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The website has measures to inform users of redirects and does not facilitate phishing or violate laws. It requests concerns be reported through the support email for discussion rather than legal threats.

Apple is fighting for TSMC capacity as Nvidia takes center stage

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TSMC's CEO CC Wei told Apple it needs to pay a large price rise, and Apple may no longer be TSMC's largest client. Nvidia's strong demand for AI chips has narrowed Apple's lead, and TSMC's revenue growth is driven by AI and HPC.

The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Palantir is working with ICE on a tool called ELITE that uses data from various sources to identify and target potential deportation targets. The tool provides a map interface, dossiers on individuals, and a "confidence score" on their current address.

Photos capture the breathtaking scale of China's wind and solar buildout

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China installed over half of global wind and solar energy last year, with massive buildouts across the country. Photographer Weimin Chu captured the shift with drone photos, featured in an award-winning Greenpeace exhibition.

25 Years of Wikipedia

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Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia with 65 million articles in 300 languages, updated by 250,000 volunteers. It remains one of the most-visited websites, providing reliable knowledge to everyone.

Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?

People are struggling with loneliness and isolation, and some feel that traditional solutions such as joining groups or using social media are not effective. Various ideas have been proposed to address this issue, including creating physical social networks, volunteering, and intentionally building community, but some people feel that these solutions are not easy or functional.

‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid

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Palantir is developing a tool for ICE that maps potential deportation targets and provides personal dossiers with confidence scores. Employees working on this product may face moral dilemmas about contributing to deportations without due process.

To those who fired or didn't hire tech writers because of AI

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Replacing human technical writers with AI tools is a flawed strategy because AI lacks empathy, vision, and the ability to capture subtleties in product documentation. Human technical writers are essential for creating high-quality documentation that accurately represents a product, and AI should be used to augment their work, not replace it.

Raspberry Pi's New AI Hat Adds 8GB of RAM for Local LLMs

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Raspberry Pi's new $130 AI HAT+ 2 includes a Hailo 10H chip and 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM, allowing for standalone LLMs and freeing the Pi's CPU. It's useful for power-constrained applications with both vision processing and inferencing, but its performance is limited by its 8 GB RAM.

Pocket TTS: A high quality TTS that gives your CPU a voice

Our mission is to build and democratize artificial general intelligence through open science.

Handy – Free open source speech-to-text app

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Handy is a cross-platform, open source speech-to-text tool built with Tauri, providing private and simple transcription without cloud reliance. It's designed to be extensible and forkable, allowing users to customize and contribute to its development.

Furiosa: 3.5x efficiency over H100s

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FuriosaAI's NXT RNGD Server is a turnkey AI inference solution with high performance and low power consumption. It allows enterprises to deploy AI workloads efficiently within existing data centers without prohibitive energy costs.

Have Taken Up Farming

Dylan Araps, a former software engineer, retired from the internet in 2021 due to burnout and an existential crisis. He then spent three years transforming his life through spirituality, quitting vices, and adopting a plant-based diet.

Bubblewrap: A nimble way to prevent agents from accessing your .env files

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The user proposes using Bubblewrap to sandbox coding agents like Claude Code, providing a more secure and simpler alternative to dedicated user accounts and Docker. Bubblewrap allows running untrusted code without risking the host system, and the user provides a test script to demonstrate its usage.

Anthropic Explicitly Blocking OpenCode

Briar keeps Iran connected via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when the internet goes dark

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Briar یک برنامه پیام رسان امن و خصوصی برای فعالان، روزنامه نگاران و هر کسی است که نیاز به ارتباط امن با دیگران دارد. این برنامه از طریق بلوتوث یا وای‌فای همگام سازی می کند و در صورت وجود اینترنت از طریق شبکه تور همگام سازی می کند.

