Chrome DevTools MCP

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Chrome DevTools MCP server now allows coding agents to directly connect to active browser sessions, enabling seamless transition between manual and AI-assisted debugging. Users must enable remote debugging in Chrome and configure the MCP server with the --autoConnect option for auto connection.

Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance of Canadians

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The Canadian government introduced Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which limits warrantless access to personal information but raises concerns about surveillance capabilities and data retention. The bill introduces new rules for telecom providers and internet platforms to assist law enforcement, sparking privacy and civil liberties concerns.

The 49MB web page

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The modern news website architecture is plagued by user-hostile design choices, such as excessive ads, modals, and tracking scripts, which prioritize short-term CPMs over long-term readership. To create a better user experience, publishers should adopt a privacy-first approach, enforce serialized onboarding, and reserve space for asynchronous content to reduce cognitive load and improve ...
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This page collects architecture figures and fact sheets for Open-Weight LLMs, focusing on panels and allowing users to report inaccuracies. It features a 27B model with local attention and a large vocabulary, including strong Indic language support.

//go:fix inline and the source-level inliner

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Go 1.26 introduces an all-new source-level inliner to help modernize Go code. The inliner replaces function calls with their bodies, enabling self-service API migration and upgrades with the //go:fix inline directive.

Show HN: Lux – Drop-in Redis replacement in Rust. 5.6x faster, ~1MB Docker image

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Lux is a database that uses all cores for faster performance, reaching 10.5 million SET ops/sec, 5.6x faster than Redis. Its small 856KB Docker image size is also more efficient than Redis and Dragonfly.

Separating the Wayland compositor and window manager

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River, a non-monolithic Wayland compositor, has broken from traditional architecture by splitting the window manager into a separate program. This allows for more control over window management policy and better performance.

What makes Intel Optane stand out (2023)

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Intel Optane drives offer ultra-low latency, high durability, and high performance due to 3D XPoint Technology. However, they have high costs and low capacities, making them less appealing for most companies.

A new Bigfoot documentary helps explain our conspiracy-minded era

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In the 1960s, a shaky film shot in the wilderness helped launch the Bigfoot industry, enriching and then upending the lives of the men behind it. “Capturing Bigfoot” chronicles the fallout.

C++26: The Oxford Variadic Comma

C++26 deprecates ellipsis parameters without a preceding comma to improve C compatibility and reduce confusion with template parameter packs. This change adds a comma before the ellipsis in function parameters, making code more C-compatible and less confusing.

Glassworm Is Back: A New Wave of Invisible Unicode Attacks Hits Repositories

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Glassworm threat actor is back, compromising hundreds of GitHub, npm, and VS Code repositories with invisible Unicode characters. Aikido's malware scanning pipeline detects this threat, and a free tool called Aikido Safe Chain can block supply chain risks in real time.

Bus travel from Lima to Rio de Janeiro

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The user traveled from Lima, Peru to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by bus in 2025, taking a route through Puno and southern Bolivia. The trip was straightforward and easy, with frequent buses available, but safety concerns existed on mountainous routes in Bolivia.

Learning athletic humanoid tennis skills from imperfect human motion data

Researchers developed LATENT, a system that learns tennis skills from imperfect human motion data. LATENT successfully trains a humanoid robot to consistently hit and return tennis balls in real-world conditions.

Nasdaq's Shame

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Nasdaq proposes changes to its index methodology to favor large IPOs like SpaceX, allowing for near-immediate index inclusion and artificially inflating stock prices. This could lead to a massive liquidity squeeze and unfair wealth transfer from passive investors to corporate insiders.

In Memoriam: John W. Addison, my PhD advisor

The author had John Addison as their PhD advisor at UC Berkeley, where they studied logic under his guidance and developed a lifelong appreciation for his teaching style and generosity. Addison's influence continued to shape the author's career in computer science, where they drew on his lessons to design the dataflow language Lucid.

A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015)

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Machine learning uses statistical learning to identify patterns in data and make predictions, such as distinguishing homes in New York from homes in San Francisco. A decision tree is a machine learning method that uses if-then statements to identify boundaries and define patterns in the data, but can overfit if it learns irrelevant details.

Stop Sloppypasta

Sharing raw AI output reduces comprehension and trust due to effort asymmetry and lack of verification. It creates a negative feedback loop where the sender loses credibility and the recipient loses trust.

Show HN: Open-source playground to red-team AI agents with exploits published

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AI agents are reshaping how we work. The repetitive, mechanical parts, the work that consumed human time without requiring human creativity, are increasingly handled by systems designed for exactly that. What's left is the work that matters most: the thinking, the judgment, the creative leaps that only people bring. We think this is one of the most exciting shifts in how software gets ...

Kangina

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Kangina is a traditional Afghan technique of preserving grapes in mud and straw discs, allowing them to stay fresh for up to six months. This eco-friendly method works by sealing the fruit in clay-rich mud, restricting air and moisture flow, and allowing gradual gas permeation to keep the grapes alive.

Type systems are leaky abstractions: the case of Map.take!/2

Adding a type system to an existing dynamic language is a great exercise in showing all of the different ways type systems restrict the expressive power of programming languages. In this article, we will discuss one of said examples by exploring a potential Map.take!/2 function as part of Elixir’s standard library. At Dashbit, we help startups and enterprises adopt and grow their Elixir ...

Show HN: GDSL – 800 line kernel: Lisp subset in 500, C subset in 1300

The author initially believed small compilers require significant tradeoffs, but they successfully created a subset of C and a Lisp compiler with minimal compromises. The author questions why other compilers are so large, suggesting they may be over-engineered.

Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?

You want to cut through AI development noise and learn from concrete experiences, focusing on tools used, successes, challenges, and context. You're looking to build a grounded picture of AI-assisted development in March 2026.

Show HN: Signet – Autonomous wildfire tracking from satellite and weather data

Signet uses AI to track US wildfires by analyzing satellite data, weather, and geographic information. It provides assessments and predictions, but users should not rely on it for emergency decisions.

Grandparents are glued to their phones [video]

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Charlie Warzel's essay explores why older adults are spending more time on digital devices and the unease it causes in their children and grandchildren. The shift raises complicated questions about family relationships, technology, and loneliness among older adults.

Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis

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Young assistants at WME worry about the future of the movie business due to declining attendance, layoffs, and AI threats. Despite challenges, studios like Netflix and Paramount are investing in AI and new storytelling forms to revitalize the industry.

Animated 'Firefly' Reboot in Development from Nathan Fillion, 20th TV

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Nathan Fillion announced an animated Firefly series in development through Collision33 and 20th Television Animation, with Tara Butters and Marc Guggenheim as showrunners. The series will be set between the original TV run and the 2005 film Serenity, with Joss Whedon's blessing.

Show HN: What if your synthesizer was powered by APL (or a dumb K clone)?

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Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform

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Office.eu, a 100% European owned office suite, has launched in The Hague, offering secure data storage and compliance with EU data protection legislation. It's built on open-source technology and available across Europe by invitation, with a phased rollout planned for 2nd quarter 2026.

Show HN: Free OpenAI API Access with ChatGPT Account

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This package lets you create a localhost proxy to chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses pre-authenticated with your Oauth tokens. npx openai-oauth OpenAI-compatible endpoint ready at http://127.0.0.1:10531/v1 Use this as your OpenAI base URL. No API key is required. Available Models: gpt-5.4, gpt-5.3-codex, ... import { generateText } from "ai"; import { createOpenAIOAuth } from ...