Flux 3 X Mimic: The Next Generation of Video-Action Models

187 kensai 2026-07-24 10:25:58 UTC bfl.ai Llama Share 24

Black Forest Labs developed FLUX 3, a multimodal foundation model that generates audio-visual content and controls robots, and its next-generation model FLUX-mimic is being used in real factory use cases. FLUX-mimic's success is due to its ability to learn a well-structured world model and expose it in decodable representations, making it sample efficient and robust for various tasks and industries.

Em dashes are fucking amazing

30 surprisetalk 2026-07-24 12:41:58 UTC psychotechnology.substack.com Llama Share 8

The writer loves em dashes for their expressive power and versatility in writing. They argue that em dashes are a natural way to convey larger breaks in thought and can be used instead of brackets or colons to add clarity and drama to sentences.

Flux 3

419 ThouYS 2026-07-24 06:25:58 UTC bfl.ai Llama Share 102

FLUX 3 is a multimodal foundation model that jointly learns from images, videos, and audio to create a unified representation of the world. It can generate diverse videos and images, predict actions, and edit content, and is being developed for real-world visual intelligence and physical AI applications.

It's getting harder to focus every day

263 peykar 2026-07-24 08:25:58 UTC glyphack.com Llama Share 139

The writer struggles with staying focused due to constant distractions, which have become a habit over time. They want to regain their ability to focus on one activity for long periods without getting sidetracked.

I Tried Building a Real App with AI. It Took a Year

24 surprisetalk 2026-07-24 12:25:58 UTC alexhyett.com Llama Share 12

The user created an app called HabitTed to track habits, hobbies, and chores without cloud storage, using iOS 18 gen-emojis, and customizable icons. They used AI to develop the app but had to manually refactor the code and fix bugs due to its limitations.

The case for MUDs in modern times

36 bw86 2026-07-24 12:25:58 UTC andrewzigler.com Llama Share 37

MUDs, or Multi-User Dimensions, are text-based virtual worlds that allow players to interact with each other and the environment through commands. Despite being an old medium, MUDs can still thrive due to their unique ability to simulate complex systems and provide a sense of telepresence.

My security camera shipped a GitHub admin token in its login page

15 hhh 2026-07-24 12:25:58 UTC hhh.hn Llama Share 5

The user discovered a security vulnerability in Hanwha Vision's security cameras, specifically a hardcoded GitHub token in the firmware that granted admin access to hundreds of repositories. The user reported the issue to Hanwha, who promptly revoked the token, and the user notes that this is a common mistake that needs to be addressed to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Buz – A fork of Bun using modern Zig, with sub-1s incremental builds

95 kristoff_it 2026-07-24 10:25:58 UTC ziggit.dev Llama Share 61

User is sharing a non-production ready fork of Bun, a project based on an older Rust version, to avoid duplicating development effort. They have ported Bun to build with current Zig, applying minor patches for incremental rebuilds.

India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

25 sohkamyung 2026-07-24 12:25:58 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 2

Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket successfully launched into a 280-mile-high orbit on its debut flight, marking India's first fully commercial satellite launcher. The launch was a "grand success" for the company, exceeding expectations and paving the way for future launches.

IRGC Claims It Destroyed Amazon's Bahrain Data Center

36 thisislife2 2026-07-24 10:25:58 UTC houseofsaud.com Llama Share 14

The IRGC claimed a cruise missile strike destroyed an AWS data center in Bahrain, citing the US strike on Iran's Darkhovin nuclear plant as retaliation. This marks the third strike on the same facility since March and a new escalation tier in Operation Nasr-2.

The IBM PC, Part 1: Arrival

23 cfmcdonald 2026-07-24 11:25:58 UTC technicshistory.com Llama Share 4

IBM's entry into the personal computer market in 1981 was driven by the need to respond to the growing demand for small computers. The IBM PC, developed by Don Estridge's team, was a successful design that combined the best features of its competitors and became a standard in the industry.

Programming language file extensions that match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

8 speckx 2026-07-24 12:35:58 UTC bruh.ltd Prefix Share 2

So there's this standard called ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 that defines a 2 letter code for every country on the planet (like ME = Montenegro) and a bunch of places that aren't countries (like EU = European Union). You've probably encountered such a code before in top level domain names (.im belongs to the Isle of Man) and on Discord (typing :flag_fm: yields a 🇫🇲 emoji). One of these ...

Nothing works and everyone is euphoric

169 pchm 2026-07-24 09:25:58 UTC ptrchm.com Llama Share 129

People are scrambling to adapt to AI-induced changes in the workforce, but AI tools have also introduced bugs and instability in software, making everyday tasks frustrating. This may lead to a shift towards building better software as individual developers take advantage of AI's capabilities to create more complex projects.

Claude Cookbook

154 saikatsg 2026-07-24 05:25:58 UTC platform.claude.com Full Share 76

Practical guides and code examples for building with Claude. Learn prompting techniques, tool use, multimodal capabilities, and more.

Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?

8 ilreb 2026-07-24 12:25:58 UTC elsewhere.news Prefix Share 4

More and more people are building products with their own hands, and revisiting a fundamental question: what kind of craft is programming? Why is it so captivating, and why is it so hard? Frederick P. Brooks Jr.'s "The Tar Pit," written fifty years ago in The Mythical Man-Month, reads with surprising relevance today. Brooks is best known for leading the development of IBM's ...

