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Voyager 1, the iconic NASA spacecraft, is nearing a significant milestone as it approaches a distance of one light-day from Earth. This remarkable achievement highlights the enduring legacy of the Voyager program and its ongoing exploration of the outer reaches of our solar system.

The article explores the discovery of a new type of cellular organism, Candidatus Plasticity, which challenges traditional definitions of life. This organism has a highly minimalistic genome and metabolic capabilities, raising questions about the essential characteristics of living systems.

GLP-1 drugs, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes, have been found to improve heart health, but the benefits are only maintained as long as the patient continues taking the medication. The article discusses the importance of long-term adherence to these drugs to sustain the positive effects on cardiovascular health.

A photojournalist was arrested while covering a protest against ICE and had his camera gear impounded by authorities. The article details the incident, highlighting concerns about the implications for press freedom and the ability of journalists to document important events.

The Justice Department required RealPage, a provider of property management software, to end the sharing of competitively sensitive information with competitors, which was found to be in violation of antitrust laws and could lead to higher rents for consumers.

Qiskit is an open-source software development kit (SDK) for working with quantum computers. It provides tools and resources for developers, researchers, and enthusiasts to explore quantum computing and build quantum applications.

The article discusses how indie game developers are leveraging generative AI technologies like GPT-3 and Midjourney to create art, music, and game content, while raising concerns about the potential impact on the industry. It examines the opportunities and challenges presented by these AI tools for small studios and independent creators.

I'm sharing a fully offline RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) stack I built to solve a crucial problem in industrial environments: data privacy and recurring API costs.

We deal with sensitive proprietary datasheets and schematics daily, making cloud-based LLMs like ChatGPT non-compliant.

The Solution: A containerized architecture that ensures data never leaves the local network.

The Stack: LLM: Llama 3 (via Ollama) Vector DB: ChromaDB Deployment: Docker Compose (One-click setup) Benefit: Zero API costs, no security risks, fast local performance. The code and architecture are available here: https://github.com/PhilYeh1212/Local-AI-Knowledge-Base-Docke...

Happy to answer questions about the GPU passthrough setup or document ingestion pipeline.

The article discusses Affinity, a software company that is making a big move into the Linux desktop market with its flagship design applications, Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo. This potential shift could significantly impact the desktop software landscape by offering a high-quality, professional-grade alternative to Adobe's offerings on the Linux platform.

The European Parliament has proposed that children should be at least 16 years old to access social media, in an effort to enhance online safety and protect minors from potential harms associated with social media use.

The article discusses the potential impact of climate change on the global economy, highlighting how rising temperatures, extreme weather, and other environmental factors could lead to significant economic disruption and loss. It explores the economic risks associated with climate change and the importance of taking action to mitigate these risks.

The Linux kernel has established an official non-partisan community organization to provide guidance and support for its development, aiming to improve transparency and decision-making processes while maintaining the kernel's open-source nature and technical excellence.

The article discusses the growing prevalence of AI-generated content on the internet, suggesting that more than half of new articles are now written by artificial intelligence. It raises questions about the future of human writing and the implications of this trend for the media industry and society as a whole.

The article discusses the data breach incident at Capital One, where a hacker accessed the personal information of over 100 million customers. It examines the cybersecurity implications of this breach and the legal consequences faced by the perpetrator.

The Council of the European Union has reached a position on the proposed 'chat control' legislation, which aims to combat the sexual abuse of children online. The agreement comes after years of stalled negotiations on the matter.

A senior citizen in Wakayama, Japan used AI technology to identify wild mushrooms, only to be poisoned shortly after consuming the mushrooms the AI had identified as safe. This incident highlights the potential risks of relying solely on AI for identifying edible wild plants.

The article discusses the ongoing conflict between the UK government and the European Union over the Northern Ireland protocol, a key part of the Brexit agreement. It examines the political tensions and potential consequences as both sides seek to resolve the issue and maintain stability in the region.

This article discusses the future of the Firefox web browser, highlighting concerns about its declining market share and the potential impact on the open web. It examines the challenges faced by Mozilla and explores possible solutions to revitalize the browser and maintain its relevance in the ever-evolving technology landscape.

This article discusses how to monitor and collect metrics on Goroutines, the lightweight concurrency primitives in the Go programming language. It covers techniques for tracking the number of active Goroutines, as well as their CPU and memory usage, to help identify and address performance issues in Go applications.

Hello HN!

Better Agents is a CLI tool and a set of standards for agent building.

It supercharges your coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, Kilo Code, etc), making it an expert in any agent framework you choose (Agno, Mastra, etc) and all their best practices and agent building best practices we collected over this past two years.

Better Agents brings an opinionated folder structure to your agent application:

my-agent-project/

├── app/ (or src/) # The actual agent code, according to the chosen framework

├── tests/

│ ├── evaluations/ # Jupyter notebooks for evaluations

│ │ └── example_eval.ipynb

│ └── scenarios/ # End-to-end scenario tests

│ └── example_scenario.test.{py,ts}

├── prompts/ # Versioned prompt files for team collaboration

│ └── sample_prompt.yaml

├── prompts.json # Prompt registry

├── .mcp.json # MCP server configuration

├── AGENTS.md # Development guidelines

├── .env # Environment variables

└── .gitignore

The structure and guidelines on AGENTS.md ensure every new feature required for the coding assistant is properly tested, evaluated, and that the prompts are versioned.

The `.mcp.json` comes with all the right MCPs set up so you coding assistant becomes an expert in your framework of choice and know where to find new tools.

`scenarios/` tests guarantee the agent behaves as expected, which simulates a conversation with the agent making sure it does what expected.

`evaluations/` notebooks holds dataset and notebooks for evaluating pieces of your agent pipeline such as a RAG or classification tasks it must do

Finally, `prompts/` hold all your versioned prompts in yaml format, synced and controlled by prompts.json, to allow for playground and team collaboration.

We defined it and built the CLI after seeing many of our customers having to adapt their codebases and ways of working to add scenario tests and more structure to their agent apps. We are hoping to shift-left the industry and already start new agent projects the right way.