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Qwen3.8 Max now ranked as the best overall model by agentic index

(artificialanalysis.ai/?intelligence=agentic-index)

196 points by apitman 2 hours ago | loading comments

xAI Ignores Laws and Profits: Rules for Thee, Not for Me

(illegal.solutions/posts/xai_pollution)

83 points by speckx 38 minutes ago | loading comments

Mario Meets Pareto

(www.mayerowitz.io/blog/mario-meets-pareto)

748 points by theanonymousone 9 hours ago | loading comments

Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks

(provenmetal.com)

136 points by willcarkner 4 hours ago | loading comments

Almost no skill required to cook a steak

(blog.sydorets.com/en/posts/almost-no-skill-required-to-cook-a-steak/)

184 points by yusyd 5 hours ago | loading comments

Herdr is joining Y Combinator. The runtime stays open

(herdr.dev/blog/herdr-is-joining-y-combinator/)

24 points by collinmanderson an hour ago | loading comments

The DISTINCT in Your COUNT

(boringsql.com/posts/distinct-in-your-count/)

15 points by gmcabrita 36 minutes ago | loading comments

Taste Is All That's Left

(notashelf.dev/posts/taste-is-all-thats-left)

45 points by tsak 3 hours ago | loading comments

Can you reverse engineer an ASIC?

(blog.janestreet.com/can-you-reverse-engineer-an-asic/)

9 points by bschne an hour ago | loading comments

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GitHub Is Experiencing Difficulties

(www.githubstatus.com/?d=2026/08/06)

103 points by Jeaye 4 hours ago | loading comments

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Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't

(www.crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt.com/reading-list)

597 points by DarkContinent 16 hours ago | loading comments

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Learn how chips are made with this Rollercoaster Tycoon-inspired animation

(laurentiugabriel.github.io/ChipTycoon/)

39 points by laurentiurad 7 days ago | loading comments

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The Simple Elegance of the Integrated Timing Belt Loopback Fastener

(danielmangum.com/posts/integrated-timing-belt-loopback-fastener/)

66 points by hasheddan 4 days ago | loading comments

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How to Make a Nintendo 64 Game in 2026

(phoboslab.org/log/2026/08/xibalba64-making-of)

409 points by atan2 2 days ago | loading comments

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Show HN: The Channels SDK – Bring Any Agent to Any Channel (Slack, MS Teams)

(github.com/CopilotKit/channels-sdk)

64 points by davidmckayv 4 hours ago | loading comments

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Pareto Front

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_front)

200 points by binyu 8 days ago | loading comments

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Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access for free users

(openai.com/index/improving-gpt-5-6-sol-in-chatgpt/)

51 points by tedsanders 3 hours ago | loading comments

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Humans missed 1 in 3 threats approving AI agent commands across 40k game runs

(scalex.dev/blog/ai-agent-permissions-stats/)

211 points by Wirbelwind 8 hours ago | loading comments

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Unions Can Save Tech Workers and Tech Work

(jacobin.com/2026/08/uc-upte-tech-workers-union)

53 points by ughitsaaron 2 hours ago | loading comments

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Building progressively enhanced forms using Htmx

(www.rafa.ee/articles/progressive-enhanced-forms-htmx/)

24 points by mpweiher 7 days ago | loading comments

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Japanese Govt Asks US Govt to Stop Using Mario, Pokemono, Naruto Meme Postings

(mainichi.jp/articles/20260803/k00/00m/010/133000c)

19 points by m463 an hour ago | loading comments

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The Triangle Game, from Zero

(muchmirul.github.io/conjectures/multicolor-ramsey/)

4 points by jdkee 4 days ago | loading comments

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Discovery Loop

(www.discoveryloop.com/)

891 points by xtreak29 a day ago | loading comments

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Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownership

(www.nbcnews.com/business/media/federal-communications-commission-scraps-limit-broadcast-tv-ownership-rcna587641)

61 points by pseudolus 2 hours ago | loading comments

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Changes at Google DeepMind: Demis Hassabis from CEO to Chair, Jeff Dean departs

(blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/next-chapter-ai-momentum/)

810 points by colesantiago a day ago | loading comments

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Zapscape (CVE-2026-64561)

(github.com/V4bel/Zapscape)

45 points by john_strinlai 4 hours ago | loading comments

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My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my phone and running off"

(mastodon.gamedev.place/@rygorous/117047697255584965)

47 points by luu 2 hours ago | loading comments

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Unearthing my 1996 windowed OS in machine code for Am29000 homebrew computer

(nanochess.org/the_am29000_computer.html)

132 points by nanochess 6 days ago | loading comments

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Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself

(www.dezeen.com/2026/08/05/dress-living-mycelium-renew-repair/)

59 points by speckx 4 hours ago | loading comments

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Poles of Inaccessibility in the San Gabriel Mountains

(notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2015/05/06_poles-of-inaccessibility-in-the-san-gabriel-mountains.html)

24 points by dima55 4 days ago | loading comments