Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games

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Valve removed adult games from Steam due to payment processors' rules, citing loss of payment methods as a reason. This move suggests Steam is under pressure from companies like Visa and Mastercard.

Fully homomorphic encryption and the dawn of a private internet

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Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) allows computations on encrypted data without decryption, ensuring full privacy. FHE is getting faster, with 8x improvement each year, and may soon be practical for most internet computations.

β€œDynamic programming” is not referring to β€œcomputer programming”

Dynamic Programming is planning the order of sub-steps to solve a problem. It's similar to TV programming, where steps are ordered in dependency order to achieve a goal.

AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics

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The US is experiencing a massive private sector stimulus through AI datacenter spending, which is realigning capital and masking underlying economic weakness. This surge has unintended consequences, including mass job losses and starving other sectors of investment.

lsr: ls with io_uring

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The user created lsr, a faster and more efficient version of ls, using their IO library ourio and io_uring to reduce syscalls by an order of magnitude. lsr spends 30% of its runtime sorting and the rest on IO, outperforming alternatives like uutils ls and GNU ls.

Meta says it won't sign Europe AI agreement

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Meta Platforms declined to sign the European Union's AI code of practice, citing overreach that will stunt growth. Global affairs chief Joel Kaplan said Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.

Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

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Researchers found cancer DNA in people's blood up to three years before diagnosis, suggesting early cancer screening is possible. This could lead to earlier treatment options and improved patient outcomes.

Asynchrony is not concurrency

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The author proposes new definitions for concurrency and parallelism, and introduces the term asynchrony to describe a system's ability to execute tasks without blocking. This distinction allows for more precise code descriptions and avoids the need for code duplication and viral async code propagation.

NIH is cheaper than the wrong dependency

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Using dependencies can have significant downsides, including learning time, complexity, and security risks. A framework for evaluating dependencies considers availability, deployment complexity, functionality, and alternative costs to make informed choices.

NYPD bypassed facial recognition ban to ID pro-Palestinian student protester

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A city fire marshal used FDNY's access to facial recognition software to help NYPD identify a pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University, circumventing NYPD's facial recognition policy. The judge dismissed the case against the protester, raising red flags about government surveillance and transparency.

How I keep up with AI progress

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The author recommends a list of sources for understanding AI, including official announcements from labs, trustworthy individuals, and technical write-ups. They emphasize the importance of staying close to the source and assuming all reporting is wrong by default.

Psilocybin decreases depression and anxiety in cancer patients (2016)

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Psilocybin is a classic hallucinogen used to treat depression and anxiety. it has been shown to improve quality of life and decreases in death anxiety in cancer patients. results substantially extend the findings of the recent double-blind pilot study in patients with advanced-stage cancer. authors thank the sponsors for their participation in the study allowing the authors to publish their ...

How to write Rust in the Linux kernel: part 3

The article discusses Rust bindings in the Linux kernel, including memory allocation, pinning, and locks. It provides an overview of the kernel Rust APIs and how to use them to write safer and more efficient kernel drivers.

ICE is getting unprecedented access to Medicaid data

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ICE officials will access personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid recipients for immigration enforcement. The agreement allows ICE to retain data for as long as necessary and can be renewed for consecutive periods.

EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

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CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download

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Gary Kildall's memoir "Computer Connections" was released by the Computer History Museum, detailing his life and industry impact. The memoir highlights Kildall's definition of success, prioritizing inventions and life over profits.

Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration

Linux users with Secure Boot enabled may face issues after September when a Microsoft key expires, requiring firmware updates or disabling Secure Boot to install new Linux distributions. The situation is complicated by various moving parts, including firmware implementations, vendor updates, and the possibility of mistakes or problems with vendor updates.

Ask HN: Any active COBOL devs here? What are you working on?

Legacy COBOL systems in finance and government are maintained by few, but salaries may be high due to developer scarcity. Many are reverse-engineering COBOL code to replace old systems with newer technologies.

Broadcom to discontinue free Bitnami Helm charts

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Bitnami is moving its container images to a more secure and hardened set, with older images moved to a legacy repository that will no longer receive updates. Users can continue to receive support and updates by subscribing to Bitnami Secure Images or by using the same Helm chart version with the legacy repository.

LibreOffice slams Microsoft for locking in Office users w/ complex file formats

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LibreOffice accuses Microsoft of using complex file formats to achieve user lock-in with Microsoft 365 documents. LibreOffice urges users to switch to Linux and LibreOffice to avoid being held hostage by Microsoft's technical hurdles.

Dear valued user, You have reached the error page for the error page

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Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and so much more from users.

