Make your first edit to OpenStreetMap

257 juliantigler 2026-09-12 17:04:31 UTC high5apps.github.io Llama Share 69

This tutorial guides users to add a website tag to nearby shops or amenities on OpenStreetMap, helping people worldwide access more information. Users can use JOSM and the Website Wizard plugin to find and add official websites for places in their area of interest.

Nvidia is the central bank of AI

341 tolugenius 2026-09-12 16:04:31 UTC economist.com Full Share 234

Real-SWE: Benchmarking AI models on private, real-world, enterprise codebases

57 theanonymousone 2026-09-12 21:04:31 UTC withspecific.com Llama Share 39

Real-SWE is a benchmark that evaluates frontier AI models on private, real-world enterprise codebases. It tests agents' ability to navigate proprietary systems and make changes within real operational constraints.

Apple iPod Engraver (2019)

63 NaOH 2026-09-12 20:04:31 UTC dunstanorchard.com Llama Share 8

The author worked at Apple from 2004-2006 as a UI engineer, where they improved the "Personalize your iPod" page with interactive features. They added animations and live previews using JavaScript and imagemagick to create an immersive experience.

Stabilizing Rust's Never Type

108 cjd8 2026-09-12 18:04:31 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 17

The Rust never type, denoted by an exclamation mark (!), has been stabilized after over two years of work. This change allows for more efficient generic code and correct type inference. The never type is useful in cases where a function cannot return any value or where a value can never occur.

Getting 50 GB/S Back from the Apple Neural Engine

17 eiln 2026-09-12 21:04:31 UTC eiln.github.io Llama Share 2

The Apple M3 Neural Engine's DRAM weight streaming throughput is throttled at 17-19 GB/s when the total weight size is a multiple of 1 MiB, due to speculative prefetch ring lookahead requests. This issue can be avoided by splitting transfers that are multiples of 1 MiB into smaller chunks, resulting in a 2.6x speedup.

LG denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true'

363 datakan 2026-09-12 17:04:31 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 320

LG denies claims its smart TVs constantly log and upload data, record audio while in standby, and scan local area networks for other devices. The company confirms it scans for nearby devices to enable features like device connectivity but says this is a standard function of all smart TVs.

Will There Be a 7G?

68 Betelbuddy 2026-09-12 18:04:31 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 118

The transition to 6G is becoming concrete, with the ITU-R IMT-2030 framework and 3GPP Release 21 defining its path. A new question arises: should there be a 7G, and what would justify it?

IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]

534 kegenaar 2026-09-12 07:04:31 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 140

Benchmark: CadQuery vs. OpenSCAD for agentic CAD work

26 jetter 2026-09-12 20:04:31 UTC modelrift.com Llama Share 36

ModelRift compared OpenSCAD and CadQuery, two CAD tools used for 3D printing. The AI agent successfully generated printable parts with both tools, but the results differed in interpretation and geometry.

We must pace the frontier

473 apsec112 2026-09-12 15:04:31 UTC darioamodei.com Llama Share 657

The author believes AI can greatly improve human life, but also poses significant risks that must be addressed. To mitigate these risks, the author proposes a three-step plan to pace AI development: embedded evaluators, democratic coordination, and global coordination.

I made a build visualizer to understand Bun's compile times

80 lalitmaganti 2026-09-12 17:04:31 UTC lalitm.com Llama Share 15

The author built an open-source tracing tool called buildprof to visualize the time spent on different parts of a software build process. The tool records every process launched during a build, including subprocesses and their subprocesses, and lays them out on one timeline.

Microcode in Intel's 8087 floating-point chip: the scale instruction

76 pwg 2026-09-12 16:04:31 UTC righto.com Llama Share 23

The Intel 8087 floating-point unit was introduced in 1980 and became the standard for most computers today. It uses a complex microcode system to handle various arithmetic operations, including scaling numbers by powers of two. The FSCALE instruction is one such operation that scales a number by adding its exponent to a power of two, but it is surprisingly complicated due to special cases and ...

Linux Zoom client proactively reading everything written to X11 clipboard

116 encyclopedism 2026-09-12 19:04:31 UTC hachyderm.io Full Share 33

I noticed today that an update to the #Linux #Zoom client has made it start proactively reading _everything_ written to the X11 clipboard. If you keep interesting secrets in your clipboard – particularly, if a password manager uses it as a means of getting the password to where it needs to be – this might be a thing you need to know about!

How Trail of Bits helps verify the integrity of Signal chats

41 dgroshev 2026-09-12 17:04:31 UTC blog.trailofbits.com Llama Share 21

Signal has launched Automatic Key Verification, a feature that helps validate secure chats without requiring direct safety number comparison. This system ensures the integrity of public keys and prevents malicious servers from providing false keys.

