bing.com
Silicon Valley’s new AI middlemen: Why forward deployed engineers are suddenly indispensablehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a893a7079ad48e09504fd78dcfacea5&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-in%2Fnews%2FIndia%2Fsilicon-valley-s-new-ai-middlemen-why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-indispensable%2Far-AA1YvsXZ&c=8273431741751510938&mkt=en-usArtificial intelligence has accelerated at a pace few industries anticipated, but the rapid expansion of the technology has exposed a quieter, structural problem. Many companies eager to adopt ...Mar 12, 2026 12:30 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: I built a Mac app that converts files when you rename themhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47340433Hi HN,I built Morpholder after repeatedly running into the same annoying workflow on macOS.Every time I needed to convert a file I had to open a converter, upload the file, download it again, and move it back to Finder. It always felt unnecessary when I already knew the format I needed.So I tried a different idea: what if renaming the file actually converted it?Morpholder watches folders and performs the real conversion when the extension changes.For example:favicon.png → favicon.ico photo.heic → photo.jpg video.mov → video.gif video.mp4 → audio.mp3But it also unlocks some workflows beyond simple conversions:- Append _nobg to an image → background is removed automatically (uses Apple’s subject detection) - Rename an image to .txt → text is extracted from the image using Live Text - Append _min → compress image for the web while preserving quality - Rename an image to .icns → builds a macOS app icon package - Append _pages to a PDF → exports each page as high-resolution imagesThe app ruMar 11, 2026 7:54 PM
github.com
Show HN: Reviewd – A free, local alternative to Claude Code Review(no API costs)https://github.com/simion/reviewdAnthropic just launched their official Claude Code Review tool, pricing it at $15–$25 per PR. If your team is shipping 10+ PRs a day, that model scales terribly.Even before their launch, I was running a custom local Claude agent for my team to review PRs. The feedback was great and it caught real bugs, but the workflow was a massive time sink. I was manually invoking "claude --agent .. branch_name", grab the output, filter it and post the relevant comments.So I built reviewd to automate the local execution: https://github.com/simion/reviewdIt is a Python-based background daemon that runs on your machine or a VPS.How it works: 1. It polls GitHub/BitBucket for open PRs. 2. Creates a near-instant git worktree (no re-cloning). 3. Optionally runs your actual local test/lint commands (the AI gets the stdout/stderr). 4. Pipes the context into the Claude, Gemini, or Codex CLI you already have installed. 5. Parses the JSON output and automatically posts structured inline and summary comments toMar 11, 2026 4:43 PM
science.nasa.gov
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlandshttps://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4825-4831-exploring-the-borderlands/Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, March 6, 2026 Curiosity is in the last stage of its exploration of the spiderweb-like boxwork unit. This stage consists of exploring the eastern and southern borders of this terrain. There were two multi-sol plans assembled this week. The previous plan […]Mar 11, 2026 5:24 AM
spacedaily.com
Course Correction or Controlled Crash? Inside NASA's Artemis Overhaul - Part 1https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Course_Correction_or_Controlled_Crash_Inside_NASAs_Artemis_Overhaul_Part_1_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 NASA says it has finally found the 'back to basics' recipe to get Americans back on the Moon by 2028. A new intermediate mission, standardized hardware, a faster launch cadence: on paper, the Artemis overhaul looks like a sober course correction after years of drift. Look a little closer, though, and the same changes read like a managed soft-landing for a program that is structurally broken andMar 9, 2026 5:07 AM
spacedaily.com
Apollo Cosplay on a 21st-Century Clock - Why Artemis Keeps Slipping Toward 2029 - Part 3https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Apollo_Cosplay_on_a_21st_Century_Clock_Why_Artemis_Keeps_Slipping_Toward_2029_Part_3_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 NASA's latest reboot of the Artemis Moon program comes with familiar language: 'back to basics,' 'muscle memory,' 'step-by-step,' and an explicit nod to the Mercury-Gemini-Apollo playbook. The agency wants to fly more often, change hardware less, and build up capability incrementally, just like the 1960s. The problem is that Artemis is trying to cosplay Apollo in a world with very different politics, partners and rivals - and the gaps are showing.Mar 9, 2026 5:07 AM
movie-chain.com
