iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet

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Apple is adding a "Create a Pass" feature to the Wallet app in iOS 27, allowing users to build their own passes from scratch or scan QR codes. This feature is expected to be released in September 2026, making it easier for users to add passes without needing a third-party tool.

AI Product Graveyard

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Async Rust never left the MVP state

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The author is working to reduce async Rust bloat in the compiler, specifically targeting the state machine generated for async code. They propose two optimizations: returning Pending instead of panicking when a future is done, and removing the Panicked state.

Should I Run Plain Docker Compose in Production in 2026?

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Philip, an engineer at Distr, shares common Docker Compose quirks and operational gaps that can lead to production incidents. He recommends handling these gaps with commands and practices, or using an agent like Distr's to automate the process.

Bun is being ported from Zig to Rust

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Empty Screenings – Finds AMC movie screenings with few or no tickets sold

Simple Meta-Harness on Islo.dev

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A harness is the prompt + tools + scaffolding around an LLM agent. A meta-harness is the loop that improves the harness automatically: a proposer agent reads the diagnostic logs of prior candidates, spots a failure mode, and writes a better harness. Yoonho Lee’s framing of the idea makes one sharp claim — the bottleneck is diagnostic context: most optimizers compress prior runs into summary ...

Lessons for Agentic Coding: What should we do when code is cheap?

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The user shares 10 lessons for agentic coding, emphasizing the importance of implementing to learn, rebuilding often, and investing in end-to-end tests. These lessons aim to help developers make the most of cheap code and agent capabilities while considering maintenance, support, and security.
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on users' devices without consent, violating Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR principles of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency. The model's environmental cost is significant, with estimated CO2-equivalent emissions ranging from 6,000 to 60,000 tonnes per model push, depending on the number of devices affected.

Hand Drawn QR Codes (2025)

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User created a hand-drawn QR code on a 10x10 grid sticky note using the qrcode package in Python. The QR code successfully scanned when held flat or hung from a monitor.

When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing

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Ethan Mollick's work on AI adoption highlights the "messy middle" phase where AI use is uneven, hidden, and difficult to compare, and not yet connected to organizational learning. Companies must move beyond license usage and surveys to understand how AI creates learning and value within their organization.

Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak

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sRGB profile comparison

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Srgb profiles have different starting points for the red, blue, and green xyz values. the 'no black scaling' profile has a non-zero starting point for its black point, he says. if you do not use black-point compensation, the shadows will be crushed to zero - edward mcgraw explains trc values and how they affect color balance and tonality

Docker 29 has changed its default image store for new installs

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The containerd image store is the default storage backend for Docker Engine 29.0 and later, offering features like lazy-pulling and peer-to-peer image distribution. It uses more disk space than legacy storage drivers due to dual storage of compressed and uncompressed formats.

How OpenAI delivers low-latency voice AI at scale

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OpenAI rearchitected their WebRTC stack to improve real-time AI interactions by reducing latency and preserving standard WebRTC behavior for clients. They achieved this by introducing a relay service that routes packets to the correct transceiver, allowing for deterministic first-packet routing and a small public UDP footprint.

CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail vs. rootless containers

The author set up a lab to run the Copy Fail exploit and traced it at the syscall level to verify that rootless Podman architecture would contain it. The exploit successfully overwrote /usr/bin/su in the page cache, executed the shellcode, and escalated to root inside the container.

Farewell to a Giant of Botany

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Peter Raven led the Missouri Botanical Garden from 1971 to 2010, expanding its size and reputation as a world-class institution. He redefined the garden's purpose, serving both the scientific community and local community, leaving a lasting legacy in St. Louis.

Train Your Own LLM from Scratch

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A hands-on workshop builds a working GPT model from scratch in a few hours, covering the essentials of LLMs and transformers. The workshop uses PyTorch and character-level tokenization on Shakespeare, resulting in a ~10M param model that trains on a laptop in under an hour.

Agent Skills

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The author created Agent Skills to help AI coding agents follow senior engineer best practices by adding workflows and verification steps to their default behavior. This approach aims to prevent common engineering mistakes and ensure reliable software at scale.

Mouse Pointer as a Mere Mortal

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The user experienced unexpected mouse pointer movement in Lightroom, feeling like an invasion of personal control. They contrast this with a game project where hijacking the cursor is acceptable, highlighting differing design approaches.

Why I Created phpc.tv

User's friends and family are under attack in Ukraine, prompting a call to donate to protect them. The user also shares their experience creating phpc.tv, a PHP video-sharing site, and their desire to resurrect the pre-enshittified Web using open-source platforms like PeerTube.

The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls

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The Frog Game, a 1992 Japanese Game Boy title, is a short, light-hearted adventure with a unique design choice where the player's strength is controlled by the game, not by leveling up. The game has ties to other Nintendo titles, including Link's Awakening and Paper Mario, and features a story with multiple kingdoms and factions, but its narrative is relatively simple and focused on ...

Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks

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Researchers Noah Arman Kouchekinia, David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner received grants for their study on employment and cognitive decline. The study was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

Biscuit

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Biscuit firmware turns Xteink X4 e-reader into a smart device with wireless tools, security features, and games. It adds a tile-based dashboard and various apps while keeping e-reader functionality.

Google, Microsoft and xAI Agree to Share Early AI Models with U.S.

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Securing a DoD contractor: Finding a multi-tenant authorization vulnerability

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A company, Schemata, handling sensitive military data had no API authorization, allowing a low-privilege user to access users, organizations, and confidential training materials. The issue was fixed after 150 days of disclosure attempts, highlighting the importance of open disclosure channels and robust authorization testing.

2-D Mathematical Curves

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Redis array: short story of a long development process

The user implemented a new Array data type for Redis, taking four months with AI assistance, which helped with specification, implementation, and testing. AI provided a safety net for complex tasks, allowing the user to venture into higher complexity and achieve high-quality system programming.

Kids bypass age verification with fake moustaches

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UK age checks under the Online Safety Act are failing to keep kids away from harmful content, with 46% of children saying age verification is easy to bypass. Parents are also enabling their kids' online delinquency, with 17% admitting to actively helping them evade age checks.

Talking to strangers at the gym

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The user, who was struggling to make friends after college, approached 30 people at the gym over a month, resulting in some meaningful connections and friendships. Through this experience, the user became more resilient and confident in initiating conversations with strangers, eventually forming connections with people who share similar interests and hobbies.