DeepSeek v4.1 Flash

383 Liwink 2026-09-10 06:21:52 UTC twitter.com/deepseek_ai Full Share 164

🚀 Introducing DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: smarter, faster, more efficient. 🔹 Introducing the smallest model in our new architecture family, with native visual understanding. 🔹 Designed for greater capability, faster inference, higher throughput, and scaling to larger models. 1/6

iPhone Duo

1217 thecosmicfrog 2026-09-09 18:21:52 UTC apple.com Llama Share 2130

The iPhone Duo offers a spacious display, multitasking capabilities, and compact design. It features essential controls on the side for easy access and comes with various accessories like a 100% fiber-based box for packaging.

Stockfish 19

43 atiedebee 2026-09-10 08:21:52 UTC stockfishchess.org Llama Share 15

Stockfish 19 has been released with improved strength and features, offering a stronger play and more accurate analysis. The new release brings an Elo gain of up to 44 points and is available for download at stockfishchess.org/download.

Show HN: What if the speed of light was 5 km/h?

343 dmitrybrant 2026-09-10 02:21:52 UTC rivendell.dmitrybrant.com Llama Share 146

User controls a park where the speed of light is 5 km/h, demonstrating relativistic effects like length contraction and time dilation. The user can accelerate, stop, and observe these effects by moving around the park with W A S D keys and mouse.

What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?

19 soheilpro 2026-09-10 09:21:52 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 8

Windows XP uses a one-pass random selection algorithm to choose the initial profile picture, utilizing RtlRandomEx with GetTickCount() as the seed. This approach is efficient and avoids complications if directory contents change during execution.

Larger Pacific Striped Octopus

64 olalonde 2026-09-10 05:21:52 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 32

The Pacific striped octopus, also known as the Harlequin octopus, is a social species that forms groups of up to 40 individuals and exhibits unique mating behaviors. It has been found in tropical waters of the Eastern Pacific and can reproduce multiple times throughout its life.

Shopify acquires Tailwind

1043 EdwinHoksberg 2026-09-09 14:21:52 UTC tailwindcss.com Llama Share 396

The Tailwind CSS framework is being joined by Shopify to provide a stable long-term home for its development and maintenance. This partnership will enable the creation of complex applications solving real-world problems, while maintaining open-source licensing and community support.

What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks

538 evakhoury 2026-09-09 17:21:52 UTC tautology.town Llama Share 315

Visa and Mastercard are card networks that facilitate transactions between cardholders, issuers, and merchants. They don't issue cards or manage point-of-sale systems, but instead connect these parties to enable secure transactions.

Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives

350 bookofjoe 2026-09-09 17:21:52 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 606

Researchers found that self-driving cars crash significantly less often than human drivers, with evidence showing a 27% reduction in pedestrian crashes and up to 39% fewer property-damage claims. Studies also show that Waymo's robotaxis have given millions of paid rides with a 92% reduction in fatal or serious-injury crashes compared to human drivers.

Samsung Debuts zHBM Prototype, Stacking Memory Directly on AI Accelerators

20 peter_d_sherman 2026-09-10 06:21:52 UTC thelec.net Llama Share 3

Samsung Electronics unveiled next-generation 3D memory technologies, including zHBM and zNAND-O, to strengthen its position in the rapidly growing AI market. The company showcased mockups of these technologies at the FMS 2026 conference in California.

No Man's Sky Cosmos

391 Limb 2026-09-09 16:21:52 UTC nomanssky.com Llama Share 401

New features have been added to No Man's Sky, including a star system map, deep-space points of interest, and the ability to mine resources from asteroids. The game also includes new player titles and rewards for accomplishments at these points of interest.

GPT-6 Astra, looped transformers, and hidden reasoning

436 ModelForge 2026-09-09 15:21:52 UTC magazine.sebastianraschka.com Llama Share 142

The author discusses OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model, highlighting its exceptional performance in 3D rendering and animation tasks. The model uses a looped transformer architecture, which allows it to reuse transformer blocks multiple times without adding more weights. This technique improves modeling performance at a fixed compute budget but may not significantly impact the reasoning trace or ...

AirPods 5

457 awad 2026-09-09 18:21:52 UTC apple.com Llama Share 386

Apple has announced AirPods 5 with improved Active Noise Cancellation and sound quality, starting at $129. The new model features a multiport acoustic architecture and Adaptive EQ for immersive sound.

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max

366 meetpateltech 2026-09-09 18:21:52 UTC apple.com Llama Share 399

Apple has announced iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max with improved cameras, battery life, and performance. The new models feature a 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture and AI-powered improvements to cellular quality and reliability.

