Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2

351 lairv 2026-11-09 23:07:13 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 694

Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 models have improved capabilities in coding, reasoning, and vision, with strong cybersecurity and biology safeguards to prevent misuse. These models are suitable for ambitious technical work and can be used for various applications such as robotics evaluations, hardware engineering, and scientific research.

USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons

557 munro 2026-11-09 20:07:13 UTC postalpro.usps.com Llama Share 278

USPS ZIP Code Boundaries provides accurate national map data for industries like mapping, logistics, and real estate. It helps correct existing data as changes occur and serves as a proxy for delivery location groupings.

How Many People Work from Home?

23 surprisetalk 2026-11-10 04:07:13 UTC nicholasdecker.substack.com Llama Share 22

The author discusses the high percentage of remote work in the US, citing a 2025 study that found 27% of work days are done remotely. However, they argue that this figure may be inflated due to biases in survey methods and data collection.

Payments Canada announces launch of Canada's Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system

494 ocd 2026-11-09 16:07:13 UTC payments.ca Llama Share 275

Payments Canada launched the Real-Time Rail, a national payment system enabling instant speed and settlement in real-time. The RTR will transform day-to-day payments for Canadian businesses and consumers with greater visibility and control over cash.

E-means: Outperforming k-means in one-tenth the epochs

320 porridgeraisin 2026-11-09 19:07:13 UTC e-means.github.io Llama Share 29

e-means outperforms Lloyd's algorithm in k-means clustering by achieving lower test loss and faster training times, with a 10-45x speedup on GPU and 8-15x speedup on CPU. e-means uses exponential moving averages to update centroids, which provides better initialization and dead-cluster revival strategies compared to traditional mini-batch methods.

Horible public key tricks

81 Curiositry 2026-11-10 01:07:13 UTC maurycyz.com Llama Share 32

The user is creating a protest certificate for a public website, embedding a message in the public key by modifying the base64 encoding of the modulus. This reduces entropy in the private key but still provides security through forward secrecy offered by modern TLS.

Foldable Flight: The Best Paper Airplanes

908 vismit2000 2026-11-09 13:07:13 UTC foldableflight.com Full Share 144

X-01 Missile spirals as it flies and is ready to take down your next target! Vapor is one of the easiest planes on this website, and it flies really well!

Locating the source of a mysterious beep

69 bigwheels 2026-11-10 01:07:13 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 34

A user created Beep Locator, a software system to triangulate the source of an intermittent beep in their box room using multiple devices. The system uses WebSockets and WebAudio to analyze audio from devices connected via QR code or URL, allowing users to mark beeps on a map and confirm their location.

Exact – a new cross platform UI framework

86 vmg12 2026-11-09 23:07:13 UTC github.com/expo Llama Share 38

A coding agent can build, run and test an app on multiple platforms including web, macOS, iOS and Linux using Exact's cross-platform application runtime. The agent uses a declarative language to describe the interface and data logic in TypeScript or Rust.

CoreWeave bond yield tops 16% as AI credit stress rises

55 lxm 2026-11-10 04:07:13 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 22

Debt markets are warning AI data center builders of potential credit card hikes and limit increases due to new political landscape. Credit markets have been spooked by Democratic governors in key states, leading to rising interest rates and credit default swaps for companies like Nvidia and Coreweave.

Semi-transparent, colored cadmium telluride photovoltaic panels in agrivoltaics

294 speckx 2026-11-09 15:07:13 UTC anthropocenemagazine.org Llama Share 190

Researchers developed semi-transparent solar panels that allow plants to receive necessary wavelengths while generating electricity, potentially increasing crop yields and reducing land use. This innovative approach could help meet US electricity needs with minimal impact on agriculture.

The first 300-millimeter power silicon carbide (SiC) wafer

121 sshah03 2026-11-09 19:07:13 UTC infineon.com Llama Share 66

Infineon successfully processed 300-millimeter silicon carbide wafers into functional power devices, showcasing its innovation strength in power semiconductors and wide-bandgap technologies. The company will present the first processed 300-millimeter SiC wafer at the electronica trade show starting November 10, 2026.

Formalizing CPython

12 carnevalem 2026-11-10 02:07:13 UTC broyojo.com Llama Share 2

AI agents wrote 613,318 lines of Lean code to model Python's internals and found 418 bugs, including 55 that can crash the interpreter or corrupt memory. The project aims to formalize CPython using Lean and is open for contributions.

A primer on GPUs and kernel optimization

115 nomi_uw 2026-11-09 18:07:13 UTC nabo.dev Llama Share 12

The author built a framework to support large language models, which they call Jam. The framework is designed to address issues with training-inference mismatch and precision handling in existing frameworks. After 10 months of learning and development, the framework is now ready for release.

Never Gonna Print You Up

28 ta988 2026-11-10 01:07:13 UTC dixken.de Llama Share 0

A researcher found 23 vulnerabilities in Prusa's firmware, including a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) bug via Prusa Connect. The company validated and fixed the issues, releasing an advisory and source code on GitHub.

