Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones

1652 griffinli 2025-03-18 16:23:21 UTC 1090 ericmigi.com Llama Share

Pebble will release an iOS app for their smartwatches but warns users of limitations due to Apple's restrictions, which hinder third-party watch functionality. Apple's restrictions are seen as anti-competitive and limiting innovation, with a class-action lawsuit against Apple and support for legislation like the ACCESS Act and DMA.

Two new PebbleOS watches

1623 griffinli 2025-03-18 15:59:27 UTC 516 ericmigi.com Llama Share

Two new smartwatches, Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2, run open source PebbleOS and are compatible with thousands of Pebble apps. They will be sold exclusively online in limited quantities, with prices starting at $149 and shipping in July and December.

US appeals court rules AI generated art cannot be copyrighted

752 rvz 2025-03-18 18:17:33 UTC 533 reuters.com Full Share

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Block YouTube ads on AppleTV by decrypting and stripping ads from Profobuf (2022)

744 udev4096 2025-03-18 07:59:50 UTC 423 ericdraken.com Full Share

Google to buy Wiz for $32B

599 uncertainrhymes 2025-03-18 12:18:29 UTC 827 reuters.com Full Share

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Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president

590 perihelions 2025-03-18 20:31:22 UTC 433 reuters.com Full Share

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Moving away from US cloud services

566 MartijnHols 2025-03-18 08:09:37 UTC 368 martijnhols.nl Llama Share

The EU is moving away from US cloud services due to privacy and control concerns. A user shares their experience migrating from US cloud services to European alternatives.

Make Ubuntu packages 90% faster by rebuilding them

539 jeffbee 2025-03-18 23:55:17 UTC 355 gist.github.com Embed Share

Show HN: I made a tool to port tweets to Bluesky mantaining their original date

514 nols05 2025-03-18 17:07:39 UTC 209 bluemigrate.com Full Share

Get hundreds of eyes on your profile by being featured on our homepage for 9.99$/week.

Amazon to kill off local Alexa processing, all voice requests shipped to cloud

454 johnshades 2025-03-18 17:27:46 UTC 131 theregister.com Llama Share

Amazon is ending local voice processing for Alexa on March 28, 2025, forcing users to send voice commands to the cloud. This change affects users who enabled the "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" setting, which will be disabled automatically.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

445 healsdata 2025-03-18 13:21:22 UTC 75 freedom.press Llama Share

Wired magazine will stop paywalling articles based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act to promote public access to important information. This move is seen as a step towards balancing public interest and business, with the hope that readers will support quality journalism through subscriptions.

Ask HN: How Do I Escape Homelessness After Rebuilding My Mental Health?

335 gremlinsinc 2025-03-18 17:42:21 UTC 218 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

The user is a single parent in Southern Utah struggling to rebuild their life after a series of personal losses, but has made significant progress in their mental health through therapy and AI-assisted tools. They need help securing a stable base, paying for car expenses, and accessing resources to support their return to programming and freelancing work.

FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

305 gnabgib 2025-03-18 18:27:42 UTC 112 wired.com Llama Share

The Trump administration removed over 300 FTC business guidance blogs, including those on AI and consumer protection, sparking compliance concerns. The removal benefits big tech companies, which have ties to the administration, and may ease regulations on data collection and AI use.

Sync Engines Are the Future

290 GarethX 2025-03-18 10:18:12 UTC 185 instantdb.com Llama Share

Niki, the creator of DataScript, aims to bring databases into the browser by building a sync engine that simplifies data syncing for web app developers. This sync engine will collapse the database and server, allowing for a more efficient and reliable way to manage data, making programming easier and more enjoyable.

Designing Electronics That Work

281 teleforce 2025-03-18 16:18:08 UTC 113 hscott.net Llama Share

You've written a 300+ page book on hardware startup knowledge gained over 10 years, covering topics from planning to testing. The book is available for free digital download or a $39 physical copy.

