6.25.26 | OpenAI unveils first custom chip built by Broadcom, Anthropic alleges Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI capabilities, RubyLLM offers Ruby framework for major AI providers

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 25, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
• (01:40) - Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities
• (03:31) - RubyLLM: A Ruby framework for all major AI providers
• (05:05) - Krea 2: SOTA open-weights 12B image model
• (06:19) - 45°C cooling design cuts data center water use to near zero
• (07:36) - A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding
• (08:44) - Half-Life 2 in a Browser
• (09:37) - The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader
• (10:51) - Blogging can just be stating the obvious
• (12:02) - GLM-5.2 is a step change for open agents
• (13:14) - Outro

OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/openai-unveils-its-first-custom-chip-built-by-broadcom/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663324

Anthropic says Alibaba illicitly extracted Claude AI model capabilities
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/anthropic-says-alibaba-illicitly-extracted-claude-ai-model-capabilities-2026-06-24/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48664814

RubyLLM: A Ruby framework for all major AI providers
https://rubyllm.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660711

Krea 2: SOTA open-weights 12B image model
https://www.krea.ai/blog/krea-2-technical-report
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48646659

45°C cooling design cuts data center water use to near zero
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/liquid-cooling-ai-factories/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660178

A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding
https://labs.iximiuz.com/tutorials/ssh-tunnels
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48606222

Half-Life 2 in a Browser
https://hl2.slqnt.dev/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48669534

The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader
https://blog.omgmog.net/post/xteink-x4-e-ink-reader/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662381

Blogging can just be stating the obvious
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/blogging-stating-the-obvious/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48666927

GLM-5.2 is a step change for open agents
https://www.interconnects.ai/p/glm-52-is-the-step-change-for-open
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639840