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Top 10 — News
- Russia’s shell output soars as it prepares for ‘next war’, warns Estonia Factories produced 7mn shells, mortar rounds and rockets last year, up from 4.5mn in 2024
- Daniel Ek and Peter Thiel-backed start-ups win German military drone contracts Helsing and Stark contracts to supply unmanned weapons to Bundeswehr worth up to €4.3bn in total
- A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions In September, Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month a…
- US consumer spending slowed in December - Is it a warning for the economy? Retail sales were unexpectedly flat in December as consumers pulled back, raising questions about a broader economic slowdown.
- Wrapped helps Spotify add users despite artists’ criticism over fees The Swedish music giant saw record users despite artists saying they aren't paid enough to put their music on the platform.
- Prediction market Kalshi reached $1bn in trading volume during Super Bowl Kalshi says ‘incredible weekend’ after $145m in bets on Bad Bunny’s opening song and guests during half-time show Online prediction market…
- Windows’ original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here’s what you need to do PCs without the new certificates could eventually have trouble booting new OSes.
- Cowboys, lassos, and nudity: AI startups turn to stunts for attention in a crowded market Businesses are using theatrical stunts not for shock alone but to create viral content and drive sales conversations online When Lunos, an…
- Former Tesla product manager wants to make luxury goods impossible to fake, starting with a chip The startup claims that it has developed a "hack-proof" chip that can't be bypassed by devices like Flipper Zero, a widely available hackin…
- Telegram is reportedly being slowed down and restricted in Russia
Telegram users in Russia may begin noticing service disruptions on Tuesday after Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, reportedl…
AI tools & model updates
- OpenAI says ChatGPT is growing again, plans new model this week ChatGPT is growing at double-digit rates again, and the coding product Codex is growing by 50 percent.
- openai/openai-python: v2.20.0 Release update (see link for changelog).
- openai/openai-node: v6.21.0 Release update (see link for changelog).
- openai/openai-python: v2.19.0 Release update (see link for changelog).
- openai/openai-node: v6.20.0 Release update (see link for changelog).
- Automating Inference Optimizations with NVIDIA TensorRT LLM AutoDeploy NVIDIA TensorRT LLM enables developers to build high-performance inference engines for large language models (LLMs), but deploying a new ar…
- anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python: v0.79.0 Release update (see link for changelog).
- anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript: sdk: v0.74.0 Release update (see link for changelog).
- Introducing Showboat and Rodney, so agents can demo what they’ve built A key challenge working with coding agents is having them both test what they’ve built and demonstrate that software to you, their overseer.
- Structured Context Engineering for File-Native Agentic Systems
Structured Context Engineering for File-Native Agentic Systems New paper by Damon McMillan exploring challenging LLM context tasks involvin…
Full list — News (50)
Factories produced 7mn shells, mortar rounds and rockets last year, up from 4.5mn in 2024
Helsing and Stark contracts to supply unmanned weapons to Bundeswehr worth up to €4.3bn in total
Schwab and ETrade parent Morgan Stanley among those hit on worries about tax-planning platform
Health secretary forced to put ambitions on hold as uneasy truce settles over Labour ahead of electoral tests
Carmaker said external IG Metall representative secretly recorded works council meeting
David Ellison is keeping his powder dry since WBD shareholders do not vote on rival Netflix deal until March at earliest
PM ‘not aware’ that Matthew Doyle had campaigned for councillor who admitted having indecent images of children
Move by US president escalates tensions already heightened by Ottawa’s auto deal with China
For the rally to endure, developing markets need to build on their resilience
US commerce secretary grilled in Congress over his relationship with late sex offender
Upbeat assessment ahead of elections contrasts with traditional Wall Street preference for minimal intervention
Jeff Dellapina will be replaced by Asia finance chief Jay Ng
Research comes as ministers signal rethink of policy that could carry big fiscal cost
In September, Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month a…
Retail sales were unexpectedly flat in December as consumers pulled back, raising questions about a broader economic slowdown.
The Swedish music giant saw record users despite artists saying they aren't paid enough to put their music on the platform.