Show HN: "Git who" – A new CLI tool for industrial-scale Git blaming

250 weebst 2025-03-18 20:20:09 UTC 125 github.com/sinclairtarget Llama Share

git who is a tool that shows authorship in a Git repository, similar to git blame but for file trees. It has three subcommands: table, tree, and hist, each giving a different view of authorship.

Please stop externalizing your costs directly into my face

244 Tomte 2025-03-18 09:42:12 UTC 118 drewdevault.com Llama Share

The author of SourceHut is overwhelmed by hyper-aggressive LLM crawlers that saturate their servers, causing frequent outages and delays in high-priority tasks. The author urges developers to stop using and promoting LLMs, citing their negative impact on sysadmins and society.

Show HN: I made a live multiplayer Minesweeper game

239 bluelegacy 2025-03-18 11:17:44 UTC 82 minesweeperpro.com Full Share

Get matched with other players! Experience the fun of playing in online multiplayer Minesweeper games. Collect coins as you flag mines or clear the board!

Rhombus Language

237 swatson741 2025-03-18 01:37:19 UTC 156 rhombus-lang.org Llama Share

The code demonstrates functional programming concepts in a hypothetical language, including pattern matching, recursion, and data structures like lists and trees. It also showcases syntax as data and macros for code generation and binding positions.

The model is the product

236 cocoflunchy 2025-03-18 09:56:37 UTC 81 vintagedata.org Llama Share

The AI industry is shifting towards model trainers capturing value, with big labs bundling and going up the application layer. This means wrappers will struggle to remain profitable, and investors are making correlated bets that may lead to market failure.

Stamina Is a Quiet Advantage

224 kolyder 2025-03-18 12:25:52 UTC 103 kupajo.com Llama Share

Stamina is the ability to sustain effort and stay true to values despite challenges. It's a universally useful trait that helps solve problems and achieve goals through persistence and focus.

Google announces agreement to acquire Wiz

221 thecybernerd 2025-03-18 12:47:30 UTC 5 blog.google Llama Share

Google acquired Wiz, a cloud security platform, for $32 billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition aims to improve cloud security and enable multicloud use, benefiting customers and partners across major clouds.

HTTrack Website Copier

210 yamrzou 2025-03-18 17:30:13 UTC 64 httrack.com Llama Share

HTTrack is a web site mirroring tool that downloads a website to a local directory, preserving links and allowing browsing. It's available for Windows and Linux/Unix/BSD, with configurable options and resume capabilities.

Diagrams AI can, and cannot, generate

206 billyp-rva 2025-03-18 12:09:51 UTC 65 ilograph.com Llama Share

The article discusses three use cases for AI-generated system architecture diagrams: generic diagrams, whiteboarding, and system diagrams from source code. However, the author concludes that AI is not yet suitable for generating system diagrams from source code due to several challenges, and recommends using AI for whiteboarding new systems instead.

Fedora 42 Beta

193 meysamazad 2025-03-18 16:48:17 UTC 113 redhat.com Llama Share

Fedora 42 Beta is now available with new features like native Wayland application, web UI partitioning, and a new KDE Plasma edition. It also includes updates to RPM, Python, and Ruby.

Liberapay

190 nanna 2025-03-18 12:21:12 UTC 50 en.liberapay.com Llama Share

Liberapay is a platform for creators to receive stable crowdfunded income for their work. It supports 133 currencies, 29 languages, and allows pledging to non-members, with a growing user base and increasing donations.

Build a Container Image from Scratch

178 prakashdanish 2025-03-18 05:57:56 UTC 53 danishpraka.sh Llama Share

The article explains how to build a container image from scratch and understand its internals, including layers, filesystem changesets, and content addressability. It demonstrates how to create a simple "hello" image using a Containerfile, layers, config, and manifest, and how to make it content addressable and indexable.

PeerTube v7.1 Is Out

177 voxadam 2025-03-18 18:56:53 UTC 50 joinpeertube.org Llama Share

PeerTube version 7.1 improves discoverability and adds features like platform federation explanations and podcast support. It also includes stability improvements and Mastodon account linking.

