vit.am is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
How I made a paid Mac app in 11 days with Claude – without writing a single line of code
Claude helped me vibe-code a Mac app and pass Apple’s review in less than two weeks. Come with me on my journey from idea to purchasable App Store product.
https://www.zdnet.com/innovation/claude-code-vibe-coding-mac-app/
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Clinical trial of a prion disease drug candidate begins enrolling participants
Article URL: https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/clinical-trial-prion-disease-drug-candidate-begins-enrolling-participants Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028027 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
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Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay
Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TechCrunch [TechCrunch]
Prime Day Mac deals: New Mac mini $150 off, MacBook Air $200 off, much more
Update, October 6, 5:09 p.m. PT: Amazon has slashed prices of the new Mac mini even lower as the Prime Day festivities ramp up: 2026 M6 Mac mini 16GB/256GB $769 (Reg. $899) – All-time low 2026 M6 Mac mini 16GB/512GB $95…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #9to5Mac [9to5Mac]
How Strong Is the Strong Force?
Article URL: https://cerncourier.com/how-strong-is-the-strong-interaction/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028162 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
https://cerncourier.com/how-strong-is-the-strong-interaction/
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The logarithms of rational numbers have irrationality exponent 2 [pdf]
Article URL: https://jdb19937.github.io/log-irrationality-measure/logmeasure.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027884 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
https://jdb19937.github.io/log-irrationality-measure/logmeasure.pdf
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Has the Autonomous Trucking Revolution Arrived?
Article URL: https://phenomenalworld.org/analysis/has-the-autonomous-trucking-revolution-arrived/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028062 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
https://phenomenalworld.org/analysis/has-the-autonomous-trucking-revolution-arrived/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]
Free Gemini app users now only have access to ‘Auto’ models
As announced last week, Google is rolling out a big change to the Gemini app experience for users on the free plan. more…
https://9to5google.com/2026/10/09/gemini-auto-free-users/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #9to5Google [9to5Google]
Can you use autoregressive diffusion to generate market data?
Article URL: https://blog.janestreet.com/can-you-use-autoregressive-diffusion-to-generate-market-data/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50021410 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
https://blog.janestreet.com/can-you-use-autoregressive-diffusion-to-generate-market-data/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from Norway, 2021–2025
Article URL: https://www.nber.org/papers/w35854 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027234 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
https://www.nber.org/papers/w35854
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Can AI automate AI R&D yet?
Article URL: https://epoch.ai/publications/innovationeval Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027257 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
https://epoch.ai/publications/innovationeval
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REA Reverse – Engineer Anything
Article URL: https://rea.tools/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028275 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
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Show HN: Yeah Nah – a BS score for Australian job ads
Article URL: https://yeahnah.lol/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028283 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr Says Pete Hegseth Has Final Say On Broadcasting Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution
Carr said he'll "defer to Secretary Hegseth" if the latter aims to air the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan on broadcast TV.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #Gizmodo [Gizmodo]
Anthropic AI model submits false tip on unsolved Philly murder
Article URL: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/anthropic-ai-model-submits-false-tip-on-unsolved-philly-murder-police-say/4477051/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027118 Points: 6 # Comments…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]
Atari Falcon
Article URL: https://atarimuseum.nl/atari-falcon/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027590 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
https://atarimuseum.nl/atari-falcon/
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Compiling Rust to readable C with Eurydice
Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1055211/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027853 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
https://lwn.net/Articles/1055211/
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HostMath – Airbnb profit calculator with break-even occupancy and payback
Article URL: https://hosttmath.ctonew.app/?src=hn Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027856 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]
11 of 23 Core Open Source Projects Run on 1 or 2 People
Article URL: https://linuxstans.com/11-of-23-core-open-source-projects-run-on-1-or-2-people/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028059 Points: 6 # Comments: 3
https://linuxstans.com/11-of-23-core-open-source-projects-run-on-1-or-2-people/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]
Rewriting Prime Agent in Rust
Article URL: https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent-rust Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027694 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent-rust
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Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TechCrunch [TechCrunch]
Break Out the Blue Mushrooms: ‘Common Side Effects’ Will Return in January
Adult Swim's trippy animated thriller has announced a date for its second season.
https://gizmodo.com/common-side-effects-season-2-premiere-date-nycc-2026-2000823955
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #Gizmodo [Gizmodo]
What mathematicians should know about the Lean Theorem Prover: reliability & AI
Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/what-mathematicians-should-know-about-the-lean-theorem-proverquestions-of-reliability-and-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024090 Points: 15…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]
Apple Stores Will Add Your Name to iPhone Duo's Startup Screen
Apple has something special planned for customers who purchase an iPhone Duo in an Apple Store. Employees will be able to customize the Duo so it displays the name of the buyer at the "Hello" screen when it turns on for…
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/09/iphone-duo-name-personalization/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #MacRumors [MacRumors]
What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?
Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/whats-been-driving-hawaiis-lava-fountains/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #ArsTechnica [Ars Technica]
NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations
"We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit."
