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The last six months in LLMs in five minutes
A five-minute summary of the last half-year in large language models, highlighting model shifts, coding agent improvements, and notable projects.
Why is Google Maps back to showing old satellite images of Altadena?
Google Maps is currently showing outdated satellite images of Altadena, raising questions about the cause and impact of this change.
Where Are the Vibecoded Photoshops?
Despite widespread claims, no verified vibecoded complex artifacts like Photoshops or software tools have emerged, raising questions about the technology’s actual capabilities.
Show HN: Semble – Code search for agents that uses 98% fewer tokens than grep
Semble, a new code search library for agents, reduces token usage by 98%, offering faster, more efficient code retrieval without external services.
Show HN: Semble – Code search for agents that uses 98% fewer tokens than grep
Semble, a new code search library for agents, offers rapid, token-efficient code retrieval, reducing token usage by 98% compared to grep+read, with benchmarks showing high accuracy.
Mercurial, 20 years and counting: how are we still alive and kicking? [video]
Celebrating 20 years of Mercurial, the distributed version control system, as it continues to thrive amid challenges from Git and evolving open-source dynamics.
Mado: Fast Markdown linter written in Rust
Mado is a new Markdown linter written in Rust, claiming to be significantly faster than existing tools. It supports CommonMark and GFM, with promising benchmarks.
C++26 Shipped a SIMD Library Nobody Asked For
C++26 ships std::simd, a portable SIMD library, but benchmarks show it is slower and less flexible than existing tools like Highway and SIMDe.
OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens
Malta partners with OpenAI to offer ChatGPT Plus to every citizen, marking a major AI accessibility initiative. Details on rollout and implications inside.