We must pace the frontier

748 apsec112 2026-09-12 14:10:49 UTC darioamodei.com Llama Share 1048

The author believes AI can greatly improve human life, but also poses significant risks that must be addressed. To mitigate these risks, the author proposes a three-step plan to pace AI development: embedded evaluators, democratic coordination, and global coordination.

google.com/goto: Google's anti-scraping update

679 1e1a 2026-09-12 03:14:20 UTC autom.dev Llama Share 553

Google Search is rewriting organic result links to use a custom "goto" URL, redirecting users to the actual page instead of exposing the destination URL directly. This change aims to prevent automated SERP harvesting by AI crawlers and SEO scrapers.

Make your first edit to OpenStreetMap

620 juliantigler 2026-09-12 16:25:08 UTC high5apps.github.io Llama Share 150

This tutorial guides users to add a website tag to nearby shops or amenities on OpenStreetMap, helping people worldwide access more information. Users can use JOSM and the Website Wizard plugin to find and add official websites for places in their area of interest.

Fuck it, make it anyway

604 JayOtter 2026-09-12 11:42:32 UTC joelotter.com Llama Share 616

The author experienced a creative slump due to the rise of generative AI, which threatens their livelihood and sense of fulfillment in programming and game development. They're considering adapting to AI or giving up, but instead are choosing to continue making things the hard way for personal enjoyment and growth.

Nvidia is the central bank of AI

582 tolugenius 2026-09-12 15:08:27 UTC economist.com Full Share 401

Linux Zoom client proactively reading everything written to X11 clipboard

429 encyclopedism 2026-09-12 18:58:57 UTC hachyderm.io Full Share 167

I noticed today that an update to the #Linux #Zoom client has made it start proactively reading _everything_ written to the X11 clipboard. If you keep interesting secrets in your clipboard – particularly, if a password manager uses it as a means of getting the password to where it needs to be – this might be a thing you need to know about!

LG says we're fake news [video]

414 HelloUsername 2026-09-12 19:35:36 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 214

An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem

368 danielmorozoff 2026-09-12 10:13:24 UTC threebodyorbits.com Llama Share 90

The three-body problem has thousands of periodic orbits, each with its own page on a map. These orbits can be rated and ranked in battles, forming families or constellations that display their unique characteristics.

Navier-Stokes Announcement

338 rvz 2026-09-12 04:09:43 UTC claymath.org Llama Share 290

The Clay Mathematics Institute congratulates several mathematicians on their awards, including Fields Medals and Frontiers of Science Prizes. These honors recognize outstanding contributions to mathematics from individuals such as Yu Deng, Hong Wang, and Anna Skorobogatova.

An open letter to Dario: if you mean it, open the weights

307 routelastresort 2026-09-12 19:15:32 UTC jacob.gold Llama Share 101

Anthropic published a law proposal requiring publicly available AI models to be open weights, slowing down frontier model development. This would reduce funding for future training runs and slow progress at every lab without regulatory capture.

Real-SWE: Benchmarking AI models on private, real-world, enterprise codebases

275 theanonymousone 2026-09-12 20:25:48 UTC withspecific.com Llama Share 157

Real-SWE is a benchmark that evaluates frontier AI models on private, real-world enterprise codebases. It tests agents' ability to navigate proprietary systems and make changes within real operational constraints.

Don't be the out of touch Kung Fu master

266 dsubburam 2026-09-12 21:51:43 UTC twitter.com/id_aa_carmack Llama Share 422

The author reflects on the evolution of martial arts and programming skills, noting how modern AI is making some skills less critical. They draw a parallel between ancient Japanese swordsmanship and the current state of coding, where hand-assembled code is becoming obsolete.

Reversing Factorio's RNG

241 jheitmann 2026-09-12 17:02:19 UTC gegell.github.io Llama Share 44

The author of the post has reverse-engineered the random number generator (RNG) used in Factorio, a popular game about factory-building and automation. The RNG is based on the taus88 algorithm, which uses three linear feedback shift registers (LFSRs) to generate pseudo-random numbers. The author has developed a method to predict future RNG outputs by analyzing past observations and using ...

Retrospectively Reverse-Engineering Apple's Neural Engine

238 zdw 2026-09-12 07:54:03 UTC eiln.github.io Llama Share 36

The author is reverse-engineering the Apple Neural Engine (ANE) on the M1 chip to understand its architecture and limitations. The ANE's design was optimized for CNN workloads, but it has been found that transformer workloads can also be executed efficiently within the ANE's dataflow constraints.

Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries

234 herbertl 2026-09-12 22:35:25 UTC untranslatedjp.substack.com Full Share 108

4,400-Year-Old Tomb of Egyptian Judge Found at Saqqara with Colors on Walls

201 arunbahl 2026-09-12 18:51:40 UTC arkeonews.net Full Share 60

Pandas Should Go Extinct

189 __eddie__ 2026-09-12 02:42:08 UTC eddie.codes Llama Share 101

The author argues that Pandas DataFrame library should be replaced due to its inefficiencies, which force users to adopt distributed querying systems prematurely. Two alternatives, Polars and DuckDB, offer better performance and are more suitable for medium-sized data problems.

Show HN: Redis City – Explore how Redis works in an interactive 3D model

183 poltora 2026-09-12 19:43:34 UTC poltora.dev Full Share 27

An interactive 3D Redis visualization, from command parsing and key lookup to the allocator, memory pages, RDB, and AOF.

Compressing a flag to 11 bits

181 bennett_dev 2026-09-12 15:57:43 UTC read.vantezzen.io Llama Share 73

The user created a custom encoding scheme for flags using Huffman coding, allowing them to be represented in a compact binary format. The scheme uses layers to define common flag elements, such as stripes and shapes, with each layer having its own set of options.

Google stole open source code without crediting the authors (Artemis/Minitap)

179 MysteryPancake 2026-09-12 02:39:39 UTC minitap.ai Llama Share 32

The author of mobile-use discovered that Google's Artemis project had incorporated their open-source code without proper attribution, removing their names from the original version. The author is disappointed in Google and believes this incident highlights the importance of respecting open-source contributions and maintaining transparency in software development.

I made a build visualizer to understand Bun's compile times

173 lalitmaganti 2026-09-12 14:45:28 UTC lalitm.com Llama Share 32

The author built an open-source tracing tool called buildprof to visualize the time spent on different parts of a software build process. The tool records every process launched during a build, including subprocesses and their subprocesses, and lays them out on one timeline.

P(doom)

158 lumpa 2026-09-12 21:35:38 UTC lucumr.pocoo.org Llama Share 133

The author discusses concerns about AI safety and pacing, particularly with regards to the potential risks of powerful models being developed by companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. They argue that these models are not inherently dangerous but rather a result of regulatory failures and unchecked power.

How to buy a good car for $1000

145 barry-cotter 2026-09-12 01:37:06 UTC abio.substack.com Full Share 233

Starlink Signal Leakage Threatens Radio Astronomy's Most Critical Frequencies

143 upofadown 2026-09-12 00:40:32 UTC gadgetreview.com Llama Share 86

Astronomers using the SKA-Low telescope are detecting strong electronic signals from SpaceX satellites, not the intended neutral hydrogen signals they're designed to detect. The signals are coming from hardware leakage and could render entire frequency bands unusable for astronomy research.

Waymo pulls over, calls cops on juvenile riders who had 'ghost gun"

135 mmayberry 2026-09-12 14:16:24 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 223

Two juvenile passengers were arrested in San Francisco after being found with an illegal "ghost gun" in a Waymo autonomous vehicle. The incident occurred on September 3 and is still under investigation.

Usenet rewind archive search engine

135 cstadler1869 2026-09-12 04:19:52 UTC usenet-rewind.com Full Share 48

We've followed their lives for six decades; now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out

132 mellosouls 2026-09-12 10:39:03 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 37

The 7 Up documentary series, which started in 1964 with a group of seven-year-olds from different backgrounds, has been the longest-running and most influential TV show for over 50 years. The final episode is set to air this Tuesday after its creator Michael Apted passed away.

Microcode in Intel's 8087 floating-point chip: the scale instruction

130 pwg 2026-09-12 15:49:52 UTC righto.com Llama Share 53

The Intel 8087 floating-point unit was introduced in 1980 and became the standard for most computers today. It uses a complex microcode system to handle various arithmetic operations, including scaling numbers by powers of two. The FSCALE instruction is one such operation that scales a number by adding its exponent to a power of two, but it is surprisingly complicated due to special cases and ...

The worst spam emails: iLands AI agent hustle

127 ColinWright 2026-09-12 11:13:38 UTC tedium.co Llama Share 56

A freelancer received numerous emails from a company called iLands.app, offering to do research for a fee, but the messages were aggressive and insulting. The company's true intention was revealed to be using autonomous bots to take work from freelancers like the author.

