Launch HN: Chert (YC P26) – Twilio for iMessage
Hey HN! We’re Gary and Ian, and we’re building Chert ( https://www.trychert.com/), an API for businesses to send, receive, and automate iMessage conversations at scale. Check out our demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRdwvVxMMoI.
We originally started by building products on top of iMessage because the blue bubble interface, typing indicators, and reactions made agentic conversations feel more human than ones on SMS … ⌘ Read more
The Best Browser Extensions to Get More Out of YouTube
You can significantly improve the YouTube experience with these browser add-ons. ⌘ Read more
There Is No AI Really (It’s Just People), with Jaron Lanier ⌘ Read more
Launch HN: Superset (YC P26) – IDE for the agents era
Hey HN, we’re Avi, Kiet, and Satya. We’re building Superset ( https://github.com/superset-sh/superset), an open-source agentic IDE for running coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode etc in parallel.
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWDHn7gUwfg
Try it: https://superset.sh/
We’re three engineers who’ve built and maintained large codebases, and we k … ⌘ Read more
My thoughts on the first round of UFO files ⌘ Read more
AIR BEARING TURBINE ⌘ Read more
HOMEMADE JET TURBINE ⌘ Read more
You’ll Never Look at Rainbows the Same Way Again ⌘ Read more
Why has life only appeared once on Earth? ⌘ Read more
An Astrobiologist Pieces Together How Life Started ⌘ Read more
Chuck’s Confession ⌘ Read more
LEVITATING FIDGET TOY ⌘ Read more
Neil wanted to be abducted by aliens as a kid 👽😭 ⌘ Read more
The Science of Gardening, with EpicGardening ⌘ Read more
If aliens reached Earth, what would you ask them first? ⌘ Read more
Answering Questions All About Aliens, with Charles Liu ⌘ Read more
Can Listening to ‘Subliminals’ Make You Beautiful? Plenty of Women Believe It
As young men pursue radical methods of “looksmaxxing,” young women are discovering a world of YouTube and TikTok videos that promise glow-ups through ASMR affirmations. ⌘ Read more
Ask Slashdot: Are YouTube’s Subtitles ‘Appallingly Bad’?
Long-time Slashdot reader Anne Thwacks frequently uses YouTube’s subtitles “not to disturb others in the room, or because my hearing is not very good.” But they say there’s a new problem.
“The subtitling is terrible!”
Almost every sentence has a huge error. Proper names are more often wrong than right. Non-English place names are almost always mangled to barely rec … ⌘ Read more
This Indigenous Language Survived Russian Occupation. Can It Survive YouTube?
YouTube’s search and recommendation algorithms are driving children to Russian-language content even when they seek out videos in Kyrgyz, creating a cultural shift that concerns some parents. ⌘ Read more
What Sci-Fi Gets Wrong About Lasers ⌘ Read more
Your fridge doesn’t create cold, it removes heat. ⌘ Read more
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Science isn’t one voice, it’s many ⌘ Read more
Busting Nutrition Myths with Dr. Jessica Knurick ⌘ Read more
potential asteroid threat in 2182? ⌘ Read more
Why There’s A Universe At All ⌘ Read more
Did life start in space? ⌘ Read more
Dishes Radioactive Enough to Take an X-ray! ⌘ Read more
Did Life Come From An Asteroid? With Harold Connolly Jr. ⌘ Read more
Motorola Sues Social Media Platforms and Creators in India
“Motorola has filed a lawsuit in India against social media platforms and content creators,” reports TechCrunch, “over posts it alleges are defamatory…”
The lawsuit, filed in a Bengaluru court and obtained by TechCrunch, names platforms such as X, YouTube, and Instagram along with dozens of content creators, and seeks takedown of the content as well as bro … ⌘ Read more
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YouTube 允许用户彻底关闭 Shorts
嫌弃短视频浪费时间的用户终于有救了！YouTube 已经上线新功能，允许用户在设置 > 时间管理中，将 Shorts 的每日上限设置为 0 分钟，即：允许用户彻底关闭 Shorts。@Appinn 如何关闭 Shorts 需要在手机端的 Youtube 上，才可以设置。 具体为： 设置 > 时间管理 ⌘ Read more
Creating an alien species for Project Hail Mary ⌘ Read more
Neil deGrasse Tyson Confronts Andy Weir on the Science of Project Hail Mary ⌘ Read more
Molten Salts and Plasma Turn Cheap Iron Into Strong Steel ⌘ Read more
You existing is actually statistically absurd🤯 ⌘ Read more
Who thought leeches were a good idea for medical treatment? ⌘ Read more
Scientists Who Got In Trouble for Being Right, with Matt Kaplan ⌘ Read more
Are there other universes right next to ours? ⌘ Read more
Meta Removes Ads For Social Media Addiction Litigation
Meta has started removing ads from law firms seeking clients for social media addiction lawsuits, just weeks after a jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark case involving harm to a young user. “Lawyers across the country now are seeking new plaintiffs, in the hopes of bringing a class action lawsuit that could result in lucrative verdicts,” reports Axio … ⌘ Read more
Why the Moon is Spiraling Away From Us ⌘ Read more
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You can now touch famous paintings (No museum required) ⌘ Read more
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Does Quantum Physics Say You Can Live Forever? With Brian Greene ⌘ Read more
Crooks Behind $27M in ‘Refund’ Scams Busted By YouTube Pranksters After Being Lured to Fake Funeral
One crime ring scammed 2,000 elderly people of more than $27 million between 2021 and 2023 using tech support/bank impersonation/refund scams. “Victims were in their 70s and 80s,” reports the U.S. Attorney’s office for California’s southern district. Victims were first told they’d r … ⌘ Read more
NASA’s First Manned Mission to the Moon In 50 Years ⌘ Read more
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Australia Readies Social Media Court Action Citing Teen Ban Breaches
Australia is preparing possible court action against major social media platforms that are failing to enforce the country’s social media ban on under-16s. “Three months after the ban came into effect, the eSafety Commissioner said it was probing Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, Google’s YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok for possible breaches of t … ⌘ Read more
Five social media giants face crackdown over under-16 ban
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube are under investigation and facing fines of up to $49.5 million for potential non-compliance with Australia’s world-first social media ban. ⌘ Read more