Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will "no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the Kindle Store," Amazon spokesperson Jackie Burke wrote in an email to The Verge. Users will still be able to read books […]
Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.
Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.
Article URL: https://www.movedetroit.com/program
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681361
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It’s a better rating than the company has gotten from repairability experts before, at least. Samsung is second worst with a D.
Article URL: https://nehanarula.org/2026/04/03/bitcoin-and-quantum-computing.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681274
Points: 33
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An interactive map of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, with events from across the legendarium plotted as markers.
I have been commuting a fair bit between the East and West coast, and thanks to American Airlines' free onboard WiFi, I was able to vibe-code a full interactive map of Middle-earth right from my economy seat at the back of the bus.
It's rather amazing how much an LLM knows about Tolkien's work, and it was fun to delve into many of the nooks and crannies of Tolkien's lore.
Some features: - Plot on the map the journey of the main characters in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. - Follow a list of events in the chronological Timeline - Zoom in on the high-def map and explore many of the off-the-main-plotline places - Use the 'measure distances' feature to see how far apart things are.
I also had a lot of fun learning about tiling to allow for efficient zooming.
If you are anything like me, this should provide a fun companion to reading the books or watching the movies (note that on this site, I followed the book narrative, and did not include Peter Jackson's many departures)
If you get the chance to check it out, I would love more feedback, and if there is demand, I might do the same for Game of Thrones.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681112
Points: 13
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As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.
On Tuesday, Spotify expanded its Prompted Playlists feature to include podcasts, an update that could make it easier for Premium users to find new shows to listen to. Prompted Playlists were originally launched as a beta feature in December, but previously only worked for music. You can use the feature to effectively generate customized Discover […]
New profile of Sam Altman shines a light on a whole industry.