Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era

906 Ryan5453 2026-04-07 18:09:34 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 405

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model has identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in major operating systems and software, many of which were previously unknown to developers. The model's capabilities are being shared with industry partners to help fix these vulnerabilities and improve cybersecurity.

Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)

703 sam-bee 2026-04-07 11:07:44 UTC sam-burns.com Llama Share 217

User made a heavy laptop stand with a raw concrete surface, 2 USB ports, and a plant pot, inspired by brutalist architecture. It features exposed rebar, rusted metal, and moss for a weathered look, with a deliberate hole and damaged power cable for added urban decay effect.

Are We Idiocracy Yet?

594 jdiiufccuskal 2026-04-07 09:57:39 UTC idiocracy.wtf Llama Share 515

In a dystopian future, the US has become a chaotic, entertainment-driven society where politics, education, and healthcare have been severely compromised. Corporations have replaced institutions, and people are increasingly desensitized to violence and absurdity.

System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]

540 be7a 2026-04-07 18:18:36 UTC www-cdn.anthropic.com Llama Share 389

Claude Mythos Preview is a large language model from Anthropic with powerful capabilities in areas like software engineering and cybersecurity. It has demonstrated a striking leap in cyber capabilities but is not being released for general availability due to potential risks.

GLM-5.1: Towards Long-Horizon Tasks

417 zixuanlimit 2026-04-07 16:32:15 UTC z.ai Llama Share 144

GLM-5.1 is a next-generation model with stronger coding capabilities, achieving state-of-the-art performance on various benchmarks. It sustains optimization over long horizons, handling complex problems with better judgment and staying productive over longer sessions.

We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance computer code

394 henrygarner 2026-04-07 10:25:12 UTC juxt.pro Llama Share 187

Researchers found a 57-year-old bug in the Apollo Guidance Computer's gyro control code that could have caused a lunar mission failure. The bug, a resource lock leak, was discovered using a behavioural specification language and was previously undetected despite extensive scrutiny of the code.

Lunar Flyby

389 kipi 2026-04-07 15:03:18 UTC nasa.gov Full Share 97

The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal regions no human has ever seen before—including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Released Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the photos were taken on April 6 during the crew’s seven‑hour pass over the lunar far side, marking humanity’s return to the Moon’s vicinity.

Dropping Cloudflare for Bunny.net

373 shintoist 2026-04-07 13:23:05 UTC jola.dev Llama Share 187

The user is moving away from Cloudflare due to concerns about dependence on a single company and is switching to Bunny.net, a European CDN service with competitive features and performance. They are setting up Bunny.net's CDN for their website with default settings and custom cache headers for optimal performance.

Every GPU That Mattered

306 jonbaer 2026-04-07 08:38:17 UTC sheets.works Full Share 189

49 graphics cards. 30 years. From Quake to Cyberpunk. The complete visual history of every GPU that mattered.

Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat

283 speckx 2026-04-07 17:23:43 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 64

A statue of Magawa, a hero rat who sniffed out over 100 landmines in Cambodia, was unveiled in Siem Reap on April 4. Magawa was awarded a gold medal for his life-saving work and cleared 141,000 square meters of land during his five-year career.

Cloudflare targets 2029 for full post-quantum security

280 ilreb 2026-04-07 14:07:34 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 86

Cloudflare is accelerating its post-quantum roadmap to achieve full security by 2029, including authentication. This is due to recent breakthroughs in quantum computing that have pulled forward the timeline for Q-Day.

12k Tons of Dumped Orange Peel Grew into a Landscape Nobody Expected (2017)

266 pulisse 2026-04-07 15:47:16 UTC sciencealert.com Llama Share 104

An abandoned conservation project in Costa Rica, which involved dumping 1,000 truckloads of orange peel, has turned a barren pasture into a thriving forest with a 176% increase in above-ground biomass. The project's success could inspire similar conservation efforts that combine waste management and land regeneration.

Assessing Claude Mythos Preview's cybersecurity capabilities

254 sweis 2026-04-07 18:11:31 UTC red.anthropic.com Llama Share 38

Anthropic has announced Claude Mythos Preview, a general-purpose language model capable of computer security tasks. The model has been used to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in various software systems, including operating systems and web browsers.

Show HN: Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead

227 Zm44 2026-04-07 11:12:17 UTC locker.dev Llama Share 187

Locker is a self-hosted file storage platform that allows you to upload, organize, and share files from your own infrastructure. It supports local storage, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, and Vercel Blob with a single environment variable.

