Microsoft degrades functionality of perpetually-licensed offline products

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Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac will stop editing and saving files on July 13, 2026, due to a license-validation certificate expiration. Users can update to build 16.83 to avoid this change, but Office 2019 users have no update path.

Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation

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Anthropic surpasses OpenAI to become most valuable AI startup

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Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in market valuation after raising $65 billion in a funding round, reaching nearly $1 trillion. The company's growth is driven by its popular Claude AI assistant and revenue increased to $47 billion from $10 billion last year.

OpenRouter raises $113M Series B

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OpenRouter secured $113M in Series B funding led by CapitalG, with participation from major tech companies. The funding will be used to scale infrastructure and deepen enterprise capabilities for AI production workloads.

Pandoc Templates

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Pandoc templates for PDF, LaTeX, HTML and Word. Easily convert documents with customizable templates for reports, articles, and more.

Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team

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openrsync is a BSD-licensed rsync implementation compatible with modern rsync protocol 27, primarily designed for OpenBSD but also portable to other UNIX systems. It uses a subset of rsync's command-line arguments and is part of the rpki-client project.

Zig: Build System Reworked

The Zig project has made several improvements including faster build times, incremental compilation, and better type resolution. These changes aim to make the development experience more efficient and user-friendly, with features like faster error messages and improved dependency management.

Domain expertise has always been the real moat

Agentic AI tools have changed software development by allowing non-experts to produce correct outputs without understanding the underlying code. The most valuable professionals now have both technical skills and deep domain knowledge to verify the correctness of generated code.

Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time

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The Trump administration's new rules for grant funding would give political appointees final say over scientific research, allowing them to cancel grants at any time and ban funding for certain topics like DEI and gender ideology. The rules would also limit international collaborations and restrict scientists' ability to publish and attend conferences.

EY Canada published a cybersecurity report and most citations were hallucinated

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GPTZero discovered that Ernst & Young's 2025 report "Points of Attack" contains fake citations and inaccurate claims, which are being spread through newspapers, blog posts, and AI search overviews. The company's Hallucination Check tool identified the fake citations and highlights the dangers of "vibe citing" in research and consulting reports.

Voxel Space (2017)

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In 1992, Comanche used a 2.5D Voxel Space engine with a 1024x1024 height and color map for rendering. The engine used a simple painter algorithm to draw vertical lines based on height and color data.

Accenture to acquire Ookla

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Accenture acquires Ookla to strengthen network intelligence and experience with data and AI for enterprises. The acquisition will help clients optimize mission-critical Wi-Fi and 5G networks.

WH proposes rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants

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The White House proposed regulations would give political appointees control over federal research grants and funding, replacing expert review committees. Critics say this would politicize science and silence research that is inconvenient to the administration.

Leo's first encyclical attacks technological messianism

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The Pope's encyclical warns against unregulated AI development and outdated concepts like "just war". He also calls for fact-checked journalism, multilateral diplomacy, and apologizes for the papacy's past slavery condemnation.

Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog

The Zig project has made significant progress in 2026, including improvements to the ELF linker, incremental compilation, and the build system, which has made zig build faster and more efficient. The project has also made changes to the standard library, including preferring the Native API over Win32 and deleting redundant code from the libc subproject, which has improved compilation speed ...

Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates

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Container shipping costs have doubled since the Iran war began, with bunker fuel costs up 68% and spot rates increasing 59-66% on major routes. Importers are paying more for ocean transport due to the Hormuz crisis, with carriers passing on fuel costs and expecting further rate increases.

Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Calbee is switching to black-and-white packaging due to naphtha shortages caused by the Iran war. The shortage affects various industries, including food, manufacturing, and medical sectors.

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets

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Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain

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A Northwestern Medicine study found that estrogen loss in women may contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk due to problems in the extracellular matrix in the brain. The study suggests a new treatment approach focused on restoring the brain's supportive environment to help protect memory and fight Alzheimer's disease.

To have a moral stance on AI is to be an outcast, and it sucks

The user is strongly opposed to AI due to its negative impacts on the environment, workers, and society. They feel betrayed by people they respect who endorse or use AI, and are willing to cut ties with those who prioritize convenience over the harm it causes.

Perry Compiles TypeScript directly to executables using SWC and LLVM

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Perry compiles TypeScript to native executables on various platforms. It produces standalone binaries with no runtime dependencies, enabling fast deployment and reproducible builds.

