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Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents

Article URL: https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/03/18/austins-surge-of-new-housing-construction-drove-down-rents Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47433058 Points: 246 # Comments: 198

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RX – a new random-access JSON alternative

Article URL: https://github.com/creationix/rx Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47432915 Points: 8 # Comments: 2

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What’s on HTTP?

Article URL: https://whatsonhttp.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47431930 Points: 29 # Comments: 9

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Show HN: Duplicate 3 layers in a 24B LLM, logical deduction .22→.76. No training

I replicated David Ng's RYS method ( https://dnhkng.github.io/posts/rys/ ) on consumer AMD GPUs (RX 7900 XT + RX 6950 XT) and found something I didn't expect. Transformers appear to have discrete "reasoning circuits" — contiguous blocks of 3-4 layer

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Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents

A rogue AI agent inadvertently exposed Meta company and user data to engineers who didn't have permission to see it.

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Sam Altman’s thank-you to coders draws the memes

Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes.

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What's on HTTP?

Article URL: https://whatsonhttp.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47431930 Points: 17 # Comments: 3

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Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.

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Kagi Translate's AI answers the question "What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?"

Remember when it was fun to play around with LLMs?

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Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law

Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."

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Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running

Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.

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Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.

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Despite Doubts, Federal Cyber Experts Approved Microsoft Cloud Service

Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-cloud-fedramp-cybersecurity-government Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426057 Points: 406 # Comments: 185

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Trevor Milton is raising funds for a new jet he claims will transform flying

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/trevor-milton-pardon-nikola-trump-3163e19c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47425176 Points: 65 # Comments: 101

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OpenAI Has New Focus (on the IPO)

Article URL: https://om.co/2026/03/17/openai-has-new-focus-on-the-ipo/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423976 Points: 92 # Comments: 107