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Rio de Janeiro's "homegrown" LLM appears to be a merge of an existing model (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get AI Model Fine-tuning Kit → | tags: rio de janeiro, llm, merge

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Don't trust large context windows (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get AI Model Context Extension → | tags: large language models, context windows, attention mechanism

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The Redistribution of Housing Wealth Caused by Rent Control [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get Rent Control Guidebook → | tags: rent control, housing wealth, redistribution

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How Author Dave Eggers Avoids Smartphones, Internet Access, and Flock Cameras (slashdot.org)

2026-06-14 | by Posted | tags: dave eggers, flock cameras, san francisco

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Shutterstock 'Evolves' Into 'Human-Led, AI-Powered Creative Platform' (slashdot.org)

2026-06-13 | by Posted | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: shutterstock, ai-generated content, adobe

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I switched to Alpine Linux, and it's a crazy-fast distro with only one caveat (zdnet.com)

2026-06-13 | by Jack Wallen | get Alpine Linux Official Image → | tags: alpine linux, container deployments, lightweight

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Introduction to the experience of rendering Arabic typography&its technical debt (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | get Arabic Typography Rendering Guide → | tags: arabic typography, nastaʿlīq font, persian script

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Our favorite health trackers are disappearing - and that's the point (zdnet.com)

2026-06-13 | by Nina Raemont | get Fitbit Charge 5 → | tags: apple, fitbit, continuous glucose monitors

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Ukraine used ten AI-controlled ‘Terminator’ drones to kill Russian soldiers two years ago, marking first autonomous killings of humans — autonomous killer quadcopters left ‘everything dead’ says senior Ukrainian defense industry figure (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-13 | by Mark Tyson | tags: ukraine, terminator drones, ai-controlled

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Ukraine used 10 AI-controlled ‘Terminator’ drones to kill Russian soldiers two years ago, marking first autonomous killings of humans — autonomous killer quadcopters left ‘everything dead’ says senior Ukrainian defense industry figure (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-13 | by Mark Tyson | tags: ukraine, terminator drones, ai-controlled

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Anthropic 'Suspends' All Mythos and Fable Access After US Order Limiting Foreign Access (slashdot.org)

2026-06-13 | by Posted | get AI Safety and Security Book → | tags: anthropic, mythos, fable 5

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Our response to the US ban on Fable 5 and Mythos 5 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | tags: fable 5, mythos 5, anthropic

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Swift at Apple: Migrating the TrueType hinting interpreter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | by Apple Inc. | get Apple Developer Font Tools → | tags: apple, swift, truetype

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Swift at Apple: Migrating the TrueType Hinting Interpreter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | by Apple Inc. | get Apple Developer Font Tools → | tags: apple, swift, truetype

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3 Reasons Founders Delay Forming an LLC — And Why It Exposes Them to Personal Lawsuits and Liability (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-12 | by Arjun Mahadevan | get LLC Formation Kit → | tags: llc, entrepreneurs, personal liability

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Controversial FISA spying law expires tonight. The spying will continue. (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-12 | get NSA Surveillance Pen Badge → | tags: certifications, continue, fisa

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Bots are the audience now and that changes everything for media (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-12 | get AI Audience Analytics Tool → | tags: bots, bots overtake, content just

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Ukrainian national pleads guilty to role in Conti ransomware operation (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-12 | get Cybersecurity Incident Response Kit → | tags: attacks, conti, conti ransomware

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14 leaders on handling major client loss (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-12 | get Client Retention Strategies Book → | tags: client, client loss, contract

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The World’s Weirdest Coding Contest Honors the Most Unreadable Programs (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-12 | get Obfuscated C Code Puzzle → | tags: coding, coding contest, contest

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ChatGPT becomes the fastest app to reach 1 billion monthly active users (techspot.com)

2026-06-12 | by Rob Thubron | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: chatgpt, monthly, sensor

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ChatGPT becomes the fastest app to reach 1 billion monthly active users, just as AI sentiment worsens (techspot.com)

2026-06-12 | by Rob Thubron | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: chatgpt, monthly, sensor

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Amazon Updates Echo Hub With More Screen Customization for Smart Homes (cnet.com)

2026-06-11 | by See Full Bio | get Echo Show 15 → | tags: alexa, amazon, controls

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Amazon’s Echo Hub update finally makes smart home controls easier to manage (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-11 | get Echo Hub Smart Home Kit → | tags: amazon, control, device

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America’s Solar Just Hit a Critical Milestone That Won’t Make Trump Happy (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-11 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: administration, administration efforts, coal

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Trump calls off military strikes on Iran hours after threatening to escalate (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-11 | tags: called, called new, ceasefire

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Amazon’s Echo Hub gets a customizable new look and Ring’s AI features (theverge.com)

2026-06-11 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Echo Show 15 → | tags: access, arrange, control

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Context compression finally works in production: new research cuts LLM input 16x without the accuracy hit (venturebeat.com)

2026-06-11 | get LLM Context Compression Tool → | tags: compression, context, decoder

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iOS 27 brings another very welcome improvement to Camera Control on iPhone (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-11 | by Zac Hall | get iPhone Camera Control Accessory → | tags: camera, camera control, control

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What AI benchmarks miss about real-world performance (venturebeat.com)

2026-06-11 | get AI Benchmark Testing Kit → | tags: control, latency, path