Why are executives enamored with AI, but ICs aren't?
https://johnjwang.com/post/2026/03/27/why-are-executives-enabled-with-ai-but-ics-arent/
https://johnjwang.com/post/2026/03/27/why-are-executives-enabled-with-ai-but-ics-arent/
Johnjwang
Why are executives enamored with AI but ICs aren't? | John Wang
John Wang's personal website
Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86e3eglv2go
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86e3eglv2go
Bbc
'We're having a moment' - fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial
The landmark decision in an LA court may go beyond immediate impacts on defendants Meta and YouTube.
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/amds-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-crams-208mb-of-cache-into-a-single-chip/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/amds-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-crams-208mb-of-cache-into-a-single-chip/
Ars Technica
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip
Both of the chip's CPU dies will include 64MB of extra cache stacked beneath.
CERN uses tiny AI models burned into silicon for real-time LHC data filtering
https://theopenreader.org/Journalism:CERN_Uses_Tiny_AI_Models_Burned_into_Silicon_for_Real-Time_LHC_Data_Filtering
https://theopenreader.org/Journalism:CERN_Uses_Tiny_AI_Models_Burned_into_Silicon_for_Real-Time_LHC_Data_Filtering
No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/what-happens-next-with-nasas-plan-to-replace-the-iss-source-it-could-get-ugly/
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/what-happens-next-with-nasas-plan-to-replace-the-iss-source-it-could-get-ugly/
Ars Technica
No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations
It reminds me of sort of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football."
Toma (YC W24) is hiring a Senior/Staff Eng to build AI automotive coworkers
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/toma/jobs/2lrQI7S-sr-staff-software-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/toma/jobs/2lrQI7S-sr-staff-software-engineer
Y Combinator
Sr./Staff Software Engineer at Toma | Y Combinator
About this Role
We’re looking for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer to own the technical direction on our engineering team, mentor other engineers, and partner closely with product and design to deliver fast, reliable, and magical user experiences. This…
We’re looking for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer to own the technical direction on our engineering team, mentor other engineers, and partner closely with product and design to deliver fast, reliable, and magical user experiences. This…
I put all 8,642 Spanish laws in Git – every reform is a commit
https://github.com/EnriqueLop/legalize-es
https://github.com/EnriqueLop/legalize-es
GitHub
GitHub - legalize-dev/legalize-es: Spanish legislation as a Git repo — every law is a Markdown file, every reform a commit. 8,600+…
Spanish legislation as a Git repo — every law is a Markdown file, every reform a commit. 8,600+ laws. - legalize-dev/legalize-es
Byte Interviews Chuck Peddle, Father of the MOS 6502 and Commodore PET (1982)
https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/byte-interviews-chuck-peddle-father
https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/byte-interviews-chuck-peddle-father
Substack
Byte Interviews Chuck Peddle, Father of the MOS Technology 6502 and the Commodore PET (1982)
Peddle talks about his new Victor 9000 system and the future of the PC.
You Do Not, in Fact, Have to Hand It to Them
https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/you-do-not-in-fact-have-to-hand-it-to-them/
https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/you-do-not-in-fact-have-to-hand-it-to-them/
Second Breakfast
You Do Not, In Fact, Have to Hand It to Them
Way back in 2016, Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, memorialized in a photograph of him striding to the stage past rows of men with the Oculus Rift VR headsets strapped to their faces:
Fast forward a decade…
Fast forward a decade…
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/sycophantic_ai_risks/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/sycophantic_ai_risks/
The Register
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
: Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love it
Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/star-forts/
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/star-forts/
Big Think
Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts
First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.
Improving personal tax filing with Claude CLI and Obsidian
https://www.mrafayaleem.com/blog/improving-personal-tax-filing-with-claude-obsidian
https://www.mrafayaleem.com/blog/improving-personal-tax-filing-with-claude-obsidian
The Growth Engineer's Diary
Improving personal tax filing with Claude CLI and Obsidian
An opinionated workflow showcasing how I used Claude and Obsidian together to help with my personal tax filing in Canada
Further human + AI + proof assistant work on Knuth's "Claude Cycles" problem
https://twitter.com/BoWang87/status/2037648937453232504
https://twitter.com/BoWang87/status/2037648937453232504
X (formerly Twitter)
Bo Wang (@BoWang87) on X
Three weeks ago I shared that Claude had shocked Prof. Donald Knuth by finding an odd-m construction for his open Hamiltonian decomposition problem in about an hour of guided exploration. Prof. Knuth titled the paper Claude’s Cycles.
The story didn't end…
The story didn't end…
Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/27/iran-us-land-mines/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/27/iran-us-land-mines/
The Washington Post
Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years
The land mines were photographed in a village outside Shiraz, about three miles from one of several nearby Iranian ballistic missile sites.