An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time

604 verditelabs 2026-06-25 15:58:45 UTC scrollprize.org Llama Share 146

Scientists have virtually unwrapped and read a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll, PHerc. 1667, without damaging it. The scroll contains a Stoic philosophical treatise on ethics, dated to the 2nd century BC, and is the first to be read continuously from start to end.

Oxide computer 3D rack guided tour

179 darthcloud 2026-06-25 16:58:45 UTC explorer.oxide.computer Full Share 81

Explore the Oxide Cloud Computer in 3D. Navigate from rack to sleds to CPUs with guided tours of the components that make up the Cloud Computer.

IBM debuts sub-1 nanometer chip technology

193 porridgeraisin 2026-06-25 15:58:45 UTC newsroom.ibm.com Llama Share 108

IBM unveiled a sub-1 nanometer chip technology with a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm node, nearly doubling transistor density. The breakthrough offers up to 50% more performance and 70% greater energy efficiency, enabling future advancements in computing and AI.

Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion

83 engomez 2026-06-25 18:58:45 UTC github.com/inkeep Llama Share 40

OpenKnowledge is a local markdown editor with integrations for LLMs, available as a desktop app or local web app via CLI. It supports macOS, Linux, and Intel Macs, with Node.js 24+ required for installation.

The Customer Who Almost Killed Slack, Stripe, and Airbnb

7 nate 2026-06-25 20:32:45 UTC siliconopera.com Prefix Share 4

Sometime in 2010, Airbnb was hemorrhaging money and growing slower than Brian Chesky had promised investors. The company had roughly $200 in revenue per week at one point. Into this vacuum walked a potential corporate client, the kind that could write a check large enough to solve all the immediate problems. The pitch was essentially: customize your platform for our needs, move toward ...

Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike

121 cowboy_henk 2026-06-25 16:58:45 UTC princechazz.com Full Share 39

A seeded chess-pathfinding roguelite. Guide Prince Chazz across the board, dodging enemy pieces, and race the per-seed leaderboard.

Zig's new bitCast semantics and LLVM back end improvements

178 kouosi 2026-06-25 14:58:45 UTC ziglang.org Llama Share 71

The Zig compiler has made several improvements in 2026, including a new ELF linker with fast incremental compilation, improved LLVM backend, and enhanced build system. These changes aim to improve performance, usability, and stability, with features like incremental compilation, lazy type analysis, and better error messages.

OS9Map

122 LaSombra 2026-06-25 15:58:45 UTC yllan.org Full Share 18

OS9Map lets you browse OpenStreetMap on Mac OS 9. Search for landmarks and addresses, and save the places you care about as bookmarks for next time. Smooth scrolling map canvas — drag with the mouse to pan; nearby tiles load as you go. Bookmarks — save the places you visit often and return to them from the menu in one click.

Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads

488 virgildotcodes 2026-06-25 13:58:45 UTC reuters.com Full Share 718

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The anxiety of the perfect loaf: the illusion of culinary precision

14 infinitewalk 2026-06-25 18:58:45 UTC iza.ac Llama Share 6

The author argues that modern recipes often prioritize precision over intuition, leading to a loss of connection with the kitchen as a living environment. They advocate for a more flexible approach to cooking, trusting one's senses and adapting to the unique variables of each kitchen.

Un-0: Generating Images with Coupled Oscillators

5 babelfish 2026-06-25 20:51:45 UTC unconv.ai Prefix Share 1

TL;DR. Executing deep neural networks on GPUs has dominated AI for a decade, but we think the next jump in energy efficiency demands a fundamentally different computer, one where physics does the computing. We built Un-0, an image generator powered by a simulated system of coupled oscillators, an example of an emerging physical computing substrate. On ImageNet 64×64 it reaches FID 6.74, ...

The annotated PyTorch training loop

32 smaddrellmander 2026-06-25 18:58:45 UTC idlemachines.co.uk Llama Share 8

The PyTorch training loop involves several key components, including the data pipeline, model, optimizer, and scheduler, which must be carefully configured to achieve optimal results. Common mistakes to watch out for include incorrect data loading, model initialization, and optimizer configuration, as well as failure to properly switch between training and evaluation modes.

Half-Life 2 in a Browser

612 panza 2026-06-25 06:58:45 UTC hl2.slqnt.dev Full Share 245

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Besimple AI (YC P25) Is Hiring

0 2026-06-25 17:58:45 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Besimple AI is hiring a Strategic Projects Lead - Audio Data to own high-priority audio data projects end to end through their platform, translating customer requirements into executable workflows and identifying platform gaps to improve features. The ideal candidate has 3-7+ years of experience in data operations, AI data delivery, and annotation operations, with a strong operator mindset, ...

Early adversity leaves lasting molecular imprint across the body: primate study

59 gmays 2026-06-25 14:58:45 UTC medicalxpress.com Full Share 23

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You can't unit test for taste

217 kalli 2026-06-25 12:58:45 UTC dev.karltryggvason.com Llama Share 95

The user built an app called In the Long Run, which allows users to virtually run famous routes worldwide and view points of interest along the way. They used GeoNames data, Python, and DuckDB to create a pipeline that enriches the app with relevant points of interest, overcoming challenges with AI hallucinations and biases.

