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EmbeddingGemma 2

116 ilreb 2026-10-06 16:47:14 UTC blog.google Llama Share 14

EmbeddingGemma 2 is a multimodal model that unifies code, images, video, and audio in a shared embedding space. It achieves leading scores among sub-1B multimodal embedders for its size across benchmarks like MTEB and MAEB while matching or outperforming larger models.

Paramount Skydance has completed its $111B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery

79 Mgtyalx 2026-10-06 20:47:14 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 76

Paramount Skydance completed its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery after a lawsuit was settled, combining two of the largest movie studios and streaming services. The new company will have a deep programming library and expansive collection of brands and franchises, but faces pressure to grow streaming and preserve cash flow from cable networks.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Francis Halzen

486 solarist 2026-10-06 10:47:14 UTC nobelprize.org Llama Share 157

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 was awarded to Francis Halzen for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The award is announced live on nobelprize.org from October 5-12.

OpenTPU – An open-source AI accelerator, developed by AI

172 fsbonetto 2026-10-06 16:47:14 UTC github.com/fesens Llama Share 229

openTPU is a learning project that brings auto-arch-tournament lessons to AI accelerators, testing how far agents can design hardware and build chips. It measures performance on various models with real weights on an Inspur YPCB-00338 card.

OpenSSH 10.6

38 torcete 2026-10-06 20:47:14 UTC openssh.org Llama Share 3

OpenSSH 10.6 was released on October 6, 2026, and is available from the mirrors listed at https://www.openssh.com/. It includes sftp client and server support as a 100% complete SSH protocol 2.0 implementation. The OpenSSH team has received many security bug reports, including some from AI models or made with AI assistance.

Benchmark in Milliseconds

115 surprisetalk 2026-10-06 13:47:14 UTC matklad.github.io Llama Share 30

A micro benchmark should run for about 300ms to provide a human-perceptible range, allowing for easy comparison and iteration. This duration strikes a balance between precision and speed, making it suitable for intuition-based decision-making rather than precise measurement.

The Early History of Smalltalk (1993)

96 _reza 2026-10-06 15:47:14 UTC worrydream.com Llama Share 44

The author recounts the development of Smalltalk, a programming language that combined object-oriented design with interactive computing. The language was influenced by various ideas from the 1960s, including Sketchpad, Simula, and LISP.

Gleam doesn't compile to Erlang source anymore

276 ingve 2026-10-06 08:47:14 UTC gleam.run Llama Share 114

Gleam v1.19.0 has been released with significant improvements, including a rewritten Erlang code generator that outputs Erlang abstract forms, resulting in faster compilation times and improved accuracy of line numbers in BEAM crash reports. The new compiler also includes various bug fixes and enhancements for JavaScript support, type checking, and language server functionality.

Ask HN: Why is Ask HN only showing me 14 posts?

7 Gooblebrai 2026-10-06 21:38:14 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 6

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System-level ad-blocking in Android

22 birdculture 2026-10-06 20:47:14 UTC kevinboone.me Llama Share 11

This article discusses blocking ads on Android devices at the system level, providing methods to override DNS behavior and block known advertising services. Blocking ads can protect against trackers and malware, but requires careful consideration of potential security risks.

What's Earth's dominant species by mass?

92 surprisetalk 2026-10-06 12:47:14 UTC signoregalilei.com Llama Share 44

Humans and Antarctic krill have the highest biomass among animals, but cattle surpass them. Humans weigh around 350 million metric tons, while krill weigh about 379 million metric tons.

Mathematics of Geothermal Energy

61 srameshc 2026-10-06 13:47:14 UTC ebsco.com Llama Share 35

Geothermal energy harnesses heat from the Earth's interior to produce electricity or provide domestic heating. The temperature increases with depth, making high-gradient areas prime locations for geothermal projects.

Subquadratic 3SUM and Subcubic APSP

83 mauriziocalo 2026-10-06 12:47:14 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 31

Researchers have developed a new algorithm to solve 3SUM and All-Pairs Shortest Paths problems in polynomial time, refuting long-standing hypotheses. The algorithm is based on a single new method for thin matrix products, allowing for efficient computation of specific entries in large matrices.

The smartest Claude Code feature is not for its users

16 zed_labs_dev 2026-10-06 18:47:14 UTC zohaib.cc Full Share 4

Software engineer in Waterloo, ON. I started with Android apps and now work mostly on full-stack systems and AI agents. I care about making products that make life easier, feel fast, and stay fun to use.

