AI is forcing us to pay off 40 years of technical debt

300 pseudolus 2026-11-04 12:23:15 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 187

A major PHP2Shell vulnerability was discovered in late October, putting numerous websites at risk of data breaches and malware installation. A patch has been released, but experts warn that this may be a canary in the coal mine for future AI-driven vulnerabilities.

Nvidia RTX Spark encrypted firmware slows inference speed to 35% on Linux

266 novaRom 2026-11-04 09:23:15 UTC mindstudio.ai Llama Share 138

The RTX Spark laptop's GPU is underpowered when running Linux due to a lack of power management firmware, causing it to run at 780 MHz instead of 2 GHz. A dual-boot setup using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) provides better performance and avoids the throttling issue.

Incident with Pull Requests, Git Operations and Issues

143 kevcampb 2026-11-04 10:23:15 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 72

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

Verification Is Not Knowledge: Science needs more than answers

115 ersinesen 2026-11-04 09:23:15 UTC blog.cosmos-institute.org Llama Share 68

Jessica Hullman argues that the value-free ideal in science, prioritizing correctness over understanding and accountability, is flawed. She believes this ideal distorts how we seek truth and threatens human capacities that sustain science.

Tell HN: Gemini trains on chat history, even for subscribers (personal accounts)

241 jameslk 2026-11-04 10:23:15 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 63

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Kitty 0.50

240 porridgeraisin 2026-11-04 09:23:15 UTC sw.kovidgoyal.net Llama Share 150

kitty has been updated with numerous features, including support for Custom Shaders, docked windows, and improved performance. The update also includes new options for customizing kitty's behavior, such as remapping modifiers and controlling how padding strips are colored in splits layouts.

Jelly Sheet

329 memalign 2026-11-04 04:23:15 UTC mrdoob.github.io Full Share 85

CODEVEMBER 2026 / 01 / FOLD Preparing plastic…

Jailbreaking my car's navigation system just so I can change the time

883 xx_ns 2026-11-03 15:23:15 UTC blog.nns.ee Llama Share 333

The user's 2014 Renault Latitude car has a TomTom Carminat LIVE navigation system that requires a legitimate SD card with specific data to function, including the time settings. The user successfully exploited a kernel vulnerability using the LOG command and core_pattern string manipulation to execute arbitrary code on the rootfs.

The lost malloc()

90 matt_d 2026-11-04 08:23:15 UTC napcakes.nekoweb.org Llama Share 26

The author studied the original Unix sources from 1973, specifically how they handled memory allocation and management in C. They found that early versions of Unix used a linear allocator with explicit memory regions, but later editions introduced more complex allocation algorithms and garbage collection.

Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot

679 nharada 2026-11-03 17:23:15 UTC neufangled.com Llama Share 212

Stringman is a robotic arm designed to navigate and manipulate objects in a room, using cable-driven architecture and overhead lines for movement. It offers an open-source platform with customizable control software and AI models, allowing users to create their own workflows and behaviors.

The Internals of PostgreSQL

318 ibobev 2026-11-03 22:23:15 UTC interdb.jp Llama Share 23

This documentation explains PostgreSQL's subsystems and their features, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of the database system. The author is seeking remote positions focused on applying ML and AI technologies to DBMS due to personal reasons of moving to Japan.

Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off without AI

184 alkyon 2026-11-04 11:23:15 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 132

Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warns that AI could trigger a major incident, such as a power or banking shutdown, within the next year. He believes some tech leaders prioritize profits over safety and urges for stricter regulations to prevent potential disasters.

Show HN: Uncracked City, detective game where you question LLM suspects that lie

92 passkey1510 2026-11-04 04:23:15 UTC uncracked.city Llama Share 46

A detective game set in real cities, where players search for clues and solve cases. The game features six languages, five training levels, and a passport that stamps the solved city upon completion.

Synaptics Appears to Use Legal Threats to Block Open-Source DisplayLink Driver

59 snvzz 2026-11-04 11:23:15 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 16

A new open-source Linux driver for modern DisplayLink hardware, called Vino, was developed in part by AI and written in Rust but has disappeared due to Synaptics' legal threats. The company blocked the independent driver on the basis of patent infringement.

Show HN: HackerTV – HN's most-recommended Youtube videos as 24/7 TV channels

384 dsalzman 2026-11-03 20:23:15 UTC hackertv.org Full Share 73

Durations are estimated until the YouTube metadata is fetched, so some programs will run short ("please stand by") or get cut off. Keys: ↑↓ channel · 0-9 tune · G guide · F picture · M mute · C captions · I info · T theater · double-click screen for fullscreen · P power

Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand

504 bookofjoe 2026-11-03 14:23:15 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 215

Fujifilm invests $63 million to increase magnetic tape production fivefold due to growing demand from cloud giants and data centers. The company attributes this surge to the spread of generative AI, which produces exponential growth in data needs worldwide.

Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active

115 gmays 2026-11-04 02:23:15 UTC lamont.columbia.edu Full Share 23

C++26 Disapproved

364 thatxliner 2026-11-04 01:23:15 UTC andreasfertig.com Llama Share 259

The C++ Standardization Committee's DIS ballot for C++26 was disapproved due to concerns over the "contracts" feature, which requires a two-thirds majority. The outcome has left the future of C++29 uncertain and sparked questions about rebuilding trust within the committee.

North Korean fake job interview led to $6.3B Binance heist

6 smalltech 2026-11-04 14:11:15 UTC theregister.com LocalLLM Share 1

North Korean hackers used fake job interviews to trick a Binance engineer into downloading malware, leading to a $6.3 billion crypto heist. The breach involved social engineering, compromised AI tools, and multi-stage attacks, prompting Binance to rebuild systems and enhance security measures.

Distinct cellular and genetic differences in colorectal cancer in young patients

96 gmays 2026-11-04 03:23:15 UTC dana-farber.org Llama Share 36

Researchers have identified age-associated differences in tumor composition and gene activity, which may explain why colorectal cancer is more aggressive in younger adults. The study provides a foundation for understanding these differences and exploring future treatments for young-onset colorectal cancer.

Japan's Jimi 'Mundane' Halloween Costumes of 2026

215 zdw 2026-11-03 20:23:15 UTC spoon-tamago.com Llama Share 34

Jimi Halloween is a Japanese festival where people dress up in mundane costumes, started by adults at Daily Portal Z in 2014. The event has been covered since 2018 and features humorous everyday outfits on social media using #地味ハロウィン.

Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too

673 theanonymousone 2026-11-03 18:23:15 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 196

Researchers Rikiya Takehi and colleagues demonstrated that large language models can interpret and modify neural network weights, a capability dubbed Weight-Space Programming. The model successfully identified game behaviors from raw weights without executing code or using tools.

Arrows to arrows, categories to queries (2025)

65 firstbase 2026-11-04 03:23:15 UTC reasonablypolymorphic.com Llama Share 5

The author created a programming language called catlang, which compiles to SQL. The language uses category theory concepts and has features like loops that are implemented using recursion.

How I use AI (Oct 2026)

213 citelao 2026-11-03 18:23:15 UTC ben.stolovitz.com Llama Share 252

The author, a research engineer at Salesforce AI Research, reflects on their experience with large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools over the past year. They have seen significant changes in how they use AI, from managing multiple agents to drafting a personal AI policy.

Milkman – The Better Alternative to Postman

62 jplunien 2026-11-04 09:23:15 UTC milkman.dev Llama Share 66

Milkman is a JavaFx-based workbench inspired by Postman, offering plugin-based support for various protocols like HTTP, database requests, and more. Users can contribute improvements through Pull Requests or Issues.

Postman silently auto-installs AI plugins and attempts to share all API data

1395 sidgarimella 2026-11-03 18:23:15 UTC github.com/postmanlabs Llama Share 461

User found Postman plugin and startup hook causing issues, including authentication warnings and routing API work through Codex skills. They request a rollback of the auto-installed integrations to prevent similar problems in the future.

There is no posttraining data commons

94 lukasschwab 2026-11-03 23:23:15 UTC openathena.ai Llama Share 24

Researchers are struggling to create a digital "task commons" for posttraining AI models, as the raw data needed is often ephemeral and difficult to capture. A pretraining commons was largely created by accident through human activity on the internet.

Safari introduces Adaptive Dark Mode in 27.3

466 paddingtone 2026-11-03 22:23:15 UTC webkit.org Llama Share 244

Safari 27.3 beta introduces Adaptive Dark Mode, which automatically converts light websites to dark mode for a consistent user experience. The feature is designed to work with most web pages and can be enabled by setting system appearance to dark in Safari settings.

Jaron Lanier on parallels between AI and social media

4 musha68k 2026-11-04 14:12:15 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 0

We're training a Figma-fluent editing model

135 gmays 2026-11-03 19:23:15 UTC figma.com Llama Share 59

Figma's agent helps designers make edits to existing work, combining speed and quality. The model uses a combination of supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning to improve its performance on Figma editing tasks.