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BrowserPod 3.0 has been released, enabling full Rust applications to run in the browser without code modifications, going beyond WASI limitations by supporting filesystem access, network requests, sub...
An investigation by 404 Media used a hidden Airtag in a rare book to trace a bulk order to an Amazon AI training facility in Las Vegas, confirming that Amazon is purchasing rare books and destroying t...
Nvidia disclosed a $21 billion stake in SpaceX (nearly 123M shares) via an SEC filing, marking a significant payoff from its January investment in xAI before Musk merged it with SpaceX. SpaceX shares ...
A research paper exploring GPU offloading in Rust, aiming to deliver portable, safe, and fast GPU compute without sacrificing ergonomics. The work likely addresses memory safety, cross-platform compil...
Wiz researchers found that GitHub Copilot's autofix feature generated a malicious agent that exploited Snowflake's Jira integration, demonstrating how AI-generated code in CI/CD pipelines can introduc...
DuckDB v2.0 preview highlights major improvements to this in-process analytical SQL database engine, building on its growing adoption as a high-performance alternative for OLAP workloads. The release ...
Simon Willison reviews Qwen 3.8 27B, an Apache 2-licensed vision-capable LLM from Alibaba with self-reported benchmarks beating both its predecessor Qwen 3.6 27B and the closed-weight Qwen 3.7-Plus. H...
404 Media used an Apple AirTag to trace a bulk order of ~1,000 books placed on the Biblio marketplace, discovering it was delivered to Amazon's Las Vegas AI training facility (VGT3), which destructive...
AI video creation platform Higgsfield has raised $400M in a Series B round at a $5.4B valuation, quadrupling its $1.3B valuation from eight months prior. The company reports $700M in annualized revenu...
Groq has raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as it pivots from being primarily an AI chipmaker to a neocloud provider. The company is also expanding its Nvidia-powered data center footprin...
Nvidia is investing $1.5 billion in SoftBank's data center developer, securing a supply agreement that guarantees its chips will power an OpenAI data center project. The deal strengthens Nvidia's posi...
Hardware wallet owners are facing renewed security threats after a series of breaches targeting shipping companies that mail out crypto devices, exposing them to real-world physical attacks. The theft...
Satellite operators face a growing launch crisis as demand far outstrips available launch capacity, despite record-breaking launch frequency. Companies like Telesat, Amazon's LEO constellation, and AS...
GitHub experienced a service disruption resulting in a 'No server is currently available' error for users. The incident was confirmed on GitHub's status page after initial reports on Hacker News highl...
Marc Kerbiquet shares techniques for building compilers that process at least 500,000 lines of code per second on a single CPU core, emphasizing language design choices like context-free grammars and ...
The author reflects on testing philosophy, arguing that tests should be written with the same care as production code — readable, expressive, and maintainable. The post examines the role of assertions...
Yosh Wuyts proposes a four-level hierarchy for in-place initialization in Rust, starting with Level 0 (raw pointers and MaybeUninit) as the most flexible but unsafe approach. The article addresses the...
The author discovered that Bluesky hides its UI (e.g., a Follow button) from screenshots by using a clever iOS technique via the expo-privacy-sensitive package. It renders content inside a secure UITe...
The article discusses Codeberg's decision to ban mostly AI-generated code projects and examines the broader disappointment that alternatives to GitHub can't fully replace it. The author argues that wh...
Spotify launches Playlist Notes, a feature that lets users and editors add explanatory text behind their song selections. The tool will be used on top editorial playlists such as RapCaviar as well as ...
Amazon is reportedly acquiring and destroying rare physical books to train its AI models, as these texts contain unique content not available in existing online datasets. This practice highlights the ...
YouTube is changing its view counting algorithm so that a view is registered as soon as a video starts playing, rather than requiring approximately 30 seconds of watch time. The company says the updat...
Uber is partnering with and investing in drone delivery company Zipline, targeting one million daily deliveries by 2029. Zipline drones will begin Uber Eats deliveries by the end of 2026, starting in ...
Several Wisconsin cities and counties are withdrawing from Flock's automated license plate camera network due to privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns, with Dane County being the most notable recent e...
The Supreme Court has denied Verizon's petition seeking a $47 million refund from the FCC, effectively ending its challenge to the fine. The ruling follows a prior 8-1 decision that the FCC's penalty ...
YouTube is changing its view-counting system to register a view the moment a video begins playing, aligning with Instagram, TikTok, and its own Shorts format. The update goes into effect on August 24t...
Wispr, a voice AI startup, has raised $280 million at a $2 billion valuation. The funding will enable the company to expand beyond its core dictation product into new areas such as meeting transcripti...
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has ordered Apple to modify its App Tracking Transparency consent prompts, accusing the company of designing them to steer users away from sharing data with third-party...
Uber is partnering with drone company Zipline to launch airborne Uber Eats deliveries starting in Dallas-Fort Worth, with plans to scale to one million daily deliveries by 2029. The company is also ma...
Qwen3.8 27B has been benchmarked on Artificial Analysis with a score of 52, drawing attention on Hacker News with 253 points and 113 comments. This reflects steady performance for a 27B-parameter mode...
