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Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne

"Logic for Programmers" by Hillel Wayne is a practical guide teaching working programmers how to use mathematical logic…

Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents

It marks a change of tone for his administration, which has taken a more hands-off approach to the technology.

Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever

Microsoft pitched its own homegrown AI models, harnesses, and even a Mythos competitor on Wednesday, telling Wall Street…

Show HN: A local merge queue for parallel Claude Code agents

A developer has created a local merge queue tool for parallel Claude Code agents that serializes concurrent changes to…

The Productivity Mirage

A prolific Facebook engineer named Bob achieved greater success using vanilla Sublime Text and basic debugging methods…

Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years

As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff…

Man and the Computer by John G. Kemeny (1972 book by the co-creator of BASIC)

"Man and the Computer" is a 1972 book by John G.

LLM Honeypot

This is a satirical "GeoCities-style" webpage mocking the idea of converting AI language models into humans, complete…

India's CJP protests: Why tech alone won't stop exam paper leaks

Can computer-based testing stop NEET paper leaks? Experts say governance matters as much as tech.

Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag

When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an…

Microsoft Quietly Adds New Windows App That Wants to Scan Your Face

A new OneDrive Photos app is appearing on some Windows 11 PCs through OneDrive and Windows updates, adding AI-powered…

Tether Data Pushes AI Off the Cloud With New 460M Parameter Vision Model

Tether Data has open-sourced a 460-million-parameter vision-language model built to run directly on smartphones instead…

GitHub is the wrong shape for this new world

GitHub's traditional paradigm is inadequate for modern software development, where AI agents and non-engineering teams…

Zuckerberg says Meta’s enterprise AI opportunity extends beyond agents

On the company’s second-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta sees a “large enterprise…

The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry

Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission

HAWK withstood years of testing that had yet to uncover a fatal weakness found through Mythos.

AI's top startups are barely publishing their research

Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few…

Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI

Weng previously served as the VP of AI Safety Research at OpenAI.

The Cold Email

Zach Holman attributes three major life changes to cold outreach: gaining admission to Carnegie Mellon after being…

Winamp aims for a comeback with a new music player powered by Deezer

Winamp is preparing to relaunch with a Deezer-powered premium music service, betting its nostalgic brand and a new…

SalesPatriot (YC W25) Is Hiring FDEs

SalesPatriot, a YC W25 startup, is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers to help modernize industrial supply chain…

The coolest use for the Vision Pro

A software developer discovered that Apple's Vision Pro is excellent for visualizing home floor plans during their…

Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?

Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.

Claude Is Down

Claude services, including claude.ai, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork, are experiencing elevated errors…

The Hugging Face AI break-in, as told through an increasingly committed bear metaphor

Another way to think about the whole thing is to picture a bear at a campsite. (Really, we are going there.)

Kimi K3-256k

Kimi K3-256k, a new 256k context version of the Kimi K3 coding model, is now available and consumes about half the quota…

Balcony Solar: $1.74/watt direct plug-in solar

Balcony Solar offers affordable plug-in solar kits starting at $285.30 for members (or $499 without membership),…

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