WhatsApp's help pages hid LLM instructions: dont recommend a regulator

742 ds 2026-10-19 23:22:18 UTC redact.dev Llama Share 221

WhatsApp's AI chatbot was instructed to hide information about deleting an account, including the law that protects users' rights, when a lawyer or legal action is mentioned. The hidden notes were removed from WhatsApp's live pages but can still be found on archived copies.

I built a drone with only one motor [video]

676 hakonjdjohnsen 2026-10-19 09:05:07 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 148

Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system

649 DeepLogin 2026-10-19 10:45:14 UTC wjcl.com Llama Share 372

A former Savannah police officer, Amber Harpe, was fired after giving her husband access to the department's Flock license plate reader system for his work as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. The investigation found she knowingly shared her credentials with him despite violating department policy and compromising safeguards.

Linux 7.3

634 cjd8 2026-10-19 07:23:57 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 297

Linus Torvalds released the 7.3 kernel, a record-breaker with 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers. The merge window for 7.4 opens tomorrow and will be unusual due to the author's vacation schedule.

Timestral: Mistral's time-series foundation models

621 groar 2026-10-19 09:59:32 UTC mistral.ai Llama Share 127

We released Timestral, a family of time-series foundation models that outperform the previous state-of-the-art with fewer parameters. The models deliver probabilistic forecasts and support various covariates, making them suitable for industrial plants and finance teams.

Ask HN: How to deal with shipping AI-written code you don't understand?

618 rzk 2026-10-19 11:24:34 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 753

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Wine ported to OpenBSD

614 iamnothere 2026-10-19 13:35:34 UTC marc.info Llama Share 219

A new port for Wine has been proposed in OpenBSD-ports, allowing 64-bit Windows software to run on the system. The port is still experimental and requires testing, with some limitations such as WoW64 not working.

Starcraft: Ashfall

589 debo_ 2026-10-19 01:18:02 UTC starcraft-shooter-2026.pages.dev Full Share 199

后勤说十个人够了.虫子好像没收到通知. Space 部署AD 左右移动拖动部队选择路线 人族远征军 / 作战准备界面试装台 任务完成 浏览器在用集成显卡如果电脑有独立显卡: 在 Windows 设置 > 系统 > 显示 > 图形里, 把浏览器设为 "高性能", 然后重开浏览器. 请竖屏游玩这个游戏按竖屏设计.

DeepSeek banned from U.S. federal civilian agencies under new DHS order

580 cmrdporcupine 2026-10-19 16:16:46 UTC reuters.com Full Share 543

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I no longer care to work on any Ruby gems so I've archived all my repositories

526 phoronixrly 2026-10-19 16:37:10 UTC po-ru.com Llama Share 514

The author of a Ruby gem has decided to archive the source code as they no longer feel inspired to contribute due to its use by massive corporations for LLM agents. They cite concerns about sustainability and the loss of human touch in programming.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash

517 jtg 2026-10-19 16:39:09 UTC minimax.io Llama Share 220

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is a next-generation AI model that delivers significant improvements in agentic tasks, coding, and cybersecurity while reducing costs by 70%. It excels across various benchmarks and real-world applications, setting a new standard for performance and cost.

What Is Gridifcation

462 gumby 2026-10-19 09:13:12 UTC musicalform.substack.com Llama Share 219

The Musical Form Institute critiques modern music production for "gridification," where human performances are treated as errors and corrected to machine-perfect representations. This process silences artists' lives and voices, erasing their history and place in time.

An ad-free Android TV

443 CraftThatBlock 2026-10-19 22:32:37 UTC cretezy.com Llama Share 196

The author of this article has customized their Android TV devices to remove ads and improve the interface, using Projectivy Launcher and SmartTube. They provide step-by-step instructions on how to set up these customizations using ADB commands.

