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The ABC Programming Language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-15 15:57:45

The ABC Programming Language: a short introduction (Also available in Japanese) New: The Origins of Python - An article by Lambert Meertens on the origins of ABC, and its influence on Python. New: Implementation for the Raspberry Pi!. The ABC Programmer's Handbook is available online. ABC is an interactive programming language and environment for personal computing, originally intended as a good replacement for BASIC. It was designed by first doing a task analysis of the programming task.

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MagSafe Monday: UAG’s Metropolis Wallet blends Kevlar toughness with everyday utility

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-10-19 21:00:00

MagSafe wallets are probably the category of MagSafe that makes the most sense to me day to day. I am always going to carry a wallet, so might as well kill 2 birds with 1 stone. The UAG Metropolis Wallet is one of the better designed ones I’ve come across from a quality standpoint, so let’s dive into what all it offers. Some of my favorite gear Aqara Smart Lock U50 Upgrade your doors with Apple Home Key and the Aqara U50. MagSafe Monday: Every Monday, Bradley Chambers looks at the latest and g

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A review of Nim 2: The good and bad with example code

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-16 11:25:10

I've been using Nim for about 1-2 years now, and I believe the language is undervalued. It's not perfect, of course, but it's pleasant to write and read. My personal website uses Nim. After reading a recent article on Nim ("Why Nim") and the associated HN comments, it's clear that comments and some information about Nim are misleading and outdated. Since Nim 2, a tracing Garbage Collector is not the default nor the recommended memory management option. Instead, the default memory management mod

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A Review of Nim 2: The Good and Bad with Example Code

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-17 17:25:10

I've been using Nim for about 1-2 years now, and I believe the language is undervalued. It's not perfect, of course, but it's pleasant to write and read. My personal website uses Nim. After reading a recent article on Nim ("Why Nim") and the associated HN comments, it's clear that comments and some information about Nim are misleading and outdated. Since Nim 2, a tracing Garbage Collector is not the default nor the recommended memory management option. Instead, the default memory management mod

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AI Can Probably Do Some of Your Work Tasks. That Doesn't Mean It Can Do Your Job

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-21 05:00:05

The executives behind big generative artificial intelligence companies are quick to claim their products will displace huge numbers of workers. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made headlines in May by saying generative AI could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs in the next few years. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in April that he wants AI to be writing half of the company's code in the next year. And Americans believe it -- a recent Pew survey found 64% of Americans expect fewer jobs tha

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WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

wired.com Zoë Schiffer 2025-10-21 05:00:00

Leah Feiger: I think the thing that really got me about this study and from Will's excellent write-up is that the main thing that you do in these entry-level jobs is figure out how to be a real human and how to live in an adult world and how to respond to emails and show up places on time. I think we have to actually be a little bit more forward-thinking. We have to think about what does that then mean for people who would have become managers, would have become leaders in these different indust

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Are smart glasses with built-in hearing aids viable? My verdict after months of testing

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-21 00:12:00

Nuance Audio Hearing Glasses ZDNET's key takeaways The Nuance Audio hearing glasses are available in two styles and colors for $1,200 at participating retailers. They provide a stylish and discreet way to aid mild to moderate hearing loss. However, they provide six to eight hours of battery life and a three-hour charging period, which might frustrate power users. View now at Nuance Audio Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Since the US Food and Drug Administration approved

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When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

news.ycombinator.com John Fraraccio 2025-10-20 22:15:19

Click to enlarge A while ago I treated you to a dissertation entitled “Does The Sun Set On The British Empire?”, and concluded that it doesn’t. The UK’s widely scattered overseas territories, sparse though they are, mean that the sun is still always shining, somewhere in the world, over British territory. The most important territories in maintaining this late-empire sunlight are the Pitcairn Islands, in the Pacific, and the British Indian Ocean Territory, in the Indian Ocean. To illustrate th

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Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure

theverge.com Terrence O'Brien 2025-10-21 02:06:24

Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled substances. But, just like a person, with the right psychological tactics, it seems like at least some LLMs can be convinced to break their own rules. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania deployed tactics described by psychology professor Robert Cialdini in Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion to convince OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini to complete requests it would normally refuse. Th

