GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance
Article URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/30364 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48789428 Points: 336 # Comments: 139
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NHS to use AI on its app to direct patients to appropriate services
Update in England expected to reach about 200,000 patients over the next year as part of £10bn package to overhaul NHS systems The NHS will begin using AI on its app to direct patients to the appropriate services, it has been announced. The tool will be used to triage patients and to ascertain if they should be allocated a GP appointment. Some may be advised to attend a pharmacy or their local A&E department instead, depending on the severity of their condition. Continue reading...
Masses of Iranians defy heatwave on second day of Khamenei’s funeral
Iran has marked the second day of funeral processions for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
New Google commercial imagines a Declaration of Independence written with help from AI
Two hundred and fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a new commercial asks: What if the Founding Fathers had access to Google Workspace?
Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert
Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activities Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city in the western desert. The fourth-century quarters had residential and religious structures, including a basilica-style church in the Dakhla oasis. Archaeologists also found coins, pottery fragments and tools. Continue reading...
Better Models: Worse Tools
Article URL: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/7/4/better-models-worse-tools/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48788599 Points: 208 # Comments: 73
Lebanon’s Aoun calls on US to keep ‘always standing beside’ his country
In a congratulatory message on US Independence Day, Aoun says he hopes Lebanon can 'open a new page of hope'.
Ounahi fires Morocco into World Cup quarterfinals with 3-0 win over Canada
Azzedine Ounahi scored two of three second-half goals as Morocco ended cohosts run to reach last eight.
A politically charged holiday: The US celebrates its 250th anniversary
The semiquincentennial has been meet with controversy, as President Trump seeks to exert influence over the celebration.
Command and Conquer Generals natively ported to macOS, iPhone, iPad using Fable
Article URL: https://github.com/ammaarreshi/Generals-Mac-iOS-iPad/tree/main Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48788283 Points: 617 # Comments: 258
America’s Indigenous Legacy
The Potomac isn't just the name of a river, it's part of a much older story. Al Jazeera's Emma Withrow explains.
The moral test US founding father Thomas Jefferson failed?
Polish general and freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko presented US founding father Thomas Jefferson with a moral test. Historians still disagree on whether Jefferson passed or not.
Has the US reckoned with its own history?
Marc Lamont Hill speaks to scholar Kimberle Crenshaw on whether the US is sliding backwards on civil rights.
Will economic pressure move the Kremlin towards talks with Kyiv?
Relentless Ukrainian strikes on refineries have caused a fuel crisis in Russia.
At least 20 drown as boat carrying students after exams sinks in DR Congo
Witnesses say the boat may have been carrying more than 200 passengers.
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal and nearby port
St Petersburg governor reports no victims after ‘large-scale’ overnight attack that also hit Baltic port of Vysotsk Ukraine launched a big overnight drone attack on St Petersburg and the surrounding area, hitting the city’s oil terminal and port infrastructure in the wider region. The St Petersburg governor, Alexander Beglov, said the city had been subjected to a “large-scale” drone attack that had hit its oil terminal. He said there were no casualties and the aftermath of the attack had been dealt with. Continue reading...
NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth
The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have pushed its orbit lower, and it's in danger of burning up in Earth's atmosphere as soon as this year. To try and stave off its demise, NASA has enlisted Katalyst Space Technologies. The company's Link spacecraft launched Friday with the goal of intercepting […]
Russia’s Medvedev says Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s ‘nuclear weapon’
Dmitry Medvedev says Iran’s ability to disrupt traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is equivalent to possession of a nuclear.
Trump hints Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu may visit US as early as next week
The visit would mark Netanyahu's seventh visit to the US since Trump returned to office for a second term as president.
Open-source tool pxpipe hides text in PNGs to cut Claude Code and Fable 5 token costs up to 70%
The open-source tool pxpipe converts long text prompts for Claude Code into compact PNGs, exploiting the fact that Anthropic charges for images by pixel size, not text content. Developer Steven Chong reports cost savings of 59 to 70 percent, at the price of accuracy and speed. The article Open-source tool pxpipe hides text in PNGs to cut Claude Code and Fable 5 token costs up to 70% appeared first on The Decoder .
Turkiye’s Erdogan says Israel must not be able to ‘dynamite’ US-Iran deal
The Turkiye leader has repeatedly accused Israel of trying to undermine the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage
As part of an ongoing legal dispute with three Hollywood studios, Midjourney is seeking to compel those studios to reveal how they use AI themselves.
France vs Paraguay LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 last 16
Live coverage and text commentary stream updates as Mbappe's France face Paraguay in the Round of 16 knockout game.
Police clash with protesters outside AfD meeting
German police scuffled with protesters as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) held its national convention