Computational chemistry, Locally? My rant on SSH

23 crescit_eundo 2026-07-24 09:25:58 UTC chillphysicsenjoyer.substack.com Llama Share 15

The user is an independent scientist working on computational chemistry projects, but is hindered by clunky processes when accessing university high performance computing clusters. This clunkiness leads to decreased motivation and lost work due to intermediate steps and friction.

Show HN: Echo – Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models

417 adam_rida 2026-07-23 20:25:58 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 200

The user built Echo, an AI system that combines multiple open-weight models for better performance, allocating computation and combining outputs based on each request. Echo outperformed individual models and reached similar results to Fable at lower inference cost, but still has limitations and failure cases to be addressed.

Launching Health in ChatGPT to US Users

26 mellosouls 2026-07-24 10:25:58 UTC openai.com Llama Share 37

ChatGPT now allows US users to securely connect health information for more informed conversations. This feature helps users understand their health data in context and make better decisions with their healthcare provider.

Tangleflow: Converts GitHub Actions workflows to tangled workflows and back

15 wertyk 2026-07-24 10:25:58 UTC github.com/43081j Llama Share 6

The tool converts workflow files in a repository to tangled format, creating separate files for each job. It also collapses jobs linked by needs into a single workflow with steps in dependency order.

Eight Newly Produced MQ-9 Reaper Drones Destroyed in Iranian Strike

18 NordStreamYacht 2026-07-24 12:56:58 UTC militarywatchmagazine.com Llama Share 6

Multiple military developments have been reported including the selection of a Soviet missile for the pan-European Freya system and the deployment of a US hypersonic missile system in the Western Pacific.

The Book Prize Index

32 Luc 2026-07-24 09:25:58 UTC book-prize-index.vercel.app Full Share 2

KeywordLooks for the exact words you type in titles, authors, awards, subjects, publishers, and catalog text. Weighted by wins and list placements, with established major prizes carrying more weight. Read the scoring methodology.

Writing by hand is good for your brain

1367 dwwoelfel 2026-07-23 14:25:58 UTC nealstephenson.substack.com Llama Share 621

Writing by hand with a fountain pen on paper can be beneficial for the brain and reduce fatigue, but it requires finding the right balance of friction and using the right type of paper. To get started, consider using a fountain pen with a fine nib on inexpensive paper and gradually move to more expensive pens and paper as you develop your writing style.

The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote (2010)

141 downbad_ 2026-07-24 09:25:58 UTC sive.rs Llama Share 35

The user was invited to Apple's headquarters in 2003 to discuss getting CD Baby's catalog into the iTunes Music Store, but Apple required them to use their software to digitize and upload the music, which was a time-consuming and costly process. After Steve Jobs publicly stated that iTunes would not accept independent music, the user refunded $200,000 to 5000 musicians and made the service ...

Hetzner is working on LLM Inference

80 jonas_scholz 2026-07-24 09:25:58 UTC sliplane.io Llama Share 34

Hetzner is testing an experimental AI inference API, Hetzner Inference, with a single OpenAI-compatible model. The API is free, fast, and currently only serves a 35-billion-parameter model, but its potential for large-scale GPU clusters and competitive pricing is intriguing.

Game of Trees – Git-based version control from OpenBSD folks

18 gregnavis 2026-07-24 10:25:58 UTC gameoftrees.org Full Share 1

AMD's Instinct MI455X: Aiming for the Sun

40 ingve 2026-07-24 07:25:58 UTC chipsandcheese.com Llama Share 15

AMD introduced the Instinct MI455X, a GPU designed for rack-scale AI deployments, based on the CDNA5 architecture with improved performance and memory bandwidth. It features 256 Work Group Processors, 432 GB of memory, and supports up to 72 GPUs in a single Helios rack solution.

How Do We Stop Vibe Coding?

9 prohobo 2026-07-24 10:25:58 UTC alexklos.ca Prefix Share 2

When Claude Code blew up in popularity near the end of December 2025, a large portion of software developers quickly shifted to using coding agents as part of their main development workflows. Andrej Karpathy, who coined the term "vibe coding," stated on the No Priors podcast in March 2026: I don't think I've typed like a line of code probably since December, basically, which ...

Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

1001 theanonymousone 2026-07-23 15:25:58 UTC politico.com Llama Share 804

Silicon Valley startup founders are urging the Trump administration not to block access to Chinese open-weight AI models, warning that a ban would cripple US startups. They propose targeted safeguards instead of broad prohibitions to address security concerns.

I regret migrating to Codeberg

402 boramalper 2026-07-23 14:25:58 UTC xn--gckvb8fzb.com Llama Share 305

Codeberg's new terms worry me because they decide which projects are welcome, not just banning specific ones. This marks a shift from a free-software host to a platform that enforces its own ideology.

What happened to TheNumbers.com

392 nickthegreek 2026-07-23 17:25:58 UTC stephenfollows.com Llama Share 185

The Numbers, a film industry data website, was severely impacted by AI traffic and a potential cyberattack, leading to a week-long outage and significant changes to its infrastructure. The site's founder, Bruce Nash, attributes the issues to the increasing strain of AI bots and automated traffic, which now make up 90% of the site's traffic.