Running local models is good now

1032 jfb 2026-06-16 14:36:57 UTC vickiboykis.com Llama Share 436

The user has been using local models since their release and has seen significant improvements in accuracy and speed, particularly with the Gemma 4 family, allowing for agentic coding and tasks like refactoring code and writing unit tests. The user is excited about the potential of local models but notes that they still have limitations, such as slow inference and small context windows, and ...

SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B

893 itsmarcelg 2026-06-16 10:44:24 UTC reuters.com Full Share 1352

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I admire Fabrice Bellard. He is almost certainly a better overall programmer

859 apitman 2026-06-16 04:58:15 UTC twitter.com/id_aa_carmack Full Share 423

I admire Fabrice Bellard. He is almost certainly a better overall programmer than I am. A French engineer who lives quietly in Paris has spent 30 years writing software that the entire internet now runs on without knowing his name. He wrote the code that streams every YouTube video, every Netflix show, every TikTok clip. He wrote the code that runs the virtual

Mechanical Watch (2022)

630 razin 2026-06-16 11:26:27 UTC ciechanow.ski Llama Share 114

A mechanical watch uses a spiral torsion spring to store energy, which is then released to power the watch's hands. The energy is controlled by gears and an escapement mechanism, ultimately regulated by a balance wheel oscillating at a precise rate.

Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness

587 neilfrndes 2026-06-16 16:12:06 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 192

The author uses Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues to reduce motion sickness while working in a moving vehicle. This feature, introduced in 2024, uses dots on the screen that move in harmony with the car's motion.

Feds freaked over Fable 5 after 'fix this code', not jailbreak, say researchers

546 _tk_ 2026-06-16 09:26:09 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 325

Anthropic's AI models were blocked by the Trump administration due to a simple prompt "Fix this code" from outside researchers. The ban is seen as counterproductive by cybersecurity expert Katie Moussouris, who argues it will hurt defenders more than attackers.

The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad they fixed it during emulation

479 paulmooreparks 2026-06-16 04:46:36 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 158

Raymond has been involved in Windows evolution for over 30 years and created The Old New Thing website and book. He occasionally shares stories on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account.

Is Meta destroying its engineering organization?

421 throwarayes 2026-06-16 16:42:32 UTC newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com Llama Share 393

Meta's engineering culture has been drastically changed under new leadership, with engineers being reassigned to data labeling and AI training, and being tracked with invasive software. This has led to widespread dissatisfaction, a major security breach, and a significant outage, with many engineers seeking new jobs and questioning the priorities of CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

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Apple is about to make Hide My Email useless

400 SXX 2026-06-16 18:37:21 UTC arseniyshestakov.com Llama Share 249

Apple is changing Sign in with Apple and Hide My Email aliases to @private.icloud.com, making it easier to ban them. This change may lead to services rejecting these emails, reducing their usefulness for iCloud+ users.

U.S. pulling ocean sensors a 'shock' for Canadian research as El Niño nears

389 ResearchAtPlay 2026-06-16 19:42:05 UTC timescolonist.com Llama Share 247

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Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity

289 pseudolus 2026-06-16 15:44:44 UTC therepublicofletters.substack.com Llama Share 138

Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, refused to license his characters for merchandise due to artistic integrity concerns. He fought a six-year battle with his syndicate, Universal Press Syndicate, before they agreed to his terms.

SpaceX Is Buying Cursor

287 jrm-veris 2026-06-16 12:31:37 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 3

SpaceX agreed to buy AI coding start-up Cursor for $60bn, expanding its AI business. The deal aims to boost SpaceX's AI capabilities, particularly with its xAI unit behind the Grok chatbot.

Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2

279 rdmuser 2026-06-16 09:46:49 UTC tck.mn Llama Share 87

The game Slay the Spire 2 has a bug called correlated RNG (CRNG) that allows players to predict certain random events, such as the curse from Neow's Bones, the first fight's drop rate, and the Doll Room's outcome, due to unexpected correlations between different random number generators. The bug is caused by the C# implementation of the System.Random class, which makes the output linear in ...

TIL: You can make HTTP requests without curl using Bash /dev/TCP

275 mrshu 2026-06-16 16:40:58 UTC mareksuppa.com Llama Share 145

To make a GET request in a minimal Docker container, use bash to open a TCP socket with /dev/tcp and write the request by hand. This method works for plaintext HTTP but not HTTPS, and is a bash feature not available in all shells.

Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers

266 speckx 2026-06-16 13:46:19 UTC 9to5google.com Llama Share 338

Google Chrome is ending support for Manifest V2 extensions, including popular ad blockers like uBlock Origin, due to new permissions structure and focus on privacy. Chrome 150 will remove the primary workaround, while Chrome 151 will remove remaining flags, effectively ending ad blocker tools.

I Could've Rickrolled the FIFA World Cup. All I Needed Was My ID

261 BobDaHacker 2026-06-16 05:23:42 UTC bobdahacker.com Llama Share 95

A security researcher discovered a critical vulnerability in FIFA's Football Data Platform, allowing anyone to access and control live World Cup streams, match data, and editorial notes without proper authorization. The researcher reported the issue to FIFA, but received no response, and instead had to contact CISA and the FBI to get the vulnerability patched.

Stop Using JWTs

255 dzonga 2026-06-16 16:49:46 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 149

But yak shaving is fun (2019)

212 parksb 2026-06-16 14:26:26 UTC parksb.github.io Llama Share 63

The author built a custom static site generator from scratch, which is an example of yak shaving, a term coined by Carlin Vieri to describe doing a chain of related tasks that eventually lose their original purpose. Yak shaving can be fun but often leads to wasted time and resources.

Claude: Elevated errors across many models [resolved]

182 forks 2026-06-16 17:30:30 UTC status.claude.com Full Share 153

Claude's Status Page - Elevated errors across many models.

I've always wondered if anyone used sharing buttons on news sites and blogs

174 speckx 2026-06-16 20:12:05 UTC ankursethi.com Llama Share 94

UK government study found 0.21% of 6.8 million pageviews used social sharing buttons, with users mostly copying and pasting links instead. Similar low usage rates were found in other studies, with users preferring to copy links or use browser share buttons.

'Ghost jobs' could soon be illegal in New York

173 toomuchtodo 2026-06-16 17:01:12 UTC fastcompany.com Full Share 109

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Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books?

169 imakwana 2026-06-16 17:11:05 UTC tim.blog Llama Share 180

Tim Ferriss shares his concerns about the impact of AI on the self-help and non-fiction book industry, citing a 57% drop in print sales of his own books since the launch of LLMs like ChatGPT. He believes that the trend will continue and that the industry will need to adapt by focusing on long-form content, personal connections, and unique experiences that AI cannot replicate.

Commodore Releases Flip Phone

169 bartekrutkowski 2026-06-16 09:15:31 UTC commodore.net Llama Share 102

The Callback is a flip phone with essential apps, blocking social media and browsers, and running a private Sailfish OS. It's designed for digital minimalism, simplicity, and friendly tech, aiming to reduce anxiety and promote human connection.

Humanity isn't ready for the coming intelligence explosion

167 andsoitis 2026-06-16 02:00:45 UTC economist.com Llama Share 471

Experts warn of a 10-50% risk of catastrophic AI event, a concern voiced by AI lab founders. Tech must reorient towards moral purpose for it and humanity to flourish.

Microsoft turns to AWS as GitHub faces AI capacity crunch

154 ilreb 2026-06-16 02:47:57 UTC runtimewire.com Llama Share 70

Microsoft is using Amazon Web Services capacity to support GitHub due to an AI-driven surge in coding activity. This move shows how developer tooling has turned into a hyperscale infrastructure race.

I Fired Google

148 speckx 2026-06-16 14:26:19 UTC theartofdoingstuff.com Llama Share 127

Companies are over-improving products that were already working, adding unnecessary features and complexity. This has led to frustration with products like Google Home, which became less useful after updates.

Show HN: Garden of Flowers – an archive of pictorial typography before ASCII art

146 california-og 2026-06-16 04:25:57 UTC garden-of-flowers.heikkilotvonen.com Full Share 25

An archive of ~2500 pictorial typography and letterpress works spanning four centuries, images composed entirely of type ornaments, characters, and rule. The history of ASCII art before computers.

Russian artist and Putin critic shot dead in Poland

141 2OEH8eoCRo0 2026-06-16 12:31:18 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 68

Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was shot dead in Poland, near the Belarusian consulate, after criticizing Putin. Two Belarusian citizens were detained but their role in the murder is still being determined.

