Daily Tech News 12 May 2026

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Digg is back - again - this time as an AI news aggregator. (Tech Crunch)

That is, the content is about AI, but it seems to be ranked by human readers.

I'm not sure why just AI - though that is a hot topic at the moment - but Digg was originally a news aggregator just like this.

Tech News

Sales data from Korea indicates that SSD prices are up 63% and memory prices up 29%. (WCCFTech)

Compared with last month.
The SINKER brand under the POWEV division within Jiahe Jinwei has announced it is shipping DDR5 modules for domestic, server, and industrial use. (WCCFTech)

Yes, it's a Chinese company. How could you tell?
Who is the Palantir chore coat for, asks the Verge? (The Verge)

Well...
The third season of The Rings of Power airs November 11. (The Verge)

I think there's some overlap there.
Anthropic's bug-hunting Mythos AI is just a marketing stunt. (The Register)

Accoridng to the creator of the library and utility cURL, who knows a thing or two about AI bug hunting having been inundated with AI-generated bug reports for years.
If AI writes your code, why use Python? (Medium)

Actually a very good question.

Python is a great programming language for humans to use, because it makes it easy to get something up and running - at the cost of becoming slow and burdensome for large systems.

But the same properties that make it easy for humans to write make it hard for AI models to reason about, and languages like Rust and Go that favour strict, static typing are easier for AI models to generate correctly and also compile to code that runs faster.

The remaining win for Python is its massive ecosystem with modules like Numpy and PyTorch for numerical processing and AI respectively, but if you don't need to use those directly, why not go straight to Rust?
AMD looks like it's gearing up to release the Radeon RX 9050. (Notebook Check)

It's basically a slightly slower version of the 8GB 9060 XT, drawing slightly less power. The recommended power supply has dropped from 500W to 450W, so we may be seeing a card that draws 120W or less.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Sixty days of siege, outnumbered and weak... Oops, wrong battle.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at May 12, 2026 04:31 AM (RtN13)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 12, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

3
Skip,

I hope you have a great day.

Do you have a long drive today?

Posted by: four seasons at May 12, 2026 04:33 AM (3ek7K)

4 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 12, 2026 04:36 AM (1o8D5)

5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig-w2L6vw08

Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 12, 2026 04:37 AM (jrgJz)

6 The comments on this are great. I can't tell if Daniel is kidding, here:

Daniel
@growing_daniel
May 10
It’s over for digital animation. This is too good. Guilds and unions will try to void it in Hollywood but it’s over, amazing full length films will be made by amateurs in weeks.

They’ll need a distribution platform. Can anybody set a video to be a rental on YouTube?

He links to:

Marko Slavnic
@Markoslavnic
May 8
The quality of animation you can create on your own is truly amazing. We really are just limited by our imaginations at this point. Go tell your story!

Made in @runwayml in a few hours and a handful of gens.

Posted by: m at May 12, 2026 04:42 AM (RtN13)

7 Yeah , library job today, is a bit of a ride. Its cross country ( shorter)or highway ( longer)

Posted by: Skip at May 12, 2026 04:46 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 04:50 AM (JKg5d)

9 Better get going
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at May 12, 2026 04:50 AM (Ia/+0)

10 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 12, 2026 04:52 AM (sAmhv)

11 >>>If AI writes your code, why use Python? (Medium)

This just seems ... scary?

The future of programming won’t be languages easiest for humans. It’ll be languages easiest for agents. We just shipped a Mac app where our engineers didn’t know a single line of Rust (or Tauri) beforehand. Result: ~1/10th the size… highly performant. Agents are the new programmers.

A shipped app, in a language nobody on the team knew, one-tenth the size of the Electron version, faster at runtime. The humans never had to learn Rust to get there.

The next project you start doesn’t have to default to Python.

Posted by: m at May 12, 2026 04:53 AM (RtN13)

12 chore coat=freaks+geeks. amarite?

Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 04:55 AM (JKg5d)

13 Rejoinder: Evermore

Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 04:56 AM (JKg5d)

14 Thanks very much, Pixy, for the musical selection. I had never heard of that group, Sabaton, because I'm an old person. 😉Perhaps some other old people have heard of them , but I have never been a heavy metal person.

