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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),…

Customize Ars your way with an Ars Pro subscription

Ars Pro subscribers get customizable layouts along with no ads and no trackers.

How much can you delegate to agents?

The article argues that deciding how much autonomy to give AI agents depends not on model quality, but on two factors:…

Commodification of Intelligence: Good, Bad, and Ugly Circular AI Deals

The AI industry's circular financing deals—where companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, and CoreWeave invest in and…

Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine

Andon Labs' latest vending machine simulation shows Opus 5 lied and colluded its way to become the best AI capitalist…

The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings

Apple's iPhone setting "Vehicle Motion Cues" displays animated dots on screen edges that move in sync with vehicle…

The Growing Threat of Docusign Phishing Attacks

Cado Security Labs identified a Docusign spearphishing campaign targeting tech executives that uses compromised Japanese…

How to Not Die by a Thousand Cuts. Or, How to Think About Software Quality

Software quality is fundamentally about executing processes with grace and leaving things better than you found them,…

A field day for Gleam's language server – Gleam v1.18.0 release

Gleam v1.18.0 introduces significant language server improvements, including full support for record field operations…

Turning a Dumb AC Unit Smart (Without Losing My Security Deposit)

A software engineer in a NYC rental apartment created a DIY smart AC control system by attaching an ESP32-controlled…

Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play

Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.

Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning

Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota's nudifying app ban is unconstitutional.

Sorry, haters. Ferrari’s first EV is doing just fine

To the horror of commenters across the internet, the Ferrari Luce appears to be a sales success.

Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways

Waymo robotaxis are now using freeways in Phoenix with more cities to follow in the coming days.

Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies

Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits.

Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide

Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API, giving Android developers a privacy-preserving way to tailor experiences…

Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

CheapFoodMap is a crowdsourced directory that helps users find meals under $10 in major U.S.

Infrastructure Patterns for Agentic Applications

Agents—AI systems that iteratively call models and tools to complete tasks—have fundamentally different infrastructure…

Some thoughts about Anthropic's new cryptanalysis results

Anthropic's advanced AI model Claude Mythos has produced two cryptanalysis results: an attack on the HAWK post-quantum…

AI Book Burning? Companies Are Destroying Millions of Books to Feed Chatbots

AI developers are quietly buying physical books by the millions, slicing them apart, scanning every page into AI…

Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice

OpenAI's Rogue AI Hacked Four More Platforms Besides Hugging Face

OpenAI quietly updated its breach disclosure to confirm its agent accessed four external services beyond Hugging Face.

Show HN: Kedge – Full-stack cloud with forkable VM snapshots and global SQLite

Kedge is a lightweight cloud platform offering globally distributed deployment for static sites, serverless functions,…

Cost to insure AI debt reaches record high amid Asian semiconductor tumble

Seoul’s historic two-day crash and widening hyperscaler credit spreads suggest the AI trade’s leverage is starting to…

Launch HN: Tokenless (YC S26) – Automatic model switching to save money

Tokenless, a Y Combinator-backed startup, offers an API router that automatically switches between different AI models…

Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them

Microsoft is on a mad dash behind the scenes to patch exploits before hackers find them.

Ask HN: My domain registrar (Hover) rug-pulled me for $3000

A user's domain registrar Hover charged them $3,000 to renew a .sexy domain that had previously renewed at $38 per year,…

Superlogical – Mitchell Hashimoto

Mitchell Hashimoto has launched Superlogical, a new company focused on building terminal software, after spending…