Europe is scaling back GDPR and relaxing AI laws

934 ksec 2025-11-19 14:41:30 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 1108

The European Commission is proposing changes to the GDPR and AI Act to simplify regulations and reduce red tape, allowing companies to share personal data and use AI models. The changes aim to boost economic growth and innovation, but have sparked outrage among civil rights groups and politicians.

Meta Segment Anything Model 3

650 lukeinator42 2025-11-19 17:14:51 UTC ai.meta.com Full Share 132

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The patent office is about to make bad patents untouchable

572 iamnothere 2025-11-19 22:00:28 UTC eff.org Llama Share 85

The USPTO proposed new rules that would limit public challenges to bad patents, benefiting patent trolls and harming innovation. EFF supporters must file public comments opposing these rules by December 2 to keep the IPR process open and fair.

Show HN: I made a down detector for down detector

567 gusowen 2025-11-19 00:05:28 UTC downdetectorsdowndetector.com Full Share 165

Waiting for the latest checks from all regions.

Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable

523 throwaway270925 2025-11-19 21:30:02 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 389

The author is switching to Linux on their gaming PC due to dissatisfaction with Windows. They plan to install CachyOS, an Arch-based distro, to try gaming on Linux.

AI is a front for consolidation of resources and power

515 delaugust 2025-11-19 19:09:27 UTC chrbutler.com Llama Share 407

The author believes that the hype surrounding AI is overblown and that its usefulness is being exaggerated, potentially leading to a catastrophic bubble scenario. They also suspect that the true purpose of AI may be to consolidate power and resources rather than to genuinely improve society.

Building more with GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

471 hansonw 2025-11-19 18:01:59 UTC openai.com Llama Share 300

OpenAI introduces GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, a new agentic coding model that is faster, more intelligent, and more token-efficient, capable of completing complex tasks and working independently for hours. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is available in Codex today and shows significant improvements in token efficiency and sustained, long-horizon reasoning, making it a reliable coding partner for developers.

Your smartphone, their rules: App stores enable corporate-government censorship

459 pabs3 2025-11-19 13:28:40 UTC aclu.org Llama Share 248

The US government and tech companies like Apple and Google are exerting control over what people can do on their mobile phones, with the government pressuring companies to remove apps that criticize its policies and the companies using their control to censor and surveil users. Free speech organizations like the ACLU are pushing back against this control, urging the Supreme Court to block ...

Thunderbird adds native Microsoft Exchange email support

446 babolivier 2025-11-19 11:45:51 UTC blog.thunderbird.net Llama Share 132

Thunderbird now supports native Exchange email access via EWS protocol, simplifying life for users who depend on Exchange. Calendar and address book integration are in development and will be added in future releases.

The Death of Arduino?

430 ChuckMcM 2025-11-19 19:44:46 UTC linkedin.com Llama Share 229

Qualcomm-owned Arduino updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, introducing sweeping changes that shift the platform from open-hardware to corporate control. The new policies include broad surveillance, data retention, and restrictions on user activities.

Loose wire leads to blackout, contact with Francis Scott Key bridge

421 DamnInteresting 2025-11-19 20:26:43 UTC ntsb.gov Llama Share 212

A loose wire on the containership Dali caused an electrical blackout that led to a bridge collapse in Baltimore, killing six highway workers. The NTSB found the wire was not properly connected due to wire-label banding and recommended safety measures to prevent similar incidents.

Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board

332 koolba 2025-11-19 13:16:23 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 375

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigned from OpenAI's board after emails with Jeffrey Epstein were released. Summers also stepped back from public commitments, citing shame for continuing to communicate with Epstein.

A $1k AWS mistake

322 thecodemonkey 2025-11-19 10:00:05 UTC geocod.io Llama Share 260

The user learned a costly lesson about AWS VPC networking after discovering that NAT Gateways charge for data transfers to AWS services like S3, even if they have no data transfer fees. To avoid similar surprises, the user recommends setting up VPC Endpoints, validating assumptions, and using AWS Cost Anomaly Detection to catch unexpected charges.

How to stay sane in a world that rewards insanity

317 enbywithunix 2025-11-19 14:40:38 UTC joanwestenberg.com Llama Share 236

People are drawn to extreme positions because they offer certainty and a community, but this comes at the cost of being unable to change their minds or think critically. To resist this, one must diversify their information, distinguish between stakes and truth, and find communities that value humility over tribal loyalty.

I just want working RCS messaging

310 joecool1029 2025-11-19 01:41:33 UTC wt.gd Llama Share 308

User's iPhone 15 Pro has non-working RCS despite AppleCare+ and extensive testing. Apple blames carriers, but user has tested multiple carriers and devices, suggesting a Google Jibe RCS failure.

