8.11.26 | Muse Glimmer optimized for local agent workflows, Mark Zuckerberg criticizes closed AI rivals as Meta reverts to open models, Sonic Pi v5

Hacker News Highlights · Aug 11, 2026 · 13m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 11, 2026.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro

(00:19) - Muse Glimmer: 30B-parameter model optimized for always-on local agent workflows

(01:57) - Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta returns to open models

(03:20) - Sonic Pi v5

(04:16) - Show HN: Needle2: 14MB agentic LLM for phones, wearables, smart home and robots

(05:41) - Squeak 6.1

(07:00) - Stowaway – Take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead

(08:02) - Parametron: 50s Japanese…