Show HN: Movie site built on a game enginehttps://movie-chain.com/I'm an ex-gamedev (Guitar Hero) who built a movie website that looks like a Trello board. Each column can contain a different movie or cast member. Load pre-made boards or create your own by dragging and dropping between the columns. You can share boards with others.For example, start with Quentin Tarantino’s movies in Column 1, put the cast of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in Column 2, then put Brad Pitt’s entire filmography in Column 3. Keep going as long as you want, building a "chain" ala Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.I was frustrated that all popular movie websites are page-oriented: one HTML page per movie or person. I asked myself what a movie site designed in 2026 would look like, in an era when full-screen canvas sites like Miro are common. And then asked what if the site was built on a game engine? I used PixiJS.I ingested TMDB movie data into my own SQLite database head of time, so there are no external API calls at runtime. This was necessary because opening a board with 100'sMar 8, 2026 3:17 PM
spacepolicyonline.com
Isaacman’s “NASA Force” Envisions Term-Limited Industry Positions in NASAhttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/isaacmans-nasa-force-envisions-term-limited-industry-positions-in-nasa/Four weeks after announcing that he wants to restore NASA’s core competencies, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said today that includes recruiting “technical talent” from industry to join the agency for […]Mar 4, 2026 4:49 AM
spacenews.com
When space is hot, Washington holds a matchhttps://spacenews.com/when-space-is-hot-washington-holds-a-match/A lesson from private equity investing in defense and space technology is that while the sector has become trendy among investors, success in the long run depends on sustained government engagement The post When space is hot, Washington holds a match appeared first on SpaceNews.Mar 3, 2026 4:00 PM
spaceflightnow.com
NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/02/27/nasa-announces-major-overhaul-of-artemis-moon-program/New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency's Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency's plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was not realistic without another preparatory mission first to lay the groundwork.Feb 27, 2026 5:31 PM
esa.int
World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellitehttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/World-first_gigabit-per-second_laser_link_between_aircraft_and_geostationary_satelliteFaster, more secure connections from space could one day make broadband on planes, ships and even remote roads as easy as turning on a light. The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and German payload manufacturer TESAT (as subcontractor) successfully connected an aircraft to a geostationary satellite using laser communications, bringing people closer to seamless, high‑speed connections in daily life.Feb 26, 2026 9:44 AM
science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebulahttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-examines-cranium-nebula/Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring its nickname, the […]Feb 25, 2026 3:00 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Seedream 5.0 Lite API Pricing Breakdownhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47146196Seedream 5.0 Lite just dropped. Seedream 5.0 Lite just dropped. If you're curious about the most cost-effective way to run this in a production workflow, I put together a quick breakdown of the features and a price comparison across a few providers.1. Seedream 5.0 Lite Key Enhancements Here is what stands out in the 5.0 Lite update: - Stronger Feature Consistency: Noticeable jump in facial consistency and detail when using multi-image references. - Detail Preservation: It maintains natural skin tones and postures much better across batch outputs. - Precise Instruction Following: Handles complex camera angles and specific brush-style effects more reliably. - Multimodal Reasoning: You can feed it rough sketches or abstract logic, and it translates them into commercial-ready designs. - Visualizing Complex Data: Great for turning raw data or knowledge sets into clean visuals for presentations. - Broad Use Cases: Fast enough for marketing/E-commerce but high-quality enough for film/game preFeb 25, 2026 1:39 AM
spacenews.com
