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<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>Janel Thamkul, former frontier counsel team member at Anthropic, joins Kevin Frazier to discuss what it means to practice law at the frontier of AI.<br /></p><p>This episode starts with a review of Janel’s fascinating and varied background. Next, she walks through her initial exploration

LLMs make PRs cheaper to create than to review (many to one relationship).In my case, as a repo maintainer, I usually run my prompts and workflow to review a lot of the code that comes in, and I end up paying for every unsolicited PR.I was wondering: why don't LLM suppliers support ephemeral, PR-scoped usage keys funded by the contributor? Like a review bond.For example: usable only by the maintainer, only for this repo/PR, hard capped at a low $ amount or N tokens, with a short expiry. Enough t

Gemini can - at least on some TCL models - adjust your TV's picture settings.

Elon Musk, in SpaceX's IPO filing, has made interesting claims about the company and its AI capabilities.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why “reprogramming” is the buzziest approach to reversing aging right now Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced that it had dosed its first…

Apple's WWDC saw the company look to tidy up its existing work and make AI useful rather than throw a thousand eye-catching features at users.

In an interview, Apple's SVP of engineering explains how the new Siri wasn't designed to be sycophantic.

Google sued a Chinese cybercrime network for using its Gemini AI in a 'massive' scam operation.

Derek Chadwick will launch a new gay dating app called Goose.

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OpenAI introduces three Academy courses that help people build practical AI skills, create repeatable workflows, and apply agents in everyday work.

There we were, a regular murderers’ row of librarians. Little Jo. Eustace. And me. Turning around in the nave of our library to greet the sound of footsteps, pistols leveled in case whoever was coming in didn’t respect sanctuary. Little Jo had a stack of books under one arm. Eustace was holding the screwdriver she’d…

Underrated and overlooked cleaning gadgets to help keep your home spotless, from robot vacuums to electric scrubbers.

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From multiple styles of mopping to AI mess detection, the robot vacuums of 2026 are more exciting than years past. Here are my top picks halfway through the year.

Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced that it had dosed its first volunteer. A person with glaucoma has had an experimental treatment injected straight into their eyeball. The idea is to try to treat the disease—which can cause vision loss—by regenerating healthy nerves in the eye. But…

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Your brain lives in the dark space of your skull. Yet it knows when the wind lifts the hairs on your skin, when your heart is…

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Article URL: https://github.com/harmansingh4163-ai/ESP-32-s3-Story-maker-LLM Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48500424 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

Avataar AI's distilled video model is priced at $0.005 for every second of generation.

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Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines are built to be reconfigured.

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.

Article URL: https://blog.j11y.io/2026-06-10_hidden-state-probes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48498283 Points: 41 # Comments: 3

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Preply uses OpenAI to launch AI-generated lesson summaries, providing personalised feedback and language learning exercises.

<p>After two days of experience with <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/9/claude-fable-5/">Claude Fable 5</a> I think the best way to describe it is <strong>relentlessly proactive</strong>. It knows a whole lot of tricks and it will deploy pretty much any of them to get to its goal.</p> <p>I'll illustrate this with an example. I was hacking on <a href="https://agent.datasette.io/">Datasette Agent</a> today when I noticed a glitch: a

Article URL: https://dl-chat-49232436682.asia-northeast3.run.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48496730 Points: 2 # Comments: 1

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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.11016 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48496180 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

Wits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.

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After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of outright fraud.

A lot happened this week, including a great trip out to Lighthaven.

What’s the best model right now that outperforms Qwopus3.6-27B-v2-MTP-GGUF 8-bit on a 24 GB VRAM GPU? Looking for real reviews. I found 4 bit not usable in production. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48494377 Points: 3 # Comments: 3

OpenAI executives are rumored to be slashing prices of tokens as the company moves toward public status.

Deezer introduced a tool that scans playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms to identify AI music.

Pool's new app automatically sorts screenshots into personalized collections, tracks down the original links behind saved content, and helps you rediscover products, recipes, travel ideas, and other things you meant to revisit.