Software Engineering Hacker News

PostgreSQL's MVCC is bad. So is everyone else's

A technical critique of Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) implementation in PostgreSQL and other database systems.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: Qwen Scribe – local transcription and dictation for Apple Silicon

Qwen Scribe provides local transcription and dictation capabilities specifically optimized for Apple Silicon.

AI/ML Hacker News

GPT-5.6 vs. Claude Fable 5 for Physical AI, which performs best?

Comparison of GPT-5.6 and Claude Fable 5 regarding their performance in physical AI applications.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Cesium DevCon 2026 talks are up, including a keynote from SQLite's creator

Cesium DevCon 2026 features various technical talks, including a keynote by the creator of SQLite.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Hacker News

Self-hosting Kimi K3: 20% more hardware cost, 20% better task resolution

Analysis of self-hosting Kimi K3, weighing the increase in hardware costs against improvements in task resolution.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Graph Engineering Needs a Compiler

An argument for the necessity of a compiler specifically designed for graph engineering to improve efficiency and abstraction.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers

Elon Musk's X has settled a legal dispute with the World Federation of Advertisers over advertising boycotts.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB RAM on any M-series Mac

An open-source engine has been released that allows the Gemma 4 26B model to run on M-series Macs using only 2 GB of RAM.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

Show HN: Write, simulate and synthesize VHDL/Verilog in the browser

A new browser-based tool enables developers to write, simulate, and synthesize VHDL/Verilog hardware description languages.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands

AI companies are significantly increasing their hiring of tradespeople like electricians and carpenters to build out physical infrastructure.

Other Hacker News

Kalshi attacks a Wisconsin law banning election bets as 'voter suppression'

Kalshi is challenging a Wisconsin law that bans betting on election outcomes, labeling it as voter suppression.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work

A former Perplexity employee has launched Polar, an AI-first browser designed for knowledge workers, raising $5.7 million in seed funding.

Other The Verge

The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans

Ferrari's Jony Ive-designed Luce EV has already met its 2026 sales goal, driven largely by demand in China.

Other The Verge

Remarkable’s refurbished bundle is an awesome deal that’s over $350 off

The Verge highlights various refurbished hardware deals, including the Remarkable Paper Pro and MacBook Air M4.

AI/ML Ars Technica

What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?

An exploration of how AI is used to decipher lost languages, emphasizing the necessary synergy between pattern recognition and human insight.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

LLM as Forecasting Planner: Training-Free Text Conditioning for Time-Series Foundation Models

Introduction of LAFP, a training-free framework using LLMs as forecasting planners to improve text-conditioned time-series forecasting via MCTS.

Cybersecurity arXiv cs.AI

Early Detection of Distributed Backdoors in Multi-Agent LLM Systems: A Characterization Study

A study on detecting distributed backdoors in multi-agent LLM systems, where malicious payloads are fragmented across multiple agents.

AI/ML Hacker News

TokenTown: A visual way to understand how LLMs work

TokenTown is a visual tool designed to help users understand the internal workings and tokenization processes of Large Language Models.

Open Source Hacker News

Valve Sponsors Work Bringing Open-Source RADV Driver to Windows

Valve is sponsoring the effort to bring the open-source RADV driver to Windows, improving GPU support for open-source drivers on a major OS.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: A verification browser for AI agents – 13ms windows, one-call checks

A new verification browser for AI agents allows for extremely fast (13ms) one-call checks to validate agent actions.