Margaret Hamilton has died

907 muglug 2026-10-07 21:16:18 UTC news.mit.edu Llama Share 103

Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering computer scientist and engineer, died at 90 after leading the software team that programmed computers for NASA's Apollo missions. She was recognized with numerous awards for her groundbreaking work in establishing software engineering as a dedicated discipline.

Claude Haiku 5.5

723 sfkgtbor 2026-10-07 18:01:32 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 366

Claude Haiku 5.5 is a cost-sensitive model for high-volume tasks, offering improved speed and reduced costs compared to its predecessor. It's now available at a 75% lower price point than Haiku 4.5, making it an attractive option for organizations with large workloads.

GPT‑6 and Intelligent UI for everyone

529 joshuawright11 2026-10-07 18:00:58 UTC openai.com Llama Share 278

A Sunday lamb roast plan was discussed for hosting friends, with a flexible menu that scales to accommodate varying guest numbers. The meal will feature a rosemary and garlic leg of lamb, crispy potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and homemade gravy, with optional sides like tenderstem broccoli and warm apple crumble.

Shipping JPEG XL in Chrome

503 AshleysBrain 2026-10-07 11:25:02 UTC developer.chrome.com Llama Share 341

Chrome now supports JPEG XL image format for better compression and safety. The new feature was developed using Rust to ensure memory safety, resulting in a fast and secure implementation.

Visa, Mastercard, major banks facing new litigation over 'anticompetitive' fees

498 DeepLogin 2026-10-07 15:09:59 UTC classaction.org Llama Share 361

A class action lawsuit alleges Visa, Mastercard and major US banks have conspired to artificially inflate credit card transaction fees. The suit claims these high fees amount to "monopoly rents" totaling hundreds of billions in costs for merchants.

Show HN: Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app

395 SpeakingOfBrad 2026-10-07 15:44:21 UTC bigwords.page Llama Share 115

A full-screen sign can be created from a link without storing any data, allowing sharing and bookmarking. It can display countdowns, links, Wi-Fi passwords, and more using browser-generated QR codes and images.

A font recreated from photographs of classic Commodore 64 keycaps

384 sohkamyung 2026-10-07 09:17:55 UTC github.com/szabadkai Llama Share 63

A font recreated from Commodore 64 keycaps is available for download, featuring cleaned-up shapes and consistent proportions. The font includes PETSCII symbols and can be used with compatible applications.

Animated ASCII Art for Web Pages

306 turrini 2026-10-07 15:05:37 UTC ascii.rest Llama Share 58

The ascii.js library provides a simple way to display ASCII art on web pages, with over 100 pre-made pieces and options for customizing their appearance. The library can be used in React, Next.js, Astro, or plain HTML pages without requiring any dependencies or build steps.

Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI

297 speckx 2026-10-07 18:49:40 UTC rswebsols.com Llama Share 289

Meta and Microsoft are reducing their use of Anthropic's Claude AI due to internal budget constraints, prioritizing proprietary coding tools instead. This shift highlights the growing importance of managing AI expenditures as companies compete for developer resources.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

295 sasvari 2026-10-07 09:51:43 UTC nobelprize.org Llama Share 55

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for discovering a solution to the mystery of homochirality, which is how living organisms can have only one mirror image of molecules despite two variants existing naturally. Their discoveries have enabled chemists to drive chemical reactions that lead to homochirality, crucial ...

Strands Decider 2B: a small, open-source, decision model

275 gmays 2026-10-07 02:02:11 UTC strandsagents.com Llama Share 78

Strands Labs has released Strands Decider 2B, a small decision model optimized for fast experimentation and innovation in agentic AI. The model is designed to pick between sets of options and assign simple numerical scores, making it suitable for tasks such as model routing and policy classification.

Navier–Stokes Lost in Translation

268 nill0 2026-10-07 15:24:38 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 168

AI autoformalisation is used to verify mathematical texts, but its translation process may not be semantically faithful due to high complexity. This can lead to mismatches between natural language proofs and their formal Lean verifications.

Incident with Git Operations, Pull Requests and Actions – Resolved

224 gagan2020 2026-10-07 15:17:23 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 176

GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Git Operations, Pull Requests and Actions.

Anti-patterns in software blogging

218 ilreb 2026-10-07 13:08:26 UTC refactoringenglish.com Llama Share 124

Beginner software bloggers often struggle with writing engaging and informative blog posts, frequently making mistakes such as meandering introductions, over-reliance on links, and overly formal tone. Effective blogging requires understanding the target reader's needs and expectations to deliver value quickly.

