Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI situation. Wow:

The International Criminal Court (ICC) seeks arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and others over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during October's attacks on Israel. The ICC's decision targets top leaders of a close US ally for the first time, putting Netanyahu alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Libyan strongman ...

Kris Hansen, a chemist at 3M, discovered that the company's fluorochemicals, including PFOS, were contaminating human blood and causing harm to workers and the general public. Despite her findings, 3M executives kept quiet about the issue and continued to produce toxic chemicals until they were eventually forced to stop due to lawsuits and public pressure.

The author reflects on various software tools that have had a profound impact on their programming journey, including operating systems, version control systems, editors, and build tools. They identify common characteristics of these "enlightenmentware" tools, such as addressing deep problems, being efficient in design, and inviting exploration of their internals.

Microsoft has introduced Copilot+ PCs, a new category of Windows PCs designed for AI, featuring powerful silicon capable of 40+ TOPS, all-day battery life, and access to advanced AI models. The first wave of Copilot+ PCs will be available starting June 18 from Microsoft Surface and OEM partners Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung at prices starting at $999.

A tiny raycasting engine and city generator fits in a standalone 256-byte HTML file, using basic algebra and no trig functions to create an impressive result. The code breaks down into several main pieces, including the HTML code, frame update loop, rendering system, raycasting engine, and city itself, with each component working together to create a realistic-looking scene.

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pg_timeseries is a PostgreSQL extension that provides a cohesive user experience for creating, maintaining, and using time-series tables, allowing users to configure compression and retention of older data, monitor partitions, and run complex analytics functions. The extension combines features from various PostgreSQL extensions to provide a unified interface for managing and querying ...

The author explains how modern terminals and command-line tools work, focusing on Linux systems, and uses experimentation to learn about xterm's behavior. By tracing system calls with strace, the author observes what xterm sends to bash and how tty (a "middle man" between xterm and bash) alters data before sending it to consumers.

Airbnb has improved web accessibility by implementing font scaling, which allows users to adjust text size independently of overall page zoom, and using rem units to ensure consistent text scaling. The company's efforts have resulted in an 80% reduction in Resize Text issues and fewer new issues since the changes were implemented, enhancing the overall user experience for hosts and guests ...

As an employer and job seeker, you've experienced the paradox of job seekers struggling to find jobs while employers struggle to find qualified candidates. You're seeking solutions and want to discuss what has worked or not worked for others, as well as ideal solutions.

The author describes the making of their 64k intro, Guberniya, which was released at Revision 2017 demo party. The article covers various techniques used in the demo, including raymarching, signed distance fields, and compute shaders, as well as music composition using tracker music and a custom Fourier transform implementation.

A vulnerability (CVE-2024-4367) in PDF.js, a JavaScript-based PDF viewer maintained by Mozilla, allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code when opening malicious PDF files. The vulnerability affects all Firefox users (<126) and many web and Electron-based applications that use PDF.js for preview functionality, and can be mitigated by updating to version 4.2.67 or higher or setting ...

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Mathematicians, including Grothendieck, use the concept of equality in their work, but its formalization can be challenging. The article challenges various slogans about equality and explores its implications for mathematics.

Google has introduced AI overviews in search results, which can be frustrating for users looking for specific websites. However, Google also added a "Web" filter that shows traditional search results without extra features or ads, and users can access this by adding a URL parameter to their search or creating a custom search engine.

Using PostgreSQL for multiple purposes can simplify your tech stack and reduce complexity, as it's a versatile and robust database that can handle various workloads. By collapsing your stack with PostgreSQL, you can focus on building features instead of managing multiple databases, making it a good choice for many applications.

Anthropic has published its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) to address catastrophic safety failures and misuse of frontier models, with the goal of turning high-level safety concepts into practical guidelines for fast-moving technical organizations. The company is actively implementing the policy, exploring ways to incorporate practices from existing risk management and operational safety ...

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A study found that duct tape occlusion therapy was more effective than cryotherapy in treating common warts, with 85% of patients experiencing complete resolution compared to 60%. The majority of warts responded to treatment within the first month, and duct tape occlusion therapy was significantly more effective than cryotherapy.

A novel method is proposed to reduce memory consumption and improve inference throughput for large language models by caching key-value pairs for only a few layers. The method achieves up to 26x higher throughput than standard transformers while maintaining competitive performance in language modeling and downstream tasks.