Silence Is a Commons by Ivan Illich (1983)

Ivan Illich warns that computers are degrading human communication by forcing people to behave like machines and filter out non-machine-like behavior. He proposes a new politics of self-limitation to preserve human dignity and autonomy.

An unprecedented window into how diseases take hold years before symptoms appear

Alison participated in a nationwide health study to contribute data for underrepresented groups. She underwent a full-body MRI scan to help researchers gather information about her health.

USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021)

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The author has a MacBook Pro with limited ports and uses USB-C hubs to expand connectivity. However, they've had issues with three different hubs from Satechi, Icy Box, and Anker, all of which used the same Realtek RTL8153 networking chip and had similar problems.

Wii U SDBoot1 Exploit β€œpaid the beak”

A group of developers, including Rairii and Kelly, discovered a Wii U exploit called "paid the beak" that allows code to be run from the SD Card upon boot. The exploit uses a vulnerability in the SDBoot1 function and can be triggered using a custom jig or a microcontroller like the Pi Pico or PICAXE 08M2.

Third patient dies from acute liver failure caused by a Sarepta gene therapy

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A 51-year-old patient in a SRP-9004 gene therapy study for Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy Type 2E died from acute liver toxicity. This is the third death associated with Sarepta's gene therapy, similar to two previous deaths from Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment.

Section 174 is reversed, mostly

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Gergely from the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter discusses Section 174, a US tax change affecting tech companies. The regulation has been partially struck off, allowing US companies to deduct developer salaries in the same tax year, but foreign developers are still subject to 15-year amortization.

I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

The user discusses various immigration-related topics including H1B holders obtaining green cards, working in SF during YC, and visa options for a UK citizen to work for a US company. They also ask about other sectors offering H-1B cap-exempt status, the fastest timeline to get a green card under EB-3, and options available after F1 OPT visa expires.

DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results

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DuckDuckGo added a new feature to filter AI-generated images in search results. Users can choose to show or hide AI content in the Images tab or enable the filter in their settings.

Apple bans entire dev account, no reason given

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When root meets immutable: OpenBSD chflags vs. log tampering

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The author discusses how ISO 27001 requires logs to be protected against tampering and unauthorized access, but doesn't specify how to achieve this. They found a solution using OpenBSD's immutable flags, which can be set using chflags.

Firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin AUR packages contain malware

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Malicious AUR packages librewolf-fix-bin, firefox-patch-bin, and zen-browser-patched-bin were uploaded on July 16th, installing a RAT. The Arch Linux team removed the packages on July 18th, advising users to uninstall and take security measures.

H-1B program grew 81 percent from 2011 to 2022

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A New Geometry for Einstein's Theory of Relativity

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Clemens SΓ€mann and Michael Kunzinger developed a new method to estimate curvature in non-smooth space-time settings. Their approach uses triangle comparisons to provide good curvature estimates, allowing them to prove singularity theorems without assuming smooth space-time.

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year

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Health insurance premiums on Healthcare.gov and state marketplaces will increase by 75% next year due to the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits. This could leave 8.2 million people uninsured as healthy individuals opt out of coverage due to higher costs.

Shutting Down Clear Linux OS

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Intel is ending support for Clear Linux OS, and users are advised to migrate to another Linux distribution for security and stability. Clear Linux OS GitHub repository will be archived in read-only mode.

The year of peak might and magic

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New world was oddly nervous about spending too much money on a sequel. heroes iii may have been the first game ever to utilize newfangled audio-compression format known as mp3, says john mccarthy jr. he says many reviewers complained that the game looked essentially the same as the previous game in the series - but that's no less welcome for it if you want to play crpgs like might and

Show HN: Molab, a cloud-hosted Marimo notebook workspace

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molab lets you create, run, and share cloud-hosted marimo notebooks β€” rapidly experiment with Python and SQL in marimo, the next-generation programming environment designed for data and stored as Python.

French villages have no more drinking water. The reason? PFAS pollution

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Bottled water sales surge at Aldi supermarket in eastern France due to tap water bans. Nearly 3,500 people in 16 villages are affected by high levels of PFAS in tap water.

Losing language features: some stories about disjoint unions

A programmer named graydon2 discussed the importance of sum types in programming languages, which allow for safe and efficient handling of multiple data types. He noted that while many modern languages support sum types, they can be easily mis-implemented, leading to safety issues and inefficient code.

Louisiana cancels $3B coastal repair funded by oil spill settlement

Gmail's backup codes are useless to access account

You set up 2fa and backup codes on Gmail but still got locked out due to unknown activity, despite having authenticator and backup codes. This suggests a flaw in Google's security system.

