spacedaily.com
Computer models let scientists peer into the mystery beneath Jupiter's cloudshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Computer_models_let_scientists_peer_into_the_mystery_beneath_Jupiters_clouds_999.htmlChicago IL (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on the gas giant--so thick that no spacecraft has been able to measure exactly what lies beneath. But a new study led by University of Chicago and Jet Propulsion Lab scientists has given us a deeper look at the planet by creating the most complete model to date of JupiJan 19, 2026 9:56 AM
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Show HN: Touch grass – I built social media that wants you to close ithttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46587757I wanted old school social media back. Actual connections with friends. Not pity likes and performances and highlight reels.All my friends have stopped posting. Everyone's a lurker now. I'm a lurker. The only time I see what anyone's doing is when it's a humblebrag. I have no idea what's actually going on in my friends' lives besides the ones I see every week or so.So I built touch grass. You post once a week: 3 easy questions, max 3 photos. Sunday 6pm mountain time (yeah its my time zone) everyone's posts unlock at the same time. You catch up on what your people have been doing, then close the app. No likes, no comments, no algorithm, no advertisers, no bullshit, besides that one friend maybe.It's not about content. It's about keeping the connection warm. I see my friend went to the Cowboys game (Texans represent), I text him and ask how it was. That's it. That's the whole point. A reason to actually reach out.I've weirdly learned more about my parents in the last 5 weeks than the lasJan 12, 2026 12:53 PM
github.com
Show HN: Atrion – Deterministic traffic orchestration using physics (Node.js)https://github.com/laphilosophia/atrionHello HN,I've been working on a new approach to traffic management that moves away from traditional circuit breakers (which are often reactive and binary) towards a deterministic physics model.Atrion treats request flow like fluid dynamics. Instead of static thresholds, it uses:- Physics-based pressure management: Calculates system stress in real-time. - Z-Score Auto-tuning: Adapts thresholds dynamically based on standard deviation of latency/error rates. - Revenue-aware shedding: Prioritizes high-value traffic during spikes rather than random drops.We just released v2 which introduces: AutoTuner Physics Integration and Adaptive Thresholds (Neuroplasticity)The core is open source. I'm looking for feedback on the mathematical approach to load shedding.Thanks.Jan 11, 2026 3:35 PM
energy-daily.com
Lithium ion battery study on Tiangong space station explores microgravity effects on performancehttps://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Lithium_ion_battery_study_on_Tiangong_space_station_explores_microgravity_effects_on_performance_999.htmlTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 A lithium ion battery experiment has been completed aboard China's Tiangong space station, focusing on basic electrochemical processes that govern performance and lifetime. Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the work, which was carried out by the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XXI crew. The experiment is designed to clarJan 9, 2026 1:29 PM
kiesone.vercel.app
Show HN: Kiesone – Rank anything using Elo (inspired by Chatbot Arena)https://kiesone.vercel.app/arena/logos-unisex-best-programming-language-logosHey HN,I’ve been fascinated by how Chatbot Arena gamified the ranking of LLMs, so I wanted to apply that same pairwise/Elo logic to visual design and aesthetics.The idea is that while it’s hard to objectively rank a list of 50 things, it’s intuitive to choose the better option between two.I just launched with a few categories, but the one you might find most interesting is the "Programming Language Logos" arena.I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the mechanics or if you think this approach actually captures "taste" effectively.Thanks for checking it out.Jan 8, 2026 1:38 PM
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New Year 2026: Fusion Updates from Helion and Commonwealth Fusionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46527550Helion Energy (backed by Sam Altman and Thiel) has a short years end blog post:https://mailchi.mp/helionenergy/2025-at-helion?e=05425b940c> In 2025, Polaris transitioned fully into operations. Our team is now conducting thermonuclear fusion operations daily, refining test parameters, and using real-time plasma, neutron, and electrical diagnostics to increase the amount of fusion energy we recover from the system. Polaris consistently exceeds both the plasma temperatures and FRC size achieved on Trenta.> We also received final approval from the Washington State Department of Health to operate with deuterium–tritium (D-T) fuel, marking the first time a private fusion energy company has been licensed to perform D-T fusion.> One of our biggest milestones of the year was receiving approvals and beginning construction on the world’s first commercial fusion power plant in Malaga, Washington.What is not said: Achieving net energy from the Polaris test machine. Three years ago they announced thJan 7, 2026 3:33 PM
vercept.com
