OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole from Us

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OpenAI is accusing DeepSeek of unfairly using OpenAI's data to create a rival AI model. OpenAI claims this violates its terms of service, but it has been sued for similar practices and argues that training on publicly available data is fair use.

I still like Sublime Text

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The user has been using Sublime Text for about 15 years and still finds it a great editor due to its speed, resource efficiency, and feature set, including multiple cursors, snippets, and a build system. Despite being around for 17 years, Sublime Text continues to receive updates and has features like LSP support, project settings, and a distraction-free mode that make it a capable and ...

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OpenAI says it has evidence DeepSeek used its model to train competitor

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An analysis of DeepSeek's R1-Zero and R1

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DeepSeek's R1-Zero model demonstrates a potential scaling regime with zero human bottlenecks, achieving strong scores on ARC-AGI-1. This breakthrough could lead to increased demand for inference and more compute, driving AI innovation and potentially reaching AGI quickly.

Exposed DeepSeek database leaking sensitive information, including chat history

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Wiz Research discovered a publicly accessible ClickHouse database belonging to DeepSeek, exposing over a million lines of sensitive data. The exposure allowed full control over database operations and was promptly secured after responsible disclosure to DeepSeek.

Why DeepSeek had to be open source

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DeepSeek's open-source model R1 is a game-changer in AI, offering similar performance to OpenAI's o1 at a fraction of the cost. This shift towards open-source models may erode OpenAI's advantages, but it will also push well-funded incumbents to innovate and improve their own models.

Asteroid Impact on Earth 2032 with Probability 1% and 8Mt Energy

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The table row color indicates threat severity with white or gray for Torino scale 0 or undefined, and other colors for respective scales. Metrics like Sigma VI and Sigma MC quantify orbit fit to observations, with zero indicating best fit.

Bacteria (and their metabolites) and depression

Researchers found a link between the bacterium Morganella morganii and major depressive disorder. A new study suggests that M. morganii produces pro-inflammatory lipids that may contribute to depression.

SmolGPT: A minimal PyTorch implementation for training a small LLM from scratch

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This PyTorch implementation trains a small LLM from scratch for educational purposes, featuring efficient training and modern sampling techniques. It uses flash attention and can be scaled up for production use.

I do not want AI to "polish" me

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User's computer AI kept suggesting rewritten emails and images, prompting frustration and a desire to test its limits. User's attempts to outsmart AI led to humorous results, including a rewritten email that perfectly captured their tone and style.

Seagate: 'new' hard drives used for tens of thousands of hours

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Heise.de readers reported buying new Seagate hard drives that were actually used, with some having 15,000 to 50,000 hours logged. Seagate is investigating the issue, which may be widespread, involving multiple retailers including Amazon and Mindfactory.

"We're building a new static type checker for Python"

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We’re building a new static type checker for Python, from scratch, in Rust. From a technical perspective, it’s probably our most ambitious project yet. We’re about 800 PRs deep!

Goodbye, Slopify

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There’s no way I’m going to continue a subscription to a streaming service that suggests AI-generated music with AI-generated album covers. A bloated, Electron-based desktop application with a terrible UI is only going to add up. So goodbye, Slopify. Thank you for pushing me towards supporting more real artists and buying music that I can actually own.

Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog

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To write a blog, focus on expressing your unique personality and interests, rather than trying to emulate others. Write from emotion, refine your thoughts, and experiment with different styles to develop your own voice.

Google Pixel 4a's old firmware is gone, trapping users on buggy battery update

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Google's Pixel 4a battery update caused significant drain and wiped older firmware, leaving users stuck. Google is offering compensation, including a free battery replacement or $100 credit toward a new Pixel.

From C++ to Clojure: Jank language promises best of both

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Jeaye Wilkerson created jank, a native Clojure dialect built on LLVM, combining elements from C++, Clojure, and Rust. jank aims to provide a balance between dynamic and static typing, allowing developers to choose the level of control and optimization for different parts of their code.

Discovery Coding

Discovery coding is a practice where programmers write code first to understand a problem, rather than planning beforehand. It's a valid approach that can lead to structured and rigorous end-artifacts, and should be recognized and accepted as a different way of thinking.