GPT‑NL: a sovereign language model for the Netherlands

140 root-parent 2026-06-16 17:54:02 UTC tno.nl Llama Share 137

Researchers at TNO, SURF, and NFI are building a Dutch language model, GPT-NL, with strong governance, transparency, and public values. This independent model strengthens the Netherlands' digital autonomy and provides a foundation for responsible AI applications.

Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular Ad Blockers

133 arnejenssen 2026-06-16 15:05:09 UTC tech.slashdot.org Llama Share 3

Google is ending support for legacy ad blockers like uBlock Origin by removing the kExtensionManifestV2Disabled flag in Chrome 150. This will impact other Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge and Opera, which may also follow suit.

Qwen-Robot Suite: A Foundation Model Suite for Physical World Intelligence

127 ilreb 2026-06-16 13:15:15 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 22

The Qwen-Robot Suite bridges the gap between vision and language understanding and physical control with three foundation models: Qwen-RobotNav, Qwen-RobotManip, and Qwen-RobotWorld. These models enable an agentic system where general intelligence translates directly into physical action.

Amazon Announces Multibillion-Dollar Data Center in Missouri

121 thelonelyborg 2026-06-16 00:28:14 UTC narracomm.com Llama Share 134

Amazon is investing in a multibillion-dollar data center campus in Missouri, creating over 400 jobs and generating hundreds of millions in tax revenue. The campus will support cloud computing and AI workloads, with Amazon committing to community contributions and sustainable practices.

Understanding the rationale behind a rule when trying to circumvent it

116 tosh 2026-06-16 07:35:27 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 35

Callbacks must be fast and non-blocking, returning quickly to avoid system slowdowns. Blocking or IPC calls, including waiting for work items, defeat the purpose of asynchronous work and can cause system hangs.

The UK's Teen Social Media Ban Is Political Theater, Not Child Safety Policy

107 hn_acker 2026-06-16 22:15:55 UTC techdirt.com Llama Share 102

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is blaming the internet for societal problems and plans to ban teens from more internet services, threatening fines for non-compliance. His policy is seen as a desperate attempt to grab headlines and distract from his own policy failures, rather than addressing the real issues.

Fable ban was never about a jailbreak?

107 amarant 2026-06-16 15:27:56 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 19

The US Commerce Department invoked an export control directive against Anthropic, citing national security concerns, forcing the company to shut down its top AI models. Experts criticize the move as hasty and misguided, warning it sets a precedent for government control over American-made software.

SubQ 1.1 Small

107 EDM115 2026-06-16 14:50:10 UTC subq.ai Llama Share 45

SubQ 1.1 Small is a new AI model that removes the constraint of attention compute, enabling direct reasoning over large artifacts. It achieves near-perfect long-context retrieval and reduces attention compute by up to 64.5x compared to dense attention.

10Gb/s Ethernet: switching to a Broadcom SFP+ module

100 gpjt 2026-06-16 17:48:42 UTC gilesthomas.com Llama Share 87

User upgraded home LAN to 10Gb/s using 10GBASE-T modules. A new Broadcom-based module replaced a Marvell-based one that overheated, resolving network issues.

Humiliating IIS servers for fun and jail time

99 denysvitali 2026-06-16 22:53:34 UTC mll.sh Llama Share 16

When identifying IIS servers, use Google dorks like "aspnet_client" and "ext:aspx" to locate targets, then use tools like httpx and nuclei to gather information and enumerate potential vulnerabilities. Techniques like shortname enumeration, path traversal, and HTTP Parameter Pollution can be used to discover and exploit IIS-specific vulnerabilities, such as RCE via deserialization and stored ...

Never talk to the police

99 Cider9986 2026-06-16 16:16:38 UTC campolalaw.com Llama Share 140

When speaking to law enforcement, it's always a mistake to talk before a criminal defense attorney. This is because you don't know what information the police have or where it came from, and talking can hurt your case.

Trinket.io shutting down, so we saved it and hosted it a trinket.strivemath.org

96 apulkit6 2026-06-16 09:30:58 UTC trinket.strivemath.org Full Share 13

A community-hosted edition of Trinket, free forever at trinket.strivemath.org. Write and run Python, HTML, and more in your browser, and build interactive coding courses. Hosted by Strive Math.

