7.19.26 | GPT-5.6 closes convex optimization gap, Mayor Mamdani bans AI images for advertising, speech recognition and TTS less than 500kb
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This episode recaps the top posts on Hacker News, focusing on AI advancements and regulatory discussions.
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jul 19, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights (00:00) - Intro (00:20) - GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization (01:53) - Mayor Mamdani Says Landlords Can't Use AI Images to Advertise (03:21) - Speech Recognition and TTS in less than 500kb (04:33) - Transcribe.cpp (05:53) - If You Build It, They Will Come (07:05) - The Kimi K3 Moment (08:26) - Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol on an NP-Hard Problem: Does /goal help? (09:56) - Gleam Is Now on Tangled (11:15) - Setting up your spare Mac for Claude Code to control, a step-by-step guide (12:29) - Elixir-lang.org has a new design (13:36) - Outro GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/1uxj3cy/after_openais_cdc_proof_announcement_gpt56_used_a/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48957779 Mayor Mamdani Says Landlords Can't Use AI Images to Advertise https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/mayor-mamdani-says-landlords-cant-secretly-use-ai-images-to-advertise-properties/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48962983 Speech Recognition and TTS in less…
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