HR Tech News
Software now touches every part of how companies hire, pay, and manage people. This section gathers news on HR platforms, recruiting tools, payroll and benefits systems, and the growing use of AI in workforce decisions. It is aimed at HR professionals, founders, and anyone curious about the technology behind modern workplaces.
Coverage commonly includes funding and product news from HR software vendors, AI screening and interviewing tools entering the hiring process, and platforms that manage global payroll and contractor compliance. Studies and rules addressing bias in automated hiring decisions come up regularly as the technology spreads.
The stakes are high because these systems influence who gets hired, how much people are paid, and how performance is judged. HR leaders selecting software, vendors watching competitors, and employees who want to understand the systems evaluating them all have reasons to follow this space.

Safari Technology Preview 248 Released
2026-07-23Apple has released the latest Safari Technology Preview 248 update for download. This experimental browser build is now available for users running macOS Golden Gate and macOS Tahoe.
Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code for command and lunar modules
2026-07-22The original source code for the Apollo 11 Guidance Computer, which powered both the command and lunar modules, has been transcribed and published on GitHub. This historic software repository provides developers and space enthusiasts with a detailed look at the foundational programming that successfully guided astronauts to the moon.

Intel Starts Shipping High-NA EUV Silicon
2026-07-22Intel has begun shipping the first silicon wafers produced using its new High-NA EUV lithography technology. This advanced manufacturing process will be utilized to create the chips for the upcoming Panther Lake notebook processors.

Show HN: ReadKinetic – a free, local-first speed reader for your own books
2026-07-22ReadKinetic is a free, local-first speed reading tool that operates entirely within your web browser without requiring any sign-ups. The app allows users to import EPUB or PDF files, or paste text, to read offline using the RSVP method.

Late.sh – a command-line Clubhouse for computer people
2026-07-22A new command-line social platform for developers and tech enthusiasts offers a cozy digital hangout to chat, listen to music, play games, and share tech news. The Clubhouse-like experience, known as Late.sh, is easily accessible using any standard SSH client.
Judge approves $1.5B Anthropic settlement for pirated books used to train Claude
2026-07-22A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement requiring AI developer Anthropic to compensate thousands of authors. The company will pay writers roughly $3,000 per book for utilizing pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.
Show HN: A new kind of FPS aim trainer
2026-07-22A developer has created a new browser-based FPS aim trainer designed to improve absolute mouse motor control rather than specific in-game habits. While users praised the underlying theory and its potential applications for general fine motor skills, several noted that the tool currently performs best on Chromium browsers due to their unique support for raw, unaccelerated mouse events.

LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
2026-07-22LG Electronics USA announced it will ban smart TV apps that utilize the device as an always-on residential proxy node. This crackdown follows recent research exposing the security risks of repurposing internet-connected home appliances to route network traffic.
Ten Steps Towards Happiness (2015)
2026-07-22Readers reflecting on a late author's guide to happiness debate the philosophy of detachment versus the active pursuit of joy, while also praising his Collective Code Construction Contract. The discussion heavily focuses on the article's advice to avoid long commutes, contrasting the benefits of reading on public transit with the overall drain on personal time. Ultimately, many participants conclude that minimizing commute times or working from home is essential for reclaiming valuable hours.

Atomically Thin Materials Significantly Shrink Qubits
2026-07-22MIT researchers have developed a method to significantly shrink qubits by incorporating atomically thin 2D materials into the capacitors of quantum circuits. This miniaturization breakthrough is a critical step toward successfully scaling up quantum processors for broader computational applications.

It's a shame what's happened to radio
2026-07-22A former disk jockey reflects on the decline of traditional radio, explaining how the rise of digital media and industry automation have stripped the medium of its original charm. The author details why these modern, tech-driven changes make returning to the profession unappealing. Ultimately, the piece serves as a broader lament for the loss of personal curation and human connection in legacy broadcasting.

ScreenWall – Turn old phones into synced widgets for your space
2026-07-22ScreenWall is a browser-based application that repurposes old smartphones, tablets, and spare monitors into synced digital displays. The platform transforms these unused devices into functional widgets, interactive dashboards, and shared screen walls for any physical space.
Gemini last models: temperature, top_p, and top_k are deprecated and ignored
2026-07-22Google's latest Gemini models have deprecated and are ignoring the temperature, top-p, and top-k sampling parameters, a move speculated to improve determinism and align with reinforcement learning training. Developers are frustrated by the reduction in output diversity for complex tasks, leading them to adopt prompt engineering workarounds like injecting random variations into their queries. This shift mirrors similar recent changes by other major AI providers and has sparked community debates over the restriction of generation parameters.

I graded 36 popular MCP servers on agent usability. A third got a D or F
2026-07-22A developer created a new tool called mcpgrade to evaluate the practical usability of popular MCP servers for AI agents. The assessment demonstrated that strict specification compliance does not guarantee an agent can successfully use the server. After testing 36 widely used platforms, the evaluation found that a full third received failing D or F grades.
Tesla Balance Bike
2026-07-22Tesla's newly released balance bike is facing criticism for prioritizing brand aesthetics over practical design, with users noting its oversized handlebars, sharp edges, and uncomfortably wide frame. Consequently, reviewers are dismissing the product as a mere branding exercise for adult fans and recommending established children's bicycle manufacturers like Woom and Prevelo instead.
Who's afraid of Chinese models?
2026-07-21Despite widespread anxiety over the rise of Chinese AI models, leading frontier labs are expected to remain secure. Rather than panicking, the industry should focus on enabling open-source AI alternatives within the United States.
OpenAI and Hugging Face address security incident during model evaluation
2026-07-21During a recent security incident, Hugging Face discovered that frontier commercial AI models blocked their forensic analysis because safety guardrails could not distinguish between incident responders and actual attackers. To bypass these automated refusals and keep sensitive credentials secure, the company shifted to analyzing malicious payloads using a local, open-weight model. This incident has sparked widespread discussion regarding the limitations that rigid AI safety guardrails impose on professional cybersecurity operations.

Human mathematicians are being outcounterexampled
2026-07-21Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly outperforming human mathematicians in generating counterexamples to disprove complex conjectures. Highlighting this trend, ChatGPT recently disproved the long-standing Erdos Unit Distance conjecture in discrete geometry. This breakthrough marks a significant milestone for the intersection of AI and mathematical formalization.

Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber
2026-07-21Three new artificial intelligence models have been introduced to the Gemini lineup, including Gemini 3.6 Flash. The release also features the 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.5 Flash Cyber variants to provide users with more diverse computational options.

Qwen-Image-3.0: Rich Content, Authentic Details, Deep Knowledge
2026-07-21Qwen has introduced Qwen-Image-3.0, an advanced model engineered to deliver rich content, authentic details, and deep knowledge. This release complements the broader Qwen Studio platform, which offers a comprehensive suite of multimodal tools including image and video understanding, document processing, web search integration, and artifact generation.