Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin

960 fnthawar2 2026-09-10 14:21:54 UTC shopify.engineering Llama Share 645

Shopify is moving from React Native to Swift and Kotlin due to advancements in coding models, allowing for faster development without sacrificing performance. This change will enable Shopify's teams to build mobile apps more efficiently with the help of artificial intelligence.

The little holes in your bread are telling you something

33 baud147258 2026-09-11 04:21:54 UTC edconway.substack.com Full Share 20

Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables

437 Brajeshwar 2026-09-10 16:21:54 UTC blog.jim-nielsen.com Llama Share 294

A man found two old cables in his "Big Box of Cables" and realized he needed them, rekindling motivation and purpose. He hopes to pass on the lesson to his future kids about not discarding useful items.

OpenAI Agents API

213 aquir 2026-09-10 20:21:54 UTC developers.openai.com Llama Share 127

The Agents API provides access to the Codex harness through an OpenAI-managed API, allowing applications to interact with agents in a sandbox environment. Sessions are managed by OpenAI, while applications provide tools and choose their execution environment.

Nine coding harnesses vs. your laptop

51 nasutton12 2026-09-11 03:21:54 UTC nasutton.notion.site Full Share 5

A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps.

Mexican student creates an acoustic fire extinguisher to put out fire in seconds

136 rguiscard 2026-09-11 01:21:54 UTC upsocl.com Llama Share 51

ngela Karime Venegas Hernández, a 16-year-old Mexican student, invented "Vortex Tech", a device that extinguishes fires using sound waves. It has been tested successfully on various materials and is set to represent Mexico at an international fair.

Cognition launches new SWE-2 model, Rivaling Fable 5.1 and GPT-Astra

399 seelos 2026-09-10 16:21:54 UTC cognition.com Llama Share 166

The new coding model SWE-2 achieves 50.0% on FrontierCode 1.1 Main, within one point of Fable 5.1, while being 64% cheaper than its predecessor SWE-1.7 and outperforming GPT-6 Astra at a quarter of the cost.

The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freeze a Mac

138 auberonedu 2026-09-10 22:21:54 UTC auberon.xyz Llama Share 92

A WebGPU shader on an untrusted site can hang a Mac's graphics, making the desktop UI unusable until a restart is forced by clicking a link. Apple has not prioritized fixing this issue despite its potential to be annoying and violating user trust.

Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images (2025)

314 gumby 2026-09-10 16:21:54 UTC spinoff.nasa.gov Llama Share 48

A Singaporean archaeologist used NASA's decorrelation stretch technique to uncover 200 previously hidden paintings at Angkor Wat, revealing faded images that were invisible to the naked eye. The technique, originally developed for satellite imagery, has been widely applied in various fields including archaeology and tattoo preservation.

The Gemini app is now available for Windows

12 quysala12 2026-09-11 05:21:54 UTC blog.google Llama Share 4

Gemini app for Windows is launched, offering instant assistance and workflow integration. The new desktop app provides seamless access to tools like Gemini Spark, Nano Banana, and Omni 1.

Working with Git Worktrees in Magit

6 srijan4 2026-09-11 05:21:54 UTC emacsredux.com LocalLLM Share 0

Git worktrees allow parallel development in the same repo without branch switching, useful for AI agents and long-running tasks. They share the repo but have separate working directories, indexes, and HEADs.

Thelio Mira AI Linux Workstation: 192 GB GPU Memory

79 jonifico 2026-09-10 23:21:54 UTC system76.com Llama Share 53

System76's Thelio Mira AI workstations offer affordable, GPU-focused hardware for local AI development with various configuration options. The systems come with a limited warranty and support for Linux distributions, including Pop!_OS and Ubuntu.

NTSB issues investigative update on B-767 runway excursion accident in Miami

84 mckn1ght 2026-09-10 22:21:54 UTC ntsb.gov Llama Share 141

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a runway excursion accident involving Air Flight 7598 at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026. The NTSB has recovered and read the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, which will be reviewed to produce a written transcript.

Google will buy half the electricity from one of Finland's nuclear power plants

186 lukaspetersson 2026-09-11 01:21:54 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 149

Google invests €13bn in Finland's AI infrastructure, including a 22-year contract to buy up to half the electricity from a nuclear power plant. The deal is expected to support over 37,000 jobs and boost Finland's GDP by €3.6bn annually.

Exercise intensity is associated with cardiometabolic health

65 qclibre22 2026-09-11 04:21:54 UTC cell.com Full Share 30

Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom

201 aanet 2026-09-10 17:21:54 UTC musictheory.pugetsound.edu Full Share 85

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More questions about whether researchers can trust OpenAI with unpublished math

771 pred_ 2026-09-10 13:21:54 UTC mathstodon.xyz Llama Share 714

Tristan Buckmaster questioned OpenAI's transparency about using his conversations with ChatGPT for training data. He felt misled by their response, which he perceived as dishonest and lacking explanation or evidence.

