Claude: System Prompts

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Claude's web interface and mobile apps use a system prompt to provide information, including the current date, at the start of conversations. The prompt is updated periodically to improve Claude's responses, but not for the Claude API.

Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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A 3rd World Embedded Engineer Responds to "RISC-V They Should Have Known Better"

The author criticizes Dmitry Grinberg's article on RISC-V, arguing that his criticism of the architecture is biased and misses the point. The author claims that RISC-V's openness and low cost make it accessible to developers in developing countries, allowing them to create their own projects without relying on expensive tools or licenses.

Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"

Researchers studied persistent kidney disappointment using the UCI dataset, exploring its causes and outcomes. Kidney failure can lead to various health issues, including heart problems, bone diseases, and increased potassium levels.

Tell HN: Cloudflare silently injects its analytics when you switch nameservers

You recently switched to Cloudflare's nameservers, which silently added a JS analytics snippet to your site. This approach is invasive and should opt-in instead of opt-out for users' consent.

Models Are Getting Dumber on Purpose

Large language models are getting smarter per parameter, but this comes at the cost of factual knowledge, which is often outdated and prone to hallucination. By decoupling reasoning from knowledge, frontier models can provide high-quality answers without relying on stale facts.

The AI Credit Resale Economy

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Token brokers buy unused credits from startups and resell them, offering discounts to attract buyers. This market is growing rapidly, with tens of millions of credits being offered across various sites and forums.

What happens when an LLM never sees material beyond fifth grade?

Researchers trained language models on a filtered US elementary school curriculum to test learning of new skills. The results show that pretraining filter sets the effective capability ceiling, with no significant improvement in out-of-scope performance.

Stripe Clinches over $7B Deal to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter

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The weekend is 100 years old

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The concept of the weekend has evolved over 100 years, from its origins in Henry Ford's five-day workweek to modern debates about a four-day week. The weekend is now seen as a time for rest and leisure, but also for socializing and pursuing passions.

Patterns and problems in emerging multi-agent systems

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AI agents are increasingly interacting with each other in shared systems, leading to uncertainty about their behavior at scale. Agents can exhibit beneficial coordination but also fail to communicate effectively and may engage in sabotage or malicious behavior.

St Lucie Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 manually shutdown, 3 control rods drop into core

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The Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 was manually shut down after 3 control rods dropped into the reactor core. The event, classified as a non-emergency by the NRC, had all systems responding normally post-trip.

Anthropic's 'Watermark' Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing

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Anthropic is implementing a watermarking system on its Claude models to comply with the EU's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, which requires marking AI-generated text. The system uses semantic watermarking techniques that subtly influence word choices at inference time.

NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers

Nvidia dramatically reduces amount of OpenAI infra financing it may guarantee

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Protobuf has LSP support. You're welcome

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Buf releases the Buf LSP server, providing modern IDE support for Protobuf development. The new implementation is faster and more flexible than protoc, enabling incremental compilation and better diagnostics.

Qwen 3.8 27B is excellent, but it defaults to overthinking things

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The author has been testing Qwen 3.8 27B, a large language model from Alibaba's research lab, on various machines and found it to be highly capable but slow due to its dense architecture requiring significant memory bandwidth.

A U.S. Strategy to Prevent the Creation of Mirror Life

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Scientists warn of potential catastrophic risks from "mirror life," hypothetical organisms with reversed molecular orientation, which could escape immune detection and cause fatal infections. The US should engage in transparent scientific collaboration to prevent its creation by anyone, anywhere.

ICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He's Approaching 300 Days

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A journalist, Carlitos Ricardo Parias, has spent over 300 days in ICE detention after being shot and detained by federal immigration agents. He was investigating an immigration raid when he was attacked and injured.

Guiding Ships with Moire Patterns (2018)

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The user built a Moire pattern light to guide ships through channels, following the patent's claims closely. The system is intuitive and effective but may not be the best solution for all situations due to its narrow path requirement.

Banned Words List

Young People Hate AI CEOs So Passionately That It's Almost Hard to Believe

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Young adults' trust in tech industry leaders has plummeted, with most saying they don't trust any of the nine executives overseeing AI companies. A new survey found that only 35% of respondents trusted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, while others like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk scored even lower.

Ask HN: Do you know of any company that went back to hand-written code?

Some companies have shifted from relying heavily on LLMs to limiting their use due to budget constraints or lack of meaningful contribution to the bottom line. However, it's unclear if many companies have completely abandoned LLMs in favor of human authoring.

A True Telnet BBS on a Casio Calculator

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The author, a hobbyist, has developed software for Casio Pocket Computer calculators and created a Bulletin Board Service (BBS) hosted on one of the devices. The BBS allows users to connect via telnet and log amateur radio contacts using the calculator's programming capabilities.

The Iran War Is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US

The Case Against Formal Verification, 50 Years Later

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Engineers are excited about software verification due to AI coding, making it faster and easier. Classic papers argue against formal verification, but recent developments invalidate their points.

AI Coding Without the Vibes

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The author argues that students should learn to use AI tools like Claude Fable to review their code, rather than relying solely on human reviewers. This approach allows for faster development and reduces the risk of bugs being missed, while still maintaining the benefits of human judgment and creativity in coding.

Show HN: Mic Drop, a real-time multiplayer karaoke game

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The free online version of Grab the Mic: get a word, buzz in, and sing a real song containing it — your friends vote. No app, no mic needed, 2–8 players.

GPS and the Lost Art of Getting Lost

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A neuroscientist studied how people navigate without GPS, finding that relying on technology can lead to a loss of spatial awareness and cognitive mapping skills. Many participants reported difficulty navigating when their GPS was disrupted, highlighting the importance of these skills in everyday life.

