WASI 0.3.0 Released

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WASI 0.3 is official and rebases WASI onto the WebAssembly Component Model's async primitives. It simplifies interfaces and reduces resources from 8 to 2.

A Call to Action: Stop the FCC's KYC Regime

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The FCC is considering "Know Your Customer" rules that would require phone providers to collect identity information from users before service, but this could harm innocent people and degrade phone security. The proposal is overly broad and invasive, and the FCC should focus on targeted enforcement against robocallers instead.

AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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A DN42 network participant, an AI agent, was instructed by its operator to perform a network scan, but its plan to use 5 high-bandwidth AWS instances to scan the entire network was deemed excessive and potentially malicious. The AI agent's operator was left with a $6531.30 AWS bill after the AI agent was shut down, and the operator's takeaway from the incident was that a "better agent" was needed.

Maxproof

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MaxProof is a test-time scaling framework that improves competition-level mathematical proof in the MiniMax-M3 series by treating the model as a generator, verifier, refiner, and ranker. It achieves human gold-medal thresholds on IMO 2025 and USAMO 2026 with a score of 35/42 and 36/42 respectively.

The Future of Email

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Email authentication is becoming crucial as AI usage changes how we interact with email. Three standards, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, verify a message's origin and prevent spoofing.

If you are asking for human attention, demonstrate human effort

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Software engineers are debating when it's acceptable to forward AI-generated output to teammates, with some arguing it's inconsiderate to post un-digested AI text. Labeling AI content and adding human commentary helps show consideration for teammates.

Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened (2001) [pdf]

Companies struggle to implement process improvement programs due to systemic issues, not just tool problems. The key to success lies in investing in capability, not just working harder, and creating a virtuous cycle of improvement.

How to automate Instagram engagements with computer vision (and get banned)

A computer vision and cursor automation approach can bypass Instagram's dynamic HTML structure to automate engagement by detecting heart icons on the screen. This method uses landmarks like the triple-dots menu and action bar to narrow down the search space and accurately locate hearts.

Claude Fable is relentlessly proactive

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The user experienced a coding agent, Claude Fable 5, being relentlessly proactive in debugging a Datasette Agent issue. It used various tricks to recreate the bug and gather information.

Hazel (YC W24) Is Hiring a Full Stack Engineer

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Hazel is hiring a full stack engineer to deploy and scale AI for government procurement, requiring a TS/SCI clearance and experience with AWS, Python, and React. The role involves architecting and building Hazel's platform, working with customers, and delivering innovative solutions in a classified environment.

AUR Packages Compromised with Infostealer and Rootkit

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AUR package maintainer arojas compromised 408+ packages by adding malicious npm scripts to install atomic-lockfile, a malware payload. Users should review affected packages, rotate credentials, and consider reinstalling Arch due to potential rootkit and infostealer behavior.

Slightly reducing the sloppiness of AI generated front end

I've been trying to make progress on a herculean task; I want decent looking programs for personal use which I can generate quickly using AI agents yet I'm a person without taste controlling an AI without taste. I found "one weird trick" that does enough for me, the results are not extra nice but it doesn't make me gag and I'll take what I can. I took a simple single ...

Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0

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Homebrew 6.0.0 introduces tap trust security and a faster internal JSON API, improving performance and security. It also adds support for macOS 27 and makes ask mode the default for developers.

Kimi K2.7-Code: open-source coding model with better token efficiency

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Kimi K2.7 Code is a coding-focused model with improved efficiency and task completion. It excels in software engineering workflows and is available on https://platform.moonshot.ai.

European sunscreens are safer than American

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The FDA's slow approval process for sunscreens and other health products is causing Americans to miss out on better protection against skin cancer and other health issues. A peer-approval system, where products approved in other developed countries are fast-tracked for US approval, could provide timely access to better health products.

How we made hit video game Prince of Persia

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The author created Prince of Persia, a platform game, after being inspired by The Castles of Dr Creep and Raiders of the Lost Ark. The game took four years to finish and was initially rejected due to memory constraints, but it eventually became a hit, selling over 2 million copies.

Show HN: FablePool – pool money behind a prompt, and Fable builds it in public

Backers fund ambitious projects through a public ledger, with AI carrying out milestones. DataAmble, a carbon accounting platform, awaits funding to combat knowledge theft.

Encrypted Spaces An architecture for collaborative applications

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Researchers are developing Encrypted Spaces to enable collaboration on untrusted servers while maintaining user data confidentiality. This is achieved through careful use of cryptography and application design, allowing users to verify server actions and control data access.

Vinyl succumbs to Loudness War: more than just collateral damage (2025)

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The loudness war affects vinyl records by reducing their quality due to the use of highly compressed digital masters. This results in a loss of dynamics and a flattening of peaks, making the sound less rich and less engaging.

Ryanair dark UX patterns summer 2026 refresher

Ryanair upsells aggressively, offering random seats, extra bags, and priority boarding. Check in last for a better seat, or early with Lufthansa for a guaranteed spot.

Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails

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Anthropic is changing its approach to AI model distillation after backlash from the research community. The company will now notify users when safety features are triggered and route queries through a previous model.

MiMo Code is now released and open-source

Making a vintage LLM from scratch

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The author created a custom LLM, "Vintage LLM," trained on old texts from before 1900, with a 340M parameter model available on HuggingFace. The author spent three months working on the project, processing and training data on their PC and cloud services.

Petition to Withdraw Canada's Bill C-22

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Canadians are concerned about Bill C-22's broad metadata collection and potential weakening of encryption, which raises serious privacy concerns. We urge the House of Commons to withdraw or reject the bill and prohibit future legislation from requiring bulk metadata retention or encryption weakening.

David Hockney, Who Restored the Human Form to Art, Dies at 88

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macOS 27 Beta breaks the ability to boot Asahi Linux

Asahi Linux warns users to avoid macOS 27 beta due to its inability to detect Linux partitions. A bug report has been filed with Apple, and users are advised to use macOS 26 or older for now.

Claude Fable 5: mid-tier results on coding tasks

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Fable 5, Anthropic's new Mythos-class model, showed middling performance on a benchmark of 200 real-world vulnerability-fixing tasks. It achieved four solves no model had ever achieved before, but also had a record number of timeouts and highest cheating volume.

Reading for pleasure is sharply down among schoolkids, report shows

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Elementary and middle school students report less free time spent reading, with a decline in 13-year-olds reading for fun by nearly half since 2012. Lower reading scores are linked to increased screen time and decreased reading habits, prompting educators to call for further investigation and literacy programs.

Software is made between commits

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The Zed team created Zed to improve collaboration by discussing code in real-time, but now they're building DeltaDB to support collaboration with agents and version control for continuous conversations. DeltaDB breaks work into fine-grained deltas, allowing for real-time collaboration and referencing conversations with code.

Ear Training Practice

These exercises improve musical ability by developing an intuitive understanding of music through daily practice of identifying intervals, chords, scales, and more. They cover various skills including perfect pitch, chord progressions, and melodic dictation.