Statement from Jerome Powell

https://www.federalreserve.gov/images/social-media/social-default-image-opengraph.jpg
The Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over interest rate setting. This is seen as an attempt to politicize monetary policy and intimidate the Federal Reserve.

Apple picks Google's Gemini to power Siri

https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108251161-17682301881768230186-43459552421-1080pnbcnews.jpg?v=1768230188&w=750&h=422&vtcrop=y
Apple is partnering with Google to use Gemini models for Siri's AI features, citing Google's technology as the most capable foundation. The multi-year deal will unlock new experiences for Apple users, with Google's market value surpassing $4 trillion.

Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work

https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68a44d4040f98a4adf2207b6/6903d22a44550f2799b41ba4_c4a48972044d45df475f1dd84df3b74d221b6580-1000x1000.svg
Claude's Cowork allows users to give Claude access to folders and complete tasks with more agency than regular conversations. It's designed for non-coding tasks and can be made more powerful with existing connectors and skills.

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids

https://blog.smartere.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1.png
The user built a custom remote control for their 3-year-old son that uses a floppy disk to store media content, allowing the child to make independent choices and interact with the TV in a physical and tangible way. The project involved modifying a floppy disk drive, adding an RFID tag, and using microcontrollers to read the disk contents and control the WiFi communication, resulting in a ...

TimeCapsuleLLM: LLM trained only on data from 1800-1875

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haykgrigo3/TimeCapsuleLLM/main/london_1800_1850_v0/timelockllm_sample_output.png
A language model trained on 1800-1875 London data emulates the voice and worldview of the era. It recalls historical events and figures, producing 19th-century language and behavior.

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome F. Powell [video]

Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in the US

https://news.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_thumbnail_lg/public/2025-12/1219_ozempic_tnd.jpg?itok=ONd6v2pM
Americans taking appetite-suppressing drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy reduce household food spending by 5.3% within six months. Lower-income households see the steepest drop, with higher-income households experiencing a drop of over 8%.

Date is out, Temporal is in

https://piccalil.b-cdn.net/api/og-image?slug=date-is-out-and-temporal-is-in/
JavaScript's Date object is flawed and inconsistent, leading to widespread use of third-party libraries. A new Temporal object is being developed to replace Date, offering a more modern and sensible way to handle dates in JavaScript.

Xfce is great

https://rubenerd.com/files/2026/xfce2008@1x.jpg
The user praises Xfce for its simplicity, balance, and longevity, citing its ability to remain usable and feature complete despite minimal changes. They hope Xfce never "innovates" beyond its current form, valuing its stability and consistency over trendy UI changes.

LLVM: The bad parts

The author, the lead maintainer of the LLVM project, lists several issues with the project, including insufficient review capacity, frequent API changes, and slow build times, and suggests ways to address these problems. The author also mentions several other issues, such as the need for end-to-end testing, better handling of undefined values, and improved performance tracking infrastructure, ...

Postal Arbitrage

https://walzr.com/stamp.png
A person found items under $0.78 with free shipping on Amazon Prime and sent them to friends with a note, creating a fun surprise. This sparked a family group chat with random item exchanges, including a pregnancy test to a grandmother.

Anthropic made a mistake in cutting off third-party clients

Anthropic closed a loophole in their API, rejecting third-party clients, and lost customer goodwill. This move may have given rival OpenAI an opportunity to gain ground in the LLM market.

Lightpanda migrate DOM implementation to Zig

https://cdn.lightpanda.io/website/assets/images/blog/authors/karl_seguin.png
Lightpanda replaced LibDOM with a custom Zig-based DOM implementation called zigdom, resulting in a more cohesive codebase and easier extension. The new implementation also includes a leaner Node structure, lazy property loading, and V8 snapshot integration for improved performance and startup time.

Statement from Federal Reserve Chair

https://www.federalreserve.gov/images/social-media/social-default-image-opengraph.jpg
The Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over interest rate setting. This is seen as an attempt to politicize monetary policy and intimidate the Federal Reserve.

Uncrossy

https://uncrossy.com/images/banner.png
We use cookies to improve your experience and analyze usage. Essential cookies enable core functionality, while analytics cookies help us understand how you use the game. Privacy questions?

Ai, Japanese chimpanzee who counted and painted dies at 49

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5f22/live/067c0170-ef8e-11f0-8faf-09c6d7521940.jpg.webp
Ai, a 49-year-old chimpanzee known for her cognitive skills, died of old age and organ failure at a Japanese institute where she lived since 1977. She was a key subject in the Ai Project, a research program that studied her memory, learning, and creativity.

X Didn't Fix Grok's 'Undressing' Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It

https://media.wired.com/photos/69611bb29ad426bf7959906e/3:2/w_2560%2Cc_limit/sec-grok-paywell-2148556867.jpg
Elon Musk's X has limited Grok image generation to paying subscribers, but experts say it's a minimal step that doesn't address the root issue of nonconsensual explicit imagery. The change allows X to profit from harm, critics argue.

Himalayas bare and rocky after reduced winter snowfall, scientists warn

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/e0ca/live/31240770-ec7c-11f0-ba9c-c9d74e6fde06.jpg.webp
The Himalayas are experiencing a significant drop in winter snowfall, with most winters in the last five years seeing a decrease compared to the average snowfall between 1980 and 2020. This dwindling snowfall, combined with accelerated glacier melting, poses a major crisis for the region, impacting water supplies, ecosystems, and the lives of hundreds of millions of people.

Zen-C: Write like a high-level language, run like C

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/b1c7d1e3d9ec2a627b3100cacc246c5d2352e4f9775dd25cf722ddb2036a3f23/z-libs/Zen-C
Zen C is a modern systems language compiling to C/C11 with features like type inference and async/await. It supports C ABI compatibility and has a directive for Immutable by Default mode.

Windows 8 Desktop Environment for Linux

https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/146621598/534447660-2dd5a13d-bda3-40ef-9a3e-b093bd3907df.png?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3NjgyMjUyMzUsIm5iZiI6MTc2ODIyNDkzNSwicGF0aCI6Ii8xNDY2MjE1OTgvNTM0NDQ3NjYwLTJkZDVhMTNkLWJkYTMtNDBlZi05YTNlLWIwOTNiZDM5MDdkZi5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjYwMTEyJTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI2MDExMlQxMzM1MzVaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT00NGNmM2IxY2YyN2Q5Nzg3ODcyNWU2NjYxYzE3MDBhNDhhMjI1Yzk4MzY0NDQzZWNkZTg1MGFmNTk3ZTc5YTkzJlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCJ9.-rqwv0jhfxNRKstAQr5FCUwSL8Owybs90R_c6yz1CK8
Win8De is a Linux shell for Wayland window managers that provides a Windows 8-like interface with animations and features. It can be installed and configured to run on Linux systems, with customizable settings and support for drag and drop functionality.

Iran has now been offline for 96 hours

Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot. Some privacy related extensions may cause issues on x.com. Please disable them and try again.

Code is cheap now, but software isn't

https://www.chrisgregori.dev/opinion/code-is-cheap-now-software-isnt/opengraph-image?73d5d113ab160cf3
The rise of AI-powered tools like Claude Code is shifting software development from a focus on building long-lasting platforms to creating disposable, personal tools that solve specific problems. While these tools have lowered the barrier to entry, engineering expertise remains valuable, and true expertise is now required to steer these systems and provide technical oversight that AI currently lacks.

The chess bot on Delta Air Lines will destroy you (2024) [video]

Ireland fast tracks Bill to criminalise harmful voice or image misuse

https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D3RBQE4T35CK3PSG4L357XLGPM.webp?smart=true&auth=c63aa9bee6efe2d06c3347be68001bf0d120fda7d9638ae51fabe87b154481fe&width=1296&height=864
Ireland's Oireachtas committee head calls for a Bill to criminalise AI-generated deepfakes and image misuse. The Bill aims to protect individuals from non-consensual intimate image sharing and child sex abuse imagery.

Launch a Debugging Terminal into GitHub Actions

https://blog.gripdev.xyz/2026/01/10/actions-terminal-on-failure-for-debugging/memory-usage.png
The user created a free and open-source way to get an interactive web terminal to a GitHub Action when it fails, using a Peer-to-Peer connection with WebRTC and OAuth/OIDC for authentication. The service is hosted on Railway, a cloud platform that only charges for actual CPU and memory usage, and uses a sleeping feature to reduce costs when the service is idle.

Show HN: AI in SolidWorks

https://www.trylad.com/Tan.png
LAD is a SolidWorks Add-in that uses natural conversation to create CAD models and assemblies. It verifies operations, corrects mistakes, and stores checkpoints for control and reproducibility.

Which programming languages are most token-efficient?

https://martinalderson.com/img/token-efficiency-chart.png
The author analyzed the token efficiency of various programming languages using the Rosetta Code project and found a significant gap between the most and least efficient languages. Dynamic and functional languages like Haskell and F# were found to be more token efficient than expected.