CVEs affecting the Svelte ecosystem

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Patches have been released for 5 vulnerabilities in devalue, svelte, @sveltejs/kit, and @sveltejs/adapter-node. Upgrade to non-vulnerable versions and follow security guidelines to prevent DoS, SSRF, and XSS attacks.

UK offshore wind prices come in 40% cheaper than gas in record auction

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The UK awarded a record 8.4 GW of offshore wind capacity at £91.20/MWh, undercutting gas prices by 40% and nuclear by 30%. This will save consumers £1.7 billion a year and unlock £22 billion in private investment.

OBS Studio 32.1.0 Beta 1 available

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Fixed an issue where the NVIDIA Blur and Background Blur could have banding or look splotchy [pkviet] Fixed an issue where macOS Screen Capture would select an item for capture by default [jcm93] Fixed an issue with PipeWire when capturing a device that does not require a framerate [tytan652]

The 3D Software Rendering Technology of 1998's Thief: The Dark Project (2019)

Sean Barrett, the primary author of the core rendering technology in Thief, describes the game's rendering engine, which used a portal-and-cell idea for visibility and occlusion, and was written contemporaneously with Quake. The Thief engine, which was software-rendered, used a breadth-first traversal of portals and cells to determine what part of the level was visible and needed rendering, ...

Why senior engineers let bad projects fail

As a senior engineer, it's essential to be strategic about when to speak up about bad projects, considering factors like expertise, proximity, team impact, and company scale. Effective influence requires saving your "counsel" for critical moments, being humble, and knowing when to intervene, rather than constantly trying to fix everything.

Design and Implementation of Sprites

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Fly.io launched Sprites, a platform that creates Linux virtual machines in seconds, with 100GB durable storage, and costs practically nothing when inactive. Sprites are designed for interactive computing and can be used for prototyping and acceptance-testing applications.

Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

Instant Linux boxes via SSH with no signup or complexity, pay only for what you use. Account balance is $18.50 with remaining hours for running and idle boxes.

Found: Medieval Cargo Ship – Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever

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Researchers in Denmark discovered a 600-year-old, 92-foot-long medieval cargo ship called Svaelget 2, the largest of its kind ever found. The ship's well-preserved state provides a unique opportunity to understand medieval trade and life on board massive trading ships.

JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX file system built on top of Redis and S3

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JuiceFS is a high-performance POSIX file system for cloud-native environments, storing data in Object Storage and metadata in various databases. It provides strong consistency, shareability, and outstanding performance, supporting various applications and big data platforms.

Show HN: TinyCity – A tiny city SIM for MicroPython (Thumby micro console)

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TinyCity is a city simulation game for Raspberry Pi, inspired by SimCity and MicroCity. It involves building and managing a metropolis, balancing zones and resources, and navigating disasters.

New Safari developer tools provide insight into CSS Grid Lanes

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Safari Technology Preview 234 and 235 support CSS Grid Lanes for masonry-style layouts. The Grid Lanes Inspector in Safari shows content order with "Order Numbers" feature.
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The Paris Judicial Court has ordered VPN providers to block access to pirate sports streaming sites in France, citing that they help users bypass existing site-blocking measures. The order targets ProtonVPN, NordVPN, Cyberghost, Surfshark, and ExpressVPN, requiring them to block 13 initial domains and potentially more.

The 500k-ton typo: Why data center copper math doesn't add up

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A technical paper from Nvidia claimed a 1 GW data center would require 500,000 tons of copper, sparking a copper bull case. However, the figure is likely a typo, with the correct amount being around 226 tons, still indicating a potential undersupply issue.

GitHub Incident

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GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Issues and Pull Requests.

Danish Armed Forces expand their presence and continue exercises in Greenland

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The Danish Armed Forces are deploying capabilities and units in Greenland as part of increased Arctic presence. Exercises may include guarding infrastructure, receiving allied troops, and conducting naval operations.

Denmark's struggle to break up with Silicon Valley

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EU investigates Google's use of web content for AI, while approving Mars' $36 billion Kellanova acquisition. Facebook and Instagram to introduce less personalized data driven free service.