A banner year for military space funding— with an unclear path beyondhttps://spacenews.com/a-banner-year-for-military-space-funding-with-an-unclear-path-beyond/Reconciliation boost lifts 2026 totals, but sustainability questions loom for missile defense and Space Development Agency The post A banner year for military space funding— with an unclear path beyond appeared first on SpaceNews.Feb 24, 2026 10:48 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Instance segmentation model that extracts 3D geometry from 2D floor planshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47092547Hey HN,I am an ML Engineer and a full-stack software engineer. For the past few weekends, I have been working on a pipeline to solve a PropTech problem: turning messy, highly occluded 2D floor plans into clean, structured data for 3D extrusion. Originally demoed for a firm hiring for the role.The Problem: If you try to use standard object detection (bounding boxes) or basic OCR (tested Qwen, DeepSeek) on architectural plans, it fails instantly. Walls intersect, doors swings and dimension lines heavily occlude the actual structures.The Stack & Architecture: I built an instance segmentation pipeline that relies strictly on pixel-perfect masking to pull the geometry.The Backbone: Swin Transformer + Detectron2.Model trained on 1024X1024 images, with RTX 4090Inference: Inference on CPUFeb 20, 2026 7:17 PM
spacedaily.com
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4798-4803: Back for More Sciencehttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Curiosity_Blog_Sols_4798_4803_Back_for_More_Science_999.htmlPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2026 The results from our first visit to the "Nevado Sajama" drill location were intriguing enough to motivate our return to do a deeper dive into the minerals and compounds locked in this rock with SAM (the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite). As explained in the last blog, that deeper dive involves using the second of two vials of a chemical reagent, tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH)Feb 19, 2026 12:07 PM
dwrite.me
Show HN: Dwrite.me A minimalist writing space that blocks copypaste to fight AIhttps://dwrite.meLately, the internet has started to feel loud, yet incredibly empty. Every time I browse Google, Medium, or news portals, I run into articles that feel "too perfect." The structure is flawless, the grammar is impeccable, but there is absolutely no soul in them.We all know why. It’s AI.As a developer, I love technology. But as a human, I’ve started to crave writing that has "scars"—writing that has emotion, rhythm, and is actually born from someone’s messy brain, not a polished prompt.That’s why I built dwrite.me.An Internet That’s Too Fast My frustration is simple: We live in an age where everything is expected to be instant. Need a 2,000-word article? One click. Need an opinion? Ask a chatbot.But here’s the problem: If everyone is using AI to write, why should we bother reading each other at all? We aren't exchanging thoughts anymore; we are just swapping machine-processed data. Our way of thinking is becoming lazy. We no longer value the "friction" of struggling to find the right worFeb 9, 2026 5:03 AM
github.com
Show HN: I built a RAG engine to search Singaporean lawshttps://github.com/adityaprasad-sudo/Explore-SingaporeI built a "Triple Failover" RAG for Singapore Laws, then rewrote the logic based on your feedback.Hi everyone!I’m a student developer. Recently, I created Explore Singapore, a RAG-based search engine that scrapes about 20,000 pages of Singaporean government acts and laws.I recently posted the MVP and received some tough but essential feedback about hallucinations and query depth. I took that feedback, focused on improvements, and just released Version 2.Here is how I upgraded the system from a basic RAG to a production-grade one.The Design & UI I aimed to avoid a dull government website.Design: Heavily inspired by Apple’s minimalist style.Tech: Custom frontend interacting with a Python backend.The V2 Engineering OverhaulThe community challenged me on three main points. Here’s how I addressed them:1. The "Personality" Fix Issue: I use a "Triple Failover" system with three models as backup. When the main model failed, the backups sounded entirely different.The Solution: I added Dynamic SFeb 7, 2026 3:58 AM
spacepolicyonline.com
Isaacman Wants to Restore NASA’s Core Competencieshttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/isaacman-wants-to-restore-nasas-core-competencies/NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman issued a directive today to restore the agency’s “core competencies” in order to fulfill President Trump’s December 2025 Executive Order on Ensuring American Space Superiority. The […]Feb 6, 2026 10:49 PM
nasa.gov
Station Nation: Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capsule Communicatorhttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/station-nation-erin-edwards-deputy-branch-chief-for-crew-operations-and-capsule-communicator/As a member of the Crew Operations Office, Erin Edwards and her team manage astronaut candidate training schedules, including field medical exercises, land survival, and underwater operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. She also develops and tests new training programs to keep crews mission-ready. Along with her role as a crew operations officer, Edwards works in the […]Feb 4, 2026 7:52 PM
