Monday, 13 July 2026
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Linux 7.2 Enabling UltraRISC RISC-V Support In The Default Kernel Build
Similar to Linux 7.2 enabling Eswin SoC support by default in the RISC-V "defconfig" kernel build, UltraRISC RISC-V coverage is also now being enabled by default for RISC-V kernel builds in Linux 7.2...
I love LLMs, I hate hype
Article URL: https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/07/12/i-love-llms.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48883343 Points: 163 # Comments: 83
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Claude Code sends 33k tokens before reading the prompt; OpenCode sends 7k
This started based off of a hunch. We usually use OpenCode, but were 'forced' to use Claude Code for a while due to issues with Meridian. In that time, we saw the usage meter rise much, much more quickly than when using OpenCode.
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How to read more books
Article URL: https://scotto.me/blog/2026-07-12-how-to-read-more-books/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48882056 Points: 199 # Comments: 114
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The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia
https://archive.ph/PzPop Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48881874 Points: 161 # Comments: 119
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Don't you mean extinct?
Article URL: https://fabiensanglard.net/extinct/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48881830 Points: 148 # Comments: 78
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AI boosts research careers but narrow the span of ideas explored: study
Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-science-research-flattens-discovery Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48881043 Points: 130 # Comments: 93
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Understanding the Odin programming language
Article URL: https://odinbook.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880499 Points: 131 # Comments: 68
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The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?
New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages.
Old and new apps, via modern coding agents
Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/old-and-new-apps-via-modern-coding-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880170 Points: 366 # Comments: 104
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Memory makers are slaves to the boom-bust rollercoaster, and the AI boom is the wildest ride of all
The RAMpocalypse may be the precursor to the AIpocalypse
HFI BIOS Aims To Provide A POST-Like Power On Screen & BIOS Setup Utility For RISC-V
The Harmonic Firmware Initiative "HFI" is trying to provide a generic, standardized power-on firmware experience for RISC-V boards. Akin to the x86 world with having immediate graphics card initialization to provide a display while the system is booting and also having a BIOS setup utility for system configuration, HFI is trying to do the same for the RISC-V world...
Linux 7.2-rc3 Bringing Fixes For The SEGA Dreamcast Drivers In 2026
It wasn't on my bingo card for the week but merged to Git ahead of today's Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel release are a number of fixes for the SEGA Dreamcast drivers...
Realtek RTL8723BS WiFi Linux Driver Hardened Against Malicious WiFi Access Points
The staging driver fixes that were sent out this week ahead of the Linux 7.2-rc3 release is predominantly made up of hardening the Realtek RTL8723BS WiFi driver. In particular, a number of fixes for addressing out-of-bounds behavior when connecting to "bad" WiFi hosts...
Ghostel.el: Terminal emulator powered by libghostty
Article URL: https://dakra.github.io/ghostel/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48879504 Points: 244 # Comments: 40
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It's an AI web, and we're just rats in the walls
Bots, not people, are now the ones who use the internet the most
What xAI's Grok build CLI sends to xAI: A wire-level analysis
Article URL: https://gist.github.com/cereblab/dc9a40bc26120f4540e4e09b75ffb547 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48877371 Points: 374 # Comments: 148
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Debian 13.6 Released To Ship All The Latest Security Fixes, Reverts GeoIP Database
Debian 13.6 is out today as the newest point release of Debian Trixie to ship the latest security fixes and other maintenance updates...
AI customers are coming around to the idea that small is beautiful
OpenAI and Anthropic have built AI Swiss Army Knives, but the future may be smaller built-for-purpose tools
Linux 7.2-rc3 Bringing Display Detection Improvement To Help Some Multi-GPU Systems
Sent out today was this week's round of x86 (x86_64) fixes ahead of the Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel test candidate due out on Sunday...
A Jupiter-size planet that escaped its star's death
It's unclear how the planet avoided its star's bloated red giant stage.
Overhaul of public lands grazing regulations seeks to cut public involvement
For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations.
LLVM Merges x86 LFI "Lightweight Fault Isolation" Target For In-Process Sandboxing
Stanford researchers have been developing Lightweight Fault Isolation "LFI" compiler passes and targets for LLVM as a means of efficient, native code sandboxing. The AArch64 LFI target was previously upstreamed while this week the x86/x86_64 LFI target was also upstreamed for this means of in-process sandboxing...
