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Parakeet.cpp – Parakeet ASR inference in pure C++ with Metal GPU acceleration

Article URL: https://github.com/Frikallo/parakeet.cpp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176239 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

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Technology Feb 27, 2026

A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives

Article URL: https://bookriot.com/hr7661-book-ban-legislation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176...

Technology Feb 27, 2026

Compact disc story (1998)

Article URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294484774_Compact_disc_story Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat...

Technology Feb 27, 2026

Google Workers Seek 'Red Lines' on Military A.I., Echoing Anthropic

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technology/google-deepmind-letter-pentagon.html Comments URL: https://n...

Technology Feb 27, 2026

Two insider cases we've recently closed

Article URL: https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-trading-violation-enforcement-cases Comments URL: https://news.ycombinato...

Technology Feb 27, 2026

LiteLLM (YC W23): Founding Reliability Engineer – $200K-$270K and 0.5-1.0% equity

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/litellm/jobs/unlCynJ-founding-reliability-performance-engineer Comme...

Technology Feb 27, 2026

The Latest Repair Battlefield Is the Iowa Farmlands—Again

A new bill that would give farmers in Iowa the right to repair is a big threat to tractor manufacturer John Deere.

Technology Feb 27, 2026

Palantir's AI Is Playing a Major Role in Tracking Gaza Aid Deliveries

Article URL: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/palantir-ai-gaza-humanitarian-aid-cmcc-srs-ngos-banned-israel Comments URL:...

Technology Feb 27, 2026

These Are Our Absolute Favorite Android Earbuds, and They're Below $200

The Pixel Buds Pro 2 have great ANC and long battery life, and they’re marked down in several colors.

Technology Feb 27, 2026

Hands-On With Nano Banana 2, the Latest Version of Google’s AI Image Generator

Google’s latest image model, Nano Banana 2, is a powerful AI photo editor that punctures reality. Well, sometimes.

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount

In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owne...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next

Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes.

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of D...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

‘Uncanny Valley’: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

Our hosts unpack the news of the week, starting with the ongoing feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Plus: All you ...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline looms

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to give th...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women

"Neanderthal deserts" in our genomes suggest a strong pattern in matings.

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win

Article URL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-backs-out-warners-deal-paramount-win-1236...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Anthropic says company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-pentagon-hegseth-dario-amodei-9b28dda41bdb52b6a378fa9fc80b8fda Com...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer

Netflix has dropped its $83 billion deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, and its streaming service HBO Max. In ...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Microsoft’s “Copilot Tasks” AI uses its own computer to get things done

Microsoft is previewing a new AI-powered "Copilot Tasks" designed to take care of busywork for you in the background, th...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Perplexity announces "Computer," an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents

It's also a buttoned-down, ostensibly safer take on the OpenClaw concept.

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the Department of War

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

PayPal might not be looking to sell itself, report

PayPal may not be in talks to be acquired, sources have told Semafor, after a previous news report that Stripe was sniff...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise

“Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Hydroph0bia – a fixed SecureBoot bypass for UEFI firmware based on Insyde H2O

Article URL: https://coderush.me/hydroph0bia-part3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172730 Points:...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble

Jack Dorsey's Block, the financial tech company that runs Square and the Cash app, is cutting its workforce by "nearly h...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Smartphone Mkt to Decline 13% in '26, Largest Drop Ever Due to Memory Shortage

Article URL: https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/wwsmartphoneforecast4q25/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop

Lenovo's next gaming laptop could be a shapeshifting foldable called the Legion Go Fold, which can be used as a laptop o...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains

Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all da...

Technology Feb 26, 2026

The physics of squeaking sneakers

Geometry of tread patterns determines frequency, so blocks were designed to play Star Wars musi...