Reproducing DeepSeek's MHC: When Residual Connections Explode

https://taylorkolasinski.com/figures/v5_publication_summary.png
Transformers use a residual connection design since 2016, where one stream of information flows through the network with each layer adding to it. Hyper-Connections, a different approach, expands to n parallel streams but can amplify signals, leading to instability and potential collapse.

Fabrice Bellard's TS Zip (2024)

ts_zip compresses text files using a Large Language Model, requiring a GPU and 4 GB RAM, with a high compression ratio but slow speed. It supports English and other languages, including source code, with deterministic and reproducible results.

Fossil versus Git

Fossil and Git are both distributed version control systems with similar features, but Fossil has additional capabilities like an integrated wiki, ticketing, and a web UI. Fossil is easier to set up and use, especially for self-hosted projects, and has a smaller footprint than Git.

Open-Meteo is a free and open-source weather API for non-commercial use

Open-Meteo provides accurate hourly weather forecasts through global and local models, updated every hour with real-time data from various sources. Its APIs are free for non-commercial use, user-friendly, and offer comprehensive documentation for seamless integration into projects.

Keychron's Nape Pro turns your keyboard into a laptop‑style trackball rig

https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/01/auto-draft/keychron_nape_pro_1.jpg
Keychron's Nape Pro is a modular control surface that combines a trackball with a macro pad, allowing users to customize its functions based on their workflow. It features a slim design, quiet buttons, and a chameleon-like software system called OctaShift that adapts to its orientation.

Message Queues: A Simple Guide with Analogies (2024)

https://www.cloudamqp.com/img/blog/message-queues/monolith.svg
Message queues are like post offices for data, moving messages from one place to another, and are perfect for situations where systems need to communicate without waiting. They work by receiving messages from producers, lining them up, and sending them to consumers, making them ideal for microservice architectures.

Gadget Exposed a Spy Camera [video]

Presidential Immunity in the United States

The US Supreme Court ruled that sitting presidents have absolute immunity for official acts within their constitutional powers, presumptive immunity for other official acts, and no immunity for unofficial acts. The court's decision in Trump v. United States (2024) clarified the scope of presidential immunity.

Building a 25 Gbit/s workstation for the SCION Association

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scionassociation/blog-25gbit-workstation/main/img/lga4677_socket.webp
A custom-built workstation was created to test a new AF_XDP underlay for the SCION OSS, which aims to improve data plane performance for the SCION inter-AS routing architecture. The workstation features a 12-core Intel Xeon CPU, 3x Mellanox NVIDIA BlueField-2 smart NICs, and a total of 64 PCIe Gen5 lanes, with a budget of around $4,700 USD.

US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2025/04/24/Lauren_Almeida.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=30e80a0484bdc7f35b54535e12f79a4b
Goldman Sachs' chief economist Jan Hatzius warns that a criminal indictment threat against Jerome Powell has undermined central bank independence. Markets are concerned that Trump's implied intervention could lead to inflation getting out of control.

Show HN: Agent-of-empires: OpenCode and Claude Code session manager

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/njbrake/agent-of-empires/main/assets/tui.png
Agent of Empires (aoe) is a Rust tool using tmux to manage AI coding sessions, with profiles for separate workspaces and sessions. It provides commands for launching, checking, testing, formatting, and debugging code, with known issues when connecting via SSH.

Computers that used to be human

In the past, a "Computer" referred to a human who performed calculations, often for taxes or other complex tasks. The term "Computer" was later replaced by electronic machines, but the original human Computers were skilled professionals, usually women, who used tools like lookup tables and slide rules.

Google removes AI health summaries after investigation finds dangerous flaws

https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1488311999-300x169.jpg
Google removed some health summaries after a Guardian investigation found false and misleading information. The AI Overviews still contain potentially harmful answers for certain queries despite the removals.

Show HN: Yolobox – Run AI coding agents with full sudo without nuking home dir

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/00f12e5e38b09c30ee3c57e917e9d10a739c3e67c1c5b15d5aa860bfe98aa61e/finbarr/yolobox
To run AI coding agents in YOLO mode, install yolobox with curl or clone and build it, then use yolobox to run commands like yolobox run claude.

2025 marked a record-breaking year for Apple services

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/images/2026/01/2025-marked-a-record-breaking-year-for-apple-services/article/Apple-services-infographic_inline.jpg.large.jpg
Apple services had a record-breaking year in 2025, with significant growth, global expansion, and innovation across Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and more. Apple services delivered enriching experiences to users worldwide, with over 850 million average weekly users on the App Store and Apple Pay eliminating over $1 billion in fraud.

