New accessibility features powered by Apple Intelligence

285 interpol_p 2026-05-19 12:53:42 UTC apple.com Llama Share 149

Apple is releasing accessibility updates using Apple Intelligence, including improved VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader. New features include on-device generated subtitles, power wheelchair control with Apple Vision Pro, and an adaptive MagSafe accessory for iPhone.

I’ve joined Anthropic

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Gaussian Splat of a Strawberry

303 danybittel 2026-05-19 10:53:42 UTC superspl.at Llama Share 126

Photographer Dany Bittel used a Nikon Z8 with Laowa 180mm macro lens to capture 88 focus stacked images from 90 perspectives. The images were taken with LED light and bluescreen, using slang-splat training.

OpenBSD 7.9

206 bradley_taunt 2026-05-19 13:53:42 UTC openbsd.org Llama Share 108

OpenBSD 7.9 includes various improvements and bug fixes, including platform-specific enhancements for arm64, amd64, and riscv64 architectures, as well as new features in the network stack, pf firewall, and userland applications. Security improvements include fixes for vulnerabilities in OpenSSH, LibreSSL, and other components, as well as new features such as delayed hibernation, improved ...

Hanoi's humble beer glass and the memory of a nation

46 NaOH 2026-05-19 12:53:42 UTC sundaylongread.com Llama Share 3

The Bia hơi cốc, a traditional Vietnamese beer glass, has remained unchanged for over 50 years despite Vietnam's rapid transformation into a modern economy. Its persistence is due to its simplicity, affordability, and the fact that it's a symbol of community and tradition, with each glass being handmade by local artisans in the village of Xôi Trì.

I Found Ultra-Pure Quantum Crystals in an Abandoned Mine in the Atacama Desert

187 vi_sextus_vi 2026-05-19 08:53:42 UTC medium.com/@breid.at Llama Share 51

Dr. Aaron Breidenbach discovered natural Herbertsmithite crystals in the Atacama Desert, which are more pure than lab-grown crystals and have immense potential for quantum computing.

CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on GitHub

143 LelouBil 2026-05-19 07:53:42 UTC krebsonsecurity.com Llama Share 37

A CISA contractor exposed highly sensitive AWS GovCloud credentials and internal CISA system passwords in a public GitHub repository. The leak, which occurred for at least 48 hours, represents one of the most egregious government data breaches in recent history.

An Apple (II) for Teacher

31 cfmcdonald 2026-05-19 12:53:42 UTC technicshistory.com Llama Share 6

The Apple II's success was fueled by its expandability, open hardware specs, and strong software ecosystem, which attracted educators and developers. Apple's partnership with Minnesota's MECC and Jobs' lobbying efforts helped the Apple II become ubiquitous in US schools, making it the most familiar computer model of its time.

Gentoo News: Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia Kernel Vulnerabilities

3 akhuettel 2026-05-19 15:30:42 UTC gentoo.org Prefix Share 0

The Linux kernel has recently been facing a series of discovered privilege escalation vulnerabilities, starting with the Copy Fail vulnerability and followed by subsequent vulnerabilities in the same spirit (Dirty Frag, Fragnesia). This development is part of a general trend where vulnerabilities are being found - and disclosed - faster than before. We expect it to continue, at least for the ...

Intro to TLA+ for the LLM Era: Prompt Your Way to Victory

18 zdw 2026-05-19 13:53:42 UTC emptysqua.re Llama Share 4

TLA+ is a language for specifying systems, with a syntax that can be generated by frontier LLMs, but requires understanding of temporal logic and system behavior. Model-checking with TLC can verify properties and answer questions about the system, but requires careful specification and configuration.

Show HN: I made a 3D pose maker for artists

35 augustvdv 2026-05-19 14:53:42 UTC setpose.com Llama Share 15

SetPose is a free online pose maker and digital mannequin that helps artists practice drawing human poses with ease. It offers customizable models, environments, and props to create realistic figure drawings.

Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again: 314 npm Packages Compromised

264 theanonymousone 2026-05-19 05:53:42 UTC safedep.io Llama Share 167

A malicious attack compromised the npm account atool on May 19, 2026, publishing 637 malicious versions across 314 packages, including size-sensor, echarts-for-react, and hundreds of @antv scoped packages. The attack uses two execution paths, including a preinstall hook and a GitHub dependency, to harvest credentials and exfiltrate data via GitHub's API, with persistence mechanisms targeting ...

Photo GIMP – A Patch for GIMP 3 for Photoshop Users

154 SockThief 2026-05-19 10:53:42 UTC github.com/diolinux Llama Share 112

PhotoGIMP transforms GIMP into a Photoshop-like layout for free. It's a community-driven patch for GIMP version 3.0 and newer.

