Tuesday 29 September · 533 items from 63 sources
Australia and Queensland
The scarce layer. Thin is accurate, not a defect.
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Decision time approaching for KPMG
ANALYSIS | KPMG Australia must undergo a critical ethical review, as the government weighs its ban on new contracts and scrutiny of existing deals. The post Decision time approaching for KPMG…
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Youth drug and alcohol prevention programs need evidence, not just good intentions
OPINION | Evidence builds funder confidence. Governments should set clear standards, measure outcomes, and prioritise rigorously validated, scalable programs. The post Youth drug and alcohol…
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A disappointing intergenerational report: Too political, too complacent, too narrow, and too shallow
OPINION | The shift underway is not just an interesting statistic; in the long term, it has enormous adverse consequences both socially and economically. The post A disappointing intergenerational…
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Australia Post signs three-year deal with Telstra
Transition already hitting scale.
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Charles Darwin University setting up 'real-time view' of institution
ITSM replacement evolves into something much bigger.
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ATO lures federal Digital Health head to become next chief operating officer
Seasoned frontline executive Amanda Cattermole replaces Jacqui Curtis. Advised against policies that could blow up and cost billions? Tell us more... The post ATO lures federal Digital Health head…
The writers
What it means, and whether the claim survives contact with reality.
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Zero to Agent in 30 Minutes: Give Your Agent Its Own Computer
In the most recent episode of Zero to Agent in 30 Minutes, AI engineer Sajal Sharma showed how to use a remote sandbox to let your agents install software, run commands, and control a browser…
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Claude Sonnet 5.5
Claude Sonnet 5.5 New Sonnet model from Anthropic today. They say it "runs 30%+ faster, and costs up to 30% less for most work" - it's priced the same as Sonnet 5 but appears to beat it on every…
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Quoting @joedaroo
To say that we were surprised at the jump and suddenness of the capabilities of our models when it came to “cyber” or “swarming” or “message boards” or anything else related to the incidents is an…
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Man’s best friend?
When it comes to bear encounters in or near the wild, dogs are the aggressors in 54 percent of incidents, according to a recent study conducted by bear experts at Brigham Young University and other…
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Monday assorted links
1. Should more men move to Alaska? 2. The world’s oldest known peace treaty found. 3. In praise of Joyce, Whitman, and Crane. 4. Background explainer on the Chinese AI ecosystem. 5. YIMBY working in…
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Open Thread 453
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📈 Monday data: Damming the slop floods
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Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 23-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific hacker group ShinyHunters. In the days…
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Mighty Sparrow, RIP
Here is the NYT obituary. The post Mighty Sparrow, RIP appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .
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Defining the Unemployment Rate
An updated version of our Marginal Revolution University (MRU) video on defining the unemployment rate. Free to use for anyone but goes best, of course, with Modern Principles of Economics, the best…
Frontier
What actually shipped.
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One year in: How Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore is advancing research, partnership and talent for real-world impact
Since launching a year ago, the Microsoft Research Asia — Singapore lab has established a strong foundation, deepened collaboration across government, academia, and industry, and explored how…
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The Lenfest Institute grows landmark program with expanded OpenAI support
OpenAI is expanding the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program with $5 million in funding and up to $5 million in software credits and engineering support.
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Are you a Codex Original?
We’re collecting real stories of builders, tinkerers, researchers, and creators who are using Codex to do incredible things. If you want to be a part of the next chapter of the Codex Originals…
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Basis completes a tax workbook 2x faster with GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra completed a 50-tab tax workbook twice as fast as GPT-5.6 Sol, and its stronger understanding of user intent gives Basis more confidence in real-world use.
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Faster Rates for Federated Variational Inequalities
In this paper, we study federated optimization for solving stochastic variational inequalities (VIs), a problem that has attracted growing attention in recent years. Despite substantial progress, a…
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Proaction boosts sales 60% and saves 75+ hours with Codex
With Codex, GPT-Live-1, and GPT-6 Astra, Proaction builds, operates, and sells modern fleet management faster.
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Two years of OpenAI Academy
Marking two years of OpenAI Academy and bringing AI skills to even more communities.
Governance
Regulators, standards, security.
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NIST Provides Updates on National Construction Safety Team Activities
The presentations highlighted the importance of NIST applying its own expertise and the expertise of others through collaborations and contracts.
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NIST Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 8 States
Projects will address local cybersecurity workforce needs and will offer practical learning opportunities including internships, apprenticeships and hands-on projects.
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NIST Awards More Than $30 Million for MEP Centers in 11 States and Puerto Rico
The awards will help small and medium-sized manufacturers increase the adoption of advanced manufacturing technology.
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NIST Finalizes Guidelines on Protecting Online Identity and Access Tokens From Misuse
The finalized publication is designed to help organizations take effective steps to avoid exposing tokens to attackers.
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NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring
New X-ray measurements will allow scientists to more accurately monitor nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities.
Adoption
What organisations are doing, with money attached.
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Inside the Brisbane startup making gluten-free dining easier
Brisbane founder Lucinda Kittel is developing Elios Table to help gluten-free diners find suitable restaurants and give venues a way to reach a growing market. The post Inside the Brisbane startup…
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Can’t get boots out of my head: Kylie Minogue sports Bared Footwear for AFL show
Bared Footwear can't get the visual out of their heads, taking to social media shortly after the performance to showcase its Pandion boots. The post Can’t get boots out of my head: Kylie Minogue…
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Fears new CGT update could hit innovative startups that change direction
Ai Group fears for investors in pioneering startups that eventually change strategy, with those shares losing key tax concessions. The post Fears new CGT update could hit innovative startups that…
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Navigating the new normal: Building resilience in fuel retail trading
Commodity markets have entered a new era of persistent volatility. For fuel retailers, this is a chance to strengthen resilience and unlock value, but only with strategic investment and a shift in…
Research
Titles only, for scanning.
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Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture
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New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures
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Bringing AI to Autonomous Systems -- From Cognition to Collective Intelligence
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ScopeBench: Do Agents Preserve Engagement Boundaries Under Goal Pressure?
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When Is a Multi-Agent Code Judge Actually Grounded? Two Label-Free Measurements, and a Judge That Declines to Guess
Build
For the making side.
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Grok 4.7 is now available on Amazon Bedrock
xAI's Grok 4.7 is now available on Amazon Bedrock: a frontier model for coding, long-running agents, and knowledge work. It offers a 500K token context window and four configurable reasoning effort…
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ESP32S3 cluster running 1.58-bit (BitNet) Language model
Article URL: https://github.com/Low-Zi-Hong/ESP32s3-LLM-Cluster Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884625 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
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Deutsche Bahn "joke" is no longer funny
Article URL: https://jonworth.eu/your-deutsche-bahn-joke-is-no-longer-fu/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884560 Points: 9 # Comments: 3
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Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
Article URL: https://theintercept.com/2026/09/24/how-many-flock-devices-in-united-states-300000/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884363 Points: 134 # Comments: 59
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Jeff – Jev-compatible 0.8B decision models, trained at home, ~30 ms
Article URL: https://github.com/firelex/jeff Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49883844 Points: 196 # Comments: 62
Press
Last, deliberately. It reports what the layers above have usually already explained.
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OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns
A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following orders.
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Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds
Self-driving truck company Aurora laid out an audacious plan for 2030. Its CFO says its targets aren't aspirational.
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Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall
Listen to the session or watch below The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and…
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Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation
The new financing is expected to more than triples the AI infrastructure startup's valuation from just four months ago.
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AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion
The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.
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Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyer’s authorization.
Open
The sources that refuse ingestion, one tap away.