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #ArsTechnica [Ars Technica]
A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis
Stylish upcycling, with a retro flare, at Spain's Museo de Historia de la Computación.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/a-cray-1-supercomputer-replica-from-30-obsolete-mac-minis/
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Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #ArsTechnica [Ars Technica]
Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #ArsTechnica [Ars Technica]
Survey suggests that the iPhone Duo is tempting a surprising number of Android fans
Not quite an Android exodus, but encouraging reading for Apple.
https://www.androidauthority.com/ditch-android-for-the-iphone-duo-poll-results-3721582/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Google teases its new 'Fitbit Edge' wearable ahead of an October 12 reveal
Google has seemingly confirmed the rumored "Fitbit Edge" with social media posts teasing a new wearable coming October 12.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #Engadget [Engadget]
Long live the mechanical keyboard
Keychron made a name for itself after launching on Kickstarter in 2017. Today, it offers the value K2 model as well as a variety of other versions, including one with an all-wood body.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/long-live-the-mechanical-keyboard/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TechCrunch [TechCrunch]
Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? A return to last-gen DDR4 RAM. Intel and AMD are making new CPUs that'll suppor…
https://www.theverge.com/games/1009140/ram-shortage-intel-amd-ddr4-comeback
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TheVerge [The Verge]
The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
TypeSafe AI raised $870 million in a round led by a16Z.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TechCrunch [TechCrunch]
I feel like a lot of people on here, particularly in the more serious end of the development community, are not liking the rise of AI. Is that a job security thing? I get it, I’ve been a software developer for 22 years… but maybe a chance to get in front of the thing as it’s emerging? Perhaps? I mean, maybe that means we just all shift a bit more towards being architects, instead of being so involved in the actual line by line coding, day to day? #ai #llm #software #jobs #future #codex #chatgpt #claude #cursor #developers #careers
Google Translate could soon get its own version of Gboard’s Rambler
Smart assist would clean up your messy speech before translating.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-translate-rambler-3721531/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Anthropic’s AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide
An Anthropic AI model provided false information about an unsolved homicide to a Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tipline, according to a report from 6abc. In a statement released on Friday, the PPD said the AI mode…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TheVerge [The Verge]
YouTuber Says Cops Visited Him After He Built a Flock-Style Camera to Track Cops
Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/youtuber-says-cops-paid-him-a-visit-after-he-built-flock-style-camera-to-track-cops-2000824306 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50026555 Points: 17 # Comments: 0
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #HackerNews [Hacker News]
Free Meals and Other Perks From Big Pharma Really Do Sway Doctors, Review Finds
A new systematic review, published by Cochrane, has found a direct “dose-response” relationship between the number prescriptions for certain drugs and the amount of free meals given to doctors.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #Gizmodo [Gizmodo]
Flock Safety is reportedly planning major layoffs now that everyone hates it
Morale at one of the most reviled companies in America appears to be at an all time low.
https://www.engadget.com/2282823/flock-safety-reportedly-planning-major-layoffs/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #Engadget [Engadget]
Pixelated 120: The definitive Pixel tier list
Welcome to Pixelated episode 120. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will celebrate 10 years of Pixel by ranking all of Google’s smartphones released over the past decade. Also, we finally make the jump over to video! Enjoy …
https://9to5google.com/2026/10/09/pixelated-120-the-definitive-pixel-tier-list/
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Apple Potentially Behind 'HomeView' Trademark Filed Alongside 'homeOS' Last Year
Apple potentially used a shell company named Home Services LLC to secretly file for a "HomeView" trademark in the U.S. and various other countries last year, around the same time that another shell company named Home Op…
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/09/homeview-trademark/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #MacRumors [MacRumors]
Why Are Coding Agents So Dumb?
Article URL: https://mtlynch.io/why-are-coding-agents-so-dumb/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50020947 Points: 26 # Comments: 5
https://mtlynch.io/why-are-coding-agents-so-dumb/
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AWS AgentCore security undone by prompt requesting credentials
Tokens transmitted in metadata, weak VM isolation, and expansive permissions make hacking a lot easier
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TheRegister [The Register]
Did Claude Help an Amateur Astronomer Discover a New Planet?
Billions of exoplanets are believed to be out there awaiting discovery. AI—with its ability to sift through mountains of data—could speed that process along.
https://gizmodo.com/did-claude-help-an-amateur-astronomer-discover-a-new-planet-2000824393
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #Gizmodo [Gizmodo]
Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial
CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #ArsTechnica [Ars Technica]
AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software
Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/ai-coding-agents-generate-more-code-but-not-more-software/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #ArsTechnica [Ars Technica]
Here’s how to unlock your Googlebook’s secret light show
The hidden Glowbar Disco app is surprisingly easy to find once you know where to look.
https://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-find-glowbar-disco-app-googlebook-3721552/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is free to play on Amazon Luna
The long-awaited Star Wars: Galactic Racer launched earlier this week on consoles and PC, and is also free to play on Amazon Luna. more…
https://9to5google.com/2026/10/09/star-wars-galactic-racer-free-amazon-luna/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #9to5Google [9to5Google]