Nvidia wants to put a watchdog chip next to every AI agent

24 jonbaer 2026-09-28 15:48:17 UTC madrobot.blog Llama Share 27

Nvidia has launched the Open Agent Safety Platform to prevent AI agents from escaping their set limits, with over 100 companies signed up. The platform includes free open-source software and a hardware-based reference design to enforce safety controls outside the AI model.

Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC

216 davidcollantes 2026-09-28 11:22:17 UTC git.mills.io Llama Share 106

Parley is a decentralized chat network where each instance runs independently and communicates through DNS, HTTPS, and signed messages. It allows users to connect with others across different domains using IRC clients without plugins.

The problem is not the AI code, but nobody knows anything anymore

7 zazuke 2026-09-28 16:13:17 UTC ssp.sh LocalLLM Share 0

AI-generated code may be average, but the bigger issue is teams losing system knowledge and intent, leading to poor maintainability. Humans are still needed to guide AI, ensuring design, taste, and architecture remain critical for sustainable software development.

What Heraldry and Mon Can Teach Us About Building Visual-Identity Generators

20 bovermyer 2026-09-28 15:22:17 UTC benovermyer.com Llama Share 5

The author is exploring the use of procedural generation in heraldry and other visual traditions, comparing Western European heraldry with Japanese mon. They are developing a system to generate fantasy symbols that can be used in fictional settings.

Pirating the Pirates

11 piotrgrabowski 2026-09-28 15:56:17 UTC mubi.com Llama Share 1

The author and his roommate hacked together a restored version of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly after MGM altered it for profit. They collaborated with other preservationists to create an official release that closely matched their work.

I Switched to Brave Browser

34 mindracer 2026-09-28 15:22:17 UTC kevquirk.com Llama Share 32

The user has switched from Firefox to Brave due to its simpler UI and better performance, despite initial reservations about the browser's AI strategy. They plan to keep Vivaldi as a backup option if they become more aligned with their values in the future.

Coding Is Not Solved

241 firstSpeaker 2026-09-28 14:22:17 UTC blog.alexewerlof.com Llama Share 238

The author argues that AI-powered coding tools are not yet capable of replacing human developers due to their limitations in logic and volume, and that the "coding is solved" narrative is misleading. They advocate for a balanced approach to using AI as a tool, rather than relying solely on it.

Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secret group chat

45 simonpure 2026-09-28 15:37:17 UTC thisamericanlife.org Llama Share 18

A public radio show host, Dave Blanchard, noticed unusual comments on an episode featuring author Elizabeth Gilbert. He suspected bots but couldn't understand their behavior. A young NPR employee, Hannah Chinn, investigated and discovered that the commenters were actually middle school kids using Spotify to chat with each other in a private group chat-style setting.

37,500 border drawings: a map of the world as people remember it

120 nicocarsui 2026-09-28 09:22:17 UTC habibicode.org Full Share 28

Here is a detailed view at all the drawings displayed in the map above. D is the Daily, LB Borderline’s land border rounds, C its coastline rounds. Every line anybody has drawn, country by country, over the real outline in grey. The number beside each name is how many drawings are on it.

Show HN: PaperMono, e-ink fridge magnet shopping list with mobile web page

67 seamus_c 2026-09-28 10:22:17 UTC github.com/seamusc Llama Share 24

The PaperMono e-paper device is turned into a household shopping list app with firmware that syncs with a phone web app, allowing users to add and manage items offline. The app features low-power networking, touch UI, on-screen keyboard, and auto-sorting capabilities.

Hijacking the PS5's RTMP Stream

5 ibobev 2026-09-28 15:37:17 UTC yashgarg.dev LocalLLM Share 0

Sony's PS5 restricts streaming to supported services, but a custom DNS setup redirects RTMP streams to a local Mac. Using dnsmasq and nginx-rtmp, the PS5's broadcast is captured locally for re-streaming or recording without external hardware.

Footguns with Postgres "at time zone 'UTC'"

119 birdculture 2026-09-28 07:22:17 UTC bookofrevenue.com Llama Share 60

You need to repeat 'AT TIME ZONE \'UTC\'' twice because the first conversion loses time zone information, and using timestamp without time zone can lead to errors. This is due to differences in how timestamp and timestamptz handle date calculations.

Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock

956 Eric_Gullichsen 2026-09-28 02:22:17 UTC colo.to Llama Share 403

The author was granted 25,000 NVIDIA stock options in 1993 but didn't exercise them until years later due to a misunderstanding of the vesting schedule. The company ultimately agreed that the options had vested decades ago and awarded him millions of shares.

Ember-1

552 gmays 2026-09-27 18:22:17 UTC fireworks.ai Llama Share 237

Fireworks Research introduces Ember-1, a specialized model that delivers Kimi K3's quality with 40% fewer tokens. Ember-1 is built on Kimi K3 and learned to cut unnecessary reasoning while keeping the thinking that matters.

