Long March-10 in-flight abort and rocket landing demostration [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1huIM_ip6bQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1huIM_ip6bQ
YouTube
Long March-10 launches Mengzhou for in-flight abort test
The first stage of a Long March-10 launch vehicle launched the Mengzhou crewed spacecraft for an in-flight abort test from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 11 February 2026, at 03:00 UTC (11:00 local time). The Long March-10…
AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the maintainer who closes it
https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/31132
https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/31132
GitHub
[PERF] Replace np.column_stack with np.vstack().T by crabby-rathbun · Pull Request #31132 · matplotlib/matplotlib
This PR addresses issue #31130 by replacing specific safe occurrences of np.column_stack with np.vstack().T for better performance.
IMPORTANT: This is a more targeted fix than originally proposed. ...
IMPORTANT: This is a more targeted fix than originally proposed. ...
The "Crown of Nobles" Noble Gas Tube Display
https://theshamblog.com/the-crown-of-nobles-noble-gas-tube-display/
https://theshamblog.com/the-crown-of-nobles-noble-gas-tube-display/
The Shamblog
The “Crown of Nobles” Noble Gas Tube Display
In my day job I work with ion thrusters for spacecraft, which are essentially electric-powered rockets that fling Xenon gas out at super high speeds to provide thrust and allow satellites to change…
I Regret to Inform You That the FDA Is FDAing Again
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/02/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-the-fda-is-still-fdaing.html
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/02/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-the-fda-is-still-fdaing.html
Marginal REVOLUTION
I Regret to Inform You that the FDA is FDAing Again
I had high hopes and low expectations that the FDA under the new administration would be less paternalistic and more open to medical freedom. Instead, what we are getting is paternalism with different preferences. In particular, the FDA now appears to have…
Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/12/apple_ios_263/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/12/apple_ios_263/
The Register
Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware
: Flaw abused 'in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals'
Email is tough: Major European Payment Processor's Emails aren't RFC-Compliant
https://atha.io/blog/2026-02-12-viva
https://atha.io/blog/2026-02-12-viva
The Ian Atha Museum of Internet Curiosities
Major European Payment Processor Can't Send Email to Google Users
Viva.com, one of Europe's largest payment processors, sends verification emails without a Message-ID header — a recommendation of RFC 5322 since 2008. Google Workspace rejects them outright. Their support team's response to my detailed bug report: your account…
Lines of Code Are Back (and It's Worse Than Before)
https://www.thepragmaticcto.com/p/lines-of-code-are-back-and-its-worse
https://www.thepragmaticcto.com/p/lines-of-code-are-back-and-its-worse
Thepragmaticcto
Lines of Code Are Back (And It's Worse Than Before)
The metric we killed is back, and AI made it worse
Beginning autonomous operations with the 6th-generation Waymo Driver
https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/ro-on-6th-gen-waymo-driver
https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/ro-on-6th-gen-waymo-driver
Waymo
Beginning fully autonomous operations with the 6th-generation Waymo Driver
Waymo will begin fully autonomous operations with its 6th-generation Driver —an important step in bringing our technology to more riders in more cities. This latest system serves as the primary engine for our next era of expansion, with a streamlined configuration…
Show HN: 20+ Claude Code agents coordinating on real work (open source)
https://github.com/mutable-state-inc/lean-collab
https://github.com/mutable-state-inc/lean-collab
GitHub
GitHub - mutable-state-inc/lean-collab
Contribute to mutable-state-inc/lean-collab development by creating an account on GitHub.
Launch HN: Omnara (YC S25) – Run Claude Code and Codex from Anywhere
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991591
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991591
ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn't Do What DHS Says It Could
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/ice-cbp-knew-facial-recognition-app-couldnt-do-what-dhs-says-it-could-deployed-it-anyway/
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/ice-cbp-knew-facial-recognition-app-couldnt-do-what-dhs-says-it-could-deployed-it-anyway/
Techdirt
ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway
The DHS and its components want to find non-white people to deport by any means necessary. Of course, “necessary” is something that’s on a continually sliding scale with Trump bac…
Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification
https://matrix.org/blog/2026/02/welcome-discord/
https://matrix.org/blog/2026/02/welcome-discord/
matrix.org
Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Recoverable and Irrecoverable Decisions
https://herbertlui.net/recoverable-and-irrecoverable-decisions/
https://herbertlui.net/recoverable-and-irrecoverable-decisions/
Herbert Lui
Recoverable and irrecoverable decisions - Herbert Lui
When you need to make an anxiety-inducing decision, ask yourself: What is the worst realistic outcome? Will you be able to recover from it? Let’s say you want to make a product and sell it, and you need to invest in inventory. The manufacturer needs you to…