Auto-research with codex: How I achieved a 232x Faster Kernel
https://sankalp.bearblog.dev/autoresearch/
https://sankalp.bearblog.dev/autoresearch/
sankalp's blog
Auto-research with codex: How I achieved a 232x Faster Kernel over baseline with Codex in GPU Mode's qr_v2 problem
Table of Contents
Intro
Contest in short
Problem intro
Why this problem is auto-research-able
Learning Enough to Ask Better Questions
(Optional) Math f...
Intro
Contest in short
Problem intro
Why this problem is auto-research-able
Learning Enough to Ask Better Questions
(Optional) Math f...
388 years ago, Galileo worked out why human giants can't exist
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/388-years-ago-galileo-worked-out-why-human-giants-cant-exist-and-explained-a-law-of-nature/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/388-years-ago-galileo-worked-out-why-human-giants-cant-exist-and-explained-a-law-of-nature/
Brazilian election filter in X For You timeline
https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm/blob/main/home-mixer/filters/brazil_2026_election_filter.rs
https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm/blob/main/home-mixer/filters/brazil_2026_election_filter.rs
GitHub
x-algorithm/home-mixer/filters/brazil_2026_election_filter.rs at main · xai-org/x-algorithm
Algorithm powering the For You feed on X. Contribute to xai-org/x-algorithm development by creating an account on GitHub.
Gen Z has rediscovered the joy of going to the movies
https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/08/11/gen-z-has-rediscovered-the-joy-of-going-to-the-movies
https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/08/11/gen-z-has-rediscovered-the-joy-of-going-to-the-movies
The Economist
Gen Z has rediscovered the joy of going to the movies
The hottest new hangout is old-school
A controversial Alzheimer's surgery is said to reverse symptoms
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02448-x
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02448-x
Nature
A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms — here’s what scientists know
Nature - Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain. Now it is entering trials worldwide.
The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake
https://www.core77.com/posts/144869
https://www.core77.com/posts/144869
Core77
The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake
In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.…
Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxy0wqqd9o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxy0wqqd9o
Bbc
Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
From glaciers shrinking to an exposed shipwreck, satellites capture the impact of extreme heat and drought.
TreasuryDirect: Prepare for ID.me – Your New Way to Log In
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/savings-bonds/idme-one-month/
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/savings-bonds/idme-one-month/
Voltair (YC W26) Is Hiring a Test Flight Engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/voltair/jobs/sSOD2Ox-flight-test-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/voltair/jobs/sSOD2Ox-flight-test-engineer
Y Combinator
Flight Test Engineer at Voltair | Y Combinator
About Voltair
Voltair is building the world’s first distributed network of drones for earth observation. We envision a world where after a major storm, an operator of critical infrastructure can simply sign into our platform and dispatch a drone. Within…
Voltair is building the world’s first distributed network of drones for earth observation. We envision a world where after a major storm, an operator of critical infrastructure can simply sign into our platform and dispatch a drone. Within…
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biotechnology/human-trial-chemogenetic-brain-therapy/104/web/2026/08
https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biotechnology/human-trial-chemogenetic-brain-therapy/104/web/2026/08
Chemical & Engineering News
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
Chinese researchers are testing DREADDs, a gene therapy to turn down neuronal activity, in the clinic
So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/so-how-ai-drug-discovery-doing-really
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/so-how-ai-drug-discovery-doing-really
Science
So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?
So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?
Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz97ljy91zxo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz97ljy91zxo
Bbc
Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is the latest Big Tech name to pen a letter thousands of words long about AI.
Digital Signal Processing Pioneer Bede Liu Dies at 91
https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-signal-processing
https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-signal-processing
IEEE Spectrum
Digital Signal Processing Pioneer Bede Liu Dies At 91
The IEEE Life Fellow is remembered as a founder of the field
SugarTrack – an offline Android logbook for blood sugar (no account, no cloud)
https://sugartrack-beta.vercel.app/
https://sugartrack-beta.vercel.app/
sugartrack-beta.vercel.app
SugarTrack — Download the App
A free Android logbook for blood sugar. No account, no internet, no cloud — everything stays on the phone.