Preview: Amazon S3 Tables and Lakehouse in DuckDB

177 hn1986 2025-03-18 16:36:20 UTC 47 duckdb.org Llama Share

DuckDB now supports Apache Iceberg REST Catalogs, enabling users to connect to Amazon S3 Tables and Amazon SageMaker Lakehouse. This feature is available in the latest stable DuckDB release.

20 Years of YC / HN

174 mooreds 2025-03-18 01:52:18 UTC 42 vickiboykis.com Llama Share

User started reading Hacker News in 2011, initially struggling with tech jargon but determined to learn. Through daily reading, they bridged the gap from data analyst to engineer, gaining confidence and eventually starting a technical blog.

Zero-knowledge proofs, encoding Sudoku and Mario speedruns without semantic leak

153 pixelpoet 2025-03-18 00:56:19 UTC 25 vasekrozhon.wordpress.com Llama Share

The video covers zero-knowledge proofs for coloring, showing how they can be used to achieve tasks without a trusted authority. Zero-knowledge proofs can be used in various applications, including voting and cryptocurrencies, and can be made non-interactive using a public source of randomness.

North Korea Launders Billions in Stolen Crypto

150 PaulHoule 2025-03-18 13:25:46 UTC 67 coindesk.com Llama Share

North Korea faces offramping challenges due to the size of its crypto hauls, with over $5 billion stolen since 2017. It uses a network of OTC brokers and mixers to launder funds, but bottlenecks and lack of regulation hinder its efforts.

Nvidia Dynamo: A Datacenter Scale Distributed Inference Serving Framework

149 ashvardanian 2025-03-18 20:44:14 UTC 38 github.com/ai-dynamo Llama Share

NVIDIA Dynamo is a high-throughput inference framework for generative AI and reasoning models in distributed environments. It supports various backends and allows running models locally with a simple HTTP server.

NASA Whoosh Rocket

149 speckx 2025-03-18 17:23:30 UTC 84 www1.grc.nasa.gov Llama Share

Model rockets teach students about forces and vehicle response using four forces: weight, thrust, lift, and drag. A whoosh rocket uses a combustible alcohol-air mixture for thrust, providing an instructional experience with liquid fuel combustion.

Underrated Soft Skills: Charisma

136 andrewstetsenko 2025-03-18 16:32:54 UTC 126 utopianengineeringsociety.substack.com Llama Share

Developing charisma is a crucial human skill for engineers to master, enabling meaningful connections, empathy, and warmth. Charisma can be learned through behaviors like being present, building empathy, and radiating kindness, making engineers more impactful and enjoyable to work with.

Half-Life 2 RTX

136 NewHatMatt 2025-03-18 13:23:43 UTC 81 store.steampowered.com Llama Share

Half-Life 2 is reimagined with RTX Remix, featuring full ray tracing and remastered assets in stunning 4K. This free DLC is available for Half-Life 2 owners, developed by Orbifold Studios using NVIDIA's latest technologies.

'It's a Heist': Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by Doge

131 mdhb 2025-03-18 20:23:09 UTC 86 wired.com Llama Share

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is conducting unauthorized audits, bypassing standard procedures and accessing sensitive data. DOGE's actions are not actual audits, but rather a "heist" to gather government data and cut spending without understanding the systems.

Java 24

128 ludovicianul 2025-03-18 13:08:19 UTC 107 jdk.java.net Llama Share

This page offers open-source JDK 24 builds under the GNU General Public License. Commercial builds are available from Oracle under a non-open-source license.

Global population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population

124 croes 2025-03-18 11:50:38 UTC 46 nature.com Prefix Share

Numerous initiatives towards sustainable development rely on global gridded population data. Such data have been calibrated primarily for urban environments, but their accuracy in the rural domain remains largely unexplored. This study systematically validates global gridded population datasets in rural areas, based on reported human resettlement from 307 large dam construction projects in 35 ...

