Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Smarter, Sharper, Still Evolving

130 mfiguiere 2026-04-20 14:50:38 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 56

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is an early preview of a proprietary model with stronger world knowledge and instruction following, along with improved agentic coding. It achieves top scores on six major coding benchmarks and is available through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API.

Atlassian Enables Default Data Collection to Train AI

174 kevcampb 2026-04-20 12:50:38 UTC letsdatascience.com Full Share 43

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I prompted ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini and watched my Nginx logs

24 startages 2026-04-20 15:22:38 UTC surfacedby.com Full Share 1

What nginx logs actually prove about AI traffic from ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, plus why Google's AI crawlers leave a different signal than the others.

All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027

374 ramonga 2026-04-20 13:50:38 UTC theolivepress.es Llama Share 189

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ggsql: A Grammar of Graphics for SQL

143 thomasp85 2026-04-20 13:50:38 UTC opensource.posit.co Llama Share 37

ggsql is a new data visualization tool that uses SQL syntax to create rich, structured visualizations, making it easy for SQL users to create custom plots. The tool is designed to be powerful, ergonomic, and safe, with a focus on integrating with AI agents and code-based reporting tools, and is currently available in alpha release.

GitHub's Fake Star Economy

444 Liriel 2026-04-20 08:50:38 UTC awesomeagents.ai Llama Share 256

A Carnegie Mellon University study found 6 million fake GitHub stars across 18,617 repositories, with AI/LLM repos being the largest non-malicious category. The study's tool, StarScout, identified fake stars distributed by roughly 301,000 accounts.

Sauna effect on heart rate

200 kyriakosel 2026-04-20 13:50:38 UTC tryterra.co Llama Share 116

Saunas have a therapeutic effect and promote cardiovascular health by stimulating the heart and increasing blood volume. Sauna use is linked to better same-day recovery, with lower nighttime heart rates and increased activity.

10 years ago, someone wrote a test for servo that included an expiry in 2026

78 luu 2026-04-20 12:50:38 UTC mastodon.social Llama Share 42

Someone wrote a unit test for @servo 10 years ago with a cookie expiry date of April 18, 2026, now the CI is broken. Maintainers suggest using system time or a library like TimeCop to make tests more robust.

M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

166 Someone 2026-04-20 10:50:38 UTC earthquake.usgs.gov Full Share 71

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WebUSB Extension for Firefox

78 tuananh 2026-04-20 12:50:38 UTC github.com/arcanenibble Llama Share 58

To use the extension, install the native stub program on your computer and a browser extension. The native stub requires a specific operating system and kernel version.

OpenClaw isn't fooling me. I remember MS-DOS

162 feigewalnuss 2026-04-20 07:50:38 UTC flyingpenguin.com Llama Share 202

The user discusses the security risks of current agent gateways, comparing them to the insecure MS-DOS era, and proposes a safer architecture for agents. The user's own project, Wirken, uses separate processes, hardened containers, and a hash-chained audit database to provide a more secure agent gateway.

Ask HN: How to solve the cold start problem for a two-sided marketplace?

54 alegd 2026-04-20 13:50:38 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 57

To start a P2P crowdshipping marketplace, focus on a niche market, such as a specific route or item, and manually match people or incentivize one side to join without the other. Options include paying drivers to make deliveries, being the supply side yourself, or using an agency model, but be aware of the potential risks and challenges, such as competition from established businesses and ...

Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything

103 breve 2026-04-20 07:50:38 UTC newatlas.com Llama Share 16

Engineers at Rice University developed a device called Meta-NFS that concentrates microwave energy to cure conductive ink without damaging the surface underneath. This breakthrough enables the creation of smart implants, ingestible electronics, and soft robots with deeply integrated electronics.

NSA is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist

293 Palmik 2026-04-20 10:50:38 UTC axios.com Llama Share 226

The NSA is using Anthropic's powerful model Mythos Preview despite the Pentagon's feud with the company over security concerns. The government's cybersecurity needs are outweighing the Pentagon's concerns, with Anthropic's tools being used more widely within the department.

Up to 8M Bees Are Living in an Underground Network Beneath This Cemetery

126 janandonly 2026-04-20 04:50:38 UTC discovermagazine.com Llama Share 20

Researchers found a massive underground city of 5.6 million ground-nesting bees at East Lawn Cemetery in New York. The bees, a native species, pollinate crops like apples and blueberries, and their large population rivals that of honeybees.

Offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millions

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SDF Public Access Unix System

140 neehao 2026-04-20 05:50:38 UTC sdf.org Full Share 68

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What if database branching was easy?

