A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size

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Researchers found that as few as 250 malicious documents can backdoor large language models, regardless of model size or training data volume. This challenges the assumption that attackers need a percentage of training data, making data-poisoning attacks more practical than believed.

Python 3.14 is here. How fast is it?

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The author ran benchmarks on Python 3.14 and compared its performance to previous versions, noting a 27% speed improvement over 3.13. The free-threading interpreter showed significant performance gains in multi-threaded applications.

Examples are the best documentation

Formal technical documentation often lacks simple examples, making it hard for developers to quickly understand a function's usage. Community-driven sites like clojuredocs.org provide valuable examples that increase real-world usefulness.

California enacts law enabling people to universally opt out of data sharing

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill requiring web browsers to make it easy for Californians to opt-out of third-party data sales. The law aims to simplify the opt-out process, benefiting millions of people.

Show HN: I built a web framework in C

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Lavandula is a lightweight C web framework for building modern web apps quickly. It provides simplicity, performance, and productivity with a minimalistic approach.

Show HN: I've built a tiny hand-held keyboard

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The Keyer is a custom keyboard that allows for minimal finger movement, free hand use, and tons of chords, making it ergonomic and efficient for typing. It can be built with modeling clay, hot glue, and a soldering iron, and can be customized with optimized layouts and firmware for optimal performance.

Figure 03, our 3rd generation humanoid robot

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Figure 03 is a 3rd generation humanoid robot designed for Helix, home, and commercial use. It features advanced sensory suite, hand system, and AI capabilities for learning and adaptation.

Why is everything so scalable?

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The author argues that startups should avoid complex distributed architectures and instead use a monolithic approach with a single codebase and process. This simplifies development, reduces costs, and improves performance.

Why Self-Host?

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The user shares their motivation for self-hosting services, citing the importance of digital sovereignty and control over personal data. They recommend hosting services like CalDAV/ CardDAV, email, Home Assistant, and RSS aggregators to reduce reliance on Big Tech.

Two things LLM coding agents are still bad at

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You're struggling to work with LLMs due to their awkward approach to code manipulation and problem-solving. They lack copy-paste functionality and often make assumptions, leading to inefficient and unhuman-like coding.

The React Foundation

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Meta open-sourced React over a decade ago, and it has grown into one of the world's most popular open source projects. React is transitioning to the React Foundation, a vendor-neutral environment for open source projects, with Meta committing to a five-year partnership.

The great software quality collapse or, how we normalized catastrophe

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Software quality has collapsed due to tools amplifying incompetence and developers lacking evaluation skills. The crisis is driven by exponential degradation, physical constraints, and cumulative overhead from modern software layers.

LLMs are mortally terrified of exceptions

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Subway Builder: A realistic subway simulation game

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Design a route network that maximizes ridership by balancing station placement, transfer dynamics, and train frequency under realistic constraints and costs. Optimize the network by understanding commuter preferences and adjusting routes, stations, and trains to minimize delays and maximize efficiency.

Rubygems.org AWS Root Access Event – September 2025

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Ruby Central experienced a security incident where a former maintainer retained access to the RubyGems.org production environment. The incident was resolved without compromising user data or infrastructure availability.

New nanotherapy clears amyloid-Ξ², reversing symptoms of Alzheimer's in mice

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Researchers developed bioactive nanoparticles that restore the brain's blood-brain barrier and clear toxic proteins, reversing Alzheimer's symptoms in mice. The nanoparticles mimic a protein that clears amyloid-Ξ², restoring vascular function and reversing Alzheimer's pathology in animal models.

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The fight between doctors and insurance companies over 'downcoding'

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Insurance companies like Aetna, Anthem, and Cigna are automatically downcoding higher level claims for office visits, reducing payments to doctors without reviewing details, which can cause financial hardship for small practices. Doctors are fighting back through appeals, but the AMA says this practice is a "game" to improve insurers' finances at the expense of patient care, and some doctors ...

N8n raises $180M

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n8n raised $180 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to $240 million and valuation to $2.5 billion. The platform aims to become the default for building and deploying AI, offering flexible control over AI agents and seamless collaboration between humans and builders.

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: LΓ‘szlΓ³ Krasznahorkai

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LΓ‘szlΓ³ Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his compelling and visionary work. His art reaffirms power in the face of apocalyptic terror.

California passes law to ban ultra-processed foods from school lunches

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264, a law phasing out ultra-processed foods from school meals. This first-in-the-nation law aims to protect children's health and ensure they receive nutritious meals.

