MiniMax M3.1 Flash

107 jtg 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC minimax.io Llama Share 33

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is a next-generation AI model that delivers significant improvements in agentic tasks, coding, and cybersecurity while reducing costs by 70%. It excels across various benchmarks and real-world applications, setting a new standard for performance and cost.

Wine ported to OpenBSD

344 iamnothere 2026-10-19 13:42:17 UTC marc.info Llama Share 94

A new port for Wine has been proposed in OpenBSD-ports, allowing 64-bit Windows software to run on the system. The port is still experimental and requires testing, with some limitations such as WoW64 not working.

RuneScape Bench: MMOs for Agents [video]

49 evakhoury 2026-10-19 16:42:17 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 17

Android apps running native on macOS

55 flocked 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC github.com/kksimp Llama Share 21

Mac.apk allows Android apps to run natively on Apple Silicon Macs without emulation or virtualization. It is an early alpha version, stable enough for use and improving with each build.

It's still ok to enjoy programming

191 goostavos 2026-10-19 13:42:17 UTC chriskiehl.com Llama Share 179

The author argues that it's still okay to enjoy programming outside of work, despite the changing economics and pressure from online communities. They share their personal experience of learning game programming on weekends for fun, exploring new ideas and concepts without a specific goal in mind.

Mercury 3: Diffusion at scale

102 cmrdporcupine 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC inceptionlabs.ai Llama Share 42

Mercury 3, a diffusion-based LLM, outperforms GPT-6 Luna and Claude Haiku 5.5 in various benchmarks while running faster at 1,000+ tokens per second.

Timestral: Mistral's time-series foundation models

419 groar 2026-10-19 10:42:17 UTC mistral.ai Llama Share 80

We released Timestral, a family of time-series foundation models that outperform the previous state-of-the-art with fewer parameters. The models deliver probabilistic forecasts and support various covariates, making them suitable for industrial plants and finance teams.

Alternatives to animal testing are finally taking off

231 rbanffy 2026-10-19 11:42:17 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 61

Researchers are developing alternatives to animal testing in drug development, with organ-on-a-chip systems and computational simulations showing promise. These new approaches aim to replace animal models, but face challenges such as validation and standardization.

Evidence (YC S21) Is Hiring Software Engineers

0 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC evidence.dev Llama Share

Evidence is a business intelligence platform that empowers humans and AI agents to work together on analytics, backed by prominent investors. The company prioritizes customer care, product quality, and efficient development processes with minimal meetings.

Galois Finite Fields and the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

39 ankitg12 2026-10-19 15:42:17 UTC cs.uaf.edu Llama Share 0

The lecture discusses finite fields, specifically Galois Fields with 256 elements, which are used in cryptography. These fields have unique properties that make them suitable for encryption and decryption.

The obscure trust looming over Anthropic's IPO

34 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC wsj.com Full Share 8

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Let's Encrypt is adding two additional remote perspectives for domain validation

193 gslin 2026-10-19 11:42:17 UTC community.letsencrypt.org Llama Share 64

Let's Encrypt is adding two new remote perspectives for domain validation to improve security and meet Baseline Requirements. The change will require seven total validation requests, including one from the primary datacenter and six from remote perspectives.

Launch HN: Laminar (YC S24) – We trained a model to catch silent agent failures

26 skull8888888 2026-10-19 16:42:17 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 12

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CERN and Mistral sign a statement of intent to establish a strategic partnership

217 kensai 2026-10-19 15:42:17 UTC home.cern Llama Share 43

CERN and Mistral partner to develop a large-scale AI model for scientific discovery, combining expertise in physics and computing. The partnership aims to advance AI capabilities for the broader scientific community, particularly in high-energy physics.

Cairn: Open windows into AI-driven cyber operations

7 ragu4u 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC norforge.com LocalLLM Share 2

A study reveals widespread use of AI-driven penetration-testing tools like Cairn in malicious cyber operations, exposing sensitive data and vulnerabilities. These tools, often left unsecured, enable threat actors to automate attacks, exploit weaknesses, and maintain persistent access to compromised systems.

The fire retardant in the seafood chain

7 gumby 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC insideclimatenews.org LocalLLM Share 3

Fishmeal's spontaneous combustion caused numerous ship fires in the 1960s-70s, leading to the use of ethoxyquin as a fire retardant. Ethoxyquin, now linked to health risks and banned in some regions, remains in use globally, with alternatives like BHA also posing concerns.

Plex vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild to drop a cryptominer

64 mindracer 2026-10-19 13:42:17 UTC boredhackerblog.info Llama Share 15

A Plex media server vulnerability was discovered, allowing threat actors to gain remote code execution. The exploit has been observed in the wild and is being used by attackers to access corporate VPNs and emails through residential IP proxies.

