Hacker News Daily — August 10, 2026
30 stories · August 10, 2026
In this issue
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Muse Glimmer: 30B-parameter model optimized for always-on local agent workflows
research.meta.ai · 925 points · Discussion
Today, we're introducing Muse Glimmer, the next model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, and open sourcing the model weights under a permissive Apache 2.0 license. Muse Glimmer is a…
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Docker Sandboxes – Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents
docker.com · 588 points · Discussion
Run AI agents safely in local sandboxes. Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents like Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Codex, OpenCode, and Kiro that need safe, unattended execution. macOS $ brew trust…
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Tl;dv: Over 180k meetings left wide open
bobdahacker.com · 468 points · Discussion
I reported this on January 28th, 2026. It is now July 2026. Six months later. The Firestore database is still wide open. The CTO never responded. I guess my emails were too long and they didn't view…
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Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's
bbc.com · 251 points · Discussion
Mars Bar from 1991 found - and it's 20g bigger than today's Victoria Gordon Now and then... the 1991 Mars Bar alongside one from today A 35-year-old Mars Bar has been found during a house clearance –…
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Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta returns to open models
ft.com · 227 points · Discussion
https://archive.is/20LOJ https://www.meta.com/thefutureisforeveryone/
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Mistral Patent for “Code implemented tool calls”
patentsgazette.uspto.gov · 179 points · Discussion
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a server, a user request for execution of one or more tool calls; generating, by a large language model (LLM), a code block in a programming language, the code…
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Squeak 6.1
squeak.org · 179 points · Discussion
These release notes are optimized for viewing inside Squeak, as they contain a lot of interactive examples. On this page, interactive links open in SqueakJS, which is a browser-based Smalltalk VM with…
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Parametron: 50s Japanese computer that uses neither transistors nor vacuum tubes
ethw.org · 146 points · Discussion
Date Dedicated 2025/11/27 Dedication # 291 Location Tokyo, Japan IEEE Regions 10 IEEE sections Tokyo Achievement date range 1954 Title Parametron, 1954 Citation The Parametron, a logic element using…
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50k Boat Names
beautifulpublicdata.com · 137 points · Discussion
From SEA SLUT II to BILBOAT BAGGINS, a deep dive into AIS vessel data turns up 50,000 boat names packed with nautical puns, dirty jokes, and Tolkien deep cuts. A smattering of boat names found in…
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake – 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia
earthquake.usgs.gov · 135 points · Discussion
Read via the links — full text wasn’t available.
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Kinney Drugs pulls back AI phone assistant after hundreds of customer complaints
wcax.com · 122 points · Discussion
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Kinney Drugs is scaling back its AI assistant after customers reported incoherent calls, wrong dosages, and missed prescription notifications. Kinney Drugs first introduced…
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Show HN: Ante, a coding agent in a single binary that runs offline
github.com · 108 points · Discussion
Alpha preview: expect breaking changes and incomplete functionality. macOS and Linux only; on Windows we suggest WSL. Read this first Two things many people ask about: Where is the source? The core…
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Ask HN: In your experience, what are sound conventions for e-ink UI development?
106 points · Discussion
TL;DR I'm looking for advice regarding browser-based frontend development from people with practical e-ink UI experience. My specific device is a Bigme Hibreak Pro BW but I'm aiming for relatively…
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Tail-call optimization in C is relatively recent (2025)
lwn.net · 102 points · Discussion
Tail-call optimization in C is relatively recent Posted Aug 21, 2025 22:11 UTC (Thu) by anton (subscriber, #25547) Parent article: Python, tail calls, and performance Actually tail calls in C have not…
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Exploiting System Management Mode with a very long interrupt
github.com · 94 points · Discussion
Exploiting System Management Mode with a very very very very very very very long interrupt. Overview It turns out that you can break SMM — the secure, ultra privileged execution environment running…
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Humanising LLM Outputs Is Dumb
kuber.studio · 82 points · Discussion
The largest tell for me to tell where culture and sentiment is shifting for AI tools is usually X, viral GitHub repositories and Hacker News. One of these tells I’ve been seeing a lot lately is skills…
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The Tragedy of the Cognitive Commons
arxiv.org · 69 points · Discussion
View PDF Abstract: Artificial intelligence is reshaping cognitive work, but Human Resource Development scholarship has treated this transformation as an organizational training challenge, leaving the…
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Letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas
openai.com · 67 points · Discussion
Read via the links — full text wasn’t available.
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Exploring Claude/GPT Knowledge Cutoffs and Pre-Training Timelines
blog.sshh.io · 63 points · Discussion
We can learn hidden facts about how frontier models were trained by “probing” them with carefully curated requests. By scoring them on niche facts we can approximate how many parameters models like…
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Illinois Just Passed a Law That Puts Linux on the Hook for Age Verification
linuxstans.com · 59 points · Discussion
HB5511 is officially about TikTok and Instagram. Read past the press release and it’s also about your operating system. Governor JB Pritzker’s press release on HB551 1 is thick with quotes from…
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Rust SIMD on the GPU
vectorware.com · 57 points · Discussion
VectorWare Dispatches August 10, 2026 12 min read Pedantic mode: Off GPU code can now use Rust's portable SIMD. We share the implementation approach and what this unlocks for GPU programming. At…
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Launch HN: Stoa Markets (YC S26) – A Marketplace for GPUs and AI Servers
stoaexchange.com · 57 points · Discussion
Hi HN, we’re Eren, Berat and Kaan. We’re building Stoa ( https://www.stoaexchange.com ), a marketplace for new and used GPUs and AI servers. GPUs are the collateral in the data center buildout. Today,…
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Extreme 220GHz+Broadband Silicon Capacitor X2SC 0201M 22nF BV11
pim.murata.com · 50 points · Discussion
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The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert
en.wikipedia.org · 40 points · Discussion
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bufo Alvarius: the Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert Author Albert Most (Ken Nelson) Illustrator Gail Patterson Language English Subject Sonoran Desert toad;…
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Back to the Future of Handwriting Recognition (2016)
jackschaedler.github.io · 28 points · Discussion
Back to the Future o f Hand   riting Recognition F ifty years ago, RAND corporation developed the Graphical Input Language software system (GRAIL). In a RAND memorandum from 1966, the…
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Show HN: Needle2: 14MB agentic LLM for phones, wearables, smart home and robots
cactuscompute.com · 18 points · Discussion
Hey HN, Henry from Cactus here! We previously released Cactus Needle, a 14MB agentic LLM for tool call, device use, and structured extraction for phones, wearables, smart homes, small robots and…
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Sorting, hashing, and sketches on 370,103 words
stochastic.blog · 15 points · Discussion
Stochastic Blog In Post 2 we built the foundations with Python lists, dicts, sets, and recursion, learning how the language's core containers behave under load. Now we put those tools through their…
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How to organize 3 acquired companies into one coherent website
littlelanguagemodels.com · 13 points · Discussion
Company A has acquired Company B, C, and D. How do we organize their sites, for multiple products with different audiences, while making it easy to find relevant product information and quickly…
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Security Vulnerability in Pioneer Rekordbox
alphatheta.com · 12 points · Discussion
August 8, 2026 Thank you for your continued support of AlphaTheta products. We have identified a security vulnerability affecting the PRO DJ LINK function in rekordbox and certain CDJ/XDJ models. This…