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A DuckDB fork implements ACORN-1 filtered HNSW search, solving the problem of filtered vector queries returning incomplete results. Benchmarks show 10x improvement on low-selectivity filters like lang

A practical exploration of C++ coroutines through Unity's game engine pattern, showing how coroutines replace complex state machines with readable sequential code for effects, animations, and sequenti

VitruvianOS is a BeOS-inspired Linux distribution with custom Nexus kernel bridge for Haiku app compatibility, RT patches, and KISS desktop philosophy. 172 points on HN.

Developer forks Python httpx into httpxyz due to stalled releases, hidden issues, and uncertain 1.0 roadmap. Both OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs depend on httpx.

Meta ordered to pay $375M for misleading users about child safety features, as regulators globally increase scrutiny of social media companies.

Zhang Xuefeng, China's most influential education advisor known for blunt career advice to students, died at 41 from cardiac arrest. His controversial approach shaped millions of college choices and e

Hypura is a new open source storage-tier-aware LLM inference scheduler for Apple Silicon that optimizes model data movement between RAM and storage, enabling larger models to run efficiently on memory

Google Research's TurboQuant achieves extreme AI model compression while preserving quality, potentially reducing inference costs, enabling edge deployment, and democratizing access to powerful AI mod

Email.md is a new open source tool that converts Markdown to responsive, email-safe HTML. It solves the long-standing pain of HTML email development with themes, components, and automatic responsive l

New research formally proves missile defense is NP-complete, meaning no efficient optimal solution exists for interceptor allocation. The proof challenges assumptions underlying global defense spendin

A new open source project, SentrySearch, leverages Google Gemini's native video embedding to enable sub-second semantic video search without frame extraction or transcription pipelines.

OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its AI video generation app, less than a year after launch. The move signals potential challenges in consumer AI video economics and a strategic shift toward core model d

Wine 11 introduces a kernel-level rewrite for Windows compatibility on Linux, delivering massive performance gains for Windows gaming and marking the biggest architectural shift in Wine's history.

OpenAI's AI video generation service Sora has been officially shut down, reflecting broader challenges in monetizing consumer AI video products and OpenAI's shift toward core product consolidation.

Hegel is a new multi-language property-based testing framework from the creator of Hypothesis, now available for Rust with Go, C++, OCaml, and TypeScript coming soon, integrating with Antithesis's det

LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 on PyPI have been compromised in a supply chain attack. Users should immediately upgrade, rotate API keys, and audit installations.

AI data center power demands are driving a historic shift from AC to DC power distribution. New 800V DC architectures eliminate wasteful conversions, transmit 85% more power through the same conductor

Apple launches Apple Business on April 14 — a free all-in-one platform combining MDM, brand management, and Maps advertising, replacing three existing business services across 200+ countries.

Arm announces its first-ever own silicon product — the AGI CPU — designed to deliver 2x performance per rack for agentic AI workloads, packing up to 45,000 cores in a single rack configuration.