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Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?

news.ycombinator.com Craig Gidney 2025-10-20 22:14:26

In 2001, quantum computers factored the number 15. It’s now 2025, and quantum computers haven’t yet factored the number 21. It’s sometimes claimed this is proof there’s been no progress in quantum computers. But there’s actually a much more surprising reason 21 hasn’t been factored yet, which jumps out at you when contrasting the operations used to factor 15 and to factor 21. The circuit (the series of quantum logic gates) that was run to factor 15 can be seen in Figure 1b of “Experimental real

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I tested smart glasses with built-in hearing aids - and they worked surprisingly well

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-21 00:30:18

Nuance Audio Hearing Glasses ZDNET's key takeaways The Nuance Audio hearing glasses are available in two styles and colors for $1,200 at participating retailers. They provide a stylish and discreet way to aid mild to moderate hearing loss. However, they provide six to eight hours of battery life and a three-hour charging period, which might frustrate power users. View now at Nuance Audio Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Since the US Food and Drug Administration approved

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The V Programming Language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-20 21:40:57

BrunoVDR The V development team does an amazing job. I've never seen a language evolve that fast; I suspect you guys never sleep. I hope V will remain a simple, clean language and have a bright future. Thanks for all your hard work. Joel L. I'm mostly surprised by how many things "just work". Channels and closures made implementing asynchronous callbacks for C functions such a breeze. Thanks for that! 😄 hellolio V is the most comfortable syntax I've encountered, so I look forward to 1.0. Flib

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AI Is Golden or ‘Not Rational’: Wall Street’s Battle With Which Road to Take

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-10-20 21:06:55

As investments in artificial intelligence continue to soar, some analysts are raising alarms about a looming bubble that could burst and trigger broader market declines. Others, however, say they’ve never been so sure that it is a growing opportunity. So who is right? Well, on Wall Street, there’s a pick-your-flavor opinion for whatever it is you want to back, so we can’t determine that. But we can show you what each side is thinking. Firstly, that the sector is overvalued. Analysts and invest

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I'm working on implementing a programming language all my own

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-18 13:24:13

To the surprise of literally no one, I'm working on implementing a programming language all my own Inspired by conversation at a recent Future of Coding event, I decided I’d write up a little something about the programming language I’ve been working on (for what feels like forever) before I’ve gotten it to a totally shareable state. I have a working interpreter that I’m pretty pleased with, but I don’t yet have an interactive environment for creating, exploring, debugging, and running code — I

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Alibaba shares jump 13% as AI drives cloud unit acceleration

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-21 13:06:24

Alibaba posted a better-than-expected bottom line in the June quarter fueled by accelerated sales at its cloud computing unit and a continued revival of its e-commerce business. Still, the Chinese giant's revenues came in under analyst forecasts. Alibaba's stock climbed 12.9% in the U.S. after initially dipping. Here's how Alibaba did in its fiscal first quarter ended June, compared with LSEG estimates: Revenue: 247.65 billion Chinese yuan ($34.6 billion), versus 252.9 billion yuan expected.

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Affirm stock rises 10% as CEO Levchin notes continued consumer strength

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-10-21 13:08:36

In this article AFRM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Affirm stock popped 10% Friday after the buy now, pay later firm beat Wall Street's expectations across the board in its fiscal fourth-quarter results. CEO Max Levchin told CNBC on "Money Movers" Friday that the company is "firing on all pistons." Earnings came in at 20 cents a share and nearly doubled analyst expectations, with revenue also topping estimates at $876 million, up 33% from a year earlier. Net income w

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Income Equality in Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons

news.ycombinator.com Mogstad 2025-10-21 21:03:33

Abstract Policymakers, public commentators, and researchers often cite the Nordic countries as examples of a socioeconomic model that combines low income inequality with prosperity and growth. This article critically assesses that claim by integrating theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence to explain how the Nordic model functions and why these countries experience low inequality. Our analysis suggests that income equality in the Nordics is largely driven by a significant compression of

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Nvidia CEO Says AI Will Actually Make Us Busier in the Future