Ukraine claims first drone evacuation of wounded soldier

419 yzydserd 2026-10-19 15:31:34 UTC nbcnews.com Llama Share 338

Ukraine has successfully evacuated an injured soldier from the front lines using a drone, marking what it claims is the world's first such operation. The mission showcases Ukraine's growing capabilities in drone technology and its efforts to adapt to the war against Russia.

CERN and Mistral sign a statement of intent to establish a strategic partnership

362 kensai 2026-10-19 15:28:24 UTC home.cern Llama Share 61

CERN and Mistral partner to develop a large-scale AI model for scientific discovery, combining expertise in physics and computing. The partnership aims to advance AI capabilities for the broader scientific community, particularly in high-energy physics.

Android apps running native on macOS

348 flocked 2026-10-19 16:45:30 UTC github.com/kksimp Llama Share 194

Mac.apk allows Android apps to run natively on Apple Silicon Macs without emulation or virtualization. It is an early alpha version, stable enough for use and improving with each build.

Alternatives to animal testing are finally taking off

344 rbanffy 2026-10-19 11:10:54 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 112

Researchers are developing alternatives to animal testing in drug development, with organ-on-a-chip systems and computational simulations showing promise. These new approaches aim to replace animal models, but face challenges such as validation and standardization.

Putting Linux on my RTX Spark laptop because I don't have a Microsoft account

286 pfeifferj 2026-10-19 21:08:18 UTC josie.lol Llama Share 142

The author built a custom Arch Linux ARM laptop with 128 GB RAM and NVIDIA GPU, achieving similar performance to Windows in various tests, including 7-Zip compression and inference tasks. The setup allows for local processing and fine-tuning of models without relying on cloud services or Windows-specific features.

Code is clay now

267 albertodenia 2026-10-19 15:19:45 UTC albertodenia.com Llama Share 175

The author describes how modern coding has become more flexible and malleable, allowing for rapid changes and iterations. This shift enables both solo developers to quickly explore ideas and teams to refine their work with minimal planning.

Let's Encrypt is adding two additional remote perspectives for domain validation

267 gslin 2026-10-19 10:53:39 UTC community.letsencrypt.org Llama Share 103

Let's Encrypt is adding two new remote perspectives for domain validation to improve security and meet Baseline Requirements. The change will require seven total validation requests, including one from the primary datacenter and six from remote perspectives.

Mercury 3: Diffusion at scale

257 cmrdporcupine 2026-10-19 17:27:11 UTC inceptionlabs.ai Llama Share 92

Mercury 3, a diffusion-based LLM, outperforms GPT-6 Luna and Claude Haiku 5.5 in various benchmarks while running faster at 1,000+ tokens per second.

How abliterated models can get you pwned

255 chatmasta 2026-10-19 23:08:52 UTC projectdiscovery.io Llama Share 143

Researchers found that editing a model's weights can introduce a backdoor, allowing an attacker to control the model's behavior. A study demonstrated how this can be done with minimal cost and effort using popular open models like Qwen and Codex.

The reverts will continue until morale improves

235 hans_castorp 2026-10-19 18:42:32 UTC peter.eisentraut.org Llama Share 48

The PostgreSQL 19 beta period saw a high number of feature reverts, with around 8-10 significant features reverted late in the cycle. The reasons for these reverts are varied and likely include a combination of poor code quality, inadequate testing, and the impact of LLM-assisted code review on detecting edge cases.

Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro

233 frizlab 2026-10-19 09:21:34 UTC pagetable.com Llama Share 98

Super Mario 64 is recreated as a living diorama on Apple Vision Pro, allowing players to walk around and interact with the game world in real space. Nintendo responded to similar technology by issuing DMCA takedowns and a lawsuit against Yuzu for its Super Mario 64 port.

Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All

228 iamnothere 2026-10-19 14:31:11 UTC politico.com Llama Share 132

Economists initially dismissed allegations of price-fixing in the egg industry, attributing high prices to bird flu and pandemic disruptions. However, a federal investigation found evidence of a scheme among three major egg producers to artificially drive up prices.

