Russia’s 100,000-strong offensive crumbles before Pokrovsk ⌘ Read more
Create Your Own AI Voice Agent Using EchoKit, ESP32, and Rust
Step-by-step tutorial for EchoKit, a DIY AI voice agent (fully open source) I’ve been working on.
🔹 Hardware: An easy-to-assemble ESP32-S3 board (EchoKit). 🔹 Server: A high-performance server built entirely in Rust to manage the ASR -> LLM -> TTS pipeline. 🔹 AI Models: Fully customizable, using Groq’s APIs (Whisper, Llama 3, PlayAI-TTS) in the guide for near-instant responses.
This project is perfect for:
Developers wantin … ⌘ Read more
A seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving the world’s plant diversity
Deep underground beneath the Sussex countryside in southern England, millions of seeds are kept frozen in a vault built to withstand fire, flooding, and any other disaster. ⌘ Read more
How a human ‘jumping gene’ targets structured DNA to reshape the genome
Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human genome—comprising about 17% of the genome. It is commonly called a “jumping gene” or “retrotransposon” because it can “retrotranspose” (move) from one genomic location to another. ⌘ Read more
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The extraordinary influence of the lymphatic system on our health
It has remained mysterious for millennia, but we’re finally uncovering the profound role the lymphatic system plays in everything from preventing dementia to fighting cancer ⌘ Read more
Adding distributed tracing to AI Gateway: My LFX mentorship journey
In today’s rapidly evolving AI landscape, effectively monitoring and debugging AI Gateways has become a critical challenge. This article shares my complete experience through the LFX Mentorship program, where I added OpenTelemetry distributed tracing support to… ⌘ Read more
Docker Model Runner Meets Open WebUI: A Simpler Way to Run Local AI Models
Hi, I’m Sergei Shitikov - a Docker Captain and Lead Software Engineer living in Berlin. I’m focused on DevOps, developer experience, open source, and local AI tools. I created this extension to make it easier for anyone - even without a technical background - to get started with local LLMs using Docker Model Runner and… ⌘ Read more
Major AWS outage across US-East region sows chaos online ⌘ Read more
What are you doing this week?
What are you doing this week? Feel free to share!
Keep in mind it’s OK to do nothing at all, too. ⌘ Read more
European leaders near deal to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine ⌘ Read more
Eye implant and high-tech glasses restore vision lost to age
Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss, with existing treatments only able to slow its progression. But now an implant in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have enabled people with the condition to read again ⌘ Read more
When someone suggests improving my code ⌘ Read more
Servo v0.0.1
Article URL: https://github.com/servo/servo
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45643357
Points: 500
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Using Vim with very big Java projects ⌘ Read more
Hello 911?! There’s a shadowy figure on my balcony! ⌘ Read more
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China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years ⌘ Read more
EU agrees to stop importing Russian gas by end of 2027 ⌘ Read more
Putin has pulled off a masterstroke - he’s the voice in Trump’s ear ⌘ Read more
Zelenskyy calls for more US Patriot air defences after Trump again sides with Putin ⌘ Read more
Someone’s micromanaging me! ⌘ Read more
Distant galaxy A1689-zD1 found to have unusually low dust-to-gas ratio
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has carried out comprehensive multiwavelength observations of a distant massive galaxy known as A1689-zD1. ⌘ Read more
Hand-powered device disinfects drinking water with nanoparticles
Turning the crank on a simple device filled with nanoparticles can remove serious pathogens from water in seconds, making it suitable for areas without electricity ⌘ Read more
When we manage to get the app running on limited hardware ⌘ Read more
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
PAUL WISEMAN and GISELA SALOMON, Reporters -
_Stephan: Dictator Trump’s ignorance and nastiness, expressed daily in his ongoing fascist Republican Party coup, is severely impacting the U.S. labor market and the wellbeing of millions, including you and what you have to pay for groceries, clothes, and anything else made overseas, as this article describes. Did you think this moron even knows tha … ⌘ Read more
Unfettered and Unaccountable: How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
J. David McSwane and Hannah Allam, - ProPublica
_Stephan: Here is one of the best descriptions I have read about the Gestapo dictator Trump has created. It is unlike anything that has ever previously existed in the United States. All of this is straight out of Hitler’s playbook, but Americans seem to just be realizing what is happening, as t … ⌘ Read more
Donald Trump shares AI video of himself bombing ‘No Kings’ protesters with manure
JADA BAS, Trainee Reporter - Daily Mail (U.K.)
_Stephan: Just how mentally sick and contemptuous of Americans who don’t support him, dictator Trump is can, perhaps, best be illustrated by the video of himself wearing a crown, flying as a fighter pilot, and dropping faeces on “No Kings” demonstrators. He, himself, actually posted this video. I think it is also i … ⌘ Read more
The World’s Hottest Engine Is Smaller Than a Cell and Hotter Than the Sun’s Corona
Gayoung Lee, Staff Reporter - Gizmodo
_Stephan: In my remote viewing study of the future, some viewers describe something like this. Their comments seemed so strange to me, I didn’t even know how to ask questions about what they were describing. However, it is now clear that there are going to be a number of breakthroughs that are going to redefine physics as … ⌘ Read more
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in women who were hybrids, and this might have played a part in Neanderthals’ demise ⌘ Read more
Worldwide AWS outage affects hundreds of millions ⌘ Read more
How to display non-printable unicode characters? ⌘ Read more
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