AI
I Derived a Steak
The tool, posted on Hacker News under the heading 'Show HN: I Derived a Steak,' applies principles from protein denaturation, heat transfer, and salt diffusion to help home cooks achieve perfect results every time.
Statecraft
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back
After a tense two-week negotiation with the Trump administration, Anthropic has secured limited approval to redeploy its advanced cybersecurity model, Mythos 5, to a select group of organizations.
Prism
IBM MCGA Gate Array Reverse Engineering
A recent reverse engineering effort has uncovered undocumented features in IBM's MCGA (Multi-Color Graphics Array) video chipset, revealing capabilities such as genlock synchronization and hidden manufacturing test modes.
Statecraft
South Korea plans to train entire military as drone warriors
The announcement comes amid a broader reorganization of South Korea’s drone warfare capabilities, inspired by the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Prism
Universal Is Skipping Influencer Screenings for ‘The Odyssey.’ Film Critics Are Thrilled
Universal Studios has decided to skip influencer previews for Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated adaptation of Homer's *The Odyssey*, a move that has delighted film critics.
AI
The gap between open weights LLMs and closed source LLMs
Extrapolating this trend yields a projection that open-source models will match the closed-source frontier by December 3, 2026.
Prism
The open source DOCX editor submitted to HN a few weeks ago has been deleted
Both the GitHub repositories—eigenpal/docx-editor and eigenpal/docx-js-editor—and the project’s website docx-editor.dev are now inaccessible, returning 404 errors.
AI
Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations
The Trump administration has eased restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI model Claude Mythos 5, allowing the company to grant access to over 100 US organizations including large corporations and government agencies.
Statecraft
US senators urge CFTC probe Polymarket over ‘deceptive marketing’
Bipartisan US senators John Curtis and Adam Schiff have called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to investigate the prediction market platform Polymarket over alleged deceptive marketing.
Prism
Hacker News on a train station-style flip board
A new web-based project brings the nostalgic charm of vintage train station flip boards to Hacker News, displaying the top 20 stories in a dynamic split-flap format.