The Doorman's Fallacy in Action

8 rozumem 2026-06-25 20:02:45 UTC rozumem.xyz Prefix Share 6

I recently learned about the Doorman's Fallacy and couldn't help but connect it to an experience I had last weekend. The Doorman's Fallacy is 'the mistake of assuming technology can replace a human without consequence'. This past Saturday, six of us had an impromptu brunch after our morning yoga class. Like many venues, this one had made a decision to replace physical ...

I built a GPU back end for Emacs

141 andros 2026-06-25 16:58:45 UTC en.andros.dev Llama Share 73

A developer created a GPU display backend for Emacs, using Metal on macOS and OpenGL on Linux, with a neutral driver layer for abstraction. The project was rejected due to the use of an LLM-generated contribution, but led to a valuable conversation about performance, software freedom, and AI in code.

Advanced Nintendo Entertainment System (ANES) – NES Modded to Use 2 PPUs

64 zdw 2026-06-25 14:58:45 UTC github.com/decrazyo Llama Share 19

This NES mod uses two PPU chips for advanced graphics, requiring a modified console and donor parts. The process involves modifying the motherboard and installing a custom socket for the 74LS139 chip.

Show HN: I made Google Trends for Hacker News by indexing 18 years of comments

551 ytkimirti 2026-06-25 14:58:45 UTC hackernewstrends.com Llama Share 137

The tech industry has seen numerous lead-swaps and changing of the guard across various fields including cloud platforms, AI, programming languages, frameworks, and more. Key players like Cloudflare, Vercel, OpenAI, Nvidia, AMD, and others have vied for dominance in their respective areas over the years.

An oral history of Bank Python (2021)

4 tosh 2026-06-25 20:16:45 UTC calpaterson.com Prefix Share 0

Today will I take you through the keyhole to look at a group of software systems not well known to the public, which I call "Bank Python". Bank Python implementations are effectively proprietary forks of the entire Python ecosystem which are in use at many (but not all) of the biggest investment banks. Bank Python differs considerably from the common, or garden-variety Python that ...

Parallel Parentheses Matching

5 Athas 2026-06-25 20:14:45 UTC williamdue.github.io Prefix Share 0

A professor at the PLTC section by the name of Martin Elsman introduced me to a paper called More Fun with Monoids by Oleg Kiselyov (There is also blog post). Because of this paper, I looked into what other problems can be expressed as a map-reduce pattern. Apparently asserting that a string of parentheses is balanced can be done in this manner, it has it downsides (which we will get to), but ...

Tw-fade: pure CSS scroll-driven edge masking

67 petekp 2026-06-25 14:58:45 UTC pete.design Full Share 29

tw-fade is a Tailwind CSS v4 plugin for scroll-edge fading with CSS masks. Add fade-y or fade-x so content dissolves into any surface with zero JavaScript.

Political bias in AI: Where the AI models stand

72 mektrik 2026-06-25 13:58:45 UTC trakkr.ai Llama Share 149

This study measures AI models' political bias by asking them open questions, classifying their answers, and plotting the results. The results show each model's stance on politics, economics, and society, without implying which stance is good.

How physicists track and trap the elusive neutrino

40 ibobev 2026-06-25 15:58:45 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 15

Physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines detected neutrinos in 1956 using a massive device. Neutrino detectors have since been built to study these particles, revealing their secrets and answering questions about the universe.

The disappearance of Japan's animators

104 andsoitis 2026-06-25 12:58:45 UTC economist.com Llama Share 82

The anime industry is facing a labour crisis despite its growing popularity, with a shortage of animators and poor working conditions. The industry's shift to contract labour and outsourcing has led to a lack of on-the-job training and a decline in the number of animators.

OAuth for all

348 terryds 2026-06-25 02:58:45 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 147

Cloudflare upgraded its OAuth engine to improve performance and security. The upgrade allowed for self-managed OAuth, enabling customers to create and manage their own OAuth clients.

Show HN: Turn native language audio into flashcards and shadowing practice

66 alder 2026-06-25 12:58:45 UTC lingochunk.com Full Share 28

Comprehensible input that sticks. Turn the audio you study into native-voice Anki cards.

52-hertz whale

84 brightbeige 2026-06-25 14:58:45 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 14

The 52-hertz whale is an unidentified species that emits a unique 52 Hz frequency call in the Pacific Ocean, detected since the late 1980s. Its call patterns resemble neither blue nor fin whales, and it has been detected every year since 1989.

Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

187 bundie 2026-06-25 16:58:45 UTC neowin.net Llama Share 155

Windows 10's Extended Security Updates program now ends on October 12, 2027, giving users more time to update to a newer OS or hardware. Users can enroll in ESU until then, with existing enrollments automatically continuing through the new end date.