Tech Business/VC Hacker News

Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization?

A critical look at current engineering management practices and structural changes at Meta.

Other Hacker News

The Manhoff Archives: Color photos of Stalin-era USSR taken by a US diplomat

A collection of historical color photographs from the Stalin-era USSR taken by a US diplomat.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

'Ghost jobs' could soon be illegal in New York

New York may introduce legislation to make 'ghost jobs'—fake job listings used to gather data or project growth—illegal.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

Infineon to open fab in Germany as part of sovereignty push

Infineon is opening a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Germany as part of a strategic effort to increase regional sovereignty over chip production.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Making ast.walk 220x Faster

A technical optimization that makes Python's ast.walk function 220x faster, significantly improving AST traversal performance.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

GateGPT: 56k tokens per second Transformer (KV cache) on FPGA at 80 MHz

GateGPT demonstrates a Transformer implementation on FPGA reaching 56k tokens per second at 80 MHz by optimizing KV cache handling.

AI/ML Hacker News

Qwen-Robot Suite: A Foundation Model Suite for Physical World Intelligence

Qwen-Robot Suite is a foundation model suite designed for physical world intelligence and robotics control.

Other The Verge

Everything you need to know about Prime Day 2026

A comprehensive guide to Amazon Prime Day 2026, detailing dates, deals, and competing sales from Walmart and Target.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Honeypot Protocol

The Honeypot Protocol is introduced to test for context-dependent behavior in AI models to defend against adaptive attacks and collusion.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Evaluation of Alternative-Based Information Systems for Deliberative Polling using an Agentic Simulator

Research on evaluating alternative-based information systems for deliberative polling using an Agentic Bipolar Argumentation Simulator (ABAS).

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Limited Marginal Benefit of Reasoning-Heavy LLM Deployment in ESG Narrative Scoring: A 4-Model Consensus Study on Japanese Listed Firms

A study finding that reasoning-heavy LLMs provide limited marginal benefit over cheaper ensembles for ESG narrative scoring in Japanese firms.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Green AI Carbon Optimizer: Carbon-Efficient Training Location Recommendation and Global AI Energy Demand Forecasting

The Green AI Carbon Optimizer provides a method for selecting carbon-efficient cloud regions for AI training and forecasts global energy demand.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

PH-KAN: Port-Hamiltonian Kolmogorov-Arnold Network

PH-KAN introduces a structure-preserving identification framework for nonlinear port-Hamiltonian systems using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs).

Software Engineering Hacker News

But yak shaving is fun

A Hacker News discussion regarding the concept of 'yak shaving' and why it is often an enjoyable part of the development process.

Other Hacker News

UK to require ID or face scan before you can make social media accounts

The UK government is considering requiring ID or face scans for social media account creation to improve safety and verification.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO

An overview of SpaceX's status and implications following its IPO, detailing potential winners and registration documents.

Other The Verge

Nothing’s Ear (a), our favorite budget earbuds, are cheaper than ever ahead of Prime Day

The Verge reports on discounts for Nothing's budget earbuds (Ear (a), CMF Buds 2A, and Headphone A) ahead of Prime Day.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

The embrace of open science: An analysis of a decade of AI research and 56 800 conference papers

A study of 56,800 AI conference papers over a decade showing a significant increase in open science practices, with code and data sharing rising from 11% to 64%.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Consensus-based Agentic Large Language Model Framework for Harmonized Tariff Schedule Code Classification

A multi-agent LLM framework for Canadian Harmonized Tariff Schedule code classification in maritime logistics, utilizing semantic retrieval and human-in-the-loop validation.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

When in Doubt, Plan It Out: Committed Small Language Model Deliberation for Reactive Reinforcement Learning

Introduction of PACT, a hybrid architecture combining a reactive RL policy with a deliberative Small Language Model (SLM) planner for better performance in unfamiliar environments.