I think I hate the internet

43 saikatsg 2026-09-10 06:21:52 UTC strategictree.bearblog.dev Llama Share 16

The author finished reading "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a book criticizing Meta and its impact on society. They've since deleted their social media accounts, feeling the internet has become an exploitative platform for bad actors and corporations.

Open Source Durable Objects for Postgres

17 cardmagic 2026-09-10 07:21:52 UTC solidobjects.dev Llama Share 4

The author discusses the trade-offs of using Durable Objects, a model that stores state in a database and uses transactions to ensure durability. They weigh the benefits against potential drawbacks like lock-in and high costs, ultimately concluding that Solid Queue is a better alternative with similar functionality.

Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence

274 LeoPanthera 2026-09-10 00:21:52 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 192

Matt Mullenweg, founder of Automattic, has been placed on paid leave by the company's board after a vote. The move comes amid ongoing lawsuits and controversy surrounding the company's leadership and operations.

Show HN: Compute polynomials twice as fast

92 thomasahle 2026-09-10 01:21:52 UTC thomasahle.com Llama Share 31

Horner's method can evaluate a polynomial in n multiplications, but preprocessing coefficients reduces this to ⌊n/2⌋+1 for monic polynomials and ⌊n/2⌋+2 for general ones.

Training a 3.8B LLM to 0.384 CORE for $998

79 Anon84 2026-09-10 02:21:52 UTC hugovergnes.github.io Llama Share 13

A researcher trained a 3.8B-parameter model on ClimbMix for $998, achieving 0.384 on CORE and outperforming GPT-2 by a wide margin in just evenings.

Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it

6 cyb0rg0 2026-09-10 09:21:52 UTC mrdee.in Full Share 1

Recolour keeps the geometry and re-runs the palette. Inks below are for drawing — metallics and gradient inks shift colour as the stroke travels outward.

All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it

170 yurivish 2026-09-10 04:21:52 UTC mathstodon.xyz Llama Share 128

All grown-ups were once children, but few remember it. Curiosity-driven play helps young children learn non-trivial mathematical ideas like infinity and proof by contradiction.

Aardman (Wallace and Gromit) Is Selling Its Original Movie Puppets

53 Gaishan 2026-09-10 01:21:52 UTC gizmodo.com Full Share 10

Desert Ant Labs: local, fast models that run on device

449 willwhitedc 2026-09-09 12:21:52 UTC desertant.com Llama Share 96

Desert Ant Labs launches a European frontier AI lab building on-device intelligence models for audio, vision, and text. The first 18 models are live today, offering fast and cost-free inference for various tasks.

Qwen 3.8 follows GPT-5.5 Pro reasoning prefills

216 wsxiaoys 2026-09-09 18:21:52 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 85

Factoring RSA 260

98 samyok 2026-09-09 23:21:52 UTC cognition.com Llama Share 11

The Cognition research team and I successfully factored RSA-260, a 260-digit number, using a GPU lattice siever. This achievement demonstrates the potential for autonomous software engineering agents to make significant contributions to complex computational problems. The factorization was accomplished by optimizing the general number field sieve (GNFS) algorithm on GPUs, with an estimated ...

Apple Watch Series 12

258 Lealen 2026-09-09 18:21:52 UTC apple.com Llama Share 320

Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 12 with advanced health sensors and a new chip for accurate heart rate monitoring, offering features like readiness scores and audio intelligence. The watch is available in various finishes and sizes, including ceramic options, with up to 10 hours of battery life during an outdoor workout.

How I advertise malicious software on Google Ads

409 xlii 2026-09-09 12:21:52 UTC xlii.space Full Share 247

The UN challenges five centuries of cartography

98 speckx 2026-09-09 17:21:52 UTC not-ship.com Llama Share 201

The UN has endorsed a new map projection called Equal Earth, which aims to accurately represent the size of continents and promote cognitive justice. This move comes after criticism of the 500-year-old Mercator projection, which distorts sizes and shapes around the world.

Rivian's gambit for full autonomy

83 1970-01-01 2026-09-09 20:21:52 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 95

Rivian's Autonomy+ system allows owners to enter an address and let the vehicle drive to any mapped destination in the US and Canada, marking one of the most advanced semiautonomous-driving systems coming to market.

ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Every Protocol

97 geotp 2026-09-10 03:21:52 UTC geo-tp.github.io Llama Share 32

ESP32 Bit Pirate is an open-source firmware ecosystem for ESP32-S3 boards, enabling multi-protocol workbench for embedded debugging and electronics learning. It supports various protocols and devices, with user-friendly browser tools and CLI options.