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Microsoft drops Copilot+ branding from its new laptops

https://www.tomshardware.com/tablets/microsoft-surface/microsoft-quietly-drops-copilot-branding-from-its-new-laptops-surface-cvp-confirms-new-devices-meet-hardware-requirements-but-lack-controversial-branding
21•anthuswilliams•1h ago

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ChrisArchitect•1h ago
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49854945
ungreased0675•58m ago
I know what an NPU is, but never understood what features having one in a laptop unlocked for me.
verdverm•38m ago
they weren't for you /s
wmf•21m ago
MS required the NPU to run local language models and the models are used for various AI features like live captions.
dboreham•20m ago
Live captions on what?

Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock

https://colo.to/nvidia-stock-narrative.html
240•Eric_Gullichsen•2h ago•115 comments

Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain

https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/INNOVATION/TECHNOLOGY/ARCHIVE/E_POWER_GEN3/
20•mroche•1h ago•13 comments

Thinking Fast and Slow in AI: The Role of Metacognition

https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.01834
10•teleforce•53m ago•0 comments

Ember-1

https://fireworks.ai/blog/ember-1
388•gmays•10h ago•195 comments

When did Google get so weird?

https://sancho.bearblog.dev/google-weird/
929•sancho-panza•8h ago•503 comments

Alan Kay's answer to “Did the ENIAC have a BIOS”?

https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ENIAC-have-a-BIOS/answer/Alan-Kay-11
89•midnightfish•8h ago•31 comments

There is more to code review than (automatable) detection

https://www.adaptivecapacitylabs.com/2026/08/24/there-is-more-to-code-review-than-automatable-det...
88•utiiiD•1d ago•47 comments

Guitar amp and effects pedal built on the Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-2.06

https://github.com/dashersw/coyopedal
33•arbayi•2d ago•11 comments

The state of SIMD in Rust in 2026

https://shnatsel.github.io/state-of-simd-rust-2026/
108•verdagon•2d ago•23 comments

Musk, the Movie

https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/musk
102•yablak•2h ago•24 comments

Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps (2025)

https://www.inkandswitch.com/essay/malleable-software/
16•evakhoury•9h ago•2 comments

Show HN: Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi

https://loficities.com/
196•safaelmali•9h ago•87 comments

Lunar Terminator Paradox

https://notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2026/09/27_lunar-terminator-paradox.html
56•dima55•7h ago•38 comments

As A.I. makes law firms more efficient, clients ask: 'Where's my discount?'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/dealbook/ai-law-discount-billable-hour.html
67•mooreds•2h ago•47 comments

Don't couple your Go code to GitHub

https://iain.rocks/blog/dont-couple-your-go-code-to-github
170•birdculture•11h ago•83 comments

TabPFN and TabICL vs. tuned XGBoost: the model that doesn't train won 14/14

https://efraingaray.com/en/blog/tabpfn-vs-xgboost/
4•EfrainGaray•1h ago•3 comments

Self-Hosting on the Dark Web

https://david.alvarezrosa.com/posts/self-hosting-on-the-dark-web/
91•mooreds•8h ago•32 comments

What I did at Recurse Center

https://thill.me/2026/09/11/what-i-did-at-rc.html
83•bingden•9h ago•25 comments

Microsoft drops Copilot+ branding from its new laptops

https://www.tomshardware.com/tablets/microsoft-surface/microsoft-quietly-drops-copilot-branding-f...
21•anthuswilliams•1h ago•6 comments

Imp is a full port of DSPy to the BEAM

https://github.com/deepfates/imp
59•mpweiher•8h ago•6 comments

In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/science/motel-science-discovery.html
220•danso•13h ago•83 comments

Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights

https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/09/27/replacing-the-old-battery-on-rechargeable-bike-lights/
146•surprisetalk•14h ago•80 comments

Research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/breast-cancer-us-pesticide-products
62•Teever•2h ago•21 comments

Oral history of John Chowning, inventor of FM synthesis [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Xn3030IvM
59•Rochus•10h ago•13 comments

Previously unheard recordings of John Coltrane, captured by Frank Tiberi

https://www.jazzwise.com/content/news/john-coltrane-centenary-celebrations-see-impulse-records-re...
74•gregsadetsky•2d ago•28 comments

Writing Efficient C++ Code (2013)

https://asawicki.info/articles/writing_efficient_cpp_code.php
140•ibobev•2d ago•85 comments

A New Experiment Meta-Strategy

https://chillphysicsenjoyer.substack.com/p/a-new-experiment-meta-strategy
17•surprisetalk•2d ago•0 comments

The Cartesian Hand: In-Hand Manipulation with All-Linear Fingers

https://generalroboticslab.com/cartesian_handv1
72•AareyBaba•1d ago•11 comments

Fragment of oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/we-have-found-traces-of-peace-thousands...
75•gmays•13h ago•9 comments

Fakecloud: Local AWS cloud emulator for integration tests

https://fakecloud.dev/
122•theanonymousone•1d ago•63 comments