Framework’s 10G Ethernet module exposes USB-C’s complexity
I’ve been following WisdPi’s development of various 5 Gbps and 10 Gbps Ethernet adapters for the past couple years. They use newer Realtek Ethernet chips, which sometimes have performance quirks—most frequently encountered under Linux. In today’s video, I tested the new WisdPi 10G Ethernet Expansion Card for Framework computers. It fits in any available Framework […]
Silicon Valley Has an Empathy Vacuum (2016)
Currency Silicon Valley Has an Empathy Vacuum Silicon Valley’s biggest failing is not poor marketing of its products, or follow-through on promises, but, rather, the distinct lack of empathy for those whose lives are disturbed by its technological wizardry.Photograph by Scott Eells / Bloomberg / Getty Save this storySave this story Save this storySave this […]
The Garbage Collection Handbook: The Art of Automatic Memory Management (2nd Ed)
Richard Jones’s Garbage Collection (Wiley, 1996) was a milestone book in the area of automatic memory management. Its widely acclaimed successor, The Garbage Collection Handbook: The Art of Automatic Memory Management captured the state of the field in 2012. However, technology developments have made memory management more challenging, interesting and important than ever. This second […]
The ’papers, please’ era of the internet will decimate your privacy
Imagine your favorite team just scored an incredible, last-second goal at the World Cup. So you log online to celebrate with other fans. But, using data it’s already collected on you, the social media platform you like to post on wrongly guesses that you’re under 16 so it forces you to go to a third-party […]
Om Malik has died
Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in the comments below or by posting and tagging his accounts on X/Twitter, Instagram, Threads, or LinkedIn. To learn more […]
The Doorman’s Fallacy in Action
I recently learned about the Doorman’s Fallacy and couldn’t help but connect it to an experience I had last weekend. The Doorman’s Fallacy is ’the mistake of assuming technology can replace a human without consequence’. This past Saturday, six of us had an impromptu brunch after our morning yoga class. Like many venues, this one […]
Besimple AI (YC P25) Is Hiring
About Besimple AI Besimple AI is building the data and benchmark infrastructure for the next generation of voice AI. We help AI understand people from all languages and accents. The founders are ex-Meta product and engineering leaders, from MIT and Brown University. We are a small, high-ownership team working directly with frontier AI labs to […]
Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion
OpenKnowledge is a beautiful, local-first markdown editor and LLM wiki with integrations for Claude, Codex, and Cursor. Available as macOS app or Web app/CLI for Windows and Linux. Key highlights: Full WYSIWYG so that editing markdown files feels like editing a Google Doc or Notion page. Collaborative AI-editing with Claude, Codex, and Cursor desktop apps. […]
A Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end. June 25th, 2026 Read the preprint: Complete virtual unwrapping and reading of a rolled Herculaneum papyrus (PDF). The data is openly available at scrollprize.org/data, and the code on GitHub. For almost 2,000 years, the […]
IBM debuts sub-1 nanometer chip technology
Built with revolutionary “nanostack” 3D chip architecture, IBM’s sub-1 nm chip to propel semiconductor industry forward for the next decade Jun 25, 2026 YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY, June 25, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a revolutionary transistor architecture […]