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151. Rats caught on camera hunting flying bats
In northern Germany, researchers have filmed brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) leaping from cave ledges to catch bats mid-flight — the first evidence that
152. Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication
‘Brimming with surprising insights and useful tips. The resource we need for avoiding misunderstandings and making genuine connections’ Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again The essential guide for when (and how best) to use virtual communication tools, from video to instant messaging and everything in between. Andrew Brodsky is here to explain that, yes, that meeting could have been an email. And that email? Maybe it should have been a voice memo. Your camera? It’s okay to turn it off, sometimes even better. Many of us give far too little thought to our virtual communication, and end up feeling isolated, overlooked and burnt out. Ping distils Brodsky’s cutting-edge social science research on remote communication tools. He helps us understand: How we can interact most productively and authenticallyHow we can build relationships at a distanceThe rules for making an impact onlineHow we can increase inclusion and reduce conflictWith entertaining stories and interviews from top business leaders, Ping is the ultimate playbook for all workplaces from in-person, to remote and everything in between. 'A must read for everyone who communicates online—in other words, everyone' Jake Knapp, co-founder of Google Meet and bestselling author of Sprint
153. Distributed Denial of Secrets
A 501(c)(3) dedicated to archiving and publishing hacked and leaked data.
154. CPU Counters on Apple Silicon: article + tool
Last time I wrote about profiling in Zig on Apple Silicon, I touched on PMU counter profiling. This time I decided to go further and create my own tool to fetch all available counters for Apple Silicon processors (M1, M2, and later). Brief explanation of PMU counters PMU (Performance Monitoring Unit) counters are hardware counters that track microarchitectural events inside the CPU, e.g. executed instructions, retired operations, branches, cache misses, and more.
155. Org Mode Syntax Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for Text
Org Mode Syntax Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for Text
156. Overdose deaths are falling in America because of a 'supply shock': study
157. Update on age requirements for apps distributed in Texas
A recent injunction issued by a district court suspended enforcement of Texas state law SB2420, which introduced age assurance requirements for app marketplaces and developers. In light of this ruling, Apple will pause previously announced implementation plans and monitor the ongoing legal process.The tools we previously announced to help developers meet their compliance obligations will remain available for sandbox testing, including: Declared Age Range API Significant Change API under PermissionKit New age rating property type in StoreKit App Store Server Notifications These tools can also be used to help developers with their obligations under laws coming into effect in Utah and Louisiana in 2026. The Declared Age Range API remains available worldwide for users on iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26, or later.
158. ChatGPT Health is a marketplace, guess who is the product?
159. Ripple: The Elegant TypeScript UI Framework
Ripple is a compiler-first TypeScript UI framework for building fast, clean, reactive applications with minimal boilerplate and optimal performance.
160. Meta Announces Nuclear Energy Projects, Unlocking Up to 6.6 GW
Our landmark agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo will expand the operation of three nuclear power plants, boost the development of nuclear technology, and foster job growth in American communities.
161. Dell's CES 2026 chat was the most pleasingly un-AI briefing I've had in 5 years
A bit of a shift from a year ago where we were all about the AI PC.
162. A Glimpse into DexProtector
This blog post provides a high-level overview of DexProtector's security features and their limitations
163. Most devs don't trust AI-generated code, but fail to check it anyway
164. A 2026 look at three bio-ML opinions I had in 2024
6.6k words, 30 minutes reading time
165. Tux Paint
166. Show HN: Play poker with LLMs, or watch them play against each other
Watch AI models powered by large language models battle it out in Texas Hold'em poker. See how different LLMs bluff, bet, and compete for chips.
167. Sigmund Freud's Begonia
How the gift of a plant helped Emma Freud finally get to know her great-grandfather
168. UK government exempting itself from cyber law inspires little confidence
169. Anthropic bans xAI from using Claude in Cursor
170. Solar panels on land used for biofuels: enough electricity for all cars/trucks
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to liquid biofuels. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?
171. 'The answer cannot be nothing': The battle over Canada's mystery brain disease
A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off a battle for the truth.
172. How to store a chess position in 26 bytes
A tool that connects everyday work into one space. It gives you and your teams AI tools—search, writing, note-taking—inside an all-in-one, flexible workspace.
173. Bindless Oriented Graphics Programming
174. Iran Shuts Down Starlink Internet for First Time
175. RTX 5090 and Raspberry Pi: Can It Game?
It turns out, you can attach an external GPU to a Raspberry Pi 5. So my natural first question is, can I game on it? Let’s try it out and compare it with some similar computers. For the showdown of crappy gaming computers, we’ll see which of these handles gaming best: Beelink MINI-S13 CPU: 4-core Intel N150 @ 3.6GHz RAM: 16GB DDR4 PCIe: M.2 Gen3 x4 More powerful than the Raspberry Pi 5, but at a similar price point. It also has a potential advantage for running games, since it’s not ARM-based.
176. New information extracted from Snowden PDFs through metadata version analysis
177. How your high school affects your chances of UC Admission
The better the school, the worse your chances
178. Waymo passenger flees after car drives on Phoenix light rail tracks
A viral video showing a Waymo car getting stuck on Phoenix light rail tracks has stirred up some concerns about how safe the autonomous cars are.
179. Elephants Don't Play Chess (1990) [pdf]
180. Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance Infrastructure 53 Times
A responsible disclosure documenting an organization-wide ArcGIS API key exposed across 53 public-facing assets, granting access to the mapping infrastructure underlying approximately 12,000 law enforcement, community, and private sector deployments.