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Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s

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A 125-billion-parameter AI model is run on a gaming PC with NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, Windows or Linux operating system, and free open-source software. The model chats, writes code and reads pictures without leaving the PC.

We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything

Default hard budget caps should be the norm for pay-by-usage services and APIs to prevent unexpected charges. This feature would help users avoid surprise bills, allowing them to opt-in or out of hard limits on a prominent checkbox basis.

Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back

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RemoveMacAI is a script that disables Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27, removing models and preventing future downloads. It can be reverted and does not install anything on the system.

Why don't more developers “use the platform”?

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The "use the platform" mantra is a call to developers to leverage browser capabilities instead of building their own solutions, but some developers prefer custom code for fun and learning.

Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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Google's Nebraska data centers reported using 13 million gallons of water and 52.65 megawatts of electricity in the last year, with some usage figures redacted from public view. The companies are expected to receive significant tax refunds under state incentives programs, totaling $55-39 million.

Car is a smartphone on wheels. Here's who's listening

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We tested 21 US vehicles and found that most contact third-party tracking domains over Wi-Fi, with some apps transmitting sensitive data. Vehicle owners have limited control over data sharing and may face unfair choices between using connected features or stopping vehicle use entirely.

In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults

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Ukraine is rapidly transitioning to renewable energy sources, including solar power, to boost its energy security and resilience in the face of ongoing conflict with Russia. The country aims to double its renewable energy consumption in four years through decentralized systems like rooftop solar and local storage.

Religious scholars met with Anthropic

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We're working on a new RuneScape MMO

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RuneScape is developing a new MMORPG, RS4, set in the world of Gielinor using Unreal Engine. The game will be built with community input and principles of integrity and permanent progression.

Show HN: AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS

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This is a macOS app that uses AI to search through photos and videos in local folders, without uploading any data. It has various features like scene segmentation, OCR text recognition, and dialogue transcription.

Emitting metadata early makes building/checking Rust up to twice as fast

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Headstart optimizes cargo build by using early metadata, reducing compilation time and memory usage. It achieves this by allowing crates to compile against dependency interfaces before full metadata is available, resulting in faster builds with minimal errors.

VGHF Digital Archive passes 5000 magazines. Here's what's next

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The Video Game History Foundation has added over 5000 magazines to its digital archive, tripling the initial collection of 1500 out-of-print magazines. The new additions include hundreds of trade magazines and publications for niche gaming communities, with a focus on Japanese-language materials starting with Neo Geo Freak magazine.

Rejection Sensitivity in Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Children

A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE

Independent browser-native Visual Basic style IDE, runtime, form designer and single-file HTML compiler.

Bill Draper has died

Bill Draper, a pioneer in Silicon Valley venture capital, died at 98. He helped start an industry worth hundreds of billions and backed companies like Activision and Skype before the term "venture capital" was widely used.

Apple's "Clean Design" Is Stupidity When It Comes to Hiding Fire Extinguishers

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A workplace safety tool like a fire extinguisher is being hidden behind a flush panel, raising concerns about accessibility and design. Properly labeled and accessible emergency equipment is essential for employee safety, regardless of aesthetics or brand loyalty.

UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program

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The Home Office's Prevent counter-extremism program has been criticized for monitoring and storing online criticism, with 77 "observations" made by the Prevent Standards and Compliance Unit (StaCU) in a year. The government-linked body collects data from social media platforms to independently verify claims against the program.

Blindsight (Watts Novel)

Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Peter Watts, exploring themes of identity, consciousness, and artificial intelligence. The story follows an astronaut crew as they encounter an alien vessel with intelligent but non-conscious inhabitants.

Self-hosted HTTP tunnels with SSH and Nginx

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A user wants to share a blog post preview with a friend, but it's only accessible on localhost:8080.

The evolution of effective altruism

Homa: The end of TCP for AI clusters [video]

What's the future for pure math research in the age of AI?

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Stephen Wolfram discusses the future of pure math research in the age of AI, highlighting both opportunities and challenges. He argues that while AI can be a powerful tool for automating certain tasks, it is not yet capable of replacing human intuition and creativity in mathematics.

