FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support(code.ffmpeg.org)
954 points by rilawa | 307 comments
FFmpeg commit adding a libavfilter audio filter that runs speech transcription with the Whisper model, including documentation and examples.
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Nginx introduces native support for ACME protocol(blog.nginx.org)
742 points by phickey | 269 comments
NGINX Community Blog post announcing native support for the ACME protocol for automated TLS certificate issuance and renewal.
VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a small OSS project
733 points by marcjschmidt | 206 comments
Ask HN post by the Deepkit maintainer describing how a VC-funded company got his EU trademark revoked for insufficient proof of genuine use, seeking advice.
PYX: The next step in Python packaging(astral.sh)
717 points by the_mitsuhiko | 435 comments
Astral's announcement page for pyx, a Python package registry product, with a waitlist signup.
Claude says “You're absolutely right!” about everything(github.com)
669 points by pr337h4m | 487 comments
GitHub issue on the anthropics/claude-code repo reporting that Claude responds "You're absolutely right!" to nearly everything, a sycophancy bug.
This website is for humans(localghost.dev)
531 points by charles_f | 283 comments
A personal blog post on localghost.dev arguing that the author's website is made for human readers, not AI search engines that scrape and repackage content.
Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in England(news.sky.com)
378 points by amarcheschi | 524 comments
Sky News article reporting that ten live facial recognition vans will be deployed across police forces in England, with human rights groups criticising the technology.
F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due to outdated CPUs
367 points by nativeforks | 242 comments
Hacker News text post explaining that F-Droid's build servers lack SSE4.1/SSSE3 CPU support required by AGP 8.12.0's aapt2, blocking updates for many Android apps.
OCaml as my primary language(xvw.lol)
365 points by nukifw | 258 comments
A personal blog post, translated from French, explaining why the author chose OCaml as their primary programming language since 2012.
Illinois limits the use of AI in therapy and psychotherapy(washingtonpost.com)
360 points by reaperducer | 205 comments
Washington Post article on Illinois becoming one of the first states to restrict the use of AI in therapy and psychotherapy.
![Screenshot of youtube.com: Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2025/8/13/5df8f191-f46f-41c7-bc9b-6e513b30e290.jpg)
Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal [video](youtube.com)
262 points by net01 | 216 comments
Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal(ericmigi.com)
168 points by WhyNotHugo | 70 comments
What does Palantir actually do?(wired.com)
164 points by mudil | 133 comments
Gartner's grift is about to unravel(dx.tips)
125 points by mooreds | 58 comments
Cross-Site Request Forgery(words.filippo.io)
121 points by tatersolid | 23 comments
The Factory Timezone(data.iana.org)
85 points by todsacerdoti | 41 comments
![Screenshot of arxiv.org: A Comprehensive Survey of Self-Evolving AI Agents [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2025/8/13/acdd7ab8-48e0-4ea2-ba87-1fb6465cc17e.jpg)
Show HN: Prime Number Grid Visualizer(enda.sh)
39 points by dduplex | 18 comments
How Stock Options Work(web.stanford.edu)
33 points by jdcampolargo | 8 comments
