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Whistle: Speech to Text in 16.9 MB

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Whistle is a speech recognition model released for mobiles, wearables, and other devices with no dependencies or CPU usage. It supports 7 languages and provides word timestamps, speech embedding, and transcript output.

Beauty in DVD Menus

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DVD menus were a key feature of early DVD releases, offering interactive options and immersive experiences. Many classic DVDs showcased creative and engaging menu designs that have become nostalgic favorites among fans.

“Math 2.0” will need to value mathematical progress more holistically

Math 1.0 prioritized solving open problems, now Math 2.0 values holistic progress through exposition, community building and new study directions. AI can contribute positively but requires imagination and ambition beyond simple problem-solving approaches.

Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age

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Archaeologists have discovered ancient artifacts, such as the ivory lochstab from Hohle Fels cave, that reveal prehistoric hunter-gatherers used soft technologies like fiber to shape their daily lives. These technologies were essential for survival but often overlooked in the archaeological record.

The Slow Formation of Durable Software

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Historians developed Zotero, a research application, over 5 years through collaboration and iteration. The tool was initially called SmartFox but later rebranded as Firefox Scholar before settling on the name Zotero.

4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas turbines all across globe

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Wood Mackenzie's report shows that four-hour battery storage is now cheaper than open-cycle gas turbines in all 43 markets, with costs expected to fall further by 2035. This shift marks a significant turning point for power system planning across the Middle East and Africa, where solar and wind are becoming increasingly cost-competitive.

Step 5 Preview, a 1M-context MoE from StepFun, shows up on OpenRouter

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Step 5 Preview is StepFun's flagship model for agentic work, built on a sparse Mixture-of-Experts architecture (27B active / 600B total parameters). $1 per million input tokens, $2.70 per million output tokens. 1,000,000 token context window, maximum output of 64,000 tokens.

Sub-1-Bit LLM Compression via Latent Factorization

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LittleBit-2 is a method for ultra-low-bit quantization of large language models by aligning latent factors through Internal Latent Rotation with Joint Iterative Quantization. It enables extreme compression while preserving the original model architecture at inference time.

I gave Opus 5.5 one prompt and six hours to visualize Invisible Cities

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The author tested GPT-6 Astra and Opus 5.5 for creating interactive visualizations, finding Opus 5.5 to be a significant improvement in design capabilities. The model successfully generated an explorable explanation of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino within the given time frame, impressing the author with its quality and potential ceiling.

Claude Haiku 5.5

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Claude Haiku 5.5 is a cost-sensitive model for high-volume tasks, offering improved speed and reduced costs compared to its predecessor. It's now available at a 75% lower price point than Haiku 4.5, making it an attractive option for organizations with large workloads.

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The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished

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A 15-year-old mystery about a professional indie rock band Salvage was solved using AI and human collaboration, revealing the band's name change to OK Tokyo. The tracks "Electric" and "Searchlights" were produced by Greg Haver, who connected the singer Sam Tattersall with me.

OpenAI withdraws three mathematical results

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We've updated our GitHub math repo with 6 new Lean formalizations, 19 modifications, and 3 withdrawals. The repo now has ~42% top-line results formalized. We will continue to update the repo with new formalizations and with any errata we notice. https://t.co/HI6otY2NTO

2027 Web Platform Feature Ranking

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Rank the Interop 2027 features you care most about

Time Travel in Braid (2015)

The user enjoyed playing Braid, praising its visuals and puzzle mechanics. However, they experienced frustration with the controls due to dodgy keyboard drivers.

Float and integer arithmetic follow two different paradigms

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The author argues that developers often incorrectly handle float arithmetic, leading to undefined behavior or security issues. They propose checking if the result of calculations is a finite number instead of relying on arbitrary epsilon values.

Living off-grid: Hundred Rabbits

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The group has released a new version of Donsol, worked on Rabbit Waves with One-Time Pads and Pen & Paper Ciphers, and finished their summer projects.

Anthropic bans 'abusive or cruel behavior' towards Claude

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Anthropic updated its usage policy to ban AI misuse in elections, surveillance, and weapons development. The update also addresses model welfare by prohibiting cruel behavior toward Claude.

Margaret Hamilton has died

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Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering computer scientist and engineer, died at 90 after leading the software team that programmed computers for NASA's Apollo missions. She was recognized with numerous awards for her groundbreaking work in establishing software engineering as a dedicated discipline.

How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn't

GPT‑6 and Intelligent UI for everyone

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A Sunday lamb roast plan was discussed for hosting friends, with a flexible menu that scales to accommodate varying guest numbers. The meal will feature a rosemary and garlic leg of lamb, crispy potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and homemade gravy, with optional sides like tenderstem broccoli and warm apple crumble.

Orkut.com

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You deserve better from social media. You deserve a more human internet. Help Orkut to bring back what really matters: people, communities, and genuine connection.

'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth

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Scientists have sequenced the genome of Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise, to understand his longevity. The study found unique gene variants in aging pathways that may contribute to his exceptional lifespan.

Cleo (Mathematician)

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Vladimir Reshetnikov, a software developer from Uzbekistan, created the Cleo pseudonym to generate interest in mathematical problems on Stack Exchange. He posted 39 answers without explanations, sparking debate about his identity and abilities.

The Mathocalypse

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A 9-year-old boy jokingly said his mom, a complexity theorist, got "cooked" by a robot solving her career-long math problem. His mom Dana Moshkovitz is vindicated that the Unique Games Conjecture was solved after years of work.

Show HN: Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app

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A full-screen sign can be created from a link without storing any data, allowing sharing and bookmarking. It can display countdowns, links, Wi-Fi passwords, and more using browser-generated QR codes and images.

VECOS – A windows-like operating system for the Vectrex for the UVMC2 [video]

In Vienna and Beijing, the first (thorium) nuclear clocks begin to tick

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