Show HN: Vy, a cross platform AI agent that automates apps without APIshttps://vercept.com/Hi HN, I am Kiana, I was an AI researcher for 10 years, and since last November I have been working on Vy. Vy is a desktop app for Mac and Windows. It sees your screen and controls mouse and keyboard to automate workflows across apps, including ones without APIs. I know there is a lot of skepticism about AI agents, and I share some of it. A lot of things in this space look impressive in demos and then fall apart on real, boring work. So here are a few concrete things that Vy does today that we and early users actually rely on: Where it works best Tasks that you could explain in a paragraph and that take a human a few minutes, not hours.Workflows that mostly involve clicking, typing, scrolling, and copying between a few known tools.Where it does not work well Very long, unsupervised runs. It is better to keep tasks bounded and keep an eye on it.Pixel precise work like detailed design or brush based editing.Some custom web editors or highly dynamic UIs still confuse it.How it is differenJan 7, 2026 2:32 AM
bing.com
Top 5 Most-Played Games on Xbox and PlayStation in 2025http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a221e45c349e0a63a2d3e0b85800f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamerant.com%2Fxbox-playstation-most-played-games-2025%2F&c=17057184103264116677&mkt=en-usTyler Shipley is an editor for GameRant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...Jan 6, 2026 7:09 PM
bing.com
Jan. 6 riot's basic facts cause stubborn fights 5 years laterhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ba71b7da746c880d3b48f35ec4db1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fjanuary-6-attack-5-years-later-trump-pardons%2F&c=16783599634797648444&mkt=en-usFive years after the historic and damaging attack on the U.S. Capitol, millions of dollars in damages have been repaired and clean-up has long been completed. Many of the physical injuries have healed ...Jan 6, 2026 6:51 AM
apps.apple.com
Show HN: HackTheNews – iOS 26 Liquid Glass Hacker News Client with AI Summarieshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/hack-the-news-ai-hn-reader/id6447095897Hey HN!I've been maintaining HackTheNews (a native iOS client for Hacker News) for a while now, and with iOS 26 dropping its new "Liquid Glass" design language, I couldn't resist doing a full visual overhaul.What's new: - Complete redesign using iOS 26's Liquid Glass materials - Translucent, layered UI that adapts to your wallpaper - New glass-style navigation and tab bars - Refined typography and spacing for the new aestheticImplementation notes for fellow iOS devs: - Used the new `.glassEffect()` modifiers throughout - Had to rethink some hierarchy decisions – Liquid Glass works best with fewer nested containersThe before/after difference is pretty striking. Happy to share more technical details if anyone's curious about adopting Liquid Glass in their own apps.Would love to hear your feedback – especially from fellow HN readers on what features you'd like to see next. Always open to suggestions!Jan 5, 2026 6:31 PM
spacewar.com
Cyviz awarded two classified NATO defense contracts for mission critical visualization systemshttps://www.spacewar.com/reports/Cyviz_awarded_two_classified_NATO_defense_contracts_for_mission_critical_visualization_systems_999.htmlBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Cyviz, a provider of immersive visualization systems and collaborative mission operations platforms, has been awarded two classified defense contracts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization aimed at advancing mission critical capabilities for allied operations. Under the contracts, Cyviz will deliver secure and scalable visualization suites designed to support NATO's strategic command aJan 1, 2026 11:20 AM
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Show HN: A Multi-agent system where LLMs challenge each other's answershttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46435835Hey HN,I've been experimenting with forcing multiple LLMs to critique each other before producing a final answer.In practice, I kept working around single-model limitations by opening multiple tabs, pasting the same question into different models, comparing responses, and then manually challenging each model with the others' arguments. (Maybe some of you can relate.) It worked sometimes, but it was cumbersome, slow, and hard to do systematically and efficiently.Based on my own experiments, a few things seem to drive why different models arrive at different responses: they have different guardrails, different tendencies encoded in their weights, and different training data. And the biggest kicker of all: they still hallucinate. The question I wanted to test was whether making those differences explicit, rather than relying on one model to self-correct could reduce blind spots and improve the overall quality of the answer.So I built Consilium9.The problem: When a single LLM answers a conDec 30, 2025 5:41 PM
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Show HN: Tinytunes DJ – A DJ deck in the browserhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46413644TLDR: https://dj.t-tunes.com/Hey everyone, the past few months I've been working on a couple of lightweight music apps that run within the constraints of the browser, and focus on providing a delightful (hopefully) music experience.The first project I've launched is tinytunes DJ (just in time for NYE parties!), a minimal DJ deck that runs in your browser, on your laptop, your phone, and your tablet.The absolute essence of a good DJ set is a great track list and smooth transitions (crossfade) between the tracks. tinytunes DJ helps you accomplish that and a bit more too.A quick overview below:## ADD TRACKSFrom mp3s from local library or tracks and playlists from YouTube.## PLAYControl two decks, playlists, cue, sync and crossfader. tinytunes DJ has configurable keyboard mappings, UI hints and visual feedback so you can get a tactile feel by using the keyboard controls.## RECORDRecord combined audio output, track list and timings. (Local only at the moment)## SHAREEvery mix is shareable, Dec 28, 2025 7:21 PM