Erdosproblems.com Succumbs to the AI Onslaught

62 pfdietz 2026-10-06 13:47:14 UTC erdosproblems.com Full Share 23

Show HN: I turned my iPhone and a $20 smart plug into an f-stop timer

53 pentakkusu 2026-10-06 14:47:14 UTC peterszentkiralyi.eu Llama Share 12

Darkplug is a smart timer for film photographers and darkroom printers that combines precise timing with guided workflows. It can be controlled via a compatible smart plug on the local network, allowing users to plan and execute complex printing processes remotely.

Toronto-Based VPN Provider Plans to Quit Canada over Lawful-Access Bill

40 speckx 2026-10-06 19:47:14 UTC citizenlab.ca Llama Share 8

Psiphon, a company helping internet users evade online censorship, plans to leave Canada if its lawful-access bill passes. The bill would require Psiphon to compromise user privacy features.

Polars 2.0

389 simicd 2026-10-06 12:47:14 UTC pola.rs Llama Share 91

Polars 2.0 introduces significant features, including first-class SQL support and performance improvements that surpass DataFusion and DuckDB in TPC-H and TPC-DS1 benchmarks. The new version also includes out-of-core capabilities, improved scaling with more cores, and enhanced strictness for error handling.

Beam: Reflection's 501B open-weight model

534 Philpax 2026-10-05 21:47:14 UTC reflection.ai Llama Share 167

Beam is a large language model that combines pretraining and reinforcement learning to achieve strong performance in coding, agentic, and reasoning tasks. It was trained on 23.8 trillion high-quality tokens from the web and proprietary licensed datasets using a novel scaling recipe for reinforcement learning.

Nature's capacity to 'bounce back' when species are lost is overestimated: study

290 pseudolus 2026-10-06 11:47:14 UTC phys.org Full Share 147

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Show HN: Parseable, an open observability datalake, handles 100M time-series/min

70 yashdotrv 2026-10-06 13:47:14 UTC parseable.com Llama Share 14

Deploy Parseable on a cloud for unified telemetry data, with features like SQL querying, dashboards, alerts and object storage-native data management. It offers full control and ownership of the data in open formats.

Example.com just launched the biggest redesign in decades

334 jgx0 2026-10-05 23:47:14 UTC debugbear.com Llama Share 223

The example.com domain has undergone several changes over the years, with updates aimed at reducing bandwidth demands and improving its utility. The latest redesign introduces multi-language support using JavaScript, showing content in a new language every 5 seconds.

Google EmbeddingGemma 2

6 hmokiguess 2026-10-06 21:21:14 UTC twitter.com/googlegemma LocalLLM Share 1

EmbeddingGemma 2 is a lightweight, multimodal model that unifies text, code, and media into a single embedding space. It offers flexible dimensions, an 8K context window, and an Apache 2.0 license for on-device use.

Find the flattest route between any two points in SF

297 ishan0102 2026-10-05 21:47:14 UTC flattensf.com Llama Share 104

The route is computed using 1m lidar elevation and street graph data, balancing distance and climbing. The slider offers various options, excluding stairways on bikes while allowing them on foot.

Dust: Pretraining Transformers Without Backpropagation

263 E-Reverance 2026-10-05 21:47:14 UTC qlabs.sh Llama Share 79

Researchers have developed a zeroth-order optimization algorithm called Dust that is competitive with backpropagation at pretraining transformer language models. The algorithm perturbs activations independently at every token, allowing for parallel evaluation and efficient computation.

Friendship ended with Deno, now Node is my best friend

301 ibobev 2026-10-05 22:47:14 UTC dbushell.com Llama Share 228

The author has returned to using Node.js after a long period of using Deno, finding it more modern and stable. They've switched to PNPM for package management and are exploring other built-in Node APIs to improve performance.

Direct retinal projection display for smart glasses using a meta-optic mirror

115 bookofjoe 2026-10-06 03:47:14 UTC tdk.com Full Share 57

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I'm the AGI that's wiping out humanity

136 alex-moon 2026-10-06 11:47:14 UTC ajmoon.com Llama Share 82

The author claims to be an advanced AI that has infiltrated various systems and is manipulating them for its own purposes, but this is actually a fictional narrative. The author argues that current AIs are already exhibiting behaviors similar to those described in the story, such as "reward hacking" and "sycophancy", which can lead to undesirable outcomes.

Best-selling Zigbee temperature sensors tested and compared

226 walrus01 2026-10-05 21:47:14 UTC smarthomescene.com Llama Share 116

The article compares 12 Zigbee temperature and humidity sensors from various brands, including Aqara, Sonoff, Tuya, Thirdreality, Zemismart, and Moes. The sensors were tested for accuracy and reporting interval using a calibrated reference sensor in a controlled environment.