OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths

70 smurda 2026-04-10 13:10:04 UTC wired.com Llama Share 18

OpenAI supports Illinois state bill SB 3444, which shields AI labs from liability for "critical harms" caused by frontier models. The bill defines frontier models as those trained with over $100 million in computational costs and requires labs to publish safety reports.

Intel 486 CPU announced April 10, 1989

58 jnord 2026-04-10 12:42:04 UTC dfarq.homeip.net Llama Share 34

Intel announced the 486 CPU at Comdex on April 10, 1989, priced at $950 each in quantities of 1,000. Predictions about its limited demand and high price were later proven incorrect as the 486 became a viable processor for several years.

FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages

138 01-_- 2026-04-10 11:42:04 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 60

The FBI recovered deleted Signal messages from an iPhone by extracting data from the device's notification database. The messages were preserved in internal memory due to the defendant's iPhone settings and iOS's data caching capabilities.

How NASA built Artemis II’s fault-tolerant computer

465 speckx 2026-04-09 23:42:04 UTC cacm.acm.org Llama Share 178

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ETH Zurich demonstrates 17,000 qubit array with 99.91% fidelity

172 joko42 2026-04-10 04:42:04 UTC ethz.ch Llama Share 36

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a highly stable swap gate for neutral atom qubits using geometric phases. This robust gate can be applied to 17,000 qubits simultaneously with a precision of over 99.9 percent.

France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

678 embedding-shape 2026-04-10 10:42:04 UTC numerique.gouv.fr Llama Share 312

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Show HN: Keeper – embedded secret store for Go (help me break it)

41 babawere 2026-04-10 09:42:04 UTC github.com/agberohq Llama Share 24

Keeper is a Go library for a hardened secret store with four security levels, per-bucket DEK isolation, and a tamper-evident audit chain. It uses Argon2id key derivation and XChaCha20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption.

I still prefer MCP over skills

289 gmays 2026-04-10 02:42:04 UTC david.coffee Llama Share 243

The author is against the "Skills" standard for LLMs, preferring the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for service integration. MCP provides a more practical and standardized way to connect LLMs to services.

White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets

74 chrischapman 2026-04-10 12:42:04 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 35

White House staff were warned against using insider information for bets on prediction markets due to concerns over government officials exploiting non-public information. US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into suspicious trades and legislation to ban prediction market betting related to war or military action.

Native Instant Space Switching on macOS

562 PaulHoule 2026-04-09 20:42:04 UTC arhan.sh Llama Share 273

The user is frustrated with MacOS window management, specifically the inability to instantly switch spaces without animation. They found a solution called InstantSpaceSwitcher, a menu bar app that achieves instant space switching without drawbacks.

Model-Based Testing for Dungeons & Dragons

61 Firfi 2026-04-10 08:42:04 UTC loskutoff.com Llama Share 15

The author created a formal model of the Dungeons & Dragons game using a 6,000-line Quint spec, which was later expanded to include combat mechanics and interactions, and used a model-based testing (MBT) approach to validate the implementation against the spec. The MBT pipeline found and fixed several bugs in the implementation, including issues with spell slots, damage calculations, and ...

Artemis II and the invisible hazard on the way to the Moon

44 zeristor 2026-04-10 07:42:04 UTC ansto.gov.au Llama Share 37

NASA's Artemis II mission is testing radiation protection for humans beyond Earth's magnetic shelter, measuring how radiation levels change with trajectory and shielding. The mission will lay the foundation for safe human exploration of the Moon and Mars by characterizing the radiation field inside the spacecraft and linking it to biological effects.

We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git

203 ellieh 2026-04-10 02:42:04 UTC blog.gitbutler.com Llama Share 431

GitButler, a tool for software development, has raised $17M in Series A funding to redesign the way developers collaborate. The goal is to create a more social and intuitive platform that removes friction from collaboration and integrates AI tools seamlessly.

Mysteries of Dropbox: Property-Based Testing of a Distributed Sync Service [pdf]

4 JackeJR 2026-04-10 12:42:04 UTC cis.upenn.edu Prefix Share 1

John Hughes∗†, Benjamin C. Pierce‡, Thomas Arts∗, Ulf Norell∗†, ∗ Quviq AB, G¨oteborg, Sweden † Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, G¨oteborg, Sweden ‡ Dept of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA Abstract—File synchronization services such as Dropbox are used by hundreds of millions of people to replicate vital data. ...

Penguin 'Toxicologists' Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia

54 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-10 06:42:04 UTC ucdavis.edu Llama Share 12

Scientists used leg bands with chemical sensors on 54 Magellanic penguins to detect pollutants in their environment. The study found PFAS in over 90% of the bands, revealing exposure to pollutants in a remote region.