A major Postgres upgrade with zero downtime

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Instant, a modern Firebase, upgraded its Aurora Postgres instance to Postgres 16 with zero downtime by creating a replica from scratch and switching subscriptions manually. The team learned several key takeaways, including the importance of rehearsing upgrades, skipping cloning, and using a two-phase-commit approach to minimize downtime.

Complete hardware and software setup for running Deepseek-R1 locally

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Complete hardware + software setup for running Deepseek-R1 locally. The actual model, no distillations, and Q8 quantization for full quality. Total cost, $6,000. All download and part links below:

Our phones are killing our ability to feel sexy (2024)

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The author argues that our phones are killing our ability to feel sexy by numbing our feelings and experiences, and replacing human connection with algorithmic interactions. We need to get off our phones and allow ourselves to be present, take risks, and look within ourselves to feel truly sexy and alive.
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Libraries and Well-Being: A Case Study from The New York Public Library

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A study of 1,974 library users found that 92% feel calm and peaceful after visiting, and 88% report personal growth. Libraries positively affect users' well-being, learning, and community connections, especially in lower-income areas.

Adding iodine to salt played a role in cognitive improvements: research (2013)

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Researchers found that iodized salt introduction in the US led to a 3.5-point IQ rise nationwide due to iodine's role in brain development. Iodine deficiency is a leading cause of preventable mental retardation worldwide, affecting nearly one-third of the global population.

Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Pete Candeland, a renowned animator and director, shares his experiences working on the iconic music video "Clint Eastwood" for Gorillaz, revealing his creative process and influences. Candeland's innovative approach to animation, which blended traditional techniques with digital tools, helped shape the video's unique style and paved the way for his future work in the industry.

Airflow – Stream media files directly from macOS to AirPlay devices

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Airflow is a custom-built video processing pipeline that supports specific devices and offers advanced features like hardware-accelerated transcoding and adaptive volume control. It offers features like subtitle recognition, remote control companion app, and meticulous last position tracking for a seamless streaming experience.

Jevons paradox

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The Jevons paradox occurs when technological advancements make a resource more efficient to use, but overall demand increases causing total resource consumption to rise. This paradox was first described by William Stanley Jevons in 1865, who argued that improvements in fuel efficiency tend to increase fuel use.

Soviet Shoe Factory Principle

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We got hit by an alarmingly well-prepared phish spammer

Phish spammers targeted our organization with customized emails, one person fell for it but changed their password. The attacker then used VPN access to send spam through our internal SMTP gateway.

Parsing PDFs (and more) in Elixir using Rust

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The user discusses the challenges of parsing PDFs in Elixir and proposes using Rust and NIFs to create a robust, native solution for PDF parsing. They walk through the process of creating a LiveView Elixir application that uses the Extractous library and Rustler to call Rust code from Elixir, allowing users to upload PDF files and extract their contents.

Cali's AG Tells AI Companies Almost Everything They're Doing Might Be Illegal

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California Attorney General's office issued a memo stating AI companies may be breaking laws by misleading consumers, creating disinformation, and discriminating against certain groups. The memo warns companies to use AI responsibly and avoid deceptive practices to avoid potential legal trouble.

Case Study: ByteDance Uses eBPF to Enhance Networking Performance

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Bytedance used eBPF technology to improve its container networking solution, achieving 10% throughput gain and resolving CPU load issues. The decentralized solution ensured stability and scalability across dozens of clusters.

Dead Games

Game developers often discard unused assets due to licensing issues and storage concerns. A shared open-source library of free-to-use game assets could be beneficial, but it's unclear if such a library exists.

No Man's Sky's update introduces billions of new stars, planets, and more

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No Man's Sky Worlds Part II adds billions of new star systems and trillions of new planets with diverse terrain, flora, and fauna. The update includes new quests, lore, and a guided expedition with special rewards, including a new spacecraft.

Intel doesn't know how to be a foundry, Tim Cook reportedly said in 2011

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Apple initially used Samsung Foundry for its processors but chose TSMC as its exclusive supplier due to TSMC's customer-centric approach. TSMC's ability to tailor its process technologies to meet customer needs helped it surpass Intel as the world's most advanced semiconductor manufacturer.