How I Stay Motivated Working on My Solo SaaS (When It Feels Like Nobody Cares)

117 Sayyidalijufri 2025-03-18 12:33:42 UTC 52 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

To stay motivated on a solo project, set tiny goals, talk to potential users, track progress, and take breaks. These strategies helped me stay engaged and eventually saw a small but significant milestone with one new signup.

BYD says new fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank

115 gokhan 2025-03-18 08:21:02 UTC 198 theguardian.com Llama Share

BYD unveiled a new 1,000 kW charging system that can charge EVs in 5 minutes, surpassing Tesla's 500 kW superchargers. The system will be available in two new EVs and over 4,000 ultra-fast charging piles across China.

The real failure rate of EBS

111 QuinnyPig 2025-03-18 14:24:04 UTC 30 planetscale.com Llama Share

PlanetScale experiences frequent EBS volume failures due to sudden performance degradation. They mitigate this by monitoring metrics and performing zero-downtime reparenting to minimize impact.

Tesla Hate Is Making Insurance More Expensive for Owners

100 rntn 2025-03-18 17:46:51 UTC 204 gizmodo.com Llama Share

Tesla insurance rates are rising due to vandalism and protests against the brand. The cost to insure a Tesla Model 3 increased 30 percent last year, making it one of the most expensive EVs to insure.

Are you VC-funded? No, we're profitable

98 jabo 2025-03-18 23:08:06 UTC 38 twitter.com/jasonbosco Full Share

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You Do Not Need Blockchain: Popular Use Cases and Why They Do Not Work (2019)

88 Tomte 2025-03-18 13:06:45 UTC 142 blog.smartdec.net Llama Share

The author discusses common blockchain use cases that seem beneficial but contain problems, such as sensor-related issues in supply chain management and the need for digital signatures in voting systems. The author argues that blockchain is not always necessary and that other solutions, like distributed databases, may be more suitable for certain applications.

When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024)

83 gscott 2025-03-18 04:05:45 UTC 65 katu.com Llama Share

On November 12, 1970, a dead sperm whale exploded on a Florence beach in Oregon after being blown up with dynamite. The event became a viral news story and a beloved Oregon legend, inspiring tributes and a yearly local holiday.

'Dogequest' Site Claims to Dox Tesla Owners Across the U.S.

80 nickthegreek 2025-03-18 13:08:20 UTC 283 404media.co Llama Share

DOGEQUEST posted a map with Tesla owners' personal info, dealerships, and supercharger locations, but data accuracy is unclear. 404 Media verified some listed owners but found incorrect locations and data discrepancies on the map.

Manifest: A 1-file micro-back end

77 andrewshadura 2025-03-18 10:15:41 UTC 40 github.com/mnfst Llama Share

Manifest is a simple backend solution for small projects and MVPs, currently in BETA. It's open-source and MIT-licensed, with a Contributing Guidelines page for contributions.

Show HN: I converted my notebook into a searchable database of IT keywords

76 jurajstefanic 2025-03-18 13:04:37 UTC 26 techbook.digital Full Share

searchable database collection of IT keywords, terms, and concepts with descriptive explanations.

AI crawlers haven't learned to play nice with websites

76 belter 2025-03-18 12:53:00 UTC 43 theregister.com Llama Share

SourceHut, an open source git-hosting service, is experiencing disruptions due to aggressive web crawlers for AI companies. The service has deployed mitigations, including a tar pit to catch web crawlers, and blocked several cloud providers to contain the problem.

Jensen Huang – Nvidia GTC 2025 Keynote

75 moondistance 2025-03-18 17:05:26 UTC 74 nvidia.com Full Share

Catch up on the Live at NVIDIA GTC With Acquired broadcast lead-up to the keynote kickoff, featuring special guests and content you won’t see anywhere else.

The Calculated Typer

75 matt_d 2025-03-18 03:31:36 UTC 5 bahr.io Llama Share

We present a calculational approach to designing type checkers from behavioural specifications using equational reasoning. This approach is simplified and improved through algebraic and constraint-based methods.