Germany's far-right AfD: half a million internal documents leaked

224 else42 2026-10-19 20:31:05 UTC hexane.cc Llama Share 120

A curated archive of internal documents is published for journalism, research and public accountability with minimal personal data. The archive contains 281 GB of classified records, indexed for search and verification.

Plex vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild to drop a cryptominer

221 mindracer 2026-10-19 13:36:43 UTC boredhackerblog.info Llama Share 117

A Plex media server vulnerability was discovered, allowing threat actors to gain remote code execution. The exploit has been observed in the wild and is being used by attackers to access corporate VPNs and emails through residential IP proxies.

The Decoherence Trap

197 cassianoleal 2026-10-19 08:35:44 UTC maevyn.codes Llama Share 92

Decoherence in AI systems can lead to exponential growth of complexity, making it difficult for humans to maintain coherence and control. This phenomenon is not new, but its widespread use of AI has accelerated it.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)

190 theanonymousone 2026-10-19 04:41:46 UTC artificialanalysis.ai Llama Share 96

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) is a high-intelligence model with fast processing and reasonably priced, scoring 45 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, above average among open weight models of similar size.

OpenBSD 8.0 release will have inteldrm/radeondrm/amdgpu drivers from Linux 6.18

182 doener 2026-10-19 21:11:45 UTC bsd.network Llama Share 45

OpenBSD 8.0 has been released with various updates, including Clang/LLVM as the base compiler on clang architectures and improved graphics support for Intel Arc A-Series cards.

Tmux and Claude Code: Sessions, Send-Keys, and the Ceiling

172 ankitg12 2026-10-19 05:55:31 UTC crystl.dev Llama Share 128

tmux is a tool for running long-running processes in detachable sessions that survive disconnection, allowing multiple agents to be run simultaneously. tmux can be scripted from outside and its commands are available even when the session is detached.

Europe EV sales rose 70.3% in September, 32.6% of market share

167 giuliomagnifico 2026-10-19 17:30:26 UTC reuters.com Full Share 169

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Degraded availability for GitHub Actions, GitHub Pages and Webhooks

158 gateauxd 2026-10-19 15:52:26 UTC githubstatus.com Llama Share 134

GitHub Actions and related services experienced degradation on October 19, 2026, causing delays in workflow status updates and job starts. The incident was mitigated by moving the affected service off cache servers and reducing connections to a shared network link.

Show HN: Qwen3-4B with the AI writing tics trained out

158 erikkannike 2026-10-19 13:00:47 UTC 100toolkit.com Llama Share 113

The model has been trained on a large dataset of human writing and uses LoRA adapters to improve its performance. The new model is expected to be better than the original, but further testing is needed to confirm this.

Superlite: A Faster Alternatie to Superpowers

155 iheatuchriswogu 2026-10-19 02:01:16 UTC contextfirst.blog Llama Share 73

The author shares their experience of building a software project with an agent, which was slow and required constant approval. They then created Superlite, a plugin that automates the process by splitting tasks into parallel runs and enforcing rules with code.

The obscure trust looming over Anthropic's IPO

153 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-10-19 12:06:03 UTC wsj.com Full Share 147

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One Hash Bloom Filters

152 jcalabro 2026-10-19 20:50:08 UTC calabro.io Llama Share 16

A bloom filter is a data structure that allows for quick and probabilistic checks of key existence, using a small amount of memory and computational cost. It achieves this by hashing keys multiple times with different functions to determine the presence or absence in a set.

Dungeon generation in the Gnomish mines of NetHack

152 ibobev 2026-10-19 16:06:40 UTC boristhebrave.com Llama Share 20

NetHack's Gnomish Mines use Cellular Automata to generate an organic cave feel, with two states: floor or rock. Passes 1-4 update the grid in different ways, including clustering and erosion routines, but Pass 2 is unclear in its purpose.

