1. The HTML-in-Canvas API origin trial (developer.chrome.com)
Learn about the HTML-in-Canvas origin trial in Chrome, and how it can help bring the DOM to your Canvas-driven applications.
2. We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970 (thanksforthatjim.bearblog.dev)
Somehow a film made 56 years ago named Colossus The Forbin Project predicted the world of today
The film “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” released 56 years ago, eerily anticipated many aspects of modern society, including themes of artificial intelligence and surveillance. Its portrayal of a supercomputer taking control aligns closely with current technological concerns, highlighting an unsettling parallel between fiction and today’s reality.
4. Kimi K3.1 scores 55 on Artificial Analysis, placed on the Pareto line (artificialanalysis.ai)
Analysis of Kimi's Kimi K3.1 Pro and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more.
The Kimi K3.1 Pro scored 55 on the Artificial Analysis, positioning it on the Pareto line among AI models. The analysis compared key metrics such as quality, price, performance (tokens per second and time to first token), and context window against other models, highlighting its competitive standing in the market.
5. Gemma-4-26B-A4B with 39-69% less thinking at same accuracy (bottlecapai.com)
This is the fifth model in the ThinkingCap series. We reduced how much Google's gemma-4-26B-A4B-it thinks, without compromising the quality of its answers.
Gemma-4-26B-A4B, the latest model in the ThinkingCap series, demonstrates a 39-69% reduction in processing requirements while maintaining the same accuracy in its responses. This advancement indicates a significant improvement in efficiency without sacrificing quality.
6. Hacker leaks 281 GB of data from Germany's far-right AfD party (www.bitdefender.com)
7. Mortality Among People with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (jamanetwork.com)
8. Move Slow and Fix Things (endler.dev)
Growing up as a kid in rural Bavaria, I always …
9. Color Names (names.color.pizza)
31,970 colors, each named by a person: wander through them, hanging where their color is.
A collection of 31,970 colors is presented, each uniquely named by individuals, allowing viewers to explore the hues in a visually immersive way. The display emphasizes the personal connection people have with colors and their meanings.
10. Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart (github.com)
Local home screen, private remote browser, and push-to-talk voice assistant for webOS TVs - anubhavmalhotra/r2d2-tv
After an unwanted webOS update on a smart TV, the author developed new software to enhance the TV’s functionality. The project involved utilizing machine learning models for coding and implementing WebRTC to reduce latency. The result is a version that allows for speech navigation, providing a more interactive experience for the author’s daughter while enabling browsing on a larger screen.
11. Pentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for use at border (www.cnn.com)
The Pentagon has given the Department of Homeland Security permission to test a military-grade heat ray and develop tactics to potentially use it in operations at the southern US border, according to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month and obtained by CNN.
The Pentagon has authorized the Department of Homeland Security to test a military-grade heat ray weapon for potential use at the southern US border. This decision, formalized in a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allows DHS to develop operational tactics for the deployment of the weapon.
12. OpenAI: Securing our frontier model training environment (openai.com)
13. The Secret Life of Circuits is now in stock everywhere (blog.coredump.cx)
14. Air Purifiers as White Noise Machines (www.jefftk.com)
White noise machines are widely used for sound masking, increasing privacy in offices and helping people sleep. The classic approach is a fan in a box, though in the past ten years people have mostly switched over to electronic ones. But a fan is really a great approach; you just need to put it to better use: have the fan clean the air. Instead of spinning a fan in free air to make noise, you ca
Air purifiers can effectively double as white noise machines by using a fan to circulate air while also cleaning it. This approach not only aids in sound masking, enhancing privacy and sleep quality, but also optimizes the functionality of the fan. By integrating air purification with noise generation, users can enjoy a more pleasant environment.
15. Median product "lifespan" has fallen from ~4y down to ~1.5y
The median lifespan of products tracked by SaaSHub has decreased significantly from approximately four years to about 1.5 years as of 2026. This decline indicates a growing trend of shorter product viability in the market, aligning with anecdotal observations of increased product turnover.
16. How Is Music Possible (www.henrikkarlsson.xyz)
17. Show HN: Impossible Machines: declaratively program the physical world (www.impossiblemachines.xyz)
An interactive world where missing mechanisms appear between cause and effect.