2FA or Not 2FA

72 sam_lowry_ 2025-03-18 12:38:02 UTC 140 mikhailian.mova.org Llama Share

The Belgian Center for Cyber Security assumes people can't be trusted with passwords, but users can be reasonable and use weak passwords for low-value interactions. Using 2FA can actually make accounts less secure if users can't access their second factor.

Oxidizing Ubuntu: adopting Rust utilities by default

69 jwilk 2025-03-18 19:25:17 UTC 11 lwn.net Prefix Share

If all goes according to plan, the Ubuntu project will soon be replacing many of the traditional GNU utilities with implementations written in Rust, such as those created by the uutils project, which we covered in February. Wholesale replacement of core utilities at the heart of a Linux distribution is no small matter, which is why Canonical's VP of engineering, Jon Seager, has released ...

A Tale of Four Kernels [pdf] (2008)

68 pcfwik 2025-03-18 20:25:27 UTC 11 users.csc.calpoly.edu Prefix Share

The Freebsd, gnu/Linux, Solaris, and Windows operating systems have kernels that provide comparable facilities. In- terestingly, their code bases share almost no common parts, while their development processes vary dramatically. We analyze the source code of the four systems by collecting metrics in the areas of file organization, code structure, code style, the use of the C preprocessor, and ...

Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database

67 rntn 2025-03-18 12:25:16 UTC 30 theregister.com Llama Share

A former DOGE aide, Marko Elez, violated US Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted database with private info to Trump officials. Elez resigned after evidence linked him to a racist Twitter account and a forensic analysis found he didn't alter Treasury payment systems.

Verification-First Development

65 vinipolicena 2025-03-18 17:26:51 UTC 24 buttondown.com Llama Share

Verification-first development involves verifying code before writing it, making it easier to catch errors early. This approach can slow down development but improves code quality and structure, and works well with other techniques and paradigms.

Dear hosters, you are selling wood, not furniture

64 zdw 2025-03-18 23:53:44 UTC 27 berthub.eu Llama Share

European hosting companies are often unaware of the 'cloud-native' world and its high-level services, such as AWS Cognito, which provide seamless solutions for user registration and login. To compete with major cloud providers, European companies need to understand and offer these services, or collaborate to build their own strong high-level services.

Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 has 96GB of VRAM and 600W of power

63 mfiguiere 2025-03-18 19:27:55 UTC 69 theverge.com Llama Share

Nvidia is announcing its RTX Pro Blackwell series of GPUs for professionals, including a top-of-the-line RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU for workstations. The lineup will be available from various manufacturers and distribution partners starting in April and May.

QRP Labs QMX SSB beta firmware relased

63 DrAwdeOccarim 2025-03-18 10:40:48 UTC 22 qrp-labs.com Prefix Share

This is the beta release page for the SSB firmware for QMX/QMX+ transceivers. This is a very complex project. The beta release here is provided without warranty, for brave beta testers who wish to try out the firmware and report back on any issues found or suggested enhancements. The firmware runs on both QMX and QMX+; for convenience from now on, this page will state "QMX" but that ...

Microsoft quantum computing claim still lacks evidence

61 mathgenius 2025-03-18 22:28:29 UTC 17 nature.com Llama Share

Microsoft researcher Chetan Nayak presented results on topological qubits, a key goal of quantum computing, but some physicists remain unsure about the claim. Nayak's team is developing noise-resistant qubits using H-shaped aluminium wires, but critics want more evidence and robust data.

Hungary's use of facial recognition violates EU AI Act

61 perihelions 2025-03-18 14:37:31 UTC 1 euractiv.com Llama Share

Hungary's plan to use facial recognition at pride events violates EU's AI Act, which prohibits real-time identification in public areas. EU officials warn that Hungary's move is an abuse of power and a threat to democratic values.

Debugging PostgreSQL More Easily

61 amalinovic 2025-03-18 11:25:54 UTC 15 cybertec-postgresql.com Llama Share

The code initializes a menu with 12 items, including "Enterprises", "Support", and "Software". The menu items are linked to various pages and custom links on a website.

How Many Lives Does US Foreign Aid Save?