Hiding messages in a deck playing cards

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You found a way to store arbitrary data in a deck of cards by using a Lehmer code to map card order to a factorial number, then converting it to decimal. This allows you to store 45 characters in 225 bits.

DHS: Filming Cops, ICE Officers Is a 'Violent Tactic'

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The DHS issued a bulletin to law enforcement portraying anti-ICE protesters as violent, listing common protest gear as potential precursors to violence. This bulletin may justify unprovoked violence against protesters and appeal to the "us vs. them" mentality in law enforcement.

The Israeli "art student" mystery (2002)

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A dea memo was leaked to the press in 2001, but it has never been seen by the public. peter bergen: the u.s. government is trying to downplay the art student story - and it's not over yet. he says there is still great debate over what the students' specific purposes were and are. and the truth is out there, and we're not going to be fooled again, if we

The EU can be shut down with a few keystrokes

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Europe's software and hardware independence is crucial due to US control over many digital services.

Trying to send a sticker in Steam Chat burned through a month of mobile data

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

Using the Matrix Cores of AMD RDNA 4 architecture GPUs

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AMD RDNA 4 GPUs improved GEMM performance with 3rd-generation Matrix Cores. A new WMMA intrinsic is required for RDNA 4 GPUs due to changed VGPR layout.

Show HN: I built library management app for those who outgrew spreadsheets

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Manage your library with ease. librari.io is a platform that provides a wide range of tools and services to help you stay on top of your library. Generate reports, manage books and everything else that you need to get your library off the ground.

Python audio processing with pedalboard

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Peter Sobot gave a talk at PyCon US 2025 about audio processing in Python using the pedalboard library. He explained digital audio basics and demonstrated how to use pedalboard for various audio effects and tasks.

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' – what to know

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Visitors to the US will pay a $250 'visa integrity fee' for nonimmigrant visas, which cannot be waived but may be reimbursed. The fee applies to tourists, business travelers, and international students, and is in addition to other fees.

Multiplatform Matrix Multiplication Kernels

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Matrix multiplication is a core algorithm for modern computing. it is often used to solve problems with large numbers of dot products involving vectors of length k - m n 'outer products' modern hardware can often fuse these operations into single instructions if they are sufficiently independent of each other – this is called double buffering, which is the simplest trait in the matrix matrix ...

Ask HN: GCP Outage?

Multiple users report cloud run timeouts and Google login issues, mainly from the US. Google services including Analytics and Langsmith are experiencing outages.

Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with a VIC-20, an Abacus, and a Dog

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Researchers Peter Gutmann and Stephan Neuhaus replicated quantum factorisation records using a VIC-20 computer, an abacus, and a dog. Their work aims to inspire future record-breaking efforts in quantum factorisation.

Super-resolution microscopes reveal new details of cells and disease

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Scientists have developed super-resolution light microscopy techniques to overcome the diffraction limit of light microscopes, allowing them to distinguish objects down to 100 nanometers. These techniques have revealed new cell structures and are helping researchers understand how cells work, what goes wrong in diseases, and how to develop new treatments.

CBS Canceling 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' After Next Season

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Exhausted man defeats AI model in world coding championship

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Polish programmer PrzemysΕ‚aw DΔ™biak, known as "Psyho," beat an advanced AI model from OpenAI in a 10-hour coding competition. DΔ™biak's victory represents a human expert pushing themselves to their limits to prove human skill still matters in an age of advancing AI.

Exposed MCP servers across the internet

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Knostic's research team found 1,862 exposed MCP servers on the internet, all of which were insecure and revealed their capabilities. The servers lacked authentication and were unstable, indicating the technology's early adoption stage and significant security concerns.

Look up macOS system binaries

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Look up macOS system binaries information including executables, frameworks, and application bundles.

The Number go up rule: Why America refuses to fix anything

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The "number go up" rule, where stock market growth is prioritized over all else, is driving America's problems, including high healthcare costs and monopolies. This rule is a product of baby boomer dominance and must be challenged to restore fairness and equality in society.

Data on How America Sold Out Its Computer Science Graduates

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American computer science graduates face poor job prospects and stagnant salaries due to a flood of foreign workers on employment visas. The US government's policies prioritize cheaper labor over American students, undermining the value of their education and degrees.

Ccusage: A CLI tool for analyzing Claude Code usage from local JSONL files

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ccusage analyzes Claude Code token usage and costs from local JSONL files, providing fast and informative results. It offers various usage options, including daily, monthly, and live monitoring reports.

