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Claude for Small Business

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Anthropic launched Claude for Small Business, a package of AI tools for small businesses to automate tasks and access AI. It integrates with tools like QuickBooks, HubSpot, and Canva to help owners manage finances, operations, and marketing.

Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features

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Linux crossed five percent of Steam's user base for the first time in March 2026, driven by Microsoft's end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 and the Steam Deck's adoption of Linux. NTSYNC, a kernel-level driver, offers great performance gains over previous versions of Wine by providing a native implementation of Windows-specific tools.

Classic 7 is a Windows 10 LTSC mod to look 1:1 to Windows 7

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Classic 7 is a Windows 10 modification that looks and feels like Windows 7 with added features. It includes Windows Media Center and Windows 7 theme elements but lacks Flip 3D.

Arena AI Model ELO History

AI labs update models post-launch, sometimes introducing "nerfs" like censorship or quantization. The LMSYS Arena tracks model performance via API endpoints and crowdsourced human evaluations.

Setting up a free *.city.state.us locality domain (2025)

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To get a free locality domain in the US, you need to be a US citizen or resident, or have a US-based organization, and register with a delegated manager for your locality. You'll need to set up nameservers with Amazon Lightsail and fill out the Interim .US Domain Template to register your domain.

What the Hell Was Going on with Cigarette Ads in the 70s?

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MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble

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Apple's MacBook Neo is a $599 laptop that uses the same A18 Pro chip as the iPhone 16 Pro, delivering M3-class single-core performance and 16 hours of battery life, but is limited by its 8GB RAM ceiling and lack of upgrade path. The laptop's design choice prioritizes comfort over sustained power, making it suitable for everyday tasks like web browsing and document editing, but not ideal for ...

A History of IDEs at Google

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Google's main codebase had a uniform IDE issue until Cider, a web-based editor, was developed around 2016. Cider eventually became popular and was later replaced by Cider V, a VSCode frontend, which now handles 80% of development in the main Google codebase.

Extraordinary Ordinals

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The text discusses various numeral systems in the lambda calculus, including Mogensen's system, which can represent arbitrary bases. The systems are used to encode numbers in a compact and efficient way.

The Emacsification of Software

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The author is frustrated with the current state of Markdown viewers and editors, particularly in the terminal and App Store. They created a custom Markdown viewer, MDV.app, using an AI agent in just 30 minutes.

Show HN: Nibble

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Nibble is a C compiler that generates LLVM IR without external dependencies or heap allocations, supporting various data types and operations. It compiles top-down in a single pass, but may cause stack overflows with certain Clang optimizations.

Cisco workforce reductions

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Cisco announced Q3 FY26 earnings with record $15.8 billion revenue, up 12 percent year over year. The company is making strategic investments and reducing workforce by fewer than 4,000 jobs to focus on AI, security, and silicon.

Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired

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Two brothers, Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, were fired from their jobs at Opexus in February 2025 after their employer discovered their past crimes. They then deleted 96 US government databases and stole sensitive information before being arrested and charged with various crimes.

delta time

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Your life in perspective

Avoiding and reducing microplastic false positives from dry glove contact

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Researchers found that laboratory gloves contaminated microplastic analysis, recommending nitrile cleanroom gloves to reduce false positives. A workflow was developed to differentiate between microplastics and glove contamination in environmental datasets.

Chess puzzle I found in my dad's old book

Kempelen created a chess problem with four black queens and one black bishop to attack every square on the board. The goal is to place these five black pieces so the white king cannot avoid checkmate.

Notes from Optimizing CPU-Bound Go Hot Paths

The Go language has limitations when it comes to CPU-bound workloads, including the inability to inline certain function calls and the need for manual duplication of code to achieve optimal performance. To overcome these limitations, developers can use techniques such as code generation, bounds check elimination, and manual inlining, but these approaches can be time-consuming and may not ...

The Deathbed Notes of Henry James (1968)

The final dictation is at points an incoherent document. Yet it is less incoherent than one might suppose; and far from mirroring the collapse of a great intellect, it dramatizes its struggle and its power. The grandeur, the majestic rhythm of the great style remain; the vivid phrases are minted as at the very threshold of death. "I am that queer monster, the artist, an obstinate ...

Microsoft BitLocker – YellowKey zero-day exploit

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Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse published two new zero-day exploits, Yellow Key and GreenPlasma, targeting Windows Defender and BitLocker. The exploits grant system administrator and full system-level access, respectively, and have not been patched by Microsoft.

The US is winning the AI race where it matters most: commercialization

The US is winning the AI race due to its comprehensive infrastructure including chips, power, data centers, cloud platforms, and developer tools. The US owns global hyperscalers and platforms that generate and organize the world's data, giving it a significant lead over China and Europe.

Xs of Y – roguelike that names itself every run. Written in 4kLoC

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The game generates new content and mechanics each run, with an inverted power curve and a reality engine that's difficult to control. The game features a unique blend of survival and strategy, with a focus on experimentation and chaos.

Show HN: Needle: We Distilled Gemini Tool Calling into a 26M Model

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Gemini 3.1 was distilled into a 26m Simple Attention Network, Needle, for consumer devices. Needle outperforms other models in single-shot function calls but may be finicky and less effective in conversational settings.

Princeton mandates proctoring for in-person exams, upending 133 year precedent

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Princeton's faculty voted to require instructor supervision during in-person exams starting July 1, a significant change to the 1893 honor system. The move aims to address increasing concerns over academic integrity violations, including AI usage, and provide an additional witness to report potential Honor Code violations.

Heritability of human life span is ~50% when heritability is redefined

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The heritability of lifespan is estimated to be around 40% when extrinsic mortality is adjusted to modern levels, according to a mathematical model that simulates the lifespans of twins in a hypothetical world without non-aging related deaths. The model suggests that heritability would be higher in a world with lower extrinsic mortality, but the actual value depends on the level of extrinsic ...

Launch HN: Ardent (YC P26) – Postgres sandboxes in seconds with zero migration

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Ardent provides a 1:1 production database clone for testing, scaling, and connecting RDS Postgres instances with zero config changes. It enables fast development and zero management, allowing agents and developers to work efficiently with databases.

A Claude Code and Codex Skill for Deliberate Skill Development

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This skill uses adaptive learning exercises to help with agentic coding, offering optional 10-15 minute exercises after completing architectural work. It encourages reflection and learning by interrupting the pattern of fast and fluent agentic coding.

Golden Testing a CAD Library

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The user implemented Visual Regression Testing for their Waterfall-CAD library using the tasty-golden library, comparing SVG images generated by the code to stored snapshots. They are now considering adding features to the testing code, such as customizable diff visualization and direct image loading, but are torn about whether to implement them.

How can Apple deal with the memory shortage?

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Apple deals with memory price volatility by negotiating base load prices and using its scale to lock up suppliers. This could lead to Apple gaining market share as competitors struggle to obtain memory, potentially allowing Apple to launch low-end products at lower prices.

Reverting the incremental GC in Python 3.14 and 3.15

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Python 3.14 and 3.15 will revert to the generational GC due to memory pressure issues. 3.14 will release an early patch 3.14.5 and 3.15 may release an extra alpha 9.