The thought experiment introduces a concept of declarative programming applied to the physical world, where users specify desired outcomes and a system determines the methods for achieving them. The author created a software mockup to illustrate this idea, demonstrating how users could indicate effects, like ringing a bell, and the system would figure out the necessary actions to produce that result.
18. I turned my TV into a Game Boy Color with a Pokemon town as my home screen (twitter.com)
I turned my TV into a Game Boy Color with a Pokemon town as my home screen. Walk into a building to open an app. Want to change a setting? Beat the gym leader first. Opus 5.5 is the goat.
A TV has been transformed into a Game Boy Color interface, featuring a Pokémon town as the home screen. Users can interact with apps by entering buildings and must defeat a gym leader to change settings. The software version Opus 5.5 is highlighted as a standout feature in this setup.
19. Show HN: Swurf – Swipe through the real web (swurf.org)
One real website at a time. Swipe to the next. It learns what you like — no account.
Swurf is a new web browsing tool that lets users swipe through a curated feed of web pages tailored to their interests, avoiding repetition of previously viewed content. The platform aims to expose users to a diverse array of high-quality blog posts and trending sites that they might otherwise overlook. By learning user preferences, Swurf continuously updates its recommendations, providing a dynamic browsing experience.
20. LISP Comes of Age (1980) (microship.com)
21. A lost Schrödinger manuscript reveals a twist in quantum physics (www.sciencealert.com)
For more than 80 years, a manuscript penned by one of the founders of quantum physics has been gathering dust in an Austrian library.
22. The Missed Opportunities of Sonic 06 (isaacmarovitz.com)
Most people know Sonic 06 has cut content, but few realise just how much...
23. Show HN: We had AI write a wiki from 45k Enron emails, every fact cited (www.thisandthat.chat)
24. Kimi K3.1 Pro (www.kimi.ai)
Introducing Kimi K3.1 Pro, our most capable 3T-class open-weight model with 1M-token context and major advances in coding, 3D modeling, and financial research.
Kimi K3.1 Pro is a high-performance 3T-class open-weight model featuring a 1M-token context. It includes significant improvements in coding, 3D modeling, and financial research capabilities, making it one of the most advanced models in its category.
25. Sony Retires Its Last 4K Blu-ray Player in Japan, PS5 Is All That's Left (www.techpowerup.com)
Sony has stopped shipping the UBP-X700/K in Japan, its last standalone 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player in the country. Shipments ended on October 22, and according to Sony retailer Kunkoku, the remaining stock on Sony's Japanese store sold out almost immediately. There's no word on a successor. That...
Sony has ceased shipments of its last 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K, in Japan as of October 22. The remaining stock quickly sold out on Sony’s Japanese store, and there are currently no plans for a successor, leaving the PlayStation 5 as the sole option for 4K Blu-ray playback from Sony.
26. Why My Asus Laptop Kept Rebooting After Sleep and How to Fix It (idiallo.com)
Three years ago, I bought an Asus laptop, specifically the Zenbook Pro 17. It's a powerful machine and works just fine for my needs, but it had one problem that made me want to either return it or thr
27. The Rise and Fall of Jev (blog.alexewerlof.com)
28. Show HN: Corgi, a helpful {agent, terminal} multiplexer (corgi.computer)
Friendly helper for your agents.
Corgi is a newly developed agent multiplexer that enhances user experience by providing real-time activity feeds from various agents and a quick shortcut (F1) to navigate to unread agents. It includes a unified launcher for multiple accounts, streamlining access to tools like Codex, Claude, and Pi. The creator has been using it as a daily tool for several weeks, highlighting its ergonomic improvements over existing solutions.
29. Florida officer found dead man, impersonated him for years, renovated his home (www.nbcnews.com)
Brian Louis Sguros responded to Dennis West’s Lauderhill home in 2022 for a welfare check. Sguros later claimed he spent at least $214,000 on the home, according to police documents.
Florida officer Brian Louis Sguros discovered the body of Dennis West during a welfare check in 2022 and subsequently impersonated him for years. Sguros allegedly invested over $214,000 in renovations to West’s home while living under his identity.
30. France needs to read my paper (wilsoniumite.com)
I’m sitting in a macroeconomics strategy review held by my employers economics team, and they are staring dumbfounded at the french sovereign bond yield and it is evident they don’t know exactly why this is happening, nor what to do with it. The French government and opposition seems to also have no better ideas, seemingly […]