Dev Reveals Secrets Behind New "3D" Platformer for the ZX Spectrum
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/dev-reveals-secrets-behind-stunning-new-3d-platformer-for-the-zx-spectrum
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/dev-reveals-secrets-behind-stunning-new-3d-platformer-for-the-zx-spectrum
Time Extension
Dev Reveals Secrets Behind Stunning New "3D" Platformer For The ZX Spectrum
'Cubix' launched earlier this month as part of YRGB 2025
Mark Zuckerberg freezes AI hiring amid bubble fears
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/21/zuckerberg-freezes-ai-hiring-amid-bubble-fears/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/21/zuckerberg-freezes-ai-hiring-amid-bubble-fears/
The Telegraph
Mark Zuckerberg freezes AI hiring amid bubble fears
The move marks a sharp reversal from Meta’s reported pay offers of up to $1bn for top talent
AI crawlers, fetchers are blowing up websites; Meta, OpenAI are worst offenders
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/ai_crawler_traffic/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/ai_crawler_traffic/
The Register
AI crawlers and fetchers are blowing up websites, with Meta and OpenAI the worst offenders
Updated: One fetcher bot seen smacking a website with 39,000 requests per minute
Activeloop (YC S18) Is Hiring Member of Technical Staff – Back End Engineering
https://careers.activeloop.ai/
https://careers.activeloop.ai/
A Conceptual Model for Storage Unification
https://jack-vanlightly.com/blog/2025/8/21/a-conceptual-model-for-storage-unification
https://jack-vanlightly.com/blog/2025/8/21/a-conceptual-model-for-storage-unification
Jack Vanlightly
A Conceptual Model for Storage Unification — Jack Vanlightly
Object storage is taking over more of the data stack, but low-latency systems still need separate hot-data storage. Storage unification is about presenting these heterogeneous storage systems and formats as one coherent resource. Not one storage system and…
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/
MIT Technology Review
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
It’s the most transparent estimate yet from one of the big AI companies, and a long-awaited peek behind the curtain for researchers.
Launch HN: Skope (YC S25) – Outcome-based pricing for software products
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44973758
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44973758
Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/bank-forced-to-rehire-workers-after-lying-about-chatbot-productivity-union-says/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/bank-forced-to-rehire-workers-after-lying-about-chatbot-productivity-union-says/
Ars Technica
Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
Australia’s biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots.
Cua (YC X25) Is Hiring Founding Design Engineers in SF
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cua/jobs/a6UbTvG-founding-engineer-ux-design
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cua/jobs/a6UbTvG-founding-engineer-ux-design
Y Combinator
Founding Engineer, UX & Design at Cua
## Overview
Cua is building the infrastructure that enables general-purpose AI agents to safely and scalably use real computers and applications.
We’re a small team backed by **Y Combinator** and top-tier investors, and our open-source tools are already…
Cua is building the infrastructure that enables general-purpose AI agents to safely and scalably use real computers and applications.
We’re a small team backed by **Y Combinator** and top-tier investors, and our open-source tools are already…
Physics Grifters: Eric Weinstein, Sabine Hossenfelder a Crisis of Credibility
https://timothynguyen.org/2025/08/21/physics-grifters-eric-weinstein-sabine-hossenfelder-and-a-crisis-of-credibility/
https://timothynguyen.org/2025/08/21/physics-grifters-eric-weinstein-sabine-hossenfelder-and-a-crisis-of-credibility/
Timothy Nguyen
Physics Grifters: Eric Weinstein, Sabine Hossenfelder, and a Crisis of Credibility
This is the story of how a circle of popular science communicators, who built their brands on championing free inquiry, worked to suppress scientific critique. Of how Eric Weinstein, the man who co…
Administration will review all 55M visa holders for deportable violations
https://apnews.com/article/trump-visas-deportations-068ad6cd5724e7248577f17592327ca4
https://apnews.com/article/trump-visas-deportations-068ad6cd5724e7248577f17592327ca4
AP News
Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations
The Trump administration says it’s reviewing more than 55 million foreigners who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation.
Uv format: Code Formatting Comes to uv (experimentally)
https://pydevtools.com/blog/uv-format-code-formatting-comes-to-uv-experimentally/
https://pydevtools.com/blog/uv-format-code-formatting-comes-to-uv-experimentally/
Pydevtools
uv format: Code Formatting Comes to uv (experimentally!)
The latest uv release (0.8.13) quietly introduced an experimental new command that Python developers have been waiting for: uv format. This addition brings code formatting directly into uv’s toolkit, eliminating the need to juggle multiple tools for basic…
How Delphi achieved sub 100ms retrieval with Pinecone
https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/how-ai-digital-minds-startup-delphi-stopped-drowning-in-user-data-and-scaled-up-with-pinecone/
https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/how-ai-digital-minds-startup-delphi-stopped-drowning-in-user-data-and-scaled-up-with-pinecone/
VentureBeat
How AI ‘digital minds’ startup Delphi stopped drowning in user data and scaled up with Pinecone
Delphi envisions millions of Digital Minds active across domains and audiences. Pinecone sees its database as the retrieval layer.
Text.ai (YC X25) Is Hiring Founding Full-Stack Engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/text-ai/jobs/OJBr0v2-founding-full-stack-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/text-ai/jobs/OJBr0v2-founding-full-stack-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Full Stack Engineer at Text.ai
### **Founding Full-Stack Engineer**
**Ready to build the next generation of AI-native consumer experience?**
[**Text.ai**](http://Text.ai) **is a consumer-first AI native company, revolutionizing how people communicate in group chats.**
We're pioneering…
**Ready to build the next generation of AI-native consumer experience?**
[**Text.ai**](http://Text.ai) **is a consumer-first AI native company, revolutionizing how people communicate in group chats.**
We're pioneering…
Libre-Chip Awarded NLnet Grant to Prototype a CPU Isn't Vulnerable to Spectre
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Libre-Chip-NLnet-Grant
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Libre-Chip-NLnet-Grant
Phoronix
Libre-Chip Awarded NLnet Grant To Prototype A CPU That Isn't Vulnerable To Spectre Flaws
The Libre-Chip project led by Jacob Lifshay has received a grant from NLNet to develop a prototype/proof-of-concept processor design that can be high performance but not vulnerable to speculative execution vulnerabilities like Spectre.
CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared at the 100 largest low-wage corporations
https://ips-dc.org/report-executive-excess-2025/
https://ips-dc.org/report-executive-excess-2025/
Institute for Policy Studies
Executive Excess 2025
CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared at the 100 largest low-wage corporations.