Voxtral Transcribe 2

498 meetpateltech 2026-02-04 15:31:06 UTC mistral.ai Llama Share 128

Voxtral Transcribe 2 includes two models: Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 for batch transcription and Voxtral Realtime for live applications with ultra-low latency. Both models offer state-of-the-art transcription quality, diarization, and support for 13 languages.

Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid inside your brain

93 MDWolinski 2026-02-04 18:31:06 UTC newscientist.com Llama Share 48

Researchers used MRI scans to study yawning in 22 adults, finding that it reorganizes brain fluid flow and boosts carotid arterial inflow. Each person's yawn is unique, and the exact purpose of yawning remains a mystery, with theories including thermoregulation and waste clearance.

Claude Code: connect to a local model when your quota runs out

55 fugu2 2026-02-04 19:31:06 UTC boxc.net Llama Share 10

To avoid Anthropic quota limits, use a local open source model like GLM-4.7-Flash from Z.AI or Qwen3-Coder-Next in LM Studio. Connect Claude Code to LM Studio by following the instructions and setting environment variables.

Building a 24-bit arcade CRT display adapter from scratch

75 evakhoury 2026-02-04 18:31:06 UTC scd31.com Llama Share 19

The user built a custom CRT display adapter to connect a Raspberry Pi to a vintage arcade machine's CRT display, and later decided to use a STM32 microcontroller to improve the display's resolution and color depth. After several iterations of design and testing, the user successfully created a USB display adapter that can output 24-bit color at 60 Hz to the CRT display, greatly improving the ...

AI is killing B2B SaaS

88 namanyayg 2026-02-04 17:31:06 UTC nmn.gl Llama Share 133

SaaS companies are facing an existential threat from agentic AI, also known as vibe coding, which allows customers to build custom tools and apps. To survive, SaaS companies must evolve into platforms that let customers build on top of them.

Attention at Constant Cost per Token via Symmetry-Aware Taylor Approximation

133 fheinsen 2026-02-04 15:31:06 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 66

Researchers improved self-attention in AI models to reduce costs and energy demands. Their efficient formulation enables unbounded token generation at a fixed cost, reducing infrastructure and energy needs.

Tractor

101 surprisetalk 2026-02-04 15:31:06 UTC incoherency.co.uk Llama Share 34

The user built an electric tractor for children, powered by a 350W DC motor and a 36v Li-ion ebike battery, with adjustable seat and cable-operated disc brake. The tractor has poor handling characteristics for adults but is suitable for small children, and the user encountered various challenges during its construction.

RS-SDK: Drive RuneScape with Claude Code

65 evakhoury 2026-02-04 17:31:06 UTC github.com/maxbittker Llama Share 25

RS-SDK is a research-oriented starter kit for RuneScape-style bots with a TypeScript SDK, agent documentation, and a server emulator. It allows automating game tasks, leveling accounts, and experimenting with agentic development techniques in a safe, bot-only setting.

Arcan-A12: Weaving a Different Web

33 ingenieroariel 2026-02-04 17:31:06 UTC divergent-desktop.org Llama Share 8

The article discusses the concept of a decentralized web, drawing inspiration from Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and the need for a more personal and interactive web experience. It introduces the A12 protocol, which enables a "one desktop, many devices" approach, allowing for seamless composition of interactive media sources and sinks over a network.

The Singularity Is Always Near (2006)

4 rmason 2026-02-04 20:31:06 UTC kk.org Prefix Share 0

[I wrote and posted this piece 20 years ago. I am reposting it now because there is still the perception that we are engaged in a technological singularity, while I think that a techno singularity is an ongoing illusion. It will always appear as if it is about to happen, even if the shift point has already past. Therefore the singularity is always near, and never comes. ] We seem to be ...

Claude Code for Infrastructure

66 aspectrr 2026-02-04 19:31:06 UTC fluid.sh Full Share 53

Ansible Playbook: httpd-setup

A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw

205 brdd 2026-02-04 13:31:06 UTC brandon.wang Llama Share 342

The user has been experimenting with OpenClaw (ClawDBot) and found it to be incredibly helpful in automating various tasks, such as calendar organization, text message summarization, and price tracking, and has given it access to sensitive information like bank accounts and 2FA codes. Despite the risks, the user believes that the benefits of using ClawDBot outweigh the risks and has found ...

No More Hidden Changes: How MySQL 9.6 Transforms Foreign Key Management

8 ksec 2026-02-04 19:31:06 UTC blogs.oracle.com Full Share 2

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Study: emotional support from social media found to reduce anxiety

58 giuliomagnifico 2026-02-04 17:31:06 UTC news.uark.edu Llama Share 59

Anxiety affects a third of US adults, increasing risk for depression and suicide, but social media can provide emotional support and reduce symptoms. A study found that young adults with certain personality traits, such as openness and extraversion, reported reduced anxiety with increased social media emotional support.

Converge (YC S23) Is Hiring Product Engineers (NYC, In-Person)

0 2026-02-04 17:31:06 UTC runconverge.com Llama Share

Converge is a consumer brand growth platform with 200+ clients, seeking engineers to ship end-to-end product and work directly with customers.

