Software Engineering Hacker News

Digital Deli, 1984 book by early PC hackers and enthusiasts

A look back at 'Digital Deli', a 1984 book written by early PC hackers and enthusiasts, showcasing early computing culture.

Tech Business/VC The Verge

FL Studio head Constantin Koehncke turns to Reddit for feedback and fun

The CEO of Image Line, the company behind FL Studio, is engaging with the Reddit community for feedback and interaction.

Other The Verge

Nintendo’s Talking Flower got a small price cut

Nintendo's Talking Flower gadget, a whimsically designed toy that announces the time and temperature, has received a slight price cut.

Other Hacker News

USAA closed 51% of home insurance claims without making a payment in 2025

USAA denied a majority of its home insurance claims in 2025 without providing any payment to the claimants.

Other Hacker News

Show HN: Richest people in the world by wealth creation instead of ownership

A tool visualizing the wealthiest individuals based on the total wealth they created rather than their current net worth.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households

OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager to develop ChatGPT experiences specifically for families, caregivers, and older adults.

Other The Verge

White House taps the guy who keeps crying ‘aliens’ to run UFO group

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed to lead a White House-established UAP Science Advisory Council to investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Open Source Phoronix

Debian 13.6 Released To Ship All The Latest Security Fixes, Reverts GeoIP Database

Debian 13.6 has been released as a point release for Trixie, featuring security fixes and maintenance updates, including a GeoIP database revert.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Networking and the Internet, from First Principles

A deep dive into the fundamental principles of networking and the internet, likely focusing on the underlying architecture and protocols.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Your code is fast – if you're lucky

An exploration of performance unpredictability in code and the factors that influence execution speed.

AI/ML Hacker News

Semantic/Hybrid Search in the Browser

Discussion on implementing semantic and hybrid search capabilities directly within the web browser.

Other Hacker News

FCC Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry

The FCC has approved testing a space mirror to illuminate the night sky, sparking public controversy.

AI/ML Hacker News

Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine (1965) [pdf]

A historical look at I.J. Good's 1965 paper speculating on the emergence and consequences of an ultraintelligent machine.

Other The Verge

ICE are heavily armed killers. They’re also huge losers

A critical commentary on the actions and conduct of ICE and the DHS under the Trump administration.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

When Changing Scale Isn’t Just More of the Same

A technical exploration of scale and complexity, featuring a project using 65,536 microcontrollers to drive RGB pixels.

Open Source Phoronix

Linux 7.2-rc3 Bringing Display Detection Improvement To Help Some Multi-GPU Systems

Linux 7.2-rc3 introduces improvements to display detection, specifically benefiting multi-GPU configurations.

Open Source Hacker News

Show HN: HTMLDrive – serve HTML files from your Google Drive

HTMLDrive is a tool that allows users to serve static HTML files directly from their Google Drive storage.

Other The Verge

A tasty RPG that will make you very hungry

A review of 'Dosa Divas', a short but stylish RPG that focuses on a concise experience rather than massive open worlds.

Other The Verge

The perfect kit for all your tiny repairs

A curated newsletter featuring various recommendations, including a tool for tiny repairs and a visual journal called Atlas.

Other Ars Technica

A Jupiter-size planet that escaped its star's death

Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet that survived the red giant phase of its host star.