frontpage.
newsnewestaskshowjobs

Made with ♥ by @iamnishanth

Open Source @Github

Open in hackernews

Show HN: I Built an Extension That Writes Emails in Seconds Using Gemini 2.5 Pro

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/email-draft-accelerator/gekhjogflifbelhfnhgogmmgdomhbfaj
1•AppMaestro•2h ago
After getting tired of spending 20+ minutes writing one email, I spent 7 days building a Chrome extension that helps me draft clear, confident emails in under 30 seconds — powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro.

I call it Email Draft Accelerator. It's a lightweight Chrome extension with a simple popup interface (popup.html, style.css, popup.js) and uses manifest v3.

It’s AI-powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, but also supports Gemini 2.5 Flash, Flash-Lite Preview, and even the older 2.0 and 1.5 Pro versions (via API calls). No server—just local front-end + Gemini API.

Here’s how I use it daily:

I type a few ideas → it expands them into a full, personalized email.

I choose a tone (professional, casual, persuasive).

I tell it who I’m writing to → the AI adapts the message for them.

It helps me move fast, sound confident, and stop overthinking. Total game-changer for solo builders like me.

I’d love feedback from other developers who write lots of emails but hate the drag. You can try it here:https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/email-draft-acceler...

Horizon victim sues Post Office and Fujitsu for £4M

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30zq28v0dlo
1•chrisjj•1m ago•0 comments

Can you hack this LLM?

https://hacktheagent.com
1•matosdfm•2m ago•0 comments

OpenAI Employees Have Stock to Sell

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-08-06/openai-employees-have-stock-to-sell
1•ioblomov•3m ago•1 comments

Impacts of gen AI on software applications

https://nocodefunctions.com/blog/three-impacts-of-genAI-on-software-applications/
1•seinecle•3m ago•0 comments

Tornado Cash Co-Founder Storm Guilty in Crypto Mixing Case

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/tornado-cash-co-founder-storm-guilty-in-crypto-laundering-case
2•toomuchtodo•3m ago•1 comments

When the bubble bursts – AI in music production

https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/when-the-bubble-bursts-the-grandiose-claims-about-the-technology-will-be-shown-to-be-massively-overblown-ai-in-music-production-where-should-we-draw-the-line
1•leopoldj•4m ago•0 comments

When being "first" is not a competitive advantage (2011)

https://longform.asmartbear.com/first-competitive-advantage/
1•mooreds•5m ago•0 comments

GPT-OSS 120B Writes a Lisp in Go Fast

https://elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/gpt-oss-120b-lisp-in-go
2•intellectronica•6m ago•0 comments

Moldable Development at Lifeware (micro tools for a 35M LOC system)

https://lepiter.io/feenk/moldable-development-at-lifeware-1qghybxuw4r22ncmpdhy9m9xl/
1•tudorgirba•6m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Glyphshift – A Browser Extension to Learn Phonetic Systems

https://mordenstar.com/projects/glyphshift/
1•vunderba•6m ago•0 comments

Grok's 'spicy' video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes

https://www.theverge.com/report/718975/xai-grok-imagine-taylor-swifty-deepfake-nudes
1•srameshc•7m ago•0 comments

Better UI for Grammar Checking

https://elijahpotter.dev/articles/better_interfaces_for_grammar_checking
1•chilipepperhott•8m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Aspyriz – Build your MVP in seconds with AI (no-code founder platform)

https://aspyriz.com
1•kunalphogat•9m ago•0 comments

Ten Thousand Agents

https://notes.npilk.com/ten-thousand-agents
1•npilk•9m ago•0 comments

GPT 5 coming tomorrow confirmed

https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1953139020231569685
2•iamronaldo•11m ago•1 comments

Body of man missing for 28 years found in melting glacier

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8jqy4y5e8o
2•tartoran•13m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Did you do more programming on your C64 than on your Amiga?

1•amichail•14m ago•1 comments

Suspect Dies 2 Days Before Arrest for 1986 Kidnapping, Rape

https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/620669-Suspect-Dies-2-Days-Before-Arrest-for-1986-Kidnapping-Rape/
1•WaitWaitWha•15m ago•0 comments

Multics

https://www.multicians.org/multics.html
1•unleaded•17m ago•0 comments

Consistency over Availability: How rqlite Handles the CAP theorem

https://philipotoole.com/consistency-over-availability-how-rqlite-handles-the-cap-theorem/
2•otoolep•18m ago•0 comments

Former Intel board members call for independent US based foundry

https://fortune.com/2025/08/06/former-intel-board-members-america-needs-chips-champion-tsmc-samsung/
3•osnium123•18m ago•0 comments

Native Nvidia support for AlmaLinux OS 9 and 10

https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-08-06-announcing-native-nvidia-suport/
2•speckx•19m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Why Personalization Is the Next Big Thing in AI

https://walidamamou.medium.com/why-personalization-is-the-next-big-thing-in-ai-eed08f59d334
1•Mesterniz•21m ago•0 comments

Open Source IDE for Exploring and Testing API's (Postman/Insomnia Alternative)

https://github.com/usebruno/bruno
1•lastdong•24m ago•0 comments

Meta reportedly attempted to acquire Mira Murati's startup Thinking Machines Lab

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/angry-at-mira-murati-for-refusing-metas-1-billion-job-offer-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-launched-a-full-scale-/articleshow/123121189.cms
1•mooreds•24m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Free access and one-click swap to GPT-OSS and Claude-Opus-4.1 on Gensee

https://www.gensee.ai/
1•yiyingzhang•26m ago•0 comments

My Scammer - I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”

https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/indeed-job-recruiter-text-message-scam.html
3•mtg•26m ago•0 comments

Universal Pictures to Big Tech: We'll Sue If You Steal Our Movies for AI

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/universal-pictures-big-tech-well-sue-if-you-steal-movies-ai-1236337712/
2•jmsflknr•26m ago•0 comments

Young men in UK more likely than women to live with parents

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/23/men-women-society-uk-housing-parents-women
3•PaulHoule•27m ago•0 comments

Guided Learning in Gemini: From answers to understanding

https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/guided-learning/
2•xnx•28m ago•0 comments