Arup, a British engineering company, was targeted by a deepfake scam that led to one of its Hong Kong employees paying out $25 million to fraudsters. The employee was duped into attending a video call with fake voices and images, which looked and sounded like colleagues he recognized.

Facebook and Instagram's decline began with Mark Zuckerberg's early decisions, including allowing him to retain control over the company and prioritizing growth over user experience. The company's culture has since been shaped by "growth fiends" who prioritize increasing engagement at any cost, leading to a toxic environment that hurts users for profit.

The author of a blog post about Lumina Probiotics received an email from Aaron Silverbook, the founder, asking to discuss the post and then sent a legal threat when the author asked questions. The author believes Lumina is unwilling to engage in legitimate scientific debate and instead threatens lawsuits and makes inaccurate claims to silence critics.

When a stranger got $5,000 of my money from a bank teller, it sent me on a two-year odyssey to figure out who was impersonating me and how.

Researchers developed a copper-coated nanotextured stainless steel surface that exhibits dual antibacterial properties, effectively reducing bacterial adhesion and killing bacteria without contributing to antibiotic resistance. This approach uses electrochemical techniques to fabricate the surface, which has potential applications in preventing bacterial infections caused by surface ...

Gumroad, a company that allows creators to sell digital products, has issued its first annual dividend of $5.34M to its global team of hourly freelancers, who own equity in the company. The company's founder, Sahil Lavingia, explains how Gumroad's unique approach to equity and dividends works and why he believes it is a better model than traditional venture capital or profit-sharing.

Women with active sunlight exposure habits have a lower mortality rate due to reduced cardiovascular disease and non-cancer/non-cardiovascular death, but are at increased risk of skin cancer. Avoiding sun exposure is associated with a similar mortality risk as smoking, reducing life expectancy by 0.6-2.1 years compared to those with high sun exposure habits.

Phoronix Premium supports the site by providing an ad-free service for under $4/month, allowing funds to support Linux hardware reviews and community forums. The Linux 6.10 kernel prints memory slot information at boot time and provides alternative methods to access memory info without elevated privileges.

A counted B-tree is an enhancement to traditional B-trees that allows for efficient lookup and insertion of elements by index, making it suitable for applications such as editor buffers and database query planning. The algorithm maintains the O(log N) complexity of traditional B-trees while adding new features like numeric lookups, unsorted tree construction, and order statistics extraction.

A UK High Court judge ruled that Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, lied extensively and committed forgery on a grand scale. The ruling marks the end of a civil lawsuit against Wright and may prevent him from pursuing further lawsuits in the UK, although he has announced plans to appeal.

Scarlett Johansson's lawyers are demanding that OpenAI disclose how it developed an AI personal assistant voice that sounds similar to her own, after the company announced the new ChatGPT version. The actress claims she was approached by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman nine months ago to voice the new chatbot, but declined and was later surprised when the company publicly unveiled a voice that sounded ...

In 1962, BBC journalist Alan Whicker met a young couple, Su and Burt Lum, who had left their home in New Jersey to start a new life as homesteaders in Alaska's wilderness. The Lums' story highlights the challenges and struggles they faced as they attempted to build a new life in the harsh Alaskan environment, including clearing land, hunting for food, and surviving freezing winters.

Police departments in Austin and San Francisco, where facial recognition use is banned, are asking neighboring agencies to run suspect photos through their own facial recognition programs. This workaround allows them to continue using the controversial technology despite local restrictions.

Scientists used tree ring data to show that the summer of 2023 was exceptionally hot, exceeding natural climate variability by half a degree Celsius and being the hottest since Roman Empire times. The study also found that global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions has already breached the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target and will continue unless emissions are drastically reduced.

The study found that cognitive reflection (CR) correlates with various cognitive abilities and skills, but not as a separate factor. Instead, CR variance is mainly accounted for by general cognitive intelligence and numerical ability, with both having direct and indirect effects on CR.

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Konrad Zuse is credited as the inventor of the first programmable computer, Z3, completed in 1941. He also developed the Plankalkül programming language and made significant contributions to modern computing.

Trump Media and Technology Group reported $770,500 in revenue and a net loss of $327.6 million for Q1 2024, with shares trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "DJT". The company plans to focus on long-term product development, including adding features to Truth Social and launching live TV streaming, while its balance of cash and cash equivalents stood at $273.7 million as of March 31.

Olivia Broome’s cult Instagram account pairs the stark architectural style with flowing greenery

You're a game development hobbyist seeking a community similar to HN for sharing and discussing tech and industry news, with "Who is hiring" threads featuring actual gamedev participation. You're looking for new resources in 2024, following up on an old post that shared some useful links.