Researchers discover security vulnerability in WhatsApp

302 KingNoLimit 2025-11-19 20:55:30 UTC univie.ac.at Llama Share 129

Researchers from the University of Vienna and SBA Research identified a WhatsApp privacy weakness allowing enumeration of 3.5 billion accounts. Meta addressed the issue, and the study highlights the importance of continuous security research on widely used platforms.

Cognitive and mental health correlates of short-form video use

296 smartmic 2025-11-19 20:01:02 UTC psycnet.apa.org Full Share 196

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Precise geolocation via Wi-Fi Positioning System

248 nicosalm 2025-11-19 21:58:47 UTC amoses.dev Llama Share 110

You're taking Introduction to Algorithms at UW, where attendance is taken using TopHat, a platform that uses geolocation to verify students' presence. TopHat uses the Geolocation API, which relies on the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) to determine location.

Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash

210 thewebguyd 2025-11-19 20:51:33 UTC windowscentral.com Llama Share 286

Microsoft's AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is unimpressed with user frustration over Copilot and AI on Windows. He thinks people are underwhelmed by AI's capabilities, despite its potential to revolutionize technology.

Show HN: F32 – An Extremely Small ESP32 Board

210 pegor 2025-11-19 20:09:30 UTC github.com/pegork Llama Share 33

The f32 is an ultra-compact ESP32 development board that mounts behind a USB-C receptacle, powered by the ESP32-C3FH4 microcontroller. It's designed for research and has limited GPIO, making it suitable for WiFi/web development.

A down detector for down detector's down detector

201 SeanAnderson 2025-11-19 07:09:52 UTC downdetectorsdowndetectorsdowndetector.com Full Share 61

This site is not affiliated with DownDetectorsDownDetector. It just checks whether downdetectorsdowndetector.com is reachable from a few different locations. Created by paamayim1

The peaceful transfer of power in open source projects

196 edent 2025-11-19 13:20:42 UTC shkspr.mobi Llama Share 153

Most Open Source projects lack a succession plan, making them fragile and vulnerable to collapse when the founder leaves or dies. A peaceful transition of power, like in democracies, can help ensure the project's long-term survival and stability.

How Slide Rules Work

188 ColinWright 2025-11-19 21:07:05 UTC amenzwa.github.io Llama Share 57

The slide rule is a calculating device that uses logarithmic scales to perform arithmetic operations such as multiplication and division, and it was widely used in various fields including engineering, astronomy, and navigation until the advent of electronic calculators. The slide rule relies on the properties of logarithms to convert arithmetic operations into addition and subtraction ...

Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150

187 t-3 2025-11-19 17:22:46 UTC it-notes.dragas.net Llama Share 75

The choice of operating system for static web hosting with nginx makes little difference for plain HTTP, but FreeBSD, Debian, and Alpine Linux outperform other options for HTTPS due to their efficient TLS stacks. For most use cases, the differences in performance are not critical, and other factors like ecosystem, tooling, and expertise should drive the choice of operating system.

What Killed Perl?

186 speckx 2025-11-19 10:25:25 UTC entropicthoughts.com Llama Share 416

Perl's popularity remains steady, with a slight increase in usage, despite a decrease in new users since 2011. The user attributes Perl's decline in popularity to a lack of understanding and easy access to alternative languages, especially with the growth of the internet and package managers.

Free interactive tool that shows you how PCIe lanes work on motherboards

169 tagyro 2025-11-19 07:13:00 UTC mobomaps.com Full Share 30

The lost cause of the Lisp machines

153 enbywithunix 2025-11-19 19:44:07 UTC tfeb.org Llama Share 152

Lisp machine romantics cling to myths about special hardware for Lisp, ignoring the fact that good stock-hardware Lisp compilers exist today. They build walls to avoid facing their own limitations.

Launch HN: Mosaic (YC W25) – Agentic Video Editing

140 adishj 2025-11-19 15:28:04 UTC mosaic.so Full Share 129

Mosaic is a canvas for agentic video editing. Run video edits on autopilot and A/B test multiple variants from the same raw footage. Then jump into a familiar timeline editor for hands-on creative control.

How do the pros get someone to leave a cult?

135 n1b0m 2025-11-19 12:31:54 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 129

Patrick Ryan and Joseph Kelly help families leave cults by understanding family dynamics that made someone vulnerable to a cult. They embed themselves in families' lives, often for years, to devise a strategy to question cult beliefs.

