The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Anton Chekhov played at love most of his life [9d]
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- Baking a Model: A Metaphor for LLM Training [9d]
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- Jane Street suffers $15B hit after meltdown at Situational Awareness [9d]
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- The case for overhauling American science [9d]
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- Stop sending me huge PRs; a rant [9d]
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- RISC-V: They should have known better [9d]
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- IDE Nostalgia: Programming NLS in 1972: Keyset, Mouse, and Viewspecs [9d]
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- eigendrum [9d]
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- Everything is about to "go dark" [9d]
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- Make a 6-Tesla-class high-temperature superconducting dipole magnet at 4.2 K [9d]
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- Study links coffee consumption to metabolic health and sex hormones [9d]
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- Every exterior shot in The Taking of Pelham 123 [9d]
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- A quick look at zero-knowledge proofs [9d]
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- Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead [9d]
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- New Lower and Upper Bounds for the Grothendieck Constant [9d]
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- CEO who fired 900 people on Zoom just before Christmas wants his job back [9d]
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- Show HN: Streambench – Native Mac Client for Kafka and NATS [9d]
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- Anthropic Risk August 2026 [pdf] [9d]
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- Show HN: AletheionAGI – Grounding enforcement for AI agents [9d]
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- Z.ai Security Disclosure [9d]
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- What You Gain by Building Your Own Game Engine [9d]
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- The Mysterious Syndrome Destroying Endurance Athletes [9d]
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- How Claude's text watermarking works [9d]
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- High-Performance Array-Backed LRU Hash Table [9d]
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- Open WireGuard Endpoints [9d]
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- Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin [9d]
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- Show HN: Mole – Deep research agent for your terminal [9d]
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- Show HN: Embed a real Linux terminal on your website [9d]
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- The American Sports Plutocracy Is Bullshit [9d]
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- Every fucking website: 2026 edition [9d]
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- Racket v9.3 [9d]
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- Turning molecules into reliable electronic devices [9d]
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- A Contract-Grade Verifier for LLM-Generated GPU Kernels [9d]
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- Discrete Fourier Transform by Hand [9d]
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- Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election [9d]
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- Show HN: LuaCAD – Parametric CAD Scripted in Lua [9d]
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- The Qdrant Output Connector [9d]
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- Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions [9d]
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- RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wayland [9d]
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- France blocks social media ban because it would require adults to prove age [9d]
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- RayforceDB – a pure C analytics database with a Lisp-like syntax [9d]
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- AI by Hand [9d]
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- I bought the most expensive cable I could find. It still died [9d]
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- Show HN: Online SNMP MIB database - upload/view your own MIBs [9d]
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- "Solving a largely imaginary user goal" [9d]
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- Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption [9d]
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- Activation Energy is a good model for a lot of things [9d]
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- Show HN: Graft – Claude Code hooks that cut grep tokens by 42% [9d]
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- AV1 vs. AV2: Which Video Codec Should You Use in 2026? [9d]
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- Private prisons announce $1.4B in revenue as immigration detentions climb [9d]
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- Introducing Toast 1 [9d]
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- Unsloth Qwen3.8-27B GGUF files [9d]
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- Qwen3.8-27B [9d]
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- Seven books I keep close because I love them [9d]
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- Self-hosted web push Cloudflare Worker, works on iOS [9d]