High performers may job hop due to seeking better teams and cultures, not because they're untrustworthy. Staying in a bad work environment can lead to motivation loss, limited growth, and exhaustion, making it rational for high performers to seek new opportunities.

The user migrated an Alpine Linux-based VPS to a FreeBSD host using the Linuxulator, creating a jail and copying the filesystem, and then configuring and starting it up. The process involved preparing a path for the jail, downloading and decompressing the Alpine Linux base filesystem, creating necessary configuration files, and launching the jail manually or through /etc/jail.conf.

The Q1 Launch Report just came out. SpaceX has grown to 87% of the world's tonnage to orbit, a new high. The graph uses a magnifying projection to even see the other domestic launch providers. The five Chinese launchers combined lofted 13.6x less than SpaceX. Europe was zero.

Bishop Fox's Dan discusses the importance of using black bars to securely redact text, highlighting the flaws in pixelation and other techniques. He presents Unredacter, a tool that can reverse-engineer pixelated text, and issues a challenge to decode a blurred message with a prize for correct submissions.

The conviction of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev sets a precedent for software developers to be held liable for the consequences of their software's use, regardless of their direct involvement. This broad interpretation of criminal liability has significant implications for blockchain, potentially threatening privacy, immutability, and decentralization.

Apple has fixed a bug that caused deleted photos to resurface on iPhone owners' devices, highlighting the illusion of deletion in the digital age. Even with cloud storage, "delete" is not always permanent, as data can be recovered or remain stored elsewhere, making it essential for users to understand how their digital memories are handled.

Initial Reports from Search-and-Rescue Teams are stating that all Passengers including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have Died.

Microsoft's Recall tool for Windows 11 tracks and logs everything users do on their PC, allowing them to search and retrieve memories with an AI-powered search function. The feature is exclusive to "Copilot Plus PCs" powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips, which have the necessary neural processing unit for Recall to work.

The Blaustahl USB storage device offers an unusual combination of features, including 8KB capacity that can last for 200 years and uses FRAM technology with ultra-low power consumption. It's designed for long-term text storage and secure applications, such as password or cryptocurrency key storage, with a built-in text editor and expected future encryption features.

A Florida man made false claims about building a 100 MW nuclear power plant in Butte, MT, with NRC approval and Westinghouse involvement, but NBC News fact-checked and found no basis for these claims. The incident highlights the importance of verifying information and being cautious of fraudulent schemes in the nuclear energy industry.

The user has found limited use for Large Language Models (LLMs) in their daily life, mainly using them for idea generation, summarizing documents, and formatting text. They have also used LLMs to assist with coding, writing proposals, and learning new programming languages, but find that they are not yet reliable enough to fully automate tasks or replace human judgment.

OpenAI worked with industry professionals to select five voices for ChatGPT's Voice Mode, choosing from over 400 submissions and partnering with voice actors who receive above-market compensation. The voices were carefully selected through a five-month process involving casting directors, talent agencies, and industry advisors to create distinct personalities that appeal to global audiences.

I've returned to Laravel multiple times due to its ease of use and speed, as it provides pre-built features like login pages and database interaction. I appreciate the framework's simplicity, which allows me to focus on building rather than making individual technology choices, making it my go-to choice for rapid development.

YouTube blocked videos on Russian channels "Школа призывника" and "Дозор в Волгограде" for promoting draft evasion, citing federal law. This move marks a new trend as YouTube has previously not blocked opposition content at the request of Russian authorities, with Google satisfying over 50% of Roskomnadzor's requests to remove content in 2023.

Thorium is a modified version of Google Chrome with added features and patches, including Widevine, All Codecs, and various compiler optimizations. It has different builds for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, and Raspberry Pi devices, with additional features such as PDF annotation support and custom search engines.

The author argues that the overscheduling of children's activities, driven by parental anxiety and pressure to gain an edge in college admissions, has become unsustainable and detrimental to family well-being. Some parents are starting to push back against this culture, opting for more relaxed approaches to extracurricular activities and prioritizing their children's happiness and creativity ...

The new Fiat 500e electric car has a range of 149 miles, an increase from its predecessor's 84 miles, and features wireless Apple Car Play and Android Auto. The car is designed for city driving and is ideal for those who don't drive long distances, with a base price of $32,500 before incentives.

