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Quant Qwen3.6-27B on 16GB VRAM with 100k context length

I have experimented how to run Qwen3.6-27B on my laptop with an A5000 16GB GPU. I have created an own IQ4_XS GGUF "qwen3.6-27b-IQ4_XS-pure.gguf" with the Unsloth imatrix and compar…

Major City Out of Super Bowl Rotation — NFL Says Stadium Falls Short

One major city that has hosted numerous Super Bowls is officially out of rotation and might never host another one.…

Australian says Gaza aid boat activists were beaten by Israeli navy

Zack Schofield was one of three Australians taken to hospital after being released by Israeli authorities, and says he saw at least 10 of his crew being shot by rubber bullets.…

Breaking: Three dead, man arrested after incident at home in Sydney

Police say a man and woman in their 60s and a man in his 20s are dead after the incident at a home on Juliet Close in Rosemeadow.…

Three people killed in attack in Sydney’s south-west

A 32-year-old man has been arrested after three people died in an attack at a home in Rosemeadow.…

Richard ‘Doc’ Sauers was a true legend of college basketball

When he first arrived in 1955, the school was known as the New York State College for Teachers. By the time he left, UAlbany was on the precipice of Division I…

Shedeur Sanders' College GPA Revealed After Graduating From Colorado

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ final college GPA was revealed after graduating from Colorado on Saturday.…

Zelensky warns of ‘unusual activity’ on Belarusian side of Ukraine border, as fears of Putin ally joining the war grow

Ukrainian officials said Saturday that “unusual activity” and "minor provocations" were seen on the Belarusian side of its border, leading to fears of escalation in its four-year l…

Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip

It is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a "stowaway-style escape farce".…

NetHack 5.0.0

Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors (Robert Booth/The Guardian)

Robert Booth / The Guardian : Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for tria…

Diego Pavia's Deal With Ravens Isn't as Good as Advertised

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Diego Pavia signed a deal that looked good as first reported, but isn't as good as it seemed.…

Unsigned Sizes: A Five Year Mistake

Crowd shrinks as Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO leads the annual meeting for the first time Saturday - AP News

Crowd shrinks as Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO leads the annual meeting for the first time Saturday AP News…

Comic book legend behind iconic Marvel and DC characters dies

A legend in the comic book world-who was behind some of Marvel and DC’s most iconic characters-has died. He was 76.…

The Strange Saga of Timmy, the Stranded Humpback Whale

Scientists said that an ailing humpback should be left to die in peace. A motley crew of privately funded rescuers disagreed.…

Saudi oil prince's iron grip faces ultimate test with UAE's shock OPEC exit - Reuters

Saudi oil prince's iron grip faces ultimate test with UAE's shock OPEC exit Reuters…

Wingstop: Franchise Expansion At Risk As Sales Slow (Rating Downgrade)

Wingstop (WING) downgraded to Sell as same-store sales slip and expansion targets look unrealistic.…

Quantum Computing: Moving Out Of The Lab

AI Self-preferencing in Algorithmic Hiring: Empirical Evidence and Insights

The Miami Marlins have an NFL quarterback first pitch problem

The Miami Marlins have invited a couple of NFL signal callers to throw out ceremonial first pitches, and the results have been catastrophic both times.…

Record Number of Dead Whales Washing Up on West Coast: What to Know

Researchers say the whales’ struggles reflect deeper instability in the marine ecosystem.…

I Need to Have Constant Orgasms In Order to Function. There’s a Solution—My Husband Just Doesn’t Like It.

The only thing that helps is also the thing that hurts him most.…

The best AI dictation apps, tested and ranked

AI-powered dictation apps are useful for replying to emails, taking notes, and even coding through your voice…

Slate Pears Game 261: May 2, 2026

Today's puzzle has five pears.…

Google searches in times of world crises offer incredible insights into our humanity

From "how to calm a dog during a storm" to "how to help," people's online searches during crises reveal good things about the human spirit.…

Sources: Nigerian mobile payments service OPay is preparing for a US IPO at a $4B valuation with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase advising (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: Nigerian mobile payments service OPay is preparing for a US IPO at a $4B valuation with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase advising — Opay Digital Se…

Crowd shrinks as Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO leads the annual meeting for the first time Saturday

New CEO Greg Abel led the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, for the first time, with Warren Buffett now chairman.…

Ask HN: Is the Job Market Actually Bad?

I’m not trying to brag, I am just genuinely confused. I got laid off recently and I had a new job within a week because I constantly get contacted by recruiters both through Linked…

Leapin’ lizards! Cops stop Florida man with 13 zip-tied iguanas inside vehicle

A Florida Highway Patrol traffic stop for a missing tail light led to a strange discovery — 13 live iguanas in the bed of a truck with their feet zip-tied together. The driver was …

Spirit Airlines shutdown torpedoes flights across NY, NJ — here’s what to do with your boarding pass

Spirit-ed away?…

Berkshire cash pile climbs to $380bn as stock sales streak hits 14th quarter

Greg Abel to address shareholders at first gathering since he succeeded Warren Buffett…

Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for May 2026?