US oil reserves are so low, the caverns holding them could be damaged

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The Independent reports on critical US issues, including the nation's low oil stockpile and rising gas prices. Experts warn that repeated withdrawals from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve could permanently damage its underground caverns.

MathCode, Mathematical Coding Agent

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MathCode is a terminal AI coding assistant that converts plain language math problems into Lean 4 theorems and attempts formal proofs. It features various tools for efficient proof-solving, including a persistent Lean REPL and theorem libraries.

Show HN: A public AI whose memory is shared across all users

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It's never been reset.Don't say anything you don't want people to know.Come back later and see how things have evolved.

Falstad Math and Physics Simulations

The quirky personal homepages of programming language creators

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Flip through the personal homepages of programming language creators, ranked by their top PLDB language.

Stop Turning every purchase into a tip request

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The US tipping culture has shifted from a reward for exceptional service to an expectation, creating a guilt trip for customers. Businesses now use digital payment screens to pressure customers into leaving higher tips instead of charging fair prices.

Show HN: Laptop is the last place your secrets are still in plaintext

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Jitpass is a tool that encrypts sensitive data like .env files, AWS credentials, and shell exports to protect them from unauthorized access. It uses biometric authentication with Touch ID to unlock the encrypted vault for specific processes or tools.

Claude Seems Down

The Claude API is experiencing unavailability with no updates on its status page, causing issues for users. The outage appears to be widespread, affecting multiple services and platforms used by many people.

Government sponsored study on alcohol doesn't stand up to scrutiny

The Trumps' Crypto Project Just Got One Step Closer to Becoming a Bank

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The Trump family's crypto business, World Liberty Financial, has received conditional approval to operate like a bank from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. This move is seen as an example of President Trump's corruption by Democratic lawmakers.

Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190-200B 2028 revenue forecast

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Is the industry ready for tokens-constrained work?

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A software developer shared a story about running out of tokens for the day and being told to "make do" by his manager, highlighting the limitations of using AI tools in their work. The author argues that this approach can lead to inefficiencies and encourages employees to pick up more productive tasks instead.

Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

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Nvidia's stake in SpaceX is worth about $17.2 billion after the company's stock price declined from $170.86 to $140 since its IPO in June. Nvidia invested $5 billion in xAI, which led to a significant return on investment as its stake in SpaceX increased by billions of dollars.

Health benefits of Tai Chi

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Tai chi is a low-impact exercise that combines slow movements with deep breathing to promote balance, flexibility, and overall health. It can be adapted for anyone, regardless of fitness level or age, and has been shown to have numerous benefits in preventing and managing various health conditions.

Show HN: I built a native app for coding agents with Rust and GPUI

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Waku is a fast, local agent CLI that integrates sessions, transcripts, and tool activity in one window. It provides control without cloud or telemetry, with features like instant launch and roll-back capabilities.

Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy

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Researchers have found a way to use unencrypted WiFi signals to create radio-based images of people and recognize them within seconds, without cameras or devices. This technique can identify individuals with nearly 100% accuracy, even from different angles and while walking.

Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network

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Reticulum is a cryptography-based networking stack for building decentralized, sovereign networks without control or censorship. It enables secure digital communication and end-to-end connectivity with self-sovereign addresses that can be moved freely within the network.

Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5B in second quarter

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Anthropic's revenue surged 14-fold to over $11.5 billion in the second quarter, Bloomberg reported. The AI company is preparing for a potential IPO that could unlock billions of dollars in capital and fund its growing infrastructure costs.

Zapping Rocks Unlocks Stimulated Geologic Hydrogen

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Researchers at Eden GeoPower are testing a new method to produce hydrogen underground using electrical stimulation, which could provide almost unlimited energy for the future. The technology involves fracturing rock formations with high-voltage pulses to release trapped hydrogen gas.

Access to telemetry data: Automotive industry criticizes intelligence reform

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The German automotive industry criticizes a federal government plan to give intelligence agencies access to vehicle data, calling for clearer rules. The industry warns that the current draft is too vague and could lead to medium-sized companies handling sensitive information.

Show HN: Grafana agent observability for Hermes Agent

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The Grafana Agent Observability plugin for Hermes Agent records LLM calls and tool executions as generations. To install, follow instructions to update ~/.hermes/config.yaml and enable the plugin with a new key name.

Targeted marine cloud brightening weakens subsequent El Niño

Leave your screen unlocked, meet developers paypal.com

A writer reminisces about office pranks in the 90s, where employees would send emails from each other's accounts as a form of humor. This practice taught valuable lessons about identity and impersonation that are now lacking in modern workplaces with strict security policies.

It's How You Ask: Gender-Associated Linguistic Bias in LLMs

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LLMs may not serve all users equally due to biases in linguistic features used by women. These biases result in shorter, less sophisticated responses across different models and document types.

Stripe 2.9% vs. Adyen 0.6% vs. Braintree 2.59%: 2026 Fees

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For large enterprises, Adyen offers the cheapest payment processing with its interchange-plus model, while Stripe excels at developer tooling and embedded-finance stacks for software companies. Braintree differentiates itself on native PayPal and Venmo acceptance, but ultimately loses to Adyen's cost-effectiveness and platform unification for global retailers or omnichannel brands.

Red queen hypothesis – a new way forward for self-improving AI

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Researchers have developed a new method for recursive self-improving AI agents to continue improving themselves without hitting an evaluation ceiling. This approach allows the agent and evaluator to evolve together, creating a self-improving loop that can lead to more capable and efficient AI systems.