Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables https://github.com/darrylmorley/whatcable
GitHub
GitHub - darrylmorley/whatcable: macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac…
macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do - darrylmorley/whatcable
New research suggests people can communicate and practice skills while dreaming https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/its-possible-to-learn-in-our-sleep-should-we
The New Yorker
It’s Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We?
Learning while sleeping had long been relegated to the realm of quackery, but new studies suggest that we may be able to problem-solve and practice skills in our dreams.
DeepSeek V4 – almost on the frontier https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/24/deepseek-v4/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
DeepSeek V4—almost on the frontier, a fraction of the price
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek’s last model release was V3.2 (and V3.2 Speciale) last December. They just dropped the first of their hotly anticipated V4 series in the shape of two …
How fast is a macOS VM, and how small could it be? https://eclecticlight.co/2026/05/02/how-fast-is-a-macos-vm-and-how-small-could-it-be/
The Eclectic Light Company
How fast is a macOS VM, and how small could it be?
Latest Geekbench performance figures for macOS VMs, and testing of how few cores and how little memory is really needed: could you run a macOS VM usefully on a MacBook Neo?
Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons https://www.drive.com.au/news/mercedes-benz-commits-to-bringing-back-phycial-buttons/
Drive
Mercedes-Benz join the list of manufacturers admitting that touch-sensitive controls were a mistake
Another brand backflips and admits that touch-sensitive buttons for frequently used controls were a mistake.
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BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/116499715071759135
PartyOn
nullagent (@nullagent@partyon.xyz)
Announcing the BYOMesh!
We've been hard at work designing what I believe is now the worlds SMALLEST & most CAPABLE LoRa companion dev kit ever!
It combines the tried and true SX1276 allowing access to the full sub-1GHz ISM band all mesh enthusiast know…
We've been hard at work designing what I believe is now the worlds SMALLEST & most CAPABLE LoRa companion dev kit ever!
It combines the tried and true SX1276 allowing access to the full sub-1GHz ISM band all mesh enthusiast know…
Talking to strangers at the gym https://thienantran.com/talking-to-35-strangers-at-the-gym/
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
That Privacy Guy!
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are…
Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude…
Should I run plain Docker Compose in production in 2026? https://distr.sh/blog/running-docker-in-production/
Distr
Should I Run Plain Docker Compose in Production in 2026?
Yes, plain Docker Compose can still run production workloads in 2026—if you close the operational gaps it leaves: cleanup, healing, image pinning, socket security, and updates.
When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing https://www.robert-glaser.de/when-everyone-has-ai-and-the-company-still-learns-nothing/
Robert Glaser
When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing
Are people using AI, or is the organization learning from it? What changed because we spent those tokens? And who moves discoveries from individuals to teams to organizational capabilities?
iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/
walletwallet.alen.ro
iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet
Apple is letting users build their own Wallet passes in iOS 27. After 14 years of PassKit, the supply-side problem is finally being solved from the demand side.
Agents for financial services and insurance https://www.anthropic.com/news/finance-agents
Anthropic
Agents for financial services
We're releasing ten new Cowork and Claude Code plugins, integrations with the Microsoft 365 suite, new connectors, and an MCP app for financial services and insurance organizations.
Three Inverse Laws of AI https://susam.net/inverse-laws-of-robotics.html
Accelerating Gemma 4: faster inference with multi-token prediction drafters https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/multi-token-prediction-gemma-4/
Google
Accelerating Gemma 4: faster inference with multi-token prediction drafters
An overview of how Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) drafters are making Gemma 4 models up to 3x faster at inference.
EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhK8iCQuqI
YouTube
EEVblog 1746 - The 555 is 55 Years Old!
A tribute to the 555 timer and Hans Caminzind, which turns 55 years old this year. Released on May the 5th, International 555 Timer Day at 5:55pm with a length of 5:55
And Dave demonstrates blowing out the birthday candle with his 555 Killer One Shot circuit.…
And Dave demonstrates blowing out the birthday candle with his 555 Killer One Shot circuit.…
Computer Use is 45x more expensive than structured APIs https://reflex.dev/blog/computer-use-is-45x-more-expensive-than-structured-apis/
reflex.dev
Computer use is 45x More Expensive Than Structured APIs
We benchmarked computer use against auto-generated API endpoints on the same admin panel. 53 steps and 551k tokens vs 8 calls and 12k tokens.
I'm scared about biological computing https://kuber.studio/blog/Reflections/I%27m-Scared-About-Biological-Computing
ᨒ MindDump
I'm Scared About Biological Computing
I’ve been in the AI space since ChatGPT first dropped. I’ve toyed around with a lot of Language Models, built random side projects, built a couple from scratch and I’ve spent hours looking at the math behind it all.