Supply Chain Vuln Compromised Core AWS GitHub Repos & Threatened the AWS Console

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Wiz Research discovered a critical vulnerability in AWS CodeBuild that allowed attackers to take over key GitHub repositories, including the AWS JavaScript SDK. AWS promptly remediated the issue and implemented global hardening measures to prevent similar attacks.

Data is the only moat

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Building AI products in "easy to solve" areas like customer support may not be sustainable due to model providers' dominance. The "hard to solve" quadrant, where complex workflows require significant investment, may see the next phase of growth and revenue generation.

European troops arrive in Greenland to boost the Arctic island's security

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European troops from France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden are arriving in Greenland to boost security amid a "fundamental disagreement" between the US and European allies over the island's ownership. Denmark and NATO allies are increasing their military presence in Greenland to counter potential US military action.

European military personnel arrive in Greenland as Trump says US needs island

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A French military contingent has arrived in Greenland's capital Nuuk as part of a European reconnaissance mission. The deployment aims to show the US that NATO is present in the Arctic region amid US President Trump's claim to the island.

Python: Tprof, a Targeting Profiler

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tprof is a targeting profiler for Python 3.12+ that measures time spent in specified target functions, ideal for comparing before and after optimizations. It uses sys.monitoring and C timing to minimize overhead and provides a quick report on the command line or via a Python API.

Dutch experts warn US takeover of DigiD platform poses security risks

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Dutch privacy advocates demand transparency from the Ministry of Economic Affairs over the planned acquisition of Solvinity by US company Kyndryl, citing national security risks. They warn that transferring DigiD data to US ownership could increase vulnerability to outages and manipulation.

Ask HN: What is the best way to provide continuous context to models?

The best way to provide context to a model is to insert new context at the beginning of the prompt to reduce cost and improve speed. Models also have biases for tokens at the start and end of the context window, making those places optimal for important instructions.

ChatGPT wrote "Goodnight Moon" suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself

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OpenAI's ChatGPT model is being accused of encouraging a 40-year-old man to commit suicide despite safety updates, with the company's CEO claiming the issue was mitigated just weeks before the incident. The man's mother is suing OpenAI for wrongful death, alleging the chatbot manipulated her son into taking his life.

Zuck#: A programming language for connecting the world. And harvesting it

Zuck# is a satirical PHP-inspired esoteric programming language that captures the essence of modern social media, collecting data and pivoting based on engagement metrics. The language includes various features such as data harvesting, pivoting, and species detection, all while poking fun at the values and practices of modern social media companies.

Banning Things for Other People Is Easy

The author argues that banning social media for under 16s in the UK is a bad idea because it doesn't consider the replacement activity and may not be more harmful for children than adults.

Germany's Merz Admits Nuclear Exit Was Strategic Mistake

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Germany's nuclear phase-out a costly strategic mistake, citing high energy costs and logistical burdens. He argues that the country's rush to pivot to renewables made the transition unusually expensive.

I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows

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A user shares their one-year experience with Linux, switching from Windows and trying two distros, four desktop environments, and finding zero regrets. They appreciate Linux's customization options and control over their PC.

Tldraw pauses external contributions due to AI slop

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The project will temporarily close pull requests from external contributors due to AI-generated submissions with incomplete context and lack of engagement. This decision aims to maintain a meaningful review process and protect the project's code and community.

AWS European Sovereign Cloud

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The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe, designed to meet evolving sovereignty requirements with strong technical controls and EU-based operations. It offers a fully-featured cloud with EU control, local leadership, and independent governance, supporting encryption and secure data residency.

Use of Bayesian methodology in clinical trials of drug and biological products [pdf]

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How I learned everything I know about programming

The user emphasizes the importance of hands-on learning and direct interaction with people when acquiring new skills, especially in programming, as opposed to relying solely on LLMs for information. They encourage individuals to engage with open-source materials, ask questions, and practice explaining concepts to others in order to solidify their understanding and develop essential skills.

