Show HN: DeepSeek-V4 Latent Reasoning – moving "thinking" into latent space
https://blog.n.ichol.ai/packaging-latent-reasoning-as-a-real-model
https://blog.n.ichol.ai/packaging-latent-reasoning-as-a-real-model
AI Research
Latent Reasoning
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-Latent-Reasoning. A self-contained model that does thinking in latent space, NVFP4-quantized, with a production vllm form for serving runtime.
https://huggingface.co/nmitchko/De
https://huggingface.co/nmitchko/De
Amazon circumvents Gilroy community vote for AI data center
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-secretly-circumvents-community-vote-for-massive-ai-data-center-45-year-old-rules-lock-gilroy-residents-out-of-public-comment-window
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-secretly-circumvents-community-vote-for-massive-ai-data-center-45-year-old-rules-lock-gilroy-residents-out-of-public-comment-window
Tom's Hardware
Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive AI data center
Residents of Gilroy, California, were caught by surprise when an Amazon data center started construction in their city. Negotiations for the project started in 2020, with public comments open until 2024, but it flew under the radar.
An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/06/professor-israel-gaza-university-of-minnesota
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/06/professor-israel-gaza-university-of-minnesota
the Guardian
An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000
The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer for Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiring
John C. Lilly on solid state intelligence and the elimination of man (1978)
https://kibotronics.net/unlisted/lilly-machines/
https://kibotronics.net/unlisted/lilly-machines/
Kibotronics
Lilly's message | Kibotronics
From John C. Lilly’s “The Scientist: A Metaphysical Autobiography” 1978
In the isolation tank with K, John received a new message as follows:
What is the …
In the isolation tank with K, John received a new message as follows:
What is the …
Tom Stanton's supersonic trebuchet breaks sound barrier with gravity alone
https://www.techeblog.com/tom-stanton-supersonic-trebuchet/
https://www.techeblog.com/tom-stanton-supersonic-trebuchet/
TechEBlog
A Falling Weight Just Broke the Sound Barrier with Tom Stanton's Supersonic Trebuchet
Tom Stanton has spent years chasing a number that gravity itself seemed to forbid. On a quiet field somewhere in the UK, a 40-kilogram mass dropped a short distance, spun a carbon-fiber arm past 2,300 revolutions per minute, and sent a 4-gram projectile into…
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's
https://theconversation.com/taxi-drivers-rarely-die-of-alzheimers-how-complex-mental-maps-and-spatial-reasoning-protect-your-brain-286650
https://theconversation.com/taxi-drivers-rarely-die-of-alzheimers-how-complex-mental-maps-and-spatial-reasoning-protect-your-brain-286650
The Conversation
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain
Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.
Show HN: Vibez – Open-Source Rust Based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
https://alexanderwanyoike.github.io/vibez/
https://alexanderwanyoike.github.io/vibez/
alexanderwanyoike.github.io
vibez: Perform, Arrange, Mix
vibez is an open source DAW for electronic music, written in Rust. Perform a track from a pad grid, arrange what you played on a timeline, and mix it on a real console.
Every fast write moves work somewhere else
https://www.shayon.dev/post/2026/220/every-fast-write-moves-work-somewhere-else/
https://www.shayon.dev/post/2026/220/every-fast-write-moves-work-somewhere-else/
Shayon Mukherjee
Every fast write moves work somewhere else
A database write can stop after memory, a local SSD, an object PUT, or a replicated WAL. Each choice changes latency, durability, and who owns the work left for later.
Google Caught AI Faking Creativity in Every Office in America [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_O6Lwj1yjQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_O6Lwj1yjQ
YouTube
Google Accidentally Proved AI is Just "Paint-by-Numbers"
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.03136
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Plug-In Solar Panels Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/energy-environment/plug-in-balcony-solar.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/energy-environment/plug-in-balcony-solar.html
Nytimes
Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.
Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/5284499
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/5284499
theregister
Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager
Gen Xers who feel triggered by this should remember to unplug the network cable and call the cops
Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland and Belgium
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/09/poland-now-sixth-largest-eu-economy-ahead-of-switzerland-and-belgium
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/09/poland-now-sixth-largest-eu-economy-ahead-of-switzerland-and-belgium
euronews
Poland now sixth-largest EU economy, ahead of Belgium and Austria
Poland's economy is gaining in importance in Europe. In 2025 the country ranked sixth in the EU by nominal GDP, accounting for almost 5% of the bloc's total output.
New Zealand lost its music media, and what we're building to replace it
https://propelmusic.co.nz/articles/the-sound-went-quiet-nz-music-media
https://propelmusic.co.nz/articles/the-sound-went-quiet-nz-music-media
Propel Music
The sound went quiet: how New Zealand lost its mus… | Propel
In the third week of June 2026, two announcements landed on Karangahape Road within hours of each other. Flying Out , the record store that had anchored...