41 tee-es-gee 2026-04-20 10:50:38 UTC xata.io Llama Share 23

Database branching with copy-on-write technology allows for isolated and fresh environments without recreating all data every time. This approach is more efficient and cost-effective than traditional seeding methods, especially for large databases and complex workflows.

IPC medley: message-queue peeking, io_uring, and bus1

15 signa11 2026-04-20 12:50:38 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 0

Linux kernel developers are proposing new interprocess communication (IPC) mechanisms, including POSIX message queues, io_uring, and bus1, to improve IPC performance and security. However, some developers argue that existing IPC systems, such as Binder, are more suitable and should be used instead of creating new ones, citing concerns about fragmentation and the need for a stable political foundation.

I Made the "Next-Level" Camera and I love it

158 ndr 2026-04-20 03:50:38 UTC thelibre.news Llama Share 46

The user built a custom camera system called Lampone using a large lens, a fake sensor made of semi-transparent material, and a Fresnel lens to achieve a very thin depth of field. The system has some limitations, including a large minimum focusing distance, structural instability, and significant light loss, but the user is planning to improve it in future iterations.

Stop trying to engineer your way out of listening to people

350 walterbell 2026-04-19 20:50:38 UTC ashley.rolfmore.com Llama Share 199

People avoid doing work by trying to create systems to replace human interaction, but the problem is they're not listening properly to others. To listen effectively, one must understand the complexities of human knowledge and experiences, avoiding assumptions and stereotypes.

Epicycles All the Way Down (2025)

25 surprisetalk 2026-04-20 11:50:38 UTC strangeloopcanon.com Llama Share 11

The author discusses why Large Language Models (LLMs) feel like understanding engines but behave like over-fit pattern-fitters, and how their failures resemble flash crashes and market blow-ups rather than Skynet. The author proposes that LLMs learn patterns and then we try to prune the learned patterns towards a world where they can be guided towards the ground truth, which helps explain ...

Claude Token Counter, now with model comparisons

173 twapi 2026-04-20 01:50:38 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 69

Claude Token Counter now compares different models, including Opus 4.7 and 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5. Opus 4.7 uses an updated tokenizer, increasing token counts by 1.0-1.35x, and costs 40% more due to the same pricing.

Zero-copy protobuf and ConnectRPC for Rust

107 PaulHoule 2026-04-20 03:50:38 UTC medium.com/@iainmcgin Llama Share 31

Anthropic open-sourced two Rust crates, buffa and connect-rust, for Protocol Buffers and ConnectRPC implementation. The crates provide performance and correctness improvements, including zero-copy message views and monomorphic dispatch.

NASA Artemis Posters

60 bookofjoe 2026-04-20 12:50:38 UTC nasa.gov Full Share 9

With Artemis missions, we are exploring the Moon for scientific discovery, technology advancement, and to learn how to live and work on another world as we prepare for human missions to Mars.

Kimi K2.6: Advancing Open-Source Coding

17 meetpateltech 2026-04-20 15:29:38 UTC kimi.com Llama Share 1

Kimi K2.6 is a state-of-the-art open-sourced model featuring long-horizon execution, agent swarm capabilities, and strong improvements in coding tasks. It demonstrates exceptional reliability, instruction following, and out-of-distribution generalization, setting a new bar for open-sourced models in agentic workflows.

Turning a Chinese IoT camera into an owl livestream

14 dado3212 2026-04-20 14:50:38 UTC blog.alexbeals.com Llama Share 0

The user's brother Spencer is an artist and nature conservationist in Asheville who set up a camera to livestream a Great Horned Owl family, but the app experience wasn't great for streaming. The user helped Spencer by reverse-engineering the app and creating a tweak to stream the camera feed to a website, allowing people to watch the owls online.

ChatGPT and Codex Down

15 written-beyond 2026-04-20 15:05:38 UTC status.openai.com Full Share 3

We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Impacted users are currently unable to access ChatGPT, Codex and API Platform.

How Motorola’s 2N2222 and 2N3904 transistors became the default NPNs

63 ChuckMcM 2026-04-20 03:50:38 UTC allaboutcircuits.com Llama Share 27

The 2N2222 and 2N3904 transistors survived over 60 years due to Motorola's process innovation, cheap packaging, and JEDEC numbering system. They became multi-sourced commodities, still in production from various manufacturers and stocked by major distributors.

A Brief History of Fish Sauce

209 vinhnx 2026-04-19 22:50:38 UTC legalnomads.com Llama Share 91

Fish sauce has a long history, with ancient Greeks and Romans producing garum and liquamen, while Southeast Asians independently developed nuoc mam and nam pla. The origins of fish sauce are unclear, but it remains a crucial condiment in Southeast Asian cuisine, with various regional variations and uses.