Hacking OpenAI

125 Handy-Man 2026-09-18 03:01:20 UTC hacktron.ai Llama Share 34

Hacktron discovered two critical vulnerabilities in OpenAI's services, including a remote code execution (RCE) exploit that allowed them to access internal repositories and employee accounts. The vulnerability was patched within 72 hours of reporting.

Waymo in Singapore

28 ramanan 2026-09-18 04:01:20 UTC waymo.com Llama Share 12

Waymo plans to introduce an all-electric autonomous ride-hail fleet in Singapore, aiming to provide a safe and accessible new mobility option. The company will work closely with government officials to support Singapore's green journey and vision for sustainable development.

Astra for Law

401 vertigoruntime 2026-09-17 21:01:20 UTC openai.com Llama Share 437

OpenAI introduces Astra for Law, a foundation for law firms and legal technology companies to build AI products around their expertise. It combines GPT-6 with settings and tools tailored for professional legal work.

Bonsai 2 27B: Near-Lossless Compression in a 9x Smaller Footprint

323 JonSchneider 2026-09-17 22:01:20 UTC prismml.com Llama Share 106

The Ternary Bonsai 2 27B model is released, offering a more capable and energy-efficient version of the previous Bonsai 27B model. It retains 98.2% of aggregate benchmark performance while being nearly 9x smaller in memory footprint.

Bend – A language that blocks AI mistakes via proof, on CPU and GPU

365 nicolas-siplis 2026-09-17 21:01:20 UTC bend-lang.com Llama Share 186

The Bend system uses laws and proofs to ensure AI agents implement human intents correctly, verifying code changes in real-time. With LAWS.bend, developers can declare rules that AIs must follow, preventing bugs from being shipped into production.

Hister: A private search engine for the pages you visit and the files you keep

525 bookofjoe 2026-09-17 17:01:20 UTC github.com/asciimoo Llama Share 141

Hister is a private search engine that indexes web pages and local files for personal use. It allows searching from various interfaces, including the browser, terminal, and AI assistants, without relying on third-party providers or cloud services.

Qwen 3.8 Omni Flash

111 jjcm 2026-09-18 00:01:20 UTC qwen.ai Full Share 25

Qwen Studio offers comprehensive functionality spanning chatbot, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, web search integration, tool utilization, and artifacts.

Pre-Greek: The lost language hidden within Ancient Greek

14 axiologist 2026-09-18 04:01:20 UTC linguisticdiscovery.com Llama Share 0

The article discusses the mystery language that influenced Ancient Greek, known as Pre-Greek. This language is thought to have been spoken in the Aegean region prior to the arrival of Indo-European speakers and has left a significant impact on the vocabulary of Ancient Greek. The authors analyze various linguistic features, including suffixes and prefixes, to identify potential loanwords from ...

Wax motor

308 mhb 2026-09-17 18:01:20 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 57

A wax motor is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy using phase-change waxes, providing smooth and gentle operation. Wax motors are used in various applications such as aerospace, washing machines, and hydronic heating systems due to their reliability and cost advantages.

Fujitsu launches made-in-Japan next-generation CPU FUJITSU-MONAKA

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Shapelearn Qwen 3.8 27B (13.1 GB VRAM)

21 syntaxing 2026-09-18 03:01:20 UTC byteshape.com Llama Share 0

The ShapeLearn models have been benchmarked and found to outperform the original Lite set, with GPU-5 being the default recommendation for its high aggregate score. The smaller model, ShapeLearn-Lite, also performed well despite its lower KLD ranking.

Telstra outage: The night a network decided the year was 2006

30 TMWNN 2026-09-18 02:01:20 UTC netnod.se Llama Share 10

A Telstra mobile network in Australia experienced a failure due to a single GPS receiver incorrectly believing the year was 2006, causing time-related issues with voice calls and other services. The incident highlights the importance of precise timekeeping in modern cell phone protocols.

Ask A Monk – A digital wilderness for thoughts with no immediate answer

21 13613288957 2026-09-18 02:01:20 UTC askamonk.online Full Share 12

Ask anonymously. A stranger—not AI—will answer, because some things are easier to tell someone who doesn't know you.

Code Scans

11 geoffbp 2026-09-18 04:01:20 UTC devin.ai Llama Share 2

Code Scans is a tool that helps engineers investigate and improve their codebase by identifying areas for improvement based on specific goals. It uses Agentic MapReduce to break down large investigations into smaller batches, making it more efficient and effective.

Apple detectives solved mystery of ancient tree and rewrote the history of fruit

14 nkurz 2026-09-18 03:01:20 UTC scientificamerican.com Llama Share 0

A team of apple detectives, including John Bunker and Todd Little-Siebold, identified a lost apple tree in Maine that was a direct ancestor of many American varieties. The tree, known as Drap d'Or de Bretagne, had been brought to North America by French colonists and had thrived in the region.

