AI Tutor Paper Claims Large Effect Sizes at Dartmouth
A preprint reports standardized effect sizes of 0.71 to 1.30 for an AI tutor used in a Dartmouth course, according to a Hacker News discussion.
Hyundai Motor used the 2026 FIFA World Cup to demonstrate its Atlas humanoid, moving the machine closer to factory deployment and volume production.
Neowin’s latest 7 Days post lists three headline items from the prior week without further detail.
Amazon will no longer take on new users for its Mechanical Turk platform, raising questions about the service's future.
Microsoft has resolved a defect that disabled core interface elements on affected machines for twelve months.
NASA sent a three-armed robotic vehicle from Katalyst Space Technologies to intercept the Swift Observatory and lift it 150 miles higher before solar activity pulls it into the atmosphere.
India notified Meta Platforms that it must take down sexual content involving children on Instagram and will summon the company for discussions.
An unofficial port delivers the complete game at over 100 FPS with save states and Source console support, no download required.
An offbeat report flags new habits in C that leave code harder to follow than before.
South Korea will direct tax receipts from its chip makers into a new investment vehicle aimed at long-term economic expansion.
Microsoft has issued KB5095189 as an out-of-band update that addresses the initial setup flow on the two most recent Windows 11 versions.
A July 2026 blog post with that title reached the front page of Hacker News, where it collected 138 points and 41 comments.
John Gruber’s archived post argues that Electron apps erode Mac quality even as the platform gains users who do not prize native experience.
A GitHub issue claiming that reasoning-token clustering in GPT-5.5 Codex may degrade output quality reached the front page of Hacker News.
Edge version 150 now accepts direct Google logins on Windows and macOS, removing the prior requirement for a Microsoft account to keep browser data in sync.
A GitHub project brings the 2003 real-time strategy game to Apple platforms without emulation.
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band update under KB5095189 that targets the initial OS setup process for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2.
John Gruber’s 2018 post, resurfaced in the Daring Fireball archive, argues that Electron apps erode the Mac’s core advantages even as the platform’s user base expands.
A GitHub issue claims reasoning-token clustering in GPT-5.5 Codex is degrading performance and reached the Hacker News front page.
Microsoft's browser now lets users sign in with a Google account to sync bookmarks and passwords directly on Windows and macOS.
Microsoft's latest weekly summary records higher Windows 11 usage on Steam while preview builds stay on hold and workforce reductions move forward.
Midjourney is seeking to compel three Hollywood studios to disclose their AI usage in an ongoing legal dispute.