Amazon saves millions by replacing Sonnet 4.6 with Strands Decider

270 aloukissas 2026-11-10 06:49:49 UTC strandsagents.com Llama Share 85

Amazon replaced Sonnet 4.6 with Strands Decider, a decision model that labels tickets at 98% less cost, saving millions of dollars in token costs annually. The new model uses a shorter prompt and returns a probability for each option plus confidence score, beating production Sonnet results on separate tests.

Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2

579 lairv 2026-11-09 22:49:49 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 795

Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 models have improved capabilities in coding, reasoning, and vision, with strong cybersecurity and biology safeguards to prevent misuse. These models are suitable for ambitious technical work and can be used for various applications such as robotics evaluations, hardware engineering, and scientific research.

Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing suspended

13 rustyhancock 2026-11-10 09:06:49 UTC connect.queenslibrary.org Llama Share 2

Public computers at 7 NYC Library locations are temporarily unavailable due to an outage, but book borrowing and returns remain possible. Renewals are currently not available during this time.

USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons

619 munro 2026-11-09 20:49:49 UTC postalpro.usps.com Llama Share 315

USPS ZIP Code Boundaries provides accurate national map data for industries like mapping, logistics, and real estate. It helps correct existing data as changes occur and serves as a proxy for delivery location groupings.

Your TV can see through walls

101 Curiositry 2026-11-10 05:49:49 UTC maurycyz.com Llama Share 36

A person used an Ettus USRP B200 to record a digital TV signal, detecting motion by analyzing the signal's waterfall display. The speed of the person was estimated to be approximately 4.6 km/h after calculating the gap between stripes in the waterfall display.

Fireworks AI security breach impacts Notion and their customers

27 werrett 2026-11-10 07:49:49 UTC notion.com Llama Share 6

Notion has discovered a potential security incident with Fireworks AI, affecting less than 1% of workspaces. Affected users can review and secure their data through the Notion desktop app or web browser.

Locating the source of a mysterious beep

188 bigwheels 2026-11-10 00:49:49 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 79

A user created Beep Locator, a software system to triangulate the source of an intermittent beep in their box room using multiple devices. The system uses WebSockets and WebAudio to analyze audio from devices connected via QR code or URL, allowing users to mark beeps on a map and confirm their location.

E-means: Outperforming k-means in one-tenth the epochs

400 porridgeraisin 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC e-means.github.io Llama Share 37

e-means outperforms Lloyd's algorithm in k-means clustering by achieving lower test loss and faster training times, with a 10-45x speedup on GPU and 8-15x speedup on CPU. e-means uses exponential moving averages to update centroids, which provides better initialization and dead-cluster revival strategies compared to traditional mini-batch methods.

Payments Canada announces launch of Canada's Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system

531 ocd 2026-11-09 16:49:49 UTC payments.ca Llama Share 286

Payments Canada launched the Real-Time Rail, a national payment system enabling instant speed and settlement in real-time. The RTR will transform day-to-day payments for Canadian businesses and consumers with greater visibility and control over cash.

Foldable Flight: The Best Paper Airplanes

1018 vismit2000 2026-11-09 12:49:49 UTC foldableflight.com Full Share 151

X-01 Missile spirals as it flies and is ready to take down your next target! Vapor is one of the easiest planes on this website, and it flies really well!

Horible public key tricks

165 Curiositry 2026-11-10 00:49:49 UTC maurycyz.com Llama Share 47

The user is creating a protest certificate for a public website, embedding a message in the public key by modifying the base64 encoding of the modulus. This reduces entropy in the private key but still provides security through forward secrecy offered by modern TLS.

Ultorg: The User Interface for Relational Databases

65 Ivoah 2026-11-10 04:49:49 UTC ultorg.com Llama Share 18

Ultorg is a spreadsheet-like UI for relational databases, allowing users to query and edit data without writing SQL or custom CRUD apps. It provides a visual interface for navigating database tables and relationships, offering features like joins, sorting, filters, and formulas.

How hard is it to check for whitespace?

13 theanonymousone 2026-11-10 07:49:49 UTC serce.me Llama Share 2

The article discusses the complexity of checking for whitespace characters in source code, highlighting differences between Java, Python, and JavaScript runtimes. A perfect hash function is used to efficiently check for whitespace according to each runtime's definition.

A failed experiment in laptop cooling

36 andsoitis 2026-11-10 05:49:49 UTC kevinboone.me Llama Share 36

The author attempted to improve cooling on their Lenovo P53 laptop by adding custom fans, but found no significant improvement in performance. The external fans did provide some cooling, but it was not enough to make a noticeable difference at high loads.

ClickHouse Acquires Xata

23 mebcitto 2026-11-10 06:49:49 UTC xata.io Llama Share 4

Xata is joining ClickHouse to bring agentic capabilities to ClickHouse Managed Postgres, combining high-performance production workloads with Xata's instant database provisioning and branching. This integration will enable seamless migration of Xata customers to ClickHouse Managed Postgres in the future.