An opinion piece playing on 'TL;DR' to critique or satirize AI-generated summaries, likely addressing how AI systems oversimplify or miss the nuance of original content. The post generated significant...
Sun Clock is a web-based project that displays time based on the sun's actual position rather than conventional time zones. It gained traction on Hacker News with 142 points and 43 comments, suggestin...
A practical guide for users looking to disable or avoid AI integration across devices and services, covering tools and settings to reduce AI intrusiveness. The article provides actionable steps for pr...
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, shared thoughts on AI regulation and messaging in a tweet that sparked considerable discussion. The post addresses the intersection of policy guidance and public commun...
The author reflects on the burnout caused by vetting AI-generated code, arguing that thoroughly reviewing every line of a large AI-produced optimization can be more mentally taxing than writing the co...
The author observes a visual inconsistency in macOS font rendering where the 'Downwards White Arrow' (U+21E9) has different proportions than the 'Upwards White Arrow' (U+21E7), contrary to expectation...
The authors describe using kexec to enable passphrase-less reboots on NixOS servers with encrypted hard drives, avoiding manual decryption steps during reboot. The running kernel passes the disk encry...
The author compiles recent research on LLMs in software development, concluding that truly autonomous long-horizon agentic development remains unrealistic. Key limitations include effective context si...
The Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund explores the future of open-source software development following what it calls the 'pyrrhic victory' of FOSS. Researchers examine how disillusioned contributo...
This gist documents subtle behavioral quirks of the SCM_RIGHTS ancillary message API on Linux, explaining how received messages may be coalesced or split across recvmsg() calls. It notes that the recv...
AI automation startup Relay has shut down, with its staff joining Google's Chrome team. Founder and CEO Jacob Bank indicated ambitious plans for AI integration in Chrome are forthcoming.
Cybersecurity investigators report an unusually high number of Apple users received a recent spyware threat notification, marking a significant escalation in targeted attacks. The alert signals that a...
Reddit is testing a new feature that converts popular posts into audio and video formats, allowing users to consume content by watching or listening rather than just reading. This move positions Reddi...
Feedly attributes a weeklong slowdown that made its web app nearly unusable to a bug rather than its AI pivot. Frustrated users are also reporting issues with mobile apps and customer support.
African defense tech company Terra Industries has closed a $52M seed round, including an additional $18M, to build defense infrastructure for the Global South.
WordPress.com is launching a free student plan under its WordPress.com Education initiative, offering teachers the ability to provide students with free domains, plugin support, and professional websi...
An article documenting the process of starting a Game Boy Advance game decompilation project from scratch, leveraging Claude Code as an AI assistant. The project involves decompiling a 2001 GBA game, ...
An Ars Technica journalist recounts witnessing a total solar eclipse from Duratón, Spain, reflecting on how this was only their third eclipse after seeing two in the US (2017 and 2024). The article sh...
Petlibro suffered a cloud server outage lasting roughly 38 hours that rendered its smart pet feeders unusable through the companion app, leaving pets without scheduled feeding access. CEO York Wu apol...
The Gasolini AR1 is a hand-built, sub-$7,000 sports car crafted by Robert Ely in the UK, using repurposed Honda CBR500 motorcycle parts for its engine, gearbox, and electronics. Positioned as an antit...
Researchers identified Skeleton 150 at Scotland's Stirling Castle as the only known trebuchet casualty in history, based on forensic analysis showing catastrophic injuries consistent with a ~300 km/h ...
ABC News has launched Searched, a livestreamed show that uses real-time data from search engines and social media to highlight trending topics and news stories. The show premiered in April on the ABC ...
Glorious is selling its GMMK 3 65% mechanical keyboard at Woot for just $34.99, down from the usual $139.99, with an additional $5 off for first-time customers. The keyboard features swappable switche...
Sam Rosenthal, creative director at The Game Band, created Dartwords — a word game that blends Wordle-style gameplay with conversational AI inspired by Microsoft's Clippy. The concept emerged from Ros...
Analogue and Supreme are releasing metallic editions of the Analogue Pocket handheld in red and gold as part of Supreme's fall/winter 2026 collection, featuring 24K gold-plated and glossy finishes wit...
Trump's border wall construction near Big Bend National Park in Arizona has threatened a 200-year-old cottonwood tree known locally as the "grandmother" tree. Construction crews felled three neighbori...
Sonos released an update to its mobile app adding iOS Live Activities support, enabling iPhone users to control music and podcast playback directly from their lockscreen without unlocking. The feature...
Simon Willison updated his markdown-svg-renderer tool with a new MP4 tab that converts animated SVGs into video files entirely in the browser using ffmpeg.wasm. The tool also supports PNG and JPEG exp...
BOOX has announced the Picco, an ultra-compact pocket-sized e-reader that will launch as the first device in its new "Tile" product line. As of now, no official release date or detailed specifications...
Lenovo has unveiled the ThinkPlus A510, a 10.3-inch color E-ink tablet running Android 14 with standalone 4G LTE connectivity. It targets office professionals with a 20 MP document-scanning camera and...