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KisakCOD – open-source reimplementation of Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer
Article URL: https://github.com/SwagSoftware/KisakCOD Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49159970 Points: 17 # Comments: 2
Slack, and Slack Again, but Less
It is widely known that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a standard treatment for depression. A little-known fact, however, is that its subcomponent, behavioural therapy (BT),…
Coming of a New Sun
Six weeks after the US and China hammered out the latest round of bilateral compute agreements in a midnight deal, reporter Jenny Gesteson visits a south…
Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?
Apple’s long-awaited AI overhaul finally makes Siri the assistant it was always supposed to be. But after years of delays, the launch lands in an AI…
Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Humanoid robots…
[NEW MODELS!] Supra2-100M Base and Instruct – go check them out!
Hey guys! After a LOT of good feedback on our previous models like Supra-50M-Instruct and -Reasoning, many community likes, follows and upvotes we saw many community…
LessWrong vs. TikTok: Tips for capturing attention in a non-rational space
Here's what I've learned from making TikTok videos every day for the last 60 days. I think posting on TikTok is worthwile whether you want to…
ZX Spectrum System Tour: Sound
Article URL: https://bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/zx-spectrum-system-tour-sound/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49159676 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
RT Bo Liu (Benjamin Liu): Thanks @_akhaliq! RLVR needs a verifier, but open-ended tasks (writing, summarization) have none, and learned judges get gam…
RT Bo Liu (Benjamin Liu)Thanks @_akhaliq! RLVR needs a verifier, but open-ended tasks (writing, summarization) have none, and learned judges get gamed. Inspired by multi-agent debate,…
Qwen3.8-Max matches Kimi K3 and DeepSeek V4 Flash
Qwen3.8-Max (2.4T) is another massive contribution to the open weight community. On benchmarks, it performs closely to Kimi K3 and DeepSeek V4 flash across all categories…
Thermal paste PSA for old GPUs
I know many of us are using older GPUs like the 3090 because they work great. I just replaced the thermal paste and am seeing consistently…
Show HN: Hacker News with AI stories filtered out
Hi folks,I've noticed that a lot of people here seem exhausted by the amount of AI news on the front page. I shared hcker.news here a…
Why smarter AI models could drive up compute prices 10x. Recorded a video version of this blog post. Also up on YouTube, pod feed, and Substack.
Why smarter AI models could drive up compute prices 10x.Recorded a video version of this blog post. Also up on YouTube, pod feed, and Substack.Dwarkesh Patel:…
Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect
The European Union has ushered in some additional rules that aim to make it easier for people to identify chatbots and AI deepfakes online. The new…
Why smarter AI models could drive up compute prices 10x
The end of cheap compute?
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CUDA: Add backend sampler for penalties sampler (#25262) sampling: enhance penalty handling in common_sampler_init Set default value for penalty_last_n based on model context if not specified.…
From weeks to minutes: How Formula 1® uses agentic AI on AWS to accelerate data operations
Formula 1® partnered with AWS to build the Data Accelerator, using agentic AI on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to transform its MarTech data platform. Learn how F1…
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The Billable Usage API: programmatic cost visibility for Cloudflare
Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/billable-usage-api/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158714 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
I'm hosting a book launch next week in Seattle, Fremont area, and we have some extra space thanks to our sponsor @radixark. If you're in town and woul…
I'm hosting a book launch next week in Seattle, Fremont area, and we have some extra space thanks to our sponsor @radixark. If you're in town…
Alibaba's new Qwen model is also taking your job, but this time it's great
Alibaba is marketing its new AI model Qwen 3.8 with a video that shows the AI working while a person enjoys their hobbies. It's a deliberate…
Smaller, faster, safer: running Kimi and GLM at scale
Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/smaller-faster-safer-models/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158581 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
Celebrating 45 Years of Kermit with the First New C-Kermit Release in 15 Years
Article URL: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/44456-celebrating-45-years-of-kermit-with-the-first-new-c-kermit-release-in-15-years-and-working-with-a-decades-old-c-codebase Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158474 Points: 27 # Comments: 4