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Micrograd a 24kb pure Python autodiff lib

https://github.com/brief-ds/micrograd
2•aglassofred•1y ago

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aglassofred•1y ago
A tiny Autograd engine whose only dependency is NumPy. Implements backpropagation (reverse-mode autodiff) over a dynamically built DAG and a small neural networks library on top of it with a PyTorch-like API. Both are tiny.

- 24 kilobytes code without tests - as portable as Python and NumPy - loads 10x faster than PyTorch, 30x faster than TensorFlow

This version is capable of working with matrices and higher-order tensors. For @karpathy's original scalar-based version, locate the code with tag scalar.

'Rehabilitated' postwar Germany's government was full of Nazis, study reveals

https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-reveals-how-rehabilitated-postwar-west-germanys-government-wa...
1•kome•1m ago•0 comments

I built an autonomous rover from scratch in my mom's basement

https://twitter.com/SohailMSayed/status/2088365274768572681
1•okincilleb•1m ago•1 comments

The CEO who fired 900 people on Zoom just before Christmas wants his job back

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/the-ceo-who-fired-900-people-on-zoom-just-before-christma...
1•healsdata•1m ago•0 comments

UK Bans Disposable BBQs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disposable-bbq-ban-burnham-wildfires-heatwave-b30...
1•denysonique•4m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A simple, powerful, and cheaper email verification API

https://emailverifier.dev/
1•usamaejaz•5m ago•0 comments

Amélie's graphics library: small cross-platform RHI, D3D12, Metal 4 and Vulkan

https://github.com/AmelieHeinrich/agfx
1•klaussilveira•9m ago•0 comments

Deploying and Installing SUSE AI

https://documentation.suse.com/suse-ai/1.0/html/AI-deployment/index.html
2•indigodaddy•13m ago•0 comments

Seed Oils as a Driver of Heart Disease – Zero Acre Farms

https://www.zeroacre.com/white-papers/seed-oils-as-a-driver-of-heart-disease
1•bilsbie•13m ago•0 comments

DeepSeek V4 Pro goes GA: 1.6T MoE flagship exits preview

https://ainexusdaily.vercel.app
3•qrify_app•15m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Wevna – Local-first runtime dashboard for Node.js back ends

https://github.com/wevna/wevna
1•boluajy•17m ago•0 comments

The Slow Death of VBulletin, and Why It Isn't Over

https://sudosecurity.org/forum-archaeology-vbulletin-slow-death/
1•SudoSH•17m ago•0 comments

Everything is about to "go dark"

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/08/14/everything-is-about-to-go-dark/
2•vslira•19m ago•0 comments

Make a 6-Tesla-class high-temperature superconducting dipole magnet at 4.2 K

https://journals.aps.org/prab/abstract/10.1103/4nhs-bkwh
3•supermagnet•22m ago•0 comments

Apple using push notifications to alert customers to spyware attacks

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/if-apple-sends-you-a-push-notification-alerting-you-to-a-spywar...
1•worik•23m ago•0 comments

OpenOliver – A Community of Human Chatbots

https://www.openoliver.com/
1•0livercoria•23m ago•0 comments

AI-Lab: Classical AI and search algorithms implemented in Python

https://github.com/ob22a/ai-lab
1•ob22a•23m ago•0 comments

Autonomous drones locate Flock cams, cover lenses with black paint

2•spottedmarley•24m ago•0 comments

Systemic Risks in the Managed PostgreSQL Industry: Extension Risks Are Real

https://mehmetince.net/part-1-6-systemic-risks-in-the-managed-postgresql-industry-extension-risks...
1•latchkey•24m ago•0 comments

Study links coffee consumption to metabolic health and sex hormones

https://www.oulu.fi/en/news/study-links-coffee-consumption-metabolic-health-and-sex-hormones
2•_____k•25m ago•0 comments

Amelia Earhart vanished in 1937. New evidence could find her plane

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/08/13/amelia-earhart-plane-clues-nikumaroro-island/9...
2•rmason•26m ago•0 comments

It's time to stop doing code reviews

https://blog.brokk.ai/its-time-to-rip-off-the-band-aid-and-stop-performing-code-reviews/
4•jbellis•27m ago•3 comments

Spectre on RISC-V Silicon

https://lukasgerlach.me/blog/2026-spectre-on-riscv-silicon-usenix/
1•mici•28m ago•0 comments

The Reason You Can't Stop Buying Stuff You Don't Need

https://comuniq.xyz/post?t=1554
2•01-_-•29m ago•0 comments

Speeding up (small) Ruby hashes with SWAR

https://byroot.github.io/ruby/performance/2026/08/13/speeding-up-ruby-hashes.html
1•fanf2•29m ago•0 comments

What's the Value of an Hour?

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/whats-the-value-of-an-hour
1•littlexsparkee•30m ago•0 comments

Researchers uncover hidden pore network within nuclear fuel

https://news.mit.edu/2026/researchers-uncover-hidden-pore-network-within-nuclear-fuel-0813
1•rbanffy•31m ago•0 comments

What's a Platonic Biosingularity?

https://opentheory.substack.com/p/whats-a-platonic-biosingularity
2•eatitraw•34m ago•0 comments

Creel – A Vim-Driven SQL TUI for SQLite, MySQL, and Postgres

https://github.com/rsiota/creel
1•rsiota•38m ago•0 comments

Monkeys sometimes have 'pets' like humans

https://www.popsci.com/environment/monkeys-have-pets-evolution/
2•gmays•38m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Memcode ships open source OpenClaw and Hermes baseline in public beta

https://github.com/memcode-ai/memcode
1•timerwin•39m ago•0 comments