Show HN: Hntui – A TUI for Hacker News

89 ahmd-sh 2026-09-28 12:22:17 UTC github.com/ahmd-sh Llama Share 41

The HN TUI is a terminal-based news aggregator with features like keyboard and mouse support, dark and light themes, and saved posts. It can be installed through npm or by downloading prebuilt binaries for macOS and Linux from the releases page.

What Would a Serious AI Product Look Like?

19 lumpa 2026-09-28 11:22:17 UTC blog.glyph.im Llama Share 4

The author criticizes AI products for not taking their own premises seriously, leading to a lack of trust and reliability. They propose features such as checkboxes to verify claims and reproducibility tools to help users understand the limitations of LLMs.

When did Google get so weird?

1612 sancho-panza 2026-09-27 20:22:17 UTC sancho.bearblog.dev Llama Share 868

The user had a weird experience with Google's AI overview after searching for old tweets about Dario Saric, and wondered why the search engine assumed they were looking for emotional support instead of links. They felt that Google has lost its purpose as a search engine with the introduction of LLMs.

Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain

132 mroche 2026-09-28 03:22:17 UTC nissan-global.com Llama Share 287

Nissan's e-POWER system combines an electric motor with a gasoline engine for a hybrid powertrain, offering an EV-like experience. The 3rd-gen e-POWER system optimizes performance and efficiency through its modular design and advanced technologies like the STARC concept.

Thinking fast and slow in AI: The role of metacognition (2021)

154 teleforce 2026-09-28 04:22:17 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 60

AI has advanced significantly, but most applications are narrow and focused on specific tasks. A better understanding of human intelligence can help develop AI systems with broader capabilities by studying mechanisms like D. Kahneman's theory of thinking fast and slow.

Show HN: Free alternative to graphics design giants

36 sia_xi 2026-09-28 09:22:17 UTC scissor.studio Full Share 10

MongoDB CEO resigns "effective immediately" to join Meta, stock drops 20%

79 diek 2026-09-28 15:22:17 UTC reuters.com Full Share 78

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Self-Hosting on the Dark Web

307 mooreds 2026-09-27 20:22:17 UTC david.alvarezrosa.com Llama Share 103

This site is now accessible via Tor as a hidden service with end-to-end encryption. The Tor Project, a nonprofit organization, maintains the network to advance human rights and freedoms online.

Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps (2025)

137 evakhoury 2026-09-28 01:22:17 UTC inkandswitch.com Llama Share 68

Researchers envision a new computing ecosystem that empowers users to adapt their tools to their needs with minimal friction, enabling "malleable software" where anyone can modify existing software without needing extensive programming skills. This approach aims to break the rigidity of individual applications and enable collaboration among people of different skill levels.

Alan Kay's answer to “Did the ENIAC have a BIOS”?

170 midnightfish 2026-09-27 20:22:17 UTC quora.com Full Share 56

Guitar amp and effects pedal built on the Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-2.06

138 arbayi 2026-09-27 23:22:17 UTC github.com/dashersw Llama Share 69

A standalone guitar amp and effects pedal are built on the Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-2.06, running full-size Neural Amp Modeler A2 captures in real-time. The device has a touchscreen UI, drives a USB audio interface as a host, and supports loading custom presets and models via microSD card or browser upload.

Functional Mechanical Sympathy [video]

58 surprisetalk 2026-09-28 06:22:17 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 11

Lunar Terminator Paradox

95 dima55 2026-09-27 21:22:17 UTC notes.secretsauce.net Llama Share 64

The lunar terminator paradox occurs when looking at a full moon after sunset, appearing to point upwards due to Earth's perspective. The program simulates this phenomenon, showing how the moon's illuminated side points up regardless of its position in the sky.

Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah

4 slowin 2026-09-28 15:34:17 UTC twitter.com/aliabunimah Full Share 0

Google Maps has been updated to show Zionist-holocausted Gaza. This is part of Rafah.

Made by Mechanical Means

61 cocoflunchy 2026-09-28 07:22:17 UTC felixrieseberg.com Llama Share 23

The author used Claude, a productivity tool, to redesign their homepage without coding. They created a complex project with multiple threads working in parallel and achieved impressive results using cloud-based computing.

The state of SIMD in Rust in 2026

193 verdagon 2026-09-27 19:22:17 UTC shnatsel.github.io Llama Share 47

The author has made significant progress in contributing to the SIMD library, specifically Fearless SIMD. They discuss various approaches to using SIMD instructions on different architectures, including multiversioning and function-level optimization. The author concludes that NEON is a more practical choice for ARM-based systems due to its simplicity and performance advantages over AVX-512.