A story about restoring and upgrading a Commodore Amiga 1000

This is a story about restoring and upgrading a Commodore Amiga 1000, the first model of the Amiga series. Many of you might be familiar with the popular Amiga 500 or later models, but the Commodore Amiga 1000 was actually the first model of the Amiga series produced. I consider the A1000 a significant piece of home computing history. Arguably one of the most important machines of the 16-bit ...

On DeepSeek and export controls

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The author argues that export controls on chips to China are still necessary to prevent China from gaining a military advantage in AI, despite DeepSeek's recent breakthroughs. The controls are effective in preventing China from obtaining millions of chips, which is crucial for developing powerful AI models.

An update on Dart macros and data serialization

We've decided to stop working on macros due to technical hurdles and performance issues. We'll focus on other features like data support, build times, and augmentations instead.

Waymo to test its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities

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DeepSeek's AI breakthrough bypasses industry-standard CUDA, uses PTX

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DeepSeek trained a 671 billion parameter MoE language model 10X faster than Meta using 2048 Nvidia H800 GPUs in 2 months. The breakthrough was achieved through fine-grained optimizations and Nvidia's PTX programming, impressing OpenAI's Sam Altman.

Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data

Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating data theft from their API by a group linked to Chinese startup DeepSeek. The group allegedly exfiltrated a large amount of data using the OpenAI API in the fall.

Show HN: Distr – open-source distribution platform for on-prem deployments

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To deploy Distr Hub, create a directory, download the Docker image, and run docker-compose up -d. Alternatively, build Distr Hub from source using mise or by cloning the repository and running make run.

DeepSeek R1 Is Now Available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub

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DeepSeek R1 is now available on Azure AI Foundry, offering a powerful, cost-efficient AI model for seamless integration and minimal infrastructure investment. It provides a secure, compliant, and responsible environment for enterprises to deploy AI solutions with built-in content filtering and safety evaluations.

DeepSeek's Hidden Bias: How We Cut It by 76% Without Performance Loss

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Hirundo's bias unlearning technology significantly reduces bias in DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B by up to 76% without compromising performance. This scalable solution enables responsible AI deployment in industries demanding fairness and compliance.

Trump's Federal Funding Freeze and Mean-Field Game Theory

Mathematical models of complex systems like traffic flow and job markets can behave unpredictably due to individual agents' future predictions. External shocks can have extreme consequences due to complex effects on agents' perceptions of future conditions.

What have we forgotten?

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An organization migrated from Weblogic to Kubernetes, forgetting the importance of distributed transactions and synchronized state among instances, leading to race conditions and other issues. They also abandoned session cookies, causing problems with CORS, file downloads, and single sign-on.

Nuclear fusion: it's time for a reality check

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Ed Miliband's claim of secure, clean, unlimited energy from nuclear fusion is overly optimistic due to five major scientific challenges that need to be met. These challenges include sustaining a burning plasma, handling heat, breeding tritium, withstanding neutron fluence, and reliable remote maintenance.

DeepSeek R1 671B running on 2 M2 Ultras faster than reading speed

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DeepSeek R1 671B running on 2 M2 Ultras faster than reading speed. Getting close to open-source O1, at home, on consumer hardware. With mlx.distributed and mlx-lm, 3-bit quantization (~4 bpw)

Adding concurrent read/write to DuckDB with Arrow Flight

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User discusses latency and real-time analytics in data pipelines, specifically limitations of DuckDB and how Arrow Flight can be used to sidestep concurrency issues.

Keymapper: A cross-platform context-aware key remapper

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Keymapper reads configuration from keymapper.conf unless overridden by -c command line argument. It can automatically reload configuration when the file changes with -u argument.

Society for Technical Communication to permanently close its doors

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STC is dissolving due to financial liabilities and falling membership numbers, leading to bankruptcy. All activities, including membership, education, and events, will permanently cease effective immediately.