Claude Code is locking people out for hours

217 sh1mmer 2026-04-07 15:04:23 UTC github.com/anthropics Full Share 293

I have tried logging in multiple times with my Google account, but the login fails every time with the same OAuth timeout error. This completely blocks me from using Claude Code. Claude Code should complete the Google login flow successfully and sign me into the app without timing out.

Taste in the age of AI and LLMs

216 speckx 2026-04-07 15:54:16 UTC rajnandan.com Llama Share 182

AI makes it easy to produce polished work but not necessarily meaningful work. The real edge is using AI to strip away average output and applying human judgment to direction, specificity, and consequence.

AI may be making us think and write more alike

213 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-07 11:29:02 UTC dornsife.usc.edu Llama Share 230

USC researchers warn that AI chatbots are homogenizing human thought and reducing cognitive diversity, which is crucial for creativity and problem-solving. They suggest incorporating real-world diversity into AI training sets to preserve human cognitive diversity and improve chatbots' reasoning abilities.

S3 Files

197 werner 2026-04-07 19:44:01 UTC allthingsdistributed.com Llama Share 60

Amazon S3 Files integrates EFS into S3, allowing data to be accessed as a network-attached file system. This feature addresses data friction by providing a unified interface for file and object storage, making data more accessible and valuable.

Identify a London Underground Line just by listening to it

172 nelson687 2026-04-07 10:08:25 UTC tubesoundquiz.com Full Share 53

Can you identify London Underground lines just by their sound? 10 questions, 10 lines. How well do you know the Tube?

US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire

170 g-b-r 2026-04-07 22:41:02 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 369

US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire after a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan, canceling a US ultimatum to surrender or face destruction. The agreement allows for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a two-week suspension of US bombing and attack on Iran.

Solod – A subset of Go that translates to C

170 TheWiggles 2026-04-07 00:48:01 UTC github.com/solod-dev Llama Share 45

So is a subset of Go that translates to C with zero runtime and manual memory management. It supports Go syntax, type safety, and tooling for systems programming in C.

Blackholing My Email

167 semyonsh 2026-04-07 08:42:05 UTC johnsto.co.uk Llama Share 35

In 2002, a unique series of events led to my email address [email protected] being blackholed to prevent our broadband account from being terminated due to excessive spam. The account was eventually removed and is now non-existent, but it's unclear if it still receives email worms.

Google open-sources experimental agent orchestration testbed Scion

160 timbilt 2026-04-07 13:39:15 UTC infoq.com Llama Share 45

Scion is an experimental orchestration testbed for managing concurrent agents in containers across local and remote compute. It enables developers to run isolated, concurrent processes with shared workspaces and distinct agent lifecycles.

Show HN: A cartographer's attempt to realistically map Tolkien's world

153 intofarlands 2026-04-07 12:12:15 UTC intofarlands.com Full Share 26

Welcome to the Atlas of Arda, a project aimed at celebrating Tolkien's incredible work through hand-drawn cartography, artwork and illustrations that act as a reference to dive deeper into the beautiful world Tolkien created.

Rescuing old printers with an in-browser Linux VM bridged to WebUSB over USB/IP

148 gmac 2026-04-07 16:33:57 UTC printervention.app Llama Share 67

The user acquired a Canon SELPHY photo printer from a friend and set up a Manjaro machine to print from it. They then created a web app called printerface.app to make the printer accessible to Mac users.

A whole civilization might die tonight

136 hedayet 2026-04-07 17:31:41 UTC nbcnews.com Llama Share 91

President Donald Trump threatened Iran with a "whole civilization" dying if a ceasefire deal isn't reached by Tuesday night. Trump's comments have sparked concerns of war crimes and calls for his impeachment or removal from office.

Show HN: Gemma 4 Multimodal Fine-Tuner for Apple Silicon

124 MediaSquirrel 2026-04-07 19:37:05 UTC github.com/mattmireles Llama Share 16

Gemma is a toolkit for fine-tuning on text, images, and audio on Apple Silicon Macs without renting an H100 or copying data locally. It supports domain-specific ASR, vision, and document understanding, and can be used for private, on-device pipelines.

Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1B in March 2026

116 mindracer 2026-04-07 12:05:23 UTC carbonbrief.org Llama Share 117

UK avoided £1bn in gas imports in March 2026 due to record wind and solar output. Wind and solar generated 11 TWh of electricity, a 28% increase and a new record.

Three hundred synths, 3 hardware projects, and one app

114 ductionist 2026-04-07 05:12:25 UTC midi.guide Llama Share 17

MIDI Guide, a comprehensive MIDI dataset, was created from an abandoned app project and has grown to over 300 instruments from 98 manufacturers. The project's community-driven growth and use in various hardware and software projects has made it a valuable resource for musicians and synth enthusiasts.

"The new Copilot app for Windows 11 is really just Microsoft Edge"

110 bundie 2026-04-07 12:27:59 UTC twitter.com/thebobpony Full Share 70

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.

John Coltrane illustrates the mathematics of jazz

105 luu 2026-04-07 05:58:01 UTC americanjazzmusicsociety.com Llama Share 13

Physicist Stephon Alexander draws parallels between Albert Einstein and John Coltrane's work, citing Coltrane's "Circle of Fifths" drawing as a geometric principle. Coltrane's music is seen as a blend of science, spirituality, and mathematics, with some interpreting it as a connection to Islamic traditions.

Dear Heroku: Uhh What's Going On?

105 crcastle 2026-04-07 01:42:40 UTC judoscale.com Llama Share 44

Heroku is transitioning to a sustaining engineering model focusing on stability and security, but recent updates suggest new features are still being released. Developers are confused about Heroku's future and want clarity on whether the platform is entering maintenance mode or continuing to evolve.

Bitcoin and quantum computing

103 nehan 2026-04-07 20:56:23 UTC nehanarula.org Llama Share 60

Bitcoin's signatures are vulnerable to a potential quantum computer, requiring upgrades to its code and wallets to remain secure. The uncertainty lies in the timeline and how to address this, with a non-trivial chance of Bitcoin being broken if a CRQC appears before it's upgraded.

Moving fast in hardware: lessons from lab to $100M ARR

95 rryan 2026-04-07 15:07:38 UTC blog.zacka.io Llama Share 22

The key to building complex systems quickly is to subtract unnecessary requirements and complexity, rather than trying to optimize within existing constraints. By shifting performance from physical complexity into software and computation, teams can make products "software defined" and iterate faster, often with dramatic improvements in efficiency and performance.

Show HN: Pion/handoff – Move WebRTC out of browser and into Go

93 Sean-Der 2026-04-07 12:01:51 UTC github.com/pion Llama Share 15

WebRTC is used for real-time media streaming in web applications like Google Meet and Zoom. Handoff allows moving WebRTC sessions to a process controlled by the user for recording, sending, and modifying media.

Breaking the console: a brief history of video game security

89 sprado 2026-04-07 09:51:28 UTC sergioprado.blog Llama Share 26

Video game console security has evolved over the years, with early consoles having little to no protection, and later consoles implementing various security measures such as code signing and cryptographic verification, but still being vulnerable to exploits and hacks. Despite these efforts, console vendors have learned that technical mitigations alone are not enough, and have added service ...

Show HN: An interactive map of Tolkien's Middle-earth

83 frasermarlow 2026-04-07 20:42:37 UTC middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app Full Share 20

An interactive map of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, with events from across the legendarium plotted as markers. The base map image is sourced from the internet and is used here for fan/educational purposes. We do not claim copyright over the map artwork. Map artwork is not owned by this project and is used for fan/educational purposes only.

Has electricity decoupled from natural gas prices in Germany?

83 konschubert 2026-04-07 13:50:27 UTC has-electricity-decoupled-yet.strommarktberatung.de Llama Share 120

Decoupling in a gas-dominated electricity market occurs when enough renewable generation pushes gas off the margin, causing electricity prices to no longer track gas prices. This happens when actual electricity prices trade more than 20% below the gas-implied level.

Some iPhone Apps Receive Mysterious Update 'From Apple'

80 tosh 2026-04-07 06:45:08 UTC macrumors.com Llama Share 21

Apple is quietly updating some apps with vague update notes suggesting improved functionality. The updates appear on various apps, including Candy Crush and VLC, with unclear commonalities or changes.