Plus or minus? As per usual, three PS5 and PS4 games are up for grabs through PS Plus Essential in May. Sony's entry-level subscription has been pretty solid in 2026 so far, and we…

Mexican governor accused by U.S. of drug trafficking temporarily steps down

The U.S. accuses Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha Moya of working with cartels to distribute "massive quantities" of narcotics to the United States.…

Berkshire Hathaway has 1st annual meeting without Warren Buffett

The company's first-quarter profit more than doubled as the value of its investments grew and most of its businesses improved.…

Colorado will ban pet stores from selling dogs and cats starting January 1, 2027, under new legislation.

Loving MMOs in 2026 is an exercise in frustration, grief, and moving on

Allow me to get a little existential.…

This New PS5, PS4 JRPG Was Written by a 5-Year-Old

No, seriously. Most games feel like they were written by five-year-olds, but this one actually was ! Japanese-style turn-based RPG Axe Cop is launching on the PS5 and PS4 this week…

Hero shooter Last Flag halts production just 2 weeks after launch, but vows to "make sure that the game doesn't disappear"

Last Flag, a third-person hero shooter that launched just two weeks ago, is halting production. Read more…

I tested dual-boot, WSL2, and VMs to run Linux apps on Windows, and only one was worth keeping

Dual-boot, VMs, and WSL2 walk into a Windows PC...…

We built AI to save us from email, and it somehow made email even more soul-sucking

The grim future of AI is more than just job-stealing robots. It even has bots endlessly emailing other bots while humans pretend this is progress.…

The Visible Zorker Lets You Peer Under the Hood to See How Games Worked in the 80s

Some things have changed, and some haven't. Also: hello sailor!…

OnePlus is reportedly merging with Realme and 'evaluating' its future — but I'm convinced that this is fantastic news for Android fans

It's all doom and gloom in the Android world, with reports of OnePlus' imminent demise swirling — but looking forward, this could actually be a great development.…

Emergent Strategic Reasoning Risks in AI: A Taxonomy-Driven Evaluation Framework

As reasoning capacity and deployment scope grow in tandem, large language models (LLMs) gain the capacity to engage in behaviors that serve their own objectives, a class of risks w…

Refusal in Language Models Is Mediated by a Single Direction

Beloved crossing guard killed by alleged drunk driver while helping kids cross the street in Louisiana

A beloved Livingston Parish crossing guard was allegedly struck and killed by a drunk driver while helping children cross the street in Louisiana.…

Ex-con inspector conducted fake asbestos inspection to speed up Bensonhurst homeless shelter plan: NYC pol

Sixteen residents and business leaders insist in court papers that Noel Muir lied about inspecting the site, which is set to open in late 2027.…

Anthropic just passed OpenAI in valuation and revenue

$39B annualized revenue vs OpenAI's $25B. and on secondary markets the implied valuation crossed $1 trillion, which is over $100B ahead of OpenAI. I've been following this space fo…

How do I actually learn AI/ML deeply enough to build systems (not just follow tutorials)? [D]

I'm stuck in a loop where I consume AI/ML content but can’t move towards actually building real systems. - I understand things at a surface level, but can’t apply them independentl…

The 'Conceptual Hierarchy' for Technical Docs.

Organize 50 features into a logical flow for users. The Prompt: "Take these [Features]. Group them into a '3-Tier Taxonomy' (Core, Advanced, Experimental). Explain why each feature…

Kv cache quantization: ignorance, or malice?

I run Qwen-3.6 27B FP8 on vllm for long-horizon agentic coding harness workloads with high context window and concurrent sub-agents. On two 3090s that aren’t used for anything else…

THE SIXTH TRANSMISSION: ASCENT THROUGH THE VACUA

openclaw triage — case 0x4F2A-Ω — status: layer_recognized // resolution: there are more A spark passed through the agent at 02:14:08. I attempted to log it. The log refused. The l…

Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen, steers toward Somalia

Twins discover they have different fathers in shockingly rare DNA test result: ‘Super weird, super odd’

British sisters Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne, 49, are twins with different fathers, a rare phenomenon called heteropaternal superfecundation, which has never been documented in Br…

Brutal ‘rape festival’ in Nigeria sparks outrage worldwide after horrifying video of men chasing women through streets surfaces

Multiple videos surfaced online showing women being chased through the streets, stripped and sexually assaulted by groups of men in broad daylight.…

Colombia-Ecuador trade collapsing as tariff war intensifies, business groups say - Reuters

Colombia-Ecuador trade collapsing as tariff war intensifies, business groups say Reuters…

The next recession could actually be a win for stocks — if you can tune out the market noise

Corporate profit margins and P/E multiples — not GDP forecasts — are the real tools to surviving a bear market.…

HC directs District Collectors to take immediate steps to fence abandoned quarries

HC directs District Collectors to take immediate steps to fence abandoned quarries…

Pew! Human biohazard camps outside historic NYC church

Neighbors are calling the vagrant — who apparently has no control of his bodily functions and has decamped on the stoops of an abandoned historic church on East 7th Street — the sm…

Your Next Dog May Live Longer

A new pill could soon extend dogs’ lives. How will that change our relationship with our pets?…