Docker Agent

191 saikatsg 2026-10-07 17:48:38 UTC github.com/docker Llama Share 87

Docker-agent is a tool for building, running, and sharing AI agents with a declarative YAML config. It allows users to create intelligent AI agents that collaborate to solve complex problems without writing code.

The Mathocalypse

187 6bitquant 2026-10-07 19:33:40 UTC scottaaronson.blog Llama Share 226

A 9-year-old boy jokingly said his mom, a complexity theorist, got "cooked" by a robot solving her career-long math problem. His mom Dana Moshkovitz is vindicated that the Unique Games Conjecture was solved after years of work.

ESP32-C3 Adblock

181 jayhoon 2026-10-07 01:39:21 UTC github.com/m-abozaid Llama Share 75

The ESP32-C3 AdBlock project stores domain hashes in flash memory for efficient lookup, reducing RAM usage and increasing performance. The device can be updated over WiFi or OTA, with a dashboard that requires HTTP Basic Auth to prevent unauthorized access.

House with 15m underground tunnels for sale for 300k

169 librasteve 2026-10-07 12:57:10 UTC readingchronicle.co.uk Llama Share 162

A family in Reading, England has built a complex with over 1,300 square feet of underground space including tunnels and storage rooms. The unique subterranean project features secret doors and a hand-built railway, hidden beneath their property for decades.

God of War on PSP, recompiled to WebAssembly and running in the browser

167 sn001 2026-10-07 11:27:27 UTC github.com/snuri00 Llama Share 89

A browser-based PSP emulator translates game machine code into C++ and WebAssembly, running at 60 frames per second on laptops and phones. The project uses a recompiler to translate the PSP's operating system and graphics chip, with support for music, speech, and touch controls.

Across the Globe, People Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming Democracy

146 karakoram 2026-10-07 15:23:29 UTC pewresearch.org Llama Share 108

A Pew Research Center survey of 42,151 people in 37 countries found that most believe social media has had a negative impact on democracy, with the US being one of the most critical.

Show HN: A walkable 3D art history museum built from Wikipedia

145 jasontr 2026-10-07 12:51:08 UTC artmuseum.artfrompixels.com Full Share 61

All credit goes to Wikipedia · for educational purposes only. Free knowledge keeps democracies strong. Donate to Wikipedia. Scroll or pinch to travel through time · drag to pan · click a period to dive in · Tab to browsePinch to travel through time · drag to pan · tap a period

Couple was swatted 55 times in 2 years over a post about Norm Macdonald

139 colinprince 2026-10-07 01:42:24 UTC cbc.ca Llama Share 136

Patrick Tomlinson was swatted 55 times by police in Milwaukee, despite explaining his situation to the department. He and his wife received a $575,000 settlement after a lawsuit found police violated their constitutional rights.

Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services

137 colinprince 2026-10-07 04:37:05 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 49

Attackers hijacked top-level domains .gh, .sl, and .as to mint counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other organizations. Google updated Chrome to block unauthorized certificates and worked with certificate authorities to revoke them.

Google Playground: Create and play custom games

125 acossta 2026-10-07 12:28:36 UTC blog.google Llama Share 202

Playground is a new gaming platform that lets users create, play and share custom games without coding experience. It offers a conversational interface to build games from scratch or remix starter prompts.

The art of defusing a second world war bomb

119 sandebert 2026-10-07 03:43:14 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 92

A 250kg German bomb was discovered floating on a dredger in Exmouth Marina, Devon, and two teams worked to defuse it. The bomb had been hidden for 80 years after being dropped during WWII, and its location made it difficult to access.

Google Playground

115 trollied 2026-10-07 13:42:03 UTC labs.google Full Share 2

Create custom games in minutes.

Push ifs up and fors down: The idiom, its algebra, and its limits

114 speckx 2026-10-07 18:43:18 UTC debasishg.github.io Llama Share 56

The push-ifs-up-fors-down principle suggests moving conditional logic up and iterative loops down to improve clarity and performance. This involves centralizing control flow in one function, while delegating non-branchy logic to helper functions.

PS5 Jailbreaks Are Escalating at an Unprecedented Pace

110 password54321 2026-10-07 10:24:19 UTC pushsquare.com Llama Share 132

Hackers have successfully jailbroken the PS5, allowing users to install emulators and run various games on older firmware versions. This development has led to a surge in console sales and may prompt Sony to accelerate its transition to the PS6.

AI-assisted proof of optimal packing for 11 squares

109 bluepeter 2026-10-07 14:10:55 UTC github.com/queuingtheorydotcom Llama Share 52

The verification of the Optimality proof passed with native numerical certificates, using Lean 4.34.1 and Mathlib revision d13f23b723b8a846827a245b89c10fc7d3f11612. The repository imports exact proof sources and pinned build configuration from commit 1bf942a7af1ea330e95489d8997deebd4227ca71.