Proof of Capture: Apple Reference Image, but open source and using steganography

92 merybenavente 2026-09-10 20:21:54 UTC merybenavente.me Llama Share 53

A new camera technology, Proof of Capture, has been introduced to prove a photo was taken by a camera and not AI generated. This approach uses an invisible watermark in the image pixels to sign a perceptual hash at capture time.

iPhone Duo

1432 thecosmicfrog 2026-09-10 06:21:54 UTC apple.com Llama Share 2467

The iPhone Duo offers a spacious display, multitasking capabilities, and compact design. It features essential controls on the side for easy access and comes with various accessories like a 100% fiber-based box for packaging.

YuE2 · Frontier Music with Symbolic Planning

77 sexy_seedbox 2026-09-11 01:21:54 UTC map-yue2.github.io Llama Share 64

YuE2 and Suno v5 achieve high scores on WildSongBench, with YuE2 reaching 6.9632 in the best-of-8 setting. MERT2-30s and MERT2-FS dominate MARBLE metrics for emotion recognition, while SheetSage2 achieves SOTA on 10 of 13 benchmark metrics for music transcription.

Forgejo <=16.0.3 Critical RCE

166 weierstass 2026-09-10 16:21:54 UTC codeberg.org Llama Share 59

A strategy to avoid receiving garbage on Codeberg involves not visiting as an AI scraper or contacting Codeberg. Using a Location directive with konqueror can help choose which changes to use, defaulting to 1 for best speed.

Neki – Sharded Postgres

225 simon_weber 2026-09-10 16:21:54 UTC planetscale.com Llama Share 125

Neki is a sharded Postgres database built from lessons learned running large MySQL clusters, addressing common issues like table size and backup times. It offers an online operations model with features like schema changes, version upgrades, and resharding through a single psql connection.

What Comes After Git

16 tangled 2026-09-11 03:21:54 UTC ersc.io Llama Share 0

East River Source Control is working on a next-generation version control system, building upon the existing Git protocol but with custom storage engine. The goal is to provide reliable and scalable source control management for large-scale organizations.

Rust is tier-1 language at Microsoft

644 mmastrac 2026-09-10 14:21:54 UTC rustfoundation.org Llama Share 372

Microsoft has invested heavily in Rust, making it a Tier-1 language for internal development alongside C++, C#, and TypeScript. The company's MSVC backend, now connected to Rust via rustc_codegen_utc, enables seamless interoperability between the two languages.

Herdr Studio

28 throwaway888abc 2026-09-11 01:21:54 UTC powerfooi.github.io Llama Share 16

Herdr Studio is a browser-based tool that keeps terminals alive and provides a fast workspace for coding, with features like full terminal streaming and agent awareness. It bridges the gap between local socket API, terminal stream, files, Git operations, and session records.

Douglas Hofstadter: Analogy as the Core of Cognition [video]

166 tosh 2026-09-10 16:21:54 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 76

Customizing my Compaq MX-11800 keyboard

23 NetOpWibby 2026-09-11 00:21:54 UTC blog.webb.page Llama Share 4

The author customized their Compaq MX-11800 keyboard with Gateron Milky Yellow Pro switches and a classic Mac look, but encountered issues with soldering and compatibility. They eventually found a solution by using Mill-Max sockets to hotswap switches and restored the keyboard's functionality.

Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026

110 garo-pro 2026-09-10 18:21:54 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 183

Threat actors have increasingly used AI models like Claude to carry out sophisticated cyber operations, including espionage and influence operations. These attacks often involve the use of compromised API keys, session tokens, and devices to accelerate their ability to rapidly scan, exploit, and take over target systems.

Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls

298 thelastgallon 2026-09-10 11:21:54 UTC pv-magazine.com Llama Share 249

Hitachi introduces Y-series EcoCute CO2 heat pump water heaters in Japan with 370-liter and 460-liter models launching in November 2026. The new range supports daytime electricity tariffs and PV-linked energy management with a five-year manufacturer warranty.

JEP 544: Ahead-of-Time Code Compilation

86 Skinney 2026-09-10 18:21:54 UTC openjdk.org Llama Share 30

The goal is to improve startup and warmup time for Java applications by compiling code to native code in a training run, storing it in an AOT cache for use in subsequent production runs. This approach combines the benefits of static compilation with the agility and portability of dynamic compilation, allowing Java applications to achieve peak performance while adapting to changing workloads.