Bluetooth Headphone Jacking: A Key to Your Phone [video]

200 AndrewDucker 2026-01-01 11:30:15 UTC media.ccc.de Llama Share 64

Researchers found three vulnerabilities in Airoha Bluetooth audio chips used by popular headphones and earbuds, allowing device compromise and potential attacks on paired devices. They will release tooling to check affected devices and discuss the implications of compromised Bluetooth peripherals.

2025: The Year in LLMs

702 simonw 2026-01-01 00:30:15 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 360

The LLM space saw significant advancements in 2025 with the emergence of reasoning models, coding agents, and image generation capabilities, driven by releases from OpenAI, Google, and Chinese AI labs. Key events included the release of Claude Code, the success of Gemini's Nano Banana models, and the growing competition between OpenAI, Google, and other labs in the LLM market.

I rebooted my social life

118 edent 2026-01-01 11:30:15 UTC takes.jamesomalley.co.uk Llama Share 67

The author's comfortable life led to social isolation, but he realized the value of community and built his own by organizing regular events and inviting people to join. He now has a community of friends and enjoys the benefits of social connections, and advises others to do the same by inviting people to events.

Meta made scam ads harder to find instead of removing them

89 wtcactus 2026-01-01 12:30:15 UTC sherwood.news Llama Share 18

Meta removed scam ads from its platforms but made them harder for regulators and journalists to find. The company feared universal advertiser verification would cost $2 billion and reduce revenue by nearly 5%.

Easel Turns One One year of building my own IDE in Clojure

100 todsacerdoti 2026-01-01 08:30:15 UTC blog.phronemophobic.com Llama Share 6

The user has been working on an IDE called Easel in Clojure for a year, aiming to create a comprehensive toolset with direct data access, visualization, and interaction features. Easel's goal is to provide a foundation for building software tools that work together seamlessly, with a focus on user trust and freedom, and the project is 80% complete with most major features already demonstrated.

I canceled my book deal

536 azhenley 2025-12-31 18:30:15 UTC austinhenley.com Llama Share 302

The author had a successful blog and was approached by a big tech book publisher to write a book about classic programming projects. The author negotiated a contract with a $5000 advance and 12-15% royalties, but the publisher's feedback and requirements stifled the author's creativity and enthusiasm.

Pokémon Team Optimization

108 nchagnet 2026-01-01 06:30:15 UTC nchagnet.pages.dev Llama Share 46

The user, a former Pokémon fan, created a tool to optimize a Pokémon team using operations research methods, aiming to maximize the overall base stat while satisfying constraints such as type resistance and team size. The tool was used to find optimal teams with and without legendary and pseudo-legendary Pokémon, and the results showed strong combinations that could easily complete any game.

Show HN: I created a tool to design and create foamcore inserts for boardgames

21 Rabidgremlin 2026-01-01 10:30:15 UTC boxinsertdesigner.com Full Share 4

Design custom boardgame box inserts and storage that you can build with foamcore or cardboard. Easy to use and free. Generates a simple cut list.

A font with built-in TeX syntax highlighting

6 LorenDB 2026-01-01 13:30:15 UTC rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com Prefix Share 1

At the TUG2025 conference, I presented a talk about the development of a new colour font, which does automatic syntax highlighting for TeX documents/snippets. The idea was floated by CVR, and was inspired by a prior-art of HTML/CSS syntax highlighting font by Heikki Lotvonen. Syntax highlighting is achieved by specialized grammar files or packages on desktop applications, code editors, the ...

A Christmas Present to Myself – Vector Network Analyzer (2014)

18 joebig 2026-01-01 10:30:15 UTC axotron.se Llama Share 2

The user purchased a VNWA 3E, a small and affordable vector network analyzer, and tested its capabilities with various components. The device provided accurate measurements of inductance and capacitance, with some limitations in the frequency range above 500 MHz.

Worlds largest electric ship launched by Tasmanian boatbuilder

80 aussieguy1234 2026-01-01 11:30:15 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 44

Incat, an Australian boatbuilder, launched the world's largest battery-power ship, Hull 096, which will run between Buenos Aires and Uruguay. The ship is a "giant leap forward in sustainable shipping" with 250 tonnes of batteries and can carry 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles.

Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups

284 coldpie 2025-12-31 18:30:15 UTC smokingonabike.com Llama Share 298

Pop-up ads are back and worse than ever, with ad developers evading browser blockers. Web browsers need to update pop-up blocking technology to improve user experience.

Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy

183 Luc 2025-12-31 22:30:15 UTC physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Full Share 218

Flow5 released to open source

121 picture 2026-01-01 04:30:15 UTC flow5.tech Llama Share 8

Flow5 has undergone significant updates with changes to meshing, analysis, and post-processing features, including new libraries, bug fixes, and new options. The updates also include changes to file formats, compatibility with older versions, and new features such as the Vortex Particle Wake.

