Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better

140 JSeiko 2026-05-15 16:22:57 UTC gutenberg.org Full Share 45

Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy.

A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 10

182 happyhardcore 2026-05-15 14:22:57 UTC projectzero.google Llama Share 77

Researchers found a zero-click root exploit for the Google Pixel 10 using a Dolby UDC vulnerability. They also discovered a VPU driver vulnerability that allowed arbitrary kernel read-write, which was patched within 71 days.

OpenAI is connecting ChatGPT to bank accounts via Plaid

40 steveharing1 2026-05-15 16:40:57 UTC firethering.com Llama Share 43

OpenAI's ChatGPT now allows users to connect bank accounts through Plaid, providing a full view of balances, transactions, and financial data. Users can disconnect at any time, but OpenAI retains data for up to 30 days.

O(x)Caml in Space

188 yminsky 2026-05-15 11:22:57 UTC gazagnaire.org Llama Share 37

Parsimoni's Borealis project successfully deployed a pure-OCaml CCSDS protocol stack in low Earth orbit, providing end-to-end encryption and post-quantum key rotation. The project showcases OCaml's suitability for space applications due to its safety features and performance, addressing security risks and memory corruption issues in traditional C/C++ codebases.

I built Zenith: a live local-first fixed viewport planetarium

28 surprisetalk 2026-05-15 16:22:57 UTC smorgasb.org Llama Share 2

The animation demonstrates Earth's rotation and the movement of stars due to this rotation, which can be counteracted by precise motorized systems in telescopes. The website uses Pan-STARRS images and SIMBAD data to show a zoomed-in view of the stars, but faces challenges with oversaturation and color distortions due to the telescope's sensor limitations.

ASCII by Jason Scott

68 bookofjoe 2026-05-15 14:22:57 UTC ascii.textfiles.com Llama Share 13

The user saved a collection of 13,000 manuals from being discarded and digitized them, making them available on the Internet Archive after an 11-year effort. The user has moved to a new industrial space to continue their work, which is supported by donations and a Patreon, and is grateful for the opportunity to have a dedicated space for their archiving and digitizing work.

Hightouch (YC S19) Is Hiring

0 2026-05-15 17:03:57 UTC hightouch.com Llama Share

Hightouch is a fast-paced startup that values innovation, kindness, and exceptional talent, offering competitive compensation and flexible work arrangements. It prioritizes business impact, open-mindedness, and employee well-being, with benefits including family-forming support and generous leave policies.

Explore Wikipedia Like a Windows XP Desktop

366 smusamashah 2026-05-15 09:22:57 UTC explorer.samismith.com Llama Share 98

The explorer.samismith.com website offers Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons exploration, with features like desktop background image setting and Earth folder drag-and-drop functionality. It's an open-source project inspired by various web experiences.

The sigmoids won't save you

41 Tomte 2026-05-15 16:22:57 UTC astralcodexten.com Llama Share 42

The article discusses the "all exponentials eventually become sigmoids" talking point, where a trend may initially grow exponentially but eventually flatten out due to physical or practical limits. However, the timing of this transition is often uncertain and can be misidentified, leading to incorrect predictions.

Image-blaster: Creates 3D environments, SFX, and meshes from a single image

15 MattRogish 2026-05-15 16:22:57 UTC github.com/neilsonnn Llama Share 0

Claude uses World Labs and FAL to create 3D environments, SFX, and meshes from a single image in under 5 minutes. The process involves inputting an image, specifying edit preferences, and selecting a model type, then confirming each step.

High dimensional geometry is transforming the MRI industry(2017) [pdf]

50 nill0 2026-05-15 14:22:57 UTC ams.org Full Share 13

Show HN: Watch a neural net learn to play Snake

31 c1b 2026-05-15 15:22:57 UTC ppo.gradexp.xyz Full Share 4

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Radicle: Sovereign {code forge} built on Git

141 KolmogorovComp 2026-05-15 12:22:57 UTC radicle.dev Llama Share 38

Radicle is a decentralized, open-source code collaboration platform built on Git, allowing users to control their data and workflow. It enables censorship-resistant collaboration, local-first functionality, and easy data migration with a modular stack and various interfaces.

A new book on Steve Jobs at NeXT

112 rbanffy 2026-05-15 11:22:57 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 98

Steve Jobs spent 12 years at NeXT Computer, a company that made significant advancements in software and hardware, and its legacy is the foundation for Apple's operating systems today. His time at NeXT taught him discipline and the importance of software, which he applied to Apple's success, particularly with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

We don't know why Malawi is poor

3 alphabetatango 2026-05-15 16:59:57 UTC newsletter.deenamousa.com Prefix Share 5

In 1994, Rwanda’s GDP per capita was $5751. The country had just emerged from a genocide that killed roughly 800,000 people in 100 days, which amounts to about 11% of the population. The educated class had been murdered or fled, infrastructure was destroyed, and the state had collapsed. Malawi in 1994 was poor too, but functioning. Hastings Banda’s three-decade dictatorship had just ended in ...

Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

1001 arkadiyt 2026-05-14 17:22:57 UTC arkadiyt.com Llama Share 531

The author removed the modem and GPS from their 2024 RAV4 Hybrid to prevent telemetry data from being sent to Toyota. This was done to improve car privacy and security, but may void parts of the warranty.

Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are making up tasks

176 hackernj 2026-05-15 14:22:57 UTC fastcompany.com Full Share 139

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Trade Dollars with other startups. Book it as revenue

142 tormeh 2026-05-15 13:22:57 UTC revswap.ai Llama Share 99

ACME paid ZENITH $4M for AI services, while ZENITH paid ACME $4M for AI infrastructure. Several startups reported significant revenue growth and funding.

A few words on DS4

390 caust1c 2026-05-14 23:22:57 UTC antirez.com Llama Share 161

DwarfStar 4's popularity stems from its single-model integration and fast, large quasi-frontier model. The project will focus on quality benchmarks, coding agent, hardware setup, ports, and distributed inference.

Ask HN: How to be SOC2 Type 2 compliant as a solo-entreprenuer?

65 sochix 2026-05-15 07:22:57 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 74

As a solo entrepreneur, it's not feasible to obtain a full SOC2 Type 2 certification due to the paperwork and management requirements, but you can start with SOC2-aligned practices and a solid public security page to show transparency and good security hygiene. You can also consider alternative certifications like PCI compliance or NSA CISA, or negotiate with clients to use their auditing ...

We are retiring our bug bounty program

305 tjek 2026-05-15 14:22:57 UTC turso.tech Llama Share 227

Turso is retiring its $1,000 bug bounty program due to overwhelming fake submissions from AI-powered "slop machines." The program was intended to encourage genuine bug submissions but became too attractive to bots.

Details of the Daring Airdrop at Tristan Da Cunha

225 kspacewalk2 2026-05-15 04:22:57 UTC tristandc.com Llama Share 87

The UK Government sent a military team and medical supplies to Tristan da Cunha to help with a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The team parachuted in and delivered the supplies, providing much needed relief to the island's hospital team.

Building ML framework with Rust and Category Theory

80 adamnemecek 2026-05-15 08:22:57 UTC hghalebi.github.io Llama Share 17

Category Theory for Tiny ML in Rust is a working draft that uses category theory as an engineering tool to develop a small, explicit machine-learning system in Rust. The book is open-source and allows feedback, but commercial or organizational reuse requires written permission from the project owners.

RTX 5090 and M4 MacBook Air: Can It Game?

662 allenleee 2026-05-14 17:22:57 UTC scottjg.com Llama Share 158

A user successfully attached an NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU to their MacBook Air using a Thunderbolt dock and a USB-C port, but encountered several challenges including macOS not shipping with drivers for NVIDIA or AMD GPUs on Apple Silicon and limited support for different AI models. The user was able to overcome these challenges by using a Linux VM on the MacBook Air, passing through the GPU to the ...

First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5

420 quadrige 2026-05-14 19:22:57 UTC blog.calif.io Llama Share 112

Researchers shared a macOS kernel memory corruption exploit with Apple at their Cupertino office, the first to survive MIE on M5 silicon. The exploit was developed using AI and human expertise, highlighting the potential for AI to discover vulnerabilities that bypass advanced mitigations.

NanoTDB – Golang Append-Only Time Series DB

30 aymanhs72 2026-05-15 11:22:57 UTC github.com/aymanhs Llama Share 5

This embedded time-series database is designed for resource-constrained hosts, storing data in plain files with no external dependencies. It supports compression, rollups, and a small HTTP API for querying and importing/exporting data.

Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app

428 mikeevans 2026-05-14 20:22:57 UTC openai.com Llama Share 218

Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing users to work with Codex from anywhere. The app enables users to review, approve, and change direction on work in real-time, streamlining collaboration and productivity.

Welcome to the Strip Mining Era of OSS Security

89 salsakran 2026-05-15 12:22:57 UTC metabase.com Llama Share 66

Open source software is facing a surge in security vulnerability discoveries due to high-volume, LLM-powered scanning, which will uncover many issues in public codebases. To prepare, developers should assume vulnerabilities are easily discoverable, fix issues promptly, and adopt a proactive approach to security, including frequent patching, monitoring, and access controls.

New Nginx Exploit

418 hetsaraiya 2026-05-14 17:22:57 UTC github.com/depthfirstdisclosures Llama Share 97

A critical heap buffer overflow in NGINX's ngx_http_rewrite_module allows unauthenticated RCE. Exploitation involves cross-request heap manipulation to redirect a cleanup pointer to a fake function invoking system().

Gyroflow: Video stabilization using gyroscope data

144 nateb2022 2026-05-15 02:22:57 UTC github.com/gyroflow Llama Share 25

Gyroflow is a video stabilization application that uses gyroscope data to stabilize footage. It supports various cameras and video editors, including Adobe Premiere and DaVinci Resolve.