You're considering moving to WA or NV to continue bootstrapping your B2B product-driven business, seeking lower costs and a fresh start. You have enough runway without income and are confident in your ability to adapt, but feel stuck in SF's high cost of living and changing vibe.

Apple COO Jeff Williams reportedly met with TSMC President C.C. Wei to secure TSMC's advanced manufacturing capacity, potentially for Apple's in-house AI-chips using 2nm process. This move would ensure Apple has sufficient capacity and exclusivity on TSMC's latest processes, similar to its deal for 3nm tech used in iPhone and Mac chips.

Microplastics have been found in human and canine testicular tissue, with an abundance almost three times higher in humans than dogs. The presence of microplastics raises concerns about their impact on male fertility, particularly as PVC plastic was linked to lower sperm count in dogs and may contribute to falling sperm counts worldwide.

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop, an Arm-based laptop for consumers with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip, aiming to compete with Apple's MacBook laptops. The new laptop features improved performance, battery life, and AI capabilities, including support for up to 32GB of RAM and Wi-Fi 7.

Replit, a startup that provides cloud-based software development tools, laid off 30 employees to focus on AI-powered coding tools and ensure long-term success. The layoffs reflect a wider trend in the tech industry where startups are trimming workforces due to economic uncertainty and high costs of developing AI systems.

The article discusses the importance of learning software development fundamentals rather than frameworks and provides book recommendations for developers. The books cover topics such as clean code, software architecture, distributed systems, machine learning, and personal growth.

Reading can be done in various ways, including deciphering printed words, listening to audiobooks, or reading on screens. The article highlights notable books and authors from 2023 and provides recommendations for new releases in 2024 across different genres.

Microsoft has introduced Copilot+ PCs, a new category of Windows PCs designed for AI, featuring powerful silicon capable of 40+ TOPS, all-day battery life, and access to advanced AI models. The first wave of Copilot+ PCs will be available starting June 18 from Microsoft Surface and OEM partners Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung at prices starting at $999.

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A 42-year-old man from Wisconsin, Steven Anderegg, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly using AI to generate child sexual abuse images and sending them to a minor. The case marks one of the first known instances where someone has been charged with using AI to create child sexual abuse material.

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Kris Hansen, a chemist at 3M, discovered that PFOS, a chemical used in Scotchgard and other products, was contaminating human blood samples from the general population. Her findings were met with skepticism by her bosses and ultimately led to her job being eliminated, but she later spoke out about her experiences and helped force 3M to stop producing toxic chemicals.

The UK government will introduce a new law making it an offence to cause death or serious injury by dangerous, careless, or inconsiderate cycling. The move aims to ensure those who recklessly disregard others face the same penalties as drivers and motorcyclists, with supporters arguing it's not anti-cycling but about promoting safe and reasonable cycling.

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The trend of abandoning smartphones for "dumbphones" with basic features has gained popularity, driven by concerns over screen time, mental health, and social media addiction. Despite this demand, phone manufacturers have little economic incentive to produce dumbphones due to low profit margins and the dominance of smartphones in the market.

Vale, a Brazilian mining company, has partnered with Caterpillar to test battery-electric haul trucks and alternative fuels to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. The partnership aims to achieve Vale's goal of reducing direct and indirect carbon emissions by 33% by 2030 and eliminating net emissions by 2050.

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You want products that focus on simplicity and functionality without AI features, built for users not investors. You prefer tools that do one thing well, with no unnecessary noise or chatter.

The container ship Dali returned to the Port of Baltimore after being stranded for 55 days following its collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed on March 26. The vessel's slow-motion journey back to port marked a significant step forward in the recovery effort, and it will remain in port for repairs before traveling to Norfolk, Virginia.

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Groqbook is a Streamlit app that uses Llama3 models to generate nonfiction books from one-line prompts, mixing large and small models for structure and content. The app can be used online or locally, but may produce inaccurate information or placeholder content, intended for entertainment purposes only.

SB 1047, an unaccountable agency bill, may lead to jailtime for model developers and restrict free speech; call California legislators now to vote "no" before the Senate vote this week.

A retro computing enthusiast, Dietmar, has successfully modified Windows XP to run on an Intel 486 PC system by replacing opcodes that tripped up the CPU. The patched ISO is available for download and can be used with real hardware or emulators, but users are warned to exercise caution when using an unsupported OS like Windows XP connected to the internet in 2024.