Making ast.walk 220x Faster

92 palashawas 2026-06-16 16:25:28 UTC reflex.dev Llama Share 16

The user's AI reflex-app builder generates massive Python code, but running reflex compile finds issues one at a time, increasing latency. To fix this, the user built a custom linter, but it was slow due to ast.walk, which they optimized by rewriting it in Rust and caching subclass information.

Unicorn – The Ultimate CPU Emulator

91 tosh 2026-06-16 11:14:38 UTC unicorn-engine.org Llama Share 28

Unicorn Engine was awarded by Alibaba Cloud for its impact on the cybersecurity field. The project has been maintained and developed for over 7 years under an open-source license.

After AI takes everything

88 speckx 2026-06-16 15:20:05 UTC ursb.me Llama Share 101

The author discusses how AI is changing the role of humans in the workforce, particularly in the tech industry, and how it's essential to focus on high-level thinking and judgment rather than just executing tasks. The author argues that humans need to adapt to this new reality by developing skills such as taste, derivation, and judgment, and that these skills are essential for making ...

'Wow, it really worked ': 70s TV show causing worldwide panic today

87 defrost 2026-06-16 12:51:10 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 47

A 1977 mockumentary called Alternative 3 claimed scientists were disappearing or dying due to a secret government plan to abandon Earth. The show was a hoax, but its story has been taken seriously by conspiracy theorists and continues to influence their ideas today.

Wolfram Language and Mathematica Version 15, AI Assistant, Symbolic Music, More

80 alok-g 2026-06-16 23:15:44 UTC writings.stephenwolfram.com Llama Share 19

Wolfram Language has expanded beyond math and now includes a new release, Version 15, with a lot of new core functionality and AI integration. The AI Assistant in Version 15 provides a convenient way to get help in doing things with Wolfram Language and can be used to access an AI from within Wolfram Notebooks.

Reviews have become expensive, rewrites have become cheap

79 arzh2 2026-06-16 00:13:34 UTC ishmeetbindra.com Llama Share 72

LLMs generate overly complex code due to their nature, making review more time-consuming. Rewriting AI-generated code is now cheaper, allowing for more efficient simplification and planning upfront.

Making espresso with ultrasound

76 darktoto 2026-06-16 08:52:06 UTC unsw.edu.au Llama Share 76

UNSW acknowledges the traditional owners of its land, the Bidjigal, Biripai, Dharug, and others. It honours their Elders and recognises their enduring connection to culture and Country.

NLnet announces funding for 67 more open-source projects

72 laurenth 2026-06-16 23:12:09 UTC nlnet.nl Llama Share 11

67 new projects have been awarded grants as part of the Next Generation Internet initiative, covering the entire technology stack from open hardware to services and applications.

Is Fable 5 Back?

67 AussieWog93 2026-06-16 13:05:07 UTC isfable5back.com Llama Share 56

Claude Fable 5 is offline due to a U.S. export-control directive on June 12, 2026, citing national-security concerns. Anthropic is working to restore access, with no announced return date.

Specs Augmented Reality Glasses

66 haberdasher 2026-06-16 17:00:59 UTC newsroom.snap.com Llama Share 42

Snap built SPECS, a wearable computer that uses augmented reality to help people engage with the world around them, rather than pulling them away. SPECS are designed to be natural, with a 51-degree field of view, 16 million colors, and a lightweight design, making computing useful in the moment.

UK to require ID or face scan before you can make social media accounts

59 speckx 2026-06-16 15:39:36 UTC bleepingcomputer.com Llama Share 94

The UK government plans to ban under-16s from social media, with regulations due before Christmas and taking effect in spring 2027, requiring age-checks for new accounts. Critics warn the checks are easy to circumvent and put users' ID and biometric data at risk of breaches.

AI is potentially a Dunning-Kruger effect amplifier

52 binyu 2026-06-16 19:47:13 UTC twitter.com/i Llama Share 20

AI may amplify the Dunning-Kruger effect, accelerating idiocracy. Narrow AIs need to improve at avoiding midwit-glazing input loops and false information.