Generative art over the years

188 evakhoury 2026-04-10 01:42:04 UTC blog.veitheller.de Llama Share 48

The user has been making generative art since 2016, starting as a programming exercise and evolving into a personal journey of self-expression and discovery. Through experimentation and learning various algorithms and techniques, the user has developed a "vocabulary" of creative tools that inform their artistic decisions and help them convey a personal aesthetic.

Show HN: Marimo pair – Reactive Python notebooks as environments for agents

44 manzt 2026-04-10 11:42:04 UTC github.com/marimo-team Full Share 3

The skill declares its own allowed-tools, but Claude Code may still prompt you to approve each Bash call. To avoid repeated prompts, copy the absolute paths to the scripts from the installed skill and add them to your .claude/settings.json (project-level) or ~/.claude/settings.json (global):

Charcuterie – Visual similarity Unicode explorer

267 rickcarlino 2026-04-09 20:42:04 UTC charcuterie.elastiq.ch Full Share 58

A visual explorer for Unicode. Browse the character set, discover related glyphs, and learn more about the scripts, symbols, and shapes that make up the standard. Charcuterie is still under active development, and feedback is welcome. If you would like to support the project and help make more time for it, consider a donation.

The Art of Risk Management (2017)

27 walterbell 2026-04-10 07:42:04 UTC bcg.com Full Share 9

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CollectWise (YC F24) Is Hiring

0 2026-04-10 05:42:04 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

CollectWise is a Y Combinator-backed startup using generative AI to automate debt collection. They're hiring an AI Agent Engineer to build voice AI infrastructure and reach $10 million in annual revenue within a year.

RAM Has a Design Flaw from 1966. I Bypassed It [video]

301 surprisetalk 2026-04-10 01:42:04 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 104

Old laptops in a colo as low cost servers

337 argentum47 2026-04-09 18:42:04 UTC colaptop.pages.dev Llama Share 189

Transform your old laptop into a powerful server with our colocation services in Amsterdam and US datacenters for €7/month. We provide free shipping, setup assistance, and KVM access to your laptop in a secure, professional datacenter.

Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft

269 codazoda 2026-04-09 17:42:04 UTC unfolder.app Llama Share 51

Unfolder generates 2D parts for 3D models in seconds with optimized unfolding. It allows customization and export in various formats for printing, editing, or CNC cutting.

Instant 1.0, a backend for AI-coded apps

179 stopachka 2026-04-09 20:42:04 UTC instantdb.com Llama Share 89

Instant is a full-stack app builder that allows developers to create unlimited apps with real-time, offline, and fast performance, using a multi-tenant database and sync engine. It provides a range of built-in services, including auth, file storage, presence, and streams, and is designed to be easy to use and maintain, with a focus on developer productivity and scalability.

Kagi Product Tips – Customize Your Search Results with URL Redirects

127 treetalker 2026-04-09 21:42:04 UTC blog.kagi.com Llama Share 25

Kagi's URL Redirects allows users to control search result URLs by setting up textual find-and-replace rules. This feature lets users redirect URLs to preferred versions of websites or domains.

Research-Driven Agents: When an agent reads before it codes

193 hopechong 2026-04-09 17:42:04 UTC blog.skypilot.co Llama Share 50

A coding agent was used to optimize the performance of the llama.cpp neural network model, resulting in a 15% speedup on x86 and 5% speedup on ARM. The agent's success was due to its ability to read papers and study competing projects before writing code, allowing it to identify optimizations that code-only agents would miss.

PicoZ80 – Drop-In Z80 Replacement

209 rickcarlino 2026-04-09 19:42:04 UTC eaw.app Llama Share 32

The picoZ80 is a custom PCB designed to replace a physical Z80 in a host or industrial computer with a faster CPU, more memory, virtual devices, networking, and rapid application loading from an SD card. It hosts an RP2350B microcontroller, a dual-core 150MHz Cortex-M33 device capable of running at up to 300MHz, and an ESP32 co-processor for WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.

An AI robot in my home

57 kukanani 2026-04-10 00:42:04 UTC allevato.me Llama Share 21

The author has concerns about having a smart robot, Mabu, in their home due to potential surveillance, data misuse, and hacking risks. They mitigate these concerns by controlling the recording feature and regulating interactions between Mabu and their children.

The Raft consensus algorithm explained through "Mean Girls" (2019)

110 vermilingua 2026-04-10 03:42:04 UTC cockroachlabs.com Llama Share 24

The Raft Consensus Algorithm is explained through the movie Mean Girls, where a clique of friends (the Plastics) replicates data and ensures consistency by achieving a majority vote. The leader of the clique (Regina George) sends heartbeats to maintain leadership status, and a new leader is elected when the current one is unable to assert dominance.

Reverse engineering Gemini's SynthID detection

165 _tk_ 2026-04-09 20:42:04 UTC github.com/aloshdenny Llama Share 52

Researchers reverse-engineered Google's SynthID watermarking system using signal processing and spectral analysis. They developed a multi-resolution spectral bypass (V3) that achieves high PSNR and can remove the watermark from images of various resolutions.