GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
TLDR GitHub Copilot replaces premium request units with token-based AI Credits on June 1, 2026; plan prices hold but model cost multipliers rise sharply. Key Takeaways Each paid plan includes credits …
HN Briefing: essays, builder tools, and research
The sharpest Hacker News essays, builder tools, and research worth your time on Apr 28, 2026, each linked back to the original source page.
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Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
TLDR Canada PM Mark Carney launches the $25B “Canada Strong Fund” to finance major national projects in energy, minerals, agriculture, and infrastructure. Key Takeaways Initial $25B endowment grows vi…
Decoupled DiLoCo: Resilient, Distributed AI Training at Scale
TLDR Google paper introduces Decoupled DiLoCo, training LLMs across async compute islands with orders-of-magnitude lower bandwidth and built-in fault tolerance. Key Takeaways Combines Pathways (asynch…
Apple is dropping AFP/TimeCapsule support in macOS 27
TLDR macOS 27 (September 2026) will likely drop AFP file-sharing, stranding Apple Silicon users still relying on Time Capsules or AFP-only NAS hardware. Key Takeaways AFP removal is not retroactive: I…
Essays & ideas
Dutch central bank ditches AWS and chooses Lidl for European Cloud
Why not just use Lean?
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedkiller Case
Tendril – a self-extending agent that builds and registers its own tools
The Woes of Sanitizing SVGs
US Supreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals
Running Local LLMs Offline on a Ten-Hour Flight
