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U.S. government will decide who gets to use GPT-5.6

OpenAI has announced that the U.S. government will vet users before granting access to its upcoming GPT-5.6 model, marking a significant shift toward state-controlled AI distribution. This move highli...

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Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model

OpenAI has released a preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, positioning it as a next-generation model with significant advancements in reasoning and safety protocols. The release includes a detailed system card out...

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SpaceX plans to launch Starlink mobile service in the US

SpaceX is planning to launch a direct-to-consumer Starlink mobile service in the US, aiming to compete directly with major carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. This strategic shift marks a signi...

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Russian hackers were behind $2.5B hack of Jaguar Land Rover: Report

A report identifies Russian hackers as the perpetrators behind the massive $2.5 billion cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover that occurred last year. This incident is recognized as one of the most disrupt...

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South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors"

South Korea has announced an ambitious plan to train its entire 450,000-strong military to operate drones as effectively as personal firearms, aiming to establish them as a universal combat tool. This...

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VW may close four factories to adapt to the future, report says

Volkswagen Group is reportedly considering closing up to four German factories and cutting an additional 45,000 jobs, potentially doubling previous layoff plans to reduce its workforce by 15%. This dr...

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Quoting OpenAI

OpenAI has launched a limited preview of its GPT-5.6 series, introducing three new models: Sol, Terra, and Luna, which offer varying balances of performance and cost. The announcement highlights signi...

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US allows Anthropic to release Mythos to 'trusted partners'

The US government has granted Anthropic permission to release its advanced AI model, Mythos, to a select group of trusted domestic partners. This move signals a shift towards controlled deployment of ...

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Show HN: Smart model routing directly in Claude, Codex and Cursor

Weave has released a source-available model router that integrates with coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor to intelligently route requests to the most cost-effective LLMs based on task complexi...

7.0

All you need is PostgreSQL

The author argues against architectural cargo culting by demonstrating how PostgreSQL alone can handle complex requirements like event sourcing, caching, and temporal data without additional specializ...

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Making devenv start fast, and the whole nixpkgs with it - devenv

The article details how devenv addresses the long-standing performance bottleneck in Nixpkgs caused by the dynamic loader searching scattered shared libraries in the Nix store. By optimizing this star...

7.0

SPIR-V Backend Progress

The Zig compiler has significantly advanced its SPIR-V backend by introducing the @SpirvType builtin to handle types not natively supported by Zig's type system, resolving long-standing blockers for s...

7.0

Chatbots vs Ozone

This analysis highlights growing scientific concerns regarding the environmental impact of satellite megaconstellations and frequent rocket launches, specifically focusing on ozone layer depletion and...

7.0

FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh

The FTC has approved Elon Musk's acquisition of Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineers specializing in high-speed optical data center communications. This move aims to...

7.0

OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US

OpenAI has appointed Prabhjeet Singh, former president of Uber India and South Asia, as its first managing director for the country to drive consumer growth, enterprise adoption, and regulatory engage...

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Tesla settles FSD crash lawsuit as federal investigations continue

Tesla has reached a settlement in a lawsuit related to a fatal 2023 crash involving its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, while federal investigations into the technology remain ongoing. This developmen...

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TikTok’s road to becoming a super app

TikTok is aggressively expanding beyond short-form video into a 'super app' ecosystem, integrating features like e-commerce, local discovery, gaming, and recently, hotel bookings and fintech services....

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FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk

An advocacy group and journalist have sued the FCC, alleging it acted in bad faith by concealing Chairman Brendan Carr's use of the Signal messaging app and withholding records related to DOGE's influ...

7.0

Feedbacks upon feedbacks: Rock weathering and the climate

A new study published in Nature Communications analyzes the Toarcian Ocean Anoxic Event from 183 million years ago to understand the complex role of rock weathering in climate regulation. Researchers ...

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What happened after 2,000 people tried to hack my AI assistant

A challenge involving 2,000 participants and 6,000 attempts to inject prompts into an OpenClaw AI instance running Opus 4.6 resulted in zero successful secret leaks. This outcome highlights the increa...

6.0

PlayStation Is Deleting 551 Movies from Customers' Accounts

Sony is removing 551 movies from the PlayStation Store due to licensing issues with Digital Studio Canal, affecting customers who previously purchased these titles. This incident highlights the fragil...

6.0

We can still stop California's 3D printer surveillance scheme

The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns against a proposed California bill that would mandate surveillance capabilities on 3D printers, arguing it infringes on privacy and innovation. The article urg...

6.0

Ultrasound imaging of the brain

The article discusses recent advancements in using ultrasound technology for non-invasive brain imaging, highlighting its potential to provide high-resolution neural data without surgical intervention...

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Anatomy of a Failed (Nation-State?) Attack

The author details a sophisticated social engineering attack disguised as a job interview, which aimed to install a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named PinpinRAT via a malicious image file. Despite the a...

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How PgBouncer Works

This article provides a deep dive into PgBouncer's architecture, explaining why PostgreSQL requires connection pooling and detailing the operational differences between its various pooling modes. It h...

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swsim: A software SIM card

swsim is a fully software-based SIM card simulator that operates without requiring physical hardware dependencies. It supports PC/SC interfaces, allowing it to connect to phones via tools like SIMtrac...

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Bringing Swift to the Apple II

The author has created SwiftII, a custom subset of the Swift programming language designed to run on vintage Apple II hardware. This project demonstrates significant engineering effort to fit a modern...

6.0

ARIA, anti-patterns, and you

The author argues that the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG) is often misused as a best-practice manual, leading developers to implement unnecessarily complex ARIA patterns when native HTML element...

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It’s not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore

The article argues that the competitive narrative between Anthropic and OpenAI is becoming secondary to the broader political consequences of advanced AI capabilities. It emphasizes that addressing th...

6.0

Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms.

A 60-year-old man in Spain presented with headaches and behavioral changes, leading doctors to initially suspect metastatic brain cancer due to multiple lesions seen on CT scans. After ruling out mali...

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Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to unique email address

Netflix has implemented a permanent policy requiring every user profile to be linked to a unique email address, a change rolling out since June 15, 2026. This update allows individual profiles to main...

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Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back

Anthropic's restricted 'Mythos 5' model has resumed limited operations following a two-week negotiation with the Trump administration regarding revised licensing requirements. However, the public-faci...

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Quoting Dean W. Ball

Dean W. Ball highlights the economic pressures facing AI labs, noting that the narrow window to recoup massive training costs before models become sub-frontier is being squeezed by delays. He argues t...

6.0

Kindle Colorsoft has Much Higher Rating Now Than After it Launched

The Kindle Colorsoft, which faced significant criticism and a frontlight defect upon its 2024 launch, has seen a substantial improvement in its user ratings over time. This turnaround suggests that Am...

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The gap between open weights LLMs and closed source LLMs

The article analyzes the current performance gap between open-weight Large Language Models and proprietary closed-source models, highlighting that while open models have improved significantly, they s...

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GuixPkgs: every Guix package, as a Nix flake

The author introduces GuixPkgs, a project that converts the entire GNU Guix package set into Nix flakes, allowing users to access Guix packages within the Nix ecosystem without needing Guix installed....

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youre-the-os: A game where you are a computer's OS

You're the OS is an educational simulation game built with Python that challenges players to manage computer resources like processes, memory, and I/O events. The objective is to keep the virtual user...

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A simple web framework for odin

Gjallarhorn is a new, dependency-free web framework for the Odin programming language, featuring a custom HTTP server, router, middleware, template engine, and PostgreSQL ORM. Written entirely from sc...