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Qwen3.8-27B

Qwen3.8-27B

Article URL: https://twitter.com/alibaba_qwen/status/2088280182356611304 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299684 Points: 213 # Com…
R-rated director's cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter's original horror vision

R-rated director's cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter's original horror vision

Chris Carter chats with Ars about the film he originally wanted to make—and why it's more relevant than ever.…
Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play

Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play

Third-party app stores are about to become more visible in Google Play.…
Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?

Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?

The Stop Killing Games movement faces an uphill battle.…
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations

Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file…
Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Don’t Get What People Want

Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Don’t Get What People Want

Tim O’Reilly built a publishing empire that AI is helping to destroy. Yet he loves AI—as long as it’s open source.…
2025 GOTY Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is down to $33

2025 GOTY Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is down to $33

For RPG fans who dig Persona-style turn-based action and who are pursuing games with original stories and fantastic tunes, look no further than Clair …
Single log line is 49KB+ (ext4) / 110KB+ (btrfs) of systemd-journald disk writes

Single log line is 49KB+ (ext4) / 110KB+ (btrfs) of systemd-journald disk writes

Article URL: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/40262 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49290215 Points: 234 # Comments: 177…
The Download: Flock’s new rules, cloning’s future, and children’s cells

The Download: Flock’s new rules, cloning’s future, and children’s cells

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price

Samsung didn't have to change much this year because its hardware is just that good.…
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan

Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan

"We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."…
Donkey.bas is 45 Years Old – 131 line of Glory

Donkey.bas is 45 Years Old – 131 line of Glory

Article URL: https://donkeybas.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49289465 Points: 246 # Comments: 113…
Hello, me. It's been a while

Hello, me. It's been a while

Article URL: https://themech.net/2026/08/hello-me-its-been-a-while/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49290166 Points: 252 # Comments…
CMF hit the balance between cheap and good clip earbuds

CMF hit the balance between cheap and good clip earbuds

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It's an inherent aspect of their design - and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don't …
Hoto’s new cordless soldering iron heats up in three seconds

Hoto’s new cordless soldering iron heats up in three seconds

Hoto is introducing its first soldering iron through its modular Snapbloq collection that lets you assemble your own custom toolbox by stacking magnet…
The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one

The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one

As The Verge's resident handheld reviewer, I have nearly every portable gaming PC on a shelf in my house. The MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus is now the first o…
Her Brain Was Broken. It Was Fixed With Sound—Not a Scalpel

Her Brain Was Broken. It Was Fixed With Sound—Not a Scalpel

One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of noninvasive, focused ultrasound se…
Best Computer Monitors (2026): The Home Office Upgrade You Need

Best Computer Monitors (2026): The Home Office Upgrade You Need

My expert advice on what computer monitor to buy for your home office, ranging from budget-tier to fully featured.…
5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain

5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain

From the multibrained octopus to the bitty brain organoid, we’re all just inference engines making flawed bets on the future. Here are the five insigh…
Dell XPS 13 Review: Move Over, Neo

Dell XPS 13 Review: Move Over, Neo

It’s amazing how few compromises Dell made to get the new XPS 13 down to $700, but I strongly recommend the $900 model, which comes with 16 GB of RAM.…
This Art Project Slows Down Citi Bikes to Make NYC’s Rent Crisis Feel Real

This Art Project Slows Down Citi Bikes to Make NYC’s Rent Crisis Feel Real

Ground Truth makes the shared rental bikes harder to pedal through rent-burdened neighborhoods, offering a tangible way for people to experience incom…
Help build a monument to that ‘sad little bitch’ Elon Musk

Help build a monument to that ‘sad little bitch’ Elon Musk

Cards Against Humanity is gearing up to build "something that will annoy Elon Musk," and it's crowdfunding the project with its usual flavor of vulgar…
Cloning could be used to save species—or make human “organ sacks”

Cloning could be used to save species—or make human “organ sacks”

This week I spoke to scientists who have found a way to turn male mouse embryos female. They’ve developed a CRISPR-based approach to essentially cut o…
Job titles of the future: Space travel agent

Job titles of the future: Space travel agent

Roman Chiporukha has long turned wild travel dreams into reality. Over two decades as co-owner of the luxury lifestyle firm Roman & Erica, he has …
This scientist is helping build a missing map of childhood

This scientist is helping build a missing map of childhood

In 2017, Deanne Taylor attended a presentation at the University of Pennsylvania, just a short walk from her office. A researcher was there to unveil …
The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power p…
Organic-looking brake assemblies debut on new Czinger 21C Spyder

Organic-looking brake assemblies debut on new Czinger 21C Spyder

Czinger used topological design and additive manufacturing to make the brakes.…
GLM-5.3: Frontier coding with emergent cyber capabilities

GLM-5.3: Frontier coding with emergent cyber capabilities

Article URL: https://z.ai/blog/glm-5.3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49294997 Points: 321 # Comments: 117…
Ordinary Abundance

Ordinary Abundance

Article URL: https://ordinaryabundance.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49285770 Points: 267 # Comments: 136…
Understanding is the new bottleneck

Understanding is the new bottleneck

Article URL: https://www.geoffreylitt.com/2026/07/02/understanding-is-the-new-bottleneck Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49290299 P…