Germany Power Prices Turn Deeply Negative on Renewables Surge

78 rustoo 2026-04-07 10:33:51 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 92

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DeiMOS – A Superoptimizer for the MOS 6502

76 Aransentin 2026-04-07 11:10:22 UTC aransentin.github.io Llama Share 17

A superoptimizer is a tool that generates the optimal machine code sequence for a given computational task by exhaustively searching the entire space of possible instruction sequences. The user's superoptimizer implementation for the 6502 microprocessor uses various optimizations such as multithreading, instruction filtering, and state caching to efficiently find optimal programs.

You can't cancel a JavaScript promise (except sometimes you can)

75 goodoldneon 2026-04-07 13:34:33 UTC inngest.com Llama Share 51

JavaScript promises cannot be cancelled directly, but a promise that never resolves can be used to interrupt a function without throwing exceptions or using generators. This technique, used in the Inngest TypeScript SDK, allows for reliable interruption of async workflow functions while maintaining native async/await syntax.

US labor force participation continues to slide

73 toomuchtodo 2026-04-07 19:12:16 UTC restaurant.org Llama Share 20

Labor force participation rates have declined over the past year, with the rate falling to 61.9% in March 2026, the lowest level since November 2021. The steepest declines have been among young people, particularly men under 25, and those 55 or older, with the most educated workers also experiencing a record low participation rate.

Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30k private Facebook photos

64 1659447091 2026-04-07 22:20:22 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 27

A former Meta employee is being investigated for allegedly downloading 30,000 private Facebook images using a designed program to bypass security checks. The employee was fired and arrested in November 2025, and is currently on bail.

Iran threatens OpenAI's Stargate data center in Abu Dhabi

64 marksully 2026-04-07 09:29:11 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 1

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens to target OpenAI's Abu Dhabi data center if US attacks its power plants. US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran, saying it will be "Power Plant Day" if the country doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz.

USD Purchasing Power in Real Time Since 2000

58 traviswingo 2026-04-07 21:27:03 UTC onedollar.today Llama Share 62

US dollar's real purchasing power erodes in real time based on Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Its value decreases at a rate observed from monthly CPI readings.

Kindle to end store downloads and registering for 1st-5th gen kindles in May

55 seam_carver 2026-04-07 17:05:25 UTC reddit.com Full Share 56

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People love to work hard

55 zdw 2026-04-07 04:58:29 UTC anildash.com Llama Share 51

People love to work hard when given a worthy mission and autonomy. Poor management and lack of resources lead to demotivation, not a lack of work ethic.

A blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets

52 speckx 2026-04-07 14:24:30 UTC apnews.com Llama Share 5

Matthew Shifrin, a blind Massachusetts man, created Bricks for the Blind to provide accessible Lego instructions in braille for the visually impaired. His nonprofit has created instructions for over 540 Lego sets and inspired the Lego Group to introduce audio and braille instructions for their sets.

NanoClaw's architecture is a masterclass in doing less

44 timbilt 2026-04-07 13:41:50 UTC jonno.nz Llama Share 11

NanoClaw replaces a 500,000-line AI assistant framework with 8,000 lines of TypeScript and six dependencies using six architectural bets. It uses the Phantom Token Pattern to securely handle API keys and a two-cursor system for at-most-once delivery of messages.

When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality

44 dogscatstrees 2026-04-07 06:39:11 UTC justsecurity.org Llama Share 55

President Trump's threats to attack Iran's power plants and civilian infrastructure are illegal and amount to war crimes. US military commanders face a daunting task in translating Trump's orders into lawful targets, risking moral and psychic injury for servicemembers and undermining US legitimacy and global standing.

Tailslayer: Library for reducing tail latency in RAM reads

43 hasheddan 2026-04-07 19:16:10 UTC github.com/lauriewired Llama Share 16

Tailslayer is a C++ library that reduces tail latency in RAM reads by replicating data across multiple DRAM channels with uncorrelated refresh schedules. It uses hedged reads to allow work to be performed on the first responding result.

Cells for NetBSD: kernel-enforced, jail-like isolation

40 akagusu 2026-04-07 19:54:06 UTC netbsd-cells.petermann-digital.de Llama Share 10

Cells for NetBSD is a lightweight, kernel-enforced isolation system for NetBSD, providing a focused operating model with minimal dependencies and explicit operational boundaries. It offers a practical, end-to-end isolation stack that fits into existing NetBSD administration workflows.