Kalshi says ‘incredible weekend’ after $145m in bets on Bad Bunny’s opening song and guests during half-time show Online prediction market…
Markets did not like the decision to suspend share buy-backs – and investors will want clarity about what happens next The clearing of the…
Readers respond to an editorial and letters on the decline of town centres and the need to redesign public spaces Regarding your editorial…
Dr Michael Symonds and Gavin Greenwood respond to an editorial on graduate loans Your editorial ( 8 February ) is correct to highlight that…
Special coins | Country Diary | Duvet days | Washing instructions | Sleeping on the job | A former prince I enjoyed Sammy Gecsoyler’s artic…
Ashwin Prasad says far fewer people in work than there could be with ministers just ‘tinkering at the edges’ of problem The UK is “sleepwal…
PCs without the new certificates could eventually have trouble booting new OSes.
Businesses are using theatrical stunts not for shock alone but to create viral content and drive sales conversations online When Lunos, an…
The startup claims that it has developed a "hack-proof" chip that can't be bypassed by devices like Flipper Zero, a widely available hackin…
Telegram users in Russia may begin noticing service disruptions on Tuesday after Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, reportedl…
The Results About You tool is getting an upgrade.
Rivian, along with other automakers, has been under pressure to make the manual door releases easier to access.
Facebook's new AI features let users animate their profile pics, restyle their Stories and Memories, and add backgrounds to text posts.
Sharge has made a name for itself amongst the tech-obsessed with chargers and power banks featuring eye-catching designs and extra function…
Facebook is rolling out new AI features that let you animate your profile picture and restyle Stories and Memories.
A few weeks ago, I locked eyes with Sir Ian McKellen as he told me a story about how I was born, where I grew up, and when I would eventual…
If you like to take your workouts outside, open-ear earbuds are helpful for staying aware of surroundings, but that extra peace of mind oft…
Microsoft is automatically replacing boot-level security certificates on Windows devices before they start expiring later this year.
Google is expanding its tools for removing your sensitive information and nonconsensual images from its search results.
Nostalgia's getting expensive.
After Igor Babushkin, co-founder and AI researcher Tony Wu is now leaving Elon Musk's AI startup xAI.
Hi HN, I'm Arsalan, founder of LiveDocs ( https://livedocs.com ).
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Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/10/showboat-and-rodney/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46963887 Points:…
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Article URL: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(26)00008-2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4696280…
Hi HN, AI agents that can run tools on your machine are powerful for knowledge work, but they’re only as useful as the context they have.
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Full list — AI tools & model updates (30)
ChatGPT is growing at double-digit rates again, and the coding product Codex is growing by 50 percent.
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
Building robust, intelligent robots requires testing them in complex environments.
A simple prompt injection trick can turn Google Translate into a chatbot that answers questions and even generates dangerous content, a dir…
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT to support free access, with clear labeling, answer independence, strong privacy protections, and user…
OpenAI for Government announces the deployment of a custom ChatGPT on GenAI.mil, bringing secure, safety-forward AI to U.S.
NVIDIA TensorRT LLM enables developers to build high-performance inference engines for large language models (LLMs), but deploying a new ar…
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
A key challenge working with coding agents is having them both test what they’ve built and demonstrate that software to you, their overseer.
Scientists and engineers who design and build unique scientific research facilities face similar challenges.
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
Structured Context Engineering for File-Native Agentic Systems New paper by Damon McMillan exploring challenging LLM context tasks involvin…
Amazon Neptune Analytics is now available in Middle East (Bahrain), Middle East (UAE), Israel (Tel Aviv), Africa (Cape Town), Canada (Calga…
AWS HealthOmics announces a Kiro Power and Kiro IDE extension to create, run, debug, and optimize HealthOmics workflows faster with AI agen…
Bytedance has released Seedance 2.0 to a limited group of users.
A new benchmark from researchers in Switzerland and Germany shows that even top models like Claude Opus 4.5 with web search enabled still p…
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
Claude: Speed up responses with fast mode New "research preview" from Anthropic today: you can now access a faster version of their frontie…
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).
Release update (see link for changelog).