ZCode: Claude Code from the Makers of GLM

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User is creating a browser-based Go game with an AI opponent using ZCode and GLM-5.2, implementing features like player interaction, AI algorithm, and victory conditions. The game is now complete and can be run independently, with the user verifying its functionality and removing unnecessary dependencies to enable local execution.

For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides

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Scientists created a synthetic cell that grows, replicates DNA, and divides, demonstrating basic cell functions. The cell is not alive but shows promise for generating life from non-life and could lead to breakthroughs in materials and disease research.

What to Learn to Be a Graphics Programmer

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To be hireable as a graphics programmer, learn modern graphics APIs like DirectX12, Vulkan, or Metal, and understand rendering techniques, lighting, and shading. Familiarize yourself with C++ and shader languages like HLSL or GLSL, and consider learning path tracing and physically based rendering.

FFmpeg 9.1's new AAC encoder

Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Sony Interactive Entertainment will discontinue physical game disc production for new PlayStation games in January 2028. New games will be available digitally on PlayStation Store and at retailers starting January 2028.

Box3D, an open source 3D physics engine

Box3D is an open source 3D physics engine that is a fork of Box2D, developed to meet the needs of the game The Legend of California. It is now available on GitHub and has a feature set that includes gyroscopic torques, broad-phase collision detection, and compound collision systems.

How We Made IPFS Content Publishing 10x Faster

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Optimistic Provide is a new optimization for IPFS's Amino DHT that reduces content publication time by over one order of magnitude and network overhead by 40%. It achieves this by using statistical heuristics to predict when the 20 closest peers have been discovered, allowing for sub-second record storage and improved performance in delay-sensitive applications.

Internal Combustion Engine

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An internal combustion engine is explained step by step, starting with a simple crank mechanism that converts linear force into torque, then using a cannon to generate a strong force that pushes a piston down a cylinder, and finally adding valves and a camshaft to control the flow of air and fuel. The engine's components, including the engine block, crankshaft, pistons, cylinder head, and ...

Monetization Gateway

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Cloudflare introduces the Monetization Gateway, allowing customers to charge for digital assets with usage-based pricing. The gateway uses the x402 protocol for sub-second payment settlement in stablecoins.

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2026)

Here are the summaries in 2 concise English sentences each, not exceeding 200 characters:

One KW wind turbine without civil engineering

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The first 1 kW wind turbine without civil engineering, designed for mass production and global scalability. PITCH DECK We transform wind into an accessible resource everywhere, without technical constraints. A patented invention designed for autonomy and large-scale deployment. Easy transport, assembly without expertise. Adapts to any terrain, land or sea, without work or impact on the ...

Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019

Show HN: Z-Jail – A 130 KB Linux sandbox-C99 with 7 defense layers and zero deps

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Z-Jail is a multi-layer Linux sandbox with 7 defense layers, no external dependencies, and a 130 KiB binary. It's designed for CI pipelines, CTF challenges, and lightweight code evaluation.

Hanami 3.0: In Full Bloom

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Hanami 3.0 is released with new features like mailers, internationalization, and Minitest support. It also improves performance and developer experience.

Fable 5 Is Back

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Fable 5 is back. https://t.co/9RTGUCcPHy

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)

I am a software engineer with 10+ years of experience in UI/UX design and full-stack development, proficient in various technologies including Python, AI, MERN, and Big Data, and I am looking for a Senior/Lead software engineer role in the USA.

Claude Fable 5 Promotional Access

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Claude Fable 5 is available at no extra cost for Pro, Max, Team, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise plans from July 1 to July 7, 2026. After July 7, Fable 5 can be used with usage credits or switched to another model within existing plan usage limits.

1-Bit Pixel Art Emojis

User created 42 Apple emojis as 1-bit pixel art in Summer 2019. They are available for use in projects with credit and link back to the source.

A complete ClickHouse OLAP engine, compiled to WebAssembly

chDB SQL Shell

Generating Images with a 2025 Android

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← Blog Here is an image we generated entirely on a Samsung Galaxy S25+ – PrismML's Bonsai Image model again, this time with the diffusion transformer running on the phone's Hexagon NPU: The code is at github.com/duration-ai/bonsai-image-android. This is the companion to Generating images with a 2020 iPhone – same model, same 512×512 but Android this time. We closed that last post by ...

Manufact (YC S25) Is Hiring a Developer Advocate in SF

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Manufact is building the MCP cloud platform for AI agents and raised $6.3M seed in 4 days. They're hiring a Developer Advocate to drive partnerships and content across the AI dev-tools ecosystem.

Sony Deletes 551 Movies PlayStation Owners Paid For

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Sony plans to remove 551 movies and TV shows from PlayStation Store libraries due to licensing agreements. This move highlights the shift towards ownership being controlled by servers, rather than physical copies.

Building Gin: Simple over Easy

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The author created Gin, a Go web framework, to balance simplicity and ease of use, inspired by the SDK work and Go's simplicity principles. Gin's design aimed to keep the request path explicit, reduce noise, and provide a natural developer experience, resulting in a widely-used and long-lasting framework.

Fixing a kubelet memory leak in Kubernetes 1.36

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A tiny Kubernetes cluster revealed a memory leak in the kubelet process due to a context leak on every startPodSync, which was caused by a change in Kubernetes 1.36 that created a new cancelable context without properly canceling the old one. The issue was fixed by reverting the problematic code and adding comments to warn about potential context leaks and long-lived goroutines.

Launch HN: Parsewise (YC P25) – Reason Across Documents with an API

Greg and Max, Parsewise founders, transform unstructured data into schema compliant data with lineage. Their platform simplifies ETL and allows business experts to validate results quickly.

Reduce GVisor Cold Starts with GPU Snapshotting

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Cerebrium's checkpointing feature solves the cold start problem for AI workloads by freezing the initialized container and restoring it quickly, reducing startup times from minutes to seconds. This feature is particularly useful for workloads dominated by deterministic initialization, importing frameworks, and loading models, allowing for better utilization, lower infrastructure costs, and a ...

Apple 'Hide My Email' vulnerability reveals peoples' real email addresses

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iCloud+ Hide My Email service has vulnerabilities allowing attackers to discover hidden email addresses. Apple has been aware of the issue since June 2025 but still hasn't fixed it.

Asahi Linux 7.1 Progress Report

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Asahi Linux has fixed issues with macOS 27 boot picker compatibility and added support for M3 machines with high-quality audio output, CPU frequency switching, and big.LITTLE task scheduling. The team is also working on AVD video decoder support and has released m1n1 version 1.6.0 with Rust requirements for stage 2 builds and improvements for M3 series support.

Most rewrites serve the engineer, not the business

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Rewriting code for personal reasons, not business needs, is a common pattern. Before rewriting, look for a specific reason or number that justifies the change, not just personal preference or style.

Newly discovered spider builds spring loaded snare to catch ants

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