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Chatto is now Open Source

Chatto is now Open Source

Article URL: https://www.hmans.dev/blog/chatto-is-open-source Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48833116 Points: 348 # Comments: 84…

Your gaming data could be the secret to AGI, according to this Bezos-backed startup

Your gaming data could be the secret to AGI, according to this Bezos-backed startup

When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT a…

OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations

OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations

OpenAI says its new voice mode can speak and listen at the same time, a key ability for live translation.…

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet

When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT a…

America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph

America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph

When searching for an affordable electric vehicle these days, there are always tradeoffs. How much range are you willing to sacrifice, how much leg ro…

Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

As worries about a growing super El Niño mount, new findings suggest a radical solution to mitigating its impacts.…

Cockroaches will learn to fear my SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable

Cockroaches will learn to fear my SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable

A little robotic switch-flipper has become my sidekick in combating cockroaches. Before I got the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable, I'd tiptoe through the d…

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11B valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.…

Anker’s noise-blocking earbuds for sleeping are nearly half off

Anker’s noise-blocking earbuds for sleeping are nearly half off

You might have a great bed and a good sleepy time routine, but if you’re still struggling to fall (or stay) asleep, Anker’s Soundcore Sleep A20 …

OfficeCLI: Office suite for AI agents to read and edit Microsoft Office files

OfficeCLI: Office suite for AI agents to read and edit Microsoft Office files

Article URL: https://github.com/iOfficeAI/OfficeCLI Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48807225 Points: 196 # Comments: 57…

ULA's last six Atlas Vs can't launch anything besides Boeing's Starliner

ULA's last six Atlas Vs can't launch anything besides Boeing's Starliner

Amazon says it has enough satellites in orbit to begin initial broadband service at mid-latitudes later this year.…

iFixit has a new toolkit for fixing appliances, building furniture, and household repairs

iFixit has a new toolkit for fixing appliances, building furniture, and household repairs

iFixit is best known for its detailed gadget teardowns and toolkits designed to help you crack open and troubleshoot your own electronics. Today it an…

Google Search lets creators know more about their reach

Google Search lets creators know more about their reach

Google is going to give content creators and website owners a better idea of how people find their social media profiles and YouTube content through S…

Solos debuts an even lighter version of its camera-less smart glasses

Solos debuts an even lighter version of its camera-less smart glasses

Solos announced a new version of its AirGo smart glasses, one that forgoes cameras for a sleeker design and an AI assistant that relies on voice inter…

These New Smart Glasses From Solos Come With a Privacy Shield for the Cameras

These New Smart Glasses From Solos Come With a Privacy Shield for the Cameras

You can clip a cover over the cameras, which could be a double-edged sword.…

Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom

Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom

The company just raised $7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.…

Marshall upgrades the bass and repairability of two wireless speakers

Marshall upgrades the bass and repairability of two wireless speakers

Marshall announced new versions of its Acton and Stanmore Bluetooth speakers today with upgraded tweeters, bass ports, and internal designs that impro…

Learning to code is still worthwhile

Learning to code is still worthwhile

Article URL: https://stevekrouse.com/learn-to-code Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48810439 Points: 198 # Comments: 203…

The Private Capture of Public Genius

The Private Capture of Public Genius

Article URL: https://www.wysr.xyz/p/the-private-capture-of-public-genius Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799178 Points: 177 # Com…

OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router

OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router

Article URL: https://openwrt.org/toh/openwrt/one Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48808482 Points: 230 # Comments: 111…

Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie

Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie

Microsoft is spinning off four of its Xbox game studios - Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs - as part of the re…

Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year

Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year

Nintendo is making a new version of the Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in Europe - but its predecessor has a very different future. As part of an…

Can Partiful keep the party going?

Can Partiful keep the party going?

One hundred dollars will buy you 8 pounds of glitter; 10 Domino's pizzas; 406 miniature disco balls from Temu; or 100 cans of Coors Light. For a frien…

The Download: South Korea’s hottest bachelors, and advancing eye transplants

The Download: South Korea’s hottest bachelors, and advancing eye transplants

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …

Bentley Torcal EV: Price, Specs, Availability

Bentley Torcal EV: Price, Specs, Availability

The 300-mile Torcal arrives in September, but considering what's come before with Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes, has the company timed its EV entry ri…

Synthesis is harder than analysis

Synthesis is harder than analysis

Article URL: https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/07/03/synthesis-is-harder-than-analysis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48782219 …

New serious vulnerabilities spiked around release of Claude Mythos Preview

New serious vulnerabilities spiked around release of Claude Mythos Preview

Article URL: https://epoch.ai/data-insights/cve-severity-spike Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48780056 Points: 155 # Comments: 73…

Agentic coding notes

Agentic coding notes

Article URL: https://danluu.com/ai-coding/#appendix-agentic-loops-and-writing-this-post Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48782671 Po…

FreeBSD ate my RAM

FreeBSD ate my RAM

Article URL: https://crocidb.com/post/freebsd-ate-my-ram/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48778757 Points: 195 # Comments: 78…

Postgres transactions are a distributed systems superpower

Postgres transactions are a distributed systems superpower

Article URL: https://www.dbos.dev/blog/co-locating-workflow-state-with-your-data Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765639 Points: 2…