Google releases Gemma 4 open models

775 jeffmcjunkin 2026-04-02 16:33:55 UTC deepmind.google Full Share 231

Build autonomous agents that plan, navigate apps, and complete tasks on your behalf, with native support for function calling. These models were evaluated against a large collection of datasets and metrics to cover different aspects of text generation. See additional benchmarks in model card.

US Burned 14 Years of Missiles in 30 Days

19 Betelbuddy 2026-04-02 20:24:55 UTC trendytechtribe.com Llama Share 2

The US military has fired 850+ Tomahawk missiles in 30 days, exceeding 14.9 years of production, and is now deploying ground troops into Iran. The war is depleting US strategic reserves, including missile stockpiles and energy reserves, and may lead to a global food and energy crisis.

Tailscale's new macOS home

148 tosh 2026-04-02 18:33:55 UTC tailscale.com Llama Share 55

Tailscale's macOS app had an issue where its icon would be hidden in the notch of some MacBooks. A small fix was implemented to notify users when the icon is hidden.

George Goble died recently – known for first dual-CPU-Unix and fast BBQ lighting

56 finaard 2026-04-02 18:33:55 UTC legacy.com Llama Share 14

George Harry Goble, a 73-year-old pioneer in computing, passed away on March 18, 2026. He was a founding member of Purdue Engineering Computer Network and made significant contributions to computing and refrigeration technology.

Cursor 3

97 adamfeldman 2026-04-02 18:33:55 UTC cursor.com Llama Share 87

Cursor 3 is a unified workspace for building software with agents, bringing clarity to agent work and a higher level of abstraction. It's faster, cleaner, and more powerful, with a multi-repo layout and seamless handoff between local and cloud agents.

Qwen3.6-Plus: Towards real world agents

337 pretext 2026-04-02 14:33:55 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 117

Qwen3.6-Plus is a significant upgrade to the Qwen series, offering enhanced agentic coding capabilities, improved multimodal reasoning, and a more stable and reliable foundation for developers. The model is now generally available through the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API and supports various coding assistants, including OpenClaw, Claude Code, and Qwen Code, to streamline development ...

Significant progress made on Xbox 360 recompilation

34 tetrisgm 2026-04-02 18:33:55 UTC readonlymemo.com Llama Share 6

The ReXGlue project is a recompilation tool for Xbox 360 games, allowing them to run natively on PC with improved performance. It's a platform that enables developers to create native ports of Xbox 360 games, with a goal to make them accessible and moddable.

Good ideas do not need lots of lies in order to gain public acceptance (2008)

44 sedev 2026-04-02 17:33:55 UTC blog.danieldavies.com Llama Share 5

The author learned from business school that good ideas don't need lies to gain acceptance and that dishonest forecasters are worthless. This principle helped the author predict the Iraq War's failure due to false claims about WMDs and the importance of audit to prevent such errors.

Zep AI Is Hiring – Building the Agent Context Layer (YC W24)

0 2026-04-02 19:33:55 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Zep provides personalized and fast support with sub-200ms retrieval, used by startups to Fortune 500s. It's a fulfilling place to work with a great leader, challenging projects, and opportunities for growth.

Lemonade by AMD: a fast and open source local LLM server using GPU and NPU

361 AbuAssar 2026-04-02 11:33:55 UTC lemonade-server.ai Llama Share 86

Using --no-mmap and increasing context size can speed up load times. Lemonade offers a unified API with various features like chat and image gen.

LinkedIn is illegally searching your computer

1398 digitalWestie 2026-04-02 13:33:55 UTC browsergate.eu Llama Share 618

LinkedIn scans users' computers for installed software without consent, collecting data on job search activity, religious beliefs, and competitor products. BrowserGate is a campaign to expose this corporate espionage and data breach scandal, seeking funds and public support to hold LinkedIn accountable.

JSON Canvas Spec

47 tobr 2026-04-02 17:33:55 UTC jsoncanvas.org Llama Share 16

Nodes are placed in ascending order by z-index, with the last node on top and the first node below others. Node types include text, file, link, group, and canvasColor.

Hugo's New CSS Powers

23 speckx 2026-04-02 18:33:55 UTC brycewray.com Llama Share 3

The release of Hugo v0.158.0 introduced css.Build, which offers styling enhancements but has limitations, requiring consideration of browser compatibility and newer CSS features. css.Build provides bundling, minification, and speed advantages, but may not be suitable for sites requiring complex CSS features or older browser support.