Why is AI so slow to spread?

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Companies are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence, with 44% of 500 companies discussing its use on earnings calls. AI is expected to transform various industries, including restaurants and travel.

I'm rebelling against the algorithm

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The writer is rebelling against addictive technology by limiting social media use, blocking feeds, and engaging in offline activities like reading, walking, and talking to people. They're taking control of their brain and reducing anxiety by disconnecting from the constant noise of the internet.

Servo Web Engine Further Tuning Performance

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Servo developers made progress on incremental layout handling, performance optimizations, and WebDriver server support. They also added support for viewport meta tags, scroll events, and IndexedDB.

What happens when an octopus engages with art?

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Japanese artist Shimabuku took an octopus on a tour of Tokyo when he was 31, documenting the experience in a 2000 video work. He has since engaged with octopuses in playful ways through various projects, exploring their reactions to city tours, artworks, and other experiences.

Fixing a Direct3D9 bug in Far Cry (2018)

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Far Cry game has a broken water reflection issue on Windows newer than XP due to a D3D9 regression. A patch fixes the issue by saving and re-applying clip planes for each draw.

Marathon fusion claims to invent alchemy, making 5000 kgs gold per gigawatt

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Marathon Fusion claims to have solved the grand challenge of alchemy by transmuting gold using fusion neutrons. This breakthrough could make fusion energy more economically viable and unlock new possibilities in materials production and scientific discovery.

Quadratic forms beyond arithmetic

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The concept of quadratic forms can be traced back to ancient civilizations such as the babylonians and greeks. quotient $w(f)/i(f)$ is isomorphic to $mathbbz/2mathbbr(x_1, xΒ­2, y_3)$ - this is a discrete invariant of $f(h)+i2(i

Tell me again about neurons now

Astronomers Discover Rare Distant Object in Sync with Neptune

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Astronomers discovered 2020 VN40, a rare object that orbits the sun once for every ten orbits Neptune completes. This discovery helps scientists understand the outer solar system and how objects got there, supporting the idea that Neptune's gravity temporarily captures distant objects.

Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3M at auction

I Never Cared Much for Swords. Then I Had to Fight with One

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Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) is a niche hobby that recreates medieval combat techniques, attracting fans worldwide with its unique blend of decorum and brutality. Practitioners study ancient documents and manuals to master swordplay, seeking a connection to timeless values and cultural heritage.

In the long run, GPL code becomes irrelevant (2015)

The user argues that the GPL license is flawed because it restricts developer freedom and will eventually be surpassed by high-quality open-source alternatives with permissive licenses like BSD/Apache. They predict that open-source software will dominate the world and that companies will contribute to and use permissive-licensed code due to its better survival characteristics and ease of use.

Structuring Arrays with Algebraic Shapes [video]

Experts lay into Tesla safety in federal autopilot trial

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A federal court in Miami is hearing a wrongful death case against Tesla's Autopilot system, which has been implicated in fatal crashes. Experts, including a former NHTSA advisor, testified that Tesla's Autopilot is defective and the company has promoted its misuse.

Starbase injury rates outpace rivals as SpaceX chases its Mars moonshot

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Starbase, a SpaceX facility, had a high injury rate of 4.27 per 100 workers in 2024, nearly six times higher than average space vehicle manufacturing. This rate has persisted since 2019, raising concerns about safety culture.

An average human breathes out roughly 1kg of carbon dioxide a day

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Scholars solved a 130-year literary mystery and it hinged on one word

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Cambridge researchers have reinterpreted the Song of Wade, a medieval poem, as a chivalric romance rather than a monster-filled myth. The discovery was made by correcting a 130-year-old mistake in the manuscript, which referred to "wolves" instead of "elves."

The Krull dimension of the semiring of natural numbers is equal to 2

The Krull dimension of the semiring of natural numbers is 2. This is due to chains of prime ideals in the semiring.

What’s on offer at a luxury Bay Area longevity clinic

Human Longevity, a medical clinic, offers personalized health care with advanced testing for a fee of $8,000 to $19,000 per year. The company claims to help clients catch health problems early, but some medical professionals are skeptical about its effectiveness.

Apple is ruining the open web

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Apple restricts rival browser engines on iOS to protect its revenue streams, particularly from the App Store and Safari. This stifles innovation and harms developers and consumers, undermining the Digital Markets Act's goal of fostering genuine platform competition.

Laminar Flow Airfoil

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Laminar flow is a smooth, uninterrupted airflow over an aircraft's surface, reducing drag and increasing lift. It's achieved through a symmetrical airfoil design with a thin leading edge and a favorable pressure gradient.