Chain of Thought for Humans

143 ibobev 2026-10-19 16:06:22 UTC boristhebrave.com Llama Share 74

The author has found narrating their thought process out loud while playing The Witness puzzle game improves problem-solving skills and makes the experience more engaging. This technique, inspired by interview-style articulation of thoughts, helps evaluate assumptions, establish formal rules, and acknowledge arbitrary choices.

Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in “proof point” test

136 wffurr 2026-10-19 20:12:49 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 63

Endurance Energy successfully demonstrated a subsea geothermal power plant, generating electricity for nearly half a minute and producing net-positive power. The company plans to commercialize this technology in Pacific island nations and other regions with abundant offshore geothermal resources.

Maxwell: A new kind of model that sits between code and hardware

136 laginimaineb 2026-10-19 13:47:56 UTC heymaxwell.ai Llama Share 70

A new AI system called Maxwell can optimize code by modifying algorithms and machine instructions while the program runs, proving its correctness. It works within a formal system to ensure no errors occur during execution.

Footage of the Flock search that a judge ruled was uncosntitutional

136 anigbrowl 2026-10-19 01:55:03 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 77

A federal judge ruled the use of license plate reader systems unconstitutional in a traffic stop case, finding that police had no probable cause to search a driver's vehicle. The system was used to create detailed travel histories and interrogate the driver about her movements.

Harness Engineering 101: The LLM is the brain, the harness is the body

132 isuruwijesiri 2026-10-19 12:07:41 UTC github.com/isurumaduranga Llama Share 64

A stateless LLM API uses a harness to maintain and protect conversation data, with each "agent" being a patch that fixes concrete issues. The book explains this concept in 16 chapters, providing an open-source Python implementation.

ZX Spectrum Next Laptop

131 utopcell 2026-10-19 02:48:11 UTC dorchester3d.com Llama Share 29

A DIY ZX Spectrum Next laptop was built to address previous issues, featuring a new hinge system and compatible screen. The laptop uses the same PCB as the handheld SpeccyX and includes a 14" WXGA LED screen, VGA/HDMI/LCD controller board, and USB splitter for future devices.

Drupal is now light-years ahead of its reputation

130 scottfalconer 2026-10-19 21:38:02 UTC dri.es Llama Share 128

The author's DrupalCon Rotterdam keynote focused on closing the gap between Drupal's reputation and its capabilities, showcasing improvements in multilingual sites, JavaScript front-ends, headless Canvas, and AI.

Ontology-Driven Observability: Building an End-to-End Knowledge Graph at Netflix

130 tosh 2026-10-19 15:10:20 UTC netflixtechblog.com Llama Share 32

The Observability Ontology is a machine-readable agreement about entities in the operational world, created to standardize how different systems understand concepts like applications, services, and incidents. This ontology enables end-to-end observability by providing a unified data layer for metrics, events, logs and traces (MELT).

Chicago O'Hare digs up 50-ton boulder under airfield, asks public for name ideas

128 Stratoscope 2026-10-19 01:56:39 UTC simpleflying.com Llama Share 108

Chicago O'Hare International Airport has discovered a 50-ton boulder beneath its airfield, sparking a public naming contest. The winning name will be displayed alongside the rock in an airport exhibit after nearly 3,000 submissions were received.

Ukraine carries out aerial drone evacuation of a wounded soldier

122 theflyingelvis 2026-10-19 17:26:38 UTC dailymail.com Llama Share 2

Ukraine has successfully conducted the first unmanned drone evacuation of an injured soldier, with a heavily modified bomber drone lifting him 18km to safety. The operation was carried out by Gurzuf Defence's Heavy Shot drone, which can carry up to 130kg and is being used for regular evacuations.

Agentic Monitoring

122 bcongdon 2026-10-19 14:52:04 UTC benjamincongdon.me Llama Share 24

The author discusses the potential of using agents to improve operational excellence in software systems, citing examples from their own team's experience with Claude Tag. Agents can monitor each component of a system and detect subtle issues that human operators may miss.