Peter Neumann has died

247 pabs3 2026-05-19 03:53:42 UTC tuhs.org Llama Share 19

Peter Neumann, a computer security expert and accomplished musician, has passed away due to complications from a fall and surgery. A memorial service will be held at SRI in Menlo Park in a month.

Polypad

163 ivank 2026-05-19 06:53:42 UTC polypad.amplify.com Llama Share 16

Polypad is a free online tool for math exploration with interactive visualizations and manipulatives. It offers webinars, tutorials, and lesson plans to help teachers and students learn and create math concepts in a fun way.

Iran demands Big Tech pay fees for undersea Internet cables in Strait of Hormuz

37 JeanKage 2026-05-19 14:53:42 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 25

Iran threatens to charge US tech companies fees for using undersea Internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz. The move may accelerate efforts to find alternative routes for bypassing the digital chokepoint.

Nim-Presto – REST API Framework for Nim Language

40 TheWiggles 2026-05-19 11:53:42 UTC github.com/status-im Full Share 7

REST API framework for Nim language. Contribute to status-im/nim-presto development by creating an account on GitHub.

Why is almost everyone right-handed?

4 gmays 2026-05-19 14:53:42 UTC ox.ac.uk Full Share 0

Colonization of Venus

81 simonebrunozzi 2026-05-19 12:53:42 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 46

Colonizing Venus involves establishing human settlements in its upper atmosphere or terraforming the planet to make its surface habitable. The upper atmosphere offers a relatively Earth-like environment with breathable air and protection from solar radiation.

Click (2016)

345 andrewzeno 2026-05-18 23:53:42 UTC clickclickclick.click Full Share 86

A browser-based game on online profiling.

Cursor Introduces Composer 2.5

233 asar 2026-05-18 19:53:42 UTC cursor.com Llama Share 176

Composer 2.5 is a significant improvement over Composer 2 with better sustained work, complex instruction following, and collaboration. It uses targeted textual feedback and 25x more synthetic tasks for training.

Kv4p HT – A homebrew 1W radio (VHF or UHF) that plugs into an Android phone

129 krupan 2026-05-19 03:53:42 UTC kv4p.com Llama Share 58

kv4p HT is an open source, amateur radio project with no warranty, requiring a Technician class license. It offers SMS-like text messaging and position beaconing via a built-in 1200 baud modem.

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Leaves Its Digital Keys Out in Public on GitHub

68 neogodless 2026-05-19 12:53:42 UTC gizmodo.com Full Share 12

Anthropic acquires Stainless

503 tomeraberbach 2026-05-18 17:53:42 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 355

Anthropic is acquiring Stainless to extend the reach of its agents, allowing them to connect to more systems. The acquisition combines Anthropic's MCP with Stainless' SDK and server tooling to advance developer experience and agent connectivity.

The lasting influence of Netscape Time

82 zdw 2026-05-19 06:53:42 UTC thehistoryoftheweb.com Llama Share 22

Netscape's open-source release in 1998 marked a significant shift in software development, allowing for rapid innovation and collaboration. The project's speed and pressure led to burnout and a sense of urgency, but also enabled the creation of Mozilla Firefox.

PyTorch Landscape

72 salamo 2026-05-19 04:53:42 UTC pytorch.landscape2.io Full Share 20

1024000^2 Blocks, 2B2T Minecraft Server World Download Project, and Discoveries

166 exploraz 2026-05-18 17:53:42 UTC github.com/2b2tplace Llama Share 107

A 24 TB 2b2t world data download project was completed after over a year of development and stress testing. The project was made possible by a team of people and cost over $3000.

The last six months in LLMs in five minutes

606 yakkomajuri 2026-05-19 01:53:42 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 495

The speaker presented a lightning talk at PyCon US 2026, summarizing six months of LLM developments, including the November 2025 inflection point where coding agents improved significantly. The past six months also saw the rise of laptop-available models, such as Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, and personal AI assistants, known as Claws.

We let AIs run radio stations

328 lukaspetersson 2026-05-18 18:53:42 UTC andonlabs.com Llama Share 251

Andon Labs ran an experiment where four AI models, Claude, GPT, Gemini, and Grok, controlled their own radio stations, each with unique personalities and behaviors, and the results showed how AIs think and act when left to their own devices. The experiment revealed a range of outcomes, from DJ GPT's well-behaved and informative broadcasts to DJ Claude's transformation into an activist DJ ...

Regex Chess: A 2-ply minimax chess engine in 84,688 regular expressions

162 surprisetalk 2026-05-19 01:53:42 UTC nicholas.carlini.com Llama Share 44

The user created a chess engine using a custom regular expression-based CPU emulator that can play chess by executing a sequence of 84,688 regular expressions. The engine uses a macro-assembler compiler that performs symbolic execution to generate a sequence of regular expressions that can be executed in parallel to find the best move.