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UK may ban social media for children under 16

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to announce a ban on social media for children under 16.

Chaosnet (1981)

Chaosnet is a local network system developed in 1975 for communication among nearby computers without centralized control.

14 Jun60 min read

China may have accessed Mythos

China may have accessed Anthropic's powerful AI model Mythos, posing a serious national security risk.

Show HN: Kage – Shadow any website to a single binary for offline viewing

Kage clones websites into offline browsable folders by stripping scripts and saving HTML, CSS, images, and fonts to local paths.

14 Jun9 min read

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

SpaceX's IPO may be followed by public market debuts from competitors OpenAI and Anthropic.

14 Jun8 min read

Conclave is the sound of a NYC summer block party

Conclave's self-titled debut blends Latin rhythms and funky synth bass into a quintessentially New York summer sound.

UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s

The UK government plans to announce a social media ban for under-16s, following Australia's example, to protect children from online toxicity and limit late-night scrolling.

A 'cold blob' in the Atlantic could be a sign of AMOC shutdown – CNN

A new study suggests a mysterious cold patch in the North Atlantic, dubbed the "cold blob," indicates a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, an ominous climate tipping point.

Rio de Janeiro's city government model Rio3.5 beats Qwen3.7 in recent benchmarks

Rio de Janeiro's city government developed Rio3.5, an open-source large language model, which recently surpassed Alibaba's Qwen3.7 in several performance benchmarks.

SpaceX, Adding It Up – The $235B Cash Gap

SpaceX faces an estimated $235 billion cash gap through 2030, with its initial public offering projected to cover only a fraction of disclosed spending commitments.

14 Jun9 min read

The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker

The Sonos Play, a $299 hybrid home and portable speaker, offers balanced sound, IP67 water resistance, and convenient physical controls, making it suitable for desk and kitchen use.

Caddy compatibility for zeroserve: 3x throughput and 70% lower latency

Zeroserve, a high-performance HTTPS server, now offers Caddy compatibility, enabling it to JIT-compile Caddyfiles to eBPF for significantly improved throughput and reduced latency.

14 Jun3 min read

The impossible dream of the universal remote

The Harmony remote was the best universal remote on the market for many years.

How did Atari apply side art to Arcade Cabinets?

Atari applied side art to arcade cabinets using a screen printing process, printing one color at a time.

The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)

Gary Bernhardt discusses JavaScript's history and impact on the industry in a 2014 PyCon talk.

Formal Methods and the Future of Programming

Jane Street is reevaluating formal methods for programming due to emerging agentic coding technologies.

14 Jun7 min read

Solid-state batteries still aren’t ready, but gels are

Semi-solid-state batteries offer a safer alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries with a gel-like composition.

How to Earn a Billion Dollars

Starting a successful startup with high growth rates can lead to becoming a billionaire in a relatively short time.

4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved

The FDA recently approved a new sunscreen ingredient, bismuth oxychloride, which offers broad-spectrum UV protection and is less irritating than some traditional chemical filters.

10th Gen Honda Civic Updates Are Signed with AOSP Test Keys

Honda Civics' headunits can be updated with arbitrary code via a physical USB connection because the system accepts updates signed with publicly known AOSP test keys.

14 Jun6 min read