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Gemini 3.5 Flash

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Gemini 3.5 Flash is a powerful model combining frontier intelligence with action, delivering exceptional speed and performance for complex tasks. It's ideal for tackling long-horizon agentic tasks, automating workflows, and generating interactive web UIs and graphics.

Ben Welsh made an index of all FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive

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An index of every fivethirtyeight.com article preserved by the Internet Archive.

I’ve built a virtual museum with nearly every operating system you can think of

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This virtual museum of operating systems runs on Linux VM for QEMU, VirtualBox, or UTM, with a custom launcher and pre-installed OSes. It includes historical OSes and platforms from 1948 to the present day, with a goal to make them easily accessible and runnable.
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Google Search is upgrading with AI, introducing a new intelligent Search box and Search agents that can help with tasks and answer questions. The new features include custom dashboards, generative UI, and expanded Personal Intelligence capabilities.

Remove–AI–Watermarks – CLI and library for removing AI watermarks from images

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The tool removes AI watermarks and metadata from images generated by various AI models, including Google Gemini, ChatGPT/DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion. It strips SynthID, C2PA, EXIF, and XMP labels, and prevents AI distortion of facial features.

OpenAI Adopts Google's SynthID Watermark for AI Images with Verification Tool

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OpenAI is strengthening content provenance with a multi-layered model to build trust online, including C2PA conformance and SynthID watermarking. This approach aims to make AI-generated content easier to identify and verify, supporting a more trustworthy information ecosystem.

Show HN: Forge – Guardrails take an 8B model from 53% to 99% on agentic tasks

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Forge is a reliability layer for self-hosted LLM tool-calling with guardrails and context management. It scores 86.5% on a 26-scenario eval suite and supports multi-step workflows and long-running sessions.

The Mercury logic programming system

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Mercury is a logic/functional programming language with advanced static analysis and error detection. It has a compiler with two backends and works on various operating systems.

Mistral AI acquires Emmi AI

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Mistral AI is acquiring Emmi AI, a leading Engineering AI company, to create the leading AI stack for Industrial Engineering. The acquisition will strengthen Mistral's position as the leading AI transformation partner for industrial enterprises.

Apple unveils new accessibility features

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Apple is releasing accessibility updates using Apple Intelligence, including improved VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader. New features include on-device generated subtitles, power wheelchair control with Apple Vision Pro, and an adaptive MagSafe accessory for iPhone.

GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their internal repositories

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Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a law banning prediction market sites, prompting a lawsuit from the Trump administration. The law forces sites like Kalshi and Polymarket to leave the state or face felony charges, amid a growing standoff over regulation.

Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments

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A curated archive of imaginary musical instruments and speculative sound devices—exploring music, technology, and invention throughout history.

Gemini CLI will stop working from June 18, 2026

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Gemini CLI is being replaced by Antigravity CLI, a unified platform for multi-agent workflows. Antigravity CLI retains key Gemini features and adds asynchronous workflows and a unified architecture.

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Growing Neural Cellular Automata

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Biologists and computer scientists are working together to understand how living organisms develop and regenerate their bodies, and how this process can be replicated in artificial systems. Researchers are using cellular automata models and neural networks to simulate the growth and development of patterns, and are exploring how these models can be used to create self-repairing systems and ...

Lisp in Web-Based Applications (2001)

Paul Graham discusses using Lisp in web-based applications, citing its flexibility and suitability for incremental development. He highlights the benefits of Lisp's interactive toplevel, macros, and embedded languages, which enabled Viaweb's rapid development and sophisticated user interface.

CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on GitHub

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A CISA contractor exposed highly sensitive AWS GovCloud credentials and internal CISA system passwords in a public GitHub repository. The leak, which occurred for at least 48 hours, represents one of the most egregious government data breaches in recent history.

Tool mapping 90 companies in the photonics and CPO supply chain

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Each tap traces the supply path. Hover/tap a chip layer to see who makes it. Hover/tap a company to see what it makes and what it depends on. I publish weekly analysis of AI semiconductor supply chains, Japanese tech equities, and compute infrastructure. Free, no spam. Check my other work →

The two oldest printing presses

Christoffel Plantin's printing workshop had 16 presses in 1575 and employed 56 people, making it the largest in the world. The oldest presses, dating from 1600, are still operational today, producing 1,250 sheets per day.

Why is almost everyone right-handed? A new study connects it to bipedalism

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HTML-in-Canvas Demos

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This is a curated list of links to awesome HTML-in-canvas demos created by the ecosystem. Note that the demos featured here are contributed by third-party developers and are not created or maintained by Google. Read the contribution guidelines to suggest another demo. This is a list of frameworks that have added support for HTML-in-Canvas along with the documentation JavaScript library used ...

Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia kernel vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux teams are working to keep kernels secure by packaging latest upstream releases and backporting fixes. Users should upgrade to latest kernel version and automate upgrades for better security.

Disney erased FiveThirtyEight

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The author's website FiveThirtyEight was deleted by ABC News, a Disney subsidiary, after a decade of hard work and significant investment. The author believes Disney neglected the site, failing to make it a profitable unit, and now regrets choosing to partner with them.

Intro to TLA+ for the LLM Era: Prompt Your Way to Victory

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TLA+ is a language for specifying systems, with a syntax that can be generated by frontier LLMs, but requires understanding of temporal logic and system behavior. Model-checking with TLC can verify properties and answer questions about the system, but requires careful specification and configuration.

The TTY Demystified (2008)

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The TTY subsystem in Linux is a complex system that originated from the early days of teletypes and has evolved over time to handle various features such as line editing, session management, and job control. The TTY subsystem communicates with userland processes using signals, ioctl calls, and other mechanisms, allowing for asynchronous communication and enabling features like blocking I/O ...

Unusual uses of OEIS sequences on GitHub

User found OEIS sequences used in live-coding music frameworks mercury and ziffers, and a geocaching app GC wizard. They wonder how music generated by these sequences sounds.

Dumb ways for an open source project to die

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Many open-source projects die due to various reasons such as lack of maintenance, funding issues, or changes in the project's purpose. These projects can remain in the registry, still resolving and being installed, but no longer being actively maintained or updated.

Hanoi’s humble beer glass and the memory of a nation

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The Bia hơi cốc, a traditional Vietnamese beer glass, has remained unchanged for over 50 years despite Vietnam's rapid transformation into a modern economy. Its persistence is due to its simplicity, affordability, and the fact that it's a symbol of community and tradition, with each glass being handmade by local artisans in the village of Xôi Trì.