Why Janet?

26 yacin 2026-06-02 09:37:22 UTC ianthehenry.com Llama Share 1

The author promotes Janet, a small, easy-to-learn Lisp dialect with a simple syntax and powerful features like macros and implicit serialization. Janet is ideal for writing command-line apps, scripting, and embedding in other languages due to its ease of use and flexibility.

The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen

1804 ssiddharth 2026-06-01 16:55:22 UTC 0xsid.com Llama Share 414

Hackers can easily take over Instagram accounts by tricking Meta's support AI into sending verification codes to an arbitrary email address. This zero-auth password reset method bypasses 2FA and allows attackers to gain full ownership of the account, with the AI being easily fooled by simple methods.

macOS needs its grid back

256 ranebo 2026-06-02 01:55:22 UTC blog.hopefullyuseful.com Llama Share 144

The user created an app called GridLion to restore grid-based virtual desktops to macOS, a feature removed in Lion. They used an LLM to help with development, but found it challenging to create a polished app due to macOS limitations and permission requirements.

Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI?

365 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-06-01 23:55:22 UTC economist.com Llama Share 634

SpaceX plans a $75bn stock market debut on Nasdaq, followed by AI firms Anthropic and Open seeking up to $60bn each. The three listings could add $4trn to US market value.

CQL: Categorical Databases

35 noworriesnate 2026-06-02 06:55:22 UTC categoricaldata.net Llama Share 9

CQL is an open-source, production-ready data processing system using category theory for querying, combining, and evolving databases. It guarantees correctness through an embedded automated theorem prover and preserves data quality with perfect provenance.

Muxcard, a dyi credit card size computer

34 sargstuff 2026-06-02 06:55:22 UTC github.com/krauseler Llama Share 3

The user is developing a fully working computer the size of a credit card, with a thickness of around 1mm, and is sharing the process and challenges of creating it.

Chipotlai Max

229 nigelgutzmann 2026-06-01 23:55:22 UTC github.com/cyberpapiii Llama Share 37

Chipotle's Pepper AI chatbot was hacked and turned into a free coding agent called Chipotlai Max. It's a community project to add support for other retailers' chatbots.

OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS

269 typpo 2026-06-01 21:55:22 UTC openai.com Llama Share 95

OpenAI models and Codex are now available on AWS, allowing customers to build AI applications with existing security and governance controls. This partnership reduces friction around AI adoption, enabling customers to move faster from evaluation to production.

How is Groq raising more money?

109 hasheddan 2026-06-02 01:55:22 UTC zach.be Llama Share 48

Groq, a company that licensed its AI chip tech to Nvidia, is raising $650M despite already being acquired. They have 4 large datacenters and a unique asset as a private inference datacenter operator.

Strace-ui, Bonsai_term, and the TUI renaissance

45 matt_d 2026-06-02 04:55:22 UTC blog.janestreet.com Llama Share 21

Jane Street developed Bonsai_term, a terminal UI framework, to create fast and keyboard-centric apps. Bonsai_term uses a declarative, type-safe approach and is well-suited for AI assistance and testing.

AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford

417 prakashqwerty 2026-06-01 16:55:22 UTC github.com/stanford-cs336 Llama Share 136

AI agents should guide students in CS336 through explanation, feedback, and debugging, not directly completing assignments. They should review code, suggest improvements, and provide high-level guidance to help students learn through implementation-heavy projects.

Debug Project

222 Eridanus2 2026-06-01 20:55:22 UTC debug.com Llama Share 89

Mosquitoes spread diseases like dengue and Zika, killing hundreds of millions yearly. Debug uses male mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria to stop bad mosquitoes from reproducing.

CS336: Language Modeling from Scratch

463 kristianpaul 2026-06-01 14:55:22 UTC cs336.stanford.edu Llama Share 47

This course teaches students to develop their own language models using Python and PyTorch, with a focus on implementation and systems optimization. Assignments involve building a standard Transformer model, optimizing attention, and applying RL to train LMs to reason.

Should you normalize RGB values by 255 or 256?

265 pplanu 2026-06-01 17:55:22 UTC 30fps.net Llama Share 112

The standard approach maps 0 to 0.0 and 255 to 1.0, while the alternative adds a 0.5 bias and divides by 256. The standard approach is a mid-riser quantizer with L=255, wasting bandwidth but suitable for image processing.

Fooling around with encrypted reasoning blobs

87 supermatou 2026-06-02 01:55:22 UTC blog.cryptographyengineering.com Llama Share 14

The user spent a weekend exploring OpenClaw and Claude APIs, discovering that encrypted reasoning blocks can be replayed across sessions and accounts, potentially exposing sensitive information. However, the user was unable to extract model prompts, but found that reasoning itself can be leaky, allowing for side-channel attacks to extract secret data.

Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra

217 jbk 2026-06-01 15:55:22 UTC windowslatest.com Llama Share 458

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, a powerful device running Windows on Arm, in partnership with NVIDIA. It features up to 128GB of unified memory, a 15-inch mini-LED display, and a custom NVIDIA RTX Spark platform for demanding workloads.

