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Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack

Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack

"The first autonomous agent cyberattack is an unprecedented event. It deserves an unprecedented response!"…

Carrie is just trying to make a friend in the new trailer

Carrie is just trying to make a friend in the new trailer

Mike Flanagan's latest Stephen King adaptation, Carrie (this will be his fourth), is slated to make its debut on Amazon Prime on October 7th. The new …

Inflect-Micro-v2: complete voice in 9.36M parameters

Inflect-Micro-v2: complete voice in 9.36M parameters

Article URL: https://huggingface.co/owensong/Inflect-Micro-v2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053375 Points: 173 # Comments: 13…

Show HN: I mapped every US golf course

Show HN: I mapped every US golf course

I got tired of Googling basic course info, so I made a free directory of every US courseGoogle filters for golf course results are terrible so I built…

Marvel announces Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, a new Black Panther, and more

Marvel announces Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, a new Black Panther, and more

While perhaps less dramatic than in years past, Marvel nonetheless had some big reveals lined up for Comic-Con. The highest profile was certainly the …

You can get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for almost half off

You can get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for almost half off

Subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on a recurring basis has been tough to justify recently, even after Microsoft reduced the monthly cost from $29…

GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices

GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices

Article URL: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/40700-grapheneos-protections-against-data-extraction-from-locked-devices Comments URL: https://news.ycom…

Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59

Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59

Article URL: https://astral.sh/blog/ruff-v0.16.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49056112 Points: 179 # Comments: 100…

An ESP32 based plane radar for my desk

An ESP32 based plane radar for my desk

Article URL: https://blog.ktz.me/esp32-plane-radar/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49054107 Points: 172 # Comments: 36…

The vertical video takeover is here

The vertical video takeover is here

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things vertical video, follow David P…

A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway

A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway

Article URL: https://refp.se/articles/your-shell-and-the-magic-colon Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49047453 Points: 199 # Comment…

Running a 28.9M parameter LLM on an $8 microcontroller

Running a 28.9M parameter LLM on an $8 microcontroller

Article URL: https://github.com/slvDev/esp32-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49050512 Points: 189 # Comments: 42…

GM Backs Sodium Ion Batteries for U.S. Grid Storage

GM Backs Sodium Ion Batteries for U.S. Grid Storage

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/sodium-ion-battery-peak-energy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49051947 Points: 181 # Commen…

The Best Subscription-Free Home Security Cameras I’ve Tried

The Best Subscription-Free Home Security Cameras I’ve Tried

You don’t have to upload your video to the cloud or pay a monthly fee to secure your home. These security cameras record locally.…

The Best Motorola Phones, From Razr to Moto G (2026)

The Best Motorola Phones, From Razr to Moto G (2026)

Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their reasonable prices, colorful designs, and simple software make them good, wallet-friendly Android smartp…

The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway

The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway

More electric vehicles are becoming capable of providing backup power at a time when the US is increasingly in need of more electrons.…

All the Ways You Can Make Reading on Your Phone Easier

All the Ways You Can Make Reading on Your Phone Easier

Tired of eye strain? These tips will help optimize your smartphone for marathon reading sessions.…

The Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads, Tested on the Trail (2026)

The Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads, Tested on the Trail (2026)

Our top-pick sleeping pads from Nemo, Therm-a-Rest, and Gossamer Gear use high-tech materials to engineer the best sleep you can get outdoors.…

Show HN: I made some transistor animations

Show HN: I made some transistor animations

Hi HN, I made some animations of the most important kinds of transistors using my semiconductor simulation, details of which are on the page. I tried …

Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site

Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast site

The UK MET office recently redesigned their site, adding a lot of additional whitespace, scrolling, and animations. This significantly reduced its usa…

JetZero

JetZero

Article URL: https://www.jetzero.aero Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49054224 Points: 170 # Comments: 123…

Turn And Face The Strange

Turn And Face The Strange

Article URL: https://fly.io/blog/kurt-scott-money-sprites/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49051369 Points: 184 # Comments: 124…

The new rules of context engineering for Claude 5 generation models

The new rules of context engineering for Claude 5 generation models

Article URL: https://claude.com/blog/the-new-rules-of-context-engineering-for-claude-5-generation-models Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it…

Bitchat is now on Radicle

Bitchat is now on Radicle

Article URL: https://radicle.network/nodes/rosa.radicle.network/rad%3Az2v9tRJz1oknFAqCSY5W5c76nVvm6 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id…

Open-weight AI is having its Kubernetes moment

Open-weight AI is having its Kubernetes moment

Article URL: https://tobi.knaup.me/2026-07-25-open-weight-ai-is-having-its-kubernetes-moment/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49048…

SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight

SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight

SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.…

ARC-AGI Leaderboard

ARC-AGI Leaderboard

Article URL: https://arcprize.org/leaderboard Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49045040 Points: 164 # Comments: 127…

Don't Take the Black Pill [video]

Don't Take the Black Pill [video]

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZwpH5lCD4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49038298 Points: 227 # Comments: 199…

One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.

One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.

A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.…

Warner Bros. is suing Amazon for poaching employees

Warner Bros. is suing Amazon for poaching employees

Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit against Amazon, accusing it of illegally poaching employees, including Pia Barlow, former senior VP for original…