6.25.26 | OpenAI unveils first custom chip built by Broadcom, Anthropic alleges Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI capabilities, RubyLLM offers Ruby framework for major AI providers

6.27.26 | Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol, U.S. allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI, We can still stop California's 3D printer surveillance scheme

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 27, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:19) - Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model * (01:31) - U.S. allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations * (02:59) - We can still stop California's 3D printer surveillance scheme * (04:11) - Om * (05:13) - MicroVMs: Run isolated sandboxes with full lifecycle control * (06:50) - Ultrasound imaging of the brain * (08:10) - Why does kinetic energy increase quadratically, not linearly, with speed? (2011) * (09:20) - The gap between open weights LLMs and closed source LLMs * (10:44) - Outro Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model https://openai.com/index/previewing-gpt-5-6-sol/ [https://openai.com/index/previewing-gpt-5-6-sol/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48689028 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48689028] U.S. allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations https://www.semafor.com/article/06/27/2026/us-releases-powerful-anthropic-model-mythos-to-some-us-companies [https://www.semafor.com/article/06/27/2026/us-releases-powerful-anthropic-model-mythos-to-some-us-companies] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692995 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692995] We can still stop California's 3D printer surveillance scheme https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692051 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692051] Om https://daringfireball.net/2026/06/om [https://daringfireball.net/2026/06/om] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48693391 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48693391] MicroVMs: Run isolated sandboxes with full lifecycle control https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/run-isolated-sandboxes-with-full-lifecycle-control-aws-lambda-introduces-microvms/ [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/run-isolated-sandboxes-with-full-lifecycle-control-aws-lambda-introduces-microvms/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48642510 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48642510] Ultrasound imaging of the brain https://alephneuro.com/blog/ultrasound-brain [https://alephneuro.com/blog/ultrasound-brain] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48685558 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48685558] Why does kinetic energy increase quadratically, not linearly, with speed? (2011) https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/535/why-does-kinetic-energy-increase-quadratically-not-linearly-with-speed [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/535/why-does-kinetic-energy-increase-quadratically-not-linearly-with-speed] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692946 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692946] The gap between open weights LLMs and closed source LLMs https://blog.doubleword.ai/frontier-os-llm [https://blog.doubleword.ai/frontier-os-llm] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692058 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692058]

6.26.26 | Herculaneum scroll read for first time, Om Malik has died, internet era threatens privacy

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 26, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:19) - An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time * (01:38) - Om Malik has died * (02:42) - The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy * (04:07) - Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads * (05:37) - Oxide computer 3D rack guided tour * (06:51) - Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark * (08:16) - IBM debuts sub-1 nanometer chip technology * (09:56) - Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike * (11:04) - Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion * (12:21) - Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line * (13:38) - Outro An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll [https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675179 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675179] Om Malik has died https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/ [https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678852 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678852] The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy https://expression.fire.org/p/the-papers-please-era-of-the-internet [https://expression.fire.org/p/the-papers-please-era-of-the-internet] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48679608 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48679608] Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/apple-raises-prices-macbooks-ipads-memory-costs-skyrocket-2026-06-25/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/apple-raises-prices-macbooks-ipads-memory-costs-skyrocket-2026-06-25/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672732 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672732] Oxide computer 3D rack guided tour https://explorer.oxide.computer/ [https://explorer.oxide.computer/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48631450 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48631450] Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark https://twitter.com/mfts0/status/2070080422482977095 [https://twitter.com/mfts0/status/2070080422482977095] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672328 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672328] IBM debuts sub-1 nanometer chip technology https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-06-25-ibm-debuts-worlds-first-sub-1-nanometer-chip-technology [https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-06-25-ibm-debuts-worlds-first-sub-1-nanometer-chip-technology] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674967 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674967] Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike https://princechazz.com [https://princechazz.com] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48616304 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48616304] Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge [https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675435 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675435] Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/apple-to-skip-high-end-m6-mac-chips-to-launch-m7-pro-m7-max-m7-ultra-instead?embedded-checkout=true [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/apple-to-skip-high-end-m6-mac-chips-to-launch-m7-pro-m7-max-m7-ultra-instead?embedded-checkout=true] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676795 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676795]

6.25.26 | OpenAI unveils first custom chip built by Broadcom, Anthropic alleges Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI capabilities, RubyLLM offers Ruby framework for major AI providers

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 25, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:19) - OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom * (01:40) - Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities * (03:31) - RubyLLM: A Ruby framework for all major AI providers * (05:05) - Krea 2: SOTA open-weights 12B image model * (06:19) - 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use to near zero * (07:36) - A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding * (08:44) - Half-Life 2 in a Browser * (09:37) - The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader * (10:51) - Blogging can just be stating the obvious * (12:02) - GLM-5.2 is a step change for open agents * (13:14) - Outro OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/openai-unveils-its-first-custom-chip-built-by-broadcom/ [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/openai-unveils-its-first-custom-chip-built-by-broadcom/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663324 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663324] Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities https://www.reuters.com/world/china/anthropic-says-alibaba-illicitly-extracted-claude-ai-model-capabilities-2026-06-24/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/anthropic-says-alibaba-illicitly-extracted-claude-ai-model-capabilities-2026-06-24/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48664814 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48664814] RubyLLM: A Ruby framework for all major AI providers https://rubyllm.com/ [https://rubyllm.com/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660711 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660711] Krea 2: SOTA open-weights 12B image model https://www.krea.ai/blog/krea-2-technical-report [https://www.krea.ai/blog/krea-2-technical-report] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48646659 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48646659] 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use to near zero https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/liquid-cooling-ai-factories/ [https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/liquid-cooling-ai-factories/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660178 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660178] A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding https://labs.iximiuz.com/tutorials/ssh-tunnels [https://labs.iximiuz.com/tutorials/ssh-tunnels] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48606222 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48606222] Half-Life 2 in a Browser https://hl2.slqnt.dev/ [https://hl2.slqnt.dev/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48669534 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48669534] The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader https://blog.omgmog.net/post/xteink-x4-e-ink-reader/ [https://blog.omgmog.net/post/xteink-x4-e-ink-reader/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662381 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662381] Blogging can just be stating the obvious https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/blogging-stating-the-obvious/ [https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/blogging-stating-the-obvious/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48666927 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48666927] GLM-5.2 is a step change for open agents https://www.interconnects.ai/p/glm-52-is-the-step-change-for-open [https://www.interconnects.ai/p/glm-52-is-the-step-change-for-open] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639840 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639840]

