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Claude Fable produced a counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture

Claude Fable produced a counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/__alpoge__/status/2079028340955197566 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48973869 Points: 229 # Comme…
Moonshot AI suspends new subscriptions due to Kimi K3 demand

Moonshot AI suspends new subscriptions due to Kimi K3 demand

Article URL: https://twitter.com/kimi_moonshot/status/2078855608565207130 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969291 Points: 190 # Co…
The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired

The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired

Article URL: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-MPEG-4-Patent-Expired Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969635 Points: 173 # Commen…
AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x confident, researchers found

AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x confident, researchers found

Article URL: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-advice-suppresses-critical-thinking-wrong-answers-study Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id…
Classic Amiga titles, free to download

Classic Amiga titles, free to download

Article URL: https://amigafreeware.downer.tech/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48962838 Points: 171 # Comments: 25…
India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."…
This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)

This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)

Just why? ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰…
What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan's entire tech ecosystem.…
Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3

Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3

Article URL: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-26-3-snapshot-4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48967256 Points: 201…
Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s

Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s

I might be the only SRE on Earth with his own bowling center. It's a more in-depth gig than you'd think.My family and I bought an abandoned 8-lane bow…
Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera

Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera

Following the success of its $99 Kodak-branded Snapic A1, Reto Project is releasing the Kodak EC35, an even more affordable 35mm film camera for just …
OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context Size from 372k to 272k

OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context Size from 372k to 272k

Article URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/33972/files Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48965850 Points: 217 # Comments: 95…
I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno

I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno

I would never go so far as to say there's no place for AI in music (I'm a fan of Holly Herndon, after all). But I generally find music made with gener…
Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust now

Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust now

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/19/claude-code-in-bun-in-rust/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966569 Points: 213…
What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard

What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard

Article URL: https://chipweinberger.com/articles/20260719-hardware-is-not-so-hard Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966713 Points: …
Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth

Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth

In 2017, I bought an old Magnus chord organ off Craigslist for $10. It's one of my favorite music gear purchases. Electric chord organs let you play f…
‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

"Everybody knows the Greeks are inside."…
Birdfy’s solar-powered smart feeder is down to one of its best prices

Birdfy’s solar-powered smart feeder is down to one of its best prices

Birdfy has kicked off a midyear sale, taking up to 40 percent off a range of its smart bird feeders. One of the best deals is on Netvue’s Birdfy Feede…
Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/day

Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/day

Article URL: https://www.neatnik.net/hardcore-indieweb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48962758 Points: 199 # Comments: 166…
Qwen 3.8 Max Preview

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview

Article URL: https://www.qwencloud.com/pricing/token-plan Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966190 Points: 212 # Comments: 96…
US Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami

US Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami

The manosphere influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami by US Marshals in relation to new rape and sex trafficking charges …
The Clapper was a bad smart home gadget — and a viral sensation

The Clapper was a bad smart home gadget — and a viral sensation

Clap on. Clap off. Well, more like, Clap, pause for half a beat but no longer because otherwise it'll stop hearing you, clap again because you waited …
Codex Resets

Codex Resets

Article URL: https://codex-resets.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48963465 Points: 207 # Comments: 148…
Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon

Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon

Article URL: https://twitter.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2078759124914098291 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966120 Points: 226 # Com…
As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease

As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease

Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.…
The future of physical games is not looking great

The future of physical games is not looking great

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on video games and physical media, follow Ja…
Better and Cheaper Than IPTV

Better and Cheaper Than IPTV

Article URL: https://github.com/stupside/castor Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48964015 Points: 213 # Comments: 53…
The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight

The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight

On July 19th, dozens of teams of high school students will begin a five-day, 630-mile road race from Fort Worth to Fort Stockton in Texas. But this is…
How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify

How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify

A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to listen to music—and save your data…
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making

AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making

Article URL: https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decision-making/#fnref:3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?…