Semi-transparent, colored cadmium telluride photovoltaic panels in agrivoltaics

315 speckx 2026-11-09 14:49:49 UTC anthropocenemagazine.org Llama Share 209

Researchers developed semi-transparent solar panels that allow plants to receive necessary wavelengths while generating electricity, potentially increasing crop yields and reducing land use. This innovative approach could help meet US electricity needs with minimal impact on agriculture.

Formalizing CPython

71 carnevalem 2026-11-10 02:49:49 UTC broyojo.com Llama Share 26

AI agents wrote 613,318 lines of Lean code to model Python's internals and found 418 bugs, including 55 that can crash the interpreter or corrupt memory. The project aims to formalize CPython using Lean and is open for contributions.

M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to win the Booker prize

47 sorokod 2026-11-10 07:49:49 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 15

M. John Harrison, 81, wins the £50,000 Booker Prize for his postapocalyptic novel "The End of Everything". He is the oldest winner in the award's history and becomes a historic win for science fiction literature.

A primer on GPUs and kernel optimization

152 nomi_uw 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC nabo.dev Llama Share 14

The author built a framework to support large language models, which they call Jam. The framework is designed to address issues with training-inference mismatch and precision handling in existing frameworks. After 10 months of learning and development, the framework is now ready for release.

The first 300-millimeter power silicon carbide (SiC) wafer

138 sshah03 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC infineon.com Llama Share 72

Infineon successfully processed 300-millimeter silicon carbide wafers into functional power devices, showcasing its innovation strength in power semiconductors and wide-bandgap technologies. The company will present the first processed 300-millimeter SiC wafer at the electronica trade show starting November 10, 2026.

CoreWeave bond yield tops 16% as AI credit stress rises

145 lxm 2026-11-10 03:49:49 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 103

Debt markets are warning AI data center builders of potential credit card hikes and limit increases due to new political landscape. Credit markets have been spooked by Democratic governors in key states, leading to rising interest rates and credit default swaps for companies like Nvidia and Coreweave.

Show HN: Every satellite that passed over any place this week, and its photos

350 a585gupt 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC watched.earth Full Share 60

Enter any place on Earth. See every satellite that passed over it this week, and the actual pictures they took.

Google Gemini routes personal Drive files and emails to human annotators

599 gf74918 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC github.com/thisisme6598 Llama Share 129

Google has quietly reversed its promise that personal content from Gmail, Docs, and Drive is not seen by human reviewers. Google now confirms that connected Drive/email is routed into human review pipelines without explicit tags.

Muse Ember: Our smallest, most efficient model

300 dvaplima 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC research.meta.ai Llama Share 124

Muse Ember is a model that helps agents with coding and agentic tasks by carrying out business workflows end-to-end, reading files, running tests, and making targeted fixes. It's available today on Muse Code and Meta Model API for $0.10 per million input tokens.

On Being an Engineer in 2026

106 talboren 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC twitter.com/shaharglazner Llama Share 151

The author reflects on how AI agents are increasingly taking over tasks, but still acknowledges human leverage in certain areas. Despite the rise of AI, humans retain some unique abilities that cannot be fully replicated by machines.

Fable 5.2 one-shotted my nephew's dream game

392 lexandstuff 2026-11-09 23:49:49 UTC notesbylex.com Llama Share 278

A user asked Fable 5.2 to create a custom beat 'em up game based on their nephew's drawings, with family members as playable characters and unlockable pets, aiming for a fun and arcade-like experience like Ninja Turtles. The generated game exceeded expectations with original art, music, and an announcer shouting out character names in a four-player mode.

Time for AVIF everywhere?

79 speckx 2026-11-09 16:49:49 UTC michaelponders.com Llama Share 59

Google's system detected unusual traffic from your computer network, possibly due to malicious software or automated requests. Solving the CAPTCHA will allow you to continue using their services temporarily.

Never Gonna Print You Up

43 ta988 2026-11-10 00:49:49 UTC dixken.de Llama Share 2

A researcher found 23 vulnerabilities in Prusa's firmware, including a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) bug via Prusa Connect. The company validated and fixed the issues, releasing an advisory and source code on GitHub.

Show HN: MeowDisplay Is iPhone Mirroring, but in Reverse

101 raiseCatError 2026-11-09 18:49:49 UTC meowdisplay.app Llama Share 37

MeowDisplay turns an iPhone, iPad or Android into a Mac display for mirroring and controlling with touch. It allows individual windows to be displayed as tabs or split into panes on the external device.

Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $0.35 per session)

81 parkgraph 2026-11-09 20:49:49 UTC parkgraph.com Full Share 67

The per-session fee parking apps charge drivers in 312 U.S. places: ParkMobile, PayByPhone, Passport, Flowbird and city apps, from official help and city pages.