bing.com
UGC NET 2025 admit card OUT: How to download hall ticket for exam on 31 December; direct link herehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a40a9384b4f89b1671c3667e5b5bc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livemint.com%2Feducation%2Fugc-net-2025-admit-card-out-how-to-download-hall-ticket-for-exam-on-31-december-direct-link-here-11766896698446.html&c=16116380577988975880&mkt=en-usThe UGC NET admit card has been released for the exam scheduled on 31 December. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is slate to conduct the national level exam from between 31 December and 7 January ...Dec 27, 2025 9:21 PM
github.com
Show HN: Luxury Yacht, a Kubernetes management apphttps://github.com/luxury-yacht/appHello, all. Luxury Yacht is a desktop app for managing Kubernetes clusters that I've been working on for the past few months. It's available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It's built with Wails v2 (https://wails.io), so huge thanks to Lea Anthony for that awesome project. Can't wait for Wails v3.This originally started as a personal project that I didn't intend to release. I know there are a number of other good apps in this space, but none of them work quite the way I want them to, so I decided to build one. Along the way it got good enough that I thought others might enjoy using it.Luxury Yacht is FOSS, and I have no intention of ever charging money for it. It's been a labor of love, a great learning opportunity, and an attempt to try to give something back to the FOSS community that has given me so much.A word of caution, in case you care about this sort of thing -- I wrote this with AI assistance. I am, first and foremost, a platform/infrastructure engineer, not a software developeDec 23, 2025 6:30 AM
spacenews.com
The European space industry’s big merger: lessons for emerging space nationshttps://spacenews.com/the-european-space-industrys-big-merger-lessons-for-emerging-space-nations/The Oct. 23 announcement that Airbus, Thales and Leonardo will merge their satellite operations was a historic development for the European space industry. The plan aims to establish a new combined entity by 2027. Historically, the European space industry has been a competent but fragmented market in the form of national champions and competing initiatives. […] The post The European space industry’s big merger: lessons for emerging space nations appeared first on SpaceNews.Dec 12, 2025 1:00 PM
bing.com
Why everything is 'aesthetic' to Gen Z and Alphahttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8af74d0a4849db93cc1c2e0d29d2aa&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fus%2Fwhy-everything-is-aesthetic-to-gen-z-and-alpha%2Far-AA1Sdgp0&c=1115348871626550867&mkt=en-usHow does that sound to you? Gen Z and Gen Alpha have been using “aesthetic” as an adjective or a one-word compliment on social media for a few years now. But to older ears, it still sounds strange.Dec 12, 2025 1:59 AM
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Turo Recognized on USA Today's America's Best Customer Service 2026 Listhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b8846b67c468b81a13944e3030fe7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspendailynews.com%2Ffeatures%2Farticle_1fc905f4-b4b6-5c1a-951a-8955986c7c58-a244192e&c=11879618504075429374&mkt=en-usSAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Turo, the world's largest peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace, has been honored on USA Today's America's Best Customer Service 2026 list, receiving a ...Dec 10, 2025 8:00 AM
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Blood pressure medication recalled for potential cross-contamination, reports sayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b6140725e43c1bfc5922f5a6c0f21&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox19.com%2F2025%2F12%2F08%2Fblood-pressure-medication-recalled-potential-cross-contamination-reports-say%2F&c=2986768062168628269&mkt=en-us(Gray News) - Blood pressure medicine has been recalled because it may be cross-contaminated with another medication, according to reports. USA TODAY reported Glenmark Pharmaceuticals recalled more ...Dec 8, 2025 8:11 AM
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Ask HN: Who Is Working to Combat AI-Powered Fraud?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46137711There has been a recent explosion in AI-aided scams and fraud. Deepfakes (both video and voice), web scraping, and automated document generation have allowed scammers to target victims with more precision and believability than was ever possible before AI.All of this has always been possible to some degree, but "quantity has a quality all its own" continues to ring true.Public education ("scam awareness") is obviously the most decisive strategy, but is generally left to the underfunded public sector or the PR departments of banks, etc.As for AI-industry regulation, I'm not holding my breath. And besides, with open-source models there will always be products available to bad actors.So is anyone working on anything in the public interest? Any bright ideas?Dec 3, 2025 5:57 PM
