What sort of maths are LLMs good at?

The author discusses how large language models (LLMs) have made significant progress in solving mathematical problems, but notes that their approach is often different from human mathematicians. LLMs tend to find examples or counterexamples rather than proving universal statements, and this may be due to their ability to explore many paths of the search tree and use brute force. However, ...

Show HN: Woxi - Open-source Mathematica / Wolfram Language reimplementation

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The Woxi playground is a versatile front-end interpreter that powers multiple tools, including a full-screen playground and Jupyter kernel. It offers features like side-by-side editing and faster startup compared to WolframScript.

LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

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Transform any topic into peak LinkedIn thought leadership guaranteed to make your followers shudder.

High-Res Photo Shows Sand-Capped Butte Rising from Mars Plain of Polygons

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NASA's Curiosity Rover captured a panoramic image of a Martian butte, nicknamed "Miraflores", on the 4,923rd Martian day. The photo shows the isolated hill surrounded by ancient seabed polygons and offers clues about Mars' watery history.

Facebook is paying controversial creators to produce rage-bait content

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Meta's parent company is paying a white nationalist to produce content, despite his racist abuse towards the Indian PM. Meta has been criticized for its monetization policies and lack of transparency in allowing controversial creators to earn money on its platform.

2026 Eclipse Webcams

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Compression is prediction

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Annie Sexton explains that compression and language models are related, as both aim to predict the most likely next symbol or data. She discusses how entropy coding, a method used in compression algorithms, is similar to how large language models (LLMs) work.

The hardest working font in Manhattan (2025)

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The author discovered a unique font called Gorton, which was originally designed for engraving on metal and has been used in various applications such as keyboards, signs, and industrial equipment. The font's monoline nature makes it forgiving of mistakes and imperfections.

Worms: The Future of Yesterday's Worms Today

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I hate packaging my software for Linux

All I wanted was, to make Fresh easy to install, for everybody, everywhere - how hard can it be?! Windows and macOS aren't so bad, because they're relatively uniform. For Windows, I use winget - ugly, but works (once I got past the initial headache). For macOS, I'm using homebrew for now, which isn't ideal, but it wasn't hard to set up. I'll probably move to a more ...

Launch HN: Discovered Materials (YC P26) – AI agents to discover new materials

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Researchers created a benchmark to measure AI models' ability to discover new materials for the semiconductor industry, testing 7 models and discovering over 500 previously unknown materials. The models were able to find novel, stable candidates that meet multiple properties but struggled with synthesizing them in a lab.

WorldClaw Agentic 3D open-world generation at scale

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WorldClaw is an agentic framework that turns one open-ended prompt into an explicit, explorable, and editable open-world 3D scene.

llama.cpp

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Llama.cpp allows running frontier AI on local machines without API keys or telemetry, keeping models and conversation data private. It can run on various devices, including laptops and clusters, with the same binary and kernels for different GPUs and CPUs.

A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy

The author discusses the use of event designators in shells like bash, csh, tcsh, and zsh to save keystrokes by editing previous commands directly. This allows users to modify their command-line history without repeating themselves.

Newfoundland has a hard bread shortage, but why do they eat it?

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Newfoundland and Labrador struggles to find hard bread after a fire at the Purity factory, with grocery stores running low on stock. The province's primary provider of hard bread has been importing it from Europe since European settlement.

U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’

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Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs

The task is to remove all API keys and tokens from a repository, replacing them with placeholders. The script will search for specific patterns in text files, including known token patterns like AKIA, ghp_, hf_, and D4w8z9. It will also check for other variable names like AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN. The script should be careful not to modify non-text files or break JSON/YAML ...

OpenAI’s head of ethics leaves less than a year after joining

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Mojo 1.0

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Mojo language has reached version 1.0, marking a stable foundation for developers to build on with a vibrant community contributing over 1,100 pull requests. Mojo's evolution will continue with new features and improvements in the next phase of its development.

Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard

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NVIDIA releases Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a high-efficiency model for agentic AI workloads, and NeMo Switchyard, an open source library for smart routing inside popular agent tools.

US hires over 2k video gamers as air traffic controllers

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The FAA hired over 2,000 gamers to train as air traffic controllers, meeting 94% of its hiring goal. The recruitment campaign aims to extend the agency's reach and utilize gaming skills that are similar to those required for the job.

CFTC declares market emergency, orders Kalshi to continue to operate in New York

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered KalshiEX, LLC to continue operating after a New York lawsuit sought to halt its activities and impose $36 billion in damages. The CFTC aims to safeguard market resilience and orderliness nationwide.

Bluesky's active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app

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Bluesky's mobile app had 10.4 million monthly active users in June 2026, down 27.2% year-over-year, with daily active users declining by 25.6%. The company is shifting focus to its underlying protocol and new products like Attie, rather than solely relying on Bluesky's app success.

The Human Is the Loop

The author reflects on their return to AI after a break, realizing how much of their use was unnecessary and habit-forming. They plan to be more intentional with AI usage and consider the benefits and drawbacks of relying on it.

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How we used to get jobs: A newspaper classifieds story

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The author recounts their first big career success as Polo Ralph Lauren's in-house photographer, which they found through a classified listing in the New York Times. They later verified this story by searching their archives and finding the original job listing on the Times Machine archive.

Show HN: iPhone app takes simultaneous images from 2 lenses, fuses into 1 photo

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Photosynthesis combines iPhone lenses for better photos, offering detail and field of view without compromise. The app captures real optical detail from each lens and aligns them automatically to deliver high-res photos.

Dutch Train Map Simulator

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The user provided a long list of train stations and cities in the Netherlands, likely for route planning or travel purposes. The list includes various locations across the country, including major cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.

Music Generation by a Composer, for Musicians

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Monic Theory: Make More Music. Synthesize targeted MIDI assets using your favorite creator mode. Learn music theory to expand your music making toolkit..

The lifesaving secret hidden inside a horseshoe crab's blue blood

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Horseshoe crabs, crucial for testing medicine safety, are declining due to over-harvesting and habitat loss. Conservation efforts in Massachusetts have shown promise with a 90% protection of the spawning season.