Macsurf, "modern" web browser for macOS 9

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MacSurf is a web browser for Classic Mac OS 9, running native CSS3, ES5 JavaScript, and HTTPS on PowerPC hardware. It's an ongoing project with regular updates and bug fixes, aiming to revive the web on old Macs.

Show HN: Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for any address in Britain

Plug-in solar panels will be available in the UK soon, allowing you to generate electricity without installation fees or planning permission. Enter your postcode and details to estimate energy generation and potential savings.

AI job grief: A psychological crisis hitting tech workers

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Workers are experiencing a unique form of grief due to AI-driven job displacement, which threatens their professional identity and autonomy. This grief is structurally suppressed, and the standard grief model breaks down in the AI case, making recovery harder than in previous industrial transitions.

Shantell Sans (2023)

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Shantell Sans is a variable font created by Shantell Martin and Stephen Nixon, inspired by her handwriting and Comic Sans. It offers a wide range of styles, from friendly to high-energy, and supports over 380 languages.

Microcode inside the Intel 8087 floating-point chip: register exchange

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The 8087 floating-point chip uses microcode to implement its instruction set, with 1648 micro-instructions controlling the chip's operations. The FXCH instruction, which exchanges two floating-point registers, is implemented with 14 micro-instructions that handle various conditions and exceptions.

Rsync 3.4.3 has hundreds of Claude commits

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A Probabilistic Algorithm for Repairing All Roads in Lebanon via Papal Visits (2025)

The viva voce defense is a protocol meant to certify a candidate's independent research capability, but it becomes less sound when the prover has access to a large language model oracle. The protocol's soundness is controlled by transcript distinguishability, and increasing it requires fairness and cost consequences, leading to a soundness-fairness-cost tri-lemma.

Show HN: 500 years of Joseon court omens as an observability dashboard

The Joseon court — the dynasty that ruled Korea for five centuries (1392–1897) — watched and recorded eclipses, comets, droughts, floods, and tiger incursions as signs bearing on the Mandate of Heaven: Heaven's read on whether the dynasty should stand. This console logs those readings as operational telemetry — every entry a real record from the 朝鮮王朝實錄.

Thiel moves family to Milei's libertarian Argentina

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Werner Herzog in conversation with Paul Cronin (2014)

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Werner Herzog discusses his film Grizzly Man, about Timothy Treadwell, a man who lived with bears in Alaska. Herzog found Treadwell's footage fascinating and powerful, despite his delusional acts.

Jef Raskin, the Visionary Behind the Mac (2013)

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Jef Raskin founded the Macintosh project at Apple, leading to the development of the graphical user interface. He aimed for simplicity and user-friendliness, but the Mac has become increasingly complex over time.

The Kaiser and a "Mediocre Man" Theory of History

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The "mediocre man" theory of history suggests that ordinary individuals can shape history as much as great men or mass forces. Kaiser Wilhelm II's character and rule illustrate this theory, as his influence on German politics and world events was significant despite his lack of greatness.

Dusklight – GC Twilight Princess Decompiled

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Dusklight is a classic adventure game with fixes and improvements, available on PC and mobile. It offers authentic and modern gameplay options with higher resolutions and frame rates.

Ask HN: What Is the State of App Development in 2026?

The world of app development is changing with AI/LLMs affecting the field, making it easier to create apps but also increasing competition and the need to learn how to use AI effectively. A career in app development now requires learning to work with AI, adapting to new frameworks like .NET Maui, and navigating the challenges of app store distribution and review processes.

wolfSSL releases a new product; wolfCOSE a zero alloc C embbedded COSE stack

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wolfCOSE is a lightweight C library implementing CBOR and COSE using wolfSSL as the crypto backend. It supports all six COSE message types with a minimal build size of 7.5 KB.

Design Engineering Magazine

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The author emphasizes the importance of quality in product design, citing a shift from speed to exceptional craftsmanship. They share their expertise on building great interfaces through their website and magazine, Interfaces.

Parallel Reconstruction of Lawful TLS Wiretapping

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A TLS certificate renewal vulnerability in acme.sh allowed a certificate authority to issue a certificate, enabling wiretapping of jabber.ru. The vulnerability was exploited due to a remote code execution flaw in acme.sh, which was later patched.

