An all-sky map of half a million supermassive black holes

11 MarcoDewey 2026-08-07 15:39:00 UTC sdss.org Llama Share 0

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released Data Release 20 (DR20), marking a milestone in the study of accreting supermassive black holes. DR20 includes over 3.3 million optical spectra, providing unprecedented insights into black hole masses, growth, and physics across cosmic time.

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health

540 boplicity 2026-08-07 00:39:00 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 297

A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567m into a fund to address mental health impacts from its platforms. The ruling brings the total amount Meta is responsible for to $942m, with $420m going towards treatment services for young people in New Mexico.

Show HN: Wyzer Programming Language

93 v0id_isgood 2026-08-07 12:39:00 UTC github.com/wyzer-lang Llama Share 45

Wyzer is a statically typed, compiled language with integrated distributed safety via choreographic programming and a perceus memory model. It uses a single ownership rule to manage memory, threads, and networks safely without a garbage collector or complex borrow checker.

AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon

796 itvision 2026-08-06 20:39:00 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 603

AMD acquired AI chip company Taalas, which etches model weights into silicon for faster inference performance. The deal aims to boost AI hardware and compete with Nvidia's dominance in the market.

Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS

56 stagas 2026-08-07 11:39:00 UTC textlog.cc Llama Share 16

Textlog is a simple social platform for short notes, following people and hashtags, and joining conversations without performance pressure. It's free, public, and easy to use, with a focus on straightforward sharing and community respect.

Making Postgres 300x faster for analytics: batching, operator fusion, and SIMD

77 poly2it 2026-08-07 11:39:00 UTC malisper.me Llama Share 28

The pgrust query engine is 10x faster than the previous version and outperforms Postgres by 30% on OLTP benchmarks and 300x on Clickbench. Optimizations such as batching, operator fusion, and SIMD enabled pgrust to achieve these performance gains, with the goal of further improving performance through JIT compilation.

Thoroughly Understanding C++ ABI

36 rramadass 2026-08-07 12:39:00 UTC ykiko.me Llama Share 33

The Application Binary Interface (ABI) is a concept that affects the compatibility and stability of binary program modules, and its stability is influenced by factors such as CPU instruction sets, operating system, and compiler implementations. The C++ standard does not explicitly specify an ABI, but it has some requirements for compiler implementations, and the Itanium ABI has become a ...

Kitesurf: Agent-first browser that runs in V8 isolates

65 m3h 2026-08-07 11:39:00 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 17

Cloudflare has developed a new browser called Kitesurf, designed specifically for AI agents and automation tasks, which is more efficient in CPU and memory consumption than Chromium. Kitesurf is built on top of Cloudflare Workers and uses AI to accelerate the development process, with a focus on scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

Taste Is All That's Left

586 tsak 2026-08-06 17:39:00 UTC notashelf.dev Llama Share 460

The author argues that the value of human judgement, or "taste," has become more important in software development now that machines can generate code quickly and efficiently. However, this judgement is difficult to measure and is often overlooked in favor of productivity and efficiency, leading to a flood of mediocre software that lacks quality and purpose.

Petri Nets as a Music Sequencer

17 m_kos 2026-08-07 14:39:00 UTC blog.stackdump.com Llama Share 2

A music generator called beats.bitwrap.io uses Petri nets, a mathematical model of circles and arrows, to create full tracks with drums, bass, and melodies based on music theory and random numbers. The system is flexible and efficient, allowing for polyrhythms, melodies, and control nets to create complex songs with a single primitive carrying concurrency, state, and scheduling.

99% of My Website Traffic Is Bots

195 petercooper 2026-08-07 15:39:00 UTC patronview.com Full Share 190

USA Today Co., partners with Palantir to analyze audience data

112 cdrnsf 2026-08-07 14:39:00 UTC niemanlab.org Llama Share 44

The website is using Cloudflare security and blocked my action, possibly due to a trigger like a certain word or SQL command. I was trying to perform an action when this page came up, and the Cloudflare Ray ID is needed to report the issue to the site owner.

Why Are There Statues of Beavers on Top of This Oxford Street Shop?

11 bookofjoe 2026-08-07 13:39:00 UTC londonist.com Full Share 0

São Paulo resident transforms degraded area into urban forest

250 rmason 2026-08-06 22:39:00 UTC saopaulosecreto.com Llama Share 102

Hélio Silva transformed an abandoned lawn in São Paulo's East Zone into the Tiquatira Linear Park, a 320,000 square meter green space with 32,000 trees. His initiative, which began with 200 seedlings in 2003, inspired the city to create São Paulo's first linear park in 2007.

