I built a demo of what AI chat will look like when it's "free" and ad-supported
https://99helpers.com/tools/ad-supported-chat
https://99helpers.com/tools/ad-supported-chat
99Helpers
Ad-Supported AI Chat Demo — See Every Ad Type in Action
Experience what AI chat looks like with heavy advertising. Banners, interstitials, sponsored responses, freemium gates & more.
AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder
https://www.ivanturkovic.com/2026/02/25/ai-made-writing-code-easier-engineering-harder/
https://www.ivanturkovic.com/2026/02/25/ai-made-writing-code-easier-engineering-harder/
Signal Through the Noise
AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Engineering Harder.
Writing code is easier than ever. Being a software engineer is harder than ever. The paradox nobody talks about, and what engineers and leaders should do.
US Military says 3 service members have been killed
https://apnews.com/live/us-israel-strikes-iran-khamenei-03-01-2026
https://apnews.com/live/us-israel-strikes-iran-khamenei-03-01-2026
AP News
Israel strikes Lebanon’s capital, responding to missiles from Hezbollah
<b><i>Today’s live updates have ended. </i></b><a href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-us-israel-hezbollah-strikes-03-02-2026" data-cms-id="0000019c-ac64-db84-a7fd-ec66952b0000" data-cms-href="https://apnews.com/live/iran-us-israel-hezbollah-strikes-03-02-2026"…
New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260228093456.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260228093456.htm
ScienceDaily
New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
Scientists at Oregon State University have engineered a powerful new nanomaterial that zeroes in on cancer cells and destroys them from the inside out. Designed to exploit cancer’s unique chemistry—its acidity and high hydrogen peroxide levels—the tiny iron…
I Built a Scheme Compiler with AI in 4 Days
https://matthewphillips.info/programming/posts/i-built-a-scheme-compiler-with-ai/
https://matthewphillips.info/programming/posts/i-built-a-scheme-compiler-with-ai/
6 Practices that turned AI from prototyper to workhorse (106 PRs in 14 days)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208471
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208471
January in Servo: preloads, better forms, details styling, and more
https://servo.org/blog/2026/02/28/january-in-servo/
https://servo.org/blog/2026/02/28/january-in-servo/
Servo
January in Servo: preloads, better forms, details styling, and more! - Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high…
The web works hard, but Servo contributors work harder.
A new Polymarket account made over $500k betting on the U.S. strike against Iran
https://twitter.com/cabsav456/status/2027937130995921119
https://twitter.com/cabsav456/status/2027937130995921119
X (formerly Twitter)
Lauren (@cabsav456) on X
Something is going on with Polymarket, and we need to talk about it.
Last night, a brand new account made over $515,000 betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. The trade was placed 71 minutes before the news broke publicly.
For years, Polymarket was effectively…
Last night, a brand new account made over $515,000 betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. The trade was placed 71 minutes before the news broke publicly.
For years, Polymarket was effectively…
This System Can Go Fuck Itself and Burn in Hell
https://shawnfromportland.substack.com/p/this-system-can-go-fuck-itself-and
https://shawnfromportland.substack.com/p/this-system-can-go-fuck-itself-and
Substack
This System Can Go Fuck Itself and Burn In Hell
AI and What We Do Next, What Hasn't Worked So Far
How the Government Deceived Congress in the Debate over Surveillance Powers (2013)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/director-national-intelligences-word-games-explained-how-government-deceived
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/director-national-intelligences-word-games-explained-how-government-deceived
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The NSA’s Word Games Explained: How the Government Deceived Congress in the Debate over Surveillance Powers
ANDREA MITCHELL: “Why do you need every telephone number? Why is it such a broad vacuum cleaner approach?” JAMES CLAPPER: “Well, you have to start someplace.”—NBC Meet the Press, this past Sunday
Working with memories can reduce fear of failure
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-memories-failure.html
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-memories-failure.html
Medicalxpress
Changing the past in your imagination: Working with memories can reduce fear of failure
Certain imagery-based techniques can reduce the fear of failure that results from difficult childhood memories, according to research by scientists from SWPS University and the Nencki Institute of Experimental ...
South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto by Posting Password Online
https://gizmodo.com/south-korean-police-lose-seized-crypto-by-posting-password-online-2000728191
https://gizmodo.com/south-korean-police-lose-seized-crypto-by-posting-password-online-2000728191
Gizmodo
South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online
The digital equivalent of snatching coins from someone's outstretched hands.
Psychology: Who dont maintain many close friends, learned independence too early
https://www.bolde.com/psychology-says-people-who-dont-maintain-many-close-friends-often-learned-independence-too-early/
https://www.bolde.com/psychology-says-people-who-dont-maintain-many-close-friends-often-learned-independence-too-early/
Bolde
Psychology says people who don’t maintain many close friends often learned independence too early
I remember being twelve and standing on a chair in our kitchen, trying to reach the top shelf. There was a step stool somewhere, but it felt faster not to look for it. Faster to climb. Faster to stretch. Faster to figure it out myself. That was the rhythm…
Allegations of insider trading over prediction-market bets tied to Iran conflict
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260301140/allegations-of-insider-trading-over-prediction-market-bets-tied-to-iran-conflict
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260301140/allegations-of-insider-trading-over-prediction-market-bets-tied-to-iran-conflict
If AI writes code, should the session be part of the commit?
https://github.com/mandel-macaque/memento
https://github.com/mandel-macaque/memento
GitHub
GitHub - mandel-macaque/memento: Keep track of you codex sessions per commit
Keep track of you codex sessions per commit. Contribute to mandel-macaque/memento development by creating an account on GitHub.
Show HN: Timber – Ollama for classical ML models, 336x faster than Python
https://github.com/kossisoroyce/timber
https://github.com/kossisoroyce/timber
GitHub
GitHub - kossisoroyce/timber: Ollama for classical ML models. AOT compiler that turns XGBoost, LightGBM, scikit-learn, CatBoost…
Ollama for classical ML models. AOT compiler that turns XGBoost, LightGBM, scikit-learn, CatBoost & ONNX models into native C99 inference code. One command to load, one command to serve. 33...