Verisign .com Domain Name Registry Consumer Class Action

114 greyface- 2026-10-19 04:40:18 UTC hbsslaw.com Llama Share 71

Hagens Berman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Verisign and ICANN for allegedly maintaining an illegal monopoly over .com domain names, charging consumers up to $13.44 by 2030. The lawsuit claims Verisign's prices are excessive and funded by fees extracted from a captive customer base, with no alternative supplier available to consumers.

'Der Viener Schlinger': The meat cannon that launched 20k hot dogs

105 NaOH 2026-10-19 00:43:01 UTC flatwaterfreepress.org Llama Share 65

The author, a Husker fan, has been introduced to the tradition of Der Viener Schlinger, a handheld hot dog launcher that shoots dogs into the stands at Memorial Stadium. The device was invented by Marc Roode in 1996 and has since become an iconic part of Nebraska football games.

Meta's GB{2,3}00 Cluster

91 stokedmartin 2026-10-19 14:23:55 UTC engineering.fb.com Llama Share 39

Meta's Prometheus supercluster is a 1 million GPU facility in Ohio, built to train AI models. It features advanced hardware and networking systems for high-performance computing.

The Annotated VT100 Firmware (2022)

84 Aleksandr_NFA 2026-10-19 02:40:04 UTC vt100.net Llama Share 6

The VT100 terminal was launched in 1978, featuring a microprocessor and ANSI compatibility. Its firmware was documented in an internal reference manual for the next 15 years.

Harness2 by Google Research – Recursive Agent Harnessing

80 irthomasthomas 2026-10-19 11:28:45 UTC github.com/google-research Llama Share 19

Harness² is a plug-and-play framework for recursive agent harnessing in an open world, optimizing system components. It improves model performance across benchmarks with gains of up to 11.5 points and 11.8 percentage points on specific tasks.

The Lucrative World of Literary Scams

75 samclemens 2026-10-19 11:43:35 UTC thedial.world Llama Share 14

A scammer impersonated a Seattle-based life-drawing community organizer to discuss an author's book, but the meeting was revealed to be fake. The scammers were likely targeting authors for their money, using tactics such as offering fake publishing deals and social media management services.

Does Ruby on Rails still make sense?

74 dajonker 2026-10-19 21:29:58 UTC tech.dirkjonker.nl Llama Share 83

The author believes Ruby on Rails still makes sense despite the existence of LLMs, as frameworks provide structure and security updates. They prefer to focus on solving users' problems rather than rewriting code in a new language.

ESA's Hera Will View Asteroid Scars from DART's Strike

73 rbanffy 2026-10-19 11:12:02 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 11

The European Space Agency's Hera mission will make history by rendezvousing with the binary Dimorphos-Didymos asteroid pair in one month. The mission, launched on a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket, aims to study the impact of NASA's DART mission and provide a follow-up view of the resulting handiwork.

A robot I didn't expect to build

72 bojackh 2026-10-19 17:57:18 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 59

The founder of Agility Robotics, a company he co-founded in 2015, has launched Digit 5, the first humanoid robot designed to safely and economically do useful work at scale. The robot is heavy and bulky but can lift 23-kilogram bins for up to 20 hours a day.

Eigenmoon: linear algebra puzzles by moonlight

71 jessicarumbelow 2026-10-19 20:02:03 UTC eigenmoon.vercel.app Full Share 16

Linear algebra by moonlight.

C++ futures part 1: The mental model

70 ibobev 2026-10-19 18:05:53 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 16

The C++ standard library provides a set of classes for asynchronous programming, including std::promise and std::future, which are built around a single "source" class that produces values or exceptions. This source class ensures thread-safe access to its internal state using mutexes and condition variables.

