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Python JIT project was asked to pause development

Article URL: https://discuss.python.org/t/an-announcement-from-the-steering-council-regarding-the-jit-project/107638 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425982 Points: 12 # Comments:...

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The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center

A proposed $2 billion data center has become a political flashpoint in the small city of Shelbyville, Indiana. And the c...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps

These newer social apps offer alternatives to Big Tech’s feeds, focusing on interests, creativity, and community.

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Benn Jordan longs for the days of tech that didn’t spy on you

Benn Jordan may have initially gained notoriety for his music as Flashbulb and later, reviewing synths and effects pedal...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Zeroserve: A zero-config web server you can script with eBPF

Article URL: https://su3.io/posts/introducing-zeroserve Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425723 Poi...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Motorola effectively bricked its entire line of WiFi routers without explanation

Article URL: https://mashable.com/tech/motorola-wifi-routers-stop-working-motosync-plus-app-down Comments URL: https://...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Moving beyond fork() + exec()

Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1076018/16f01bbbb8e0d1f0/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

82-0 is the best basketball game, to hell with NBA 2K

82-0 marries the stat nerd fun of fantasy basketball with instant gratification and a bit of dumb luck. The goal is to d...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Running Python code in a sandbox with MicroPython and WASM

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/6/micropython-in-a-sandbox/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Benchmarks in Leipzig

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.05818 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425247 Points: 19 # ...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed

Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is making its own clickbait articles with AI. ...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

US House lawmakers release draft bill to prohibit state AI rules

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-house-lawmakers-release-draft-bill-regulate-ai-2026-06-04/ Comments UR...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Kabuto Park captures the fleeting joy of summer vacation

There are a lot of games that remind me of summer - hot days in the backseat with a copy of Dragon Warrior III, cooling ...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Trees to Flows and Back: Unifying Decision Trees and Diffusion Models

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00414 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48424674 Points: 5 # C...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Nvidia is proposing a beast of a CPU system for Windows PCs

Article URL: https://twitter.com/lemire/status/2062880075117113739 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Meta Keeps Delaying the Release of Its New AI Model to Developers

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-keeps-delaying-the-release-of-its-new-ai-model-to-developers-f8569c8c Com...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

The new bibliomaniacs

Article URL: https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-new-bibliomaniacs/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Mbodi AI (YC P25) Is Hiring Founding Machine Learning Engineer (Robotics)

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbodi-ai/jobs/WYAcNkX-founding-machine-learning-engineer Comments UR...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

There's still no point in gigabit broadband

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/theres-still-no-point-in-gigabit-broadband/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 131, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Here comes new Siri again

Apple has been on its back foot, AI-wise, for the past few years. But in a strange way, playing from behind might not be...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/05/google-will-pay-spacex-920m-per-month-for-compute/ Comments URL: https:/...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing

What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem?

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Pokemon Emerald Ported to WebAssembly (100k FPS)

Article URL: https://pokeemerald.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48423762 Points: 13 # Comments...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models

I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watc...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It

Unjected and PureBlood.Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Introduction – Rust for Python Programmers

Article URL: https://microsoft.github.io/RustTraining/python-book/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Do Women's Mate Preferences Change Across the Ovulatory Cycle? A Meta-Analysis [pdf]

Article URL: https://www.martiehaselton.com/_files/ugd/3ae410_aeb76edab75f457aae0c14c4c68d93c0.pdf Comments URL: https:...

Technology Jun 6, 2026

2 Best Bluetooth Trackers of 2026, Plus Honorable Mentions

These are the best Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellular gadgets to ensure you never lose anything ever again.

Technology Jun 6, 2026

Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming

Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite...