Google releases Gemma 4 open models

1187 jeffmcjunkin 2026-04-02 16:43:15 UTC deepmind.google Full Share 357

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.

Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer

349 axelriet 2026-04-02 18:43:15 UTC isolveproblems.substack.com Llama Share 118

The author joined Microsoft's Azure Core team in May 2023 as a senior member, only to find the team planning to port half of Windows to a tiny Linux-running chip. The author was shocked by the team's unrealistic plan and felt it was a "death march."

Tailscale's new macOS home

337 tosh 2026-04-02 18:43:15 UTC tailscale.com Llama Share 177

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.

C89cc.sh – standalone C89/ELF64 compiler in pure portable shell

35 gaigalas 2026-04-03 00:43:15 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 7

Artemis II's toilet is a moon mission milestone

146 1659447091 2026-04-02 20:43:15 UTC scientificamerican.com Llama Share 61

NASA has developed a new toilet system called the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS) for astronauts. The system features handles for stability, simultaneous urine and feces processing, and a door for privacy in microgravity environments.

Cursor 3

299 adamfeldman 2026-04-02 18:43:15 UTC cursor.com Llama Share 255

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

440 pretext 2026-04-02 14:43:15 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 151

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 ...

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

164 sedev 2026-04-02 17:43:15 UTC blog.danieldavies.com Llama Share 80

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.

Post Mortem: axios NPM supply chain compromise

27 Kyro38 2026-04-03 00:43:15 UTC github.com/axios Llama Share 10

Two malicious versions of axios (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) were published to npm through a compromised account, installing a remote access trojan. The incident is resolved, but organizations should remove the versions and rotate sensitive credentials.

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

454 AbuAssar 2026-04-02 11:43:15 UTC lemonade-server.ai Llama Share 98

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.

George Goble has died

115 finaard 2026-04-02 18:43:15 UTC legacy.com Llama Share 21

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.

The Joy of Numbered Streets

8 dmit 2026-04-03 01:43:15 UTC humantransit.org Prefix Share 0

I enjoy Europe as much as the next urbanist, but years of living and traveling there never uprooted one of my most unpopular opinions: Streets numbered in sequential order are a wonderful thing for the cities that have them. I was recently in Bogotá, Colombia and found that, while the city is as overwhelming as you’d expect a Latin American megacity to be, and the transit system is deeply ...

A Few Good Magazines From the 70s and 80s

27 OhMeadhbh 2026-04-02 23:43:15 UTC bi6.us Llama Share 6

The author reminisces about popular magazines from the late 1970s to the 1980s, including BYTE, Dr. Dobbs, and Omni, which expressed optimism for technology and the future. These magazines provided valuable information on programming languages, hardware projects, and emerging technologies.

LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions

1574 digitalWestie 2026-04-02 13:43:15 UTC browsergate.eu Llama Share 685

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.

ParadeDB (YC S23) Is Hiring Database Internal Engineers (Rust)

0 2026-04-02 22:43:15 UTC paradedb.notion.site Llama Share

The team is building a Postgres-native alternative to Elasticsearch, and they're open to meeting passionate individuals who share their mission. They're looking for people excited about data systems, search, analytics, Postgres, and Rust to reach out at [email protected].

Show HN: Made a little Artemis II tracker

41 codingmoh 2026-04-02 23:43:15 UTC artemis-ii-tracker.com Full Share 14

Memo: A language that remembers only the last 12 lines of code

26 notem 2026-04-02 22:43:15 UTC danieltemkin.com Llama Share 6

memo is a coding environment that saves state and forgets code as you type. It uses commas, ands, or both to separate list elements and ignores numerals.

Significant progress made on Xbox 360 recompilation

70 tetrisgm 2026-04-02 18:43:15 UTC readonlymemo.com Llama Share 15

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.

JSON Canvas Spec (2024)

84 tobr 2026-04-02 17:43:15 UTC jsoncanvas.org Llama Share 28

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.

The beginning of programming as we'll know it?

25 zdw 2026-04-02 23:43:15 UTC bitsplitting.org Llama Share 15

AI coding assistants like Claude and Codex are powerful tools, but human developers are still valuable due to their ability to harness AI's power while adding human taste, wisdom, and caution. For now, AI-generated code needs human review to meet standards of quality and maintainability.

OpenAI Acquires TBPN

161 surprisetalk 2026-04-02 17:43:15 UTC openai.com Llama Share 131

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

255 lode 2026-04-02 11:43:15 UTC kathmandupost.com Llama Share 114

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.

Prefer do notation over Applicative operators when assembling records (2024)

24 wazHFsRy 2026-04-02 21:43:15 UTC haskellforall.com Llama Share 4

Use do notation to assemble records for better ergonomics and approachability. It's order-insensitive and produces clearer error messages.

Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why

335 mooreds 2026-04-02 15:43:15 UTC bsky.app Full Share 245

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

Magic the Gathering Deck Shuffler

42 mooreds 2026-04-02 19:43:15 UTC mtg.jessitron.honeydemo.io Full Share 14

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

Maze Algorithms (1997)

14 marukodo 2026-04-02 23:43:15 UTC astrolog.org Llama Share 4

Mazes can be classified into seven categories: Dimension, Hyperdimension, Topology, Tessellation, Routing, Texture, and Focus, with various subcategories and algorithms for creating each type. Algorithms for creating Mazes include Perfect, Braid, Unicursal, Sparseness, 3D, Weave, Crack, Omega, Hypermaze, and Template, each with its own characteristics and methods for generating the Maze.

Tor Alva: The Tallest 3D-Printed Building in the World

8 sohkamyung 2026-04-02 23:43:15 UTC cacm.acm.org Prefix Share 2

This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page ...

'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic

176 anarbadalov 2026-04-02 13:43:15 UTC thereader.mitpress.mit.edu Full Share 86

You don't have permission to access "http://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/backrooms-and-the-rise-of-the-institutional-gothic/" on this server.

Queueing Requests Queues Your Capacity Problems, Too

17 mhawthorne 2026-04-02 22:43:15 UTC pushtoprod.substack.com Llama Share 7

The author discusses the drawbacks of using queues to handle high request rates, as they can lead to increased latency and unfair treatment of requests.

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

750 novaRom 2026-04-02 11:43:15 UTC undark.org Llama Share 384

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.