Multimodal Diffusion Language Models for Thinking-Aware Editing and Generation

133 lnyan 2025-11-19 09:27:17 UTC github.com/tyfeld Llama Share 12

Researchers propose ParaBench to analyze performance degradation in thinking-aware generation due to error propagation. They introduce MMaDA-Parallel, a parallel multimodal diffusion framework that improves cross-modal alignment and semantic consistency.

Exploring the limits of large language models as quant traders

132 rzk 2025-11-19 07:36:25 UTC nof1.ai Full Share 93

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Gov. Abbott's office redacts pages of emails about Elon Musk

130 pavel_lishin 2025-11-19 19:13:06 UTC kut.org Llama Share 58

Texas officials released 1,400 pages of emails between Governor Greg Abbott's office and Elon Musk's companies, but most were blacked out. Experts say the limited disclosure is emblematic of a larger transparency problem in Texas due to weak public records laws.

Measuring political bias in Claude

112 gmays 2025-11-19 19:42:38 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 189

We're training Claude to be politically even-handed by using a system prompt and character traits that encourage balanced responses. Our evaluation shows that Claude Sonnet 4.5 is more even-handed than GPT-5 and Llama 4.

Strace-macOS: A clone of the strace command for macOS

107 signa11 2025-11-19 01:18:02 UTC github.com/mic92 Llama Share 30

Strace-macos is a tool to trace system calls on macOS, installable via Nix or pip. It can filter syscalls by name, category, or output to file in JSON format.

DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor

102 pseudolus 2025-11-19 02:02:10 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 100

Microsoft is purchasing 20 years of electricity from a 835 megawatt power plant for an estimated $110-$115 per megawatt-hour. The deal will help restart a nuclear reactor that was shuttered since 2019.

Tailscale Down

98 fasz 2025-11-19 22:08:06 UTC status.tailscale.com Full Share 56

Tailscale coordination servers are functioning properly now. We are currently monitoring to keep ensuring the servers stay healthy. We are investigating a problem causing coordination server errors and slowdown for some users, including access to login.tailscale.com.

CornHub

96 andy99 2025-11-19 23:50:08 UTC cornhub.website Full Share 26

CornHub is the world's leading free corn site. Choose from tons of videos that stream quickly and in high quality.

Pimped Amiga 500

96 onename 2025-11-19 12:02:49 UTC pimyretro.org GoogleT5 Share 43

The plastics on this amiga were just a bit yellowed — nothing too severe. i removed all the keys to thoroughly clean each part and also subject the motherboard to the retrobright process - it worked ok! if you want to add ide activity, add two 3 mm leds glued between the two original indicators... and you're done!!!!!....and you can use the new drive-type definition

Learning to Boot from PXE

94 speckx 2025-11-19 11:18:59 UTC blog.imraniqbal.org Llama Share 40

You installed Windows on a GPD Pocket 4 laptop and wanted to install Nixos, but a faulty USB drive caused issues. You learned about PXE booting and set up an OPNsense router to serve an iPXE client, which downloaded a Nixos ISO over HTTP.

Proxmox virtual environment 9.1 available

91 speckx 2025-11-19 14:35:17 UTC proxmox.com Llama Share 78

Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.1 is now available with enhanced container deployment, virtual machine security, and software-defined networking. It offers improved flexibility, performance, and control for businesses.

Netherlands returns control of Nexperia to Chinese owner

90 boovic 2025-11-19 18:16:51 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 40

The Dutch government suspended its control over Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker, as a show of goodwill to Beijing. This move aims to ease tensions and prevent disruptions to global automotive production.

I made a downdetector for downdetector's downdetector's downdetector

88 halgir 2025-11-19 09:40:13 UTC downdetectorsdowndetectorsdowndetectorsdowndetector.com Full Share 14

A tiny independent status checker that checks the checker that checks the checker that checks Downdetector. This site is not affiliated with any of the previous detectors, Downdetector, or your ISP. It simply calls a tiny API that pings Downdetector's Downdetector's Downdetector and reports the result. Created by halgir.

LLMs are bullshitters. But that doesn't mean they're not useful

86 speckx 2025-11-19 17:20:12 UTC blog.kagi.com Llama Share 56

Matt Ranger, Kagi's head of ML, notes that LLMs are bullshitters, attempting to persuade without caring for truth. They're useful tools for tasks where speed matters, but users should be mindful of their limitations and potential biases.

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds

76 lentil_soup 2025-11-19 09:15:38 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 123

Ultra-processed foods harm major organs and are linked to chronic diseases, obesity, and early death. Profit-driven corporations are driving consumption with aggressive tactics, and urgent action is needed to regulate and reduce UPF production and marketing.

