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Micro-Agent: Beat Frontier Models with Collaboration Inside Model API

Article URL: https://vllm.ai/blog/2026-06-29-micro-agent-frontier-models Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48722802 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody

But the system would require a massive leap from any of its existing hardware. ...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

At $499, Apple’s M3-powered iPad Air is a good deal

Most of Apple’s price increases have gone into effect, resulting in iPads and other products costing hundreds more...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets

Illinois now a key battleground in fight over prediction market sports bets. ...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business

The startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September.

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Ornith-1.0: self-improving open-source models for agentic coding

Article URL: https://github.com/deepreinforce-ai/Ornith-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48722052 P...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development

Article URL: https://quesma.com/blog/qwen-36-is-awesome/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721903 Po...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Cursor now has a mobile app for guiding your coding agent on the go

Cursor has launched a new mobile app for remote oversight over coding agents.

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Trump administration threatens 92 GW of new electricity supply with red tape

The Trump administration's moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the bigg...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

The best July 4th sales we found so far

July 4th sales are typically a precursor to what we’d see during a mid-July Prime Day, but obviously things are fl...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization

TIDAL's new policy will prevent AI-generated music from making money on its service.

Technology Jun 29, 2026

The Radiation Exposure Lie

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-lie-about-radiation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

In San Francisco, Even $180k Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/technology/san-francisco-tech-salaries.html Comments URL: https://news....

Technology Jun 29, 2026

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/european-isps-want-rightsholders-held-accountable-for-overblocking-damage/ Commen...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights

The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitut...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

F1 in Austria: Starts off exciting, then goes the opposite way

A heatwave, engine upgrades, plus power levels for the next two seasons.

Technology Jun 29, 2026

HamsterOS: A graphical desktop OS that fits on a 1.44MB floppy

Article URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/hamsteros-crams-complete-graphical-desktop-onto-1-44-mb-floppy/ Comments U...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours

Even if you only use WhatsApp sometimes, you might want to snag your username now to stop giving out your phone number.

Technology Jun 29, 2026

WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames

WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters length

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Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data

A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information ...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

WhatsApp is launching usernames: here’s how to reserve yours

WhatsApp is introducing a new way to add and chat with contacts, without having to share your phone number. Usernames wi...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Dbrand’s Steam Machine Companion Cube is canceled

Dbrand announced Monday that it's refunding everyone who bought its Steam Machine Companion Cube, which it said it made ...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional protections

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-case-decision Comments URL...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world

Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016's Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

A native graphical shell for SSH

Article URL: https://probablymarcus.com/blocks/2026/06/28/native-graphical-shell-for-SSH.html Comments URL: https://new...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications

"We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry." ...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Microsoft Needs Windows Lite

Article URL: https://philipbohun.com/blog/0011.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48720591 Points:...

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Think tank games out how to respond to disaster scenarios in space warfare

"Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction?" ...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

These camera-free smart glasses made me feel like Tony Stark

Xgimi, the Chinese company known for its all-in-one smart projectors, is expanding its portfolio with a new line of scre...

Technology Jun 29, 2026

Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence

The Supreme Court just placed once-independent agencies more firmly under presidential control. The court ruled in Slaug...