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I started building mymarkdown-svg-renderertoolin May, but I've since added enough features to it that it's worth talking about here again.It's evolved into my ideal tool for sharing Markdown transcrip...
Article URL:https://meanhamster.com/news/agi-64-brings-sierra-adventures-to-the-commodore-64Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325714Points: 3# Comments: 0
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Linux Kernel 7.2 has just been officially released with a slew of new features, reports the blog 9to5Linux. Highlights of Linux 7.2 "include cache-aware load-balancing support, initial HDMI 2.1 FRL...
We’re no strangers to unusual hardware failures around these parts, but even so, a swarm of jellyfish clogging up the works is a new one to us. That’s exactly what…read more
Big Tech Google Turn on these settings to protect your Android phone from theft Google has added some smart theft-detection features to Android in recent years. By Thomas Godwin Aug. 16, 2026 5:30 pm ...
In Brief Posted: 1:57 PM PDT · August 16, 2026 Anthony Ha Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter, according to a new re...
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to miti...
Article URL:https://github.com/crabbuild/prollyComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325458Points: 7# Comments: 0
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"We are in a 21st century space race," U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has said. And this week CNN noted a competition that for decades loomed in the background of geopolitics "is now roaring to the forefront,"...
Article URL:https://blog.racket-lang.org/2026/08/rhombus-v1.1.htmlComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325384Points: 13# Comments: 5
Article URL:https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/taking-tip-plants-eyesComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325304Points: 5# Comments: 0
Article URL:https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/vinton_report_5.pdfComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325185Points: 47# Comments: 16
Article URL:https://www.highereddive.com/news/inside-the-federal-keyword-lists-that-canceled-billions-in-research-funding/826203/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325159Points: 45# C...
Article URL:https://brennan.day/webmaster-a-manifesto-for-everyone/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325092Points: 10# Comments: 3
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Article URL:https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/16/qwen-38-27b/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49324985Points: 45# Comments: 17
Article URL:https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthropics_watermark_text_adulteration_in_claude_is_a_perversion_of_writingComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49324087Points: 183# Comment...
Article URL:https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-scales-back-250-billion-openai-data-center-guarantee-wsj-reports-2026-08-14/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323686Points: 102# C...