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I built an expense tracker where the primary input is voice. The thesis: expense tracking apps fail because manual entry has too much friction, which is why most people abandon them within weeks.

How it works: - Open app, tap mic - Say "yesterday I spent 30 dollars on lunch at Chipotle" - AI extracts: amount, merchant, category, date - One tap to confirm and save

Other features: - Receipt scanning with ML Kit OCR + Gemini Vision for parsing - Background notification listener that catches bank alerts and creates pending entries - GPS-based currency detection for travelers - Multi-language with native script fonts (Nastaliq for Urdu, Devanagari for Hindi, Amiri for Arabic) - Offline-first with Google Drive sync

Tech: Flutter, Riverpod, Hive, Gemini 2.0 Flash

The hardest part was prompt engineering for consistent JSON output across languages. Had to build "Supreme Laws" into the system prompt - things like "never translate native text" and "extract currency from context."

Free tier available. First 500 users get Pro free for a year.

Play Store: AuraSpend

Happy to discuss architecture, prompt engineering approach, or take technical feedback.

The article provides a guide for using Docker to set up an Ory ecosystem, including Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, and Ory Oathkeeper. It covers the necessary configuration and deployment steps to get the Ory suite up and running in a containerized environment.

Drycast is a cloud-based video editing platform that allows users to create, edit, and share professional-quality videos directly from their web browsers. The tool offers a range of advanced features, including a user-friendly interface, real-time collaboration, and seamless integration with popular cloud storage services.

The article describes GPUSched, an open-source GPU scheduling system that aims to improve the utilization and efficiency of GPU resources in multi-tenant environments. It focuses on key features like job prioritization, preemption, and fair-sharing of GPU resources across different users and workloads.

tilth gives AI agents structural code intelligence (tree-sitter definitions, callee resolution, smart outlining) via MCP. I benchmarked it on 21 code navigation tasks across 4 real repos (Express, FastAPI, Gin, ripgrep).

-> https://github.com/jahala/tilth

Results: Sonnet 4.5 — 26% cheaper per correct answer (79% → 86% accuracy). Opus 4.6 — 14% cheaper (and the only model+mode combo to crack the hardest task). Haiku 4.5 — 82% cheaper when forced to use tilth (69% → 100% accuracy at $0.04/answer).

We measure “cost per correct answer” — what you’d expect to spend before getting a usable answer under retry. A wrong answer isn’t a cheap success.

Interesting finding: smarter models adopt MCP tools voluntarily (Sonnet 95%, Opus 94%), but Haiku ignores them (9%). Instruction tuning didn’t help. Removing the overlapping built-in tools did.

https://github.com/jahala/tilth/blob/main/benchmark/README.m...

PS: I dont have the budget to run the benchmark a lot with Opus, so if any token whales has capacity to run some benchmarks, please feel free to PR results.

Tech industry leaders have formed a Super PAC to support political candidates who are favorable towards the development and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). The group aims to influence the political landscape and shape policies that could impact the future of AI technology.

The article explains the concept of 'head' in Git, which refers to the current commit being worked on. It discusses how 'head' can be moved to different commits, and the importance of understanding this concept for effective Git usage.

This article explores the author's visit to an AI engineering facility, providing insights into the latest advancements in AI technology and the potential future of this rapidly evolving field.

The article discusses the crucial first step in designing a successful enterprise AI system: clearly defining the problem that the AI system is meant to solve. It emphasizes the importance of aligning the AI system's objectives with the organization's business goals and ensuring that the system is designed to address a well-defined problem.

The article discusses strategies for managing intrusive thoughts, including mindfulness techniques, journaling, and seeking professional help when needed. It emphasizes the importance of not getting caught in a cycle of overthinking and instead focusing on practical steps to address and overcome challenging thought patterns.

The article describes solscan-cli, a command-line tool for interacting with the Solana blockchain. It provides features such as fetching transaction history, viewing wallet balances, and querying the network's status.

Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos compete to lead private space companies SpaceX and Blue Origin in the race to the Moon, as the United States aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface by 2026 and challenge China's growing space ambitions.

SnapLLM is an open-source project that provides a lightweight, low-latency, and modular language model inference system. It aims to enable rapid deployment and scaling of large language models on edge devices and embedded systems.

This article discusses the history and evolution of JavaScript, from its creation as a client-side scripting language for web browsers to its current widespread use in various applications and platforms, including server-side development, mobile apps, and the Internet of Things.

The article reports on a potential condom shortage at the 2026 Milano Games due to supply chain issues, raising concerns about athletes' access to contraception during the event on Valentine's Day.

Textpattern 4.9.1 has been released, featuring security fixes, patches, and various tweaks to improve the content management system. The update addresses several vulnerabilities and enhances the overall stability and functionality of the platform.

Extensible web OS game and hacking simulator framework for developers and gamers. Virtual OS experience with scripting, apps, terminals & sandboxed gameplay, set in the mental.os() universe.

Born from the intersection of digital art and cyberpunk culture, this project reimagines the operating system as an immersive game world. It is a high-fidelity hacking simulator built on modern web technologies (React, Vite, Electron), designed to blur the line between utility and gameplay.

Currently in its pre-Alpha stage, it serves as the foundation for a future MMO hacking universe - a persistent world where you script, hack, and uncover the lore of an emerging game universe.

Contributors & testers wanted!

The article discusses the complex political and social dynamics in France, examining the rise of far-right nationalism and its impact on French society, as well as the challenges facing the country's traditional left and right-wing parties.

This article discusses the author's personal dotfiles, which are a collection of configuration files for various software and tools used in their development environment. The dotfiles are hosted on GitHub and are intended to be shared and used by others to set up a similar development environment.

The article discusses the growing popularity of AI and the misconception that everyone should become a developer. It highlights the complexities of AI and the need for a diverse range of skills in the technology industry beyond just coding.

The Dutch House of Representatives has advanced a controversial 36% tax law that would apply to cryptocurrency gains, raising concerns from the blockchain and crypto community about the potential impact on the industry in the Netherlands.

The article explains the process of instruction decoding in the Intel 8088 microprocessor, a crucial component in the development of early personal computers. It delves into the technical details of how the 8088 decodes and executes different types of instructions to perform various computing tasks.