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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.

Ask HN: Why don't we grade AI agents like hadith scholars graded narrators?

1•alizahidraja•45s ago•0 comments

Show HN: Islandr – WireGuard peers, users and group ACLs in one binary

https://github.com/chriscohnen/islandr
1•chriscohnen•1m ago•0 comments

Show HN: OptiPipe: rule-based config advisor for dbt pipelines

https://opti-pipe.onrender.com/
1•dorfarber•1m ago•0 comments

Cyclospora outbreak follows years-long pattern of Taylor Farms deflecting blame

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/us/taylor-farms-cyclospora-ecoli-outbreaks-invs
1•randycupertino•2m ago•0 comments

The Wisdom of Crowds in Markets

https://www.morganstanley.com/content/dam/im/assets/publication/thought-leadership/consilient-obs...
1•gmays•3m ago•0 comments

Niven's Laws

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niven%27s_laws
1•1970-01-01•4m ago•0 comments

Microsoft's AI Sales Mostly Come from OpenAI, Disclosures Show

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/microsoft-ai-sales-mostly-come-180651710.html
1•maxloh•4m ago•0 comments

"MTA-STS Policy Is Missing: STSFetchResult.NONE" What It Means and How to Fix It

https://dmarcguard.io/blog/mta-sts-policy-missing-fix/
1•meysamazad•7m ago•0 comments

I run a 9-model LLM council to write a financial newsletter. What breaks

https://marketdaily.ai/blog/eng-llm-council-judge-en-202608
1•delvinchang•8m ago•1 comments

Solar-Powered LoRa Meshtastic Device

https://specfive.com/products/specfive-voyager
1•DanielSusca•8m ago•0 comments

Rebuilding U.S. Missile Inventory: A Multiyear Project

https://www.csis.org/analysis/rebuilding-us-missile-inventory-multiyear-project
1•gmays•9m ago•0 comments

Napier Nomad 2

https://www.enginehistory.org/Piston/Napier/NapierNomadII/NapierNomadII.shtml
1•cameron_b•9m ago•0 comments

Windows died inside Microsoft, a 25-year veteran on how Azure took over

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3•ninko•9m ago•0 comments

Notes on making AI-generated pixel art usable

https://www.tokimon.io/blog/making-ai-pixel-art-usable
1•doutchisan•9m ago•1 comments

Migrants, including more than 860 minors, remain in Ceuta

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/03/thousands-of-migrants-including-more-than-860-minor...
3•andsoitis•10m ago•0 comments

A stranger asked if I'd tested for prompt injection. They were right to ask

https://patch-security.com/notes/prompt-injection/
2•CoryVD•12m ago•0 comments

DeepSeek warns of a 'significant' price rise

https://thenextweb.com/news/deepseek-significant-api-price-increase
3•edumucelli•12m ago•1 comments

Windows Tracks You with a Hidden ID. So We Built DeGDID to Block It

https://windscribe.com/blog/windows-tracks-you-with-a-hidden-id-so-we-built-degdid-to-block-it/
3•SanjayMehta•12m ago•1 comments

AI Is Now a Commodity

https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/ai-is-now-a-commodity/
1•vincent_s•15m ago•0 comments

Palmer Luckey's political fundraising as his company wins sole-source contracts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/exclusive-palmer-luckey-political-fundraising
2•andsoitis•18m ago•0 comments

Enjoy the Bubble While It Lasts: The Secret Behind Your AI Bill

https://kernel.pryanic.com/posts/enjoy-the-bubble-while-it-lasts-the-secret-behind-your-ai-bill
6•romshark•19m ago•1 comments

VerusCite: Checking Academic Articles for Hallucinations

https://andrewpwheeler.com/2026/08/05/veruscite-checking-academic-articles-for-hallucinations/
1•jruohonen•19m ago•0 comments

Why averages lie: rating systems, Bayesian inference, and Thompson Sampling

https://blog.runwayzero.app/blog/choosing-the-right-restaurant-with-multi-arm-bandits
2•betienne•20m ago•0 comments

Humans Will Never Leave the Solar System

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7•andsoitis•21m ago•5 comments

Oklo cleared to start up test reactor

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/oklo-cleared-to-start-up-test-reactor
1•leopoldj•21m ago•0 comments

Removed my file-syncing painpoint

https://byteferret.com
1•nicogevers•23m ago•1 comments

Mars dust is toxic. How will future astronauts deal with it?

https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/mars-dust-is-toxic-how-will-future-astronauts-deal-with-it
5•speckx•23m ago•0 comments

The Next Generation of MCP

https://blog.cloudflare.com/mcp-v2/
2•aofeisheng•24m ago•1 comments

Cloudflare AI Search: give your agents a search engine for your data

https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-search-easier/
1•aofeisheng•25m ago•0 comments

England and Wales: Growing gap between power and regulation of police AI

https://statewatch.org/news/2026/august/england-and-wales-growing-gap-between-power-and-regulatio...
3•jruohonen•25m ago•0 comments