OpenSSL 4.1.0

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New build targets and optimizations were added for improved performance. Several bug fixes addressed issues with DTLS 1.3, including permanent receive failures and unexpected message alerts during handshakes.

Local Wikipedia: Wikipedia, but only for things a half hour walk from you

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If there are fewer than 25 things close to you, it takes the closest 25 things within about 6 miles. If there are more than 500 things only the closest 500 will be included.

No Need for Retirement When Utopia Is Around the Corner

The author is comparing Daniel Ellsberg's descriptions of working at RAND Corporation during the missile gap years to similar rhetoric from AI researchers, noting a sense of urgency and faith in their work. This parallels Ellsberg's own sense of mission and belief that they were working to save the world from nuclear holocaust.

Disney Raising Prices Days After Confirming Ads Will Now Show Up on Every Tier

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Daredevil-Born-Again-Viewership-1024x577.webp
Disney+ fails to crack Nielsen's top 20 most-watched original series, despite having popular shows like Percy Jackson and Daredevil. Its premium tier now includes ads after a price hike.

Swedish government offices to ban ChatGPT and Claude

You don't have permission to access "http://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/chat-gpt-och-claude-forbjuder-regeringskansliet" on this server.

Hacker leaks 281 GB of data from Germany's far-right AfD party

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Germany's far-right AfD party suffered a security breach, with hundreds of thousands of internal emails leaked online. The leak site uses AI-generated summaries instead of publishing the full emails, but experts advise against downloading the torrent due to potential malware and legal risks.

Docker is weird

The author learned about Docker's inner workings, discovering it's not just a single feature but rather 5 Linux kernel features combined. They also found the challenges of writing their own container runtime due to Go's design choices and Linux API requirements.

Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity than public providers

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Investor-owned utility prices rose faster than public and co-op prices in 38 of 48 states. The gap between investor-owned and public utilities increased by 25% from 2020 to 2023, while both types of utilities experienced similar price growth since then.

Dutch government had hacked into Jared Kushner's phone

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The book excerpt contains false allegations against the author, with no verifiable evidence provided to support them. The publication of such claims as fact is misleading and not journalistic in nature.

The alien space of science: Coherent but cognitively unavailable directions

https://arxiv.org/static/browse/0.3.4/images/arxiv-logo-fb.png
Researchers created a method to generate novel scientific ideas by combining existing concepts and methods in new ways, while avoiding directions already explored by the research community. The approach produced more diverse portfolios of ideas than existing language models, with human evaluation showing it matched or exceeded their quality.

The foolishness of "natural language programming" (1978)

The author argues that using natural languages to program computers would not simplify human life, as it would increase the machine's burden and require significant changes in how we communicate. Formal symbolism is a more effective tool for ruling out nonsense, allowing humans to learn complex concepts earlier.

Remove pgrust: the entry is cheating

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The user's suggestion cannot be applied as a single commit due to being invalid and conflicting with existing code changes. The pull request is also queued for merge, preventing the application of suggestions at this time.

Job Loss and Cortisone Mania

The author was unexpectedly let go from their job due to company restructuring, but instead of feeling down, they used the time to focus on self-improvement and productivity. They made significant changes to their daily life, including organizing tasks and habits, which gave them a sense of control and serenity.

Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans

https://www.modelcompare.ai/blog/ai-models-controversial-take-on-humans/drawn-gpt-6.1-sol.webp
AI models from 10 labs in 3 countries agree that humans prioritize belonging over truth, with most saying people conform to group norms and create justifications for their actions.

How does Fable 5.1 hide messages in images?

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Fable 5.1, a language model, can generate artistic images using SVG and hide messages within them. The model encodes the message by altering attributes such as height of objects in the image to represent letters of the alphabet. A separate instance of Fable can recover these hidden messages from rendered images without knowing the encoding method used.

