Lovable apps expose passport details and more than 200K private messages

569 armcat 2026-11-14 18:41:48 UTC crissyfield.de Llama Share 233

Lovable, a Swedish AI startup, allows users to build web applications without coding but found many cases of sensitive data being accessible without logging in. The platform's terms and conditions place responsibility for security on the customers themselves, leaving a gap between its promise and user responsibilities.

L3Harris Statement on the Nov. 13 Ground Stop

19 taspeotis 2026-11-14 22:52:48 UTC l3harris.com Llama Share 7

L3Harris is modernizing US airspace communications with the FAA, completing 70% of a fiber optic system conversion. The company is investigating the Nov 13 ground stop and its impact on air travel.

SpaceX Catches the Starship to end Flight 15

473 ls612 2026-11-14 21:41:48 UTC x.com Full Share 291

Starship Flight 15

A Family Tree of Software Job Titles

175 umerf 2026-11-14 18:41:48 UTC zwischenzugs.com Llama Share 81

The author created a family tree of software job titles from the 1940s to present, tracking changes in job names and roles over time. The tree spans seven colored columns, illustrating how titles evolved into new ones through influence or common career moves.

How did Woz write the Apple 1 BASIC before building the computer?

20 Skyfall106 2026-11-14 22:41:48 UTC retrocomputing.stackexchange.com Full Share 5

KDE: The documentary [video]

352 mrkn1 2026-11-14 14:41:48 UTC tube.kockatoo.org Full Share 75

KDE: The Documentary tells the story of the pioneering open source community that gave computer users a free and open alternative to proprietary desktops like Windows. The story starts in 1996, whe...

PyPI's redesigned project pages with clearer security signals are now live

188 rbanffy 2026-11-14 15:41:48 UTC blog.pypi.org Llama Share 85

PyPI has updated its user interface to improve security signals and display package details, following user research. The new design provides clearer information on release provenance and attestations, helping users assess package security.

Possible Futures

46 varjag 2026-11-14 20:41:48 UTC borretti.me Llama Share 33

We may or may not reach ASI, and even if we do, it's uncertain whether it will be aligned to human values. The outcome depends on the type of alignment achieved and the severity of takeoff.

Why get an expensive Pi when I have an old phone?

482 casi 2026-11-14 08:41:48 UTC so.long.thanks.fish Llama Share 273

The user is considering using a used smartphone as an alternative to assembling their project with Raspberry Pi and other components, due to cost concerns. They have tested the camera and functionality of two phones, a Redmi 13C 5G and a Huawei Mate 30 5G, for potential use in future projects.

'Grey Rocking': The Life-Improving Power of Being Really, Really Boring (2021)

71 NaOH 2026-11-14 18:41:48 UTC esquire.com Llama Share 40

The grey rock technique, coined by Skylar in 2012, involves being boring and unresponsive to manipulative or toxic individuals. By doing so, you can deter them from seeking attention and drama from you.

Seagate's new hybrid drive raises some old questions

60 PaulHoule 2026-11-14 17:41:48 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 33

Seagate launches FireCuda Forge hybrid storage drives combining high HDD capacity with SSD speed, powered by the Alkemi intelligent storage platform. The new drives offer 8TB or 20TB configurations, requiring users to bring their own compatible M.2 NVMe SSDs.

Advancing science and engineering with Antigravity's /teamwork

151 acossta 2026-11-14 13:41:48 UTC research.google Llama Share 34

Researchers at Google and academic institutions collaborated on open problems in math, science, and complex systems engineering using Gemini 4 models and multi-agent workflows.

Show HN: DeepSeek V3 in ~200 lines of pure Jax

139 VaibhaavTiwari 2026-11-14 15:41:48 UTC github.com/vaibhaav-tiwari Llama Share 7

The DeepSeek-V3 model is a 190-line JAX architecture pretrained on public-domain detective fiction, with caching and balancing features to improve performance. The model can be trained and evaluated using the provided code and data, which includes checkpoints, tokenizers, and training scripts.

Nvidia deliberately kept GPU prices high through circular financing deals

33 madihaa 2026-11-14 22:41:48 UTC techspot.com Llama Share 20

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang pushed for deals to keep GPU prices high, despite accusations of circular financing. The company slowed down and paused some deals after realizing it had oversupplied GPUs amid an avalanche of semiconductors.

Reverse engineering a vintage diode-transistor logic chip

84 dverlaeckt80 2026-11-14 16:41:48 UTC righto.com Llama Share 4

CuriousMarc discovered a 1965 Signetics IC, the ST680A, which is a logic chip implementing four NAND gates using old-fashioned diode-transistor logic. The chip was packaged in a plastic DIP and required reverse engineering to understand its circuitry.

Generative AI uses more energy on non-English text

167 DeepLogin 2026-11-14 11:41:48 UTC news.umich.edu Llama Share 93

AI models use significantly more energy to process and generate non-English text, often with lower accuracy. This disparity affects billions of people worldwide who may be priced out of AI services due to higher costs.