How to Write with an LLM

74 joeriddles 2026-09-17 22:01:20 UTC sockpuppet.org Llama Share 57

A writer shares two rules to use Large Language Models (LLMs) effectively, avoiding "LLM-creep" that can make writing sound unnatural. By using LLMs as a copyeditor rather than a ghostwriter and following these rules, writers can improve their work without losing their unique voice.

Flet 1.0 – Build cross-platform apps in Python

77 absqueued 2026-09-17 21:01:20 UTC flet.dev Llama Share 39

Flet is a Python framework that turns code into interactive apps with various controls and tools. It offers features like layout, navigation, forms, and dialogs with customizable colors and themes for building desktop, mobile, and web applications.

Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain

44 embedding-shape 2026-09-17 22:01:20 UTC sci.news Llama Share 27

Paleontologists have discovered the first confirmed fossils of Diplodocus outside North America in Spain. The 150-million-year-old dinosaur, similar to its American relatives, was found with well-preserved tail vertebrae and chevron bones near El Castellar.

The most important product decision is what you don't build

75 ChrisArchitect 2026-09-17 21:01:20 UTC liamnugent.me Llama Share 24

The author shares two common pitfalls in consumer-facing financial services apps: over-engineering and unnecessary complexity, which can lead to poor user experience. To avoid these issues, the author advises being extremely choosy about what is added to a system and militant about removing unnecessary elements.

How Uber Protects Against Retry Storms

71 iscmt 2026-09-17 22:01:20 UTC uber.com Llama Share 31

Uber's context-aware mechanism in shared infrastructure handles errors more efficiently by establishing error ownership, which prevents retry storms and cascading failures. This approach limits retries to services that can genuinely resolve the issue, preventing exponential fan-out of requests.

CrowdSec Source Code Leak

141 eccgecko 2026-09-17 16:01:20 UTC crowdsec.net Llama Share 42

A source code leak occurred in CrowdSec's GitHub repository in May 2026, but the leaked code is mostly outdated and does not pose a significant threat. The team is investigating the incident and monitoring for any abnormal activity.

I Put Nam A2-Lite Inside an iRig HD X

23 arbayi 2026-09-18 01:01:20 UTC playtaurus.com Llama Share 4

The iRig HD X now runs amp models in real-time using its 500 MHz microcontroller, bypassing the need for a host computer. The interface uses an NXP MIMXRT1011DAE5A chip to configure the codec and handle controls, with a compact amp model stored in flash that can be streamed through SAI audio.

Why I didn’t sign the Fields medallists’ letter

231 simianwords 2026-09-17 11:01:20 UTC gowers.wordpress.com Llama Share 334

The author reflects on the impact of AI on mathematics, disagreeing with a letter signed by 25 Fields medallists that emphasizes the importance of conceptual understanding over problem-solving. The author believes that both aspects are valuable and that a spectrum of attitudes exists among mathematicians.

How do we prevent mathemathics from devolving into the Medieval Era of secrecy?

98 jjgreen 2026-09-17 16:01:20 UTC mathoverflow.net Llama Share 74

Mathematicians are now facing a new era of secrecy due to the advent of large AI companies competing for solutions to famous problems, potentially stifling open science and collaboration. The shift in incentives may lead mathematicians to hold onto partial results, fearing that others will use powerful tools like AI to solve the problem before they can publish their work.

Khipu (Quipu) Field Guide

3 SanjayMehta 2026-09-18 04:01:20 UTC khipufieldguide.com Prefix Share 0

“The KhipuFieldGuide democratizes khipu research, making the wonder of khipus available to everyone.” “Readers interested in visualizations and computational analyses of OKR data are encouraged to explore the Khipu Field Guide (KFG), a new project by independent researcher Ashok Khosla. In addition to highly-detailed symbolic renderings of over 600 OKR khipus, users can explore interactive ...

Infinite-Parameter LLMs: Generating and Adapting Weights from Live Data

128 Betelbuddy 2026-09-17 17:01:20 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 38

A conventional model cannot learn from live interaction due to frozen weights, but an Infinite-Parameter LLM can by generating weights from run-time data. This is achieved through a compact hypernetwork that updates the effective weight online using Bayesian belief over the generator's latent code.

Rate limits on GitLab.com are changing

163 darkwater 2026-09-17 16:01:20 UTC about.gitlab.com Llama Share 110

GitLab.com is updating its rate limits to align with subscription tiers, starting October 19 for free accounts and January 2027 for premium and ultimate plans. Users can authenticate requests to access higher limits or upgrade to premium/ultimate plans.

Better Icon and Label Alignment

16 eustoria 2026-09-18 02:01:20 UTC ishadeed.com Llama Share 2

The common design pattern of centering an icon with text that wraps is often overlooked, and two solutions are presented to address this issue.

The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities

216 pseudolus 2026-09-17 14:01:20 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 363

The author recounts a road trip across the US, visiting various self-storage facilities and observing their operations. The industry has grown significantly since its inception in the 1970s, with over 90% of global capacity located in the US.

Zettascale (YC S24) Is Hiring ASIC/FPGA Engineers to Build Chips for ASI

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