SketchAgentBench – evaluate LLMs on 3D spatial reasoning
One photo. One prompt. Code, render, inspect, refine. 11 models, 25 photos, 275 runs—each scored on its final 3D scene.
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AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
AI summary AI research at Anthropic has accelerated, with progress doubling between October 2025 and October 2026, according to a report.
Google has acquired Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming
AI summary Google has acquired Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming, completing pre-development work on site selection and power strategy.
HN: CloneGuard – scan a repo for credential-stealing tricks before you run it
Scan a repo for malware tricks before you run it. Catches credential theft, hidden network calls, obfuscated code and auto-run hooks. Read-only, with no dependencies…
A Jev that can ask Opus for help gives Opus accuracy at 4x lower cost
AI summary A hybrid model combining Jev and Opus achieves higher accuracy at 4x lower cost for identity resolution tasks.
Show HN: Agents infer Lego mechanisms from sources, then animate them
Hi there :)Around a month ago, I released LDraw Nova, an agentic toolset for assembling LEGO CAD models by generating LDraw source code files.For more details, here's the Show HN…
As the Japanese Countryside Empties Out, Wildlife Is Disappearing
AI summary In Japan, rural depopulation is causing wildlife decline despite expectations of a wildlife resurgence. Abandoned farms disrupt ecosystems that once supported biodiversity.
Firecracker VM Escape: PwnEscape Part 2
AI summary Researchers escaped a Firecracker microVM, achieving root access on the host by manipulating KVM return registers.
My first and last telegram was from Rebecca West
AI summary The author found a telegram in a book by Rebecca West, revealing a connection to a former owner, Ann Cottrell Free.
GitHub's new Git storage architecture
AI summary The article discusses GitHub's new Git storage architecture and its benefits.
Restaurant Delivery Payment-Skimming Campaign
AI summary InfoHawk found 820 fake restaurant domains skimming payments and stealing credit card info.
Replit rebuilt its sandbox engine with microVMs
How Replit rebuilt its sandbox engine with microVMs for stronger isolation, bottomless storage, and fast startup across hundreds of millions of projects.
40C3 halfnarp – Submit talk preferences to aid scheduling
Help us to reduce conflicts of scheduling 40C3's Fahrplan: Click on the talks you would like to watch and press submit. For questions please read our FAQ and our blogpost for…
We Know 15,579 Websites Are Infected. How Do We Tell Them?
AI summary 15,579 websites are infected with malicious JavaScript, receiving over 135 million monthly visits.
Memorilla: Latent Semantic Memory for LLMs
AI summary arXivLabs is a framework for developing and sharing arXiv features, emphasizing openness and user data privacy.
Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
AI summary Kalshi faces multiple legal challenges as courts reject its attempts to avoid state gambling laws, with Arkansas filing a new lawsuit against the company.
Size-It-Up (Game)
AI summary Size It Up is a daily visual game where players estimate object sizes relative to a reference.
Pliny – Letters – Book 7 Letter 27 (On Ghosts)
AI summary Pliny writes about his interest in ghosts and shares a story about Curtius Rufus encountering a mysterious figure that predicted his future.
Flawless UI-UX Skill 1.0.0
Interactive installation and twelve-agent support Run npx flawless-ui-ux@latest install, pnpm dlx flawless-ui-ux@latest install, or bunx flawless-ui-ux@latest install from your…
Devvm.dev: One VM for every project
AI summary Devvm.dev provides a sandboxed environment for each project with customizable toolchains.
Anthropic IPO valuation talks drop to $1.3T
AI summary Anthropic's IPO valuation dropped to $1.2–1.3 trillion, down from earlier estimates due to market conditions.
UpCodes (YC S17) is hiring SDR's to sell AI compliance software
We’re looking for talented and motivated people who can help us build easy-to-use compliance and product research tools. Learn about our culture and explore open positions.
Show HN: AegisKernel – Zero-trust POSIX runtime for AI agents in <0.016ms
Experience why probabilistic LLM guardrails fail and how deterministic capability boundaries block 100% of autonomous tool hijacking in sub-millisecond time.
PyLings: Solve Exercises and Learn Python
Learn Python 🐍 by fixing code: exercises from basics to senior interview level - thesayfulla/pylings
First steps in bare-metal programming using UEFI
AI summary Articles explain bare-metal programming with UEFI using a Linux workstation, targeting experienced developers.
GPU-Accelerated Weight Teleportation
AI summary A new method for weight updates in RL reduces delays and improves speed, surpassing traditional intra-cluster networking.