Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Smarter, Sharper, Still Evolving

178 mfiguiere 2026-04-20 14:31:31 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 96

Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is an early preview of a proprietary model with stronger world knowledge and instruction following, along with improved agentic coding. It achieves top scores on six major coding benchmarks and is available through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API.

Atlassian Enables Default Data Collection to Train AI

232 kevcampb 2026-04-20 12:31:31 UTC letsdatascience.com Full Share 55

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All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027

465 ramonga 2026-04-20 14:31:31 UTC theolivepress.es Llama Share 285

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ggsql: A Grammar of Graphics for SQL

161 thomasp85 2026-04-20 13:31:31 UTC opensource.posit.co Llama Share 41

ggsql is a new data visualization tool that uses SQL syntax to create rich, structured visualizations, making it easy for SQL users to create custom plots. The tool is designed to be powerful, ergonomic, and safe, with a focus on integrating with AI agents and code-based reporting tools, and is currently available in alpha release.

GitHub's Fake Star Economy

465 Liriel 2026-04-20 08:31:31 UTC awesomeagents.ai Llama Share 263

A Carnegie Mellon University study found 6 million fake GitHub stars across 18,617 repositories, with AI/LLM repos being the largest non-malicious category. The study's tool, StarScout, identified fake stars distributed by roughly 301,000 accounts.

Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated

25 FiddlerClamp 2026-04-20 15:42:31 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 11

Deezer reports a surge in AI-generated music uploads, with 60,000 tracks daily, but 85% are detected as fraudulent. The company will no longer store hi-res AI tracks and labels them for transparency.

I prompted ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini and watched my Nginx logs

62 startages 2026-04-20 15:31:31 UTC surfacedby.com Full Share 7

What nginx logs actually prove about AI traffic from ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, plus why Google's AI crawlers leave a different signal than the others.

10 years ago, someone wrote a test for servo that included an expiry in 2026

89 luu 2026-04-20 12:31:31 UTC mastodon.social Llama Share 56

Someone wrote a unit test for @servo 10 years ago with a cookie expiry date of April 18, 2026, now the CI is broken. Maintainers suggest using system time or a library like TimeCop to make tests more robust.

Sauna effect on heart rate

221 kyriakosel 2026-04-20 14:31:31 UTC tryterra.co Llama Share 129

Saunas have a therapeutic effect and promote cardiovascular health by stimulating the heart and increasing blood volume. Sauna use is linked to better same-day recovery, with lower nighttime heart rates and increased activity.

M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

173 Someone 2026-04-20 10:31:31 UTC earthquake.usgs.gov Full Share 73

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WebUSB Extension for Firefox

87 tuananh 2026-04-20 12:31:31 UTC github.com/arcanenibble Llama Share 66

To use the extension, install the native stub program on your computer and a browser extension. The native stub requires a specific operating system and kernel version.

Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded

11 1659447091 2026-04-20 15:31:31 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 1

Iryna Stetsenko and her fiancé Serhiy Lobanov got married in Pripyat on April 26, 1986, unaware of the nearby Chernobyl nuclear disaster. They were evacuated three days later due to radiation exposure.

Kimi K2.6: Advancing Open-Source Coding

99 meetpateltech 2026-04-20 15:31:31 UTC kimi.com Llama Share 31

Kimi K2.6 is a state-of-the-art open-sourced model featuring long-horizon execution, agent swarm capabilities, and strong improvements in coding tasks. It demonstrates exceptional reliability, instruction following, and out-of-distribution generalization, setting a new bar for open-sourced models in agentic workflows.

OpenClaw isn't fooling me. I remember MS-DOS

177 feigewalnuss 2026-04-20 08:31:31 UTC flyingpenguin.com Llama Share 216

The user discusses the security risks of current agent gateways, comparing them to the insecure MS-DOS era, and proposes a safer architecture for agents. The user's own project, Wirken, uses separate processes, hardened containers, and a hash-chained audit database to provide a more secure agent gateway.

Ask HN: How to solve the cold start problem for a two-sided marketplace?

70 alegd 2026-04-20 14:31:31 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 73

To start a P2P crowdshipping marketplace, focus on a niche market, such as a specific route or item, and manually match people or incentivize one side to join without the other. Options include paying drivers to make deliveries, being the supply side yourself, or using an agency model, but be aware of the potential risks and challenges, such as competition from established businesses and ...

Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything

107 breve 2026-04-20 07:31:31 UTC newatlas.com Llama Share 18

Engineers at Rice University developed a device called Meta-NFS that concentrates microwave energy to cure conductive ink without damaging the surface underneath. This breakthrough enables the creation of smart implants, ingestible electronics, and soft robots with deeply integrated electronics.

