Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1061544/125f911834966dd0/
LWN.net
Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions
Debian is the latest in an ever-growing list of projects to wrestle (again) with the question o [...]
Yann LeCun raises $1B to build AI that understands the physical world https://www.wired.com/story/yann-lecun-raises-dollar1-billion-to-build-ai-that-understands-the-physical-world/
WIRED
Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World
Meta’s former chief AI scientist has long argued that human-level AI will come from mastering the physical world, not language. His new startup, AMI, aims to prove it.
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US private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, Fitch says https://www.marketscreener.com/news/us-private-credit-defaults-hit-record-9-2-in-2025-fitch-says-ce7e5fd8df8fff2d
MarketScreener
US private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, Fitch says
The default rate among U.S. corporate borrowers of private credit rose to a record 9.2% in 2025, according to a report Friday by credit rating agency Fitch Ratings. In its monitor of 302...
ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did https://davidoks.blog/p/why-the-atm-didnt-kill-bank-teller
davidoks.blog
Why ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did
There's a lot more to replacing labor than just automating tasks
Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qatar-helium-shutdown-puts-chip-supply-chain-on-a-two-week-clock
Tom's Hardware
Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock — SK hynix forced to diversify after 30% of global supply removed…
No restart in sight.
Show HN: Channel Surfer – Watch YouTube like it’s cable TV https://channelsurfer.tv
Channel Surfer
Channel Surfer - Watch YouTube Like It's Cable TV
Turn your YouTube subscriptions into a 2000s cable TV guide. Flip channels, watch what's on, and relive the golden age of channel surfing.
1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 https://claude.com/blog/1m-context-ga
Claude
1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 | Claude
Standard pricing now applies across the full 1M window for both models, with no long-context premium. Media limits expand to 600 images or PDF pages.
Baochip-1x: What it is, why I'm doing it now and how it came about https://www.crowdsupply.com/baochip/dabao/updates/what-it-is-why-im-doing-it-now-and-how-it-came-about
Crowd Supply
What It Is, Why I'm Doing It Now, and How It Came About
As a subscriber to the “Dabao” campaign, you’re already aware of the Baochip-1x. This update fills in the backstory of what it is, why I’m doing it now, and how it came about.
The emergence of print-on-demand Amazon paperback books https://www.alexerhardt.com/en/enshittification-amazon-paperback-books/
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015) https://r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/
r2d3.us
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning
What is machine learning? See how it works with our animated data visualization.
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Lies I was told about collaborative editing, Part 2: Why we don't use Yjs https://www.moment.dev/blog/lies-i-was-told-pt-2
Lies I was Told About Collaborative Editing, Part 2: Why we don't use Yjs / Moment devlog
Why I love FreeBSD https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/03/16/why-i-love-freebsd/
IT Notes
Why I Love FreeBSD
A personal reflection on my first encounter with FreeBSD in 2002, how it shaped the way I design and run systems, and why its philosophy, stability, and community still matter to me more than twenty years later.
My Journey to a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant (2025) https://community.home-assistant.io/t/my-journey-to-a-reliable-and-enjoyable-locally-hosted-voice-assistant/944860
Home Assistant Community
My Journey to a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant
I have been watching HomeAssistant’s progress with assist for some time. We previously used Google Home via Nest Minis, and have switched to using fully local assist backed by local first + llama.cpp (previously Ollama). In this post I will share the steps…
The “small web” is bigger than you might think https://kevinboone.me/small_web_is_big.html
kevinboone.me
Kevin Boone: The “small web” is
bigger than you might think
bigger than you might think
The small web is growing, and getting more active. Good news.
Meta’s renewed commitment to jemalloc https://engineering.fb.com/2026/03/02/data-infrastructure/investing-in-infrastructure-metas-renewed-commitment-to-jemalloc/
Engineering at Meta
Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc
Meta recognizes the long-term benefits of jemalloc, a high-performance memory allocator, in its software infrastructure. We are renewing focus on jemalloc, aiming to reduce maintenance needs and mo…
Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ryugu-asteroid-samples-dna-rna.html
phys.org
Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories
All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.
Rob Pike’s Rules of Programming (1989) https://www.cs.unc.edu/~stotts/COMP590-059-f24/robsrules.html