We sped up bun by 100x

42 sdan 2026-04-02 19:33:55 UTC vers.sh Full Share 38

A deep dive into rewriting git in Zig and integrating it into Bun for a 100x speedup

OpenAI Acquires TBPN

65 surprisetalk 2026-04-02 17:33:55 UTC openai.com Llama Share 62

OpenAI acquired TBPN, a daily tech talk show, to support its mission of bringing AGI to the world and facilitate a constructive conversation about AI. TBPN will maintain editorial independence and report to Chris Lehane within OpenAI's Strategy org.

Inside Nepal's Fake Rescue Racket

220 lode 2026-04-02 12:33:55 UTC kathmandupost.com Llama Share 89

Nepal's fake rescue scam involves staging medical emergencies to claim insurance, with guides and hospitals involved in the scheme. The scam has been ongoing since 2018, with investigators finding 171 confirmed fake rescues between 2022 and 2025, resulting in millions of dollars in insurance claims.

Significant Raise of Reports

244 stratos123 2026-04-02 09:33:55 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 125

The kernel security list has seen a huge increase in bug reports, from 2-3 per week to 5-10 per day, with most being correct and leading to faster bug fixes. This shift is expected to change the approach to security fixes, making embargoes obsolete and encouraging periodic updates.

IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm

246 bonzini 2026-04-02 09:33:55 UTC newsroom.ibm.com Llama Share 157

IBM and Arm collaborate to develop dual-architecture hardware for AI and data-intensive workloads. The collaboration aims to create flexible and scalable computing platforms for the future with greater reliability, security, and scalability.

Yggdrasil Network

52 Velocifyer 2026-04-02 18:33:55 UTC yggdrasil-network.github.io Llama Share 16

Yggdrasil is a future-proof, decentralized routing scheme providing end-to-end encrypted IPv6 routing between nodes. It's an alpha-stage project with a stable implementation for day-to-day use, available on GitHub for contribution and feedback.

Magic the Gathering Deck Shuffler

8 mooreds 2026-04-02 19:33:55 UTC mtg.jessitron.honeydemo.io Full Share 1

MTG Deck Shuffler is a toy. This site is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. For entertainment only.

Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps

265 speckx 2026-04-02 15:33:55 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 117

NASA's Artemis II mission used a laser-based communications system to beam 4K moon footage to Earth at 260 Mbps. The system, called O2O, will also be used for fast transmission of procedures and data.

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom

653 novaRom 2026-04-02 11:33:55 UTC undark.org Llama Share 343

The Swedish government is reintroducing physical textbooks and reducing digital devices in schools to improve reading and writing skills. They aim for every student to have a physical textbook for each subject, citing concerns about screen time and distraction.

Delve allegedly forked an open-source tool and sold it as its own

227 nickvec 2026-04-02 15:33:55 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 112

Delve team allegedly used Sim.ai's open source tool SimStudio without permission, violating Apache software license. Delve's founders deny allegations, but Sim.ai's CEO confirms no license agreement was in place.

Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year

187 Growtika 2026-04-02 15:33:55 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 87

Renewable energy expanded by 15.5% in 2025, with solar accounting for nearly three-quarters of new capacity additions. However, the world is still behind pace to meet its renewable energy commitments by 2030.

The case for zero-error horizons in trustworthy LLMs

53 daigoba66 2026-04-02 16:33:55 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 77

Researchers propose Zero-Error Horizon (ZEH) for trustworthy LLMs, which measures maximum problem-solving range without errors. Evaluating ZEH of state-of-the-art LLMs reveals surprising mistakes on simple problems, providing insights for safety-critical domains.

Quadratic Micropass Type Inference

22 simvux 2026-04-02 16:33:55 UTC articles.luminalang.com Llama Share 6

A new type inference algorithm prioritizes user assumptions over compiler inferences to reduce confusing error messages. It uses ordered passes to infer types in the order of user importance, with more aggressive passes at the bottom of the list.

'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic

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Modern SQLite: Features You Didn't Know It Had

137 thunderbong 2026-04-02 17:33:55 UTC slicker.me Llama Share 32

SQLite offers flexible data storage and querying with JSON support, full-text search, and analytical queries. It also provides strict typing, generated columns, and write-ahead logging for improved performance and reliability.

An Example of Statistical Investigation of the Text Eugene Onegin – Markov, 1913 [pdf]

25 jxmorris12 2026-04-02 15:33:55 UTC alpha60.de Llama Share 2

The study investigates a text excerpt from Pushkin's novel Eugene Onegin to determine the probability of a letter being a vowel. The study finds that the probability of a vowel following a vowel is higher than the probability of a vowel following a consonant.

Amazon to add 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge as Iran war raises energy prices

35 lehi 2026-04-02 19:33:55 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 9

Amazon is adding a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for US and Canadian third-party sellers due to increased costs from the Iran war. The surcharge will take effect on April 17 and is lower than those applied by other major carriers.