Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements

171 shaunpud 2026-02-24 06:38:05 UTC serverhost.com Llama Share 127

Firefox 148 introduces an AI kill switch and enhanced user controls, allowing users to disable AI features and opt out of remote updates. The update also includes various performance and accessibility improvements, such as XSS protection and screen reader compatibility.

Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]

216 gurjeet 2026-02-24 03:38:05 UTC gwern.net Llama Share 79

Terence Tao, a mathematically gifted child, was assessed by the author in 1983 at the age of 7. He demonstrated exceptional mathematical abilities, solving complex problems with ease and showing a preference for non-visual, analytic methods.

Show HN: enveil – hide your .env secrets from prAIng eyes

52 parkaboy 2026-02-24 05:38:05 UTC github.com/greatscott Llama Share 26

enveil is a tool that encrypts secrets in a project directory, preventing AI tools from accessing them. It uses a master password to derive a 256-bit AES key for encryption and decryption.

Blood test boosts Alzheimer's diagnosis accuracy to 94.5%, clinical study shows

217 wglb 2026-02-24 03:38:05 UTC medicalxpress.com Full Share 76

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I Ported Coreboot to the ThinkPad X270

166 todsacerdoti 2026-02-24 00:38:05 UTC dork.dev Llama Share 26

User successfully ported libreboot to their X270 laptop, a Kaby Lake model, after overcoming initial issues with a missing capacitor and debugging problems with NVMe and WiFi. With the help of Leah Rowe, the founder of Libreboot, they were able to identify and fix the issues, resulting in a working libreboot installation with GRUB, wireless, and NVMe support.

Show HN: X86CSS – An x86 CPU emulator written in CSS

101 rebane2001 2026-02-24 02:38:05 UTC lyra.horse Llama Share 37

x86CSS is a CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator that runs native 8086 machine code without JavaScript. It can be built and run using Python scripts and GCC, with a custom I/O interface for user interaction.

The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines everyone's data protection

1413 oldnetguy 2026-02-23 14:38:05 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 1071

Regulators are pushing social media platforms to verify users' ages, but this creates a technical problem: collecting personal data to prove age. Platforms are using intrusive verification systems that often conflict with data-privacy laws.

Show HN: Steerling-8B, a language model that can explain any token it generates

137 adebayoj 2026-02-24 01:38:05 UTC guidelabs.ai Llama Share 24

We are releasing Steerling-8B, a new interpretable model that can trace generated tokens to input context and training data. It achieves competitive performance with significantly less compute and unlocks capabilities like concept control and training data provenance.

Baby chicks pass the bouba-kiki test, challenging a theory of language evolution

58 beardyw 2026-02-24 03:38:05 UTC scientificamerican.com Llama Share 15

Baby chickens make the same sound-shape connections as humans, suggesting the link to human language may not be unique. The study challenges a long-standing theory about the bouba-kiki effect, which may be an innate perceptual bias rather than a learned behavior.

Making Wolfram Tech Available as a Foundation Tool for LLM Systems

150 surprisetalk 2026-02-23 22:38:05 UTC writings.stephenwolfram.com Llama Share 82

The author is building on their 40-year foundation tool, Wolfram Language, to supplement LLMs with precise computation and knowledge. This integration will make LLMs more powerful by providing deep computation capabilities.

UNIX99, a UNIX-like OS for the TI-99/4A (2025)

172 marcodiego 2026-02-23 20:38:05 UTC forums.atariage.com Full Share 53

Unsung heroes: Flickr's URLs scheme

39 onli 2026-02-24 02:38:05 UTC unsung.aresluna.org Llama Share 16

Flickr's URLs were simple, readable, and editable, making them efficient for users. They were also short and could be easily guessed, allowing for easy linking and sharing.

“Car Wash” test with 53 models

202 felix089 2026-02-23 20:38:05 UTC opper.ai Llama Share 230

53 AI models failed a simple car wash test, where the correct answer is to drive the car to the car wash because it needs to be there, but most models chose to walk due to the short distance. Only 5 models could reliably answer the question correctly, and even the top-performing model, GPT-5, failed 30% of the time, highlighting the limitations of current AI models in handling simple logic tests.

Intel XeSS 3: expanded support for Core Ultra/Core Ultra 2 and Arc A, B series

21 nateb2022 2026-02-24 04:38:05 UTC intel.com Full Share 9

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A simple web we own

225 speckx 2026-02-23 16:38:05 UTC rsdoiel.github.io Llama Share 150

The user argues that the Web and Internet can be decentralized and controlled by individuals and cooperatives, rather than large corporations, by using simpler software and technologies like Markdown and static website generators. By leveraging the abundance of computers and resources, individuals can create their own private networks and connect to the public Internet, mirroring the concept ...

Show HN: PgDog – Scale Postgres without changing the app

253 levkk 2026-02-23 16:38:05 UTC github.com/pgdogdev Llama Share 51

PgDog is a PostgreSQL proxy that supports connection pooling, load balancing, and sharding, written in Rust for high performance and security. It can manage thousands of connections on commodity hardware and supports various deployment methods, including AWS RDS.

