Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far

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Kroger is closing three robotic e-commerce facilities and refocusing on its stores due to disappointing performance. The company will incur $2.6 billion in charges but expects a $400 million boost in e-commerce profitability.

Icons in Menus Everywhere – Send Help

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The author dislikes default icons in menu items, finding them unnecessary noise, and prefers a thoughtful approach to icon usage. They argue that Apple's new approach goes against their own previous human interface guidelines.

Jepsen: NATS 2.12.1

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NATS JetStream promises "at least once" delivery but acknowledged messages may be lost due to file corruption, power failures, or coordinated node failures. The system's default fsync interval of every two minutes can lead to data loss when nodes experience correlated power failure or fail in rapid succession.

Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued

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A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Aomori Prefecture's eastern coast at 11:15 p.m. on Monday, causing strong tremors and a tsunami warning for northern Japan's Pacific coastline.

AMD GPU Debugger

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The user is trying to create a GPU debugger similar to CPU debuggers, and they have made progress by creating a basic shader that runs on the GPU and pausing its execution using a trap handler. They plan to integrate their debugger with RADV and use its compiler to run SPIR-V binaries, and they have ideas for implementing features like instruction-level stepping and breakpoints.

Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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A user jailbreaks their Kindle to run unofficial apps and access more e-books. They use Tailscale to connect their Kindle to their network and access files and a command line.

Amp, Inc. – Amp is spinning out of Sourcegraph

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Amp is spinning out of Sourcegraph to become an independent research lab focused on software development. Amp aims to explore new frontiers and ship innovative solutions rather than writing papers.

The Universal Weight Subspace Hypothesis

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We show that deep neural networks trained across diverse tasks exhibit remarkably similar low-dimensional parametric subspaces. We provide the first large-scale empirical evidence that demonstrates that neural networks systematically converge to shared spectral subspaces regardless of initialization, task, or domain. Through mode-wise spectral analysis of over 1100 models - including 500 ...

Hunting for North Korean Fiber Optic Cables

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The author analyzed a PowerPoint presentation by the DPRK on their aviation industry and ADS-B deployment, which led to research on North Korea's fiber optic network. The network likely runs along the east coast, following major roads and railways, with a possible route from Pyongyang to Wonsan to Hamhung.

Show HN: Fanfa – Interactive and animated Mermaid diagrams

Paste Mermaid, watch it breathe with cinematic SVG animation.

Has the cost of building software dropped 90%?

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The software development industry is on the cusp of a once-in-a-generation shift with agentic coding tools that can transform the way software is built, making it faster and cheaper. This change will create new opportunities for developers who master these tools, but also requires a mindset shift and a willingness to adapt to the rapidly improving capabilities of AI coding tools.

IBM to acquire Confluent

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Confluent has agreed to be acquired by IBM in an all-cash deal for $31.00 per share. Confluent will continue to operate as a distinct brand within IBM after the transaction closes.

Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms

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Researchers Jason Abaluck, Leila Agha, and Sachin Shah received funding to study oncology trials and their impact on patient outcomes. Their work was supported by grants from NIA, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 license prices

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Microsoft announced price increases for Microsoft 365 monthly licenses, effective July 1, 2026, with increases ranging from zero to $3 per month. The price changes could bring in an extra $10.7 billion, offsetting investments in AI and datacenter capacity.

Microsoft Download Center Archive

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Legacy Update archives Microsoft downloads removed between 2012 and 2025, including Windows, Office, and SQL Server. Users can browse or search the archive, but downloads may have security vulnerabilities and require updates.

A series of tricks and techniques I learned doing tiny GLSL demos

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The user created 4 GLSL demos (Moonlight, Entrance 3, Archipelago, and Cutie) and shared their learning experiences from each, including techniques like volumetric raymarching and inverse square law. They also discussed their 512 character constraint and how it helps them focus on specific aspects of computer graphics and build a consistent portfolio.

Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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Paramount is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $30 per share after losing out in a bidding war to Netflix. The bid is backed by equity financing and debt commitments, with Paramount arguing it will be a more competitive option than a Netflix-WBD merger.

Launch HN: Nia (YC S25) – Give better context to coding agents

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AI should only run as fast as we can catch up

The user discusses the problem of reliable engineering with AI, where one needs to catch up with AI's work as quickly as possible to ensure its reliability and trustworthiness. This can be broken down into two parts: learning/creation and verification, and the user proposes the concept of Verification Engineering to make verification of AI performed tasks easier and more effective.

Deep dive on Nvidia circular funding

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NVIDIA's Q3 Fiscal 2026 earnings report shows record revenue but potential cracks in the "AI Alliance" with OpenAI and Oracle. The user identifies red flags, including a cash flow mystery, inventory balloon, and "paper" chase, suggesting NVIDIA may be "burning the furniture" to build inventory.

Legion Health (YC S21) is hiring a founding engineer (SF, in-person)

Legion Health builds AI-native operations for mental health care, focusing on workflows like scheduling and billing. They're hiring a Founding Engineer in San Francisco to work on backend or full-stack systems.

Delivery robots take over Chicago sidewalks

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Chicago residents are divided over food delivery robots on sidewalks, with some supporting their convenience and others opposing them as a safety hazard. A petition calling for a pause on the robots has gathered over 1,500 signatures, citing concerns about accessibility and functionality.

8086 Microcode Explorer

Hover the Binary, Move, and Action fields to see decoded bit fields, destinations/sources, and control actions. Tooltips include color-coded subfields and explanations.

Running on Empty: Copper

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The price of copper has reached new record highs due to supply constraints and growing demand from electrification and AI data centers. Global copper production is expected to peak later this decade and decline significantly by 2035.

We collected 10k hours of neuro-language data in our basement

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We collected ~10k hours of data from thousands of unique individuals to train thought-to-text models that decode semantic content from noninvasive neural data. The dataset is the largest neuro-language dataset in the world, collected through freeform conversations with participants wearing headsets.

Nova Programming Language

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Nova is a multi-functional tool combining programming language, note-taking, sketching, and conversational features to simplify programming. It aims to make programming more accessible and user-friendly.

Flow: Actor-based language for C++, used by FoundationDB

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No more O'Reilly subscriptions for me

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User has an O'Reilly subscription but won't renew due to high price and poor mobile app usability. They prefer buying individual books without DRM from other platforms.

Word spacing

Word spacing in typography is crucial for readability and is controlled by the CSS1 word-spacing property in digital typography. Proper word spacing can illustrate the sound of speech and make text easier to read, with a good typographer able to determine the ideal spacing.

Show HN: DuckDB for Kafka Stream Processing

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SQLFlow runs a stream processor that executes SQL on a Kafka stream and writes output to the console. It also supports testing and linting a configuration file against test data before execution.