OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro in the API

83 arabicalories 2026-04-24 18:55:34 UTC developers.openai.com Llama Share 41

OpenAI released several new models and features including GPT-5.5, GPT Image 2, GPT-5.4 mini and nano, and Sora API updates. The company also added support for new tools, features, and APIs such as reusable character references, longer generations, and video extensions.

Sabotaging projects by overthinking, scope creep, and structural diffing

274 alcazar 2026-04-24 14:55:34 UTC kevinlynagh.com Llama Share 66

You're attending Babashka Conf on May 8 and Dutch Clojure Days on May 9. You're considering building a tool for semantic diffing in Emacs, after being dissatisfied with difftastic.

SFO Quiet Airport (2025)

47 CaliforniaKarl 2026-04-24 18:55:34 UTC viewfromthewing.com Llama Share 27

San Francisco International Airport has implemented a "quiet airport" initiative since 2018, reducing background noise and announcements. This approach has been successful in reducing stress and improving the travel experience for passengers.

SDL Now Supports DOS

145 Jayschwa 2026-04-24 16:55:34 UTC github.com/libsdl-org Full Share 55

This is the combined work of @icculus @madebr @glebm @jayschwa @ccawley2011 and me rounding it off with stability fixes and missing features, thanks to everyone for pitching in. This is a fairly c...

I Cancelled Claude: Token Issues, Declining Quality, and Poor Support

545 y42 2026-04-24 16:55:34 UTC nickyreinert.de Llama Share 320

The user had a good experience with Claude Code initially but encountered issues with poor quality responses and unhelpful customer support. They eventually cancelled their account due to scaling problems and poor handling of new customers.

DeepSeek v4

1695 impact_sy 2026-04-24 03:55:34 UTC api-docs.deepseek.com Llama Share 1315

The DeepSeek API uses OpenAI/Anthropic compatible format and can be accessed with an API key. Model names will be deprecated on July 24, 2026.

The Classic American Diner

19 NaOH 2026-04-24 19:03:34 UTC blogs.loc.gov Llama Share 5

Diners are a distinctive part of American food culture, often featuring a silvery surface and welcoming entrance. They have been a staple for truck drivers and others working long hours, serving classic breakfast and lunch staples.

Diatec, known for its mechanical keyboard brand FILCO, has ceased operations

38 gslin 2026-04-24 16:55:34 UTC gigazine.net Llama Share 12

Diatec Co Ltd has ceased operations and closed down its business. The company's products, including the FILCO Majestouch series, are no longer available.

How to be anti-social – a guide to incoherent and isolating social experiences

230 calcifer 2026-04-24 10:55:34 UTC nate.leaflet.pub Llama Share 232

Assume others' intentions are malicious or ignorant, trust intuition, and pivot conversations to avoid weakness. Exploit your network, present curated details, and dismiss detractors' credentials unless agreeing with them.

Different Language Models Learn Similar Number Representations

73 Anon84 2026-04-24 14:55:34 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 30

Language models learn periodic features with dominant periods at T=2, 5, 10. Models acquire geometrically separable features from complementary co-occurrence signals or multi-token addition problems.

CC-Canary: Detect early signs of regressions in Claude Code

13 tejpalv 2026-04-24 17:55:34 UTC github.com/delta-hq Llama Share 4

cc-canary detects drift in Claude Code sessions by analyzing JSONL logs on disk. It produces a forensic report with metrics like read:edit ratio, reasoning loops, and cost, with a composite health score per day.

I'm done making desktop applications (2009)

107 claxo 2026-04-24 15:55:34 UTC kalzumeus.com Llama Share 111

The author, a software developer, has decided to abandon desktop app development in favor of web apps due to their superior sales, ease of development, and customer support. The author's experience with Bingo Card Creator, a desktop app turned web app, has shown that web apps offer better conversion rates, lower customer support costs, and more opportunities for experimentation and improvement.

CSS as a Query Language

25 evnc 2026-04-24 17:55:34 UTC evdc.me Llama Share 12

The author discusses how CSS can be used as a query language to do things other than layout web pages, and proposes a new language called CSSLog that combines CSS with Datalog to allow for recursive queries and transitive closure. CSSLog would allow for more complex queries and styles, but it's unlikely to be implemented in browsers due to its potential for infinite loops and fixpoint semantics.

Spinel: Ruby AOT Native Compiler

267 dluan 2026-04-24 08:55:34 UTC github.com/matz Llama Share 77

Spinel compiles Ruby into native executables with significant speedups. It uses whole-program type inference and generates optimized C code.