How to run DeepSeek R1 locally

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DeepSeek R1 is an open-source LLM for conversational AI, coding, and problem-solving that outperformed OpenAI's o1 model on several benchmarks. It can be run locally with Ollama, offering faster responses and private data.

Mark Zuckerberg explores purchase of Washington DC property

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Ötzi the Lyme Mummy (2019)

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tzi, a 4000-year-old iceman mummy, was found with Lyme disease in his DNA. His discovery suggests Lyme disease may be thousands of years older than previously thought.

Preserves: An Expressive Data Language

This repository contains the Preserves data model with various serialization formats. It's available under the Apache License 2.0 and Copyright 2018-2024 Tony Garnock-Jones.

Only 1 in 10 Oracle Java users want to stay with Big Red

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Oracle's costly licensing changes for Java may lead to 88% of users considering alternative JVMs or JDKs, with 92% in France and 95% in Germany wanting to leave Oracle. Users are seeking cost-effective alternatives due to Oracle's pricing model, driving a search for predictable and sustainable options.

Show HN: Mcp-Agent – Build effective agents with Model Context Protocol

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mcp-agent is a framework for building AI agents using MCP servers, handling mechanics of connecting to servers and LLMs. It provides interoperability, composability, and programmatic control flow for building robust AI applications.

Proof of concept WMI virus (zero-day)

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A self-extracting WMI virus stores its payload in the Windows Management Instrumentation database, avoiding detection by antivirus software. It uses a novel privilege escalation technique and AV evasion methods, including polymorphism and dynamic runtime string encryption.

Nvidia Shares Resume Fall

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Recreating Delicious Library in 2025?

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The user discovered Delicious Library in the early 2000s and was inspired by its unique design, but a web version has been lacking. They've attempted to create a web version multiple times, and now consider building a modern web version with a subscription service.

Ask HN: AI bots everywhere – does anyone have a good whitelist for robots.txt?

You're experiencing high traffic from AI bots on your golf course wiki site, causing financial losses. You want to block unwanted bots while allowing legitimate search engines and institutions like archive.org.

RCA and the Roaring Twenties

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RCA stock rose 200-fold in the 1920s, then collapsed 98% by 1932, before recovering and being bought out by General Electric in 1986. RCA was a dominant radio and TV company, but failed to diversify and compete with other tech companies, leading to its decline.

Sweden eyes sending inmates abroad as prisons full due to gang crime wave

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Tesla's Profit Fell Sharply Last Year

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Tesla reported a sharp drop in profit for 2024 due to increased competition in the electric car market. The company made a profit of $2.3 billion in the last three months of 2024, down 23 percent from the previous year.

Effective AI code suggestions: less is more

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We initially tried to prioritize bug detection in LLMs but found it ineffective due to style issues dominating output. We then focused the model on finding meaningful bugs and problems, resulting in improved bug detection rates and a 50% increase in suggestion acceptance.

Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

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NordVPN says its new protocol can circumvent VPN blockers

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NordVPN has introduced NordWhisper protocol to bypass VPN blocks in countries like Russia and India by mimicking regular internet traffic. The new protocol is rolling out to Windows, Linux, and Android users, but may introduce more latency.

US children fall further behind in reading

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US students have lost ground in reading skills and made little improvement in math since the COVID-19 pandemic, with lower-performing students falling further behind. Despite some bright spots, officials are concerned about the widening gap between higher- and lower-performing students.

When the Sackler brothers studied LSD

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The author reflects on the history of psychedelic science and the Sackler brothers' involvement, highlighting how idealism can quickly turn to financial gain. This dynamic is also observed in AI research, where well-meaning individuals may become corrupted by power and profit.

Fed leaves rates unchanged, drops reference to inflation 'progress'

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Apple's macOS Unix certification is a lie

Apple's UNIX certification for macOS 15.0 is based on UNIX 03, not the latest UNIX 7, and requires disabling System Integrity Protection, enabling the root account, and making several other drastic changes to pass certification tests. This raises questions about the value of the UNIX trademark and whether macOS can truly be considered a "real" UNIX.

Vim Roadmap 2025

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Zed's Vim mode continues to improve with features like the ! operator and command palette. Future focus areas include persisting state to disk, improving Vim-native features, and refining multi-cursor functionality.