Hybrid Attention

38 JohannaAlmeida 2026-04-07 13:06:28 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 8

Modified PyTorch's attention to improve inference speed with minimal perplexity loss. Achieved 51x speedup with a hybrid local attention and recurrent architecture on a 25.6M parameter Rust language model.

Why IPv6 is the only way forward

35 quaintdev 2026-04-07 19:22:58 UTC ankshilp.in Llama Share 100

India and China have limited IPv4 addresses, forcing them to use NAT, while the US has excess. Switching to IPv6 is necessary for India to overcome this issue.

Move Detroit

32 rmason 2026-04-07 21:04:53 UTC movedetroit.com Llama Share 49

Make Detroit Home awards $500,000+ in benefits to 313 Detroiters for business growth, home ownership, and relocation support. Benefits include discounts, industry access, and $15,000 stipends for selected residents.

Anthropic's Project Glasswing sounds necessary to me

32 simonw 2026-04-07 20:53:59 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 5

Anthropic's Claude Mythos model has strong cyber-security research abilities, finding thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers. The company is releasing it to a restricted set of partners under Project Glasswing to allow them to find and fix vulnerabilities before making it publicly available.

Show HN: Finalrun – Spec-driven testing using English and vision for mobile apps

23 ashish004 2026-04-07 14:33:48 UTC github.com/final-run Llama Share 9

FinalRun-agent is a CLI for mobile app testing with AI-driven features. It requires Node.js, CLI, skills, and platform tools setup, and uses YAML specs, environment binding files, and config for testing.

Why the majority of vibe coded projects fail

23 juniormpakou 2026-04-07 03:05:31 UTC reddit.com Full Share 16

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The best tools for sending an email if you go silent

22 alcazar 2026-04-07 13:08:42 UTC blog.alcazarsec.com Llama Share 14

The user is looking for a dead man's switch email tool that sends custom messages or files if someone stops responding, narrowing it down to five options including Google Inactive Account Manager and Alcazar Dead Man's Switch. The user wants a tool that can send separate messages to different people on different schedules, with options like Alcazar Dead Man's Switch and LastSignal being the ...

Xilem – An experimental Rust native UI framework

18 Levitating 2026-04-07 23:36:15 UTC github.com/linebender Llama Share 2

Masonry is a Rust crate for building native GUIs, while Xilem is a high-level reactive framework inspired by React and SwiftUI. Xilem is recommended for new users due to its ease of use and minimal hassle.

Show HN: Unicode Steganography

18 PatrickVuscan 2026-04-07 12:57:25 UTC steganography.patrickvuscan.com Llama Share 3

Steganography methods hide data in normal-looking text, but are detectable by scanners or hex editors. AI deception techniques can fool humans, but may not evade automated scanners.

Iran Is Not Blocking the Strait of Hormuz. It's Running a Toll Booth

18 realpolitik9 2026-04-07 08:33:49 UTC shatterbelt.co Llama Share 19

Iran has established a permission economy at the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships from certain countries to transit through Iranian territorial waters in exchange for payment and compliance with its rules. The selective blockade has created a sour crude crisis and is being used by Iran to assert its sovereignty over the strait and divide potential adversaries.

An AI robot in my home

16 kukanani 2026-04-07 13:19:10 UTC allevato.me Llama Share 5

The author has concerns about having a smart robot, Mabu, in their home due to potential surveillance, data misuse, and hacking risks. They mitigate these concerns by controlling the recording feature and regulating interactions between Mabu and their children.

AI Won't Replace You, but a Manager Using AI Will

16 PretzelFisch 2026-04-07 10:37:38 UTC yanivpreiss.com Llama Share 10

Managers must bridge the gap between AI and human potential by leading teams effectively and making decisions with AI. They should focus on outcomes, not just output, and create a culture of collective intelligence.

RSoC 2026: A new CPU scheduler for Redox OS

15 akyuu 2026-04-07 21:41:06 UTC redox-os.org Llama Share 2

Akshit Gaur modernized Redox OS's process scheduling subsystem by replacing Round Robin with Deficit Weighted Round Robin, allowing priority assignment.

USCIS.gov sends user/visitor data to Meta and Google

12 sricola 2026-04-07 23:10:38 UTC varlog.in Full Share 1

Press Enter to inspect · / to focus · c copy Slack · s share link · Deep Scan uses browser rendering Made with ❤️ and 🍦, somewhere on the internet. · Data sourced directly from official endpoints and public infrastructure. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.