Muse Glimmer: 30B-parameter model optimized for always-on local agent workflows

992 riordan 2026-08-10 10:56:44 UTC research.meta.ai Llama Share 561

Meta Superintelligence Labs introduces Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter model optimized for local agent workflows, enabling use anywhere, anytime. Muse Glimmer delivers strong performance on key agentic use cases and benchmarks, with optimized integrations and developer documentation available for building and running agents.

Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta returns to open models

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Show HN: Needle2: 14MB agentic LLM for phones, wearables, smart home and robots

110 HenryNdubuaku 2026-08-10 19:56:44 UTC cactuscompute.com GoogleT5 Share 60

Cactus needle is a 2bit model that fits 45m parameters into 14mb. the model is trained on 115b tokens and post-trained on 38b engrams - jim snyder & joe wilson: the performance never lets us down. he says all numbers are measured end-to-end through the shipped c++ engine in its production configuration. "the tables answer one

Rust SIMD on the GPU

108 sagacity 2026-08-10 18:56:44 UTC vectorware.com GoogleT5 Share 54

Vectorware is building the first gpu-native software company. we are mapping rust's portable simd onto the gpu's native execution model. the ir itself is architecture-agnostic, so code and libraries can be used on gpus without rewrite. if you are interested in learning more, contact us at [email protected] - e-mail: adam@v

Sonic Pi v5

286 samaaron 2026-08-10 15:56:44 UTC patreon.com Full Share 76

Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor

44 AntiRush 2026-08-10 20:56:44 UTC arachnoid.com GoogleT5 Share 7

In 1988, i sailed away from the west coast of the united states in a 31-foot sailboat. this is my story — my account of... around the world solo sail - for 3 1/2 years, from fearing shore, to wanting never to touch land again. read my book, sail with me! " ''i'm not sure if it's possible,' he says. but it is

Publishing Schematics Before “Open Source” Was a Word

40 extralongdivisi 2026-08-10 19:56:44 UTC fabscene.medium.com GoogleT5 Share 12

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Stop Killing Games: It's time to sue Sony, join us

112 EDM115 2026-08-10 20:56:44 UTC massaschadeconsument.nl GoogleT5 Share 48

"de digitale toekomst is onvermijdelijk en playstation stuurt hier ook volop aan. sony heeft een dominantepositie naar zich tot weten te trekken. er kun je nooit echt van jezelf gekocht worden.& ik vin

Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse

45 awnird 2026-08-10 22:56:44 UTC thewalrus.ca Full Share 28

Exploiting System Management Mode with a very long interrupt

115 WhiteDawn 2026-08-10 16:56:44 UTC github.com/xoreaxeaxeax GoogleT5 Share 36

Exploiting system management mode with a very very long interrupt. to break this, all we need is someone too busy to notice they're supposed to join smm - at this point, core 1 can attack core 0 while the other is out of it. there are 100+ smm toctou cves out there: an mmap handler checks and then uses it; all you need for exploitation is to rewrite

Stowaway – take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead

73 thunderbong 2026-08-10 18:56:44 UTC stowaway.live GoogleT5 Share 6

The sky here is the real one outside — your location, your weather, this minute's light. click one and the camera follows it; stow away and it takes a seat on board, over real terrain. all of that is drawn in real time, which needs javascript and webgl 2. switching javascript on for this site should do it. if you want to use the site in mobile, go to http://www.satellite

Humanising LLM Outputs Is Dumb

138 kuberwastaken 2026-08-10 13:56:44 UTC kuber.studio GoogleT5 Share 80

Agents are increasingly patching this at the prompt layer, something that belongs further down the stack, says sam taylor. agents whose native language is precise, machine-facing state, with the warm, concise, human version generated only a few layers down, he says. if we want to make agents more efficient, we need to rethink the way they communicate with each other, and how they interact ...

Squeak 6.1

209 fniephaus 2026-08-10 12:56:44 UTC squeak.org Llama Share 109

Squeak 6.1 release notes highlight major changes, including a new tree browser, improved kernel infrastructure, and enhanced toolset and user interface.

Launch HN: Stoa Markets (YC S26) – A Marketplace for GPUs and AI Servers

61 erenberke 2026-08-10 16:56:44 UTC stoaexchange.com GoogleT5 Share 39

Oem allocation, cloud capacity, brokers, operators, and secondary sellers all change where gpus actually clear. buyers and sellers still rely on private quotes, stale lists, partial broker color - and partial brokers color to see where hardware really clears. describe the hardware in plain language or attach a quote pdf. terms, delivery, deadlines are explicit before anything goes out. ...

Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution

131 pjmlp 2026-08-10 21:56:44 UTC arstechnica.com GoogleT5 Share 79

A natural gas-burning power plant in texas could become the largest source of climate pollution. the plant could supply the energy needed for amazon's massive planned data center project in pecos county, the nyt reported tuesday. amazon told ars that it remains committed to its climate pledge despite the controversy involving xai and the lawsuit. if the suit is dismissed, it could devastate momentum

Ask HN: In your experience, what are sound conventions for e-ink UI development?

