Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop

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LocalSend is a free, open-source app for secure local file sharing and messaging over a network without an internet connection. It uses HTTPS encryption and a REST API for secure communication between devices.

Claude.ai is unavailable

We have identified an issue resulting in elevated errors on the Anthropic API, as well as issues accessing Claude.ai, including log-in paths for Claude Code. We are working to resolve these issues, and will provide an update as soon as possible.

Microsoft VibeVoice: Open-Source Frontier Voice AI

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VibeVoice is an open-source AI framework for speech synthesis and recognition, supporting multiple languages and long-form audio processing. It includes models for text-to-speech and automatic speech recognition, with features like speaker tracking and customized hotwords.

AISLE Discovers 38 CVEs in OpenEMR Healthcare Software

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AISLE researchers discovered 38 CVEs in OpenEMR, including SQL injection vulnerabilities and IDOR issues, which could have enabled attacks against patient data. AISLE's AI analyzer found these vulnerabilities in just one quarter, significantly faster than prior independent security audits.

Laguna XS.2 and M.1

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Laguna M.1 and XS.2 are agentic coding models built for long-horizon work, with Laguna XS.2 being the first open-weight release. Both models are free to use for a limited time via API and OpenRouter, with weights available under Apache 2.0 license.

Show HN: Live Sun and Moon Dashboard with NASA Footage

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Lumara is an app tracking solar activity, lunar phases, and space weather in real-time from NASA data. It uses Jean Meeus's algorithms and fetches imagery directly from NASA servers, with no data collection.

GitHub RCE Vulnerability: CVE-2026-3854 Breakdown

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Wiz Research discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-3854) in GitHub's internal git infrastructure that allowed remote code execution on shared storage nodes and full server compromise on GitHub Enterprise Server. GitHub mitigated the issue within 6 hours and released patches for all supported versions.

I have officially retired from Emacs

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The author has retired from using Emacs after 20 years, replacing it with modal editing and Vim, and is now transferring two of its applications, the Emacs Calculator and Elfeed, to new maintainers.

Infisical (YC W23) Is Hiring Full Stack Software Engineers (Remote)

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Infisical is hiring a Full Stack Engineer to build and expand its open source security infrastructure platform. The ideal candidate has deep technical mastery of JavaScript and a bias toward action, with experience in React.js, Node.js, and TypeScript.

Who owns the code Claude Code wrote?

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Using AI coding tools like Claude Code raises complex questions about code ownership, copyright, and regulatory compliance, and developers must document their creative contributions to establish meaningful human authorship. Employment contracts and IP clauses can also impact code ownership, and developers should read their contracts and consider using personal tools and accounts to avoid ...

Things C++26 define_static_array can't do

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The C++26 feature std::define_static_array allows creating a static-storage constant array from a constexpr-time computation, but it has limitations such as requiring structural types and not supporting non-copyable types. The "constexpr two-step" remains a viable alternative for creating static arrays from constexpr-time computations, but it has its own limitations and may be replaced by a ...

Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for 'any lawful' use of AI

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Google signed a classified deal with the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for any lawful government purpose. The deal doesn't give Google control over how the government uses its AI models.

FCC Funding Application Notes Paramount Will Be 49.5% Foreign-Owned Post-Merger

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Paramount will be 49.5%-owned by non-U.S. investors after a planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal includes a $24 billion investment from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi, but non-U.S. stakeholders have no voting control.

Deep under Antarctic ice, a long-predicted cosmic whisper breaks through

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The author discusses a series of open source supply chain incidents caused by GitHub Actions features behaving as documented, but with unintended consequences. These incidents include credential harvesting, cache poisoning, and malicious package publishing.

GitHub Copilot code review will start consuming GitHub Actions minutes

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GitHub Copilot code review will be billed as AI Credits under a new usage-based model starting June 1, 2026. Private repository reviews will consume GitHub Actions minutes from existing plans, with excess usage billed at standard rates.

Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930

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Researchers have created a 13B vintage language model called talkie-1930-13b-base trained on 260B tokens of historical pre-1931 English text to simulate conversations with people from the past. The model's performance is compared to its modern counterpart, with talkie underperforming in some standard LM evaluations but showing similar performance on core language understanding and numeracy tasks.

ASML became the chokepoint for cutting-edge chips

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ASML, a Dutch company, dominates the market for lithography machines used in semiconductor manufacturing. Its machines are crucial for producing the world's smallest chips.

Anthropic Joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron

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Anthropic joins Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron to support core development and improve features like the Blender Python API. This partnership enables the Blender team to focus on building tools for artists and creators while maintaining software freedom.

AI's Economics Don't Make Sense

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The author argues that the AI industry is built on a subsidy scam, where companies like OpenAI and Anthropic charge users a monthly fee without revealing the actual cost of the AI models used, which can be up to $13.50 for every dollar of subscription. The author predicts that the industry will eventually switch to token-based billing, which will reveal the true costs of AI services and lead ...

PyWry: Cross-Platform Rendering Engine in Python

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A single codebase supports Jupyter prototyping, FastAPI deployment, and PyTauri desktop executables. It offers rapid UI development, interactive visualizations, and enterprise-ready security features.

UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+

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Can You Find the Comet?

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A comet is visible in the night sky, but it's hard to see due to its proximity to the Sun. It will be best viewed from southern hemisphere skies in coming weeks before fading into interstellar space.

Cybersec is a thankless job: expanding workload and shrinking pay packet

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Cybersecurity professionals saw the lowest pay rises in 2025, with 71% globally and 77% in the UK experiencing wage stagnation. This trend is linked to boardroom complacency and a lack of recognition for the growing responsibility and threats in the field.

I Spent My Sabbatical Building a Power Meter for Sledgehammers

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The founder built a power meter for sledgehammer strikes, called Intensity Pad, during a paid month off from Shopify. The project aimed to make a fundamental human movement, core flexion, more measurable and trainable.

After Spain's blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on

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A year after Spain's massive blackout, the country has increased its solar power generation and transitioned away from fossil fuels. The blackout led to a shift in focus towards reducing reliance on gas in Spain's grid, with renewable energy now protecting consumers from high gas prices.

Voice Modems

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The design of modern cellphones' audio architecture is a legacy of the original Hayes Smartmodem, which introduced a standardized control interface between modems and computers in the 1980s. The Smartmodem's influence led to the development of voice modems in the 1990s, which allowed computers to make and receive voice calls using AT commands and standardized protocols like V.253.

BookStack Moves from GitHub to Codeberg

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The user is considering migrating BookStack from GitHub due to Microsoft's increasing focus on AI and revenue, which may conflict with the project's values. They have identified several factors to consider in a potential migration, including issues, cross-referencing, and package downloads.

Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yet

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Ice comes in more forms than what you’ll find in a freezer or a glacier. Since 1900, scientists have observed more than 20 phases of ice, many of them shaped under extreme conditions. The growing list includes hot ice and even ice that conducts electricity. Ice is the name for any phase of water that is solid and crystalline, meaning that it has a repeating molecular structure. Over the past ...

WASM is not quite a stack machine

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Wasm is not a pure stack machine due to its lack of stack manipulation operations. It can be viewed as a register machine with operations generalized to compound expressions.