A built-in 'off switch' to stop persistent pain

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Neuroscientist J Nicholas Betley found a brain mechanism that can stop pain signals, a discovery that could lead to new treatments for chronic pain. His research identified a group of cells in the brainstem that can modulate pain signals based on other urgent needs like hunger and fear.

Tariffs Are Way Up. Interest on Debt Tops $1T. and Doge Didn't Do Much

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The Unknotting Number Is Not Additive

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Mark Brittenham and Susan Hermiller disproved a long-standing conjecture in knot theory by providing a counterexample. They showed that the unknotting number is not additive under connected sum, specifically with the connected sum of a torus knot and its mirror image.

MicroPythonOS – An Android-like OS for microcontrollers

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MicroPythonOS is a lightweight, fast, and versatile operating system designed to run on microcontrollers like the ESP32 and desktop systems. With a modern Android-like touch screen UI, App Store, and Over-The-Air updates, it’s the perfect OS for innovators and developers.

First device based on 'optical thermodynamics' can route light without switches

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Researchers at USC created a new optical device that routes light without switches or external control, using thermodynamic principles. This breakthrough, called optical thermodynamics, could accelerate the development of faster and more efficient optical interconnects and other technologies.

Designing a Low Latency 10G Ethernet Core (2023)

You're developing a low latency 10G Ethernet core for FPGA as a personal project to gain expertise and experiment with tools and techniques. Your design achieves less than 60ns loopback latency, comparable to commercial offerings.

Using a laptop as an HDMI monitor for an SBC

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The user has a collection of single board computers and uses HDMI to USB capture cards to display their output on a laptop screen when direct access is not possible. This setup allows for remote configuration and maintenance of the SBCs without needing an external monitor.

The Burrows-Wheeler Transform

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The Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT) is reversible with a $ marker, allowing original strings to be recovered. It clusters characters based on repeated patterns, enabling efficient sequence alignment and compression.

The government ate my name

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The author's name was changed from Leonel Giovanni GarcΓ­a Fenech to Giovanni F Garcia due to bureaucratic drift after moving to the US. He now faces issues with his name in Spain, where he is trying to obtain a Mexican passport with his full name.

Show HN: Open source, logical multi-master PostgreSQL replication

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To set up a Spock cluster, install the Spock extension on each node and ensure tables have the same name, schema, columns, and primary keys. Build the Spock extension from a patched PostgreSQL source tree and apply version-specific patches.

I/O Multiplexing (select vs. poll vs. epoll/kqueue)

I/O multiplexing allows processing multiple input/output events from a single event loop using system calls like poll and select. epoll and kqueue are more efficient replacements for poll and select, designed for scalable situations like web servers with many concurrent connections.

Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US?

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Pedestrian deaths in the US have surged by nearly 80% since 2009, with the increase mainly occurring on urban roads and in states in the West and South. The rise in large SUVs is a strong theory behind the increase in pedestrian deaths.

ESP32 and Termux

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The user is documenting steps to connect an ESP32-WROOM-32 development board to a phone using Termux, requiring a third-party app TCPUART for UART serial connection. The user encountered issues with termux-usb and Termux-API, but successfully flashed the firmware and uploaded a program to the board using TCPUART.

McKinsey wonders how to sell AI apps with no measurable benefits

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Software vendors risk inflating costs for customers without delivering promised AI benefits. To navigate this, vendors should focus on predictable pricing and consumption-based models to show value and outcomes.

Show HN: I wrote a full text search engine in Go

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Blaze is a Go library for building high-performance full-text search engines with features like inverted indexing, boolean queries, phrase search, and BM25 ranking. It provides a flexible query engine and supports various search functions, including BM25 ranking, proximity ranking, and phrase search, making it suitable for applications requiring efficient text search capabilities.

Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn

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The author of the post is unhappy with Deutsche Bahn's subscription policy for their BahnCard, which they claim is a dark pattern that cost them 500€. The company's website and sales process do not clearly indicate that the BahnCard is a subscription.

Incident with Webhooks

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GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Webhooks.

How to write in Cuneiform

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Dr Finkel at the British Museum wants young scholars to decipher ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets. He offers access to a vast collection of cuneiform tablets for study.

Python's splitlines does more than just newlines

Python's str.splitlines() splits strings by universal newlines including \n, \r, and \r\n. It handles line boundaries beyond printable characters like Unicode control codes.