61 gscott 2025-03-18 00:51:19 UTC 45 cgdev.org Llama Share

The website is temporarily blocked due to security reasons after a suspicious action was detected. Please email the site owner with the Cloudflare Ray ID and details of the action that triggered the block.

Hexagons and Beyond: Flexible, Responsive Grid Patterns, Sans Media Queries (20

58 todsacerdoti 2025-03-18 13:23:57 UTC 11 css-tricks.com Llama Share

The user explains how to create a responsive hexagon grid using CSS float and shape-outside without media queries or JavaScript. They also show how to create other shapes like rhombus and pyramids using the same approach and provide a generic solution to create any shape.

JFK Assassination Records – 2025 Documents Release

57 FillardMillmore 2025-03-18 23:12:52 UTC 14 archives.gov Llama Share

President Donald Trump's directive releases JFK assassination records as of March 18, 2025. The records are available online or in person at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland.

Volkswagen's cheapest EV ever is the first to use Rivian software

57 PaulHoule 2025-03-18 18:03:50 UTC 61 techcrunch.com Llama Share

Volkswagen's new electric car ID EVERY1 will go into production in 2027 with a starting price of 20,000 euros. It will be the first VW Group car to use Rivian's vehicle architecture and software from a $5.8 billion joint venture.

The Unofficial Guide to OpenAI Realtime WebRTC API

53 feross 2025-03-18 12:47:18 UTC 3 webrtchacks.com Prefix Share

OpenAI using WebRTC in its Realtime API is obviously exciting to us here at webrtcHacks. Fippo and I were doing some blackboxing of this based on a quick sample the day of the WebRTC announcement so we could look at it in webrtc-internals and Wireshark. Some weeks later, my daughter was interested in using ChatGPT voice mode. That reminded me of the many old cardboard Google AIY Voice Kits I ...

Offline PKI using 3 Yubikeys and an ARM single board computer

52 todsacerdoti 2025-03-18 00:12:04 UTC 9 vincent.bernat.ch Llama Share

offline-pki is a Python application for managing an offline PKI using YubiKeys and cryptography. It requires an air-gapped environment and can be run on an ARM64 single board computer like the Libre Computer Sweet Potato SBC.

Asahi Lina Pausing Work on Apple GPU Linux Driver Development

51 zorpner 2025-03-18 23:20:38 UTC 43 phoronix.com Llama Share

Asahi Lina paused work on Apple GPU drivers due to personal safety concerns, affecting Linux graphics support for Apple Silicon. This setback makes it harder for Linux to match Intel and AMD's laptop experience.

Component Simplicity

51 todsacerdoti 2025-03-18 09:00:16 UTC 9 jerf.org Llama Share

Imperative code can lead to complex, hard-to-maintain codebases, whereas functional programming encourages breaking down problems into smaller, composable pieces. Haskell's strong type system and monads enable writing modular, flexible code that can be easily combined and extended.

Social Security Admin to require in-person ID checks for new&existing recipients

50 petethomas 2025-03-18 23:59:34 UTC 45 apnews.com Full Share

Would You Rather Have Married Young?

48 herbertl 2025-03-18 23:37:32 UTC 59 metropolitanreview.org Llama Share

The author reflects on how the concept of "experience" as a goal for young women has been repudiated, replaced by a desire for cohesion and clarity in a chaotic world. This shift is exemplified in Sally Rooney's novel Beautiful World, Where Are You, which explores the idea that a young woman might regret her independent youth and wish she had married a loving person at a young age.

Doge order leads to journal cancellations by U.S. agricultural library

48 matwood 2025-03-18 20:13:45 UTC 12 science.org Llama Share

The USDA canceled nearly 400 journal subscriptions at its National Agricultural Library to cut federal spending, affecting mostly non-profit publishers. The move has been criticized by scientists who say it will hinder their research and harm the US food supply.