AirPods succeed by not selling you a new pair

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Apple's strategy for AirPods focuses on delivering significant software updates to existing models, enhancing customer loyalty and extending product lifespan. This approach shows Apple's confidence in the core hardware and its commitment to sustainable, user-focused innovation.

Why not to use iframes for embedded dashboards

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Iframes are not a good solution for embedding analytics dashboards due to visual mismatch, extra work, and security vulnerabilities. Embeddable is a better option that allows seamless integration, direct communication, and faster iteration.

The Most Powerful Server Embiggens a Bit with Power11

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IBM has launched the Power11 processor, a deep bin sort of the Power10 chip, with improved core utilization and clock speeds. The Power11 chip supports up to 256 cores and 64 TB of main memory in the Power E1180 server.

Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?

The user is looking for audiobook sources and has found Libby, libro.fm, and ElevenLabs to be useful options, with Libby offering free audiobooks through library cards and libro.fm providing DRM-free audiobooks with credits. The user also recommends checking out public domain books on Librivox and purchasing audiobooks directly from authors on platforms like Gumroad and Tanbooks.

Evolution Mail Users Easily Trackable Part 2

Mike Cardwell reported a critical security bug in Evolution Mail and Email Privacy Tester, allowing senders to track users' IP addresses. The project has failed to address the issue despite a year-long known problem and dismissed the bug report.

Fascism for First Time Founders

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Young entrepreneurs and VCs are embracing a neoreactionary view that democracy hinders innovation, but this thinking leads to authoritarianism and fascism. Embracing fascism is a bad business strategy as it destroys innovation by driving away intellectual talent, stifling competition, and undermining institutional trust.

Out Run: Amiga Edition – Launch Trailer [video]

Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time

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Netflix used AI in its TV show El Eternauta, making it cheaper and of better quality. The AI tool allowed for faster and more affordable special effects, benefiting creators and expanding storytelling possibilities.

Hexanitrogen Energies

Crypto's Wild West Era Is Over

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The US House of Representatives passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill setting federal rules for stablecoins, which are expected to be signed into law. This legislation gives crypto real rules, recognition, and legitimacy, paving the way for its integration into everyday finance.

Meta Poaches Two More Apple AI Executives

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Meta poached Apple's top AI executive with a $200 million pay package and is now hiring his subordinates. Apple's AI efforts are hindered by its strict privacy approach, causing employees to leave for Meta.

Fair software licensing group brands Microsoft EU concessions 'stalling tactic'

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A European trade group, CISPE, secured a deal with Microsoft allowing cloud providers to offer pay-as-you-go Microsoft software at competitive prices. However, the agreement still restricts users' choice of ID management when deploying Microsoft software in the cloud.

Lookism

Lookism is prejudice or discrimination toward people who are considered physically unattractive. greater physical attractiveness can also lead individuals to be at greater risk of sexual abuse, regardless of gender. in the netherlands, there is a provision that says that one is not allowed to discriminate against people based on their physical or genetic characteristics. warhurst, ...

The Number Go Up Rule: Why America Can't Fix Anything

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The "number go up" rule, where stock market growth is prioritized over all else, is driving America's problems, including high healthcare costs and monopolies. This rule is a product of baby boomer dominance and must be challenged to restore fairness and equality in society.

Improving End-to-End Tests to Reduce Flakiness: Tools and Strategies

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Flaky end-to-end tests cause confidence issues and slow down releases. Tooling like TestResult helps identify and track flaky tests, turning them into a team problem.

Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident

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Felix Baumgartner, a 56-year-old Austrian extreme sports pioneer, died in a paragliding accident in Italy. Baumgartner, known as "Fearless Felix," made headlines in 2012 for a record-breaking skydive from the edge of space.

Hush: Holistic Panoramic 3D Scene Understanding Using Spherical Harmonics

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HUSH uses spherical harmonics basis functions for panoramic 3D scene understanding tasks. It achieves state-of-the-art performance on depth estimation benchmarks with robust and scalable results.

Everything You Need to Know About Grok 4

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Grok 4 is a reasoning model that outperforms other AI models in various benchmarks, achieving an all-time high in GPQA Diamond and Humanity Last Exam. It's available via API and paid subscription, with a standard generalist model and a specialized version for heavy research and data analysis.

He Rewrote Everything in Rust – Then We Got Fired

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A team of six backend engineers struggled with slow services and high queue backlogs due to brittleness. Kabir, a team member, worked independently without seeking help or resources.