Google releases Gemma 4 open models

1085 jeffmcjunkin 2026-04-02 16:36:32 UTC deepmind.google Full Share 332

Build autonomous agents that plan, navigate apps, and complete tasks on your behalf, with native support for function calling. These models were evaluated against a large collection of datasets and metrics to cover different aspects of text generation. See additional benchmarks in model card.

Tailscale's new macOS home

291 tosh 2026-04-02 18:36:32 UTC tailscale.com Llama Share 149

Tailscale's macOS app had an issue where its icon would be hidden in the notch of some MacBooks. A small fix was implemented to notify users when the icon is hidden.

Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer

235 axelriet 2026-04-02 19:36:32 UTC isolveproblems.substack.com Llama Share 63

The author joined Microsoft's Azure Core team in May 2023 as a senior member, only to find the team planning to port half of Windows to a tiny Linux-running chip. The author was shocked by the team's unrealistic plan and felt it was a "death march."

Artemis II's toilet is a moon mission milestone

118 1659447091 2026-04-02 20:36:32 UTC scientificamerican.com Llama Share 47

NASA has developed a new toilet system called the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS) for astronauts. The system features handles for stability, simultaneous urine and feces processing, and a door for privacy in microgravity environments.

Cursor 3

264 adamfeldman 2026-04-02 18:36:32 UTC cursor.com Llama Share 231

Cursor 3 is a unified workspace for building software with agents, bringing clarity to agent work and a higher level of abstraction. It's faster, cleaner, and more powerful, with a multi-repo layout and seamless handoff between local and cloud agents.

Qwen3.6-Plus: Towards real world agents

415 pretext 2026-04-02 14:36:32 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 144

Qwen3.6-Plus is a significant upgrade to the Qwen series, offering enhanced agentic coding capabilities, improved multimodal reasoning, and a more stable and reliable foundation for developers. The model is now generally available through the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API and supports various coding assistants, including OpenClaw, Claude Code, and Qwen Code, to streamline development ...

Every Law a Commit – US Law in GitHub

11 nickvido 2026-04-02 23:36:32 UTC v1d0b0t.github.io Llama Share 3

User had to be reminded of their blog and wrote about someone turning Spanish law into a Git repository. They created a similar US law repository in 48 hours using an autonomous pipeline.

Good ideas do not need lots of lies in order to gain public acceptance (2008)

139 sedev 2026-04-02 17:36:32 UTC blog.danieldavies.com Llama Share 60

The author learned from business school that good ideas don't need lies to gain acceptance and that dishonest forecasters are worthless. This principle helped the author predict the Iraq War's failure due to false claims about WMDs and the importance of audit to prevent such errors.

George Goble has died

99 finaard 2026-04-02 18:36:32 UTC legacy.com Llama Share 19

George Harry Goble, a 73-year-old pioneer in computing, passed away on March 18, 2026. He was a founding member of Purdue Engineering Computer Network and made significant contributions to computing and refrigeration technology.

Lemonade by AMD: a fast and open source local LLM server using GPU and NPU

430 AbuAssar 2026-04-02 11:36:32 UTC lemonade-server.ai Llama Share 95

Using --no-mmap and increasing context size can speed up load times. Lemonade offers a unified API with various features like chat and image gen.

ParadeDB (YC S23) Is Hiring Database Internal Engineers (Rust)

0 2026-04-02 22:36:32 UTC paradedb.notion.site Llama Share

The team is building a Postgres-native alternative to Elasticsearch, and they're open to meeting passionate individuals who share their mission. They're looking for people excited about data systems, search, analytics, Postgres, and Rust to reach out at [email protected].

The Australian government has announced gambling advertising reforms

83 gostsamo 2026-04-02 18:36:32 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 54

The Australian government has introduced new measures to limit gambling ads, capping TV ads and banning online ads unless users are logged in and over 18. The move has been opposed by gambling agencies and some community groups who want a full ban.

LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions

1540 digitalWestie 2026-04-02 13:36:32 UTC browsergate.eu Llama Share 677

LinkedIn scans users' computers for installed software without consent, collecting data on job search activity, religious beliefs, and competitor products. BrowserGate is a campaign to expose this corporate espionage and data breach scandal, seeking funds and public support to hold LinkedIn accountable.

Memo: A language that remembers only the last 12 lines of code

14 notem 2026-04-02 22:36:32 UTC danieltemkin.com Llama Share 0

memo is a coding environment that saves state and forgets code as you type. It uses commas, ands, or both to separate list elements and ignores numerals.

JSON Canvas Spec (2024)

81 tobr 2026-04-02 17:36:32 UTC jsoncanvas.org Llama Share 28

Nodes are placed in ascending order by z-index, with the last node on top and the first node below others. Node types include text, file, link, group, and canvasColor.