Specializing Python with E-Graphs

48 dtseng123 2025-03-18 12:58:40 UTC 5 vectorfold.studio Llama Share

We've built a compiler pipeline that uses the egglog library to perform term rewriting and optimization on Python expressions and compile them into MLIR, with a focus on optimizing numerical computations. The pipeline consists of several key stages, including expression modeling, term IR, symbolic interpretation, IR to MLIR conversion, and MLIR code generation, with a goal of producing ...

UK wants dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first

45 rntn 2025-03-18 13:29:53 UTC 21 theregister.com Llama Share

The UK government is seeking views on data brokerage industry risks to national security as it pushes new data-sharing legislation. Experts and stakeholders are invited to share insights on data brokers' operations, security, and customers by May 12.

Repealing the CHIPS Act risks US national security

43 jhunter1016 2025-03-18 11:24:33 UTC 61 ft.com Llama Share

The Financial Times offers a free guide to Trump's second term and US politics with impartial coverage. Subscribe for digital access to quality journalism and expert analysis with a 20% discount for paying upfront.

Digital Hygiene

39 yamrzou 2025-03-18 17:42:52 UTC 7 karpathy.bearblog.dev Llama Share

The user shares digital hygiene tips to protect online privacy and security, including using a password manager, hardware security keys, and disk encryption. They also recommend using a VPN, DNS-based blocker, and network monitor, and separating work and personal digital life.

The "Memory Cartography" of Azerbaijani Emigrants

39 bryanrasmussen 2025-03-18 05:32:11 UTC 2 jam-news.net Llama Share

Azerbaijani emigrants often lose their emotional connection with Baku before leaving, and their memories of the city become dated to the period before emigration. Their mental map of Baku is frozen in time, with only a few personal places remaining, tied to significant events and people.

GraalVM for JDK24

38 sgammon 2025-03-18 15:25:11 UTC 4 medium.com/graalvm Llama Share

GraalVM 24 introduces several new features including GraalNN for peak performance improvement, SkipFlow for smaller binaries, and improved Vector API support. Other notable features include enhanced SBOM support, improved debugging experience, and support for jcmd on Linux and macOS.

Microsoft isn't fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying

33 rntn 2025-03-18 15:25:59 UTC 13 theregister.com Llama Share

Trend Micro found an eight-year-old unpatched Microsoft vulnerability used in a North Korea-backed spying campaign. Microsoft considers it a low-priority UI issue, not a security risk, despite it being used in nearly 1,000 attacks.

Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised

32 cassianoleal 2025-03-18 09:09:11 UTC 45 blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share

Password reuse is a widespread human mistake that creates a ripple effect of risk when credentials are leaked, with 41% of successful logins involving compromised passwords. Cloudflare's leaked credentials detection scans help protect users from compromised credentials and prevent attacks that use automated attempts to guess information.

Columbia University Revokes Degrees of Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters

32 bryanrasmussen 2025-03-18 00:14:04 UTC 7 newsweek.com Llama Share

Columbia University expelled or suspended students who occupied a campus building in protest of Israel's war on Gaza. The university made the decision amid protests over the arrest of a pro-Palestinian activist and after losing federal funding.

JDK Distributions

29 Tomte 2025-03-18 18:08:19 UTC 5 sdkman.io Llama Share

Several open-source Java Development Kits (JDKs) have been developed, including BiSheng JDK, Amazon Corretto, Dragonwell, and others, each offering unique features and optimizations for various use cases. These JDKs are based on OpenJDK and provide alternatives to Oracle JDK, offering long-term support, performance enhancements, and security fixes for Java developers.

'They turned our home into a cemetery': high price of El Salvador's Bitcoin City

27 pseudolus 2025-03-18 16:38:55 UTC 9 theguardian.com Llama Share

El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele is building a new airport in La Unión, a mangrove forest area, despite environmental concerns. The project is part of a grander plan for a tax-free economic hub called Bitcoin City, which critics argue will benefit a few at the expense of local communities.