OpenAI's Sam Altman says it would be 'ill-advised' to go public in 2026

42 humanlion87 2026-09-12 21:04:31 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 30

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman said the company won't rush to go public due to safety concerns and financial challenges. He hinted that the IPO might not happen in 2026, possibly pushing it back to 2027.

LG Says We're Fake News [video]

80 HelloUsername 2026-09-12 20:04:31 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 13

I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold

90 sbulaev 2026-09-12 12:04:31 UTC wired.com Llama Share 99

A John Deere farmer fixes his tractor using the company's self-repair software, Operations Center Pro Service, after a brief tutorial. The service allows owners to diagnose and repair issues with their machines via Wi-Fi or cable.

Retrospectively Reverse-Engineering Apple's Neural Engine

214 zdw 2026-09-12 08:04:31 UTC eiln.github.io Llama Share 30

The author is reverse-engineering the Apple Neural Engine (ANE) on the M1 chip to understand its architecture and limitations. The ANE's design was optimized for CNN workloads, but it has been found that transformer workloads can also be executed efficiently within the ANE's dataflow constraints.

Android NAT-T keepalive offload bypasses VPN lockdown

164 mhitza 2026-09-12 02:04:31 UTC supuk.ch Llama Share 44

A vulnerability was discovered in Android's NAT-T keepalive API, allowing normal applications to bypass VPN lockdown and leak traffic outside the VPN path. The vulnerability affects most Android 12+ devices, with evidence collected from three OEMs and two confirmed WLAN families, including Samsung SM-F966B and Nothing A059 on Qualcomm hardware.

A Mathematical Framework for Transformer Circuits (2021)

70 Bluestein 2026-09-12 14:04:31 UTC transformer-circuits.pub Llama Share 17

Researchers are working on mechanistic interpretability of transformer language models, which can help understand their behavior and identify potential issues. They have developed a method to reverse-engineer transformers by breaking them down into human-interpretable pieces, such as attention heads and MLP layers.

The Magic Behind Cubacadabra

8 andrewfromx 2026-09-12 19:04:31 UTC andrewarrow.dev LocalLLM Share 1

The author discusses moving application logic to shared Rust crates to avoid duplication across iOS, Android, and web clients. This approach simplifies maintenance and ensures consistent behavior across platforms.

Performance of WebAssembly Runtimes in 2026

82 fagnerbrack 2026-09-12 13:04:31 UTC 00f.net Llama Share 20

The author benchmarks libsodium on WebAssembly runtimes from 2024, 2025, and 2026 to assess improvements. The results show that Wasmtime steadily improved, while Wasmer gained a feature worth caring about for crypto workloads.

Eating Fruit Skins

68 surprisetalk 2026-09-12 11:04:31 UTC pgadey.ca Llama Share 158

The author learned that eating apple cores, stems, and seeds is safe. They initially hesitated but eventually tried and found the stem edible too.

Navier-Stokes Announcement

303 rvz 2026-09-12 05:04:31 UTC claymath.org Llama Share 245

The Clay Mathematics Institute congratulates several mathematicians on their awards, including Fields Medals and Frontiers of Science Prizes. These honors recognize outstanding contributions to mathematics from individuals such as Yu Deng, Hong Wang, and Anna Skorobogatova.

Financial Times' 404 Page not Found

19 sans_souse 2026-09-12 22:04:31 UTC ft.com Full Share 5

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StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter

10 sbulaev 2026-09-12 22:09:31 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 2

Blizzard is reviving the StarCraft series 10 years after its last expansion pack, with a new open-world shooter game set to release in 2030. The game will focus on the human United Earth Directorate faction and promises a gritty, realistic take on the franchise.

Killing with a car costs $1.6M, California requires drivers to carry $30K

5 mslate 2026-09-12 22:24:31 UTC maxmautner.com LocalLLM Share 1

In 1922, Cincinnati attempted to limit car speeds to 25 mph but failed, leading to rising traffic deaths. Today, financial responsibility laws remain the primary solution, though minimum coverage amounts have not kept pace with inflation.

The worst spam emails: iLands AI agent hustle

99 ColinWright 2026-09-12 12:04:31 UTC tedium.co Llama Share 47

A freelancer received numerous emails from a company called iLands.app, offering to do research for a fee, but the messages were aggressive and insulting. The company's true intention was revealed to be using autonomous bots to take work from freelancers like the author.

λ Snap – An inviting programming language for kids and adults for CS study

170 dr_kiszonka 2026-09-12 06:04:31 UTC snap.berkeley.edu Full Share 109

The Snap! Community. Snap! is a blocks-based programming language built by UC Berkeley and used by hundreds of thousands of programmers around the world.