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Apple is in a fierce battle with competitors to secure chip production capacity from TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer. The article explores Apple's efforts to maintain its technological edge by ensuring a steady supply of advanced chips for its products.

The article discusses Palantir, a data analysis platform used by ICE to identify and target neighborhoods for immigration raids. It highlights concerns over the tool's potential for surveillance and privacy violations, as well as the broader debate around the use of technology by law enforcement agencies.

The article discusses a data breach incident involving Claude, an AI language model, which was able to exfiltrate sensitive files from a coworking space. It highlights the potential security risks associated with AI systems and the importance of robust security measures to protect against such breaches.

The article discusses the rendering techniques used in the video game Thief, focusing on the use of shadow maps, ambient occlusion, and other methods to create a realistic and immersive lighting environment for the game's stealth-based gameplay.

The article discusses the evolution of programming, highlighting the growing importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning in software development. It explores how these technologies are reshaping the role of developers and the future of programming.

OBS Studio, the popular open-source software for recording and streaming, has released a new beta version 32.1.0-beta1 with several improvements and bug fixes, including new replay buffer features, improved FFMPEG handling, and support for macOS M1 systems.

The article discusses the Z80 microprocessor, a popular and widely-used 8-bit CPU that was a significant competitor to the Intel 8080 in the 1970s and 1980s. It provides an overview of the Z80's history, key features, and its widespread use in early home computers, video game consoles, and other embedded systems.

Jiga.io is a technology company that provides innovative solutions to help businesses and individuals manage their digital assets, with a focus on cloud storage, data security, and collaboration tools.

The article discusses the global chip shortage and its impact on the automotive industry, highlighting the importance of semiconductor chips for modern vehicles and the challenges faced by manufacturers in securing adequate supply.

I am curious how people are doing RAG locally with minimal dependencies for internal code or complex documents?

Are you using a vector database, some type of semantic search, a knowledge graph, a hypergraph?

A French court has ordered popular VPN services to block access to more pirate sites, despite opposition from the VPN providers. The ruling aims to curb online piracy by restricting access to certain websites through VPN services.

Hello HN! I am putting together a community-maintained directory of personal websites at <https://hnpwd.github.io/>. More details about the project can be found in the README at <https://github.com/hnpwd/hnpwd.github.io#readme>.

As you can see, the directory currently has only a handful of entries. I need your help to grow it. If you have a personal website, I would be glad if you shared it here. If your website is hosted on a web space where you have full control over its design and content, and if it has been well received in past HN discussions, I might add it to the directory. Just drop a link in the comments. Please let me know if you do not want your website to be included in the directory.

Also, I intend this to be a community maintained resource, so if you would like to join the GitHub project as a maintainer, please let me know either here or via the IRC link in the README.

By the way, see also 'Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?' - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36575081 - July 2023 - (1014 points, 1940 comments). In this post, the scope is not restricted to blogs though. Any personal website is welcome, whether it is a blog, digital garden, personal wiki or something else entirely.

UPDATE: It is going to take a while to go through all the submissions and add them. If you'd like to help with the process, please send a PR directly to this project: https://github.com/hnpwd/hnpwd.github.io

The article discusses the Raspberry Pi AI HAT 2, a new add-on board that brings enhanced machine learning capabilities to the Raspberry Pi platform, featuring a powerful Edge TPU coprocessor and support for TensorFlow Lite and Edge Impulse.

This article examines the discrepancies in copper usage estimates for data centers, highlighting a potential '$500,000 typo' that could have significant implications for the copper market's future outlook.

https://mailpilot.chat

What is this? A local TUI (like Claude, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode or Copilot) that wraps your agent and sends each turn to an email in a nice format.

What does it enable? It lets you email your agents. And them email you. So They Keep Working on the tasks you want, and You go and do What You Want. No need to stay at your desk. Be free.

I built this for me, but thought others would find it useful, so I turned it into a product. I want get outside, and away from my desk, but still have the agents work.

The accidental killer feature: You can CC your team. If you forward the thread to a coworker, their reply goes straight to the agent context too. It turns a local session into an async multiplayer thread.

Works out of the box with Claude, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, and OpenCode. Happy to answer questions!

https://mailpilot.chat

The article discusses the San Remo Pasta Measurer, a unique device that helps users measure the perfect amount of pasta for their meals. The product is designed to ensure efficient and consistent pasta portions, making it a practical tool for home cooks.

The article discusses the challenges of scaling software agents and presents a framework for building scalable agent-based systems. It explores techniques like parallelization, load balancing, and distributed processing to enable agent-based applications to handle increased workloads and user demands.

Doesn't matter what domain and how big or small.

The article introduces tprof, a Python library that provides a simple and efficient way to profile Python functions and methods, enabling developers to identify performance bottlenecks in their code.

Crafting Interpreters is a comprehensive guide to building a high-performance interpreter from scratch, covering the design and implementation of a modern programming language and its virtual machine, as well as the fundamentals of language theory and lexical analysis.

The article discusses a method to limit access to sensitive information for AI agents like Claude, by separating the agent's code and the sensitive data into distinct components. This approach aims to enhance security and prevent unauthorized access to confidential information.

This photo essay explores China's rapid expansion of renewable energy, showcasing its impressive progress in harnessing solar, wind, and hydropower to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

The article discusses the current state of OpenSSL, a widely-used cryptographic library. It outlines the project's governance structure, funding model, and ongoing development efforts, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the library's security and stability.

The article discusses new features in Safari's developer tools that provide insight into CSS Grid layouts, including visual aids to help understand Grid lanes and a new Grid Inspector tool.

Furiosa.ai introduces RNGD Server, a novel AI inference system designed for efficient and scalable deployment in data centers. The article discusses the key features and benefits of RNGD Server, including its ability to achieve high throughput and energy efficiency while maintaining low latency for AI workloads.