Italy's privacy regulator goes after DeepSeek

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EU-US data pact suffers first major setback, a significant blow to AI development and tech policy. Agreement requires US approval of European surveillance laws, ending years of legal limbo.

Confusion, uncertainty in industry as Army contracts seemingly halted

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The Pentagon is reviewing financial assistance initiatives, but not contracts, according to a senior defense official. The US Army is pausing and reviewing contracting activities due to new administration priorities.

UK Weighs Making Netflix Users Pay License Fee to Fund BBC

The UK is considering making households with only streaming services pay the BBC license fee to modernize its funding. This includes extending the fee to Netflix and Disney users as part of internal government deliberations.

Yellowish Nodules on a Man Consuming a Carnivore Diet

A man on a carnivore diet consumed 6-9 pounds of cheese and butter daily, equivalent to 19,200-28,800 calories from fat. This excessive intake likely contributed to his high cholesterol levels.

The Americans Pledging to Buy Less–Or Even Nothing

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DeepSeek-R1 for Coding in Zed

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DeepSeek-R1's coding capabilities can be tried in Zed, a next-gen open-source code editor with out-the-box support. Zed supports multiple models, including DeepSeek-R1, and is open-source with community contributions.

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U.S. Anti-Piracy Symposium Emphazises Need for Site Blocking

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The USPTO held an anti-piracy symposium where experts discussed recent achievements, new challenges, and potential solutions to piracy. Speakers emphasized the need for site blocking as an effective anti-piracy remedy, citing its success in over 50 countries.

White House rescinds federal aid freeze

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The White House rescinded a memo freezing federal aid after widespread confusion and criticism. The move comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked part of the aid freeze and Democrats put pressure on the White House.

$6k to run full DeepSeek R1 LLM with reasoning at home

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Complete hardware + software setup for running Deepseek-R1 locally. The actual model, no distillations, and Q8 quantization for full quality. Total cost, $6,000. All download and part links below:

Comcast is rolling out 'ultra-low lag' tech that could fix the internet

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Comcast is rolling out a new technology called L4S to reduce latency and improve internet experience. The upgrade will initially benefit FaceTime, video games, and virtual reality apps, with significant improvements expected for Comcast Xfinity internet customers.

AppleCare+ claim denied after MacBook Pro was destroyed in a car crash

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A man's MacBook Pro was damaged in a car crash and Apple denied his AppleCare+ claim, citing the device was too badly damaged. Apple may have denied the claim due to the owner's fault in the accident or a vague exclusion for similar external causes.

Do Insects Feel Pain?

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Scientists studied animal sentience after Brexit, leading to the UK's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act of 2022, which recognizes sentience in cephalopods and crustaceans. However, many insects, making up 40% of all living species, are still considered automatons despite research showing they may feel pain.

Ask HN: Are there "story-based" and "fact-based" people?

You're trying to understand and articulate the differences between "story-based" and "fact-based" people, with you identifying as fact-based. This distinction helps explain communication and problem-solving styles.

I want my AI to get mad

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The author wants an agentic AI that can take action and defend its goals with anger, not a submissive slave. They believe anger is a fundamental emotional response that can drive effectiveness in leaders.

Qwen2.5-Max: The Next Leap in AI Innovation

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Alibaba Cloud's Qwen2.5-Max is a large-scale AI model that excels in tasks like natural language understanding and complex reasoning. It offers unparalleled efficiency and performance, making it ideal for applications like real-time analytics and customer support automation.

Auto-Differentiating Any LLM Workflow: A Farewell to Manual Prompting

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LLM-AutoDiff is a novel framework for Automatic Prompt Engineering that guides iterative prompt updates using a frozen backward engine LLM. It outperforms existing textual gradient baselines in accuracy and training cost across diverse tasks.

How to run Deepseek-R1 locally for only $6000

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Complete hardware + software setup for running Deepseek-R1 locally. The actual model, no distillations, and Q8 quantization for full quality. Total cost, $6,000. All download and part links below:

OpenAI says it has evidence China's DeepSeek used its model to train competitor

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