DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16

Historic VENOM milestone demonstrates scalable AI development capabilities for the operational fleet.

Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: E2EE and the "Going Dark" Debate

Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

JEP 540: Simple JSON API (Now in Incubator)

Show HN: Whetuu – a zero-config cross-shell prompt written in Zig

A single compiled binary that renders one curated prompt for fish, bash and zsh. Every module runs at once via std.Io, so a render costs about what its slowest probe costs.

Software rendering in 500 lines of bare C++

Astronomers may have found the first exomoon

Learn WebGPU for C++

For native graphics in C++. This documentation walks you through the use of the WebGPU graphics API to create native 3D applications in C++ from scratch, for Windows, Linux and macOS. Contents: Int...

Learn OpenGL, extensive tutorial resource for learning Modern OpenGL

Learn OpenGL . com provides good and clear modern 3.3+ OpenGL tutorials with clear examples. A great resource to learn modern OpenGL aimed at beginners.

Hybrid-Electric Aicraft Engine Targeting 30% Fuel Efficiency

Ground testing of flight-standard engine and propeller for RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator begins in Quebec LONDON, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Farnborough International Airshow– Pratt & Whitney Canada today announced a new phase in the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator project, with ground testing of the flight-standard propulsion system and propeller in Longueuil, Quebec. Following completion of the ground test, the hybrid-electric propulsion system will be installed on the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 experimental aircraft, with the first flight expected in 2027. Pratt & Whitney is an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business.

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.

How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use?

Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.

Writing by hand is good for your brain

Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research. I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it is that when you write things down by hand you’re recruiting more of your brain, which is a good thing.

Scanning for Pangram Errors

I scanned over 2 million words into Pangram looking for false positives

How to Sell a Kettle

A satirical exploration of brand positioning strategies for kettles, from luxury and heritage to environmental and populist messaging approaches. | Business

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Free way to get your data out of ChatGPT Business accounts

Export a ChatGPT account (incl. business/Team) to a local searchable offline archive - conversations, files, and a single-file HTML viewer - Conradqh/scrapemychats

Show HN: Remux – an open-source tmux workspace designed for iPhone

Native iOS tmux client with a mobile-first UI for persistent terminal sessions. - h3nock/remux

OpenStreetMap: Admin_level for All Countries

NerdLens: Mirror your computer with cardboard VR

Mirror your laptop in VR. Contribute to ThatXliner/NerdLens development by creating an account on GitHub.