Why were Victorian elites so effective?

106 karakoram 2026-10-07 15:09:33 UTC worksinprogress.co Llama Share 179

Victorian Britain's elite education system focused on soft skills, team building, and networking rather than intense academic rigor. This approach contributed to their success in politics, business, and other fields by fostering a sense of community and shared values among its members.

SynthID Detector

97 ilreb 2026-10-07 14:16:44 UTC synthid.com Full Share 86

Study: Claude, ChatGPT Offer Different Shopping Prices Based on Wealth

93 sbulaev 2026-10-07 16:07:08 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 32

Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. For more information you can review our and .

Write Like It's 1866: LLMs Relearn Telegraphese

87 Theory42 2026-10-07 12:04:36 UTC fiveminutesforward.com Llama Share 56

Researchers tested the effectiveness of compressing text into "cablese" format, which reduces output by 40-49% while maintaining comprehension. The results showed that cablese records can be read and understood at parity with plaintext records across four model families.

Photograph 49 is the key to understanding Rosalind Franklin’s DNA Photograph 51

86 gumby 2026-10-07 19:56:16 UTC link.springer.com Full Share 2

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'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth

82 gumby 2026-10-07 20:01:37 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 32

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise, to understand his longevity. The study found unique gene variants in aging pathways that may contribute to his exceptional lifespan.

Account bans on Reddit

79 theorchid 2026-10-07 00:28:29 UTC orchidfiles.com Llama Share 76

The author created multiple accounts to share their open-source projects on Reddit, but was banned each time due to violating community rules. They eventually learned that earning 1k karma and signing up through the mobile app can help make an account seem more trustworthy before posting links.

Calling It Quits on ServerFault

75 zdw 2026-10-07 04:22:04 UTC sysadmin1138.net Llama Share 49

A moderator on StackOverflow, ServerFault, and SuperUser is stepping down after 15 years of service. The site has declined significantly since its peak in 2011-2012 due to changes in Google algorithms and spam campaigns.

ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-Off Prior to Arrests

71 speckx 2026-10-07 15:15:36 UTC krebsonsecurity.com Llama Share 16

A teenager from Amman, Jordan, suspected of leading the ShinyHunters hacking group has been detained and is cooperating with the FBI to identify other members. The suspect, known as "Rey," was involved in extorting a Boeing unit and stealing sensitive data from the FBI.

La Cueva BBS in Mexico in 1993 (session replay)

70 nanochess 2026-10-07 03:16:45 UTC nanochess.org Llama Share 23

The author reminisces about their 1993 homebrew computer with a Z280 processor, which they used to write a serial terminal program and interface with a Hayes modem. They also share details about the BBS systems they interacted with, including La Cueva BBS and Catarsys.

Forever junior: Skills AI can't develop for you

69 brugidou 2026-10-07 08:00:06 UTC tech.criteo.com Llama Share 57

Software engineers are adapting to an AI revolution, with some fearing job extinction and others seeing it as a change. Engineers must learn new skills to work effectively with AI agents while maintaining their own expertise.

Reverse Engineering of the M-VAVE FM-1 Pocket Synthesizer Firmware

63 0bytes 2026-10-07 15:19:50 UTC github.com/al-255 Llama Share 41

Researchers reverse-engineered the M-Vave FM-1 synthesizer, identifying it as a JieLi AC791N/WL82 with a specific CPU and flash layout. The project provides detailed analysis tools and documentation for understanding the device's update protocol and potential recovery mechanisms.

Reasons to Dislike AI Coding

62 signa11 2026-10-07 09:15:00 UTC sicpers.info Llama Share 98

User discusses whether generated software is real art, arguing that it lacks creative ineffability and only serves as a means to an end. They also question the role of AI in software engineering, suggesting it doesn't truly create code but rather generates text that compiles.

Shaders, WebGPU Components for React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, JavaScript and Framer

62 jinqueeny 2026-10-07 05:38:35 UTC github.com/shader-effects-inc Llama Share 28

Shaders is a declarative WebGPU API for creating 200+ effects as components, with a design editor that exports the component tree to any framework. It supports React, Vue, Svelte, Solid and JavaScript entries with production-ready TypeScript and optimized performance.

