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Visit website →Cache-friendly AVX-512 IPv6 LPM (linearized B+-tree, real BGP benchmarks)
PlanB IPv6 LPM has been reimplemented as a portable C++17 library, with benchmarks released.
Show HN: Running TRELLIS.2 Image-to-3D Generation Natively on Apple Silicon
Ported TRELLIS.2 to run 3D generation on Apple Silicon without CUDA.
Sudo for Windows
Sudo has been added to Windows 11 for running commands with administrator privileges.
Swiss AI Initiative (2023)
The Swiss AI Initiative supports research on large-scale, public AI models.
A map showing the providers behind official emails of 2,100 Swiss municipalities
Reveals a map of official email providers used by 2,100 Swiss municipalities
Show HN: Faceoff – a terminal UI for following NHL games
A Python-based TUI that shows NHL games, scores, and stats.
The Bromine Bottleneck: Why Middle East Tensions Could Halt Global Memory Chip Production
Dependence on Israeli bromine is becoming a critical bottleneck for the DRAM and NAND supply chain.
Vercel April 2026 Security Incident
Vercel confirmed unauthorized access to internal systems, and some customers were affected.
Show HN: Prompt-to-Excalidraw demo in the browser with Gemma 4 E2B (3.1GB)
In the browser, Gemma 4 E2B converts prompts into Excalidraw diagrams.
SPEAKE(a)R: Turning Speakers into Microphones [pdf] (2017)
A 2017 study presents an attack technique that utilizes speakers like microphones.
Modern Rendering Culling Techniques
A rundown covering everything from distance, frustum, and occlusion culling to GPU-driven cluster culling.
The 7 Ur-Languages of Programming (2022)
It divides mainstream languages into 7 families and explains the way of thinking behind each.
RAM shortage could last for years
The DRAM supply shortage could extend beyond 2027.
The World Where IPv6 Was a Good Design (2017)
An explanation, through the history of the network layer, of why IPv6 ended up so complicated.
Zero-Copy GPU Inference with WebAssembly on Apple Silicon
By sharing Wasm memory with the GPU, inference runs zero-copy on Apple Silicon.
NIST Scientists Create an 'Every Wavelength' Laser
They implemented integrated photonics technology that emits light of various wavelengths on a chip.
Optimizing Ruby Path Methods
A case study in optimizing Bootsnap and Ruby's `require`, `Dir`, and `File.join` bottlenecks down to about 2x.
4-bit floating point FP4
Explains the bit composition, value range, and E2M1 format of FP4.
12 Charts That Explain the State of AI in 2026
AI investment and performance have surged, but employment and public perception remain mixed.
PgQue: Zero-Bloat Postgres Queue
Introducing a pure SQL queue that runs on Postgres without bloat.