Pixel 11 doesn't yet meet the GrapheneOS security standards and may be skipped

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Europe's new robotics unicorn: Germany's RobCo hits $1B valuation

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RobCo, a Munich-based autonomous robotics company, has surpassed $1 billion valuation through an employee secondary share sale. The company is preparing to launch its commercial product Alfie in 2027 and doubles down on the US manufacturing market.

Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data

Det Centrale Personregister har opdaget en alvorlig sikkerhedshændelse, hvor en virksomhed misbrugte lovlige adgang til at søge oplysninger i CPR-systemet. En investigation er på gang for at kortlægge hændelsesforløbet og efterforskes af politiet.

Gitframes

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Gitframes is a video tool that combines the features of Photoshop, After Effects, and Blender into one package driven by AI agents. It uses code to render videos directly on GPU hardware without relying on headless browsers or DOM reflows.

Press Release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026

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The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel, and Karl Deisseroth for their discovery of optogenetics. This method allows researchers to control nerve signals with light, revealing neural circuits governing memories, feelings, and behaviors.

Web Search API

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Web Search API is now available in beta, allowing AI agents to search the internet and ground responses in live information. It supports three providers: Ceramic.ai, Exa, and Linkup, with no additional markup on top of provider prices.

Huawei and Qualcomm Announce Broad Patent License Agreement

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Huawei and Qualcomm agree on a multi-year patent license deal covering 5G, compute, AI, and networking. They also exchange patents in these areas.

Differences Between `Foldl` and `Foldr`

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The difference between foldl and foldr lies in their associativity, with foldl being left-associated and foldr right-associated, impacting their behavior in strict and lazy languages. In strict languages, using foldl' ensures constant space consumption while using foldr can save work if the reducing function is lazy; however, this advantage disappears in lazy languages where both approaches ...

Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s

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A 125-billion-parameter AI model is run on a gaming PC with NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, Windows or Linux operating system, and free open-source software. The model chats, writes code and reads pictures without leaving the PC.

Type Safe Generic Data Structures in C

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The author presents a type-safe generic data structure in C using unions and macros, allowing for flexible data structures like linked lists. The technique uses a union with a parameterized payload to enforce type safety at compile time.

In the wake of Tippett Studios’ closure, a digital archive appears online

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A digital archive of Phil Tippett's stop motion work and memorabilia from now-closed Tippett Studios has been made available online. The archive, uploaded by an anonymous donor, includes rare behind-the-scenes images and footage from classic films like Star Wars and RoboCop.

We ported the original Doom to SQL

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The author successfully ported the original 1993 Doom game logic and renderer to SQL, achieving a frame rate of around 35 FPS on their laptop. The game loop runs at the same speed as the original, while the renderer produces frames at up to 60 Hz.

Apple and a Hacker's Future

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The author's Mac Mini was hacked due to a macOS vulnerability, but they were able to detect and remove the malware using their custom agent software. The author is now questioning Apple's approach to security and control over user data.

A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE

Independent browser-native Visual Basic style IDE, runtime, form designer and single-file HTML compiler.

First Implantable Cochlear Implant Launches

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Med-El has launched the TICI Unico, a fully implanted cochlear implant that restores round-the-clock hearing without visible components. The device provides comparable performance to conventional implants and allows users to hear while asleep, swimming, and recharging.

The Tao of Backup

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A novice wanted to learn the Tao of Backup. The master said: To become enlightened, you must master the seven heads of Backup. He who knows the heads will keep all his data forever.

ExplainDB: A Database System Built for Understandability

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This is a teaching material for database systems, consisting of Jupyter notebooks and a Python DBMS. The lecture is available on YouTube and can be run in JupyterLab without installation.

Spending on AI Is Becoming Almost Impossible for Businesses to Budget

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Infidel goes wild

A bug was found in the Infidel game, a memory overwrite due to an incorrect default value for a global variable. The bug corrupts memory and can cause unexpected behavior or crashes.

Tell HN: Uceprotect is extorting website owners

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The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches?

The author discusses the challenges of writing secure code and the benefits of using AI vulnerability scanning in GNOME development. They argue that relying solely on human reviewers is insufficient due to the increasing number of vulnerabilities found by AI scanners.

Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back

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RemoveMacAI is a script that disables Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27, removing models and preventing future downloads. It can be reverted and does not install anything on the system.

The Philadelphia Inquirer built Scrape, an AI tool to surface hyperlocal news

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The Philadelphia Inquirer's AI tool Scrape was created to help editors find newsworthy stories from local communities, saving time and improving the signal-to-noise ratio. By embedding editorial context and using human-in-the-loop feedback, Scrape successfully extracted impactful community news from a fragmented ecosystem of sources.

Lace and Labor: Lessons from the actual Luddites

Automating my 35mm film scanning pipeline

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The author, a photography enthusiast, transitioned from manual film processing to automating the process using software and technology. They developed a system that includes image conversion, dust removal, and tagging for easy searching.

What is going on with ceiling fans

The author explores the chaotic world of modern ceiling fan designs, blending lighting and fans in various hybrid forms. These products have become increasingly affordable, but their long-term costs and environmental impact are often overlooked.

Decision models like Jev don't beat LLM-as-a-judge or traditional classifiers

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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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Google's Nebraska data centers reported using 13 million gallons of water and 52.65 megawatts of electricity in the last year, with some usage figures redacted from public view. The companies are expected to receive significant tax refunds under state incentives programs, totaling $55-39 million.

Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch

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F1 drivers are frustrated with power unit software glitches that caused a delay in the start of the Bahrain GP. The issue, triggered by wet weather mode, left several cars stuck in idle mode and required a 50-minute delay to resolve.

Safe Optimistic Lock Coupling

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