Frontier Labs Are Selling Garbage to Fools in Washington
Article URL: https://deadneurons.substack.com/p/frontier-labs-are-selling-garbage Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49779432 Points: 15 # Comments: 3
Is there any benefit to keeping your smart TV in standby mode?
A Smart TV doesn't just sit idle when you push the power button on your remote. They're designed to perform a number of important tasks without you realising.
How to use ChatGPT to make stickers for iMessage and WhatsApp
The default sticker options in iMessage and WhatsApp are cool but maybe a little limited. Now, with help from ChatGPT's AI tool, things have got a bit more fun.
Ski Lift Removes Mice from Chicken Coop
Getting rid of rodents like squirrels, mice, or groundhogs is a lot like digging a hole on the beach. No matter how much you remove, it’ll always fill back in. So, while [Super Valid Designs] could keep trapping and “removing” the mice in his chicken coop, more will...
Software Sandboxing: The Basics
Article URL: https://blog.emilua.org/2025/01/12/software-sandboxing-basics/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778670 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Why MCP Was Always a Bad Idea
Article URL: https://maharship.com/blog/why-mcp-was-always-a-bad-idea/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49779329 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio
Many of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized.
The Hierarchy of Money
Article URL: https://gregorygundersen.com/blog/2026/09/20/hierarchy-of-money/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49779253 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Is the AI industry really ready to slow down?
On Equity, we debated whether Ai executives are serious about wanting to slow down.
Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking
Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking Go to Source Vocci's lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions
A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W
Article URL: https://lithub.com/a-necessary-history-of-the-oddest-letter-w/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778195 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
I turned Jev into a (lousy) chatbot
Article URL: https://github.com/kyle-pena-nlp/jevchat/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778162 Points: 10 # Comments: 0
Self-hosted inference orchestrators compared: LocalAI, exo, GPUStack, vLLM
Article URL: https://www.nexlab.net/articles/self-hosted-inference-orchestrators-compared-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778078 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Samsung is expected to more than double output of its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM
Article URL: https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/09/20/samsung-to-double-hbm4-output-next-year-sources-say Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778029 Points: 14 # Comments: 0
Resident Evil 4 (GameCube) – complete byte-identical decompilation to C/C++
Article URL: https://github.com/adonis-singh/re4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778022 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Trying the Software Factory Pattern
Article URL: https://lethain.com/software-factory-experiment/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49777913 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
Retroid Pocket unexpectedly expands its Duo lineup with a Lite Plus version
The handheld maker is offering free exchanges for any Duo Lite customers who want to upgrade.
People hate Flock so much its employees are now demoralized and quitting
Article URL: https://www.neowin.net/news/people-hate-flock-so-much-that-its-employees-are-now-demoralized-and-thinking-of-quitting/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49777872 Points: 16 # Comments: 3
The benefits of using an E Ink tablet over an iPad
E Ink excels for tasks like reading and note-taking.
ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok
ScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes. The Palo Alto startup, founded by student co-founders (and spouses) Utsav Gupta and Rebecca Neff, pitches at TechCrunch Disrupt.
How to customize the side button on your Samsung Galaxy phone
The side button on Samsung's Galaxy phones has performed different functions over the years, but you can really make it do whatever you want.
Autonomous strike drone uses Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano to pick and bomb targets
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/autonomous-strike-drone-uses-nvidia-jetson-orin-nano-to-independently-pick-and-bomb-targets-swedish-startups-attack-drones-run-small-ai-model-require-no-human-input-and-zero-external-comms Comments URL:...
Prompts Aren’t Real
Article URL: https://evaluation.club Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49777111 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Laya (OS Jev) on Mac M4 CoreML Offline (45 decisions per second)
Article URL: https://gist.github.com/fordnox/e592d0f68b543fd044be8e6d040863a0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49777106 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Custom home server built from spare parts
Article URL: https://asmat.ca/blog/i-went-bananas/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49776960 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Jev Collection
Article URL: https://academy.dair.ai/resources/jev-field-notes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49776887 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
World War I Coded Message Appears Cracked, Finally
When you think of wartime cryptography, you probably think of World War II and Enigma, although there were other famous codes used during that war. But in fact, there have been codes used through wars and in peacetime for much longer. Even the Romans used codes. Of...
Show HN: Radius – A Meetup.com Alternative
Hello HN!I'm relaunching Radius [1] - far too long after the original Show HN [2] (I'll blame the day job for that).Radius started out from my frustration with not knowing what was going on around me. The initial plan was to "show all and every type of event" from big...
New California law will penalize influencers who don’t disclose political ads
The new legislation adds teeth to disclosure requirements for online influencers who are paid to post about politics.
Joby Aviation completed a fully autonomous flight from California to North Carolina
The startup is looking to expand beyond electric air taxi rides in major cities.