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- Qwen 3.8 27B is out: open weights, best local dense model yet [9d]
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- US loses one-fourth of drone fleet as Iran war drains its arsenal [9d]
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- Earth.nullschool.net [9d]
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- When Genius Fails: The Intellectual Arrogance of the AI Labs [9d]
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- Every Fucking Website [9d]
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- AI Model Atlas – visualizing populations of ML models as interconnected 3D graph [9d]
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- I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone [9d]
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- Show HN: APIMart: Discounted AI API Aggregator for GPT-5, Sora 2 [9d]
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- Design 3D-printable parts by talking [9d]
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- In Australia, a Home Battery Boom Has Helped Cut Wholesale Power Prices in Half [9d]
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- France's tax authority had data stolen on 680k taxpayers [9d]
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- Rings forged from meteorites may have been fashionable among ancient Greek elite [9d]
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- Cursor Is Joining SpaceX [9d]
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- HashAgent – Share an AI agent as a URL, runs locally via WebGPU [9d]
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- Show HN: We Implemented the IPv8 Internet-Draft in Linux, Libc, and BGP [9d]
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- Dear people who work at the airport [9d]
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- The TEMU-Fication of Software, Digital Goods and Services [9d]
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- Sources: Nvidia has reworked a deal to finance an OpenAI Ohio data center campus so that it would initially guarantee only half of its planned $250B backstop (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal) [9d]
- SpaceX closes its $60B acquisition of Cursor, two months after SpaceX formally announced it had agreed to acquire the startup (Bloomberg) [9d]
- Z.ai says GLM-5.3 scores 84.5% on CyberGym, vs. Mythos 5's 83.8%, and its most sensitive cybersecurity functions will only be available to verified users (Reuters) [9d]
- Filing: Nvidia has a nearly $21B stake in SpaceX and a $30B stake in Intel; Nvidia invested as much as $2B in xAI in 2025 and $5B in Intel (Lynn Doan/Bloomberg) [9d]
- Docs: Anthropic told investors it generated $11.5B+ in revenue, with positive adjusted operating income, in Q2, up from $787M in Q2 2025 and $4.73B in Q1 2026 (Bloomberg) [9d]
- Amazon adds a clause in its user agreement that seeks to prevent shoppers from filing class-action lawsuits against it, after removing a similar clause in 2021 (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg) [9d]
- The US OCC conditionally approves a bank charter application for Trump family's World Liberty Financial, allowing it to directly issue its USD1 stablecoin (Reuters) [9d]
- Investor letter: Thrive's 2022 early-stage $516M fund that invested in OpenAI and SpaceX was worth $3.7B+ as of the end of June, net of fees and other charges (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg) [9d]
- Sources: PayPal is in talks to sell itself to a group including Stripe and Advent, which proposed paying $60.50/share in July; PayPal is seeking a higher price (Wall Street Journal) [9d]
- Risk report: Anthropic raises misalignment risk estimate from very low to low and says it doesn't plan to release a stronger internal model called "Model 2" (Madison Mills/Axios) [9d]
- Source: OpenAI CFO told investors that enterprise business now generates more revenue than ChatGPT-led consumer business; enterprise customers grew 32% in July (Kate Rooney/CNBC) [9d]
- Nevada granted Tesla a robotaxi permit, but capped the fleet at 10 vehicles, not 5,000 that Tesla sought, banned airport pickups, and ordered other restrictions (Joann Muller/Axios) [9d]
- Google adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain (Emma Roth/The Verge) [9d]
- Apple officially opens ad bookings for businesses on Apple Maps ahead of an upcoming full rollout across the US and Canada (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac) [9d]
- Alibaba releases weights for Qwen3.8 models under Apache 2.0 license, including Qwen3.8-27B, which it says beats Qwen3.7-Plus and excels in real-world coding (@alibaba_qwen) [9d]
- In Q2, "other income", mostly from investment gains, at Amazon and Alphabet totaled ~$121B after taxes and made up 66% and 71%, respectively, of profits (Jonathan Weil/Wall Street Journal) [9d]
- Source: Greg Brockman is "in founder mode" and getting more involved across every level of OpenAI to build out a leadership team ahead of an expected IPO (Madison Mills/Axios) [9d]
- France's top court blocks a bill banning social media for under-15s, citing freedom of expression; Macron asks his government to re-work the bill (Reuters) [9d]
- Ukrainian drones disabled US armor brigade in simulated warfare 'so quickly' that they had to respawn the equipment [9d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #1664) [9d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #1161) [9d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #895) [9d]
- Quote of the day by roboticist Rodney Brooks: 'The visual appearance of a robot makes a promise about what it can do and how smart it is' — a warning about the misleading form of a humanoid robot [9d]
