Rob Pike Strongly Criticizes Generative AI in Public Remarks
TL;DR An Imgur post titled "Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI" was published on Dec. 26, 2025; the source excerpt…
TurboDiffusion Delivers 100–200× Speedup for Video Diffusion Models
TL;DR TurboDiffusion is an open-source framework that the authors say can accelerate end-to-end video diffusion generation by roughly 100–200× on…
Western Governments Escalate Pressure on VPNs Amid Privacy and Age-Check Measures
TL;DR Several Western governments have recently targeted virtual private networks (VPNs) as part of broader online-content and child-protection laws. Denmark…
Ultimate Linux: Building a Minimal Linux Userspace in Pure JavaScript
TL;DR A developer published a tiny Linux userspace implemented mostly in JavaScript and packaged as a standalone binary by transpiling…
WiFi DensePose: Dense human pose estimation using WiFi signals
TL;DR WiFi DensePose is a system that converts WiFi Channel State Information (CSI) into dense human pose estimates without cameras,…
Ask HN: What skills will you develop or improve in 2026? Community thread
TL;DR An Ask HN thread asks members which skills they plan to develop in 2026 and links to prior yearly…
Seven Diabetes Patients Die From Bug in Abbott’s Freestyle Libre CGMs
TL;DR An Abbott Freestyle Libre continuous glucose monitor (CGM) bug falsely reported dangerously low glucose levels, and the U.S. FDA…
Critical LangChain flaw CVE-2025-68664 disclosed by Cyata Research
TL;DR A Cyata Research report published Dec. 25, 2025 identifies a critical vulnerability in LangChain Core, labeled "LangGrinch" and assigned…
When a device driver confronts and exposes the kernel’s assumptions
TL;DR The available source is limited to a headline and a short excerpt; the piece appears to discuss a device…
MiniMax M2.1: Enhanced Multi-Language Coding for Real-World Tasks
TL;DR MiniMax released M2.1, an update focused on improving multi-language programming, mobile/web app development, and real-world task performance. The model…