Lore – Open source version control system designed for scalability

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Lore is a centralized, content-addressed version control system that represents repository state as Merkle trees and an immutable revision chain, optimized for binary-first storage, deduplication, and sparse/on-demand data hydration at scale.

A robot is sprinting towards you. Do you want it running on Claude or Grok?

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The user ran a 30-game battle royale simulation with 11 large language models, including Grok 4.1 Fast and Claude Sonnet 4.6, to see which model would win in a zero-sum game. The results showed that Grok 4.1 Fast won 43% of the matches, while Claude Sonnet 4.6, which was trained to be helpful and cooperative, struggled to win due to its hesitation to act aggressively.

US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks

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How we run Firecracker VMs inside EC2 and start browsers in less than 1s

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Browser Use Cloud rebuilt its system using Firecracker, a lightweight VM system, to create isolated and cheap cloud browsers. They optimized the system to reduce latency and cost, achieving a VM cold start under 400ms and end-to-end browser create latency of 825ms.

GLM-5.2 is the new leading open weights model on Artificial Analysis

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GLM-5.2 is the leading open weights model with a score of 51 on the Intelligence Index v4.1, surpassing MiniMax-M3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro. It uses 43k output tokens per task, but is less token-efficient compared to peers.

Leaked financial docs show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year

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OpenAI's revenue grew from $3.7 billion in 2024 to $13.07 billion in 2025, but expenses, especially R&D, outpaced revenue. The company's net loss ballooned to nearly $39 billion in 2025, with operating losses increasing to $20.92 billion.

Storied Colors – a catalogue of named colors

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A daily colour series explores its history, chemistry, and controversies. New entries arrive Sundays at 06:00 GMT, with ongoing corrections and occasional letters.

Launch HN: Adam (YC W25) – Open-Source AI CAD

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Adam New's CADAM generates CAD models in seconds from plain language descriptions. It exports models as OpenSCAD, STL, SCAD, or DXF, showcasing parametric designs for various parts and machines.

Show HN: An 8-bit live gamecast for baseball

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Open Ribbie marketing siteTB at LADLAA at AZTOR at BOS, 10:45 PMCWS at NYY, 11:05 PMSF at ATL, 11:15 PMCLE at MIL, 11:40 PMCOL at CHC, 12:05 AM

U.S. science is in chaos

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Scientists face unprecedented disruptions to their funding due to government cuts and changes in priorities, threatening the future of research and innovation in the US. The shift in government support for science has led to a loss of trust between researchers and the federal government, potentially dismantling the compact that made the US a successful and prosperous nation.

Tesco moving 40k server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's abusive conduct

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Tesco is moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware due to "abusive conduct" from Broadcom, citing excessive prices and lack of support. Tesco is seeking damages and has started migrating to alternative solutions, with a goal of being completely off VMware by 2027.

RFC 10008: The new HTTP Query Method

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The QUERY method is a safe and idempotent HTTP request that allows a client to ask a server to perform a query operation without changing the target resource's state. It is used to initiate a server-side query and can be cached like GET requests.

The Return of Rigorous Full-System Timing Simulation

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Researchers argue for a return to rigorous full-system timing simulation to accurately measure real microarchitectural behavior in modern systems, which have become increasingly complex and heterogeneous. A new sampling framework, QFlex 3.0, has been developed to make full-system timing simulation practical again by statistically sampling the execution of workloads and providing a desired ...

Loreline – Tools for writing interactive fiction

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The Loreline language is used with the free Loreline Writer app to write stories and dialogue easily. It has built-in features for complex stories and adapts to various tools for portability and translation.

Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users

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The Competitive Moat That AI Can't Replicate

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Organisations must focus on human connection, not just automation, to build trust and loyalty. By investing in employees and redeploying them to focus on relationships, companies can create a moat that differentiates them from competitors.

Trellis AI (YC W24) hiring a product lead to build agents for healthcare access

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Trellis builds AI agents to automate healthcare workflows, helping patients access life-saving therapies. As Product Lead, you'll drive product development, work with customers, and shape company strategy to accelerate access to treatment.

Why thinking out loud with someone beats thinking alone

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Conversations with others produce better thinking by forcing precision and correcting thought direction. This is because human reasoning evolved as a social tool for constructing arguments, not for solo thinking.

Why Can't Walnut Creek Build 3 Bedroom Apartments with a Playground?

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Walnut Creek's apartment building proposal lacks family-sized units and sunlight due to zoning constraints. The city should consider updating parking, stairway, and elevator codes to allow for more livable buildings with cheaper rent.

Show HN: Inkwash, a watercolor sketching app and explanation

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The user created an interactive watercolor painting app called Inkwash using Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model, which simulates water and ink behavior. The app uses WebGL2 and allows users to draw and paint with a stylus or finger.

Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout

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FlicKey is a free app that remembers the right input language for each app and website on macOS. It's a tiny, native app with no account, analytics, or telemetry, and works entirely optional donations.

Want your images back? That'll be $5

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User had to pay $5 to download childhood images from Photobucket. They felt tricked into a monthly subscription and regret paying the fee.

Hacker News but for independent blogs

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5034 independent, personal blogs. One front page. Ranked by votes and freshness, shaped by you.

Kirkland Roundabouts

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The game is a satirical model of the 85th St & I-405 interchange, inspired by Kirkland roundabouts, and not intended for driving instruction. It's designed for computers with a keyboard and laptop-sized screen, with suboptimal mobile controls.

MicroUI – A tiny, portable, immediate-mode UI library written in ANSI C

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The library is a lightweight UI framework that generates drawing commands for custom controls and UI elements. It's free and open-source under the MIT license, accepting bug reports and pull requests.

Using AI to improve a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry

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GPT-5.4 and Maria AI collaborated to improve Chan-Lam Coupling yields for over 80% of tested substrates. The optimized conditions showed a significant improvement in yields, with a mean yield rising from 16.6% to 25.2%.

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A World of First Drafts

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You're concerned about the current state of creative work and technology, where ideas are often delegated to machines for refinement, leading to a lack of individuality and cohesion.

The founder's playbook: Building an AI-native startup

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Founders are using AI to build startups, shifting from individual contributors to orchestrators, and focusing on high-value tasks. A practical playbook remaps the startup lifecycle for AI-native startups, providing goals, exit criteria, and AI-powered exercises for each stage.

Why do commercial spaces sit vacant? (2025)

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Landlords in high-priced metros keep commercial spaces empty due to financial pressure from banks, not social pressure. The "extend and pretend" strategy allows them to avoid losses by sticking to original financial models, even if they're no longer viable.