Daily Tech Digest - July 20, 2026
July 20, 2026 —
Rik Bon
Tags: tech, news, ai, linux, cloud, cybersecurity
TL;DR: 1. Qwen 3.8; 2. Transcribe.cpp; 3. Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s
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Hacker News - AI & Tech
- Qwen 3.8
- Transcribe.cpp
- Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s
- Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust now
- NYC may require landlords and realtors to disclose the use of AI in listings
- What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard
- Better and Cheaper Than IPTV
- Mathematicians still don't know the fastest way to multiply numbers
- OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context Size from 372k to 272k
- Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3
- Blender 5.2 LTS
- Classic Amiga titles, free to download
- I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned
- Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years
- AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making
Techmeme Highlights
- @BrianRoemmele this is like the 2nd amendment but for AI outlawing cybersecurity means only the outlaws will be doing cybersecurity
- Qwen has a 2.4T model not surprising that some of their models are that large given that Qwen3.7-Max was the highest ranking chinese model on ECI
- Burnham Government To Scrap Starmer's Plan For Digital ID Scheme
- ★ Mornings in Cupertino Have the Aroma of Napalm Once Again
- Moonshot AI suspends new subscriptions due to Kimi K3 demand
- Nationwide protest against AI Data Centers, Saturday, July 18! Check the website https://humansfirst.com/... and find the nearest protest and plan to participate if possible, every voice matters! See you on the streets! #DemsUnited [video]
- @BrianRoemmele This should be the headline. The “safety” is so idiotic that it is causing HARM!!! Thanks for the share! 🙏 • [image]
- Apple Testing AI to Record and Transcribe Genius Bar Appointments
- A look at the nonprofit Current AI, backed by $400M in commitments from many partners including $100M from France, that's funding open, public AI infrastructure
- We are with @KevinRobertsTX and agree wholeheartedly... Big tech is bulldozing American families and communities for their own gain and it must stop. This is not the American way. [video]
- Sebastian Rucci's past has become a theme in local opposition to his proposal but he says he's not backing down. 'Do I look like a guy that's going away?' https://www.wsj.com/...
- Jul 22-23AMD Advancing AISan Francisco