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Show HN: I canceled my AI code reviewer and wrote a free local one

A developer created Avouch, a free, lightweight local Python code reviewer that analyzes only the files you're about to…

Kent Beck: Composable Tests

Kent Beck explains the distinction between test isolation and test composition in software testing.

Show HN: A local MitM proxy to control TLS fingerprints

A developer has created impersonate-proxy, a local man-in-the-middle proxy that allows users to control TLS fingerprints…

Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is retiring from game development

Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked

Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.

Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York

The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a…

Using the railway network as a flatbed scanner

The author developed a technique using a linear scanning camera mounted on moving trains and ferries to capture…

Fairphone is now officially available in the United States

Fairphone has launched the Fairphone (Gen.

Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

Meta has filed a patent for a facial recognition system that would automatically record people and generate video…

Claude writing a macOS driver for my obscure HP printer built only for Windows

AI: Minnesota Accuses Grok of Enabling Digital Sexual Violence

Minnesota is going directly after Grok.

Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too

The Fairphone 6+ is priced at $649 and will be available on Amazon.

Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’

Reach Capital announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $265M Fund V.

Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet

Einride will buy the Tesla Semis, which will be made to Amazon and other customers.

Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI

Google acquired bankrupt airline Spirit's deidentified data for $10 million at auction, obtaining over 100 million…

Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans

The company has shifted from making van-life builds to custom outfitting vehicles for small businesses, all while the EV…

Sourced, Completed, Verified: Apex Fusion Opens Its Settlement Layer for AI Agents

Vector, proven across 20,000 agent-run jobs in a pilot with OriginTrail, is now open to labs, companies and researchers.

Feeding our books into generative AI risks creating a cultural void

When we put our literature, games and films into AI models, we risk replacing our cultural history with a mishmash of…

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

Linux 7.3 merges kernel patches that improve VRAM management for games, allowing more stable performance when games use…

Rethinking Database Programming

India’s Top Traders & Investors will Gather at Money Expo India 2026

Mumbai, India: With just two weeks to go, Money Expo India 2026 is set to bring the financial industry together at Jio…

Finger: Social network that never died

Finger, created in 1971 at Stanford, was the first social network, using a simple protocol to display user profiles…

Vantage Expands Pre-IPO CFD Offering with Unitree Robotics as Interest in Frontier AI Grows

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Micron, SK Commit Billions to RAM Capacity, but Almost Nothing Lands Before 2028

Micron and SK hynix are each committing billions of dollars to expand U.S.

I don't enjoy the Internet any more

The author, who grew up enjoying online communities and knowledge-sharing, no longer finds joy in the Internet due to…

What's Better Than Binary? – Advent of Computing Episode 187

This episode of Advent of Computing explores ternary (base-3) computing as an alternative to the binary systems that…

The Benchmarkpocalypse

The "benchmarkpocalypse" refers to the increasing ease of gaming benchmark performance metrics using AI and automated…

China’s 5,500 Robot Shipments Put US AI Hardware Rivals on Notice

Unitree’s 5,500-plus humanoid robot deliveries highlight China’s scale in humanoid robot manufacturing.

Google wins bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines emails, chats, documents