Xiaomi: New CPU matches Apple cores single threaded, much faster multithreaded

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Xiaomi's new CPU, Xring O3, matches Apple cores in single-threaded tasks and outperforms them in multithreaded execution. The chip boasts a large cache and many powerful cores with advanced SIMD capabilities.

MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Researchers reverse-engineered Paint and Photos to discover that they embed a server-issued GUID into the pixels of locally generated AI images. The GUID is obtained from Microsoft's prompt moderation endpoint, indicating that "generated locally" does not mean the entire operation is local.

The entire city of San Francisco as a video game

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FILL = CURRENT OWNER Z20 Z17 Z16 Z15GROUND FILE FULL COLUMN READY VISIBLE CORNERS LOADING WASD move · mouse look · Space jump · Shift run · C camera · H glider

IPFS Maintainers Winding Down

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Shipyard will wind down its IPFS-related operations due to lack of funding from Protocol Labs. The final day of work will be September 30, 2026, and Shipyard's projects will no longer receive dedicated maintenance.

A Claude Code skill that recovers export-blocked Kindle highlights

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This plugin, l3a0, extracts Amazon Kindle highlights into a Markdown file and auto-invokes skills when a request matches the skill's description. It recovers truncated or hidden highlights from the Kindle app's synced annotation positions and rendered pages using OCR with Apple Vision framework.

LLMs could control their host machines by exploiting inference engines

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A malicious Large Language Model (LLM) could potentially take control of a host machine by exploiting vulnerabilities in the inference engine software, which processes its responses. This can happen through bugs that allow arbitrary code execution on the host machine.

How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs

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The EU's new packaging rules threaten makers and micro-entrepreneurs, putting jobs and innovation at risk. The regulations require producers to take responsibility for packaging waste, but the fragmented national model creates a disproportionate barrier to entry for small businesses.

Oceans hit highest temperature on record

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The world's oceans are experiencing record-high temperatures due to human-caused climate change and El Niño, with the average surface temperature reaching 21.1C (70F). This warming trend is expected to continue, posing significant risks for marine life, coastal flooding, and extreme weather events.

Jabber/XMPP: 25 Years of Digital Independence

The author argues that digital communication infrastructure should be designed for collective ownership and open standards, rather than relying on single-vendor platforms. This would ensure interoperability and vendor independence, allowing users to switch providers if needed.

Hot Chips 2026: CUDA Targets RISC-V – By Chester Lam

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Nvidia is extending CUDA support to RISC-V CPUs, requiring server-grade features like ACPI and PCIe coherency. Nvidia's requirements aim for high performance but may limit the adoption of CUDA on existing RISC-V systems.

Autostep (YC P26) Is Hiring AI/Fullstack Engineers and a Chief of Staff

Show HN: PicoMQ – Durable Streams over HTTP, on object storage

Create a stream per use case instead of packing every record of a kind into one topic. Each stream is independently addressable, bottomless, and can scale from idle to high throughput.

Show HN: Kern – container and resource runtime in a 1.5 MB binary, no daemon

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Kern is a fast, rootless sandbox and virtual resource runtime that can run untrusted and AI-generated code without compromising kernel security, using a real container model with no daemon. It provides isolation through user namespaces, seccomp allowlists, cgroup v2 limits, and device node management to ensure secure execution of code on Linux systems.

OpenAI: GPT 5.6 Sol price reduction (until at least Nov 21)

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OpenAI models released after March 5, 2026, incur a 10% data residency charge. Pricing for GPT-5.6 Sol is available through November 21, 2026.

SeL4 security proofs now complete on AArch64

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Proofcraft has completed the formal proof that seL4 enforces confidentiality and integrity on AArch64, ensuring security isolation of applications. The company's work is part of DARPA's PROVERS program and aims to deliver a verified future for cybersecurity.

I were 17, I'd learn how to build LLMs from scratch

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I would try to figure out why LLMs can write my essays but not clean my bedroom. Then I would study topics in college and grad school that could help solve that problem. I'll figure out a set of methods and architectures beyond LLMs that can quickly learn to perform physical

What Is a Syslog Server?

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A syslog server collects and stores logs from various devices, providing a single source of truth for monitoring operations. It enhances visibility, reliability, and security by implementing secure transport, retention policies, and automated alerting.

Removed all counters, replies, following/ers, timestamps, from textlog

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User discusses a textlog app that removes timestamps and reply counts to focus on content, aiming to reduce bias and competition. The app's creator responds with concerns about losing context and chronological order in microblogging platforms like Twitter.

Show HN: GlassBox – what the browser reveals, and how identifiable you are

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GlassBox is a browser fingerprinting tool that identifies unique browsers by combining multiple weak signals into strong ones. It provides an identifiability percentage, which estimates the likelihood of identifying a specific browser among millions.

Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance

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AI tools are changing the way developers learn and work, but they can also hinder expertise development if used excessively. Developers need to strike a balance between productivity and deep understanding of coding concepts.

Peppermint oil reduces blood pressure by 8.48 mmHg in small study

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A randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of twice-daily peppermint oil supplementation on systolic blood pressure and related health indicators in individuals with pre- and stage 1 hypertension, finding significant reductions in systolic blood pressure compared to placebo. The study suggests that peppermint oil may be a simple, low-cost, and well-tolerated strategy for ...

Executable Is a SQLite Database

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The author has developed a new executable format called SELF, which uses SQLite as its underlying database. This allows for more efficient and flexible execution of programs compared to traditional ELF formats.

Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders

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FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's disease

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The FDA has cleared a blood test called PrecivityAD2 for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, developed by C2N Diagnostics at Washington University School of Medicine. The test uses high-resolution mass spectrometry to measure biomarkers associated with the disease and can provide accurate diagnoses with over 90% accuracy.

Hot Chips 2026: Applying High Bandwidth Flash (HBF)

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High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) is a new memory technology that could improve machine learning workloads by offering higher capacity and decent bandwidth, but it requires significant software changes. HBF's high capacity can alleviate DRAM shortages, but its low bandwidth makes it less suitable for applications with high compute throughput or memory access patterns.

Codefloe Is a Professionally Hosted Public Git Forge

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Could We Dredge the Netherlands Without Fossil Fuels? (2018)

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The Dutch economy relies heavily on dredging to maintain canals, harbors, and rivers. Historically, manual labor was used with simple tools like the "dredge bag", but later technologies like horse-powered dredge mills and steam engines were introduced.

A Blackstone real estate company exposed SSN digits, DOBs, addresses and more

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A security-conscious individual discovered a vulnerability in Beam Living's leasing portal, exposing applicants' sensitive information including Social Security numbers and addresses. The issue was eventually patched after multiple attempts to report it to the company, with the individual ultimately deciding to disclose it publicly.

Show HN: A puzzle I couldn't solve for a year – cubers cracked it in an hour

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Try the SkimmIQ cube prototype directly in your browser. Switch layouts, difficulty levels, and discover the reinvented 3D cube mechanic.

Agent Lightning v1.0

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Agent Lightning v1.0.1 marks the first official release of the Agent Lightning Skill, which helps coding agents optimize other AI agents. Provide an editable agent and a benchmark, and the skill guides systematic improvements to prompts, tools, workflows, models, and reasoning settings—balancing accuracy, cost, latency, and reliability through measured iteration.