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Microsoft's CEO warns that AI developers must create useful applications for AI technology, or they risk losing public support and the ability to use electricity for AI research and development.

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Waymo, the self-driving car company, announces the launch of its ride-hailing service in Miami, Florida, allowing residents to access autonomous vehicles for their transportation needs.

Hey HN! We're Nithin and Nikhil, twin brothers building BrowserOS (YC S24). We're an open-source, privacy-first alternative to the AI browsers from big labs.

The big differentiator: on BrowserOS you can use local LLMs or BYOK and run the agent entirely on the client side, so your company/sensitive data stays on your machine!

Today we're launching filesystem access... just like Claude Cowork, our browser agent can read files, write files, run shell commands! But honestly, we didn't plan for this. It turns out the privacy decision we made 9 months ago accidentally positioned us for this moment.

--- The architectural bet we made 9 months ago

Unlike other AI browsers (ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet) where the agent loop runs server-side, we decided early on to run our agent entirely on your machine (client side).

But building everything on the client side wasn't smooth.

We initially built our agent loop inside a Chrome extension. But we kept hitting walls:

1) JS service worker is single-threaded, so we couldn't start multiple agents in parallel.

2) Not having access to a NodeJS-like runtime meant we couldn't use many great npm packages (Vercel AI SDK, etc)

So we made the hard decision 2 months ago to throw away everything we built and start from scratch.

In the new architecture, our agent loop sits in a standalone binary that we ship alongside our Chromium. And we use gemini-cli for the agent loop with some tweaks! We wrote a neat adapter to translate between Gemini format and Vercel AI SDK format. You can look at our entire codebase here: https://git.new/browseros-agent

--- How we gave browser access to filesystem

When Claude Cowork launched, we realized something: because Atlas and Comet run their agent loop server-side, there's no good way for their agent to access your files without uploading them to the server first.

But our agent was already local. Adding filesystem access meant just... opening the door (with your permissions ofc). Our agent can now read and write files just like Claude Code.

--- What you can actually do today

a) Organize files in my desktop folder https://youtu.be/NOZ7xjto6Uc

b) Open top 5 HN links, extract the details and write summary into a HTML file https://youtu.be/uXvqs_TCmMQ

--- Where we are now If you haven't tried us since the last Show HN, give us another shot. The new architecture unlocked a ton of new features, and we've grown to 8.5K GitHub stars and 100K+ downloads:

c) You can now build more reliable workflows using n8n-like graph https://youtu.be/H_bFfWIevSY

d) You can also use BrowserOS as an MCP server in Cursor or Claude Code https://youtu.be/5nevh00lckM

e) You can also schedule repetitive tasks!

--- Why we think browser is the right platform

We are very bullish on browser being the right platform for a Claude Cowork like agent. Browser is the most commonly used app by knowledge workers (emails, docs, spreadsheets, research, etc). And even Anthropic recognizes this -- for Claude Cowork, they have janky integration with browser via a chrome extension. But owning the entire stack allows us to build differentiated features that wouldn't be possible otherwise. One example: Browser ACLs.

Agents can do dumb or destructive things, so we're adding browser-level guardrails (think IAM for agents): "role(agent): can never click buy" or "role(agent): read-only access on my bank's homepage." We have a prototype already—curious to hear your take on this and the overall thesis.

We’ll be in the comments. Thanks for reading!

GitHub: https://git.new/browseros

Download: https://browseros.com (available for Mac, Windows, Linux!)

This article discusses the importance of linking logs to code in software development, explaining how it can help identify the root cause of issues and improve debugging and troubleshooting processes. It provides practical tips and techniques for effectively linking logs to code.

The article examines the rising office vacancy rates in downtown Denver, driven by factors like remote work and changing workplace preferences. It explores the challenges facing landlords and the potential impact on the city's economy as businesses reassess their office space needs.

The article discusses Y Combinator's startup accelerator program, which provides funding, mentorship, and connections to help entrepreneurs build successful companies. It outlines the application process, program details, and the benefits that startups can expect from participating in the Y Combinator accelerator.

The article discusses Zack Polanski's plan to terminate Palantir's NHS contract, citing concerns over the company's involvement in data-sharing agreements with government agencies and its potential misuse of personal information.

The article discusses the author's move to MQTT, a lightweight messaging protocol, for their website's content delivery. It highlights the benefits of MQTT, such as its efficient data transfer and reduced server load, and the author's experience in implementing it for their website.

The article announces the release of WinApp, a new Windows App Development CLI that simplifies the development and deployment of Windows applications. WinApp provides a streamlined command-line interface for building, packaging, and publishing Windows apps, making the app development process more efficient for developers.

The article discusses the concept of interfaces in C, explaining how to define and implement them, and highlighting their usefulness in creating modular and extensible software.