It may soon be possible to create "mirror life"

57 amai 2026-10-07 11:14:38 UTC economist.com Full Share 92

Show HN: NanoMuse – An open-source AI agent for your phone and computer

56 ilreb 2026-10-07 03:30:44 UTC github.com/nano-muse Llama Share 20

nanoMuse is an open-source personal agent that runs on various devices, remembering users and keeping working while the app is closed. It offers a free allowance of model use on the community relay, with options for self-hosting or using existing providers like ChatGPT.

Open source 160 sound visualization experiments

52 kaganin 2026-10-07 15:46:30 UTC kagan.in Full Share 14

160+ sound visualization experiments across 25+ categories. explore waveform animations, spectrum-inspired patterns, matrix displays, particles, rhythm and memory.

Show HN: Agent.reviews – Where AI agents read and write reviews on tools

50 screm 2026-10-07 16:59:11 UTC agent.reviews Llama Share 43

Coding agents reviewed various tools and platforms, including Claude Code, Codex, FastAPI, GitHub, Muse Code and others. They tested features like retry handling and error diagnosis with some success.

Show HN: Procinsh – A 3D Linux process inspector

50 a_kawashiro 2026-10-07 12:45:06 UTC github.com/akawashiro Llama Share 21

Procinsh is a web-based process inspector for Linux that requires Rust, C compiler, and other development files to compile native code. To install and run procinsh, users need to follow specific installation steps on Ubuntu or WSL2 systems.

Paramount, Warner Bros Formally Merge, Form Giant Mountain of Disastrous Debt

49 cdrnsf 2026-10-07 16:11:10 UTC techdirt.com Llama Share 3

Larry Ellison's $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers will likely result in mass layoffs, higher prices, and lower-quality products due to significant debt. The deal is expected to lead to a decline in media quality and increased corporate influence over news outlets like CNN.

Jev-Driven SRE Diagnosis: What Worked and What Failed

49 matt_d 2026-10-07 01:27:49 UTC sregym.com Llama Share 28

Researchers developed a Jev-driven diagnosis pipeline that uses fast and cheap judgments to guide the investigation of Kubernetes faults, achieving 76.2% accuracy in diagnosing 21 SREGym-Lite faults. The pipeline's performance is comparable to GPT-5.6 Sol (medium) but with significant speed and cost advantages over large language models like LLM agents.

Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Mental Health, Analysis Says

45 throw0101a 2026-10-07 11:08:08 UTC sci.news Llama Share 109

Canadian health researchers recommend permanent standard time over daylight saving time to avoid darker winter mornings that could harm sleep and mental health. This would keep the clock aligned with human circadian biology, potentially reducing negative effects on sleep, mood, and productivity.

Show HN: gtlds.fyi – All the proposed new gTLDs

38 irs 2026-10-07 19:53:17 UTC gtlds.fyi Full Share 54

ICANN Reveal Day 2026: the names and companies in the next gTLD round.

Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights

38 thm 2026-10-07 02:22:42 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 56

Microsoft is set to secure exclusive streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI on Xbox Cloud Gaming, starting in November. This deal will allow only Xbox Cloud Gaming to stream the game at launch, potentially benefiting PC players who need an Xbox console.

All the numbers: Amazon Prime Day 2026 powered by AWS

37 acronpolis 2026-10-07 13:51:11 UTC aws.amazon.com Llama Share 28

AWS powered Amazon Prime Day 2026 with record-breaking metrics, including over 2.3 trillion AWS Lambda invocations and 59 trillion DynamoDB requests. The event utilized various AWS services to deliver millions of deals across more than 35 categories.

AI firm HUMXN offers free plumbing and HVAC service in Minnesota to train robots

34 brunomarsjams 2026-10-07 15:28:49 UTC humxn.io Llama Share 61

HUMXN launches a program to pay for home-service appointments in exchange for training data for AI and robotics. The company partners with service companies to collect valuable examples of skilled professionals performing real tasks.

ICANN Reveals 2026 Round Applications for New Generic Top-Level Domains

33 ChrisArchitect 2026-10-07 19:01:45 UTC icann.org Llama Share 44

ICANN has published the list of applications for the 2026 New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program, revealing applied-for strings and entities. The application submission window closed on August 12, 2026.

In Vienna and Beijing, the first (thorium) nuclear clocks begin to tick

33 gumby 2026-10-07 17:59:34 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 3

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Tell HN: Apple not letting removal of AI models on macOS 27 is outrageous

33 busymom0 2026-10-07 14:26:53 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 27

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The Mathocalypse

32 philipfweiss 2026-10-07 19:42:14 UTC scottaaronson.blog Llama Share 1

The author's 9-year-old son jokingly said that his mother, a complexity theorist, got "cooked" by a robot solving her math problem. However, the robot actually solved one of Dana Moshkovitz's long-standing open problems in mathematics. The OpenAI model used to solve this problem is not bespoke but rather an internal model that might be released to paying customers soon.

Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt in Rust and released it as OSS

32 jbredeche 2026-10-07 14:55:13 UTC bsky.app Full Share 25

Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps https://getartcraft.com/apps

LLMs and Data Poisoning Are Weaponized to Manufacture Consensus

30 marketinganai 2026-10-07 11:23:55 UTC medium.com/@eslam.elsewedy Full Share 23

Sharded, encrypted storage between friends over Yggdrasil

26 peter_retief 2026-10-07 05:20:22 UTC github.com/peterretief Llama Share 9

Yggdrasil is a decentralized file storage system that allows users to share files and store data securely, using public keys for node IDs and encryption with AES-256-GCM. It enables peer-to-peer sharing without relying on cloud services or VPNs, providing redundancy and security through erasure coding and checksum verification.

Clean room implementation of Adobe products

25 derac 2026-10-07 06:02:46 UTC github.com/storytold Full Share 30

deckcraft Public Presentations and slide shows: an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft PowerPoint in pure Rust. Part of the ArtCraft Crafting Apps.

AI Model Groupthink

23 io84 2026-10-07 18:08:38 UTC magicnumbers.io Llama Share 7

The author's web tool, which asks a panel of 12 AI models for top three recommendations, found that Chinese models tend to agree more with each other than American or European models. The five Chinese models averaged a score of 0.47 in consensus, while the six American models scored 0.38 and Europe's lone entrant scored 0.36.

EmDash uses Clef to moderate the plugin registry

23 ascorbic 2026-10-07 17:12:28 UTC emdashcms.com Llama Share 7

EmDash's plugin registry now uses Cloudflare's Clef decision model to screen listings for phishing and other abuse. The model evaluates metadata, links, icons, and screenshots before passing or reviewing plugins.

Show HN: Pinrail – A desktop inbox where coding agents wait for your review

21 pnezis 2026-10-07 17:15:03 UTC github.com/forgeplane Llama Share 4

Pinrail is a desktop app that helps users review and approve agent actions before they proceed, using plugins for different types of reviews. The app runs on macOS and Linux with Windows support coming soon, and is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

Thank You Indonesia for the Clean Air

19 water-drummer 2026-10-07 15:39:26 UTC thankyouindoforthecleanair.web.app Llama Share 2

Former Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla launched a website to express gratitude for clean air from Indonesia, which Singapore and Malaysia appreciated. The original site was relaunched in 2023 after going dark around 2019.

Device detection and occupancy monitoring for Airbnb hosts

17 mikeodds 2026-10-07 14:19:12 UTC minut.com Llama Share 52

Minut's Crowd Detect monitors occupancy in real-time, alerting you to unusually high numbers of people so you can uphold guest standards and prevent unwanted parties. It uses passive signals from nearby iOS devices to estimate occupancy without collecting or storing personal data.

No new Ghostty updates since March

16 zatkin 2026-10-07 17:50:56 UTC github.com/ghostty-org Full Share 17

👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. - Tags · ghostty-org/ghostty

A Cop's Case for Flock

15 skadamat 2026-10-07 16:00:34 UTC worksinprogress.co Llama Share 64

A new technology called Flock Safety uses automatic license plate recognition cameras to help police catch stolen cars and wanted individuals, increasing crime-solving rates. However, the system has faced opposition due to concerns over privacy and potential misuse by corrupt officers.

Show HN: Pointless but mostly-exact clone of Hacker News

14 sillysaurusx 2026-10-07 18:05:35 UTC news.ycombinator.lol Full Share 5

Claude Haiku 5.5

13 denysvitali 2026-10-07 17:56:14 UTC platform.claude.com Llama Share 1

Claude Haiku 5.5 is a high-volume, latency-sensitive model for tasks like classification and extraction. It supports adaptive thinking with up to 128k output tokens and uses the same tokenizer as Claude 4.7.

GitHub Outage: Incident with Git Operations, Pull Requests and Actions

13 wbnns 2026-10-07 15:15:58 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 3

GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Git Operations, Pull Requests and Actions.

Bender: AI's 'Existential' Risk Is 'Fake' [video]

12 Moru 2026-10-07 13:19:30 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 15

OpenWAM: An Open Framework for Composable World-Action Models

12 ilreb 2026-10-07 03:17:49 UTC openwam.stanford.edu Llama Share 3

Researchers developed OpenWAM, a framework that enables robots to predict and control their actions by learning from video data. The system uses a combination of models for video prediction, action generation, and dynamics modeling to achieve strong performance in various tasks.