Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin

687 fnthawar2 2026-09-10 14:42:20 UTC shopify.engineering Llama Share 457

Shopify is moving from React Native to Swift and Kotlin due to advancements in coding models, allowing for faster development without sacrificing performance. This change will enable Shopify's teams to build mobile apps more efficiently with the help of artificial intelligence.

More questions about whether researchers can trust OpenAI with unpublished math

586 pred_ 2026-09-10 13:42:20 UTC mathstodon.xyz Llama Share 586

Tristan Buckmaster questioned OpenAI's transparency about using his conversations with ChatGPT for training data. He felt misled by their response, which he perceived as dishonest and lacking explanation or evidence.

The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freeze a Mac

40 auberonedu 2026-09-10 22:42:20 UTC auberon.xyz Llama Share 8

A WebGPU shader on an untrusted site can hang a Mac's graphics, making the desktop UI unusable until a restart is forced by clicking a link. Apple has not prioritized fixing this issue despite its potential to be annoying and violating user trust.

OpenAI Agents API

83 aquir 2026-09-10 20:42:20 UTC developers.openai.com Llama Share 59

The Agents API provides access to the Codex harness through an OpenAI-managed API, allowing applications to interact with agents in a sandbox environment. Sessions are managed by OpenAI, while applications provide tools and choose their execution environment.

Cognition launches new SWE-2 model, Rivaling Fable 5.1 and GPT-Astra

338 seelos 2026-09-10 15:42:20 UTC cognition.com Llama Share 140

The new coding model SWE-2 achieves 50.0% on FrontierCode 1.1 Main, within one point of Fable 5.1, while being 64% cheaper than its predecessor SWE-1.7 and outperforming GPT-6 Astra at a quarter of the cost.

Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables

267 Brajeshwar 2026-09-10 15:42:20 UTC blog.jim-nielsen.com Llama Share 219

A man found two old cables in his "Big Box of Cables" and realized he needed them, rekindling motivation and purpose. He hopes to pass on the lesson to his future kids about not discarding useful items.

Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images (2025)

247 gumby 2026-09-10 15:42:20 UTC spinoff.nasa.gov Llama Share 36

A Singaporean archaeologist used NASA's decorrelation stretch technique to uncover 200 previously hidden paintings at Angkor Wat, revealing faded images that were invisible to the naked eye. The technique, originally developed for satellite imagery, has been widely applied in various fields including archaeology and tattoo preservation.

Proof of Capture: Apple Reference Image, but open source and using steganography

52 merybenavente 2026-09-10 20:42:20 UTC merybenavente.me Llama Share 38

A new camera technology, Proof of Capture, has been introduced to prove a photo was taken by a camera and not AI generated. This approach uses an invisible watermark in the image pixels to sign a perceptual hash at capture time.

OpenAI’s Navier-Stokes release included a Lean 4 formal proof

119 ibobev 2026-09-10 21:42:20 UTC johndcook.com Llama Share 115

OpenAI has settled a long-standing question about the Navier-Stokes equations with both human-readable and Lean 4 formal proofs, marking a significant breakthrough in generating machine-verifiable formal proofs. This development reduces the effort required for formal verification by four orders of magnitude, making it more feasible for various applications beyond mathematics research.

Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom

139 aanet 2026-09-10 17:42:20 UTC musictheory.pugetsound.edu Full Share 63

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Bodily Oddities

38 vesterde 2026-09-10 20:42:20 UTC vester.si Full Share 26

A sourced field guide to strange, normal things human bodies do: reflexes, illusions, sounds, tricks and rare abilities. Every entry says how common it is.

Recursion into madness

22 surprisetalk 2026-09-10 21:42:20 UTC blog.coredump.cx Llama Share 5

The author explores the limitations of large language models, particularly in image and video editing tools, where recursive processes can lead to chaotic results. Gemini's attempts to rewrite a passage resulted in increasingly bizarre metaphors, demonstrating the model's struggles with open-ended rewrites.

Forgejo <=16.0.3 Critical RCE

139 weierstass 2026-09-10 16:42:20 UTC codeberg.org Llama Share 51

A strategy to avoid receiving garbage on Codeberg involves not visiting as an AI scraper or contacting Codeberg. Using a Location directive with konqueror can help choose which changes to use, defaulting to 1 for best speed.

Neki – Sharded Postgres

188 simon_weber 2026-09-10 16:42:20 UTC planetscale.com Llama Share 97

Neki is a sharded Postgres database built from lessons learned running large MySQL clusters, addressing common issues like table size and backup times. It offers an online operations model with features like schema changes, version upgrades, and resharding through a single psql connection.

Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls

278 thelastgallon 2026-09-10 11:42:20 UTC pv-magazine.com Llama Share 215

Hitachi introduces Y-series EcoCute CO2 heat pump water heaters in Japan with 370-liter and 460-liter models launching in November 2026. The new range supports daytime electricity tariffs and PV-linked energy management with a five-year manufacturer warranty.