6.24.26 | FUTO Swipe new swipe typing model, former Google employee fired for creating Google workspace CLI, Jerry's Map

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 24, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:22) - FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model * (01:48) - Fired by Google for creating the Google workspace CLI * (03:02) - Jerry's Map * (04:12) - In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words * (05:26) - Show HN: TikZ Editor – WYSIWYG editor for figures in LaTeX * (06:42) - Printing Gaussian Splats * (07:48) - The worthlessness of Vitamin D is mildly exaggerated * (09:12) - Vulnerability reports are not special anymore * (10:36) - Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak * (11:59) - Swift Package Index joins Apple * (13:03) - Outro FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model https://swipe.futo.tech/ [https://swipe.futo.tech/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48648619 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48648619] Fired by Google for creating the Google workspace CLI https://twitter.com/JPoehnelt/status/2069482265953087602 [https://twitter.com/JPoehnelt/status/2069482265953087602] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649011 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649011] Jerry's Map http://www.jerrysmap.com/the-map [http://www.jerrysmap.com/the-map] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649435 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649435] In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260622-00/?p=112451 [https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260622-00/?p=112451] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48648959 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48648959] Show HN: TikZ Editor – WYSIWYG editor for figures in LaTeX https://tikz.dev/editor/ [https://tikz.dev/editor/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48645437 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48645437] Printing Gaussian Splats https://www.patreon.com/DanyBittel/posts/printing-splats-161333338 [https://www.patreon.com/DanyBittel/posts/printing-splats-161333338] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48618481 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48618481] The worthlessness of Vitamin D is mildly exaggerated https://dynomight.net/vitamin-d/ [https://dynomight.net/vitamin-d/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647486 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647486] Vulnerability reports are not special anymore https://words.filippo.io/vuln-reports/ [https://words.filippo.io/vuln-reports/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653216 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653216] Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak https://www.wired.com/story/meta-pauses-employee-tracking-program-following-internal-security-breach/ [https://www.wired.com/story/meta-pauses-employee-tracking-program-following-internal-security-breach/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653575 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653575] Swift Package Index joins Apple https://swiftpackageindex.com/blog/swift-package-index-joins-apple [https://swiftpackageindex.com/blog/swift-package-index-joins-apple] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48648779 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48648779]

6.23.26 | Steam Machine launch, police using flock surveillance, Canada plans nuclear reactors

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 23, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:12) - Steam Machine launches today * (01:44) - Flock-Powered Police Chiefs Stalking Women Shows Why Warrants Are Needed * (02:58) - Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040 * (04:22) - GLM-5.2 – How to Run Locally * (05:48) - Polymarket has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators * (07:10) - My Mathematical Regression * (08:42) - Moebius: 0.2B image inpainting model with 10B-level performance * (10:03) - VibeThinker: 3B param model that beats Opus 4.5 on reasoning with novel SFT+GRPO * (11:17) - Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site * (12:18) - Show HN: Oak – Git alternative designed for agents * (13:27) - Outro Steam Machine launches today https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 [https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48632884 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48632884] Flock-Powered Police Chiefs Stalking Women Shows Why Warrants Are Needed https://ipvm.com/reports/police-chiefs-track [https://ipvm.com/reports/police-chiefs-track] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48634694 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48634694] Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-nuclear-strategy-9.7244509 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-nuclear-strategy-9.7244509] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48634585 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48634585] GLM-5.2 – How to Run Locally https://unsloth.ai/docs/models/glm-5.2 [https://unsloth.ai/docs/models/glm-5.2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48636377 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48636377] Polymarket has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators https://www.wsj.com/business/media/polymarket-social-media-bets-prediction-market-441cdeb5?st=HhTZY2 [https://www.wsj.com/business/media/polymarket-social-media-bets-prediction-market-441cdeb5?st=HhTZY2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614715 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614715] My Mathematical Regression https://blog.dahl.dev/posts/my-mathematical-regression/ [https://blog.dahl.dev/posts/my-mathematical-regression/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48597221 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48597221] Moebius: 0.2B image inpainting model with 10B-level performance https://hustvl.github.io/Moebius/ [https://hustvl.github.io/Moebius/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48630171 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48630171] VibeThinker: 3B param model that beats Opus 4.5 on reasoning with novel SFT+GRPO https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.16140 [https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.16140] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639240 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639240] Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site https://puzzlelair.com/ [https://puzzlelair.com/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48629213 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48629213] Show HN: Oak – Git alternative designed for agents https://oak.space/oak/oak [https://oak.space/oak/oak] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48631726 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48631726]