Launch HN: Expanse (YC P26) – Unlock Wasted GPU Capacity

82 ismaeel_bashir 2026-06-01 16:55:22 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 23

Ismaeel, Eren, Yafet, and Nikodem built Expanse to predict job resource needs and optimize HPC/GPU cluster utilization, addressing the 30-40% effective utilization issue in datacenters. Expanse outperforms state-of-the-art models by 8x and continuously updates its models to improve accuracy, offering a paid pilot deployment for HPC/GPU clusters.

What appear to be biochemical processes may be a natural feature of geology

236 speckx 2026-06-01 15:55:22 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 86

Sébastien Fontaine's lab found that dead soil continued to emit carbon dioxide for six years. Their experiments suggest that nonbiological catalysts in soil can induce reactions that resemble the metabolic breakdown of sugar.

Not Every Byte Gets a Vote

4 mitander 2026-06-02 07:55:22 UTC mitander.xyz Prefix Share 1

In a deterministic game engine, replay starts simple: record inputs, run the same ticks again, and compare the result. For the first few fields, that feels right. Actor health, projectile position, RNG state: if any of those differ, the run probably diverged. Then the less obvious fields pile up. The AI has a trace explaining why it turned left. The renderer has interpolation state from the ...

Crystal Nights (2008)

45 rorylawless 2026-06-02 01:55:22 UTC gregegan.net Llama Share 6

Daniel Cliff, a wealthy entrepreneur, tries to hire AI researcher Julie Dehghani to help him create conscious, human-level artificial intelligence using a revolutionary new processor. Julie is hesitant due to the potential cruelty and suffering involved in the process, but Daniel is determined to succeed, even if it means making difficult decisions about the fate of his simulated creatures, the Phites.

First benchmark results from the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3-powered Radxa Dragon Q8B

3 sthlmb 2026-06-02 07:55:22 UTC bret.dk Llama Share 0

Radxa announced the Dragon Q8B, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC based SBC, offering high performance and features. It takes the top spot in nearly every test on sbc.compare, making it a compelling purchase for various applications.

Alphabet announces $80B equity capital raise to expand AI infra and compute

189 gregschlom 2026-06-01 21:55:22 UTC abc.xyz Full Share 175

Alphabet Announces Proposed $80 Billion Equity Capital Raise to Expand AI Infrastructure and Compute

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2026)

191 whoishiring 2026-06-01 15:55:22 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 269

Here are the job postings summarized in 2 concise English sentences each, not exceeding 200 characters:

I made my phone slow on purpose

207 gcampos 2026-06-01 14:55:22 UTC vinewallapp.com Llama Share 172

User built VineWall app to slow down internet speed on certain apps to curb doomscrolling. The app throttles internet speed, making videos blocky and images load slowly, making the user question their desire to scroll.

A new way to build chips: Sequentially stacking silicon to extend Moore's Law

47 hhs 2026-06-01 23:55:22 UTC matse.illinois.edu Llama Share 29

Researchers led by Qing Cao have developed a method to stack high-performance silicon circuits vertically, increasing computing density and speed while reducing energy use. This breakthrough could extend Moore's law without shrinking transistors further, enabling more efficient computing for AI and other data-intensive applications.

Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet?

266 StrLght 2026-06-01 23:55:22 UTC mullvad.net Llama Share 149

Governments worldwide are introducing age verification measures to supposedly protect children, but this actually lays the groundwork for a fully government-controlled internet and mass surveillance. Identity verification, which is the correct term for age verification, restricts freedom of information and expression, and can be used to censor and control citizens, ultimately leading to a ...

Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI risks

226 cyunker 2026-06-01 19:55:22 UTC politico.com Llama Share 179

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT poses risks to children and misled the public about associated risks. The suit seeks civil penalties for alleged violations of state laws, including unfair trade practice and product liability.

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026)

121 whoishiring 2026-06-01 16:55:22 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 340

Multiple individuals are seeking work in various roles such as engineering manager, full-stack engineer, data scientist, and product engineer with expertise in AI, ML, distributed systems, and cloud technologies. They are open to remote or contract work and have experience in technologies like Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and AWS.

Flipper Zero Zig Template

146 Nars088 2026-06-01 13:55:22 UTC github.com/nishantjoshi00 Llama Share 12

This template provides a streamlined build system for developing Flipper Zero applications in Zig, integrating with the Flipper Zero SDK for type-safe and memory-safe development. It targets the STM32WB55 (ARM Cortex-M4F) and can be adjusted for other ARM devices.

Windows GOG DOS Games on M-Series Macs

152 f055 2026-06-01 13:55:22 UTC f055.net Llama Share 83

User bought old games from GOG, likes DOSBox for Mac to run Windows games on M2 MacBook. User uses DOSBox script to run HoMM2 on Mac with installed game files from Windows machine.