- Kioxia, SanDisk show off the tiny chip which could go in world's first 1 PB SSD [9d]
- 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man,' Tim Cook on his post-Apple legacy — and why for him I don't think any other answer was possible [9d]
- 'For pros, there's none better': Samsung’s flagship 9100 Pro SSD is only $10 more than the 990 Pro for the ultimate workstation upgrade [9d]
- Upgrade your setup: HP’s Smart Tank 5101 ink tank printer drops to $170 with 2 years of ink [9d]
- The ultimate Mac dock? Ivanky unveils a 26-port Apple Silicon powerhouse that Windows users can't use [9d]
- Bluetti's Elite 30 V2 power station is our top budget pick by a country mile — we used it through storms, camping trips, and on the job and it's just dropped in price at Amazon [9d]
- Black Torch fans should 'expect the unexpected' in upcoming episodes as 'emotional' breakout Crunchyroll anime hits the halfway point [9d]
- Marvel's Wolverine confirmed to have New Game Plus at launch and features a side activity called Nightmare Doors where players 'confront Logan's nightmares to uncover his past' [9d]
- Young people increasingly don't trust AI - or the billionaires that keep telling us we should all love AI, survey finds [9d]
- Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions impersonating NordVPN, Proton, and more caught hijacking your traffic [9d]
- 'This one just needs a script': Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction [9d]
- Epson EcoTank ET-8550 is a 5-star photo printer that's tailor-made for photographers and creators — and it's up to 20% off at Amazon right now [9d]
- Lanterns review: Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre's new HBO Max show is a shining example of a DC comic book adaptation that oh-so-nearly gets everything right [9d]
- This Lenovo webcam with a privacy shutter and dual mics is under $30 — and it's the perfect cheap upgrade for your office [9d]
- EU introduces strict new security rules for VPNs with the help of industry giants [9d]
- The X-Men don't exist in Marvel's Wolverine since mutants aren't safe in this world, Insomniac says — 'We wanted to remind people that existence for a mutant is not safe. It's hard. It's scary' [9d]
- Scammers hijack real Shopify notifications to swindle victims — here's how to stay safe [9d]
- What if Sims and a smart speaker had a baby? Meet the bijou speaker with a ‘tiny world inside’ — just don’t expect it to play your Spotify playlists [9d]
- The Corsair HS35 v3 wireless headset strips back a gaming headset to exactly what matters: premium quality at a reasonable price [9d]
- The operational gap in R&D Tax: Where good claims break down [9d]
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (August 14) [9d]
- TechRadar's weekly crossword — puzzle #3, Friday, August 14 [9d]
- FlexiSpot's L-shaped standing desk with a built-in drawer just dropped to an all-time low price of $310 at Amazon [9d]
- The privacy myth crumbles: Inside the iCloud+ flaws threatening Apple's most valuable promise [9d]
- Trump places 100% tariffs on ‘particularly sensitive’ drones for national security reasons and to strengthen US drone industry [9d]
- AI is making cyber threats faster, but trust will define which businesses survive [9d]
- What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 1 on HBO Max? [9d]
- Think you know your Jackdaws from your Hornigolds? Take our Assassin's Creed Black Flag quiz and test your knowledge of one of the series' best [9d]
- Marvel's Wolverine Performance Mode will run at 60fps with ray tracing on PS5, Insomniac confirms — 'It's the default mode for the first time for us in one of our games. It’s important for the presentation' [9d]
- Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance allegations — as 3D printing enthusiasts share 'Flock Sock' camera cover to help protestors [9d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 15, #1161 [9d]
- ChatGPT Can Now Add Your Mac Activity to Its Memories [9d]
- Building Tiny Lego Trees Makes Everything Better. A Record Low Price Doesn’t Hurt, Either [9d]
- Judge Tells Google to Make It Easier to Install Third-Party App Stores [9d]
- Apple’s Once-Futuristic iPhone X Is Now ‘Obsolete’ [9d]
- Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 15, #1883 [9d]
- Capture Every Angle With the GoPro Max 2 Bundle, Now at a New Record-Low Price [9d]
- Pick Up an $80 Baseus Power Bank for Just $33 With This Coupon Code [9d]
- ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Disney Plus Streaming Release Date [9d]
- This Acer AI Laptop is $500 Off and Packs Premium Specs for Back-to-School [9d]
- Bring on the Meats: ButcherBox Is Throwing in Free Ribeye and Bacon, but You Must Sign Up Today [9d]
- Apple’s Warnings About Spyware Are Real, Don’t Ignore Them [9d]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: Grab This Anker Power Station for $170 Off Before Camping Season Is Over [9d]
- Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Aug. 14 [9d]
- ‘Lanterns’: When to Watch New Episodes on HBO Max [9d]
- ‘Lanterns’: When to Watch the New DC Superhero Series [9d]
- The Power Move? Powering Up Before You Need to With These EcoFlow Deals [9d]
- Running Low on Space? PNY Storage Is Up to 33% Off [9d]
- Black Hole Stars Are Apparently Real and Help Explain a Long-Standing Mystery [9d]
- Google Pixel Watch 5: Smart and Snappier, but Spendier | Lab Report [9d]
- You Don’t Always Need a Student ID for Apple’s Back-to-School Deals [9d]
- Dance to Your Favorite Tunes With $100 Off the Sonos Move 2 [9d]
- Life on Mars? It Remains a Tantalizing Topic for Scientific Study [9d]
- Don’t Pay Full Price for a MacBook: How to Find Apple Discounts [9d]
- Outrun Your Excuses and Grab the Bowflex T16 Treadmill for Just $1,999 [9d]
- Google’s Pixel Phones Are Getting a Tap-to-Share Feature for Contact Info and More [9d]
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