In my latest post, I quickly review Gemma 4, Google's exciting new open models, but mostly focus on the questions around what makes an open model succeed in the long term.
www.interconnects.ai/p/gemma-4-an...
README-driven development ♥️
I built a new Python CLI tool for scanning folders for secret strings, useful if you want to share a bunch of log files but first want to check they didn't accidentally leak API keys or similar. Run this command to learn more:
uvx scan-for-secrets --help
Blog: simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/5/s...
👋 Hello world
I'm gonna be really happy once we can publish the new OAuth & Atproto libraries the @germnetwork.com team have been hard at work on, because it will save so many reimplementation bugs
Getting a simple landing page ready for @nightd.ai. @zensical.org works really nicely, but support for the blog plugin is missed.
github.com/nightd-ai/ni...
Version 0.40 is out! Go get your monthly fix of new #jj-vcs features at github.com/jj-vcs/jj/re...
docs.rs builds are about to change. If you have crates published on crates.io / docs.rs, I recommend you read this blog post in case you might be impacted by this change: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/04/04/d...
“go back to the moon but this time we have really good cameras” was a fantastic idea
Promotional graphic with a halftone purple-tinted photo background of a person working on a laptop. The Volt party logo appears top right. Large text reads: 'Imagine you can digitally start a company anywhere in the EU in 48h for €100?' with 'digitally,' 'anywhere,' '48h,' and '€100' highlighted in yellow. A yellow banner below reads: 'That's what the EU Inc. is about.' A white circle arrow appears bottom right.
Infographic with purple background. Text reads: 'The EU Inc. would be a legal entity structure (the "28th regime") valid across all 27 EU Member States – which is now a real legislative proposal.' 'EU Inc.' is highlighted in yellow and the final phrase is underlined in yellow. Below, a red banner reads: 'But… it still needs work.' A white circle arrow appears bottom right.
Infographic with purple background titled 'What's Good' in white text on a green banner. Three checkmark bullet points list: 'Regulation – no national solo efforts,' 'Fast, digital & inexpensive company formation,' and 'ESOP taxation only at the exit event.' A halftone thumbs-up graphic appears bottom right, with a yellow speech bubble reading 'These are real victories for Europe's innovators.' A white circle arrow appears bottom right.
Infographic with purple background titled 'What's Missing' in white text on a red banner. Three red X bullet points list: 'No cross-border hiring,' 'No unified registration, courts creating uncertainty,' and 'No automatic license to operate.' Below, a yellow banner reads: 'Volt is pushing for a Europe where businesses grow without borders. Join today' with a purple heart emoji.
The new #EUInc proposal could make starting a company anywhere in the EU fast, digital, and affordable - a big win. But scaling across national borders still remains difficult.
Volt is pushing for a Europe where businesses can grow without national barriers.
💜 Join Volt volt.team/simple-join/en
Who's interested in…not just Substack alternatives, but blog / newsletter / publishing tools that do something *different*?
If that's you, we'd love to hear what you're looking for!
Artists, journalists, creators, community organizers: what pieces are missing? What can we explore?
#Artemis II update: Orion has separated from the rocket's upper stage 🚀
Our European Service Module is in the driving seat!
that app somebody made for tracking who you meet at the conference is now a tool for tracking the spread of covid
👩🚀👨🚀👨🚀👨🚀 The #Artemis II crew walking out of the Neil Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Next stop: Orion, then the Moon 🌙.
The expected layoffs at Oracle to cut costs to pay for the AI datacenters to host OpenAI landed this morning, hitting 30,000 employees. Given Oracle’s 162K employees, this is an almost 20% reduction of headcount.
This follows a 30,000 layoff at Amazon and a 40% cut at Block in recent months.
Proton Meet, secure video conferencing next to an image showing Proton Meet in action, a group of people on a video call.
Today we're launching Proton Meet: end-to-end encrypted video calls where no one can listen in, not even Proton. Built on the same zero-access architecture as Proton Mail. Read more: https://proton.me/business/blog/introducing-proton-meet
Probably has been rewritten by Claude Code 😂
Ironic how Anthropic sells Claude Code security reviews positioned as something v powerful (costing $15-25 per PR review), and being clear they use it on all PRs... then leaking all of Claude Code's code thanks to publishing their sourcemap.
AI won't save you from yourself!
Claude Code is now open source!!!
just kidding, Anthropic accidentally leaked the source and this guy put it up on github within an hour
github.com/instructkr/c...
I started migrating my open-source projects from Prettier & ESLint to oxfmt & oxlint.
oxlint works 3-4 times faster while using my JS-based third-party ESLint plugins.
github.com/nanostores/n...
github.com/logux/oxc-co...
The SLS rocket with the Artemis II Orion spacecraft and its European Service Module stands ready on the launchpad
ESA photographer Stephane Corvaja's remote camera set up ready for launch! Artemis II rocket in background backed by blue sky.
✅ #Artemis II update: countdown has started for launch. Liftoff of the crewed lunar mission is scheduled for 1 April 23:24 BST/00:24 CEST 2 April. NASA reports currently 80% chance of favourable weather conditions (pics: NASA & ESA/S.Corvaja)
See go.nasa.gov/4sL4j3x @exploration.esa.int
amazing
We hear the concerns about AI. Our goal is to use this technology to give people greater control, not to generate content. Attie uses AI to help you create custom feeds without having to know how to code.
As I said elsewhere
I am basically radicalized about this. We fight now for personal computing and personal agency or we lose another decade to closed clouds
We push now for an open internet and open models. Nobody is going to hand it to us because they’re nice
@thdxr.com when will we see @opencode.ai here?
At least for sharing releases.
As fossil fuel prices have shot up, it’s a good time to consider going electric. I’ve had an electric car for a decade and a heat pump for a year, and I’m very happy with both — simply all-around better technology than burning stuff. www.noahpinion.blog/p/maybe-you-...
we’ve used LLMs in moderation for years
A large cinema room filled with happy Rustaceans at RustWeek 2025.
Did you know that RustWeek 2026 is held in one of the largest cinema's of the Netherlands? This means: extremely comfortable seats, great air conditioning, perfect audio, and a very big screen: over 280m², the 2nd largest in the country! ✨
Don't forget to buy your tickets! 2026.rustweek.org
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