Apertus – Open Foundation Model for Sovereign AI

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Apertus is an open-source AI model developed by Swiss AI Initiative, meeting EU AI Act requirements with opt-out respect and data protection. It's a multilingual model trained on 1000+ languages, competitive with top open models.

Did my old job only exist because of fraud?

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The author worked at GenieDB, a UK startup acquired by US VC fund Frost VP, and later discovered the fund was sued for fraud by the SEC. The author questions if their job and life changes were a result of the alleged fraud.

Claude: Elevated Error Rates for Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7, Opus 4.6, and Sonnet 4.6

Claude's Status Page - Elevated Error Rates for Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7, Opus 4.6, and Sonnet 4.6.

Everything is logarithms

The dimension of a vector space is the cardinality of its basis. [log f = by x] gives something that at least resembles the function's representation as scalar relation, but i suspect these are merely confusions of concepts. when you take general covariance to its extreme you end up asking that all of your mathematics be formulated in an explicit co-variant way, and that

JSON-LD explained for personal websites

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The user added JSON-LD to their site to aid web crawlers and improve SEO, declaring a new script with MIME type application/ld+json. They described their webpage using JSON-LD nodes such as WebSite, Person, ProfilePage, and BlogPosting to provide metadata and improve search engine results.

PowerFox Browser

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PowerFox brings modern security features and supports dozens of languages to keep users safe online. It's standards compliant and feature-rich, supporting latest web technologies for compatibility with modern websites.

I was wrong about the Midjourney ultra-sound scanner

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The user initially misunderstood the potential benefits of the Midjourney ultrasound scanner due to its high resolution, low cost, and convenience. They now see how it could lead to early cancer detection and potentially save lives, but acknowledge that actual results may take a couple of years to confirm.

Show HN: Recall – fully-local project memory for Claude Code

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Recall is a local summarizer for Claude Code that captures session history and condenses it into a resume-ready summary. It's free, zero-friction, and doesn't send data anywhere, using a classical Python summarizer and local memory.

Simple hard way to conjugate Japanese verbs

Japanese verb conjugation involves adding suffixes to a verb's stem. The stem is the unchanging part of the verb, and suffixes can be added by pure concatenation.

Identity verification on Claude

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We are implementing identity verification to prevent abuse, enforce policies, and comply with laws, using Persona Identities as our partner. Your verification data is used solely to confirm your identity and is protected by industry-standard security controls.

Beyond All Reason (Free Total Annihilation Inspired RTS)

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The game offers real-time simulation with fully simulated projectile ballistics and terrain deformation, allowing for diverse strategies on each map. Players can choose from over 10 unit classes to balance resource income and production for victory.

Prefer duplication over the wrong abstraction (2016)

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The "wrong abstraction" problem occurs when code is modified to accommodate new requirements, leading to conditionals and duplicated logic, making it hard to understand and maintain. The solution is to "go back" and remove the abstraction, inlining code to make it easier to understand and add new features, rather than trying to preserve the existing code.

HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero

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HPV vaccine has virtually eliminated cervical cancer deaths in women under 30 in England, with a 63% lower risk of death from the disease for vaccinated women aged 30-34. Falling vaccination rates could see a rise in avoidable deaths, with thousands of cervical cancer deaths preventable if vaccine uptake returns to pre-pandemic levels.

I Play Video Games with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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Andrei Cebotar, a 37-year-old from Moldova with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, uses assistive tech to work and play. He relies on PlayAbility, Handy, and the Xbox Adaptive Controller to interact with his computer.

The minimum viable unit of saleable software

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The author is considering building a sustainable business around their side project River, a job queue for Go and Postgres, despite the rise of AI-powered software. They argue that while LLMs make software cheaper to build, they don't eliminate the need for human oversight and maintenance.

FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama

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FDA advisors voted 9-0 in support of Moderna's seasonal mRNA flu vaccine, citing its 27% higher efficacy and good safety profile. The vaccine's approval is pending FDA decision by August 5 and CDC recommendation.

Petition against Meta's employee training data collection for ML models

We demand that you not collect employee “computer-use” data for the purposes of training AI Models. Recently, leadership announced in a limited audience group (MSL Infra FYI) that a program called "MCI" (Model Capability Initiative) would be rolling out. For context this program collects computer inputs such as mouse movements, click locations and keystrokes, as well as screen ...

(How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (In Python)) (2010)

This page describes how to build an interpreter for most of the scheme dialect of lisp. it uses python 3 as the implementation language, and the lambda special form is a good example of scheme syntax. if you are familiar with other languages, you might think that while or for loop would be needed, but scheme manages to do without these just fine. in which we judge lispy on several criteria: ...

Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf

· Spines/languages: Wikidata · covers/countries: Criterion shop · cover art © The Criterion Collection · unofficial fan project. · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

There is minimal downside to switching to open models

The author notes that using Linux has become more viable due to improved compatibility and software ecosystem. However, they express concern about the growing penalty for using open LLM models due to performance and trust issues.

Wildcard (YC W25) is hiring an applied ML engineer

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Wildcard is an agentic commerce optimization platform for ecommerce and retail brands. They're looking for a Founding Applied ML Engineer to help shape the product and company from the earliest stage, with expertise in AI, data, and customer problems.

An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy

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FLOPPINUX is a minimal Linux distribution for old hardware, requiring 20MB RAM and 32-bit x86 CPUs. It's free, open-source, and perfect for reviving old hardware or educational purposes.

Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022)

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Having a bias for action and making progress is key, and one habit to make this happen is to ask for "no" instead of "yes" when seeking permission for a task. This approach involves offering a chance for feedback with a deadline, allowing you to move forward while still keeping your boss informed.

Show HN: Teach your kids perfect pitch

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BSharp app helps children develop absolute pitch by associating chords with colors, tracking accuracy and adjusting difficulty. It introduces new chords every 2 weeks after mastering previous ones with 100% accuracy.

Minecraft: Java Edition 26.2, the first version with Vulkan 1.2

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Minecraft Java Edition has a new update with Chaos Cubed, a new cave biome, and features like Sulfur Cubes and geyser blocks.

Show HN: CleverCrow: give tokens to your favorite projects

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CleverCrow allows community members to fund issues they care about, and the maintainer directs the agent to implement the solution. The agent drafts a plan, iterates until approved, and implements the solution in a credential-less sandbox, with the maintainer reviewing and approving before shipping the code.

Show HN: MiniPCs.zip – Charting the Pareto frontier of Mini PCs

This site performs a twice-daily scan and plots out thousands of MiniPCs from Amazon and eBay, according to their prices and specs. You can adjust the horizontal axis, or the color code, in order to search several dimensions at once (e.g. CPU Performance vs Graphics). See my blog post for more info. BTW it of course uses affiliate links - scraping and parsing all these PCs from Amazon and ...

Show HN: HN Game Stories – mini-documentary of games that hit the front page

Short documentary videos about the games that climbed to the top of Hacker News — their stories, their makers, and why they matter. Click a title to watch; click the ▲ to upvote.

Show HN: StartupsBR – A map of Brazilian startups

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O mapa vivo do ecossistema de startups do Brasil

Show HN: Brain Frog – Can you be random enough for 11 lines of JavaScript?

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