The CSS :has() pseudo-class, also known as the "God Selector", allows styling an element based on a condition that can be met anywhere in the document, not just its descendants. This selector was used to style a button based on whether its associated popover is open, without requiring specific markup structure or relationships between elements.

"Between 5 and 20 years from now there’s a probability of about a half that we'll have to confront the problem of [AI] trying to take over" Regarded by many as the "godfather" of AI, Professor Geoffrey Hinton tells #Newsnight the technology presents an existential threat to humanity.

Microsoft Copilot is inserting Ads as sources for its outputs. I wonder if Google Gemini will eventually do the same. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t like the idea of my AI outputs being determined by the highest bidder.

A new study suggests that Pleistocene hunter-gatherers settled in Cyprus thousands of years earlier than previously thought, with large groups arriving on the island in two to three main migration events. The research refutes previous studies that suggested Mediterranean islands were unreachable and inhospitable for early human societies, instead indicating that they were attractive ...

OpenAI will remove one of ChatGPT's voices, "Sky", which was likened to Scarlett Johansson's voice in the film Her, after users compared it to the actress. The firm says it did not intend to imitate Johansson's voice and is working to pause the voice while addressing questions about its selection process.

The author criticizes AI-powered suggestion mechanisms in services like Slack, which can stifle creativity and reinforce groupthink by nudging users towards conventional ideas and suppressing novel thoughts. These features can create a feedback loop that amplifies popular ideas and suppresses less common ones, leading to uniformity and echo chambers.

The tutorial aims to create a compiler using JavaScript in frames, building upon the concept of metacompilers, specifically META II, which was introduced in 1964. The tutorial guides users through creating a simple compiler and demonstrates how to use META II to generate top-down recursive-descent parsers with Wirth-Weber code ejection.

The author warns an ambitious young academic politician about the pitfalls of academic politics, describing various tactics and strategies used by individuals to advance their own interests and obstruct others. The author advises the young politician to be aware of these tactics and to cultivate a sense of humor, humility, and intellectual honesty in order to succeed in academia.

Scarlett Johansson declined an offer to voice ChatGPT 4.0, but was shocked and angered when the released demo "Sky" sounded eerily similar to her voice, leading her to hire legal counsel and demand transparency from OpenAI.

Microsoft claims its new Copilot Plus PCs, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chips, will outperform Apple's M3 processor and revolutionize Windows laptops with improved performance, battery life, and AI capabilities. The company has worked with top laptop partners to develop Arm-powered Windows machines that will hit the market this summer, promising a significant leap forward for Windows laptops.

You received an eInk weather board display and a Raspberry Pi, which you set up with the Pimoroni Inky Impression HAT and installed software to display images on the screen. You customized the display by adding features such as moon phase indicators, bus/train schedules, and buttons for reloading information.

The user attended their first Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the GNOME Foundation and was surprised by the huge negative cash flow, which led them to investigate further and find several worrying issues with the foundation's financial transparency and accounting. The user shares their concerns publicly, including non-matching values between reports and taxes, lack of transparency on ...

Comparison of graphics cards on various e-commerce platforms, sorted by benchmark.

The AY-3-8913 sound chip, used in some Apple II audio cards, has been found to have bugs that affect its performance, including issues with envelope generation and noise generator functionality. As a result, it is recommended to use alternative PSG chips from the AY or YM family instead of the AY-3-8913 for compatibility and reliability reasons.

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The Eudyptula Challenge is a series of kernel development tasks designed to help newbies learn about Linux kernel programming, with over 4700 people signed up and around 1200 having completed at least one task. However, due to its popularity, the challenge has become severely backlogged, with some participants waiting for months or even years for their tasks to be reviewed and graded.

A researcher criticizes Meta AI's feature that allows chatbots to answer questions in Facebook groups, arguing that online communities are for people and that human responses provide valuable social support and information. The author suggests that large language models can be useful in some contexts, but their deployment should be carefully considered to avoid inappropriate use and ensure ...

Chinese automaker BYD could be in line for a big payday if it wins the contract to supply electric double decker buses in London.

Red Lobster, a once-ubiquitous seafood franchise, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after over 50 years due to financial and operational challenges. The company plans to reduce locations and sell most assets, with surviving restaurants remaining open while it restructures its debt.

iTerm2 version 3.5.0 has numerous improvements, including AI-powered natural language command generation, enhanced shell integration, and new features such as "Render Selection" and "Codecierge". The update also includes various bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as support for separate light/dark mode colors and over 150 languages for syntax highlighting.