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-21 21:15:09

Elon Musk recently insisted that our robot-filled future will allow humans to collect free money for doing nothing, while bots do all the labor. But Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn’t seem to be buying that narrative. In fact, Huang seems to think advancements in AI and robotics are going to mean that humans will be busier than ever in the world of tomorrow. Huang appeared on Fox Business on Thursday, where he talked about the controversy surrounding selling chips to China, Nvidia’s success as a $

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Framework actually did it: I upgraded a laptop’s entire GPU in just three minutes

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-22 05:09:02

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On Tuesday, I told you how the modular computer company Framework was finally fulfilling its promise of the “holy grail for gamers” — a laptop with modular, swappable discrete graphics cards so easy to swap, practically anyone can do it at home. The fir

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Affirm stock surges 12% as CEO Levchin notes continued consumer strength

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-10-22 09:03:48

Affirm stock popped 12% Friday after the buy now, pay later firm beat Wall Street's expectations across the board in its fiscal fourth-quarter results. The stock was already up 31% this year heading into the report, outpacing the Nasdaq's 12% gain. CEO Max Levchin told CNBC on "Money Movers" Friday that the company is "firing on all pistons." Earnings came in at 20 cents a share and nearly doubled analyst expectations, with revenue also topping estimates at $876 million, up 33% from a year ear

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Alibaba shares jump 10% as AI drives cloud unit acceleration

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-22 13:15:39

Alibaba posted a better-than-expected bottom line in the June quarter fueled by accelerated sales at its cloud computing unit and a continued revival of its e-commerce business. Still, the Chinese giant's revenues came in under analyst forecasts. Alibaba's stock climbed 10% in the U.S. after initially dipping. Here's how Alibaba did in its fiscal first quarter ended June, compared with LSEG estimates: Revenue: 247.65 billion Chinese yuan ($34.6 billion), versus 252.9 billion yuan expected. N

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Alibaba shares jump 6% in premarket trading as AI drives cloud unit acceleration

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-22 17:06:07

Alibaba posted a better-than-expected bottom line in the June quarter fueled by accelerated sales at its cloud computing unit and a continued revival of its e-commerce business. Still, the Chinese giant's revenues came in under analyst forecasts. Alibaba's stock was up more than 6% in premarket trading in the U.S. after initially dipping. Here's how Alibaba did in its fiscal first quarter ended June, compared with LSEG estimates: Revenue: 247.65 billion Chinese yuan ($34.6 billion), versus 2

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Affirm stock surges 20% as CEO Levchin notes continued consumer strength

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-10-22 17:42:47

Affirm stock popped 20% Friday after the buy now, pay later firm beat Wall Street's expectations across the board in its fiscal fourth-quarter results. The stock was already up 31% this year heading into the report, outpacing the Nasdaq's 12% gain. Earnings came in at 20 cents a share and nearly doubled analyst expectations, with revenue also topping estimates at $876 million, up 33% from a year earlier. Net income was $69.2 million for the quarter, compared with a loss of $45.1 million in the

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Alibaba's cloud unit shines even as rivalry heats up in China's 'instant commerce' space

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-23 06:06:52

Alibaba posted a better-than-expected bottom line in the June quarter fueled by accelerated sales at its cloud computing unit and a continued revival of its e-commerce business. Still, the Chinese giant's revenues came in under analyst forecasts. Alibaba's stock was up around 4% in premarket trade in the U.S. after initially dipping. Here's how Alibaba did in its fiscal first quarter ended June, compared with LSEG estimates: Revenue : 247.65 billion Chinese yuan ($34.6 billion), versus 252.9

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DJI Mic 3 Review: The Best Wireless Mic Gets Better

wired.com Sam Kieldsen 2025-10-23 05:00:00

When DJI announced the Mic 3 just 18 months after the excellent Mic 2, I didn’t really get it. The Mic 2 has been my own go-to wireless microphone (bought with my own money, no less) for over a year now, and it still feels new to me. What could justify yet another iteration so soon? It took about five seconds with the Mic 3 in my hands to understand exactly what DJI was thinking. The transmitter units are dramatically smaller and lighter than those on the Mic 2, so much so that they feel like e

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Nvidia’s $46.7B Q2 proves the platform, but its next fight is ASIC economics on inference

