First Strike
AI summary The article discusses potential geopolitical strategies related to AI and electricity growth, warning about short-term thinking and the risks of the US AI race.
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What Happened to 3Com?
AI summary 3Com was a major network equipment company that declined after the dotcom bust due to poor decisions.
Doc-foundry – AI writes Security detection rules, then proves they work
AI summary An AI system creates security detection rules and proves their effectiveness through a structured process.
Show HN: Live map of U.S. flights during tonight's FAA nationwide ground stop
AI summary On Nov 13, 2026, the FAA imposed a ground stop at all U.S. airports at 3:54 PM ET. A live map shows flight activity during the event.
Terminal borders that don't cost a cell
A terminal protocol for thin lines on cell edges: borders, rounded corners and gridlines that don't use up rows or columns. Working in Ghostty, with Ratatui demos.
How Not to Build a Music Player
AI summary A musician built an offline music player after internet blackouts disrupted access to online services and lyrics.
Lying to Zed to get its remote server running on FreeBSD
AI summary A user requests Zed to support FreeBSD remote servers and prefers Zed over VS Code for its speed and AI toggle features.
Claude Meetings
AI summary Claude can now join video calls as a visible participant, take notes, and assist with documents and whiteboards during meetings.
National Weather Service reports nationwide radar website outage amid FAA stop
AI summary The National Weather Service reported nationwide internet issues on Nov. 13, causing some weather products to be unavailable or outdated.
Live airband on all frequencies from KORS. Victoria, CA also ground stopped
Every aviation radio transmission heard from Orcas Island, WA: live, transcribed, and archived. Listen to all channels at once, pick your own, or rewind to any moment.
All US airports are currently ground stopped
Issued by the FAA just moments ago, ALL US airports are currently ground stopped. This means NO flights may depart for US airports. Flights already in the air will be allowed to…
FAA Issues National Ground Stop
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Autonomous (YC F25) is hiring MTS to build AI agents that manage your wealth
Advanced AI research lab developing autonomous systems for complex decision-making in uncertain environments.
Big tech is here to let us down
AI summary Microsoft services like Outlook, Teams, and Copilot faced outages, disrupting businesses and institutions.
Live-migration support in FreeBSD and bhyve coming
AI summary FreeBSD 15.1 introduces live migration support for bhyve guests, allowing movement between hosts with minimal downtime.
No AI Slop: A Manifesto
AI summary A manifesto calls for responsible AI development, emphasizing human roles and value creation.
Someone's Impersonating This Blog
AI summary A blog owner discovered a fake site impersonating their blog, with stolen content and a watermark linking to their real URL.
Technology as a Search Problem
AI summary The article explores technology as a search problem in a high-dimensional design space, highlighting the vast number of possible combinations.
Found: A protein that drives ageing without unleashing inflammation
Aged mice engineered to lack granzyme K have improved heart and liver function and less kidney damage.
$11.4M in Nvidia hardware vanishes during shipment from CA to TX
AI summary Six pallets of NVIDIA hardware worth $11.4 million disappeared during a shipment from California to Texas in August 2026.
6-11X speedup running Qwen3.6 on my RTX 4090, full repo.
token speedtup. Contribute to me-farza/lightreason development by creating an account on GitHub.
The avalanche that hit math is coming for AI development
AI summary An essay suggests AI could soon match human experts in research, accelerating progress significantly.
Models can now transmit viruses in weight-space
AI summary Models can now transmit viruses in weight-space, posing security risks through unauthorized behavior changes.
Microsoft outage gives customers a crash course in dependence on Redmond
AI summary Microsoft 365 services faced a prolonged outage, causing disruptions in email, messaging, and collaboration for users.