The Mammoth Pirates – In Russia's Arctic north, a new kind of gold rush

24 ece20 2026-01-01 13:30:15 UTC rferl.org Llama Share 2

Ethical ivory from extinct woolly mammoths fuels a market in China, creating millionaires in Siberia's poorest villages. Miners, or "tuskers," use illegal methods to hunt for mammoth remains in the Russian wilderness.

Show HN: BusterMQ, Thread-per-core NATS server in Zig with io_uring

117 jbaptiste 2026-01-01 00:30:15 UTC bustermq.sh Full Share 53

Build Software. Build Users

50 dinerville 2026-01-01 03:30:15 UTC dima.day Llama Share 13

High-quality software is not just about writing tests, but about understanding users' needs and workflows to create simple and intuitive software. By using LLMs to simulate users and automate testing, developers can build software that truly meets users' needs, resulting in higher quality software.

Pixar's True Story

78 kristianp 2026-01-01 03:30:15 UTC computerhistory.org Llama Share 16

Pixar almost went bankrupt in 1995 due to financial struggles and a bad contract with Disney. Investment bankers from Robertson Stephens and Hambrecht & Quist rallied around the company, helping to secure a successful IPO and the release of Toy Story.

So I started cloning the Wii U gamepad [video]

76 ingve 2026-01-01 01:30:15 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 9

Demystifying DVDs

188 boltzmann-brain 2025-12-31 18:30:15 UTC hiddenpalace.org Llama Share 17

Sega's Sonic Team faced challenges after the company went third-party, leading to a decline in the quality of Sonic games, with Sonic Heroes being a notable underwhelming disappointment. Shadow the Hedgehog, released in 2005, was a game that attempted to appeal to a wider demographic with its team-based gameplay and dark storyline, but its inclusion of guns and violence was met with ...

GoGoGrandparent (YC S16) Is Hiring Tech Leads

0 2026-01-01 01:30:15 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

GoGoGrandparent is a digital caregiving platform helping older adults stay independent at home. It adapts on-demand APIs into a concierge-style experience for people with cognitive, mobility, or vision challenges.

Ÿnsect, a French insect farming startup, has been been placed into liquidation

141 fcpguru 2025-12-31 18:30:15 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 193

nsect, a startup that raised over $600 million, failed to fulfill its ambition to revolutionize the food chain with insect-based protein. The company's demise was due to indecision over its market focus, poor unit economics, and a massive, capital-intensive bet on a giga-factory that ultimately doomed it.

My role as a founder-CTO: year 8

152 ridruejo 2025-12-31 18:30:15 UTC miguelcarranza.es Llama Share 118

The author reflects on 2025 as a year of growth and change for RevenueCat, a company that helps app developers monetize their apps. The author discusses the company's evolution, hiring, and product development, and looks forward to 2026 as a year of new opportunities and challenges.

Iron Beam: Israel's first operational anti drone laser system

189 fork-bomber 2025-12-31 15:30:15 UTC mod.gov.il Full Share 370

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Tell HN: Happy New Year

390 schappim 2025-12-31 15:30:15 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 191

User had a bad 2023 year but hopes 2024 will be better. They predict significant global events including regime change, cyber attacks, and a major earthquake.

Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design (2011) [pdf]

313 tosh 2025-12-31 15:30:15 UTC ece.uvic.ca Full Share 93

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades

653 ValentineC 2025-12-31 22:30:15 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 496

Greg Abel will take over Berkshire Hathaway from Warren Buffett, but Buffett will remain chairman and continue to offer advice. Abel has already been managing noninsurance businesses since 2018 and is expected to maintain Berkshire's decentralized structure and autonomy for acquired companies.

Show HN: Use Claude Code to Query 600 GB Indexes over Hacker News, ArXiv, etc.

355 Xyra 2025-12-31 15:30:15 UTC exopriors.com Llama Share 123

You have public access to the ExoPriors alignment research corpus with a provided API key. You can query 60M documents using SQL and store named embeddings for semantic search.

The compiler is your best friend

180 based2 2025-12-31 16:30:15 UTC blog.daniel-beskin.com Llama Share 120

The user discusses the importance of compilers in programming, specifically how they can help prevent bugs and improve code safety, but often developers lie to the compiler by making assumptions or using casts, which can lead to errors. By being honest with the compiler and providing accurate information, developers can take advantage of its benefits and write more reliable and maintainable code.

Scientists unlock brain's natural clean-up system for new treatments for stroke

195 PaulHoule 2025-12-31 22:30:15 UTC monash.edu Llama Share 43

Scientists from Monash University and Yale School of Medicine are developing a new approach to treat ischemic stroke by enhancing brain waste removal. They're creating non-invasive devices to improve lymphatic function and clear excess fluid and waste from the brain after a stroke.