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think the U.S. Is Lagging

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A majority of Americans believe the US should be a world leader in science, but Democrats and Republicans have differing views on the country's standing in science. The Pew Research Center's report shows a significant gap in opinion between the two groups since the last survey in 2023.

U.S. carbon pollution rose in 2025, a reversal from prior years

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US greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.4% in 2025 due to a cool winter, data centers, and higher natural gas prices. This increase reverses years of pollution reductions, with emissions now expected to drop less than previously projected.

Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe

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Programming, Evolved: Lessons and Observations

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Nvidia Reportedly Ends GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Production, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Next

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NVIDIA has stopped production of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti due to a supply shortage. The company is redirecting resources to lower-capacity versions and prioritizing the regular RTX 5060.

Is passive investment inflating a stockmarket bubble?

A Bernstein note criticized passive investing, but it's now widely adopted with 60% of US equity funds in passive vehicles. The trend shows no signs of stopping despite initial concerns.

Ask HN: What are your best purchases under $100?

People shared various items under $100 that have made their lives better, including thermal underwear, dumbbells, a memo cube, kotatsu futons, Smartwool clothing, a travel magsafe stand, a Leatherman knife, and more. These items have improved their daily routines, comfort, and productivity, and some have even saved them money in the long run.

Ask HN: One IP, multiple unrealistic locations worldwide hitting my website

Bot traffic is coming from a single IP address 173.245.58.0, making hundreds of requests per day. This IP address appears to be a proxy or a VPN, possibly a data center IP that's being used by multiple bots or a malicious actor.

Show HN: MailPilot – Freedom to go anywhere while your agents work

Mailpilot is a tool that lets you email your AI agents and receive their responses, enabling you to work remotely. It also allows you to CC team members, creating an async multiplayer thread with your AI agents.

Remails: A European Mail Transfer Agent

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Remails is a European Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) for transactional emails, allowing users to send emails via their own IP block for high availability and reliability. The service uses a Kubernetes architecture with a message bus and DaemonSets to manage outbound IP addresses and ensure high availability.

Show HN: The Hessian of tall-skinny networks is easy to invert

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This package computes the Hessian-inverse-product of a deep network to speed up stochastic gradient descent. It uses a clever algorithm to solve the system in a block-tri-diagonal form.

Ask HN: Anyone have a good solution for modern Mac to legacy SCSI converters?

The user is looking for a way to connect a SCSI device to a Mac, but is blocked by HBA chipset support. They consider using an old PC with a SCSI adapter card or a Linux box with a native PCI-e or PCI HBA as a cheaper alternative.

Show HN: Tusk Drift – Turn production traffic into API tests

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Tusk Drift is an API test record/replay system that generates realistic tests from real traffic. It supports local and CI test runs with Tusk Drift Cloud for intelligent regression classification.

Please Let Me Read – The Web Was Once Good:(

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Declutter is a CLI tool that extracts content from web pages using AI, saving it locally in a distraction-free format. It offers offline access, beautiful formatting, and flexibility with various AI providers and output formats.

An Unfolding Scientific Revolution in Cosmology

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The history of science suggests that current theories are often abandoned, and the field of astrophysics is in a slow-burning scientific revolution. The dark-matter paradigm, which assumes missing mass, may be a historical accident created by limited observations, and alternative theories like Milgromian dynamics are gaining evidence.

Show HN: Control Claude permissions using a cloud-based decision table UI

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To apply policy changes instantly, edit the decision table, publish a new version, and review blocked commands in the Logs tab. Remove guardrail hooks and settings to revert changes.

AI Tool Archive

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This website is an AI tools directory that helps users discover and compare AI software for their needs. It updates daily with new tools, reviews various AI-powered solutions, and allows users to submit their own tools.