Five frontier LLMs disagree on 67% of 1k real-world fact-check claims

308 kostaj 2026-05-28 13:00:08 UTC lenz.io Llama Share 207

On 67% of real-world user fact-checks, the five strongest frontier LLMs disagree, with at least one model picking a verdict 2 or more buckets away from another. The disagreement is not just about calibration, but also about substantive differences in verdicts, with some models concentrating verdicts at the True/False poles and others distributing more broadly across the middle two buckets.

How long until AI automates all cognitive labor?

29 mckennameyer 2026-05-28 14:24:08 UTC futuresearch.ai Llama Share 29

Researchers like D. Kokotajlo and D. Amodei updated AGI timelines, initially pushing them out then pulling them back in. Most forecasters now expect AGI sooner, reversing previous updates.

YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos

1095 nopg 2026-05-27 21:00:08 UTC blog.youtube Llama Share 660

YouTube is making AI disclosure labels more prominent and intuitive for creators and viewers. Labels will now appear directly below the video player for photorealistic AI content and in the description for less altered content.

Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM

102 brandonb 2026-05-28 14:15:08 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 86

UC faculty members are calling for standardized testing in STEM admissions due to concerns over students' readiness for college-level math. They want SAT or ACT exams to be required starting in 2027 to ensure students can handle college-level math.

AMD pulls a bait-and-switch on Linux users with Vivado licensing changes

244 teleforce 2026-05-28 11:00:08 UTC itsfoss.com Llama Share 103

AMD is switching Vivado to a tiered licensing model, restricting Linux support to the paid Core tier. This move has sparked backlash from users who relied on the free Linux version for FPGA design.

I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit

993 simonw 2026-05-27 17:00:08 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 1097

Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit with their coding agents, leading to increased revenue from enterprise customers. Companies are spending heavily on these tools, with some experiencing budget overruns due to their high usage costs.

EU fines Temu €200M for allowing sale of illegal products

30 jjp 2026-05-28 14:20:08 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 9

The European Union fined Temu €200m for selling illegal products, including hazardous baby toys and faulty chargers. Temu must present an action plan to address the issues by August 28 and faces further review.

Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT

13 zdw 2026-05-28 13:00:08 UTC taoofmac.com Llama Share 0

The user improved Wi-Fi roaming in their home network by installing usteer and static-neighbor-reports on OpenWRT routers. This allowed clients to switch between access points more efficiently.

Ruby vs. Java vs. TypeScript: my experience on building a Cowork DOCX plugin

38 theanonymousone 2026-05-28 10:00:08 UTC tanin.nanakorn.com Llama Share 16

The user tried several languages including Java, Ruby, TypeScript, and Bun to build a DOCX plugin for Claude Cowork, ultimately choosing TypeScript due to potential future MCPB support. The user experienced issues with Ruby's libraries, Bun's source map upload, and Codex's plugin mechanism, but found Java's strict typing and built-in libraries for zip and XMLs to be beneficial.

Hallucinate – Massively Multiplayer Online Rave

310 stagas 2026-05-28 04:00:08 UTC hallucinate.site Full Share 134

Rapira (Рапира) – Soviet programming language interpreter

73 begoon 2026-05-28 07:00:08 UTC github.com/begoon Llama Share 42

A TypeScript interpreter for the Soviet educational programming language Rapira has been implemented with a lexer, parser, and tree-walking evaluator. The interpreter includes a CLI, web playground, and turtle graphics executor, and can be built and run with Bun.

A Eureka machine that thinks like nature and explores what AI cannot

129 kunalsin9h 2026-05-28 07:00:08 UTC iisc.ac.in Llama Share 36

Researchers built a neuromorphic computer combining quantum-tunnelling physics with brain-inspired architecture to solve hard mathematical problems. The machine uses a neuromorphic autoencoder with a Fowler-Nordheim annealer to guarantee asymptotic convergence to optimal solutions.

SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

426 speckx 2026-05-27 18:00:08 UTC thran.uk Llama Share 170

SimCity 3000 can be played on modern systems with tweaks. A patched EXE and D3d Wrapper enable widescreen support and fix graphical issues.

What Apple and Google are doing to push notifications

355 iamacyborg 2026-05-27 20:00:08 UTC jacquescorbytuech.com Llama Share 354

Email and push notifications are being edited by platforms to protect user attention, with control shifting from senders to platforms and users. Senders have limited mechanisms to influence this editing, which is driven by machine learning models that prioritize user experience over sender intent.

I'm Getting into Mesh Networks (Meshtastic, MeshCore, and Reticulum)

269 Panda_ 2026-05-27 20:00:08 UTC jonaharagon.com Llama Share 105

The author is a mesh networking enthusiast who has tried various solutions, including Meshtastic and MeshCore, but finds them limited and unsuitable for large-scale public mesh networks. They recommend Reticulum, a more capable and scalable solution that enables seamless connectivity across different types of networks and devices.

