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4-bit floating point FP4 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by John Cook | get FP4 Floating Point Emulator → | tags: fp4, floating point, neural networks

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Could This AI-Simulated Brain Lead to Human Mind-Uploading? (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-16 | get Neuralink Brain-Computer Interface → | tags: brain simulation, mind-uploading, human consciousness

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Epicycles All the Way Down (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | by Rohit Krishnan | tags: llm, neural networks, poker

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Epicycles All the Way Down (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | by Rohit Krishnan | tags: large language models, neural networks, poker strategy

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Show HN: MacMind – A transformer neural network in HyperCard on a 1989 Macintosh (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Vintage Macintosh Emulator Software → | tags: hypercard, hypertalk, macintosh

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This Beanie Is Designed to Read Your Thoughts (wired.com)

2026-04-16 | by Emily Mullin | get NeuroSky MindWave Mobile → | tags: brain-computer interface, neuralink, sabi

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"TotalRecall Reloaded" tool finds a side entrance to Windows 11's Recall database (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-15 | get Windows 11 Recovery Toolkit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, recall

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Study: Back-to-basics approach can match or outperform AI in language analysis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Joe Stafford | get AI Language Analysis Book → | tags: lambdag, university of manchester, ai systems

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Brain–machine interface reveals the origin of a widely used neural signal (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | get Neural Signal Recording Headset → | tags: brain–machine interface, neural signal, nature.com

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Composable neural emulators accelerate thermoelectric generator design (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Li | get Neural Network Emulator Kit → | tags: comsol, tegnet, pytorch

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Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-14 | by Tim Fernholz | get Brain-Computer Interface Kit → | tags: neuralink, max hodak, brain-computer interface

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What It’s Like to Live With an Experimental Brain Implant (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-14 | by Edd Gent | get Neurostimulator Brain Implant → | tags: brain implant, robotic arm, neural signals

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Veteran Windows dev shows off AI running on 47-year-old PDP11 with 6 MHz CPU and 64KB of RAM — 'gloriously absurd' project runs transformer model written in PDP-11 assembly language (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-14 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage PDP-11 Emulator Kit → | tags: pdp-11, neural network, transformers

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You Should Be More Freaked Out by Shingles (wired.com)

2026-04-13 | by Rosie Taylor | get Shingles Vaccine → | tags: shingles, herpes zoster, varicella zoster

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Did Neuralink make the wrong bet? (theverge.com)

2026-04-13 | by Elissa Welle | get Neuralink Brainwave Headset → | tags: neuralink, brain-computer interfaces, elon musk

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Benchmarking Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression tech that can reduce VRAM usage by over 80% (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-11 | by Dan Mateescu | get Nvidia RTX Neural Texture Book → | tags: nvidia, rtx, neural texture compression

137.

Cooperative Vectors Introduction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Vector Mathematics Textbook → | tags: neural networks, vulkan cooperative matrix, neural radiance caching

138.

The Training Example Lie Bracket (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-09 | tags: neural networks, gradient descent, vector fields

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Jazzy stealth-action game Thick as Thieves hits PC on May 20 (engadget.com)

2026-04-09 | get Thick as Thieves Game Guide → | tags: otherside entertainment, thick as thieves, steam

140.

Author Correction: Foundation model of neural activity predicts response to new stimulus types (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-08 | by Wang | get Neural Activity Prediction Kit → | tags: conv-lstm, cvt-lstm, neural activity

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Intel introduces its own Neural Compression technology with a fallback mode that works on GPUs without dedicated AI cores — early performance is on the level of Nvidia NTC (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-07 | by Aaron Klotz | get Intel Neural Compression Kit → | tags: intel, neural compression, nvidia ntc

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Principles of Mechanical Sympathy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | by Caer Sanders | get Mechanical Sympathy Book → | tags: google, wayfair, cryptographic protocols

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Intel joins Nvidia in pushing neural texture compression, can shrink game assets by up to 18x (techspot.com)

2026-04-07 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series → | tags: intel, nvidia, neural texture compression

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AI breakthrough cuts energy use by 100x while boosting accuracy (sciencedaily.com)

2026-04-06 | get AI Energy Efficiency Kit → | tags: neural-symbolic ai, chatgpt, gemini

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Your chatbot is playing a character - why Anthropic says that's dangerous (zdnet.com)

2026-04-06 | by Tiernan Ray | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: anthropic, claude sonnet, neural networks

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Nvidia shows neural compression can cut VRAM usage from 6.5GB to 970MB (techspot.com)

2026-04-05 | get Nvidia Neural Compression Kit → | tags: nvidia, neural texture compression, vray

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Nvidia AI tech claims to slash gaming GPU memory usage by 85% with zero quality loss — Neural Texture Compression demo reveals stunning visual parity between 6.5GB of VRAM and 970MB (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Hassam Nasir | get Nvidia Neural Texture Compression → | tags: nvidia, neural texture compression, vray

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Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now (wired.com)

2026-04-03 | by Makena Kelly | tags: doge, medicaid, department of health and human services

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Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get Apple MacBook Air M2 → | tags: apple, foundationmodels, neural engine

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A New Implant Aims to Rewire the Brain to Help Stroke Patients (wired.com)

2026-04-02 | by Emily Mullin | get Neurostimulator Brain Implant → | tags: neural interface, neuralink, brain-computer interface