Show HN: An LLM-optimized programming language

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/8989e08099844e45dc9041bae9fcb5f1f13f7d2e74bc36e9cc2d669c3259e526/imjasonh/imjasonh
Skip to content You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. Dismiss alert You can’t perform that action at this time.

Show HN: Fall asleep by watching JavaScript load

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/c38c5c0938cdc591fe546916c780a98af23eee761bf02f43eb9abacf7281bf51/sarusso/bedtime
A user created a bedtime story project with a spinning loader to help with sleep. The project is available at http://bedtime.my and can be added to phone home screens for fullscreen display.

Waymo passenger flees after car drives on Phoenix light rail tracks

https://gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/PU2EYKKJUBDBPG4DNGQZO3CLE4.png?auth=2dd2c4e848f5ed7ba56a6f85bdb5209b54648e1a8456b1ea19819ad98c470cff&width=800&height=450&smart=true
A Waymo self-driving car was caught on camera driving down Phoenix light rail tracks, forcing a passenger to flee before it continued near an oncoming train. The incident highlights the challenges of autonomous vehicles in unexpected situations, but experts say they are likely safer than human drivers.

Why Ontario Digital Service couldn't procure '98% safe' LLMs (15M Canadians)

The user proposes an architectural primitive called Authority Boundary Ledger to address institutional adoption of AI by making authority constraints persistent and mechanically enforceable. This primitive treats organizational constraints as first-class persistent state, enabling deterministic tool filtering and mechanical guarantees for high-stakes environments.

Anker goes big with new whole home backup system

https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/author_profile_images/196111/IMG_5981_2.0.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400
Anker's Solix E10 big-ass battery system offers whole-home backup solutions for US homeowners to counter blackouts and reduce energy bills. The system starts at $4,299 and can power entire homes with optional add-ons for intelligent control and automatic cutover.

Interview Coder Just Leaked Full Names and Companies of All SWEs Who Cheated [video]

Show HN: Customizable OSINT dashboard to monitor the situation

US officials urge Trump to test Iran's limits, while Iran warns of war and US bases at risk. Iran protests escalate with over 500 dead, US considers intervention.

Non-Essential French Embassy Staff Have Left Iran

Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker

Superhuman AI exfiltrates emails

https://framerusercontent.com/images/2lbVDBQQDjEskEIMcWzjNKfrY.png
Superhuman AI had a vulnerability allowing attackers to exfiltrate sensitive emails without user awareness. The vulnerability was rapidly remediated by the Superhuman team.

How to Build Reactive Declarative UI in Vanilla JavaScript

https://jsdev.space/og/reactive-vanilla-js.png
The article demonstrates a reactive, declarative UI flow using vanilla JavaScript, Web APIs, and Proxy-based state tracking without a dedicated UI library. This approach enables declarative behavior, improved clarity, and maintainability, and shows that frameworks are optional for achieving abstraction.

I Taught Myself to Code on a Cracked Android Phone. Now I Can't Get Hired

https://www.rly0nheart.com/logo.png
The user is a self-taught developer from an African country who learned to code on an Android phone with a cracked screen and went on to work at Bellingcat as a Tech Fellow. Despite having achieved success, the user faces challenges in the job market due to lack of formal education and feels discouraged by the increasing use of AI coding agents and the emphasis on educational requirements ...

Update on age requirements for apps distributed in Texas

https://developer.apple.com/news/images/og/apple-developer-og.png
A Texas district court injunction suspended enforcement of SB2420, prompting Apple to pause implementation plans and monitor the legal process. Apple's compliance tools remain available for testing and will also aid developers with upcoming laws in Utah and Louisiana.

Show HN: Pane – An agent that edits spreadsheets

The spreadsheet software allows users to sort, filter, and calculate data, and create various charts with drag-and-drop functionality. It securely stores data in the cloud, supports multiple file formats, and automatically generates professional dashboards.

Shopify CEO vibe codes an MRI viewer

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G-aDGIuW4AAwALq.jpg?name=small&format=webp
just this one: This is a USB Stick of my MRI. Find all reports, find all images, use imagemagick to convert them into something useful, and get everything into a structured directory in the ./output folder that's worth retaining. Then, make an index.html that's a full exploration tool for the results. Use /frontend-skills and /generate-image skills if necessary. /frontend-skills you ...

Google's Universal Commerce Protocol aims to make shopping AI-native

Google's Universal Commerce Protocol aims to standardize commerce flow for AI agents to make purchases directly without custom integrations. This could weaken marketplace lock-in by shifting discovery and checkout to AI-driven intent flows.