Research-Driven Agents: When an agent reads before it codes
Article URL: https://blog.skypilot.co/research-driven-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706141 Points: 102 # Comments: 38
Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft
Article URL: https://www.unfolder.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706140 Points: 107 # Comments: 24
Apple permanently closing three US stores, here’s why
Apple has announced that it is closing three retail stores in the United States, including locations in Connecticut, Maryland, and California. more…
The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy
Article URL: https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-pentagon-threatened-pope-leo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47705952 Points: 40 # Comments: 2
1000xResist devs reveal their wild-looking second game about convincing an AI it's not human
Developer Sunset Visitor just revealed its follow-up to the fantastic 1000xResist. It's called Prove You're Human and looks to wade in similar sci-fi waters as the team's first title. Just like 10000xResist, the new game is a narrative adventure set in the far future. Prove You're Human tasks pla...
Amazon's satellite internet service is scheduled for mid-2026 availability
Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) will launch mid-2026, according to Andy Jassy. On Wednesday, the Amazon CEO dropped the news in his annual letter to shareholders. The company says Leo will support download speeds up to 1 Gbps. By comparison, Starlink’s download speeds typically range between...
Alleged images of the long-awaited Nvidia N1/N1X SoC surface on laptop motherboard — board features 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory alongside 8+6+2 phase VRM
Nvidia's N1 SoC leaks yet again, but this time in the flesh, with potentially a laptop motherboard featuring the long-rumored chip. It was spotted on sale on a Chinese marketplace for roughly $1,400. The pictures show the PCB rocking 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 RAM, robust power delivery, and a decent...
The team behind 1000xResist is making a game about convincing an AI that it isn’t human
When the team at indie studio Sunset Visitor were wrapping up their critically acclaimed first game, 1000xResist, it wasn't long before they started thinking about what they'd tackle next. According to creative director Remy Siu, the studio's goal is to always find ways to reflect the world aroun...
Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics
Officer created over 3,000 "deepfake" images.
Intel and Google announce multi-year chip deal — Google will deploy Intel Xeon with custom IPUs for next-gen AI, cloud infrastructure
Although Google now has its own Arm-based Axion CPUs, Intel's Xeon processors with custom IPUs will continue to be used for AI and other demanding workloads in Google's data centers for years.
Anthropic scales up with enterprise features for Claude Cowork and Managed Agents
Claude Cowork, available on macOS, is losing the “research preview” label today as Anthropic introduces enterprise capabilities. Separately, Anthropic is reclaiming the AI agent narrative with Claude Managed Agents. more…
Spark creator bags computing gong for making big data a little bit smaller
ACM salutes Databricks co-founder Matei Zaharia with $250K prize The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded its annual Prize in Computing to Matei Zaharia for his work developing open source data and analytics software, including the widely used Apache Spark analytics engine.…
Smart Slider updates hijacked to push malicious WordPress, Joomla versions
Hackers hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla, and pushed a malicious version with multiple backdoors. [...]
Mastodon is about to launch its take on Bluesky’s starter packs
Mastodon is preparing to roll out "Collections" in the next few weeks, a feature that allows you to find and create lists of accounts worth following, according to an announcement on Thursday. Collections, which take inspiration from Bluesky Starter Packs, will come with the ability to add up to ...
Slay the Princess’ developer is the latest to expand into indie game publishing
A screenshot from Slay the Princess. | Image: Black Tabby Games Black Tabby Games, the two-person studio behind the hit indie games Slay the Princess and Scarlet Hollow, is getting into indie publishing. The publishing arm, which was revealed on Thursday, is called Black Tabby Publishing and ha...
I built a Cargo-like build tool for C/C++
Article URL: https://github.com/randerson112/craft Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47705413 Points: 13 # Comments: 10
The MacBook Neo is the best thing to happen to Windows in years
If there's one thing I know about Microsoft after covering the company for more than 20 years, it's that it will always respond to a competitive threat. Apple's MacBook Air convinced Microsoft and Intel to launch thin and light laptops with the Ultrabook initiative, the iPad pushed Microsoft to c...
Avec’s Tinder-styled email app allows you to swipe through your inbox
Users can use the in-built voice transcription tool to reply to emails
Rhythm Heaven Groove comes to Switch on July 2
A large chunk of Nintendo’s 2026 plans remain a mystery (that is, unless you take the insiders and leakers at their word), but we have been waiting on release dates for a couple of previously announced first-party titles, including Rhythm Heaven Groove, which officially arrives July 2. Seemingly ...
9to5Mac Daily: April 9, 2026 – iOS 26.4.1 released, more
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