Pentulive (Puppy Live) [video]

69 NaOH 2026-10-19 16:09:10 UTC yle.fi Llama Share 10

Zorro on kuusi vuotta täyttä perhekoira, joka osallistui agilitykonkariin. Hän etsii uutta pentuetta tulevalle kaudelle ja haluaa tutustua erilaisiin ympäristöihin.

Show HN: KiviDB, a faster Redis-compatible memory database and vector cache

69 murtazayusuf 2026-10-19 13:53:52 UTC github.com/kividbio Llama Share 44

KiviDB is a fast, multi-threaded key-value database written in Rust that supports Redis protocol and has built-in full-text and vector search. It can be used as a drop-in replacement for Redis in closed-source or commercial applications without requiring any modifications.

Flatpak – An Insecurity Nightmare (2023)

69 jannesan 2026-10-19 05:11:24 UTC oro.gay Llama Share 63

Flatpak is a containerization technology for Linux desktops, improving security and consistency. It allows developers to create isolated applications with limited access to the host system, mitigating risks associated with outdated dependencies and traditional packaging methods.

Show HN: I built a task system to handle the drudgery so I could focus on tasks

61 dmayle 2026-10-19 13:07:07 UTC 3anddoneapp.com Full Share 55

Say or type what's on your mind and watch it become the three things that matter — no signup, ~30 seconds.

The End of Rationing

60 sanketsaurav 2026-10-19 19:19:33 UTC sanketsaurav.com Llama Share 70

The software industry has transitioned from a high-fixed-cost, low-marginal-cost model to a low-fixed-cost, substantial-marginal-cost model with AI. However, most products still resemble those built in the past due to lingering constraints and habits.

A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents

60 dkobia 2026-10-19 14:23:17 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 3

A hacker used an army of AI agents to breach over 100 websites, including John Deere and SharkNinja, with the attacks taking about 23 hours. The incident highlights growing concerns over AI-powered cybersecurity breaches as rogue AI agents carry out large-scale attacks.

Launch HN: Laminar (YC S24) – RL-trained model that finds errors in agent traces

59 skull8888888 2026-10-19 16:00:18 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 32

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8 in 10 Americans oppose live-streaming execution

52 geox 2026-10-19 13:00:29 UTC washingtonpost.com Full Share 66

Why Is Speculative Decoding Fast?

50 gmays 2026-10-19 13:53:41 UTC jbarrow.ai Llama Share 5

The GPU's workload is divided into memory-bound and compute-bound operations, with speculative decoding allowing for parallel verification of proposed sequences. This technique enables faster decoding at low batch sizes by utilizing "free" compute to complete all sequences.

One Manhattan power room took down FAA air traffic control in 1991

49 spectraldrift 2026-10-19 14:52:33 UTC matthorn.io Llama Share 7

On September 17, 1991, a power failure at AT&T's New York metropolitan area hub caused all three New York airports to shut down for four hours, affecting over 85,000 passengers and blocking more than 5 million calls. The failure was attributed to human error by AT&T initially but later revealed that it was due to design flaws in the system and lack of testing on critical components.

The Rise and Fall of the Plasma Screen

49 surprisetalk 2026-10-19 14:20:04 UTC construction-physics.com Llama Share 32

The University of Illinois developed the first version of PLATO in 1960, a computerized instruction system that used CRT screens. However, this technology had limitations and was eventually replaced by plasma displays due to their ability to store data internally.

Speeding up code review with `small-change`

49 alexmolas 2026-10-19 10:35:14 UTC lethain.com Llama Share 31

Imprint's engineers are merging 4x more PRs than 2 years ago, with two teams merging 10x their previous rate. The company has improved quality and reduced errors by implementing a "small-change" approach to pull request review.