Irish datacenters now guzzle 23% of the country's electricity
Consumption rose another 10% while restrictions on most new grid connections remained around Dublin
KDE Developers Continue Landing More Features For Plasma 6.8
KDE developers continue to be very busy this summer landing more features for the upcoming Plasma 6.8 desktop...
Mesa's Rusticl Now Enables Arm Mali Panfrost Driver Support By Default
A change upstreamed to Mesa by an Arm engineer now enables the Panfrost Gallium3D driver for Arm Mali graphics to work with the Rusticl driver by default...
Pop!_OS Rolls Out Its "Frosted Glass" Desktop Style For COSMIC
System76 developers have for the past number of weeks been working on developing a "frosted glass" appearance for the COSMIC desktop environment featured on their Pop!_OS Linux distribution. For Pop!_OS users this frosted glass feature is now available and will become more widespread for other Linux distributions once the next COSMIC release is formally tagged...
Wine 11.13 Better Supports Input Pointers, Improved Keyboard Scancode Mapping For X11
Wine 11.13 is out today as the newest bi-weekly development release for this open-source software enabling support for running Windows games and applications on Linux...
Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor
Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
Increased drone surveillance of illegal July 4th fireworks led to $100K fine
More police and firefighters use drones to catch and deter illegal fireworks.
China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it
"Clearly, they admire the work that's being done by SpaceX and are trying to replicate it."
Slothful summer app lets you scroll simply by tilting your head
ScrollPods is Mac-only, and you'll need compatible AirPods
Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck
The Quest shipwreck is in worse shape than expected, but it has turned into a thriving marine ecosystem.
Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers
Six years in prison for man who "sold out the very victims he was hired to represent."
Study shows how toxic RFK Jr.’s change to measles vaccine is for US toddlers
The children who get a combination shot are some of the most vulnerable.
Destructive Windows backdoor stuffs multiple wipers and ransomware code into a single package
Microsoft says GigaWiper combines at least 3 malware families into one modular tool
LisaFPGA brings Apple's magnificent misfire back in programmable logic
Open source recreation costs a fraction of the original and may even work with Twiggy drives
Valve's new Steam Machine verification system is silent on these Steam Deck-busters
Dozens of titles too taxing for Steam Deck are still unrated for the new hardware.
Firmware update bricks Hue Bridge Pro devices; Philips gives free replacements
Affected users will have to configure their lights and settings all over again.
An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein’s theory its most precise test yet
The Earth may not be that massive, but it still distorts space-time.
Orbital datacenter gold rush needs an environmental review, FCC told
Green groups want licenses frozen before a million satellites litter the exosphere
Disable autoplay and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta
Digital Services Act may force Meta to make big changes on its platforms.
KDE Plasma 6.7 X11 vs. Wayland Session Gaming Performance For NVIDIA On CachyOS
With KDE Plasma 6.7 now having seen a few point releases to further polish this last version with X11 support ahead of Plasma 6.8 going Wayland-only, here are some NVIDIA Linux gaming benchmarks between the X11 and Wayland sessions on Plasma 6.7.2 using the popular Arch Linux based CachyOS.
NASA sure seems to be asking an awful lot of private space stations
"Industry finally knows what NASA is asking of them."
OpenAI's Atlas browser doesn't make it to its first birthday
Standalone experiment killed after less than 12 months as model maker redirects agentic ambitions towards workplace productivity
AI-driven datacenter builds drive Microsoft's emissions up a quarter in one year
Firm faces quandary of wanting to help the environment, but also wanting to force AI on everyone
Volkswagen Group tells its board how to fix it, unions disagree
VW's plan calls for half as many models but didn't mention closures or job cuts.
Linux 7.3 Enabling Second Graphics Pipe For Modern AMD APUs
AMD on Thursday sent out another round of AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver updates to DRM-Next of new feature material ahead of the Linux 7.3 merge window...
