Software Engineering Hacker News

Show HN: OM Core – multidimensional models without spreadsheet cell formulas

Showcase of OM Core, a tool for creating multidimensional models without the need for traditional spreadsheet cell formulas.

Other The Verge

I finally got my Trump phone

A review of the Trump T1 phone, focusing on the poor delivery experience and lack of modern e-waste considerations.

Other The Verge

Hydration isn’t complicated: Just drink water

A lifestyle piece advising readers to stick to drinking water for hydration rather than expensive sports drinks.

AI/ML The Verge

Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs

Anthropic introduces 'Claude Science', an AI workbench for scientists aimed at accelerating drug discovery and scientific research.

Other Ars Technica

Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was

A retrospective on Wing Commander IV and the era of Full Motion Video (FMV) in gaming history.

Software Engineering Hacker News

PostgreSQL and the OOM Killer: Why You Must Use Strict Memory Overcommit

An exploration of how the Linux OOM killer interacts with PostgreSQL and the technical necessity of disabling memory overcommit for database stability.

Open Source Hacker News

Valve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own

Valve has open-sourced the hardware and software specifications for the Steam Machine e-ink screen, enabling community DIY projects.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

Zuckerberg 'Admits' Meta's Layoffs Were Ineffective

Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges that recent layoffs at Meta did not achieve the intended efficiency goals.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Local Reasoning for Global Properties

A technical discussion regarding local reasoning and its application to global properties in computer science or mathematics.

AI/ML Hacker News

AI Data Centers Use More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report

Investigation into the environmental impact of AI data centers, highlighting that water consumption is significantly higher than reported.

Other The Verge

Jon Prosser responds to Apple lawsuit by blaming the other guy

YouTuber Jon Prosser responds to a lawsuit from Apple regarding the leaking of iOS secrets.

Other The Verge

The Verge’s annual summer ‘in’ and ‘out’ list

The Verge publishes its annual summer 'in' and 'out' list of tech and culture trends.

Other Ars Technica

Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech

Coverage of the 'Summer of Ludd' festival in NYC, which promotes living offline and resisting Big Tech dominance.

Other Ars Technica

Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America

An opinion piece reflecting on the current sociopolitical climate in America.

Other Ars Technica

Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR

A VR experience allowing users to virtually visit stars, exoplanets, and astronomical observatories.

Other Hacker News

The Beauty of Tautologies

A Hacker News discussion regarding the beauty of tautologies.

AI/ML Hacker News

Ed Zitron on CNBC: GenAI Doesn't Work, and Big Tech Is Out of Hypergrowth Ideas

An analysis by Ed Zitron on CNBC arguing that Generative AI is ineffective and Big Tech has run out of growth ideas.

Other The Verge

Apple TV is hitting its stride

A review of Apple TV Plus's content strategy and its success in 2026.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

CPG-PAD: Concept-Informed Prompts Guided Presentation Attack Detection

Introduction of CPG-PAD, a framework for presentation attack detection in face recognition using concept-informed prompts and Vision-Language Models.

Cybersecurity arXiv cs.AI

Generative AI and Federated Learning for Intrusion Detection Systems: A Survey

A comprehensive survey of how Generative AI and Federated Learning are being used to improve Intrusion Detection Systems.