Physicists revive 1990s laser concept to propose a next-generation atomic clock

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LLM research on Hacker News is drying up

23 dcastm 2026-04-24 18:55:34 UTC dylancastillo.co Llama Share 9

The share of arXiv stories on Hacker News has been decreasing rapidly in the last few months, with a peak in 2019 driven by deep learning and a current peak in 2023-2026 driven by LLMs. Papers from 2019 that held up well include MuZero, EfficientNet, and PyTorch, while 2023-2026 papers that may hold up include DeepSeek-R1, Generative Agents, and Differential Transformer.

Show HN: Browser Harness – Gives LLM freedom to complete any browser task

47 gregpr07 2026-04-24 15:55:34 UTC github.com/browser-use Llama Share 22

A self-healing browser harness gives LLM complete freedom to complete tasks directly on Chrome with no framework or rails. It's free, supports 3 concurrent browsers, and can be contributed to with new domain skills.

US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400k on Maduro raid

608 nkrisc 2026-04-23 22:55:34 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 656

US soldier Master Sgt Gannon Ken Van Dyke was arrested and charged with stealing and misusing classified information after allegedly betting $32,000 on Venezuelan President Maduro's capture and winning $400,000. He faces five criminal charges and a related civil complaint from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Redesigning the Recurse Center application to inspire curious programmers

36 nicholasjbs 2026-04-24 17:55:34 UTC recurse.com Llama Share 5

The author of RC is rewriting their application to better inspire and filter applicants. They added new questions to give a sense of what RC is like and to help identify successful Recursers.

The operating cost of adult and gambling startups

83 theorchid 2026-04-24 12:55:34 UTC orchidfiles.com Llama Share 127

Building an online casino or 18+ project is often driven by short-term goals and can be stigmatized, making it hard to find investment, employees, and reliable payment providers. Success in such a niche can be difficult to translate into a positive reputation outside of it.

Machine Learning Reveals Unknown Transient Phenomena in Historic Images

43 solarist 2026-04-24 14:55:34 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 32

Researchers used machine learning to identify transient objects in historical astronomical plates and found a significant increase in transients near nuclear testing dates and a decrease in Earth's shadow. Results support the existence of an unrecognized population of transient objects.

Hear your agent suffer through your code

160 AndrewVos 2026-04-24 11:55:34 UTC github.com/andrewvos Llama Share 76

To use Endless Toil, install it from the marketplace, restart Codex if needed, and invoke the plugin in a new thread. It plays escalating human groans as it scans code, printing results if an audio player is unavailable.

Mounting tar archives as a filesystem in WebAssembly

101 datajeroen 2026-04-24 10:55:34 UTC jeroen.github.io Llama Share 33

We can mount a tarball directly in memory without copying by generating a metadata file that lists file sizes and offsets, then using Emscripten's WORKERFS. This approach avoids unnecessary copying and improves performance, especially in memory-constrained environments.

An update on recent Claude Code quality reports

896 mfiguiere 2026-04-23 19:55:34 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 673

Claude's responses worsened for some users due to three separate changes affecting Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, and Claude Cowork. We've fixed the issues and will implement changes to prevent similar problems in the future.

Bitwarden CLI compromised in ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign

843 tosh 2026-04-23 19:55:34 UTC socket.dev Llama Share 411

Bitwarden CLI 2026.4.0 was compromised through a GitHub Action in its CI/CD pipeline as part of the Checkmarx supply chain campaign. Users are advised to review CI logs and rotate exposed secrets.

Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s

314 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-04-24 14:55:34 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 319

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world

GPT-5.5

1507 rd 2026-04-23 19:55:34 UTC openai.com Llama Share 1009

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, a more intelligent and efficient model that can handle complex tasks. GPT-5.5 excels at coding, research, and everyday work on a computer, providing better results with fewer tokens.

Why I Write (1946)

254 RyanShook 2026-04-24 02:55:34 UTC orwellfoundation.com Llama Share 68

The author's early life influenced his writing, with a desire to escape loneliness and create a private world through words. He developed a habit of making up stories and describing scenes, which continued into adulthood.

Tesla (TSLA) discloses $2B AI hardware company acquisition buried

55 Bender 2026-04-24 16:55:34 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 38

Tesla acquired an unnamed AI hardware company for up to $2 billion in stock and equity awards. The deal's structure suggests Tesla is acquiring promising but unproven technology with a retention mechanism for the target company's engineering team.

Tariffs Raised Consumers' Prices, but the Refunds Go Only to Businesses

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