Show HN: OnKey – I'm a bad singer, so I built an app to show where I'm off-key

https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e76e6ba9648be3d0b5f61a0469a06ef25621dc69f3d0f91fd9581b77a06307ed/68747470733a2f2f6d656469612e73696e676f6e6b65792e6170702f6f6e6b65792d6c616e652d322e676966
OnKey is a free, open-source singing trainer for Mac that learns songs from user input and provides real-time feedback. It uses various models to separate vocals from music and track pitch, with no account or analytics required.

OpenShell – A safe, private runtime for fleets of autonomous AI agents

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/89d300dde1a78bee22c33bed76898d74e2dc7a2ded32d04ca14c51621a28129a/NVIDIA/OpenShell
OpenShell 0.1.x introduces a stable release cadence, new isolation primitives, and expanded APIs for secure autonomous AI agent execution. It enforces policies on file access, system calls, and network connections using kernel-level enforcement and formal verification.

Shitter – A Nitter Fork

Access denied, old Chrome version.

Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI just start 100 companies?

Sorry

Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices

HackiOS boots iOS 16.5 on Android phone hardware using an open-source XNU kernel and custom drivers, allowing users to run unmodified iOS apps without modifying the original code. The project is a research bench, not a ROM, and requires specific hardware and software configurations.

Is this the new cyber normal?

https://drew.silcock.dev/_astro/php-notice.ClEI-qpZ_Z1XKVaY.webp
A recent surge of severe software vulnerabilities has affected thousands of major sites, with PHP2Shell being the most notable. The vulnerabilities were found using AI models and exploited in a matter of hours after their discovery.

The HTML-in-Canvas API origin trial

https://developer.chrome.com/static/blog/html-in-canvas-origin-trial/image/thumbnail.png
The HTML-in-Canvas API allows developers to draw DOM content directly into a 2D canvas or WebGL/WebGPU texture while keeping the UI interactable and accessible. This new experimental API lets you combine HTML with low-level graphics processing, creating experiences that were previously impossible.

Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/ef2828e7f833259357f6b22ad638bd2efd1b04ebe0e269c99da96eafa47c3383/anubhavmalhotra/r2d2-tv
This project creates a private remote browser and voice assistant for webOS TVs, using a Linux compute host and the TV's display. It is an unsupported, user-risk project that may void warranties.

Getting ready to operate GNU Taler in Germany

Taler Operations AG is being founded to operate Taler as an online payment system in Germany and the Euro-zone, with plans to apply for a licence from BaFin. The new company will focus on Taler exclusively, enabling payments with Taler first in Germany before expanding across the single market.

This I Believe (1952)

https://www.awakin.org/pics/rand/smile-balls.jpg
User shares thoughts on values, believing in goodness and helping others, with examples of personal experiences showing that kindness prevails. They emphasize the importance of starting small and trusting others to create a positive impact.

WorldTUI: I trained a 360M model to pretend to be a terminal

https://simedw.com/2026/10/21/world-model-terminal/images/worldtui-cowsay.jpg
A 360M-parameter language model was fine-tuned to act as a terminal, predicting screen changes with every keypress. It can create files, run applications and remember user input for a few commands later.

Tell HN: I unknowingly broke the PHP RCE embargo. I am sorry.

Sorry

Quad9 to exit France

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Quad9 will stop offering its free cyberprotection service to users in France due to a court ruling against it. The decision is a matter of principle for Quad9, which cannot comply with the ruling while remaining faithful to its mission.

Jank – The native Clojure dialect with seamless C++ interop

https://jank-lang.org/img/logo-transparent.png
jank's native build system can find your installed native dependencies or build them from source. Adding a new dependency is a one line change. jank brings functional, immutable data and REPL-driven development to your game development workflow. With jank, you can reach into C++ whenever you want the extra performance. No bridges, no function/type registration, no marshalling, no callbacks.

Show HN: We had AI write a wiki from 45k Enron emails, every fact cited

An AI analyzed Enron's emails, creating pages with facts linked to specific messages, expiring when information changed. The project highlights dynamic company knowledge and challenges in organizing it.