NSA is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist

324 Palmik 2026-04-20 10:31:31 UTC axios.com Llama Share 243

The NSA is using Anthropic's powerful model Mythos Preview despite the Pentagon's feud with the company over security concerns. The government's cybersecurity needs are outweighing the Pentagon's concerns, with Anthropic's tools being used more widely within the department.

I'm never buying another Kindle, and neither should you

32 mikhael 2026-04-20 15:31:31 UTC androidauthority.com Llama Share 12

The author is leaving the Kindle ecosystem due to Amazon's shift from prioritizing ownership to control, citing forced obsolescence, invasive telemetry, and a focus on the storefront over the library.

Up to 8M Bees Are Living in an Underground Network Beneath This Cemetery

134 janandonly 2026-04-20 05:31:31 UTC discovermagazine.com Llama Share 21

Researchers found a massive underground city of 5.6 million ground-nesting bees at East Lawn Cemetery in New York. The bees, a native species, pollinate crops like apples and blueberries, and their large population rivals that of honeybees.

What if database branching was easy?

49 tee-es-gee 2026-04-20 10:31:31 UTC xata.io Llama Share 30

Database branching with copy-on-write technology allows for isolated and fresh environments without recreating all data every time. This approach is more efficient and cost-effective than traditional seeding methods, especially for large databases and complex workflows.

Kimi K2.6: Advancing Open-Source Coding

30 nekofneko 2026-04-20 15:37:31 UTC twitter.com/kimi_moonshot Full Share 1

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IPC medley: message-queue peeking, io_uring, and bus1

19 signa11 2026-04-20 13:31:31 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 0

Linux kernel developers are proposing new interprocess communication (IPC) mechanisms, including POSIX message queues, io_uring, and bus1, to improve IPC performance and security. However, some developers argue that existing IPC systems, such as Binder, are more suitable and should be used instead of creating new ones, citing concerns about fragmentation and the need for a stable political foundation.

SDF Public Access Unix System

145 neehao 2026-04-20 05:31:31 UTC sdf.org Full Share 71

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I Made the "Next-Level" Camera and I love it

168 ndr 2026-04-20 03:31:31 UTC thelibre.news Llama Share 58

The user built a custom camera system called Lampone using a large lens, a fake sensor made of semi-transparent material, and a Fresnel lens to achieve a very thin depth of field. The system has some limitations, including a large minimum focusing distance, structural instability, and significant light loss, but the user is planning to improve it in future iterations.

Claude Token Counter, now with model comparisons

177 twapi 2026-04-20 01:31:31 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 72

Claude Token Counter now compares different models, including Opus 4.7 and 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5. Opus 4.7 uses an updated tokenizer, increasing token counts by 1.0-1.35x, and costs 40% more due to the same pricing.

Epicycles All the Way Down (2025)

26 surprisetalk 2026-04-20 11:31:31 UTC strangeloopcanon.com Llama Share 12

The author discusses why Large Language Models (LLMs) feel like understanding engines but behave like over-fit pattern-fitters, and how their failures resemble flash crashes and market blow-ups rather than Skynet. The author proposes that LLMs learn patterns and then we try to prune the learned patterns towards a world where they can be guided towards the ground truth, which helps explain ...

Zero-copy protobuf and ConnectRPC for Rust

111 PaulHoule 2026-04-20 04:31:31 UTC medium.com/@iainmcgin Llama Share 31

Anthropic open-sourced two Rust crates, buffa and connect-rust, for Protocol Buffers and ConnectRPC implementation. The crates provide performance and correctness improvements, including zero-copy message views and monomorphic dispatch.

NASA Artemis Posters

73 bookofjoe 2026-04-20 12:31:31 UTC nasa.gov Full Share 9

With Artemis missions, we are exploring the Moon for scientific discovery, technology advancement, and to learn how to live and work on another world as we prepare for human missions to Mars.

Palantir Wants to Reinstate the Draft

7 tcp_handshaker 2026-04-20 16:20:31 UTC reason.com Prefix Share 0

"We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost," says military contractor and all-around surveillance-enabler Palantir. The big data company—whose analysis tools help power everything from "predictive policing" in U.S. cities to military operations in Gaza—recently ...

Stop trying to engineer your way out of listening to people

365 walterbell 2026-04-19 20:31:31 UTC ashley.rolfmore.com Llama Share 224

People avoid doing work by trying to create systems to replace human interaction, but the problem is they're not listening properly to others. To listen effectively, one must understand the complexities of human knowledge and experiences, avoiding assumptions and stereotypes.