3D-Printed Automatic Weather Station

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3D-PAWS is an initiative that enables local construction of low-cost weather stations using 3D printing and sensors to monitor weather and environmental data. It aims to increase weather monitoring in remote areas and provide timely data for early warning systems and disaster risk reduction.

The C++ programmer and educator Rainer Grimm has passed away

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Rainer passed away on October 6, 2025, after suffering from pneumonia and ALS. He dedicated his life to sharing C++ knowledge and raising ALS awareness through his blog, mentoring, and charity work.

Finding a VS Code Memory Leak

A memory leak was discovered in VS Code, totaling 64 GB, despite not showing up in Task Manager. The leak was caused by a process-handle leak due to missing CloseProcess calls, which was easily identified by observing unusually high process IDs.

Python 3.14 Is Here. How Fast Is It?

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The author ran benchmarks on Python 3.14 and compared its performance to previous versions, noting a 27% speed improvement over 3.13. The free-threading interpreter showed significant performance gains in multi-threaded applications.

US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its "full self-driving"

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Federal regulators are investigating 58 incidents of Tesla's Full Self-Driving mode violating traffic laws, leading to crashes and injuries. The probe adds to several other investigations into Tesla technology, raising concerns about the company's driverless vehicle plans.

Cybersecurity training programs don't prevent phishing scams

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Researchers studied 19,500 UC San Diego Health employees to evaluate the effectiveness of two types of cybersecurity training. The study found that current training methods are unlikely to reduce phishing risks, with embedded training only reducing failure rates by 2%.

CRDT and SQLite: Local-First Value Synchronization

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Local-first apps use CRDTs to synchronize data correctly, breaking changes into per-column events and tracking causality with Lamport clocks and metadata tables. This enables offline-first apps to merge safely and stay reactive, providing strong eventual consistency even in messy network conditions.

Goiaba: An experimental Go compiler, written in Rust

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Goiaba is a Rust project that translates Go source code into WebAssembly bytecode, enabling Go programs to run in web browsers and other WebAssembly environments. It includes a parser and compiler, and provides examples of using the compiled WebAssembly code with the wasmtime runtime.

Man gets drunk, wakes up with a medical mystery that nearly kills him

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A 36-year-old man was hospitalized with severe symptoms including lung, intestine, blood, liver, and lymphatic system abnormalities. He had a history of heavy drinking and was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia and a swallowed toothpick that caused sepsis and intestinal perforation.

Predator drones shift from border patrol to protest surveillance

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US government deployed MQ-9 Predator drones to monitor anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, marking a change in policy from reserving the aircraft for border and war zones. Critics argue this use impinges on civil rights, while supporters say the drones provide useful information in real time.

Tonight's restaurant dinner fell off the Sysco truck

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Sysco's dominance in the food distribution industry has led to a decline in quality and innovation in local restaurants. This consolidation has resulted in a loss of regional and local identity as independent restaurants struggle to compete with large chains.

Zippers: Making Functional "Updates" Efficient (2010)

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A zipper is a data structure concept that allows for efficient updates in functional programming languages by splitting a data structure around a focal point, enabling local changes without full re-creation. It's particularly useful for applications like text editors, where changes often occur around a focus point, but can be complicated by tree balancing and rebalancing requirements.

QUIC and the end of TCP sockets

Launch HN: Extend (YC W23) – Turn your messiest documents into data

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Extend is a platform that enables technical teams to ship production-ready pipelines in record time with its suite of APIs and tooling. It provides accurate parsing, extraction, and splitting capabilities for complex documents, eliminating ongoing maintenance costs and allowing teams to focus on innovation.

Keyboard Holders, Generation 1

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The user created a parameterized design for a keyboard holder using Cuttle and a laser cutter, allowing for various keyboard sizes and shapes. They made 15 designs and learned from the process, eventually creating functional holders for their collection of mechanical keyboards.

Framework supporting far-right racists?

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Framework is sponsoring Hyprland, a Wayland compositor with a reported "toxic and hateful community". This has raised concerns about Framework's stance on human rights and equality.

How Kyoto, Japan Became the Loveliest Tourist-Trap

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Kyoto, Japan is struggling with overtourism, with too many visitors overwhelming the city's streets, temples, and markets, causing locals to feel frustrated and disrespected. The influx of tourists has also led to the commercialization of traditional areas, with international brands and restaurants taking over historic buildings and changing the city's character.

