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Show HN: 6cy – Experimental streaming archive format with per-block codecs

Hi HN, I’ve been experimenting with archive format design and built 6cy as a research project. The goal is not to replace zip/7z, but to explore: • block-level codec polymorphism (different compression per block) • streaming-first layout (no global s

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So you want to build a tunnel

Article URL: https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/2/17/so-you-want-to-build-a-tunnel Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049718 Points: 39 # Comments: 15

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Async/Await on the GPU

Article URL: https://www.vectorware.com/blog/async-await-on-gpu/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049628 Points: 50 # Comments: 7

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HackMyClaw

Article URL: https://hackmyclaw.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049573 Points: 123 # Comments: 55

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Show HN: I built a simulated AI containment terminal for my sci-fi novel

Article URL: https://vertex.flowlogix.ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049520 Points: 14 # Comments: 6

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Using go fix to modernize Go code

Article URL: https://go.dev/blog/gofix Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049479 Points: 57 # Comments: 8

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Show HN: I taught LLMs to play Magic: The Gathering against each other

I've been teaching LLMs to play Magic: The Gathering recently, via MCP tools hooked up to the open-source XMage codebase. It's still pretty buggy and I think there's significant room for existing models to get better at it via tooling improvements, b

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Semantic ablation: Why AI writing is generic and boring

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/semantic_ablation_ai_writing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049088 Points: 114 # Comments: 109

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Show HN: Cycast – High-performance radio streaming server written in Python

A high-performance internet radio streaming server written in Python with Cython optimizations. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47048790 Points: 11 # Comments: 0

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WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more

The WordPress AI assistant doesn't need precisely tailored prompts, either.

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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

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Amazon Fire TV’s new interface is now rolling out in the U.S.

Fire TV's new interface simplifies its layout and navigation and adds Alexa+.

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Apple Podcasts is getting an enhanced video experience this spring

By bringing an enhanced video podcasts viewing experience to its app, Apple is aiming to keep users from turning to rival platforms to watch their favorite shows.

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Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100m or more in 2026

Three U.S.-based AI companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion so far in 2026 with 14 others raising rounds of $100 million or more.

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99% of adults over 40 have shoulder "abnormalities" on an MRI, study finds

Some adults over 40 have shoulder pain, but nearly all have "abnormal" joints.