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2025-10-23 17:09:54

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Nvidia reported $46.7 billion in revenue for fiscal Q2 2026 in their earnings announcement and call yesterday, with data center revenue hitting $41.1 billion, up 56% year over year. The company also released guidance for Q3, predicting a $54 billion quarter. Behind these confirmed earnings call numbers lies a more complex story of how cust

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Google's AI Live Translation and Learning Tools Are Here. How to Use Them

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-23 17:25:49

Google Translate is getting an AI upgrade designed to make real-time conversations and language learning easier. The update is rolling out this week in the Translate app on iOS and Android. The first tool, for live translations, lets you have a back-and-forth conversation with someone by surfacing audio and text translations as you speak, so you can easily follow along. Advanced Gemini models allow for support of more than 70 languages, including Arabic, French, Hindi, Korean and Spanish. Googl

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Dell shares fall on soft third-quarter earnings outlook

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-10-23 21:22:07

A Dell Technologies sign is seen in Round Rock, Texas, on June 2, 2023. Despite beating on its top and bottom lines, shares of Dell Technologies fell more than 5% Thursday in extended trading after giving third-quarter earnings per share guidance that below Wall Street's expectations. Here's how the systems integrator did versus LSEG consensus estimates: EPS : $2.32, adjusted vs. $2.30 estimated : $2.32, adjusted vs. $2.30 estimated Revenue: $29.78 billion vs. $29.17 billion estimated Dell

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US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-24 01:09:54

More clean tech manufacturing investments were canceled in the U.S. in the second quarter than were announced, according to a new study from the Rhodium Group and MIT. Companies canceled $5 billion worth of projects, while only $4 billion in new investments was announced. Actual clean tech manufacturing investments, not just announcements, declined by 15%, as well. The pullback comes in the wake of the GOP’s reconciliation bill, which erased key portions of the Inflation Reduction Act, a piece

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We just got our best look yet at the next three-panel foldable, and it launches next week

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-24 13:38:53

TL;DR HUAWEI has unveiled the Mate XTs, with pre-orders now open in China ahead of a September 4 launch. Leaker Digital Chat Station claims it will be available in four colors, with 16GB RAM and up to 1TB storage. HUAWEI remains the only company to have shipped a tri-fold, though the Mate XTs may be available only in China. We know that the term “tri-fold” might not make much sense, but it’s the name the industry appears to have settled on in the fledgling years of these three-panel foldables

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The ABC Programming Language

MagSafe Monday: UAG’s Metropolis Wallet blends Kevlar toughness with everyday utility

A review of Nim 2: The good and bad with example code

A Review of Nim 2: The Good and Bad with Example Code

AI Can Probably Do Some of Your Work Tasks. That Doesn't Mean It Can Do Your Job

WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

Are smart glasses with built-in hearing aids viable? My verdict after months of testing

When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure

Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?

I tested smart glasses with built-in hearing aids - and they worked surprisingly well

The V Programming Language

AI Is Golden or ‘Not Rational’: Wall Street’s Battle With Which Road to Take

I'm working on implementing a programming language all my own

Alibaba shares jump 13% as AI drives cloud unit acceleration

Affirm stock rises 10% as CEO Levchin notes continued consumer strength

Income Equality in Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons

Nvidia CEO Says AI Will Actually Make Us Busier in the Future

Framework actually did it: I upgraded a laptop’s entire GPU in just three minutes

Affirm stock surges 12% as CEO Levchin notes continued consumer strength

Alibaba shares jump 10% as AI drives cloud unit acceleration

Alibaba shares jump 6% in premarket trading as AI drives cloud unit acceleration

Affirm stock surges 20% as CEO Levchin notes continued consumer strength

Alibaba's cloud unit shines even as rivalry heats up in China's 'instant commerce' space

DJI Mic 3 Review: The Best Wireless Mic Gets Better

Nvidia’s $46.7B Q2 proves the platform, but its next fight is ASIC economics on inference

Google's AI Live Translation and Learning Tools Are Here. How to Use Them

Dell shares fall on soft third-quarter earnings outlook

US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up

We just got our best look yet at the next three-panel foldable, and it launches next week

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