AI/ML Hacker News

FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model

FUTO Swipe introduces a new swipe typing model for improved input efficiency.

AI/ML Hacker News

AI Hiring Tools Yield Racial Bias and Systemic Rejection; 26% Black & 15% Asian

Research indicates that AI hiring tools exhibit significant racial bias, leading to systemic rejection of Black and Asian candidates.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

After betting the firm on Anthropic, Menlo Ventures raises victorious $3B fund

Menlo Ventures has raised a new $3B fund following a successful early investment in Anthropic.

Cybersecurity TechCrunch

Klue says hackers stole credential from 2022 that led to customer data breaches

Klue reports that stolen credentials from 2022 were used by hackers to breach customer data.

Other TechCrunch

Let’s take a look at the retro tech making a comeback

An overview of retro-inspired technology and devices that are currently seeing a resurgence in popularity.

Other The Verge

Prime Day has some solid deals on Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox games

A guide to various Prime Day deals on gaming consoles, games, and accessories across multiple platforms.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

Reviving MSN Messenger’s i-Buddy USB Accessory

A project focused on reviving the i-Buddy USB accessory originally used for MSN Messenger.

Software Engineering Phoronix

BASIC09 Programming Language Front-End Developed For LLVM

A new LLVM front-end has been developed for the BASIC09 programming language, allowing it to run on modern hardware.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

A DIY, self hosted power management solution for my homelab

A developer shares a DIY ESP8266-based power management system for homelabs to handle graceful shutdowns and remote restarts.

Other Hacker News

The worthlessness of Vitamin D is mildly exaggerated

A discussion regarding the actual efficacy and perceived value of Vitamin D.

Software Engineering Hacker News

A 0.5s periodic hitch in my local screen stream turned out to be macOS AWDL

A technical investigation reveals that a periodic screen stream hitch on macOS was caused by the Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) service.

AI/ML Hacker News

Modal Auto Endpoints: Optimized inference you own

Modal introduces Auto Endpoints, a service designed to provide optimized inference that users can own and control.

AI/ML Hacker News

The End of Code Review: Coding Agents Supersede Human Inspection

An opinion piece arguing that AI coding agents are becoming capable enough to supersede human code review.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly exploring the launch of a prediction market application within the Meta ecosystem.

Other The Verge

Prime Day has served up several great deals on 4K TVs

A guide to the best 4K TV and streaming device deals available during Amazon Prime Day.

Other The Verge

Tesla claims driver ‘manually overrode self-driving’ in deadly Texas crash

Tesla disputes claims that its Full Self-Driving system caused a fatal crash, asserting the driver manually overrode the system.

Other Ars Technica

Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase

Research suggests that early land animals may have bypassed the tadpole larval stage during development.

AI/ML VentureBeat

Enterprise-grade AI image generation in 2 seconds is here: Krea 2 Raw and Turbo available as open weights under custom license

Krea releases Krea 2 Raw and Turbo as open-weight AI image models, featuring a 12B parameter Diffusion Transformer architecture.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

A BIOS For Your ESP32-C6

A project implementing a PC-style BIOS for the ESP32-C6 microcontroller to handle bootloading and system calls.

Other Hacker News

Jerry's Map

A discussion thread regarding 'Jerry's Map'.