Prefer do notation over Applicative operators when assembling records (2024)

17 wazHFsRy 2026-04-02 21:36:32 UTC haskellforall.com Llama Share 2

Use do notation to assemble records for better ergonomics and approachability. It's order-insensitive and produces clearer error messages.

OpenAI Acquires TBPN

139 surprisetalk 2026-04-02 17:36:32 UTC openai.com Llama Share 122

OpenAI acquired TBPN, a daily tech talk show, to support its mission of bringing AGI to the world and facilitate a constructive conversation about AI. TBPN will maintain editorial independence and report to Chris Lehane within OpenAI's Strategy org.

Significant progress made on Xbox 360 recompilation

57 tetrisgm 2026-04-02 18:36:32 UTC readonlymemo.com Llama Share 15

The ReXGlue project is a recompilation tool for Xbox 360 games, allowing them to run natively on PC with improved performance. It's a platform that enables developers to create native ports of Xbox 360 games, with a goal to make them accessible and moddable.

Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker

11 codingmoh 2026-04-02 23:36:32 UTC artemis-ii-tracker.com Full Share 3

Space weather: NOAA SWPC (live) · Trajectory: computed from NASA Artemis II mission plan · All times UTCUpdates every 5s

Significant raise of reports

274 stratos123 2026-04-02 09:36:32 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 147

The kernel security list has seen a huge increase in bug reports, from 2-3 per week to 5-10 per day, with most being correct and leading to faster bug fixes. This shift is expected to change the approach to security fixes, making embargoes obsolete and encouraging periodic updates.

Inside Nepal's Fake Rescue Racket

247 lode 2026-04-02 12:36:32 UTC kathmandupost.com Llama Share 112

Nepal's fake rescue scam involves staging medical emergencies to claim insurance, with guides and hospitals involved in the scheme. The scam has been ongoing since 2018, with investigators finding 171 confirmed fake rescues between 2022 and 2025, resulting in millions of dollars in insurance claims.

Queueing Requests Queues Your Capacity Problems, Too

12 mhawthorne 2026-04-02 22:36:32 UTC pushtoprod.substack.com Llama Share 2

The author discusses the drawbacks of using queues to handle high request rates, as they can lead to increased latency and unfair treatment of requests.

Maze Algorithms

4 marukodo 2026-04-02 23:36:32 UTC astrolog.org Prefix Share 0

Mazes in general (and hence algorithms to create Mazes) can be organized along seven different classifications. These are: Dimension, Hyperdimension, Topology, Tessellation, Routing, Texture, and Focus. A Maze can take one item from each of the classes in any combination. Dimension: The dimension class is basically how many dimensions in space the Maze covers. Types are: 2D: Most Mazes, ...

Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why

296 mooreds 2026-04-02 15:36:32 UTC bsky.app Full Share 224

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic

167 anarbadalov 2026-04-02 13:36:32 UTC thereader.mitpress.mit.edu Full Share 75

You don't have permission to access "http://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/backrooms-and-the-rise-of-the-institutional-gothic/" on this server.

Magic the Gathering Deck Shuffler

30 mooreds 2026-04-02 19:36:32 UTC mtg.jessitron.honeydemo.io Full Share 14

MTG Deck Shuffler is a toy. This site is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. For entertainment only.

Foxing aspires to be an eBPF-powered replication engine for Linux filesystems

34 tanelpoder 2026-04-02 19:36:32 UTC codeberg.org Llama Share 4

fxcp is a smart copy tool that auto-selects the optimal strategy for file transfers. It uses adaptive CoW/reflink, io_uring, and BLAKE3 Merkle delta detection for fast and efficient transfers.

The Beginning of Programming as We'll Know It

5 zdw 2026-04-02 23:36:32 UTC bitsplitting.org Prefix Share 1

In the wake of AI coding assistants like Claude and Codex, which can seemingly perform the equivalent of a day’s work in a matter of minutes, many of us are wondering if the human role of “computer programmer” is coming to an end. Will the AI bots one day do all the programming for us? Maybe so, but not yet. At this particular moment, human developers are especially valuable, because of the ...

A Few Good Magazines From the 70s and 80s

5 OhMeadhbh 2026-04-02 23:36:32 UTC bi6.us Prefix Share 0

Youngsters may find it hard to imagine, and us oldsters may find it hard to remember, but in the late 1970s through most of the 1980s, there were several very good magazines being published. This is a personal remembrance of periodicals I knew and loved. Not all of them are explicitly "tech" magazines, but each of them expressed an optimism for technology and the future. It's not ...

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom

733 novaRom 2026-04-02 11:36:32 UTC undark.org Llama Share 377

The Swedish government is reintroducing physical textbooks and reducing digital devices in schools to improve reading and writing skills. They aim for every student to have a physical textbook for each subject, citing concerns about screen time and distraction.