I knew something was going to be different when it started out with church bells. I had to look up the lyrics because I couldn't understand them. Very powerful , inspirational message.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 04:59 AM (PFs9e)

15 And I just learned of this story behind, "I have decided to follow Jesus", an old time hymn we sing in church. I found it very powerful:

https://tinyurl.com/y7jy6p44

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 05:01 AM (PFs9e)

16 Your posts about programming remind me about why I did not start programming way back when. And it looks as if not much has improved. I will use what suits my needs and disregard the rest.

Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 05:06 AM (JKg5d)

17
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 12, 2026 05:10 AM (8iYDv)

18 And I wanted to tell the story of a very nice encounter at the local CVS which opens at 7:00 a.m. I had to get a pill spliter and some other things. Nobody seemed to be around but some folks who were waiting to work at the pharmacy, I think. Then a lady emerged from the back and helped me find a pill splitter When tried to get Advil PM and the other items at the self checkout it said said "age restricted" I told the woman , "I put in my birthdate, but I did something wrong. I can assure you that I am over 18 by quite a bit." She said " Me too" and then helped me at a real register. She was very kind and I appreciated that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 05:13 AM (PFs9e)

19 heh

Daniel
@growing_daniel
7h
Bullying works

Daniel
@growing_daniel
Feb 21
I love the thinking machines people, they're a great group. They should make a product or something

Posted by: m at May 12, 2026 05:19 AM (RtN13)

20
Daniel
@growing_daniel
12h
holy shit they made Her

Thinking Machines
@thinkymachines
12h
People talk, listen, watch, think, and collaborate at the same time, in real time. We've designed an AI that works with people the same way.

We share our approach, early results, and a quick look at our model in action.

Posted by: m at May 12, 2026 05:21 AM (RtN13)

21 Hey, Fen.
You posted after I signed off yesterday. You asked if what I wrote was me or someone else. I must claim those musings for myself. My intro is generally guten morgen. The prose I post is my outro, marked by fin.

Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 05:25 AM (JKg5d)

22 14 Thanks very much, Pixy, for the musical selection. I had never heard of that group, Sabaton, because I'm an old person. 😉Perhaps some other old people have heard of them , but I have never been a heavy metal person.

I knew something was going to be different when it started out with church bells. I had to look up the lyrics because I couldn't understand them. Very powerful , inspirational message.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Glad you liked it. My favourite song of theirs is Winged Hussars, about the relief of Vienna in 1683.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 12, 2026 05:30 AM (BLOW1)

23 Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 12, 2026 05:30 AM (BLOW1)

Thanks. I will look that up.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 05:35 AM (Nx5jP)

24 Morning, one and all. It's a nice morning so far here in California East.

Yesterday, I had a chat with my mom. She's been getting frustrated as hell at dealing with the VA, USAA and several financial companies in getting the POA acknowledged. USAA wants a selfie for their records, the VA keeps asking for more documentation and the site ID Me is not working for her and she can't stay on the phone long enough to deal with this because she still has to keep an eye on dad.

I finally asked if she could get a helper from their community to watch dad so she could handle all of this without distraction. "Yes, but it costs money."

"Isn't this covered under your contract?"

There was an annoyed pause and she said it was so she has to get a lawyer friend to have a chat with the people running the place.

TL/DR; Getting old sucks.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 12, 2026 05:36 AM (+4yJ5)

25 Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 05:25 AM (JKg5d)

That's great! You have quite a talent .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 05:36 AM (Nx5jP)

26 Please pray for JTB's wife . There was a note on an earlier thread that she had to go to the emergency room. She was having tingling and high blood pressure. I don't think they figured out what was going on but she was released, I believe. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 05:38 AM (Nx5jP)

27 Evening and morning, folken,

The week has begun with a disturbance in the Farce. My Braun coffeemaker has failed. It gets power, but simply does not brew. I think it failed yesterday morning; I'd brewed my usual five cups, drunk two, and went to work out. When I poured a new cup about an hour later, the machine was off and the coffee was cold. I thought I'd forgotten to hit the "Auto Off" button, which keeps the stuff warm for up to four hours. Guess not.

Nobody repairs these small appliances any more, and the machine is well out of warranty. So I guess I'm going shopping this morning. I've had a few swallows of coffee to keep me going, though.