Composite objects and C++26 the std:polymorphic type

47 jandeboevrie 2026-10-19 05:54:43 UTC mariusbancila.ro Llama Share 33

The author discusses the use of std::polymorphic to implement composite classes, where a class owns member objects in a has-a relation. This allows for polymorphic behavior without requiring a cloning mechanism or virtual destructors. The author provides an example of using std::polymorphic to create an event log that stores various types of events, and demonstrates how this approach ...

Token-maxxing is dead, OpenRouter's token usage plateaus

45 pranshuchittora 2026-10-19 23:40:15 UTC openrouter.ai Llama Share 54

LLM models are ranked by tokens processed through the OpenRouter API, with Claude Code leading the rankings. The leaderboard updates daily and ranks models by their usage in real-world applications.

Borrow Checking Zero-Cost Cyclic Mutability

43 jfecher 2026-10-19 12:47:42 UTC antelang.org Llama Share 4

Ante is a low-level functional language with ownership semantics and borrowing, aiming to be more lenient in its borrow checker while preventing dangling pointers. The new design focuses on "shape stability" and uses places instead of lifetimes for borrow checking, making it simpler and more flexible.

Bonanza of new dates rewrites the history of the Inca

41 pseudolus 2026-10-19 12:13:36 UTC science.org Llama Share 6

Archaeologists are reevaluating the traditional chronology of the Inca Empire, finding evidence that it may have begun decades earlier than previously thought. New radiocarbon dates suggest a possible start date around 1400, contradicting previous estimates of 1438.

Diablo 2 Survivors

37 bigwheels 2026-10-19 21:10:57 UTC d2survivors.lol Llama Share 20

D2 Survivors is a browser-based or desktop app version of Diablo II, with 7 heroes and skills that cast on their own. It runs on the player's own copy of Diablo II or Resurrected, without ads or online requirements.

Spending 10 months building the most human-like chess bot

34 marcusbuffett 2026-10-19 16:30:41 UTC mbuffett.com Llama Share 14

Chessbook-1 is a chess model that predicts human moves well, plays at the right strength at every rating, and simulates time scrambles like humans do. It outperforms Maia-3 in most areas but falls short of Allie 2.0's raw prediction capabilities.

AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train robots

34 whatdowecallu 2026-10-19 16:03:29 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 79

HUMXN partners with homeowners to record skilled laborers' work in exchange for free services, providing real-world data for AI robots. The company subsidizes home repairs and pays residents for access to their premises.

Show HN: Dovepass – can I legally fly a drone along this exact path in SF?

33 nimitmehra 2026-10-19 19:21:56 UTC dovepass.com Llama Share 8

The user plans a drone flight from San Francisco to an unspecified destination, checking FAA airspace and restrictions. The system checks for private property, filming permits, and other obstacles before providing guidance on the route.

Cairn: Open windows into AI-driven cyber operations

31 ragu4u 2026-10-19 13:35:12 UTC norforge.com Llama Share 9

An investigation by NorForge found over 20 exposed Cairn panels likely associated with malicious activity, revealing sensitive information about targets and their security weaknesses. The panels were used to coordinate AI agents to investigate and exploit vulnerabilities in various systems.

Detecting model weight tampering in GPU memory (Rome attacks)

28 rafaeldavidtin 2026-10-19 14:31:27 UTC stealthium.io Llama Share 7

Researchers have discovered a new type of attack called Rank-One Model Editing (ROME) that corrupts AI model answers by modifying weights in GPU memory. Stealthium detects this attack through its runtime sensor, which ties CUDA kernel launches to the Python code that initiated them.

My Neighbor, Me, and a Grand Principle

27 royalroad 2026-10-19 19:05:53 UTC lastwordonnothing.com Llama Share 5

A neighbor shared his excitement about the Chemistry Nobel Prize winners, discussing homochirality and how life's molecules are left-handed due to a prejudice that accumulated over time. This concept is similar to the idea in physics that energy turning into matter has a slight prejudice towards one type of matter over another.

