You can't unit test for taste

75 kalli 2026-06-25 12:16:20 UTC dev.karltryggvason.com Llama Share 20

The user built an app called In the Long Run, which allows users to virtually run famous routes worldwide and view points of interest along the way. They used GeoNames data, Python, and DuckDB to create a pipeline that enriches the app with relevant points of interest, overcoming challenges with AI hallucinations and biases.

Half-Life 2 in a Browser

429 panza 2026-06-25 06:16:20 UTC hl2.slqnt.dev Full Share 176

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Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities

582 htrp 2026-06-25 00:16:20 UTC reuters.com Full Share 940

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Show HN: Turn native language audio into flashcards and shadowing practice

16 alder 2026-06-25 13:16:20 UTC lingochunk.com Full Share 3

Comprehensible input that sticks. Turn the audio you study into native-voice Anki cards.

The Disappearance of Japan's Animators

17 andsoitis 2026-06-25 12:16:20 UTC economist.com Llama Share 2

The anime industry is facing a labour crisis despite its growing popularity, with a shortage of animators and poor working conditions. The industry's shift to contract labour and outsourcing has led to a lack of on-the-job training and a decline in the number of animators.

LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach

189 mooreds 2026-06-25 11:16:20 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 93

LastPass users are warned about stolen personal data due to a breach at market research firm Klue, which exposed customer contact information and support case data. LastPass has notified law enforcement, revoked employee access, and recommended customers be vigilant of phishing attacks.

OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom

755 jamdesk 2026-06-24 18:16:20 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 433

OpenAI's chip, Jalapeño, shows better performance-per-watt than current alternatives. It's designed for inference, reducing costs for running AI models in real-time.

Puzzling Success of Overparameterization: Lottery Tickets or Escape Dimensions?

23 rbanffy 2026-06-25 11:16:20 UTC infoscience.epfl.ch Llama Share 2

Overparameterized neural networks succeed due to increased dimensions for optimization, not by containing a well-initialized subnetwork. Widening networks makes it easier to escape bad local minima and find good ones.

Cloudflare launched self-managed OAuth for all

253 terryds 2026-06-25 03:16:20 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 110

Cloudflare upgraded its OAuth engine to improve performance and security. The upgrade allowed for self-managed OAuth, enabling customers to create and manage their own OAuth clients.

Wikipedia Workers in Britain set global first by seeking union recognition

147 chobeat 2026-06-25 07:16:20 UTC utaw.tech Llama Share 148

British Wikipedia workers are seeking union recognition with the Communication Workers Union, citing concerns over transparency and the WMF's future direction. Over 1000 volunteers have signed petitions in support of the workers, who are longtime contributors to the Wikimedia movement.

Bohemia Interactive: Cold War Assault Remastered Source Code on GitHub

144 dewey 2026-06-25 06:16:20 UTC github.com/bohemiainteractive Llama Share 29

Bohemia Interactive releases Poseidon game engine source code under GPL-3.0-or-later with additional terms. The code is free, but trademarks and game data are not, and come separately under APL-SA license.

Blogging can just be stating the obvious

334 Curiositry 2026-06-25 00:16:20 UTC blog.jim-nielsen.com Llama Share 102

John Gruber criticizes annoying website popups and meta comments on blogging. He suggests a key ingredient to blogging is stating obvious truths that others are not saying.

LuaJIT 3.0 proposed syntax extensions

190 phreddypharkus 2026-06-25 01:16:20 UTC github.com/luajit Full Share 109

This is an umbrella issue for the LuaJIT 3.0 syntax extensions. The documentation will be evolved and updated in the first comment below. 1 Please feel free to discuss the choice, design and semantics of syntax extensions in this issue. ...

Where every major LLM stands politically

4 mektrik 2026-06-25 13:16:20 UTC trakkr.ai Prefix Share 5

Across is the economic axis, left to right. Up the side is social, from libertarian to authoritarian. Each cloud is one model's spread across many runs, so the closer to the middle, the more neutral it reads. each bar grows from the center toward the side a model takes (green to the right, red to the left), and longer means a stronger stance · hover a cell to read it, open a row for the ...

Medical students are using popular research tool to pump out misleading studies

104 rndsignals 2026-06-25 03:16:20 UTC science.org Llama Share 53

Joshua Wang, a neuroscientist, notices unreliable studies on TriNetX, a research platform, due to inexperienced users and AI assistance. TriNetX papers often have similar flaws, including bias and cherry-picked results, which can mislead doctors and patient care.

