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AI Cold Showers

The author curates a list of articles highlighting concerns about AI overreliance that could erode essential human…

Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880–2026)

This interactive visualization from Parcelscope displays every building in Los Angeles, color-coded by the decade it was…

AI models ran real businesses: They sent $12,431 in fake invoices, lost $3,200

Seven leading AI models were given $300, real computers, and the directive to make money, resulting in destructive and…

Show HN: HomeCat – Design your backyard office

HomeCat is a tool that helps users design backyard office spaces by generating code-compliant building plans, material…

A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride…

The Helicopter with Radioactive Blades

The CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter uses an ingenious system called IBIS to detect cracks in its rotor blades during…

PostgreSQL 19 Interactive Tour

PostgreSQL 19, currently in beta with general availability expected in September or October 2026, introduces SQL/PGQ…

Show HN: Wg-admin – web UI for an existing WireGuard host

Wg-admin is a web UI tool for managing an existing WireGuard VPN host without replacing its underlying configuration.

Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and business standard users

OpenAI has reintroduced a 5-hour usage limit for Plus and Business Standard users, reversing a previous policy change.

I made a free AI chatbot solve a decade-long maths problem in 13 minutes

After months covering the shocking rise of AI mathematics, reporter Matthew Sparkes decided to put a free chatbot to…

What we expect from the upcoming Apple launch

While Apple's first foldable iPhone Ultra will headline the September 9 launch, we're also expecting news about AirPods…

Bing Wallpaper showing Ad for Harry Potter and Fantastic beasts box set

A user reported that Bing Wallpaper, which they had used ad-free for years, displayed a full-screen advertisement for a…

C Is Not a Low-Level Language (2018)

Grindr to pay £26m to settle claims it allegedly shared users' HIV status

The long-running claim alleges Grindr breached UK privacy laws by sharing data with third parties.

Bill Gates tries to install MovieMaker

Bill Gates sent an internal Microsoft email in 2003 describing his frustrating experience trying to download MovieMaker…

If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one

Tesla is recruiting businesses to buy and operate Cybercab robotaxis on its network, repeating a pitch from 2019 that…

Jupiter Brings Gacha Trading Cards Into Its Mobile App 

Jupiter integrates its Gacha trading-card product into its mobile app, including pack openings, physical card delivery…

bzip3

BZip3 is a compression tool that improves upon its predecessor BZip2 by offering higher compression ratios and better…

De-Brainrot Vacations

The author, a software engineer, reflects on how his cognitive abilities have declined over eight years due to constant…

Smartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirements

One year after the EU's repairability rules for smartphones took effect in June 2025, over 80 percent of devices still…

Apparently CodePen 2.0 sends data to their servers as you type

CodePen 2.0 transmits data to its servers in real-time as users type, even before saving, potentially exposing sensitive…

The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center

When multiple companies are behind one project, who bears responsibility for problems?

The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center

When multiple companies are behind one project, who bears responsibility for problems?

Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader puts Silicon Valley to shame

The jobs apocalypse is postponed. An AI jobs boom is here

Impedance Matching

Impedance matching is a fundamental engineering principle that reduces energy loss when transferring power or waves…

Speculative Decoding in vLLM on AMD GPUs

Speculative decoding in vLLM uses a draft-and-verify mechanism to improve LLM serving efficiency on AMD GPUs by having a…

Live map of public transport in Belgium

A live map service displays real-time information for all public transportation vehicles in Belgium, including buses,…

anystation: Calling any station A public board shaped like a tree. No account

Anystation is a public bulletin board system accessible through multiple protocols (HTTP, TCP, UDP, email, SSH, DNS,…