Ukraine carries out aerial drone evacuation of a wounded soldier

51 theflyingelvis 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC dailymail.com Llama Share 8

Ukraine has successfully conducted the first unmanned drone evacuation of an injured soldier, with a heavily modified bomber drone lifting him 18km to safety. The operation was carried out by Gurzuf Defence's Heavy Shot drone, which can carry up to 130kg and is being used for regular evacuations.

I no longer care to work on any Ruby gems so I've archived all my repositories

188 phoronixrly 2026-10-19 16:42:17 UTC po-ru.com Llama Share 166

The author of a Ruby gem has decided to archive the source code as they no longer feel inspired to contribute due to its use by massive corporations for LLM agents. They cite concerns about sustainability and the loss of human touch in programming.

Show HN: I built a task system to handle the drudgery so I could focus on tasks

25 dmayle 2026-10-19 16:42:17 UTC 3anddoneapp.com Full Share 22

Say or type what's on your mind and watch it become the three things that matter — no signup, ~30 seconds.

Degraded availability for GitHub Actions, GitHub Pages and Webhooks

133 gateauxd 2026-10-19 16:42:17 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 105

GitHub's Status Page - Degraded availability for GitHub Actions, GitHub Pages and Webhooks.

What the heck is /pkg?

32 GavinAnderegg 2026-10-19 15:42:17 UTC anderegg.ca Llama Share 12

The macOS 27.0 update added a new /pkg/env/global/bin directory to the PATH list, sparking confusion among users. This change is part of Apple's filesystem structure updates and its purpose remains unknown.

William Gibson and the trademarking of cyberspace

260 Eric_Gullichsen 2026-10-18 23:42:17 UTC colo.to Llama Share 116

The author claims Autodesk trademarked "cyberspace" and William Gibson retaliated by trying to trademark "Eric Gullichsen", but this is a disputed story. The actual reason for Gibson's objection was Timothy Leary's prank, which was later exaggerated into accepted history.

Ontology-Driven Observability: Building an End-to-End Knowledge Graph at Netflix

97 tosh 2026-10-19 15:42:17 UTC netflixtechblog.com Llama Share 20

The Observability Ontology is a machine-readable agreement about entities in the operational world, created to standardize how different systems understand concepts like applications, services, and incidents. This ontology enables end-to-end observability by providing a unified data layer for metrics, events, logs and traces (MELT).

Show HN: KiviDB, a faster Redis-compatible memory database and vector cache

56 murtazayusuf 2026-10-19 14:42:17 UTC github.com/kividbio Llama Share 32

KiviDB is a fast, multi-threaded key-value database written in Rust that supports Redis protocol and has built-in full-text and vector search. It can be used as a drop-in replacement for Redis in closed-source or commercial applications without requiring any modifications.

Europe EV sales rose 70.3% in September, 32.6% of market share

91 giuliomagnifico 2026-10-19 17:42:17 UTC reuters.com Full Share 63

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Show HN: Open-source early-reading reader with phonics help

5 zoozla 2026-10-19 18:00:17 UTC github.com/finereli LocalLLM Share 1

A reading app for kids learning phonics lets them sound out words with visual cues and check stories against their known sounds. It uses Cloudflare Workers, D1, and R2 for a customizable, self-hosted solution with support for AI-generated stories and user accounts.

ESA's Hera Will View Asteroid Scars from DART's Strike

62 rbanffy 2026-10-19 11:42:17 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 7

The European Space Agency's Hera mission will make history by rendezvousing with the binary Dimorphos-Didymos asteroid pair in one month. The mission, launched on a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket, aims to study the impact of NASA's DART mission and provide a follow-up view of the resulting handiwork.

A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge: the tale of Otto Z

50 Hooke 2026-10-19 13:42:17 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 14

A doctor named Otto, who cared for his elderly mother Doria after she suffered a stroke, was suspected of murdering her by the police and forensic experts. He had documented her health meticulously but was accused of fabricating evidence to frame himself in a plagiarism scandal involving Matthias Graw, a respected forensic pathologist.

Gdynia and the Dream of a Maritime Poland

107 lermontov 2026-10-19 10:42:17 UTC engelsbergideas.com Llama Share 32

Gdynia, a Baltic fishing village, was transformed into a modern port in the 1920s to fulfill Poland's ambitions for independence and security after World War I. The city became an alternative capital of modern Poland, symbolizing its aspirations for global influence and prosperity, but also struggled with poverty and conflict with neighboring Germany.