So howz yer day so far?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 12, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)

28 Nobody repairs these small appliances any more, and the machine is well out of warranty.

That's more than a little annoying to me. There is a market for this but most small appliances are built with a short lifespan in mind.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 12, 2026 05:43 AM (+4yJ5)

29 Nobody repairs these small appliances any more, and the machine is well out of warranty.
*
That's more than a little annoying to me. There is a market for this but most small appliances are built with a short lifespan in mind.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 12, 2026

***
I certainly can't find anybody near me with a 'Net search. My first Braun machine, a fairly simple one, I bought in late 1986; it performed without issue until '99. There was a tech shop in Denver which repaired its leak, and it went back into service until about '02 or '03. No shops here in Da Swamp, so I've had a succession of machines, each lasting about four years, since.

I want one with the brew pause, so you can pour a cup during the brewing, and with a keep-warm feature. Target has one for about $80. (Grrrr.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 12, 2026 05:49 AM (wzUl9)

30 heh

Nikita Bier
@nikitabier
May 9
For my account, it’s opened the door to a mental hospital

Nikita Bier
@nikitabier
May 9
The value of an X account can be measured by what doors it opens for you in real life.

Posted by: m at May 12, 2026 05:55 AM (RtN13)

31 Last night I was thinking I'd go out to breakfast. I guess it's gonna happen. Shave and shower, feed the monsters, head out to eat, and stop at Target on the way back.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 12, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

32 I want one with the brew pause, so you can pour a cup during the brewing, and with a keep-warm feature. Target has one for about $80.

If it helps, Mr. Coffee has some on Amazon that are cheaper.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 12, 2026 06:06 AM (+4yJ5)

33 tap

tap

tappity

tap

Is this thing on?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 12, 2026 06:06 AM (zBgIx)

34 I want one with the brew pause, so you can pour a cup during the brewing, and with a keep-warm feature. Target has one for about $80.
*
If it helps, Mr. Coffee has some on Amazon that are cheaper.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 12, 2026

***
I'm sure there are, but I don't want to wait for delivery. Maybe I'll have a look at Walmart's offerings and see if they have a Mr. Coffee that will do the things I want.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 12, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)

35 The warmth of the afternoon sun
Means our day is for fun
Gliding through the air above
Blessed evermore by love
As the day comes to an end
Like a river embraces a friend

fin

Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 06:09 AM (cSctv)

36 "If AI writes your code, why use Python?"

Probably to make it easier for a human to go fix when the code doesn't work.

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at May 12, 2026 06:10 AM (T/KJ0)

37 21 My intro is generally guten morgen. The prose I post is my outro, marked by fin.
Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 05:25 AM (JKg5d)

prose-->poetry
?

35 The warmth of the afternoon sun
Means our day is for fun
Gliding through the air above
Blessed evermore by love
As the day comes to an end
Like a river embraces a friend

fin
Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 06:09 AM (cSctv)

Posted by: m at May 12, 2026 06:11 AM (RtN13)

38 I'm sure there are, but I don't want to wait for delivery.

That's fair. And Walmart seems to have a decent selection.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 12, 2026 06:12 AM (+4yJ5)

39 Retired firefighter travels 800 miles to see a young woman whom he helped deliver graduate. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/42chr46b

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 06:13 AM (ix8EF)

40 Posted by: clarence at May 12, 2026 06:09 AM (cSctv)

Very nice. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 12, 2026 06:14 AM (ix8EF)

41 Nobody repairs these small appliances any more, and the machine is well out of warranty. So I guess I'm going shopping this morning. I've had a few swallows of coffee to keep me going, though.

So howz yer day so far?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 12, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)

I've got a Keuring K-Cup maker here that isn't being used.
Dad drank coffee, but I don't.
So I got him the maker after Mom died because he said he didn't need a full pot without her drinking out of it and he just wanted to use K-Cups.

The thing was only used a few months before he quit drinking coffee totally and now it's just sitting there (along with almost an entire case of McDonald's brand Decaf K-Cups) and hasn't been turned on in a year or more.

I've tried giving it away to people who drink coffee but nobody can be bothered to take a free, barely-used, coffee maker with extra water filters and a cleaning kit.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 12, 2026 06:17 AM (6ydKt)

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