions like var, def, and $ for referencing and creating templates.

The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader

283 felixdoerp 2026-06-24 16:43:13 UTC blog.omgmog.net Llama Share 163

The Xteink X4 is a £40 e-ink reader that's small and lightweight, with a crisp display and instant page turns. It's highly portable and can be improved with custom firmware like CrossPoint or Inx.

Show HN: Nimic – Pure Python as a systems language with AOT compilation

27 dima-quant 2026-06-25 06:43:13 UTC github.com/dima-quant Llama Share 22

Nimic is a Python module for writing AOT compilable code with a subset of Python. It emulates native types, pointers, and operations, implementing dispatch, operator overloading, and templates.

Computer use in Gemini 3.5 Flash

231 swolpers 2026-06-24 17:43:13 UTC blog.google Llama Share 149

Gemini 3.5 Flash now natively supports computer use for improved performance in tasks like automation and knowledge work. This feature is available via the Gemini API and Enterprise Agent Platform, with safety measures in place to mitigate risks.