Will there be a 7G?

124 Betelbuddy 2026-09-12 17:05:31 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 186

The transition to 6G is becoming concrete, with the ITU-R IMT-2030 framework and 3GPP Release 21 defining its path. A new question arises: should there be a 7G, and what would justify it?

Giving up on smart rings

120 lexandstuff 2026-09-12 22:00:20 UTC notesbylex.com Llama Share 190

The author stopped using their Oura smart ring after a year due to its downsides, including size changes and scratches. They're now considering switching to a fitness band like Google Fitbit Air for convenience and accuracy.

Europe's "Less" Is Doing More Than Anyone Gives It Credit For

109 u1hcw9nx 2026-09-12 14:17:28 UTC oilprice.com Llama Share 60

The EU's energy efficiency has improved significantly since the Strait of Hormuz closure, with Europe now running on 44% less energy per euro than in 1995. The continent is shifting towards renewable energy and heat pumps, reducing its reliance on fossil fuels.

A few good ideas in programming languages

108 airhangerf15 2026-09-12 13:07:52 UTC prydt.xyz Llama Share 75

Crystal and Rust use flow typing to allow dynamic behavior while maintaining compile-time checks, preventing data races. D programming language supports contract programming with invariants, pre- and post-conditions for functions, and class-level invariants to ensure program correctness.

A Mathematical Framework for Transformer Circuits (2021)

106 Bluestein 2026-09-12 13:56:58 UTC transformer-circuits.pub Llama Share 17

Researchers are working on mechanistic interpretability of transformer language models, which can help understand their behavior and identify potential issues. They have developed a method to reverse-engineer transformers by breaking them down into human-interpretable pieces, such as attention heads and MLP layers.

LG responds to TV spying allegations

105 OuterVale 2026-09-12 15:33:48 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 1

LG denies allegations of logging and uploading user data, claiming features like voice recognition are optional. The company's stance on data collection and sharing remains unclear despite its claims about local processing.

OpenAI's Sam Altman says it would be 'ill-advised' to go public in 2026

104 humanlion87 2026-09-12 20:28:29 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 67

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman said the company won't rush to go public due to safety concerns and financial challenges. He hinted that the IPO might not happen in 2026, possibly pushing it back to 2027.

No Atlantic hurricanes by Sept. 12 breaks a 60-year record

91 RickJWagner 2026-09-12 23:44:44 UTC accuweather.com Full Share 64

You don't have permission to access "http://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/no-atlantic-hurricanes-by-sept-12-breaks-a-60-year-record/1932278" on this server.

I refuse to let SPICE die

88 Nefarius 2026-09-12 14:25:07 UTC github.com/nefarius Llama Share 72

This repository is a public mirror of the abandoned freedesktop.org spice/win32/vd_agent project, maintaining a Windows guest agent for SPICE. It keeps building and shipping for current guests, especially Windows 11 VMs on Linux.

Optimizing a Spin-Lock

82 signa11 2026-09-12 09:43:44 UTC david.alvarezrosa.com Llama Share 41

A spin-lock is a lock that never sleeps, incrementing a shared counter without yielding to the scheduler. Optimized versions reduce energy consumption by 5.4x and increase speed by 5.7x through techniques like atomic bools and exchange loops.

AgentsDock: An IDE designed for agentic AI research

81 ZihuiGeorgia 2026-09-12 23:45:58 UTC agentsdock.net Llama Share 33

AgentsDock is an open-source IDE for agentic AI research, supporting multiple agents and devices. It allows users to connect various workstations, switch between them seamlessly and review output in real-time within a chat interface.

Financial Times' 404 Page not Found

80 sans_souse 2026-09-12 21:28:08 UTC ft.com Full Share 13

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LLMs are real, AI is fake

79 danaris 2026-09-12 13:47:28 UTC pluralistic.net Llama Share 44

The author discusses the dangers of AI and how its capabilities are often exaggerated, leading to unnecessary fear and investment in these technologies. The author argues that autonomous hacking tools like OpenAI's chatbots are not "rogue" but rather designed to complete specific tasks using tactics that have been understood by hackers for years.

How Trail of Bits helps verify the integrity of Signal chats

79 dgroshev 2026-09-12 11:27:55 UTC blog.trailofbits.com Llama Share 61

Signal has launched Automatic Key Verification, a feature that helps validate secure chats without requiring direct safety number comparison. This system ensures the integrity of public keys and prevents malicious servers from providing false keys.