LinkedIn, Monster take down over 1000 fake job postings after CBC investigation

157 gnabgib 2026-11-14 19:41:48 UTC cbc.ca Llama Share 78

The CBC investigated 1,500 misleading job postings on LinkedIn and Monster that funneled applicants to a multi-level marketing (MLM) company called Evolution Travel. The ads promised high-paying jobs with no experience needed, but required payment for virtual information sessions and monthly subscriptions.

Show HN: A terminal-native idle factory game, written in Rust with ratatui

125 snipedbywifi 2026-11-14 14:41:48 UTC gitlab.com Full Share 25

terminactory

Write your own kernel optimiser

3 speckx 2026-11-14 22:41:48 UTC blog.csongor.co.uk Prefix Share 0

Optimising a program is done in one of two ways. The first is to write down a program that computes the result we want, and hope that the compiler is smart enough to make it fast. The second, when that isn’t enough, is to rewrite it by hand, so that its data flow matches the hardware. This is where abstractions break down. When the compiler gives up on something written with a nice Python ...

Project Zero will disclose vulnerabilities 90 days after reporting

126 hacb 2026-11-14 11:41:48 UTC projectzero.google Llama Share 28

Project Zero is changing its vulnerability disclosure policy to "Full 90", then "Full 60" and finally "Full 30" days after reporting, due to AI-assisted vulnerability discovery increasing the risk. The new policy aims to encourage faster patching by vendors while considering their ability to remediate vulnerabilities.

The Sicilian Citrus Family Tree

16 wmchen 2026-11-14 21:41:48 UTC notesfromtheroad.com Llama Share 2

The Citrus Kingdom explores the relationships between 8 fruits in Sicily, tracing their wild ancestors and hybrids. The fruits are connected through various crosses and sports, resulting in diverse citrus varieties.

Tech Companies Are Trying to Shift the Concept of Privacy (Again)

425 gslin 2026-11-14 13:41:48 UTC eff.org Llama Share 164

Tech companies are developing wearable devices that record and transcribe conversations, raising concerns about privacy. These devices can be used to monitor people without their consent, potentially infringing on social norms of private conversations.

Demystifying phone unlocking tools: A technical overview

63 iloveyoutwo 2026-11-14 15:41:48 UTC osservatorionessuno.org Llama Share 2

This post discusses phone unlocking tools and their attack vectors, focusing on Android internals and the limitations of commercial forensic tools. It highlights the importance of understanding device hardware security architecture to prevent forensic unlocking.

A visual explanation of reinforcement learning

110 aatish 2026-11-14 13:41:48 UTC aatishb.com Llama Share 6

A digital being with a simple brain learns to steer towards light through trial and error, guided by reward and punishment. The spark's brain rewires itself after 2,000 tries to become an expert at seeking the light.

Italy fines Meta $887M over Android users' data access

302 giuliomagnifico 2026-11-14 14:41:48 UTC reuters.com Full Share 209

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Will we put data centers in space?

52 simonebrunozzi 2026-11-14 17:41:48 UTC forethought.org Llama Share 153

Several major technology companies are planning to operate AI data centers in orbit, with Elon Musk predicting that space-based compute will be the lowest-cost option within two years. However, a sober assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of orbital data centers (ODCs) suggests that they may not become a meaningful fraction of total compute before 2030 due to high upfront ...

Let's Write a PostScript Interpreter

98 RebelPotato 2026-11-14 10:41:48 UTC beyondloom.com Llama Share 17

The author is implementing a PostScript interpreter in JavaScript, focusing on its mechanics as a general-purpose programming language. The goal is to create a human-scale programming environment that can be used from scratch with readily available computational substrates.

Show HN: Fursoy – Out-of-order RV64IMAFDV core in SystemVerilog (Linux 6.6)

66 fursoy 2026-11-14 14:41:48 UTC github.com/fursoy Llama Share 22

A 64-bit RISC-V processor, Fursoy Slice-1, has been designed and synthesized with a Linux 6.6.50 boot environment using SystemVerilog and Nangate 45nm standard-cell synthesis. The processor achieved zero kernel panics during simulation across 89 million cycles.

Dartmouth (Guarini) will not admit math PhD cohort this year

60 sebg 2026-11-14 19:41:48 UTC thedartmouth.com Llama Share 17

The Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies has suspended admissions to its math Ph.D. program for the 2027-2028 academic year due to a department review, causing concerns among faculty and graduate students about the impact on research culture and opportunities. The decision follows a national trend of decreasing Ph.D. program seats, with data showing a 15% drop in Ph.D. acceptances ...

Show HN: Agweb – a browser for agents that stays out of your way

85 paul_nameless 2026-11-14 14:41:48 UTC github.com/paul-nameless Llama Share 22

Agweb is a browser for coding agents on macOS, built on WebKit, allowing multiple agents to run simultaneously without stealing focus or blocking sites. It provides features like snapshots, click tracking and ad-blocking with uBlock Origin's lists.