EU puts 'addictive' design of Facebook, Instagram under the DSA microscope
Brussels says Meta failed to properly assess or mitigate risks posed by infinite scroll, autoplay, and more
Capita hears demand for pension scheme cleanup 'loud and clear' – but won't say yes
Outsourcer wants a commercial chinwag before agreeing to cover UK government's recovery costs
Fashion mart Miinto unzips breach details, warns shoppers to watch for phisherfolk
Copenhagen company ‘sorry’ after 'perpetrator' pops order management system
Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87
"I have been waiting a long time to finally get up there..."
Is an air-conditioning revolution coming to Europe?
The AC culture wars may be solved by advances in environmentally friendly technology.
Rocket Report: "Panic" over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
"We are delighted to actively help shape the ramp-up of the Ariane 6."
Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning
Now it's an arms race between OEMs locking down chips and tuners trying to crack them.
Linux DT Patches Provide Very Basic Support For Apple M3 Pro / Max / Ultra
Upstreamed for the Linux 7.2 kernel was initial support for booting Linux on the Apple M3 SoC devices. But just the barebones suppport for booting with not yet any accelerated graphics or other typical function needed for daily use of M3 Apple devices on Linux, just booting to a console. Now this work is complemented by additional Device Tree patches for also booting M3 Pro / Max / Ultra devices…
HiZ Plane Optimization Merged For Intel Vulkan Linux Driver For Some Performance Benefit
After two years being on the TODO list for a possible performance optimization, the Intel open-source "ANV" Vulkan driver has now merged an HiZ plane optimization that can yield up to a few percent frame-rate improvement for Linux gaming/graphics on newer Intel integrated and discrete graphics hardware...
Cinnamon 6.8 will support Wayland – if you want it
Next version of Linux Mint’s desktop has both kinds of display server
LLVM Clang Merges Initial Support For NVIDIA Rigel Core With Next-Gen Rosa CPU
Earlier this week NVIDIA confirmed some basic details around their next-gen Rosa CPU that succeeds Vera. Among the public confirmation was that it will feature a "Rigel" Armv9.2-A core iterating on their Olympus core design. With the basic details published, NVIDIA immediately introduced Rigel core support into the GCC compiler.
Intel-Scaler-vLLM 0.21.0-b1 Delivers Latest Features For vLLM On Intel GPUs
Released this morning was Intel's newest version of Intel-Scaler-vLLM as their Docker-based solution providing an optimized vLLM stack for execution on Intel Arc (Pro) graphics hardware...
Scot NHS Trust probes email stuffup involving maternity patients' data
NHS Forth Valley is the latest health board to bungle basic email data protection principles
BOFH: Cross-department AI pitches are easier to swallow with a pint in hand
Some ideas need workshopping, others need a warning light
Datacenter MacGyver saved the biggest football match of the year
Police wanted to call off a grudge game until tech support electrified fevered fans
Red Hat offers RHEL support ‘forever’ for those who need to lock in to legacy tech
Beware the golden screwdriver
Phoronix Premium 2026 Summer Support Special Ends Tonight
For those that enjoy the daily flow of original open-source/Linux news on Phoronix along with all of the original Linux hardware reviews and performance benchmarking, but haven't yet subscribed to Phoronix Premium to help keep the site going after 22 years, the summer sale ends tonight...
Microsoft warns customers AI will mean busier Patch Tuesdays
More patches mean more reasons to buy Redmond’s auto-patching tools
AMD Enabling CACP Feature On Linux For Greater OLED Power Savings
Today's batch of AMDGPU Display Code "DC" updates bring a few noteworthy items for benefiting modern hardware under Linux...
Vint Cerf, “father of the Internet”, is retiring
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/the-father-of-the-internet-is-finally-retiring/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48854168 Points: 261 # Comments: 150
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An unnamed US county – perhaps in Ohio – paid $1M extortion demand to cybercriminals
Leaked negotiations spill the tea
Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past
If Homo floresiensis wasn't a fire-using hunter, its origins could be different than we thought.
Graviton5 CPU Benchmarks: 30% Geo Mean Improvement Over Graviton4
After originally announcing Graviton5 last December, recently AWS finally made the M9g and M9gd instances generally available as the first featuring these new in-house ARM server processors for the EC2 cloud. Graviton5 makes use of Arm Neoverse-V3 cores compared to Neoverse-V2 with Graviton4, support up to 192 cores, and feature a higher 3.3GHz clock speed compared to 2.8GHz on the…