Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
Qwen 3.8 27B scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
That's the same score as GPT-5.6 Luna (max), and just one point behind GLM-5.2 (max) and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max) - that GLM is 753B and that DeepSeek is 1.6B parameters, and Luna is size unknown but presumably a whole lot bigger than 27B.Qwen 3.8 27B is a truly astonishing model.
Via Hacker News
Tags: ai, generative-ai, llms, qwen, ai-in-china, artificial-analysis
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/19/chastain-says-the-savant-will-be-released
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
“Sand temperatures above 29°C now produce 95–99% female sea turtles instead of the historical 50–50 ratio, creating a reproductive bottleneck that could collapse populations within two generations.”
Colossal
• Grace Ebert
Mabona's sculptures highlight how the personal and cultural intersect alongside the distinctly South African sense of resilience.
Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Milk Cartons and Bottle Gourds Form Sipho Mabona’s Tribute to His Late Father appeared first on Colossal.
A.J. Jacobs recently interviewed “the Papa Bear of Puzzling”, Will Shortz and came away with seven lessons he learned from him. “Creativity is usually more about evolution than revolution.”
Unwinding the Great Tech Power Grab. “If tech seeks to replace democratic governance itself, then the response has to be more democracy, not less.” Lots of related links in this piece too.
Colossal
• Kate Mothes
Wallace's glowing acrylic paintings feature crystals, enigmatic energy forces, starlight, and specters.
Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In Jewel-Like Paintings, Wiley Wallace Conjures Enchantment in the Desert appeared first on Colossal.
We live in a world of ordinary abundance & luxuries only dreamed of in centuries past: music on demand, photographs, books, eyeglasses, refrigeration, vaccination, bicycles, and the washing machine.
Work Chronicles
• Work Chronicles
Two new episodes of Ric Burns’ 1999 documentary series New York will soon air on PBS. “Produced by the same team that created the original NEW YORK series, The Future of Cities presents a sweeping and dramatic portrait of New York since Sept 11th.”
Colossal
• Kate Mothes
"Clay, as a medium, has a way of connecting us to the past," Yousif says.
Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Clay Transforms into Vibrant and Funky ‘Habibti’ Sculptures by Maryam Yousif appeared first on Colossal.
Yale study: “A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace.”
