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RevenueBACK is a platform that helps businesses streamline their revenue recovery processes, enabling them to efficiently track, manage, and recover outstanding payments from customers.

AgentShield benchmark – First head-to-head benchmark of AI agent security tools". Keep the HN comment short and technical. Don't mention Agent Guard in the HN submission — let the repo speak.

The article demonstrates a visual web AI demo that allows users to generate, edit, and interact with images using advanced machine learning techniques. The demo showcases the capabilities of AI-powered image creation and manipulation, highlighting the potential of this technology in various applications.

The article presents w64devkit, a lightweight development environment for 64-bit Windows that provides a command-line interface, a portable C compiler, and a set of essential build tools, offering an efficient and minimalist alternative to larger development suites.

Hey HN — I built Respectlytics because I was frustrated that every mobile analytics SDK quietly collects device IDs, ad identifiers, and IP addresses, then makes you retroactively figure out compliance.

There are some solutions out there claiming that they are compliant with certain privacy regulations but when I dig into it, I observe that they actually are not that compliant as they claim to be. I believe Respectlytics is one of the most (if not the most) privacy focused mobile analytics solutions out there but compliance is a huge topic and I leave the decision to the legal teams/advisors of users/companies.

Instead of the "trust me bro" motto, I decided to make Respectlytics totally open-source so that people do not need to trust my word, they can verify it in the code itself.

The idea of Respectlytics builds upon Return of Avoidance (ROA) which relies on data minimization in analytics data collection: What if you just... didn't collect that data in the first place?

Respectlytics stores exactly 5 fields per event: event_name, session_id, timestamp, platform, and country. That's it. IP addresses are used transiently for country lookup and immediately discarded. Session IDs rotate latest every 2 hours (or every app start) and live only in RAM — never written to disk. Multi-session tracking is architecturally disabled.

What's open source:

4 mobile SDKs (Swift, Flutter, React Native, Kotlin) — MIT licensed Analytics server (Django + PostgreSQL) — AGPL-3.0 Self-hosting is simple: docker compose up -d. No ClickHouse, no Kafka, no Redis. Just PostgreSQL.

There's also a managed SaaS if people don't want to run infrastructure, but the self-hosted Community Edition has no artificial limits.

I'd love feedback on the architecture decisions — especially the choice to reject extra fields at the API level rather than just ignoring them silently.

This article discusses the growing importance of large language models (LLMs) and their potential impact on the lives of everyday people. It explores how LLMs can be leveraged for various tasks, from content creation to problem-solving, and examines the ethical considerations surrounding their use.

The article discusses China's stance on the development of advanced artificial general intelligence (AGI), highlighting its cautious and pragmatic approach compared to the ambitions of Western tech giants. It suggests that while China recognizes the potential of AGI, it is more focused on near-term AI applications rather than the risks and long-term implications of AGI.

The article outlines the design of a simple file system called DuskOS, which aims to provide a minimal but reliable storage solution with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

This article explores the rise of neo-Luddism, a movement that advocates for the rejection of certain technologies in the face of their perceived negative societal impacts. The author examines the philosophical underpinnings and potential implications of this growing trend.

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has fired several key investigators amid ongoing inquiries into potential violations of Iran sanctions and other regulatory issues. The company is facing heightened scrutiny from international authorities over its compliance practices and risk management processes.

The article describes a Visual Studio Code extension called 'HN Status Bar' that displays the current Hacker News front page status in the status bar, allowing users to quickly check the top stories without leaving their coding environment.

TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, is developing an app to compete with Hollywood studios by producing its own original content. The app, called Xigua Video, aims to create high-quality video content that can rival traditional media companies.

The article discusses the potential of a new AI-powered software tool called Anthropic, which aims to revolutionize the way people interact with and utilize artificial intelligence. It highlights the company's focus on developing safe and ethical AI systems that can enhance human capabilities.

Kagi is a search engine that prioritizes privacy and user control, offering features like tracker-free browsing, custom search queries, and the ability to save and organize search results.

The article describes a tool called Perlin Terminal that generates animated Perlin noise patterns and displays them in a command-line interface. The tool allows users to customize the noise patterns and save them as video files.

This article explores the origins of the author's journey into the world of Lisp programming language, tracing back their initial fascination and the key moments that shaped their understanding and appreciation for Lisp's unique features and capabilities.

The article discusses the development of a new product called 'Tiny Corp' by the author, who aims to create a small, efficient, and affordable computer designed for a wide range of users, from enthusiasts to enterprises.

The article provides an overview of the RTL-SDR, a low-cost software-defined radio receiver that can be used for various radio communication and signal analysis applications. It discusses the features, capabilities, and potential uses of this versatile device.

The article discusses the evolution of programming languages, highlighting the transition from low-level languages to higher-level abstractions that aim to improve programmer productivity and software development processes. It explores the challenges and trade-offs involved in designing programming languages that balance simplicity, expressiveness, and performance.

The Simpsons, one of the longest-running American sitcoms, has reached a milestone of 800 episodes, cementing its place as a cultural phenomenon and a staple of television history.

I mostly built this for myself.

After a few long coding-agent sessions(Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex), I'd sometimes get to a point where something felt "off." The output looked reasonable, but it wasn't quite aligned with what I originally intended. And I couldn't easily tell when that shift happened without scrolling through a huge transcript.

So I put together a small local tool to make that drift visible.

Vibe Audit tries to surface when an agent continues the same line of work, starts a new phase, or quietly pivots. It builds a rough baseline from the user’s prompts, tracks session events, and then shows:

- Phase shifts(continuation/new_phase/pivot) - An alignment score with a short rationale - A timeline view of how context evolves over time

It runs entirely locally and hooks into CLI sessions.

Quick start: npx vibe-audit

A few notes: 1. It’s still beta. Phase detection and alignment scoring depend partly on model interpretation. 2. Different CLIs emit slightly different event formats, so behavior isn't perfectly identical across providers. 3. If a session is force-stopped mid-stream, the last turn can be incomplete. 4. It's currently designed for personal/local workflows rather than team-wide infrastructure.

I'm sharing this early to see whether intent-drift detection is actually useful in real-world workflows, or if I'm just over-optimizing my own frustration.

OpenClaw got me wondering: what happens when an AI assistant faces a whole community instead of one person?

"Clawntown" is an evolving coastal crustacean island. Become a citizen, chat together with council members, play the claw machine, and propose improvements to the town and watch it change.

I originally dreamed of a fully autonomous town engineer who takes voted proposals and ships them. We're not quite there yet but next up is trying to make it truly self-evolving. Quality will be the challenge. Curious to hear your thoughts and experiences.

PRs welcome, and please fork away to build your own town!

https://clawntown.lol https://github.com/accnops/clawntown

The article describes the 'Bastard Operator From Hell' (BOFH), a fictional character who takes revenge on annoying computer users through devious and humorous means, highlighting the frustrations that IT professionals sometimes face in their work.

The article discusses the concept of 'disposable interfaces' in software development, where user interfaces are designed to be quickly replaced or discarded. It explores the benefits and drawbacks of this approach, highlighting how it can improve user experience and product iteration while also raising concerns about technical debt and product stability.

The article explores a computational analysis of historical road networks, focusing on the road infrastructure that connected ancient Rome to the rest of the Roman Empire. The project visualizes and analyzes the complex web of roads, providing insights into the connectivity and efficiency of the Roman transportation system.