Questions for Cloudflare

75 todsacerdoti 2025-11-19 16:49:08 UTC entropicthoughts.com Llama Share 65

The user questions Cloudflare's system design after a recent outage, focusing on lack of feedback paths and unclear human-computer interfaces. They raise several questions about Cloudflare's system, including Bot Management and feature file protocols, and suggest thorough investigation of accidents.

I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

74 frenchmajesty 2025-11-19 17:53:58 UTC verdikapuku.com Llama Share 71

The author is frustrated with sensationalist AI headlines that don't add new insights to the conversation. They prefer in-depth articles about real-world AI adoption and its effects.

Emoji evidence errors don’t undo a murder conviction

74 hn_acker 2025-11-19 15:46:30 UTC blog.ericgoldman.org Llama Share 75

Delarosa was convicted of murder and appealed, arguing a Facebook message with emojis should have been excluded as evidence. The appeals court denied his appeal due to technical issues with the evidence presented in his motion.

Racing karts on a Rust GPU kernel driver

73 mfilion 2025-11-19 20:23:47 UTC collabora.com Llama Share 13

Collabora has made significant progress with the Tyr prototype, a Rust driver for Arm Mali GPUs, which can now run GNOME, Weston, and full-screen 3D games like SuperTuxKart. The prototype demonstrates a functional, high-performance Rust driver that matches C-driver performance and paves the way for eventual upstream integration.

To launch something new, you need "social dandelions"

73 curiouska 2025-11-19 18:13:18 UTC actiondigest.com Llama Share 9

To spread a great idea, find a community that is receptive to risk, has a strong group identity, and uses a native storytelling format. Identify the "social dandelions" within that community, who are socially active and well-connected, and target them first to gain momentum.

Outdated Samsung handset linked to fatal emergency call failure in Australia

71 doener 2025-11-19 16:35:35 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 62

A Sydney resident died after their Samsung phone failed to connect to 000 due to outdated software. TPG Telecom warned that outdated mobile software can be a matter of life or death and urged users to update or replace their devices.

What happens when even college students can't do math anymore?

70 fortran77 2025-11-19 14:05:21 UTC theatlantic.com Llama Share 163

America's students are getting worse at math, with 30% of UC San Diego freshmen lacking high school math skills, up from 10% five years ago. The decline started a decade ago and accelerated during the pandemic, with students in the bottom 10% falling far behind.

Labor Department Won't Publish October Unemployment Rate

61 JumpCrisscross 2025-11-19 21:16:25 UTC wsj.com Full Share 22

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Show HN: Marimo VS Code extension – Python notebooks built on LSP and uv

61 manzt 2025-11-19 18:09:29 UTC github.com/marimo-team Full Share 5

A language server and VS Code extension for marimo - marimo-team/marimo-lsp

Adventures in upgrading Proxmox

58 speckx 2025-11-19 16:40:24 UTC blog.vasi.li Llama Share 54

User had issues with Proxmox 8 and Docker inside LXC due to AppArmor and kernel version. They upgraded to Proxmox 9 and fixed issues with Apex drivers and initrd.

Europe's cookie nightmare is crumbling. EC wants preference at browser level

58 nopakos 2025-11-19 13:54:40 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 93

The European Commission proposes allowing users to set cookie preferences at the browser level, simplifying online experiences. This change is part of a new Digital Package to simplify EU digital rules.

Pozsar's Bretton Woods III: The Framework

57 7777777phil 2025-11-19 19:39:09 UTC philippdubach.com Llama Share 32

Zoltan Pozsar's Bretton Woods III framework suggests a shift from dollar-backed reserves to commodity-backed reserves due to increased confiscation risk. This shift affects global trade and monetary systems, particularly in commodity markets and dollar funding for non-US banks.

Roblox Requires Age Checks for Communication, Ushering in New Safety Standard

55 urbanshaman 2025-11-19 21:53:24 UTC corp.roblox.com Llama Share 83

Roblox introduces facial age checks to access chat, limiting minors and adults interaction. Users are assigned age groups and can chat with similar age groups unless they're Trusted Connections.

Show HN: DNS Benchmark Tool – Compare and monitor resolvers

54 ovo101 2025-11-19 17:52:52 UTC github.com/frankovo Llama Share 27

The user is using the dns-benchmark tool to test and compare DNS resolvers, with various commands and options available for benchmarking, monitoring, and analyzing DNS performance. The tool provides detailed statistics and reports, including latency, success rates, and error breakdowns, to help users optimize their DNS configuration and troubleshoot network issues.

