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Hooray for the Sockets Interface

In 1983, UC Berkeley released BSD 4.2 with the revolutionary "sockets" networking model, which standardized how computers communicate over networks and enabled widespread internet access worldwide.

2026-07-29 · 02:25 UTC
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World

Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on

2026-07-29 · 02:24

The two leaders sound encouraged after holding back-to-back bilaterals at the White House.

Tech

Show HN: Lean4 Datalog DSL Based on Google Zanzibar for AI Projects

2026-07-29 · 02:22

A developer has created ZIL, a domain-specific language (DSL) built on Lean 4 that implements Google's Zanzibar…

Tech

Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors

2026-07-29 · 01:56

Chip stocks plummeted across the US and Asia as investor concerns about artificial intelligence intensified, with South…

Tech

LearnVector – Andrew Ng's AI company building one‑to‑one learning experiences

2026-07-29 · 01:49

Andrew Ng has launched LearnVector, an AI company funded by a $100M investment from Coursera, to create personalized…

Tech

Your AI Chats May Be Showing up in Google Search — One Sharing Feature Made It Possible

2026-07-29 · 01:30

Hundreds of shared Claude AI conversations briefly appeared in Google Search, exposing legal, technical, and personal…

Crypto

As Crypto Approaches a Major Turning Point, These 4 Altcoins Are Emerging as Top Breakout Candidates

2026-07-29 · 01:30

Crypto markets are approaching a technical turning point that could influence broader altcoin performance.

Crypto

Zcash says Ironwood proof rules out undetectable counterfeiting bugs

2026-07-29 · 01:05

Zcash researchers published more than 2,700 machine-checked theorems designed to rule out undetectable counterfeiting…

Tech

Show HN: Learning Rust by writing a Markdown to HTML compiler

2026-07-29 · 01:04

Andrea built a Markdown to HTML compiler in Rust as a learning project to replace Hugo for their micro-blog.

Tech

Audi has a new flagship designed with the US in mind: The 2027 Q9

2026-07-29 · 01:00

The new full-size flagship SUV starts at $87,700 when it goes on sale in Q4.

Tech

Multiple Mouse Cursors in Wayland

2026-07-29 · 00:59

A developer investigated multi-seat support in Wayland, which enables multiple mice and keyboards to control a single…

World

Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting

2026-07-29 · 00:51

US Central Command says it intercepted "multiple" ballistic missiles fired by Iran.

Tech

Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots

2026-07-29 · 00:50

The US and China are locked in a race to the lead the world in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Crypto

A Fake Crypto Wallet Reached Apple’s App Store — Three Users Say It Cost Them $1.8 Million

2026-07-29 · 00:45

Three bitcoin investors say they lost nearly $1.8 million after downloading a fake Sparrow Wallet from Apple’s App Store…

Tech

Industry Brief: Private 5G for Manufacturing and Industrial Sites [pdf]

2026-07-29 · 00:44

I cannot summarize this article because the PDF file appears to be corrupted or improperly encoded.

Sports

The gold medal-winning Para-swimmer competing in non-disabled race

2026-07-29 · 00:36

Faye Rogers turned to Para-swimming after an accident. Now she is back where she started and is quicker than ever.

Tech

Lightweight Spring Boot Monitoring Without Prometheus and Grafana

2026-07-29 · 00:32

StatLite is a lightweight monitoring tool that transforms Spring Boot Actuator metrics into a focused dashboard,…

Tech

The Difference Between a Button and a Link

2026-07-29 · 00:12

The article explains the fundamental distinction between buttons and links in web design: links represent destinations…

Tech

Hubble: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents

2026-07-29 · 00:11

Hubble is a free, open-source notetaking application designed for collaborative use between users and AI agents, built…

Crypto

European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network

2026-07-29 · 00:09

RL1 began operations as a member-owned blockchain cooperative backed by 10 European financial institutions, including…

Crypto

European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network

2026-07-29 · 00:09

RL1 began operations as a member-owned blockchain cooperative backed by 10 European financial institutions, including…

Tech

Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents

2026-07-29 · 00:09

The deal is Cyera's third acquisition this year.

Tech

Show HN: Manim (3Blue1Brown's animation engine) in the browser via WebGPU

2026-07-29 · 00:07

Manim, the animation engine created by 3Blue1Brown for mathematical visualizations, is now accessible directly in web…

Crypto

134 Bank Leaders Sound Alarm Over CLARITY Act — They Want a Key Crypto Rule Changed

2026-07-29 · 00:05

A group of 134 banking association officers and bank leaders from across the United States is urging the Senate to…