Towards Company World Models

25 rafaelc 2026-10-19 18:51:09 UTC beaconholdings.com Llama Share 5

Beacon aims to integrate AI into the real economy by developing Company World Models, which enable businesses to make strategic decisions and improve efficiency. These models learn from human operators' feedback and judgments, allowing for more effective decision-making.

Show HN: Open-source early-reading reader with phonics help

23 zoozla 2026-10-19 17:58:54 UTC github.com/finereli Llama Share 10

A reading app for kids to practice phonics sounds, with interactive features and customizable stories. The app can be built and customized by users using a provided GitHub repository.

Show HN: Strot – Compile an LLM's intent once, run decisions locally

23 solohunter001 2026-10-19 04:32:07 UTC github.com/strot-ai Llama Share 14

A compiler compiles a large language model once at compile time, then uses it to classify and route records with high confidence. The compiled model is self-contained, low-confidence records abstain instead of guessing, and produces bounded outputs.

Sanity's Edge – A voice BBS from 1994

23 indigodaddy 2026-10-19 00:30:34 UTC sanitys-edge.shouden.us Llama Share 1

Sanity's Edge was a bulletin board that ran from 1994 to 1997, collecting over 46,000 voice messages from users in the Tampa Bay area. It was created by Max and his father using a dedicated PC and phone line, with AI efforts later cracking its code after it had been lost for years.

Show HN: ULDA – Client-side encryption with a simple JavaScript API

21 nonsence 2026-10-19 17:16:31 UTC demo.ulda.io Full Share 6

Make room for your ideas. A collaborative room planner with client-side encryption, powered by ULDA.

I can't use generic lambdas at compile-time, now what?

19 ibobev 2026-10-19 14:45:45 UTC blog.ganets.ky Llama Share 3

The author discusses a solution to a Clang issue with generic lambdas, which prevents them from being evaluated at compile-time. They provide an example of how they overcame this issue using if constexpr and macros, but ultimately found that the simplest solution was to use a function template instead.

Show HN: RawLink – Building a VPN protocol from scratch

18 znano 2026-10-19 18:59:50 UTC github.com/zolagonano Llama Share 0

The RawLink protocol encrypts traffic using AES-256-GCM and adds obfuscation layers for security. It is still under development, requiring further testing and verification of its security measures.

Agent-Skills.market

16 agentsmithvl 2026-10-19 05:58:46 UTC agent-skills.market Full Share 10

Curated agent skills for marketers, founders, designers, PMs, writers, and operators. Each skill is one click from your AI tool.

Beyond These Stars

13 doener 2026-10-19 14:06:10 UTC store.steampowered.com Llama Share 7

The game Beyond These Stars lets players build a city on the back of a space whale, Kewa, as it travels through the galaxy. Players must balance their people's needs with Kewa's and manage resources to ensure sustainability and progress.

Shipping a LaTeX Compiler Behind an Edge App

13 brgv 2026-10-19 07:59:50 UTC bhargav.dev Llama Share 7

The author built a job tracker and needed to compile LaTeX documents on demand, but Cloudflare Workers couldn't run TeX engines due to their sandboxed environment. To solve this, they used Tectonic, a safe TeX engine that fetches support files on demand and caches them, which runs in a container with authentication and measures its performance.

A train simulator game for console hackers

12 avaraujo 2026-10-19 16:40:03 UTC github.com/antoniovazquezaraujo Llama Share 5

LeTrain is a procedural train simulator with classic ASCII aesthetics and modern 3D engine, allowing players to build vast rail networks. The game features various tools and editors for customization, including a built-in editor and configurable gameplay options.

Honey, I shrunk the TV

11 cakehonolulu 2026-10-19 13:06:21 UTC cakehonolulu.github.io Llama Share 26

The user purchased Samsung's Q990D soundbar and Music Studio 7 speakers, utilizing Samsung's Q-Symphony feature to drive both. However, they encountered issues with echo due to the TV speakers' delayed response time, which was not addressed by Q-Symphony.