What nicotine does to your brain

51 runeks 2025-11-19 07:20:33 UTC economist.com Full Share 91

After a free, evidence-based guide to health and wellness? Sign up to our weekly Well Informed newsletter. This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “What nicotine does to your brain” It can be helpful in some cases, but it’s no fountain of youth

A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents

50 bookofjoe 2025-11-19 17:31:32 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 15

The US has been tightening its laws to prevent Chinese investments in sensitive sectors, following a 2015 sale of an insurance company to a Chinese entity that had access to US intelligence personnel's personal details. China has spent $2.1 trillion outside its borders since 2000, with a significant portion going to wealthy countries to acquire key technologies and dominate industries.

Build vs. Buy: What This Week's Outages Should Teach You

49 toddgardner 2025-11-19 16:36:35 UTC toddhgardner.com Llama Share 42

The author argues that companies should own and control their critical infrastructure to avoid relying on complex abstractions they don't understand. They should build what delivers their value and buy everything else.

Why Samsung Phones Are Failing Emergency Calls in Australia

47 mivok 2025-11-19 18:43:02 UTC hackaday.com Llama Share 16

Australia's Triple Zero emergency service is facing issues due to a technical problem with older Samsung phones that cannot make emergency calls on 4G networks. The problem is caused by a lack of Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) functionality in these phones, which is a result of rushed standardization and implementation of VoLTE.

The Cities Skylines Paradox: how the sequel stumbled

42 jhy 2025-11-19 12:02:15 UTC selix.net Llama Share 55

Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order are parting ways after 15 years, with Iceflake Studios taking over Cities: Skylines franchise development.

Robert Louis Stevenson's Art of Living (and Dying)

41 Caiero 2025-11-19 19:55:49 UTC lithub.com Llama Share 4

Robert Louis Stevenson, a sickly and ambitious young author, traded sleep for writing and grappled with mortality in his essays. He eventually found success and fame, but his experiences with illness and death shaped his writing and legacy.

The Subversive Hyperlink (2024)

34 ColinWright 2025-11-19 19:59:32 UTC blog.jim-nielsen.com Llama Share 13

The ability to create and share links is a fundamental aspect of the web, allowing for connection and information exchange. Without links, the web would be fragmented into isolated silos, limiting its potential and functionality.

Show HN: Vibe Prolog

27 nl 2025-11-19 15:24:52 UTC github.com/nlothian Llama Share 4

User had $220 left of $250 Claude Code credits by November 15, 2025. They used credits to create AI-written Prolog code with tests and automatic reviews, but its quality and copyright status are uncertain.

The "Learned Helplessness" of AI

22 gilfoyle_7 2025-11-19 16:54:06 UTC himanshusinghbisht.substack.com Llama Share 6

User expresses concern about relying too heavily on AI for answers, leading to functional dependency and loss of critical thinking skills. They plan to write a follow-up post on accelerated learning with AI.

Geothermal's Time Has Come

22 pingou 2025-11-19 12:38:44 UTC economist.com Llama Share 26

Fervo's geothermal technology startup aims to produce 1 gigawatt of power per year with 10 identical rigs, enough to power a million homes. The company has acquired over half a million acres of geothermal mineral rights across the US, valued at $1.4 billion.

View Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Through NASA's Multiple Lenses

19 thinkingemote 2025-11-19 20:24:09 UTC science.nasa.gov Llama Share 1

NASA is observing comet 3I/ATLAS with 12 spacecraft and telescopes to learn about its composition and differences from solar system comets. The comet will pass close to Earth on December 19 at 170 million miles away.

Cypherpunks Hall of Fame

17 kiray 2025-11-19 18:27:36 UTC github.com/cypherpunkshall Llama Share 11

Cypherpunks built tools for digital freedom, resisting surveillance and censorship through cryptography and secure communication. Their work, led by pioneers like Eric Hughes and Timothy C. May, laid the foundation for modern internet security and individual privacy.

The death of Arduino?

14 ChuckMcM 2025-11-19 19:51:08 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 1

Qualcomm's acquisition of Arduino includes new Terms of Service disallowing reverse engineering and claiming IP ownership. This move may mark the end of Arduino due to restrictive terms.

The lost cause of the Lisp machines

13 leephillips 2025-11-19 00:36:14 UTC tfeb.org Llama Share 2

Lisp machine romantics cling to myths about special hardware for Lisp, ignoring the fact that good stock-hardware Lisp compilers exist today. They build walls to avoid facing their own limitations.

I worked, I paid taxes – then the bank took my home

11 teleforce 2025-11-19 21:24:26 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 17

Jose Da Costa Diogo, 65, faces home repossession due to an unpaid £80,000 mortgage. Experts say rising interest rates and living costs contribute to a doubling of mortgage repossession cases in England.