135 BoxOfRain 2026-08-10 14:56:44 UTC news.ycombinator.com GoogleT5 Share 47

I've recently switched to a black-and-white e-ink smartphone. while the majority of my needs are met by this device there are some things i'd like to have which don't work terribly well with the screen. at the moment he's planning to implement two projects to fill these gaps - both are to be browser-based rather than native, to maximise compatibility and to avoid creating unusable s

World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

6 Flightmussy 2026-08-10 22:56:44 UTC worldtrainmap.com Prefix Share 0

An interactive railway map of the world: 1,247 notable train routes across 120 countries. High-speed, classic, night, scenic, heritage and luxury lines, with the facts behind every one. From the Glacier Express, the Bernina Express and the Trans-Siberian to the Shinkansen, the Eurostar and the California Zephyr: every route is drawn on a fullscreen world map with its distance, fastest journey ...

What's the best programming language for coding agents?

24 chaychoong 2026-08-10 16:56:44 UTC danluu.com GoogleT5 Share 15

A post suggests that languages that represent things more concisely are more token efficient. the median time to solve the tasks is in the hundreds of seconds - sam taylor-mcgraw-smith et al. he says this is not always obvious how much the issue generalizes across tasks or across setups. for these kinds of data-y projects, llms massively reduce the amount of effort it takes to get

Parametron: 50s Japanese computer that uses neither transistors nor vacuum tubes

175 xeonmc 2026-08-10 10:56:44 UTC ethw.org Full Share 46

The "mechanical miracle" that ruined Mark Twain's life

3 benbreen 2026-08-10 22:56:44 UTC resobscura.substack.com Full Share 0

Letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas

83 hackerBanana 2026-08-10 14:56:44 UTC openai.com Full Share 155

The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert

68 simonebrunozzi 2026-08-10 17:56:44 UTC en.wikipedia.org GoogleT5 Share 48

The pamphlet, written by albert most, describes how to extract the venom of the sonoran desert toad, and administer it to produce hallucinogenic effects. it was originally published pseudonymously by a man named alfred savinelli, who claimed to be the author - but was later proved to have been the real author, ken nelson idaho-sanchez-mcgra

Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake – 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia

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Exploring Claude/GPT Knowledge Cutoffs and Pre-Training Timelines

92 sshh12 2026-08-10 14:56:44 UTC blog.sshh.io GoogleT5 Share 13

A model's training timeline can be estimated by scoring it on niche facts. if you score it correctly, you can estimate the model’s learning time - i.e., how long it took to train x% of the time it lost signal compared to 100% of its training time. this is derived from how many parameters it has, and the data mixtures it used to build it. it seems unlikely to me these are coming from internal synthetic

Mistral Patent for “Code implemented tool calls”

205 theanonymousone 2026-08-10 13:56:44 UTC patentsgazette.uspto.gov Llama Share 170

A server receives a user request for tool calls and generates a code block using a large language model. The server resumes execution, substituting the first result for the pending tool call in the code block.

Tail-call optimization in C is relatively recent (2025)

114 prakashqwerty 2026-08-10 11:56:44 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 109

The C calling convention has historically not supported tail calls, but GCC now supports them with a separate calling convention. This allows for improved performance in interpreters like Gforth and a toy Forth interpreter.

Illinois Just Passed a Law That Puts Linux on the Hook for Age Verification

270 speckx 2026-08-10 20:56:44 UTC linuxstans.com GoogleT5 Share 334

Hb5511 adds no exemption for open source software. aaron carroll: it's about social media, but it doesn't mention your desktop computer. carsroll says the bill is based on california law, not illinois law. it could be challenged, he says, or it becomes the model other states copy if it passes en masse. carrol: i'm not sure

50k Boat Names

149 jonathanmkeegan 2026-08-10 13:56:44 UTC beautifulpublicdata.com Llama Share 103

A dataset of over 50,000 boat names from NOAA's Marine Cadastre Vessel Traffic data reveals a wide range of creative and often humorous names, offering glimpses into the personalities and professions of boat owners. The names include references to TV shows, movies, songs, and mythological figures, as well as puns, jokes, and clever wordplay.

Extreme 220GHz+Broadband Silicon Capacitor X2SC 0201M 22nF BV11

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Show HN: AI Pulse a fake LED strip beside the macOS Dock that shows agent status

3 leog_me 2026-08-10 22:56:44 UTC github.com/leog Prefix Share 2

An ambient macOS light strip for AI coding agents, inspired by the SidePulse hardware gadget — but as an app. A slim strip of eight virtual LEDs floats in the unused space beside the Dock and shows, with a single aggregate signal and no per-model distinction, whether anything is running, waiting for you, finished, or broken: Reduce Motion replaces every animation with a static treatment. The ...