2025 MacArthur Fellows

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The MacArthur Fellowship awards $800,000 to talented individuals for their potential. It focuses on knowledge, artistry, and human understanding through various fields and disciplines.

Download all of your GitHub data

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You can now easily export your GitHub data, including profile and repository information, in a machine-readable format. The data remains available for seven days or until you delete it.
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SpaceX's Starlink satellites are expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere at a rate of about 5 per day once the planned 30,000 constellation is complete. However, the bigger concern is China's satellite plans, which could lead to Kessler syndrome, a scenario where debris in orbit makes it unusable for satellites.

Sea Rise Simulator (2023)

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Silver trades to $50 an ounce

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Spot silver reached a new high of $50.03, surpassing its 2011 high. Gold also reached a new high of $4046.71, continuing its upward trend since September 2.

The phaseout of the mmap() file operation

The Linux kernel's file_operations structure is being updated to replace the mmap() method with a new API called mmap_prepare(), which provides more control and constraints for drivers. This change aims to address issues with the current mmap() method, such as direct access to memory-management data structures, and will eventually deprecate the mmap() method.

In-Party Love, Out-Party Hate, and Affective Polarization in Twelve Democracies

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Researchers analyzed data from 143 elections across 12 Western democracies and found a decline in out-party evaluations and a growing prevalence of out-party hate over in-party love over time. Affective polarization is becoming more heavily characterized by out-group dislike, with citizens expressing stronger negative attitudes toward out-parties than positive attitudes toward in-parties.

Show HN: GYST – Digital organizer that replicates the feeling of a physical desk

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Where order meets freedom.

Colombia's president says boat struck by US was carrying Colombians

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims a US bombed boat was Colombian with citizens inside, contradicting the White House. The US has struck four vessels in the Caribbean, killing 21 people, amid concerns over international law breaches.

Fireman Sam (Commodore 64)

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The article reviews the 1991 Commodore 64 game Fireman Sam, a kid's TV show-based game where the player controls Fireman Sam in various missions such as putting out fires and rescuing people. The game is simple and lacks challenge.

N8n vs. Windmill vs. Temporal

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Three workflow automation platforms were compared: n8n, Windmill, and Temporal. n8n is simple but has memory leaks and crashes, Windmill is efficient but lacks ecosystem maturity, and Temporal is correct but complex.

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

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Rutgers professor Mark Bray was blocked from leaving the US for Spain after receiving death threats and was accused of being an "antifa financier" by Turning Point USA. Bray, who teaches anti-fascism courses, claims his family's flight was cancelled at the last second.

US has spent $33.7B on Israel since it began its war on Gaza two years ago

Corruption: When Norms Upstage the Law

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Corruption is deeply embedded in cultural norms worldwide, making it hard to eliminate. Changing these norms requires societal transformation and institutional incentives that support clean behavior.

Post office in France rolls out croissant-scented stamp

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Scented stamps designed to celebrate artisan croissants hit letterboxes across France on Wednesday, honouring the world-famous delicacy.

Programmer in Wonderland

The Lost Programmer relies heavily on tools and frameworks without understanding their inner workings, leading to problems when they don't work as expected. A Great Programmer covers basics and fundamentals, studying tools deeply to be in control and use them as optional tools, not masters.

Show HN: Open-Source Voice AI Badge Powered by ESP32+WebRTC

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To set up ESP-IDF, install prerequisites with brew or apt-get, then clone the repository and run the installer. Set up environment with export.sh and add alias to run get_idf.

Show HN: I Hid Labubus in World Labs' AI Worlds

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World Labubus is a daily game where players find a hidden Labubu in a Marble-generated world. The game tracks speed and streaks on a global leaderboard with minimal data storage.

Time Warp IDE – Complete environment for old-school coding

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TimeWarp Compiler is a command-line tool that compiles educational languages to native Linux executables. It supports PILOT, BASIC, and Logo languages with various options for compilation.

2025 Q3 Sardines

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You hosted a Sardine Celebration at CascadeCamp on Sep 13, 2025, with four sessions featuring various sardine brands and a Duck Egg Peeling contest. The event included music and essays, with standout songs and stories like "POST_NOUMENAL" and "Four Magic Doors".

You won't believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

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Pope Leo XIV condemned clickbait as degrading and called for journalists to be vigilant against AI replacing human beings. He emphasized the importance of transparency, accountability, and objectivity in news media.