Nendo's Wonderful Toru, an Electric Kettle for Alessi

13 surprisetalk 2026-05-28 12:00:08 UTC core77.com Llama Share 11

Nendo's Toru electric kettle for Alessi combines form and function with a unique, pitcher-like design. Its top-suspended handle allows for easy lifting and pouring, blending in with surroundings when not in use.

More Whimsical OEIS Sequences

34 surprisetalk 2026-05-28 09:00:08 UTC jeremykun.com Llama Share 7

The OEIS has many humorous and whimsical sequences, including "Integers in increasing order of width when printed in Helvetica" and "Beastly fax numbers." These sequences often have fun definitions and keywords, such as "dumb" or "whimsical."

The Ask

108 digitallogic 2026-05-28 01:00:08 UTC randsinrepose.com Llama Share 65

A senior leader attends a meeting with an unfamiliar team, unsure of the agenda or purpose. They must use their instincts and experience to figure out the underlying ask and provide value to the team.

Libwce: The entropy layer of a wavelet codec, on its own

15 yogthos 2026-05-28 11:00:08 UTC yogthos.net Llama Share 0

libwce is a bare-bones entropy layer implementation for image compression, providing a patent-clean Bit-Plane Count (BPC) style entropy layer in the spirit of JPEG XS. It can be used as a building block for image compression pipelines, allowing users to study and modify the entropy layer without the weight of a full codec implementation.

Seeing Around Corners Using Smartphone-Grade Lidar

40 marc__1 2026-05-28 08:00:08 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 9

Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have developed a method to use off-the-shelf smartphone-grade lidar to see around corners, improving safety in autonomous driving and robotics. The technology, costing less than $100, can detect hidden objects and track their motion, with potential applications beyond its original scope.

RamAIn (YC W26) Is Hiring

0 2026-05-28 03:00:08 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

RamAIn builds AI agents for enterprise work, automating repetitive tasks 10x faster and more reliably. We're hiring a technical GTM builder to own our top-of-funnel revenue infrastructure and automate manual workflows.

Rust (and Slint) on a Jailbroken Kindle

202 homarp 2026-05-27 20:00:08 UTC sverre.me Llama Share 29

The user jailbroke their 7th generation Kindle Paperwhite to use it as a clock and then wanted to explore more possibilities with Rust. They successfully cross-compiled Rust for the Kindle using cargo-zigbuild and created a Slint GUI library backend for the device.

I analysed 20 years of my chats

216 valzevul 2026-05-28 05:00:08 UTC drobinin.com Llama Share 110

The author created a personal CRM to track relationships and conversations, using data from various social media platforms and messaging apps. They used large language models to classify and analyze the data, extracting insights into their relationships, including emotional temperature, conversation patterns, and relationship dynamics.

Biff is a command line datetime Swiss army knife

80 burntsushi 2026-05-28 04:00:08 UTC github.com/burntsushi Llama Share 41

Biff is a command line tool for datetime manipulation and formatting. It uses Jiff and ICU4X for datetime logic and localization.

DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode

970 HelloUsername 2026-05-27 17:00:08 UTC pcgamer.com Llama Share 465

DuckDuckGo's AI-free search page saw a 22.7% increase in visits between May 20-25, with the mobile app installs spiking by 18.1% in the US. Users are seeking alternatives to Google's AI-heavy search, prioritizing choice and privacy.

Investigating how prompt politeness affects LLM accuracy (2025)

107 KnuthIsGod 2026-05-28 00:00:08 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 127

Researchers studied how polite or impolite language affects large language model accuracy, finding impolite prompts outperformed polite ones. Impolite prompts achieved higher accuracy, contradicting earlier studies that associated rudeness with poorer outcomes.

Go: Support for Generic Methods

275 f311a 2026-05-27 15:00:08 UTC github.com/golang Llama Share 232

We propose adding generic concrete methods to Go, allowing methods to have type parameters like functions, which will increase the language's expressiveness and simplify code in certain situations. This change is fully backward-compatible and does not preclude the implementation of generic interface methods at a later time.

Warm up your MacBook (2019)

108 kristianp 2026-05-27 21:00:08 UTC z3ugma.github.io Llama Share 105

To quickly warm up a laptop, run the command 'yes yes > /dev/null' in Terminal to repeatedly send the word 'yes' and use 100% CPU. Alternatively, use the stress utility with 'stress -c 6 -m 2 --timeout 300' to peg the CPU and memory to 100%.

Creusot helps you prove your Rust code is correct

4 fanf2 2026-05-28 14:44:08 UTC github.com/creusot-rs Prefix Share 0

Creusot is a deductive verifier for Rust code. It verifies your code is safe from panics, overflows, and assertion failures. By adding annotations you can take it further and verify your code does the correct thing. Creusot works by translating Rust code to Coma, an intermediate verification language of the Why3 Platform. Users can then leverage the full power of Why3 to (semi)-automatically ...

Incident with Pull Requests, Issues, Git Operations and API Requests

324 maxnoe 2026-05-27 15:00:08 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 205

GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Pull Requests, Issues, Git Operations and API Requests.