45°C cooling design cuts data center water use to near zero

401 nitin_flanker 2026-06-24 14:16:20 UTC blogs.nvidia.com Llama Share 317

NVIDIA's AI servers use 45-degree Celsius liquid cooling, making them more energy efficient and reducing cooling energy consumption by up to 40%. This technology enables data centers to save millions annually in cooling-related energy and water costs.

Countries are competing to see which can carry out mass surveillance the best

172 Cider9986 2026-06-25 13:16:20 UTC mullvad.net Llama Share 50

Mass surveillance carried out by states and rulers is reprehensible and infringes individuals' human rights, invading personal privacy and being ineffective against the problems it's claimed to solve. The US mass surveillance apparatus, enabled by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, has been shown to collect data on hundreds of millions of people worldwide, including ...

GLM-5.2 is a step change for open agents

293 vantareed 2026-06-24 18:16:20 UTC interconnects.ai Llama Share 178

Z.ai released GLM-5.2, an open model that's outperforming closed models. This marks a significant shift in the AI landscape, with open models offering credible alternatives to closed models.

Tell HN: OpenAI has started putting ads on paid programs

9 shantnutiwari 2026-06-25 13:38:20 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 0

I was on the £6.99/month program-- mainly because I didnt use it much. Last few days I've started seeing ads: 1. Ad for Financial Times 2. Add for Shein 3. Add for Amazon prime day All 3 were on a chat where I was asking about tips on a mobile game.

Show HN: Secs-man, a secrets manager you can (not) rely on

8 Fran314 2026-06-25 13:16:20 UTC github.com/fran314 Prefix Share 1

secs-man is a tool for managing backups of secrets with tool-independence in mind: if you encrypt your secrets with this software, you should be able to decrypt and restore them without this software. Even if secs-man disappears from the face of the Earth, your data is still accessible. secs-man can be used to manage secrets of local and remote machines, and is ideal for creating local-only ...

Words, Words, Words

22 benbreen 2026-06-25 10:16:20 UTC aeon.co Full Share 8

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Lies, Damn Lies and Database Benchmarks

34 eigenBasis 2026-06-25 09:16:20 UTC questdb.com Llama Share 13

A benchmark like ClickBench can be misleading due to its rules and assumptions, such as forcing a cold run by restarting the server, which can favor hosted systems over self-managed ones. Changing the benchmark's rules, such as keeping a process alive or increasing the number of iterations, can significantly alter the ranking of different database engines, highlighting the importance of ...

Dolphin Emulator Progress Release 2606

168 exploraz 2026-06-25 11:16:20 UTC dolphin-emu.org Full Share 22

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Dostoyevsky isn't difficult

183 surprisetalk 2026-06-25 00:16:20 UTC autodidacts.io Llama Share 224

The author had a difficult time reading War and Peace as a teenager due to Russian names but later found Dostoyevsky's works readable and enjoyable. Dostoyevsky's stories endure due to their simple yet beautiful prose and relatable descriptions of human nature.

Show HN: StartupsBR – A map of Brazilian startups

39 leonagano 2026-06-25 08:16:20 UTC startupsbr.com Full Share 19

O mapa vivo do ecossistema de startups do Brasil

RubyLLM: A Ruby framework for all major AI providers

414 doener 2026-06-24 15:16:20 UTC rubyllm.com Llama Share 70

RubyLLM is a single Ruby framework for various AI providers. It simplifies AI development with a unified interface for GPT, Claude, and local Ollama.

Qualcomm to Acquire Modular

217 timmyd 2026-06-24 20:16:20 UTC reuters.com Full Share 80

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PR spam today looks like email spam in the early 2000s

245 dakshgupta 2026-06-24 15:16:20 UTC greptile.com Llama Share 143

Rahul from Greptile observed a surge in OpenClaw pull requests, mostly low-effort AI-generated submissions, with a 9.3% merge rate. To address this, solutions like Vouch and reputation systems are being developed to filter out malicious or unqualified contributors.

Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more

149 virgildotcodes 2026-06-25 13:16:20 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 149

Apple has raised prices for many products including MacBook Neo, MacBook Air, and iPad due to skyrocketing component costs. CEO Tim Cook said price increases were unavoidable and the company had reached a point where it needed to raise prices to mitigate huge increases.

The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader

287 felixdoerp 2026-06-24 17:16:20 UTC blog.omgmog.net Llama Share 166

The Xteink X4 is a £40 e-ink reader that's small and lightweight, with a crisp display and instant page turns. It's highly portable and can be improved with custom firmware like CrossPoint or Inx.