GPT 6.1 Sol

122 crorella 2026-09-29 17:08:14 UTC openai.com Llama Share 57

GPT-6.1 Sol is a new upgrade to GPT-6 Sol, offering improved performance and cost savings for everyday work tasks. It matches GPT-6 Astra's intelligence at one-fifth of its standard input and output token prices, delivering substantial improvements across complex professional tasks.

Dots

54 alvis 2026-09-29 17:09:14 UTC openai.com Llama Share 24

Dots are AI-powered agents that assist users with tasks, learn from feedback and adapt to their needs. They can connect to various apps, work independently or in teams, and provide 24/7 support for ambitious projects.

How Delhi cut electricity loss from 50 to 5 percent

297 rbanffy 2026-09-29 13:22:14 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 171

The author recounts a common scene in 2002 Delhi where frequent power outages plagued the city, causing chaos and economic losses. However, over the past quarter century, Delhi's grid has transformed into a reliable system with minimal power losses.

DraftKings Is Using AI to Behaviorally Target Chronic Gamblers

95 paimapi 2026-09-29 16:32:14 UTC eff.org Llama Share 50

DraftKings uses AI to target losing gamblers with personalized ads, raising concerns about predatory online behavioral advertising. The company's practice highlights the need for a ban on all behavioral advertising to prevent harm to vulnerable individuals.

A Privacy Analysis of Web and Mobile Conversational AI Agents [pdf]

372 damaru2 2026-09-29 09:22:14 UTC jorgegarciaherrero.com Llama Share 119

Conversational AI services are increasingly adopting advertising-based business models, which raises concerns about user privacy. A systematic analysis of nine prominent conversational AI services found that they expose sensitive information to third-party tracking services, including conversation-derived artifacts such as titles, prompts, and screenshots. These disclosures can be linked to ...

Without the Hot Air

92 0sake_rs 2026-09-29 13:22:14 UTC withouthotair.com Full Share 47

Jeeves. Reasoning improves Jev-like decision models

178 nicowaltz 2026-09-29 11:22:14 UTC github.com/posthog Llama Share 75

A Jeeves model with a Qwen3.5-9B decision model, LoRA, and pointer head outperforms Kev-9B and Jev on test data without thinking, achieving 0.889 accuracy on unseen data. The model can be sped up by truncating chain length or using a drafter to reason before deciding.

Walking Men

37 surprisetalk 2026-09-29 15:22:14 UTC bookofjoe2.blogspot.com Llama Share 9

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You are no longer invited to dinner

541 barry-cotter 2026-09-29 11:22:14 UTC derekthompson.org Llama Share 476

Americans have seen a significant decline in socializing over the past few decades, with hosting dinner parties and attending community events decreasing by 70% since 1975. This decline is attributed to various factors, including increased busyness due to work and parenting responsibilities, decreased leisure time, and the rise of solo activities like watching TV or exercising.

Show HN: NSL – WSL for Linux

26 bketelsen 2026-09-29 15:22:14 UTC frostyard.github.io Llama Share 25

NSL provides a Linux host with persistent machines, similar to WSL on Windows. It offers isolated and non-isolated modes for running Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora.

Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won't Let Go of It

13 gumby 2026-09-29 16:22:14 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 3

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Using any C++ library in Godot

136 czoido 2026-09-29 09:22:14 UTC blog.conan.io Llama Share 48

Godot is a free, open-source game engine that allows developers to create 2D and 3D games using GDScript or C++. It can load native code through GDExtension and godot-cpp bindings.

Phyllotaxis: An audio-reactive LED display

216 evakhoury 2026-09-29 03:22:14 UTC jagi.studio Llama Share 32

The author created a cellular LED matrix inspired by phyllotaxis, a pattern found in nature, and programmed it to react dynamically to sound using an STM32 board. The project evolved into an interactive installation at Recurse Center, featuring a website for attendees to upload sketches and games.

Digital Audio on the ZX Spectrum's 1-Bit Beeper

35 ibobev 2026-09-29 13:22:14 UTC bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com Llama Share 13

The author successfully implemented a 1-bit digital audio system on the ZX Spectrum, producing high-quality digital audio. The technique uses a loop that turns the speaker on and off with variable-length delays to create a precise timing constraint.

Google ending ChromeOS support two years early

105 rbanffy 2026-09-29 14:22:14 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 77

Google reduced support for Chromebooks from 10 years to 8 years, affecting devices purchased today. The company plans to transition users to Googlebook OS with new licenses required.

macOS Golden Gate Is a Buggy Mess

309 SquareOrbits 2026-09-29 15:22:14 UTC squareorbits.com Llama Share 213

The author reviews macOS 27 Golden Gate, finding numerous bugs and issues with its performance, stability, and user experience. Despite Apple's promise of a more responsive and delightful experience, the reviewer encounters alignment problems, broken third-party apps, and other usability issues.