Cheese Paper: a text editor specifically designed for writing

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Cheese Paper is a text editor for writing fiction that supports syncing and stores notes with each scene in a minimal file format. It's an open-source project with a simple file format and customizable themes.

Adding Linux support back for the BASIC (free) version of Vivado

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Let's talk about EU Sovereignty (2025)

The term "sovereign cloud" refers to data stored within the EU for EU citizens, but major cloud providers like AWS, Google, and Microsoft still have global services that can replicate data outside the EU, violating this principle. To truly be sovereign, companies should consider using EU-based cloud providers like Scaleway, Herzner, or VPS providers, and manage their own Kubernetes ...

White House's Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens

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The White House launched a website called Aliens.gov that mocks immigrants by comparing them to extraterrestrials and lists ICE arrests in nearly 12,000 US locations. The site's data was later updated after being found to include inaccuracies and unauthorized use of copyrighted music.

I am against GenAI and everything it stands for

The user strongly criticizes generative AI, arguing it's a trillion-dollar industry built on stolen data, harming humanity, and spreading disinformation. They believe AI will lead to a decline in critical thinking, education, and real-life communication, ultimately causing more problems than it solves.

Vibe Coding Is Not Engineering

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Vibe coding generates code but lacks coherence and fails in production due to missing requirements. Engineering fills this gap by considering system constraints and invariants to ensure a coherent system.

Iron-rich immune cells help homing pigeons navigate

The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification)

AV2 is a next-generation video coding specification from AOMedia offering superior compression efficiency and support for AR/VR, split-screen delivery, and wider visual quality range. It provides a comprehensive specification document and reference software for implementation.

OpenRCT2 v0.5.1 "Swamp Castle" released Last version to support Windows 7

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OpenRCT2 Release v0.5.1, "Swamp Castle", fixes various bugs and adds new features. This is the last release supporting Windows 7/8 due to GitHub's upcoming lack of support.

We are constantly broadcasting emotional data

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The user and their cousin encountered an aggressively shouting man on the street, but a calm greeting changed his demeanor. This experience illustrates how our bodies give off signals that others can interpret, similar to how corporations collect emotional insights from people.

Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant

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Meta plans to expand AI wearables including glasses and a business subscription, building on Limitless acquisition. The goal is to revive Reality Labs division after losing $4 billion in the first quarter.

Rotary GPU: Exploring Local Execution for Large MoE Models Under Limited VRAM

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Researchers developed Rotary GPU to make large language models accessible on smaller hardware resources, addressing deployment concerns in constrained environments. The approach achieved 21.06 tokens per second on a consumer laptop, suggesting further investigation into deployment accessibility is warranted.

A disappearing Service Processor (2025)

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The Oxide team encountered a tricky debugging issue with their Service Processor (SP) dropping off the network due to a potential software or hardware bug, which was later found to be caused by a mismatched memory attribute on the FMC bus. The team was able to reproduce the issue and eventually fixed it by changing the base address of the FMC bus to match the attributes of the device memory section.

Oscar-winning Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas dies aged 80

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Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning editor of the original Star Wars film, has died aged 80 from metastatic cancer. She was a pivotal creative force behind the space saga's early success, known for her emotional depth and narrative clarity.

Airlines Can't Charge You for What You Wear

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Airlines keep raising bag fees, forcing travelers to layer up or stuff pockets to avoid costs. A new travel solution aims to help travelers pack efficiently and avoid extra fees.

Records Show UC Sharing Data with US Customs and Border Protection

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The UC system shared data from automated license plate readers with federal agencies, violating California state law. The Ellis Collective, a student-led research group, uncovered this through public records requests and is considering further action.

Show HN: VT Code – open-source terminal coding agent in Rust

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VT Code is an open-source coding agent with LLM-native code understanding and robust shell safety, supporting multiple LLM providers and integrating with various tools and editors. It implements a defense-in-depth security model and provides a rich set of configuration options, including lifecycle hooks and PTY backend selection.

Zerostack v1.3.4 released – Lightweight Unix-inspired coding agent

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Standard tools: all of the standard tools exposed to coding agents, as described by the opencode documentation. Permission system: five configurable modes with per-tool patterns, session allowlists, and configurable mode-to-rule application policies Prompts system: switch between system prompt modes at runtime (code, plan, review, debug, etc.) to tailor the agent's behavior to the task ...