Show HN: Vertumnus – printable posters of farmers' market produce seasonality

20 perspectivezoom 2026-09-10 20:42:20 UTC vertumnus.fyi Full Share 6

Printable posters of what's in season at your local farmers' market. Produce data is specific to your region, with week-level granularity.

Rust is tier-1 language at Microsoft

580 mmastrac 2026-09-10 13:42:20 UTC rustfoundation.org Llama Share 319

Microsoft has invested heavily in Rust, making it a Tier-1 language for internal development alongside C++, C#, and TypeScript. The company's MSVC backend, now connected to Rust via rustc_codegen_utc, enables seamless interoperability between the two languages.

What happens when a GPU writes memory

32 ibobev 2026-09-10 19:42:20 UTC blog.doubleword.ai Llama Share 1

The RTX 4090's L2 cache handles data serialization, and stores are sent to DRAM after a miss. The cache uses a combination of eviction policies to manage space, including writing back dirty lines before evicting them. Fences are used to ensure that data is written durably and visible across the system.

JEP 544: Ahead-of-Time Code Compilation

65 Skinney 2026-09-10 17:42:20 UTC openjdk.org Llama Share 24

The goal is to improve startup and warmup time for Java applications by compiling code to native code in a training run, storing it in an AOT cache for use in subsequent production runs. This approach combines the benefits of static compilation with the agility and portability of dynamic compilation, allowing Java applications to achieve peak performance while adapting to changing workloads.

Silicon Valley is transforming the military-industrial complex?

139 paimapi 2026-09-10 16:42:20 UTC costsofwar.watson.brown.edu Llama Share 270

Anthropologist Roberto González examines the US military-industrial complex's expansion to Silicon Valley, where big tech companies receive multi-billion dollar Defense contracts. This has led to a lack of transparency and substantial spending on ineffective, unpredictable, and unsafe defense products funded by American taxpayers.

Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026

66 garo-pro 2026-09-10 17:42:20 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 130

Threat actors have increasingly used AI models like Claude to carry out sophisticated cyber operations, including espionage and influence operations. These attacks often involve the use of compromised API keys, session tokens, and devices to accelerate their ability to rapidly scan, exploit, and take over target systems.

iPhone Duo

1403 thecosmicfrog 2026-09-09 23:42:20 UTC apple.com Llama Share 2424

The iPhone Duo offers a spacious display, multitasking capabilities, and compact design. It features essential controls on the side for easy access and comes with various accessories like a 100% fiber-based box for packaging.

Douglas Hofstadter: Analogy as the Core of Cognition [video]

127 tosh 2026-09-10 15:42:20 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 69

What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?

335 soheilpro 2026-09-10 09:42:20 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 164

Windows XP uses a one-pass random selection algorithm to choose the initial profile picture, utilizing RtlRandomEx with GetTickCount() as the seed. This approach is efficient and avoids complications if directory contents change during execution.

Show HN: A browser IDE for m68000, Z80 assembly (and more), with graphics

8 specy 2026-09-10 22:42:20 UTC asm-editor.specy.app LocalLLM Share 1

ASM Editor offers built-in documentation and code completion for M68K, MIPS, RISC-V, and Z80 assembly. It includes real-time error checking, debugging tools, and an AI assistant for writing and debugging assembly code.

Creativity is the new moat

117 virgil_disgr4ce 2026-09-10 19:42:20 UTC inventbuild.studio Llama Share 61

The author reflects on the Flash era of web development, where experimentation and creativity led to innovative ideas, but also resulted in bad ones. Today, generative AI tools are lowering the barrier to entry for new websites and apps, but true innovation requires human creativity and experimentation.

Cognition's SWE-2 achieves 92.8 on Terminal-Bench 2.1

53 cdnsteve 2026-09-10 17:42:20 UTC tokenstead.ai Llama Share 24

Cognition's SWE-2 model achieves 50.0 on FrontierCode, beating SWE-1.7 by 15 points and outperforming Claude Fable 5.1 by one point, at a claimed 64% lower cost than Fable. The model excels in Terminal-Bench 2.1 with the highest score of 92.8, but lags behind GPT-6 Astra in this benchmark by a significant margin.

List of references on Sony websites to players "owning" their digital games

349 haunter 2026-09-10 12:42:20 UTC consumerrights.wiki Llama Share 115

Four California PlayStation buyers sued Sony Interactive Entertainment, alleging they received a limited license rather than ownership for hundreds of dollars spent on digital goods. The complaint claims the store's checkout language violates California's digital-goods transparency law.

Stockfish 19

261 atiedebee 2026-09-10 07:42:20 UTC stockfishchess.org Llama Share 148

Stockfish 19 has been released with improved strength and features, offering a stronger play and more accurate analysis. The new release brings an Elo gain of up to 44 points and is available for download at stockfishchess.org/download.

Schemy Lisp En DOS

77 AlexeyBrin 2026-09-10 16:42:20 UTC sled.neocities.org Llama Share 18

SLED is a symbolic Lisp interpreter that runs on DOS and its emulators, with features inspired by Scheme. It has built-in functions, standard library, and special forms for data manipulation and interaction with the system.