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The article explores the history and continued relevance of text-based web browsers, highlighting their accessibility benefits and their role in the ongoing evolution of the web.

Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio, a collection of creative apps designed to inspire and empower artists, photographers, and content creators to bring their ideas to life on Apple devices.

Mozilla's open-source AI strategy aims to develop responsible and trustworthy AI systems that empower users, promote transparency, and address societal challenges. The strategy focuses on open-source development, user privacy, and AI governance to ensure AI technology is aligned with Mozilla's mission of an open and accessible internet.

The article examines the sharp increase in accidental fall-related deaths in the United States, with the rate tripling over the past two decades. It explores potential contributing factors, such as an aging population and the rise in certain underlying health conditions.

The article discusses the importance of local journalism in maintaining a healthy democracy, emphasizing its role in providing in-depth coverage of community issues and holding local leaders accountable.

Hi HN, I’m the creator of SnackBase.

I built this because I work in Healthcare and Life Sciences domain and was tired of spending months building the same "compliant" infrastructure (Audit Logs, Row-Level Security, PII Masking, Auth) before writing any actual product code.

The Problem: Existing BaaS tools (Supabase, Appwrite) are amazing, but they are hard to validate for GxP (FDA regulations) and often force you into a JS/Go ecosystem. I wanted something native to the Python tools I already use.

The Solution: SnackBase is a self-hosted Python (FastAPI + SQLAlchemy) backend that includes:

Compliance Core: Immutable audit logs with blockchain-style hashing (prev_hash) for integrity.

Native Python Hooks: You can write business logic in pure Python (no webhooks or JS runtimes required).

Clean Architecture: Strict separation of layers. No business logic in the API routes.

The Stack:

Python 3.12 + FastAPI

SQLAlchemy 2.0 (Async)

React 19 (Admin UI)

Links:

Live Demo: https://demo.snackbase.dev

Repo: https://github.com/lalitgehani/snackbase

The demo resets every hour. I’d love feedback on the DSL implementation or the audit logging approach.

The article discusses the statement made by former Attorney General William Barr, where he vowed to stand firm against any unprecedented indictment threats from the Trump administration if he were to be appointed as a special counsel to investigate the 2020 election results.

The article discusses a recent incident at GitHub, a popular code hosting and collaboration platform, where users experienced service disruptions. It provides details on the incident, the steps taken by GitHub to address the issue, and the impact on the platform's availability.

The article explores the philosophy of Stoicism, which emphasizes accepting circumstances beyond one's control, focusing on what is within one's power, and cultivating virtues like wisdom, courage, justice, and moderation as a means of achieving tranquility and resilience in the face of life's challenges.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, has announced that Grok, a company he has a financial stake in, has gained access to classified Pentagon computer networks. This raises concerns about potential unauthorized access to sensitive government information.

NASA has demolished the iconic Launch Umbilical Towers used to test Saturn rockets and the Space Shuttle, marking the end of an era in spaceflight history. The towers, which stood tall at the Kennedy Space Center for decades, were taken down to make way for new infrastructure as the agency prepares for future space exploration missions.

The article discusses the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, with a focus on the challenges and opportunities facing governments, businesses, and consumers as they navigate the ongoing crisis.

The article discusses the challenges of being a confidante to a child of divorce, emphasizing the need to maintain boundaries, avoid taking sides, and focus on supporting the child's emotional well-being during the difficult transition.

This article provides a deep dive into Claude, Anthropic's conversational AI product. It explores the capabilities, user experience, and potential use cases of this advanced language model, highlighting its ability to engage in open-ended conversations and assist with a variety of tasks.

The article discusses TSMC's successful establishment of overseas semiconductor fabrication facilities, which have helped the company maintain its technological edge and meet global demand for its products. It highlights TSMC's strategic expansion into markets like the United States and Europe as a key factor in its continued dominance in the semiconductor industry.

The article discusses the Pentagon's efforts to enlist Elon Musk's expertise to help win a potential nuclear war, highlighting the military's interest in leveraging cutting-edge technology and private sector innovation.

Open source maintainers are drowning in low effort PRs.

Someone sees a help wanted issue, pastes it into an AI, submits without testing, loops through review comments without understanding the code. The PR looks plausible at first glance but falls apart under review. Maintainers waste 30 minutes before realizing it's garbage.

This is happening at scale now. And it's worst in projects with bounty programs or GSoC where there's incentive to “contribute.”

GitHub tells you if someone is a first-time contributor to your repo. It doesn't tell you anything about their history elsewhere.

I built a Chrome extension that shows contributor reputation right on the PR page: merge rates across repos, spray-and-pray patterns, red flags.

Not sure I got the signals right. Would love feedback from maintainers.

The article discusses the future of PHP, highlighting its continued relevance and the potential changes and improvements in the language. It explores the recent and upcoming developments in PHP, including performance enhancements, type system improvements, and efforts to address common criticisms.

This issue discusses a problem with the Sandbox Runtime, where it fails to correctly handle errors in certain situations. The main points are that the runtime should improve its error handling and provide more informative error messages to help developers debug issues.

Apple's patent filings declined in 2025, signaling a potential shift in the company's innovation strategy. The article examines the factors that may have contributed to this decline, providing insights into Apple's future product development and intellectual property landscape.