Show HN: Cellarium: A Playground for Cellular Automata

6 andrewosh 2026-02-24 07:38:05 UTC github.com/andrewosh Prefix Share 0

GPU-accelerated cellular automata in Rust. Write cell behavior in a subset of Rust; a proc macro cross-compiles it to WGSL shaders that run entirely on the GPU via wgpu. use cellarium::prelude::*; #[derive(CellState, Default)] struct Life { alive: f32, } #[cell(neighborhood = moore)] impl Cell for Life { fn init(x: f32, y: f32, w: f32, h: f32) -> Self { let hash = ((x * 12.9898 + y * ...

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI

1153 adius 2026-02-23 11:38:05 UTC ladybird.org Llama Share 632

Ladybird is rewriting parts in Rust for better safety guarantees and ecosystem support. The first target was LibJS, Ladybird's JavaScript engine, which was translated from C++ in two weeks with zero regressions.

Typed Assembly Language

31 luu 2026-02-24 02:38:05 UTC cs.cornell.edu Llama Share 14

TAL is a typed assembly language that ensures memory safety and type safety through typing rules and constructs. It's an ideal target for type-directed compilers producing verifiably safe code for secure applications.

FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook, so AI built one for me

348 varankinv 2026-02-23 22:38:05 UTC vladimir.varank.in Llama Share 286

The user used AI to help port a Linux Wi-Fi driver to FreeBSD, but the process was complicated and messy, so they decided to create a detailed specification of how the driver works and then used the AI to implement it from scratch. The user successfully created a working FreeBSD kernel module for the BCM4350 Wi-Fi chip using the AI, but advises against using it for anything beyond a studying ...

What it means that Ubuntu is using Rust

134 zdw 2026-02-23 17:38:05 UTC smallcultfollowing.com Llama Share 148

The author reflects on Rust's adoption at scale, noting that it has crossed the chasm in some areas like data planes and low-level code, but still faces challenges in Safety Critical Software. To further its adoption, the author suggests that Rust needs to adapt to the needs of the early majority, including providing more practical and incremental improvements, and leveraging open-source ...

Diode – Build, program, and simulate hardware

7 rossant 2026-02-24 07:38:05 UTC withdiode.com Full Share 1

Diode is a 3D hardware simulator capable of simulating arduinos, integrated circuits, capacitors, transistors and much more.

Shatner is making an album with 35 metal icons

174 mhb 2026-02-24 00:38:05 UTC guitarworld.com Llama Share 76

William Shatner is releasing a metal album with an all-star cast of guitarists, including Zakk Wylde and Chris Poland. The album promises massive guitars, cinematic arrangements, and raw emotion, with Shatner hand-picking 35 metal icons for the project.

Show HN: Babyshark – Wireshark made easy (terminal UI for PCAPs)

108 eigen-vector 2026-02-23 21:38:05 UTC github.com/vignesh07 Llama Share 40

Live capture may require elevated permissions or OS configuration. Babyshark shows Observed IPs using TLS SNI/HTTP Host hints when DNS answers are not visible.

Writing code is cheap now

150 swolpers 2026-02-23 17:38:05 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 215

Cheap code writing disrupts traditional engineering habits, requiring new personal and organizational practices. Developers must balance code quality with the speed of agentic engineering tools.

NPM install is stealing your passwords – I built a tool to catch it

17 ComCat 2026-02-24 04:38:05 UTC westbayberry.com Llama Share 3

This tool provides visibility into dependency behavior in CI pipelines, flagging suspicious packages for review and auto-approving the rest. It uses 26 behavioral detectors to analyze package behavior and prevent zero-day attacks, with a self-hosted option for enterprise environments.

Genetic underpinnings of chills from art and music

15 coloneltcb 2026-02-24 04:38:05 UTC journals.plos.org Llama Share 4

Genetic variation contributes to individual differences in experiencing chills from art, with up to 29% of variation explained by familial relatedness and SNP variation. A polygenic index for openness to experience is associated with proneness to chills, suggesting a genetic predisposition to experiencing strong emotional responses to art.

SIM (YC X25) Is Hiring the Best Engineers in San Francisco

0 2026-02-23 21:38:05 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Sim Sim is an open-source platform for building AI agents, used by 70,000 developers. The company is seeking a full-stack engineer to lead the Sim platform's visual, end-to-end agent builder.

Iowa farmers are leading the fight for repair

111 gnabgib 2026-02-24 01:38:05 UTC ifixit.com Llama Share 27

Iowa farmers are pushing for the Right to Repair bill, HSB 751, which aims to give farmers access to diagnostic tools and software needed to repair their equipment. The bill has a good chance of passing in the Iowa House after advancing in the Agriculture Committee with an 18-5 vote.

Show HN: Sowbot – Open-hardware agricultural robot (ROS2, RTK GPS)

150 Sabrees 2026-02-23 16:38:05 UTC sowbot.co.uk Llama Share 41

The Sowbot Open AgBot ecosystem provides a reproducible, lightweight robotics platform for researchers and farmers to reduce labour and environmental impact. It offers a modular, open-hardware agricultural robot with a stable, repeatable environment for experiments and field-ready system.