Today so far 2026-09-07 · 12:00 UTC

Major privacy and security concerns dominate today's tech news, with LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices highlighting troubling surveillance practices, while the G7 sounds the alarm on post-quantum security and Australia plans legislation allowing users to switch off social media algorithms. On the technical front, there's progress in AI infrastructure with speculative decoding in vLLM on AMD GPUs and new tools like Engrim for local AI memory management, while Switzerland's Federal Government replaces Microsoft on 3,000 computers, signaling a broader shift away from traditional tech monopolies.

Don't Roll Your Own

The author argues that modern web developers should avoid implementing custom versions of features that browsers and operating systems already handle well, drawing a parallel to the cryptography…

2026-05-23 · 22:25 UTC
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Markdown Is Not LaTeX

2026-05-23 · 22:04

Microsoft's modification of GitHub Flavored Markdown to support LaTeX math expressions using isolated dollar signs…

A self-powered computer in actual credit-card size (~1mm thick)

2026-05-23 · 21:06

Pardon MIE?

2026-05-23 · 20:36

Apple's Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a five-year security initiative combining hardware memory tagging, read-only…

SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India’s rooftop solar market draws major VC interest

2026-05-23 · 20:03

SolarSquare could be valued at up to $500 million in the financing expected to close next month.

NeuralNote

2026-05-23 · 18:51

NeuralNote is an audio plugin that converts audio from any tonal instrument into MIDI using Spotify's basic-pitch model,…

It's time to talk about my writerdeck

2026-05-23 · 18:45

The author converted an old Linux laptop into a "writerdeck"—a distraction-free writing device—by installing a minimal…

CC-Wiki: Turn Claude Code sessions into a shareable knowledge base wiki

2026-05-23 · 18:43

CC-Wiki is a new tool that converts Claude Code session history into a shareable knowledge base using Quartz, allowing…

SpaceX Filing Reveals $18.7B Revenue and AI-Driven Losses Ahead of IPO

2026-05-23 · 18:00

SpaceX has released its finances publicly for the first time as it prepares for a possible Nasdaq listing.

JWT is a scam and your app doesn't need it

2026-05-23 · 17:42

The author argues that JWT (JSON Web Tokens) is an overused and poorly-suited authentication method that creates more…

Firefox's Big Redesign Gives You a Button to Kill All the AI

2026-05-23 · 17:01

Project Nova is coming later this year with a cleaner look, compact mode, and a toggle to make AI features disappear…

Reverse engineering circuitry in a Spacelab computer from 1980

2026-05-23 · 16:24

# Summary Spacelab, a reusable laboratory carried by the Space Shuttle, was controlled by the Mitra 125 MS, a…

Evaluating Spec CPU2026

2026-05-23 · 16:13

SPEC CPU2026, the updated CPU benchmark suite with 52 workloads (up from 43 in SPEC CPU2017), shows Intel's latest Lion…

China’s CXMT and YMTC Push Could Shake Global Memory Chip Prices

2026-05-23 · 16:10

Memory prices could face fresh pressure as Chinese chipmakers expand DRAM and NAND production at a faster pace.

Show HN: I built a RAG and knowledge graph agent that runs locally

2026-05-23 · 16:06

Claw-Coder is an AI agent that runs locally on your laptop and has access to powerful tools instead of configuring…

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware

2026-05-23 · 16:00

Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware…

Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans

2026-05-23 · 15:08

IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience.

Argentina Launched an AI to Predict the Future. It Couldn't Predict a Typo

2026-05-23 · 15:01

Milei's government unveiled a social digital twin to overhaul public policy—announced via a video full of AI slop,…

Lisp in Vim (2019)

2026-05-23 · 14:55

The article discusses Vim plugins for Lisp development, specifically comparing Slimv and Vlime, which enable interactive…

Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions

2026-05-23 · 14:50

Deep Fission is seeking an IPO that could raise $157 million, though investors may have trouble buying the nuclear…

z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode

2026-05-23 · 14:25

z386 is an open-source FPGA implementation of a 386-class CPU built around the original Intel microcode, capable of…

Oura says it gets government demands for user data. Will it share how many?

2026-05-23 · 14:09

Oura, a health wearable maker with over 5.5 million users, acknowledges receiving government data requests but refuses…

The FBI Wants 'Near Real-Time' Access to US License Plate Readers

2026-05-23 · 13:57

The FBI is planning to purchase nationwide access to automated license plate reader (ALPR) data to monitor vehicle…

On The

2026-05-23 · 13:03

The `` (description list) element, composed of `` (description term) and `` (description detail) tags, provides a…

3 Wacky Hermes Skills You Should Try

2026-05-23 · 13:01

A real astrology engine disguised as a fortune teller. A scammer-punishment machine loaded with the Shrek screenplay.

Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)

2026-05-23 · 13:00

Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers.

80386 Microcode Disassembled

2026-05-23 · 12:11

Researchers have successfully disassembled the microcode from the Intel 80386 processor's ROM (94,720 bits), a…

Electrobun 2.0 will be decoupled from Bun due to the rust rewrite

2026-05-23 · 11:54

Making Deep Learning Go Brrrr from First Principles

2026-05-23 · 11:50

# Summary The article explains how to improve deep learning performance by reasoning from first principles rather than…

Trump Shares AI Video Tossing Stephen Colbert Into Dumpster After Late Show Finale

2026-05-23 · 10:31

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