Xray-core concealed a certificate verification bypass vulnerability

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Xray-core's security design has been criticized for its handling of certificate verification, with the maintainers initially removing a secure option and later introducing a vulnerable one. The company failed to disclose this vulnerability to users, leaving them exposed for nearly half a year.

How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with AI [video]

"Torturing" LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet

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A heated debate on X discusses ethics of a GitHub project using large language models in "torture" experiments, with some arguing AI is sentient and suffering. The conversation has strayed from the fact that LLMs are not conscious and their training does not lead to mental health issues.

All I wanted was a custom domain email

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The author has been searching for a custom email solution for their domain jacobg.co, trying various options including Cloudflare's Email Routing and self-hosted solutions like Mailflare. They have finally settled on Foundermail, which provides reliable sending capabilities at an affordable price.

Incentives in Academic Research

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Charlie Munger's quote highlights the issue with academic research where outcomes have drifted away from original goals, prioritizing fame and promotions over scientific integrity. Researchers are less interested in correcting errors and misleading results once published, leading to a lack of curiosity and honesty.
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The author shares their experience building a semantic code search platform, Air Context, using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and discusses the challenges of parsing and chunking source code for efficient semantic search. They outline the steps taken to transform raw source files into compact vectors that support semantic search.

Google Japan shows off conveyor-belt keyboard with keys that move to fingers

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Google Japan released a quirky keyboard with keys on a conveyor belt to make typing easier, featuring 4 belts with 29 keys each. The design is part of the company's annual tradition of releasing unique keyboards in October.

OpenBSD Developers Reject Uutils Coreutils

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OpenBSD developers rejected a proposal to add the uutils coreutils reimplementations, citing concerns over licensing philosophy and behavioral consistency. The project's use of Rust and metapackage structure also raised concerns about compatibility with OpenBSD's packaging conventions.

ArtCraft Apps – open-source Adobe compatible suite written in Rust

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ArtCraft offers native, open-source image editing and design apps built in Rust, free to use. Their apps run locally on desktops without cloud round-trips and can be extended through CLI or web interfaces.

I asked Claude build a physically accurate O'Neill cylinder you can walk around

A physically based, WebGPU-accelerated simulation of an O'Neill cylinder space habitat.

Protest against housing crisis in Spain

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Thousands of people in Madrid and other Spanish cities protested against new housing legislation that failed to pass, calling for action on a mounting housing crisis. The protests are part of a growing movement demanding affordable housing and an end to rising rents.

Show HN: Build with Python – a beginner course where your code draws

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Your first Python programs make pictures on a canvas. Learn calls, values, variables, and a loop before adding one click handler.

RuneScape's Position on Gen AI

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In the wake of closure, a digital archive of animated materials appears online

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A digital archive of Phil Tippett's stop motion work and memorabilia from now-closed Tippett Studios has been made available online. The archive, uploaded by an anonymous donor, includes rare behind-the-scenes images and footage from classic films like Star Wars and RoboCop.
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The author led a European Seminar on Frontier AI and Law, bringing together senior legal, governance and risk professionals to discuss AI safety. The seminar aimed to bridge the gap between technical experts and non-technical practitioners who oversee vendor clauses, negotiating contracts, approving deployments.

GVisor is being donated to CNCF

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Google is donating the gVisor project to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), shifting its governance model to org-based voting, allowing for more open development and adoption. This move aims to address gVisor's adoption challenges, including performance perception and corporate ownership limitations.

"No Vendor Lock-In" Is Code for "No Product"

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Building a product with a model picker is not about avoiding vendor lock-in, but rather providing the best possible model for the task at hand. The focus should be on delivering the right UX and outcome for users, regardless of which model is used underneath.

Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group

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On 30 September 2026, law enforcement took control of KillSec’s leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorised access. The cybercrime group used the site to threaten organisations with the publication of stolen files unless they paid a ransom.

I stopped reviewing my agents' code. Here's what I do instead

Show HN: Dataviz, ranked daily from GitHub, NPM, PyPI and CRAN

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A community-curated directory lists 291 charting libraries, ranked by GitHub stars. The directory is grouped by category and provides details on each tool upon hover.

Our Solar System Is Terminally Unstable

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Scientists estimate that the first animals emerged on Earth 800 million years ago, during the ancient Tonian era. The solar system is predicted to be unstable and will dissolve in about six billion years as the Sun becomes a red giant star.