Technocracy 2.0

23 antonomon 2026-02-04 20:31:06 UTC brooklynrail.org Llama Share 7

The technocracy movement, which emerged in the 1930s, aimed to replace democracy with a system of rule by technical experts. Today, the idea of technocracy has been revived in Silicon Valley, where tech elites believe they can save capitalism by steering it with their expertise.

Coding Agent VMs on NixOS with Microvm.nix

69 secure 2026-02-04 13:31:06 UTC michael.stapelberg.ch Llama Share 35

The user wants to safely run coding agents without access to personal files by using ephemeral Virtual Machines (VMs) on NixOS. They use the microvm.nix project to create VMs with no persistent data, accessible through SSH.

Claude Is a Space to Think

272 meetpateltech 2026-02-04 12:31:06 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 139

Claude will remain ad-free to maintain its integrity as a genuinely helpful assistant for work and deep thinking. This choice aligns with Claude's Constitution, prioritizing users' interests over potential revenue from advertising.

A case study in PDF forensics: The Epstein PDFs

204 DuffJohnson 2026-02-04 15:31:06 UTC pdfa.org Llama Share 109

The US Department of Justice released a new dataset of 10,593 PDF files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which were analyzed for technical aspects such as PDF syntax, malformations, and redaction effectiveness. The analysis found that while the DoJ correctly redacted the EFTA PDFs in Datasets 01-07, some PDFs in the new dataset contain incorrect and ineffective redactions, and the ...

Show HN: Ghidra MCP Server – 110 tools for AI-assisted reverse engineering

251 xerzes 2026-02-04 07:31:06 UTC github.com/bethington Llama Share 63

This is a Ghidra plugin that bridges reverse engineering with AI tools. It requires 14 JARs from Ghidra and can be built with Maven.

Old Insurance Maps – Georeferencing Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps on Modern Maps

70 lapetitejort 2026-02-04 12:31:06 UTC oldinsurancemaps.net Llama Share 20

OldInsuranceMaps.net is an open online platform for creating georeferenced historical maps, used by various organizations and researchers to support their research and community mapping efforts. The platform has been used to create mosaics of over 30,000 Sanborn sheets and has been integrated with other projects such as OpenHistoricalMap and HistoryForge.

Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025

202 bookofjoe 2026-02-04 14:31:06 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 88

The Guinea worm infection is near global eradication with only 10 human cases reported in 2025, down from 3.5 million in 1986. The Carter Center's eradication program uses cash rewards, public education, and safer water practices to prevent transmission.

Turn any website into a live, structured data feed

7 chadwebscraper 2026-02-04 19:31:06 UTC meter.sh Prefix Share 4

Stop re-scraping unchanged pages. We detect real content changes—not layout noise—so you only re-process what's new. Tell us the URL and what data you need—in plain English. Our AI figures out the selectors. No CSS maintenance. Webhooks fire only when actual content changes. No noise from ads, timestamps, or layout shifts. No queues, no workers, no proxy pools to manage. We run the ...

Show HN: EpsteIn – Search the Epstein files for your LinkedIn connections

33 cfinke 2026-02-04 19:31:06 UTC github.com/cfinke Full Share 8

The script generates an HTML report (EpsteIn.html by default) that you can open in any web browser. The search uses exact phrase matching on full names, so "John Smith" won't match documents that only contain "John" or "Smith" separately

FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled

506 robin_reala 2026-02-04 15:31:06 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 420

The FBI was unable to access a Washington Post reporter's iPhone due to it being in Lockdown Mode, a security feature that limits device connections and blocks vulnerabilities. The FBI was able to access another device, a Macbook Pro, but not a full physical image of it.

Show HN: Interactive California Budget (By Claude Code)

8 sberens 2026-02-04 20:36:06 UTC california-budget.com Llama Share 3

A proposed 5% one-time wealth tax on California's billionaires could raise ~$58B, but may trigger a 10-25% exodus. The tax could also impact Personal Income Tax, Corporation Tax, and Sales Tax revenue.

How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

171 thm 2026-02-04 19:31:06 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 154

Jeff Bezos purchased the Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million, promising a "new golden era" but ultimately overseeing significant cuts and layoffs. The paper's decline has been marked by a loss of talented staff, diminished ambition, and a shift towards a more corporate and Trump-friendly editorial stance.

Show HN: SymDerive – A functional, stateless symbolic math library

18 dinunnob 2026-02-04 17:31:06 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 5

A physicist turned quant created SymDerive, a symbolic math library for humans and AI agents. It's a functional wrapper around SymPy, PySR, and CVXPY, providing a modular, pipe-based workflow with physics tools and optional installs.

Professors Are Being Watched: 'We've Never Seen This Much Surveillance'

12 JumpCrisscross 2026-02-04 20:31:06 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 3

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Data centers in space makes no sense

1016 ajyoon 2026-02-03 21:31:06 UTC civai.org Llama Share 1179

SpaceX acquired xAI to form a $1.25 trillion company aiming to send data centers into space. However, experts argue this concept is a fantasy due to scalability, upgrade, and cost-effectiveness issues.