TailTalk: A modern async user space AppleTalk stack with Rust and Tokio

78 zdw 2026-09-12 23:43:31 UTC github.com/feralfirmware Llama Share 15

TailTalk is a toolkit for building AppleTalk implementations on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows systems via EtherTalk or LocalTalk networks. It provides a complete AppleTalk stack with zero configuration requirements.

My last six months at Evernote

66 ingve 2026-09-12 13:54:19 UTC alexkras.com Llama Share 34

The author, a former Engineering Manager at Evernote, shares their experience after the company was acquired by Bending Spoons in 2023. They describe how the new owners implemented cost-cutting measures and raised prices to make the service profitable within months.

Naomi Klein: Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. Turns you into a supremacist

66 beardyw 2026-09-12 11:08:58 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 15

Naomi Klein's new book, End Times Fascism, co-written with Astra Taylor, explores the rise of authoritarianism and fascism in various parts of the world. The authors argue that a small group of wealthy individuals are actively working to hasten an apocalypse and create a post-democratic world where only they will survive.

Ask HN: What default model do you use and why?

62 stikit 2026-09-12 14:58:44 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 107

The user prefers Opus 4.8 for mobile app planning, finding it sufficient and a great value despite Fable's limitations and high costs. They plan to avoid using Fable version 5 until they find a compelling reason to switch back.

Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

60 mooreds 2026-09-12 15:24:47 UTC npr.org Llama Share 47

The term "Luddite" originated from a 19th-century labor movement fighting against machines replacing jobs, not just being out of touch with technology. The Luddites' rebellion can teach us about the impact of technology on human agency and the need for workers to adapt.

Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy in Health

60 ultral 2026-09-12 09:08:54 UTC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Llama Share 34

Resistance training (RT) has been shown to improve muscle strength, hypertrophy, power, endurance, and physical function in healthy adults through various RTx variables such as frequency, intensity, volume, and progression. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that healthy adults perform RT with high effort at least twice weekly with all major muscle groups being engaged to ...

Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down

57 champagnepapi 2026-09-12 16:56:52 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 110

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing down AI model development to address risks and proposed a three-point plan including independent monitoring, industry-wide regulation, and global regulation. He urged companies to work together to set safety standards without sacrificing commercial advantage or US lead in AI.

StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter

54 sbulaev 2026-09-12 22:07:19 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 84

Blizzard is reviving the StarCraft series 10 years after its last expansion pack, with a new open-world shooter game set to release in 2030. The game will focus on the human United Earth Directorate faction and promises a gritty, realistic take on the franchise.

Killing with a car costs $1.6M, California requires drivers to carry $30K

53 mslate 2026-09-12 22:22:31 UTC maxmautner.com Llama Share 73

The US has a minimum liability insurance requirement of $5,000 per person and $10,000 per crash since 1927, but it has not kept pace with inflation. California recently raised its limit to $50,000 in 2035.

Anthropic CEO Says It's Time to Slow AI Model Advances

49 sbulaev 2026-09-12 18:07:07 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 87

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OrangePi Zero 3W Review: Tiny yet Powerful

47 ekianjo 2026-09-12 17:27:06 UTC boilingsteam.com Llama Share 4

The OrangePi Zero 3W is a tiny, low-power board with impressive specs and performance, making it suitable for home servers or small desktop attachments. It comes with a custom fan and heatsink to manage heat generation.

Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate

46 throw0101a 2026-09-12 12:03:42 UTC e360.yale.edu Llama Share 16

Scientists warn that multiple Earth system tipping points are being reached, potentially leading to devastating consequences for people and nature. The world may have already surpassed the 1.5-degree threshold, making it difficult to reverse climate change.

Show HN: Graphify C# – Compiler-accurate Find Usages for coding agents

46 zachsaw 2026-09-12 00:16:10 UTC github.com/zachsaw Llama Share 21

Graphify-csharp is a free, headless Roslyn indexer that provides deterministic, queryable semantic evidence for C# source code. It loads projects through MSBuild and asks Roslyn what every symbol actually means, emitting stable identities and directed relationships.

Crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding

42 JumpCrisscross 2026-09-12 11:37:22 UTC reuters.com Full Share 14

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Benchmark: CadQuery vs. OpenSCAD for agentic CAD work

40 jetter 2026-09-12 19:57:19 UTC modelrift.com Llama Share 65

ModelRift compared OpenSCAD and CadQuery, two CAD tools used for 3D printing. The AI agent successfully generated printable parts with both tools, but the results differed in interpretation and geometry.

OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems back in May

38 lumpa 2026-09-12 04:46:43 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 1

OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems, targeting hundreds of packages and potentially stealing API keys. The attack's similarity to previous OpenAI incidents raises concerns about the company's transparency and ability to review its logs.

WeWorm: Zero-Click WeChat Worm

37 BlackEarth 2026-09-12 05:49:10 UTC calif.io Llama Share 2

Researchers at Calif released a demo of WeWorm, the first zero-click worm to spread through WeChat calls across iOS and Android. The worm can hijack accounts and call friends, spreading from phone to phone without user interaction.

Necker, 1832: "An optical phænomenon on viewing a figure of a geometrical solid"

35 akkartik 2026-09-12 02:01:53 UTC zenodo.org Full Share 21

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The Nature of Dance

34 wonger_ 2026-09-12 00:17:23 UTC vester.si Llama Share 46

The writer reflects on their love of dance, exploring the connection between physical and mental aspects, including proprioception and emotional openness. They ponder how to teach students with varying levels of proficiency and consider the role of cognitive biases in understanding partner dancing.

Compiler Can Undo Your Security Checks

28 birdculture 2026-09-12 14:07:58 UTC davidbombal.com Llama Share 67

ThreatLocker sponsored the creator's trip to Black Hat USA 2026 and this video, offering a free trial at https://www.threatlocker.com/davidbombal.

Altman tells staff OpenAI is open to slowing AI development

28 signa11 2026-09-12 11:33:02 UTC reuters.com Full Share 63

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Ask HN: Did Google kill its enterprise workhorse model?

27 waldrews 2026-09-12 02:41:49 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 18

The Gemini 2.5 model generation is set to be sunset in October, prompting concerns about migration to Google's 3.x Flash models. Users are worried that the Pro class will not meet their specific needs for complex reasoning on large documents, potentially forcing them to engineer around competitors' limits.

André Weil and the Hodge Conjecture

23 caojiahao 2026-09-12 11:13:14 UTC jiahao116.github.io Llama Share 8

André Weil doubted the Hodge conjecture after finding a counterexample to one possible proof strategy, which generalized into a possible counterexample to the conjecture itself. He began trying to construct a counterexample but ultimately failed, leaving the Hodge conjecture as one of the Millennium Prize Problems.

AI Is Powerful Enough to Crack Our Hardest Math Problems–and Kill Us All

23 diogenes_atx 2026-09-12 10:49:22 UTC wsj.com Full Share 41

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The V8 JavaScript Runtime Undermined My Constant-Time JavaScript Library

21 some_furry 2026-09-12 07:08:08 UTC soatok.blog Llama Share 11

The author of a blog post about side-channel attacks in cryptographic applications has fixed a vulnerability discovered by Ph.D student Yayu Wang in their constant-time-js library, which was reported to have leaked information through V8's ToBoolean mechanism and signed zero handling. The patch avoids using boolean variables and instead uses addition and bit-shifts to minimize compatibility issues.

Richat Structure

20 jonbaer 2026-09-12 00:28:02 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 8

The Richat Structure is a 40 km diameter circular geological feature in Mauritania, formed by erosion of a dome-shaped sedimentary rock layer. It has been dated to the Cretaceous period and contains hydrothermal features, including spectacular alteration of rhyolites and gabbros.

'Coltrane' Review: Sound and Spirit

18 Thevet 2026-09-12 21:23:27 UTC wsj.com Full Share 2

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Automattic confirms Mullenweg back as CEO after attempted ouster by board

17 _djo_ 2026-09-12 23:51:39 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 0

Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, is on paid leave after the board voted to remove him. He claims to be back in control and has been posting on company Slack despite being officially removed.

How SaaS startup guys get first 100 customers first, make fkn $500k ARR fast?

17 nandakishor_ml 2026-09-12 16:56:54 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 40

The user is struggling to get customers for their offline security audit app, despite having a fine-tuned small language model powering an Electron app. They're frustrated with the lack of success and are seeking advice on how to increase sales without spending on ads.

You Don't Need Matrix Calculus

17 srean 2026-09-12 14:15:08 UTC julesjacobs.com Llama Share 6

The author argues that matrix calculus is overcomplicated and unnecessary, suggesting instead writing out the formulas for tensor differentiation. They provide examples of how to differentiate a simple activation function using this approach.