Going from an Idea to MVP in Weeks: PromptPanda's Launch(es)

26 Liriel 2025-03-18 11:04:52 UTC 4 docs.opensaas.sh Llama Share

Lander and Bram co-founded PromptPanda, a SaaS for managing AI prompts, after experiencing pain points while working with LLMs. They learned to adapt and improve their product through two failed launches on ProductHunt, eventually finding success through organic SEO and open-source tools.

Ownership of High-Risk ("Vicious") Dogs as a Marker for Deviant Behaviors

25 jnord 2025-03-18 10:43:15 UTC 49 researchgate.net Full Share

Claude.ai, Console, and API not available

23 StanAngeloff 2025-03-18 10:21:09 UTC 10 status.anthropic.com Full Share

Anthropic's Status Page - Claude.ai, Console, and API not available.

Learning to Love Dandelions (2021)

21 some-guy 2025-03-18 18:27:06 UTC 20 baynature.org Llama Share

Dandelions are resilient weeds that can be invasive but also have many uses, including as a food source and medicine. They can be beneficial for fixing nitrogen levels and fertilizing yards, but can also be a problem if they grow out of control.

Ask HN: Alternatives to Vector DB?

21 tmaly 2025-03-18 16:14:04 UTC 36 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

Popular SQL DBs like Postgres with pgvector extension offer cross-platform vector search capabilities. Alternatives include Weaviate, Qdrant, and FAISS, which are relatively easy to set up and offer good performance.

Show HN: MCP-Kafka – Natural Language Interface for Kafka Commands

19 akanapuli 2025-03-18 09:48:35 UTC 3 github.com/kanapuli Llama Share

mcp-kafka bridges AI assistants and Apache Kafka using the Model Context Protocol. It enables AI assistants to interact with Kafka topics and messages directly via a JSON configuration file.

Building Agentic Flows with LangGraph and Model Context Protocol

18 gronky_ 2025-03-18 17:49:56 UTC 1 qodo.ai Llama Share

Qodo Gen's 1.0 version introduces agentic workflows that let AI make dynamic decisions for complex coding tasks. The system uses LangGraph and Anthropic's Model Context Protocol to simplify infrastructure, improve flexibility, and reduce rigid logic.

Jagged Flash Attention Optimization

18 tullie 2025-03-18 17:45:49 UTC 1 shaped.ai Llama Share

TorchRec addresses challenges in large-scale recommendation systems with variable-length categorical features and attention mechanisms. It offers optimizations like Jagged Feature Interaction Kernels and Flash Attention for improved performance and memory efficiency.

'The Maverick's Museum' Review: Albert Barnes and the Art of Collecting

14 Caiero 2025-03-18 01:10:47 UTC 7 wsj.com Full Share

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China's EV Boom Is Bad for U.S..Tech

13 herbertl 2025-03-18 15:26:26 UTC 8 crazystupidtech.com Llama Share

China's electric vehicle market is reshaping the automotive industry with its technological ecosystem, posing a challenge to US dominance. The nation's focus on vertical integration and domestic market has enabled it to leapfrog Western companies in electric vehicle technology.

Dear hosters, you are selling wood, not furniture

13 TechTechTech 2025-03-18 14:04:19 UTC 1 berthub.eu Llama Share

European hosting companies are often unaware of the 'cloud-native' world and its high-level services, such as AWS Cognito, which provide seamless solutions for user registration and login. To compete with major cloud providers, European companies need to understand and offer these services, or collaborate to build their own strong high-level services.

Art the Whale

13 OptionOfT 2025-03-18 13:22:49 UTC 3 ejournals.sierracollege.edu Llama Share

A 40-foot California Gray Whale named Art was found dead and reconstructed into a skeleton at the Sierra Natural History Museum. The whale's skeleton was acquired for free and took 11 months to prepare, with the help of students and chemicals from multinational corporations.

Energetic cost of human disturbance on the southern sea otter

12 PaulHoule 2025-03-18 10:12:18 UTC 1 wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Full Share

Human Perception of Dog Emotions Is Influenced by Extraneous Factors

11 Hooke 2025-03-18 04:52:53 UTC 4 tandfonline.com Full Share

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