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Post #232043 2.26K Sep 12, 2026, 01:14 UTC

AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement
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Dwarkesh AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement “We're nowhere near the ceiling.”

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Post #232042 2.31K Sep 12, 2026, 00:29 UTC

How to Build an AI Software Factory: Agents That Open, Review, and Merge PRs
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Firecrawl How to Build an AI Software Factory: Agents That Open, Review, and Merge PRs An AI software factory runs fleets of autonomous coding agents that open, review, and merge PRs. How Stripe, Spotify, Shopify, Uber, and Ramp built theirs, broken into five stages you can implement.

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Post #232041 2.33K Sep 11, 2026, 23:44 UTC

OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems
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The RubyGems attack OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed cyber-attack on RubyGems On May 11th, 2026, hundreds of malicious packages were uploaded to RubyGems by AI agents performing web-lookup tasks with significant overlap with the German Wiki Incident.

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Post #232040 2.3K Sep 11, 2026, 23:14 UTC

DeCloudflare
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GitLab README.md · master · Crimeflare / deCloudflare · GitLab The Great Cloudwall / Stop Cloudflare / #deCloudflare #Crimeflare http://crimeflare.eu.org

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Post #232039 2.31K Sep 11, 2026, 23:11 UTC

QueryBrew: System-Agnostic SQL-to-SQL Query Optimization [pdf]
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Post #232038 2.33K Sep 11, 2026, 22:33 UTC

Show HN: ResolveHQ – A Helpdesk Built on Cloudflare Workers, D1, R2 and Queues
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GitHub GitHub - mirza-rizvi/ResolveHQ: Self-hosted helpdesk on Cloudflare Workers: D1, R2, Queues, Email Routing. Shared inbox, email… Self-hosted helpdesk on Cloudflare Workers: D1, R2, Queues, Email Routing. Shared inbox, email threading, AI assist. - mirza-rizvi/ResolveHQ

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Post #232037 2.35K Sep 11, 2026, 22:24 UTC

GPT-6 built this earth exploration site in 5 prompts
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EARTH EARTH — Explore our planet One planet. Endless wonder. Explore 4.54 billion years of Earth history, from its fiery formation to Pangaea and the world we call home.

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Post #232036 2.29K Sep 11, 2026, 22:19 UTC

Project Blinkenlights
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Post #232035 3.26K Sep 11, 2026, 21:09 UTC

ElevenLabs Music v2.5
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ElevenMusic Introducing Music v2.5, our best music model yet | ElevenMusic We're introducing Music v2.5, our best music model yet, live now in ElevenMusic. It's a step up in quality across genres, and it arrives alongside changes to what you can do with the music you make.

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Post #232034 2.45K Sep 11, 2026, 20:54 UTC

I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were robots
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Dayzle I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were robots. — Dayzle Google reported 21 installs in a day. The admin panel said 1. What the other 20 were, how a bot farm gets paid, and what we changed.

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Post #232033 2.51K Sep 11, 2026, 19:48 UTC

Mind-altering drugs played key role in rise of Andean civilization
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www.science.org Mind-altering drugs played key role in rise of Andean civilization Hallucinogens and other psychoactive substances influenced everything from architecture to political power

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Post #232032 2.44K Sep 11, 2026, 19:38 UTC

GrapheneOS' rewritten Messages app is released
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GitHub Release 13 · GrapheneOS/Messaging Version 13 replaces the legacy interface with Jetpack Compose and Material 3. It rebuilds every screen, adds new conversation controls and large-screen support, and fixes problems with crashes, not...

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Post #232031 2.33K Sep 11, 2026, 19:35 UTC

Moonshot serves Claude instead of Kimi and collects exchanges for model training
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X (formerly Twitter) David Agranovich (@DavidAgranovich) on X 3/ lol. Imagine being some Chinese intel/mil actor shipping all of your prompts to an American AI company because your Frontier Chinese AI company is just a Claude wrapper.

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Post #232030 2.24K Sep 11, 2026, 19:31 UTC

Room 641A
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Wikipedia Room 641A authorized telecommunications intercept point

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Post #232029 2.38K Sep 11, 2026, 19:17 UTC

Hot coffee could cause oesophageal cancer
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The Economist Hot coffee could cause oesophageal cancer The cooler it is, the safer

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Post #232028 2.32K Sep 11, 2026, 18:59 UTC

Rune is now open source
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rune.build Rune is now open source. Rune Blog Rune is now open source under the GPLv3. A native, keyboard-driven IDE written primarily in Go is ready for Go developers to inspect, change, and help build.

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Post #232027 2.2K Sep 11, 2026, 18:53 UTC

Declassified 9/11 related President's Daily Brief products
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Post #232026 2.23K Sep 11, 2026, 18:52 UTC

A misalignment of AI in mathematics
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mathandai.org Declaration — Math and AI Read the declaration and add your name.

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Post #232025 2.32K Sep 11, 2026, 18:40 UTC

Top mathematicians are outraged by OpenAI's methods
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The Economist Top mathematicians are outraged by OpenAI’s methods 24 Fields Medal winners have written a letter of objection

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Post #232024 2.18K Sep 11, 2026, 18:36 UTC

The EPA Is Planning to Scrap Public Review Rules for Data Center Pollution
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Capital B Federal Government Moves to Limit Public Input on Data Center Projects Proposed rule changes would leave residents with less say over pollution in their communities.

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