1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, study finds

135 colinprince 2026-09-29 13:22:14 UTC cbc.ca Llama Share 85

Researchers found that 1 in 8 cancers worldwide are caused by infections, with Helicobacter pylori and human papillomavirus being the top two causes. The study highlights vast regional differences in cancer risk factors, with high-income countries doing better than lower- and medium-resourced countries.

Show HN: Jevstiller – Distill Jev into a local model, with a disagreement bound

34 tgluck 2026-09-29 12:22:14 UTC jevstiller.pages.dev Llama Share 5

The Jevstiller system uses a threshold-based approach to classify text with a local model, ensuring agreement with the teacher (Jev) within a 2% budget. The system's accuracy against the datasets' own labels stays within a point of Jev's across various tasks and confidence levels.

Booted up in 1993, this server still runs – but not for much longer (2017)

156 doener 2026-09-29 06:22:14 UTC computerworld.com Llama Share 79

A 1993 Stratus server, still operational after 24 years, has been maintained by Phil Hogan at Great Lakes Works in Michigan. The server will be retired in April after a planned upgrade, marking the end of its nearly three-decade run.

California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

340 randycupertino 2026-09-28 20:22:14 UTC kqed.org Llama Share 818

California wine growers are struggling to sell their grapes due to declining demand, forcing some to tear out vineyards that have been in their families for generations. The industry is facing significant losses as prices paid for grapes drop and many growers are left with unsold crops.

A Staff Engineer's Guide to Inventing Work

42 amortize 2026-09-29 13:22:14 UTC sujithjay.com Llama Share 4

Platform teams invent work by reading signals from systems, users, organization, and industry. They analyze these signals to identify areas for improvement and prioritize new projects.

500k facial scans at UK stations yield no arrests, 1 false positive

373 ilamont 2026-09-29 12:22:14 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 232

A 6-month trial of live facial recognition in London's railway stations cost £320,000 and led to only one incorrect alert. The technology aimed to catch offenders but failed to make any arrests during the trial period.

Georeferencing Chernarus and visiting in real life (2021)

18 carlos-menezes 2026-09-29 14:22:14 UTC longcreek.me Llama Share 4

A user created a high-resolution raster map of Chernarus, a fictional country from the game Arma II and DayZ mod, by stitching together map tiles from a tileserver using shell scripts and Imagemagick. The georeferenced map was then converted to a Garmin compatible KMZ file for use on handheld GPS devices.

Software occlusion culling in Block Game

80 airhangerf15 2026-09-29 07:22:14 UTC enikofox.com Llama Share 7

The author developed a software-rendered occlusion culling solution for their game Block Game, which runs on a weak GPU. The solution uses depth buffers and frustum culling to reduce the number of chunks that need to be rendered, resulting in significant performance improvements.

The systems that no one will test

134 perone 2026-09-29 06:22:14 UTC blog.christianperone.com Llama Share 63

The author found a vulnerability in a system during the pandemic, allowing access to Brazilian federal records of 200+ million people. This experience has led them to worry about the growing capabilities of AI models and their potential for misuse by nation-states.

Pirating the Pirates

671 piotrgrabowski 2026-09-28 17:22:14 UTC mubi.com Llama Share 340

The author and his roommate hacked together a restored version of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly after MGM altered it for profit. They collaborated with other preservationists to create an official release that closely matched their work.

Four CHI '26 papers I wish I wrote

39 luu 2026-09-29 08:22:14 UTC countingfromzero.blog Llama Share 10

The author reflects on four CHI 2026 papers that sparked their interest, exploring potential research directions and collaborations. They consider how these papers might have been written by them if they had pursued similar ideas earlier in their career. The author now seeks to proceed with next steps discussed above or engage in slower reading and journaling to gain further insight into what ...

The Beatles have permeated research papers across academic disciplines

21 pseudolus 2026-09-29 11:22:14 UTC phys.org Full Share 18

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Tank Body Problem

171 jimbooonooo 2026-09-29 01:22:14 UTC jimsitu.com Full Share 39

↑↓ Elevate │ ←→ Power │ A/D Move │ J/L Weapon │ SPACE Fire │ SPACE AGAIN = Laser/Plumage │ Cheese bounces 3x │ Poison drops bubbles │ Moon gravity

Optimizing x264 settings and per-title ladders

24 dabinat 2026-09-29 10:22:14 UTC streaminglearningcenter.com Llama Share 6

The article discusses optimizing H.264 video encoding to save bandwidth costs and deliver a higher quality experience to viewers. Optimizing x264 boosts VMAF by 0.66 points while reducing bandwidth from 4.9 Mbps to 3.27 Mbps, or 33%.