Show HN: Every satellite that passed over any place this week, and its photos

274 a585gupt 2026-11-09 18:07:13 UTC watched.earth Full Share 46

Enter any place on Earth. See every satellite that passed over it this week, and the actual pictures they took.

Fable 5.2 one-shotted my nephew's dream game

260 lexandstuff 2026-11-10 00:07:13 UTC notesbylex.com Llama Share 181

A user asked Fable 5.2 to create a custom beat 'em up game based on their nephew's drawings, with family members as playable characters and unlockable pets, aiming for a fun and arcade-like experience like Ninja Turtles. The generated game exceeded expectations with original art, music, and an announcer shouting out character names in a four-player mode.

Google Gemini routes personal Drive files and emails to human annotators

487 gf74918 2026-11-09 19:07:13 UTC github.com/thisisme6598 Llama Share 114

Google has quietly reversed its promise that personal content from Gmail, Docs, and Drive is not seen by human reviewers. Google now confirms that connected Drive/email is routed into human review pipelines without explicit tags.

Muse Ember: Our smallest, most efficient model

270 dvaplima 2026-11-09 18:07:13 UTC research.meta.ai Llama Share 111

Muse Ember is a model that helps agents with coding and agentic tasks by carrying out business workflows end-to-end, reading files, running tests, and making targeted fixes. It's available today on Muse Code and Meta Model API for $0.10 per million input tokens.

TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max

233 _benx_ 2026-11-09 22:07:13 UTC blog.google Llama Share 71

Google has released four new TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) systems, including 8t for large-scale training, 8i for real-time reasoning, 8tx for secure and confidential inference, and 8i Max for massive context windows. These systems offer improved performance and efficiency in various AI workloads.

Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $0.35 per session)

64 parkgraph 2026-11-09 20:07:13 UTC parkgraph.com Full Share 50

The per-session fee parking apps charge drivers in 312 U.S. places: ParkMobile, PayByPhone, Passport, Flowbird and city apps, from official help and city pages.

Claude Fable 5.2 scores 65 on Artificial Analysis, highest so far

317 theanonymousone 2026-11-09 20:07:13 UTC artificialanalysis.ai Llama Share 231

Claude Fable 5.2 (Max, Default Fallback) is a high-intelligence model with expensive pricing ($8/1M input tokens and $40/1M output tokens), but scores well above average on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (65).

On Being an Engineer in 2026

62 talboren 2026-11-09 19:07:13 UTC twitter.com/shaharglazner Llama Share 83

The author reflects on how AI agents are increasingly taking over tasks, but still acknowledges human leverage in certain areas. Despite the rise of AI, humans retain some unique abilities that cannot be fully replicated by machines.

Show HN: MeowDisplay Is iPhone Mirroring, but in Reverse

82 raiseCatError 2026-11-09 19:07:13 UTC meowdisplay.app Llama Share 33

MeowDisplay turns an iPhone, iPad or Android into a Mac display for mirroring and controlling with touch. It allows individual windows to be displayed as tabs or split into panes on the external device.

An ode to livelyness analysis; SSA to registers

39 xnacly 2026-11-09 20:07:13 UTC xnacly.me Llama Share 1

The author is working on register allocation for their programming language, Purple-Garden, and has completed a step-by-step analysis of the intermediate representation (IR) code. They have successfully allocated registers to virtual machine constraints using a custom algorithm.

What is malloc doing, anyway?

240 benmandrew 2026-11-09 12:07:13 UTC benmandrew.com Llama Share 62

The malloc function in GNU libc uses a combination of syscalls and bookkeeping to manage memory. It can be optimized by using a bump allocator, which moves the program break up instead of requesting new memory from the kernel.

A renowned scientist, a deadly snakebite, and a diary that documented it (2025)

21 areoform 2026-11-10 00:07:13 UTC cbsnews.com Llama Share 12

Karl Patterson Schmidt, a renowned herpetologist, died from a snakebite in 1957 after documenting his symptoms in a journal. He was bitten by an African boomslang while working at the Field Museum of Natural History.

CUI – Native UI components for C

170 hilti 2026-11-09 20:07:13 UTC yappologistic.github.io Full Share 92

About 190 components, compiled to machine code with no browser or runtime inside. Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, from one C99 codebase. A complete app is about 250 KB. This site runs every component live, which needs JavaScript. The text of every page is here without it:

Y/N (YC S23) is hiring a growth lead to distribute superhuman A.I. storytelling

0 2026-11-09 17:07:13 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Y/n is creating an interactive storytelling platform, aiming to build a superhuman AI storyteller and distribute it globally. The company hires for growth roles, focusing on finding effective marketing channels and measuring results.

Show HN: Someone Was Here – Find out who used your Mac while you were away

77 4onthefloor124 2026-11-09 19:07:13 UTC someonewashere.app Llama Share 29

A Mac app called Someone Was Here takes photos of people who use it while you're away and sends them to your phone instantly. It's a free download with an optional $4.99 one-time purchase for instant alerts on your iPhone.