Iceberg Collapses and Flips over in Ilulissat, Greenland (July 25, 2026) [video]

126 Bender 2026-08-07 15:39:00 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 31

Scientists discover Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability on the surface of the Sun

282 neversaydie 2026-08-06 20:39:00 UTC nso.edu Llama Share 56

Scientists using the U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope discovered Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability on the Sun's surface. This finding could help explain explosive solar activity and other solar phenomena, and may be a key reason why the Sun's outer atmosphere gets hot.

Bioengineered chewing gum may offer a way to fight HPV and other microbes

181 Audiophilip 2026-08-06 21:39:00 UTC sciencedaily.com Llama Share 54

Researchers developed a bioengineered chewing gum that reduced HPV by 93% and nearly eliminated two bacteria linked to head and neck cancer. The gum preserved beneficial mouth bacteria, raising hopes for a safer and more affordable therapy for head and neck cancer.

TypeStax: A type scale generator with vintage audio hardware interface

32 jasim 2026-08-07 10:39:00 UTC typestax.com Full Share 7

Build harmonious type scales on a skeuomorphic analog control panel. Per-element editing, Google Fonts, live previews, and Figma export.

A quine in Piet – a GIF image that prints itself [video]

60 surprisetalk 2026-08-07 07:39:00 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 4

GitHub Actions and Pages are experiencing degraded availability

463 Footkerchief 2026-08-06 16:39:00 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 383

GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Actions.

Software is about people, not code (2020)

30 venamresm__ 2026-08-07 15:39:00 UTC letterstoanewdeveloper.com Llama Share 31

The author initially focused on code, but learned that people are more important for software project success due to their needs and purposes. Code is a tool that must solve real world problems of real people, making it useless if it does the wrong thing.

Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT, expanding GPT‑5.6 Luna access for free users

288 tedsanders 2026-08-06 17:39:00 UTC openai.com Full Share 232

Welcoming the Nepalese Government to Have I Been Pwned

195 gnabgib 2026-08-06 22:39:00 UTC troyhunt.com Llama Share 31

Nepal's National Cyber Security Centre has joined Have I Been Pwned's free gov service to monitor government domains against data breaches. This will help Nepal identify and respond to exposed government email addresses and compromised credentials.

US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

760 defrost 2026-08-07 10:39:00 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 738

RWE will abandon its US offshore wind projects after a $1.2bn payout deal with the Trump administration and reinvest in conventional gas projects. The company will invest $19.6bn in the US over six years to grow its generation capacity.

The BBC Tetris Companion

55 zdw 2026-08-07 06:39:00 UTC leadedsolder.com Llama Share 7

The author created a game called Bridgetris for the BBC Bridge Companion, a 1985 game console that teaches bridge on a TV. The game is a Tetris-like puzzle game written in Z80 assembly language.

Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks

217 willcarkner 2026-08-06 16:39:00 UTC provenmetal.com Llama Share 152

We build PCBs in the US, delivering boards to drone and defense teams within 7 days. Our domestic build process ensures on-time shipping and complete audit trails for every order.

Zohran Mamdani's NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been

30 gorbachev 2026-08-07 16:02:00 UTC wired.com Llama Share 7

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched the Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crews initiative to improve city services with state-of-art skills. The program, inspired by the US Digital Service, aims to make government more accessible and user-centric.

Why Estonians invite strangers into their back gardens each summer

133 koolhead17 2026-08-06 23:39:00 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 46

In Estonia, residents turn their private gardens, courtyards, and garages into temporary cafes for one day in July, a tradition known as Kodukohvikute Päev. This event allows visitors to experience everyday Estonian life and taste homemade food and drinks.

Herdr is joining Y Combinator. The runtime stays open

259 collinmanderson 2026-08-06 19:39:00 UTC herdr.dev Llama Share 180

Can, the Herdr creator, realized he was the bottleneck and built a runtime to manage agents and development style. He wants to keep the runtime free and open, and is joining Y Combinator to build a team and expand Herdr's features.

Mario Meets Pareto

1112 theanonymousone 2026-08-06 16:39:00 UTC mayerowitz.io Llama Share 164

To find the best Mario Kart 8 build, use the Pareto front to eliminate dominated options and focus on the efficient drivers that balance speed and acceleration. This objective criteria helps filter out suboptimal choices, but you still need to make a final decision based on your play style and preferences.