Gamers beware: malicious wallpapers on Steam found stealing accounts

45 speckx 2026-06-16 17:15:02 UTC securelist.com Llama Share 26

Malware is spreading through Steam Workshop, targeting gamers in China and Russia, by exploiting Wallpaper Engine's sharing feature. The attackers hide malware in wallpaper packages, which can lead to hijacked Steam accounts or infected systems.

The Web We Know Is Going to Disappear

40 taubek 2026-06-16 18:57:37 UTC minid.net Llama Share 34

The Web is evolving into a more centralized and convenient interface, with AI chat interfaces replacing search engines and websites. This shift will change user habits and make websites less relevant, but people will still want to publish, learn, and connect.

GateGPT: 56k tokens per second Transformer (KV cache) on FPGA at 80 MHz

37 laxmena 2026-06-16 16:12:26 UTC twitter.com/fguzmanai Full Share 13

56,000+ tokens/sec at just 80 MHz. 🤯 I burned a full Transformer with KV cache into a custom chip. Designed gate by gate as a 100% digital integrated circuit. Prototyped on a FPGA. (No GPU. No CPU) Just pure digital silicon running @karpathy microGPT, spelling out names on a https://t.co/hXX8kKIxiA

Show HN: VoiceDraw – Talk system design out loud, the diagrams draw themselves

33 ajaypanthagani 2026-06-16 19:13:30 UTC voicedraw.com Full Share 13

VoiceDraw turns your words into architecture diagrams. Speak or type what you want to build — the AI renders it in real time. This tour covers everything in under a minute.

Total Iran Economic Damage Estimate

30 littlexsparkee 2026-06-16 21:18:36 UTC fdd.org Llama Share 28

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Show HN: cuTile Rust: Safe, data-race-free GPU kernels in Rust

29 melihelibol 2026-06-16 20:17:42 UTC github.com/nvlabs Llama Share 10

cuTile Rust is a tile-based system for writing memory-safe GPU kernels in Rust, extending ownership discipline across the GPU launch boundary. It supports synchronous launches, asynchronous pipelines, and CUDA graph replay, with a macro for embedding kernel code in the host binary.

Frood, an Alpine Initramfs NAS (2024)

29 ethanpil 2026-06-16 20:17:04 UTC words.filippo.io Llama Share 10

The user has a custom NAS setup using Alpine Linux with a single initramfs containing the entire system. They've created a custom setup using alpine-make-rootfs to build a container image with a simple system configuration.

Databricks Launches LTAP: A Unified OLAP/OLTP Data Architecture

28 thehaikuza 2026-06-16 19:45:11 UTC databricks.com Llama Share 10

Databricks introduced LTAP, a new data processing architecture that unifies OLAP and OLTP on a single copy of data in the lake, eliminating ETL and replicas. LTAP is built on Lakebase, which serves thousands of customers and handles 12 million database launches per day.

SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO

26 frb 2026-06-16 12:09:34 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 3

SpaceX is acquiring Cursor, an AI coding startup, for $60 billion in stock to boost its AI division. The deal aims to help SpaceX catch up with major AI labs after its AI division faced controversies and restructuring.

CJEU: Social networks are the 'publishers' of algorithmically-altered feeds

25 handelaar 2026-06-16 15:30:26 UTC bsky.app Full Share 10

EU, tech law CJEU: Member States can require age verification for porn, and ban rebroadcast of traffic cop information also ***a website that controls what viewers see via an algorithm is liable for the content*** https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-06/cp260087en.pdf

The octopus architecture for AI agents

20 joshbetz 2026-06-16 17:24:45 UTC blog.goodman.dev Llama Share 3

TorkBot's architecture is like an octopus with a centralized brain and semi-autonomous appendages, each handling specific tasks. It maintains continuity and personality through a single LLM conversation and compacting lane contexts for efficient interaction.

Show HN: Pen and paper resource development game with an emergent world

19 jhylands 2026-06-16 17:49:54 UTC jameshylands.co.uk Llama Share 1

The user created a game called Sortis, a procedurally generated grid world where players manage resources, build structures, and coordinate agents to progress through levels. The game uses a combination of pen-and-paper mechanics, LFSR random number generators, and closed-form formulas to create a emergent gameplay experience without requiring complex computation.

EU Commission Response to 'Stop Destroying Videogames'

12 TechTechTech 2026-06-16 20:49:30 UTC ec.europa.eu Llama Share 2

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