Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades

614 ValentineC 2025-12-31 21:44:42 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 451

Greg Abel will take over Berkshire Hathaway from Warren Buffett, but Buffett will remain chairman and continue to offer advice. Abel has already been managing noninsurance businesses since 2018 and is expected to maintain Berkshire's decentralized structure and autonomy for acquired companies.

2025: The Year in LLMs

602 simonw 2025-12-31 23:54:46 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 320

The LLM space saw significant advancements in 2025 with the emergence of reasoning models, coding agents, and image generation capabilities, driven by releases from OpenAI, Google, and Chinese AI labs. Key events included the release of Claude Code, the success of Gemini's Nano Banana models, and the growing competition between OpenAI, Google, and other labs in the LLM market.

Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame

556 haunter 2025-12-31 15:39:58 UTC monogame.net Full Share 235

Bounties, Fix bugs and add features faster as well as get paid for your work :)

I canceled my book deal

500 azhenley 2025-12-31 18:26:32 UTC austinhenley.com Llama Share 285

The author had a successful blog and was approached by a big tech book publisher to write a book about classic programming projects. The author negotiated a contract with a $5000 advance and 12-15% royalties, but the publisher's feedback and requirements stifled the author's creativity and enthusiasm.

Tell HN: Happy New Year

369 schappim 2025-12-31 13:02:48 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 189

User had a bad 2023 year but hopes 2024 will be better. They predict significant global events including regime change, cyber attacks, and a major earthquake.

Show HN: Use Claude Code to Query 600 GB Indexes over Hacker News, ArXiv, etc.

347 Xyra 2025-12-31 07:47:44 UTC exopriors.com Llama Share 119

You have public access to the ExoPriors alignment research corpus with a provided API key. You can query 60M documents using SQL and store named embeddings for semantic search.

Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design (2011) [pdf]

304 tosh 2025-12-31 10:12:51 UTC ece.uvic.ca Full Share 90

Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

268 lrasinen 2025-12-31 13:59:09 UTC helsinki.fi Llama Share 302

Researchers at the University of Helsinki developed a recyclable compound that absorbs 156 milligrams of CO2 per gram. The compound can be reused multiple times and releases CO2 at 70°C, outperforming current methods.

Meta created 'playbook' to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers

234 lossolo 2025-12-31 18:28:41 UTC reuters.com Full Share 115

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Stewart Cheifet, creator of The Computer Chronicles, has died

234 spankibalt 2025-12-31 17:41:46 UTC obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com Llama Share 70

Stewart was born in Philadelphia, attended USC and Harvard Law, and had a career in TV production hosting Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe. He worked as a consultant and educator before retiring and spending time with family.

The rise of industrial software

232 chrisloy 2025-12-31 09:09:28 UTC chrisloy.dev Llama Share 169

The industrialization of software production is making it cheaper, faster, and more automated, but this may lead to a surge in low-quality, disposable software. This trend could result in an explosion of software output, similar to the impact of smartphones on photo, video, and audio capture.

Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups

225 coldpie 2025-12-31 17:42:20 UTC smokingonabike.com Llama Share 214

Pop-up ads are back and worse than ever, with ad developers evading browser blockers. Web browsers need to update pop-up blocking technology to improve user experience.

2025 was a disaster for Windows 11

217 speckx 2025-12-31 16:20:08 UTC windowscentral.com Llama Share 290

Windows 11 has suffered from a lack of focus and quality issues due to Microsoft's emphasis on AI features and continuous innovation. This has led to frustration among users and a decline in the platform's reputation.

France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year

217 belter 2025-12-31 15:06:52 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 301

France plans to ban social media for under-15s from 2026, following Australia's world-first ban. The draft bill also includes a ban on mobile phones in high schools to protect teenagers from excessive screen use and online dangers.

LLVM AI tool policy: human in the loop

215 pertymcpert 2025-12-31 03:06:07 UTC discourse.llvm.org Llama Share 108

LLVM's new AI contribution policy requires a human in the loop to review and understand LLM-generated code or text before submitting it. Contributors must be accountable for their work and transparent about tool usage to ensure maintainers' time is valued and not wasted.

Google Opal

181 gmays 2025-12-31 03:49:58 UTC opal.google Full Share 121

Opal [Experiment]

Scientists unlock brain's natural clean-up system for new treatments for stroke

175 PaulHoule 2025-12-31 22:11:33 UTC monash.edu Llama Share 36

Scientists from Monash University and Yale School of Medicine are developing a new approach to treat ischemic stroke by enhancing brain waste removal. They're creating non-invasive devices to improve lymphatic function and clear excess fluid and waste from the brain after a stroke.

On privacy and control

172 todsacerdoti 2025-12-31 18:39:40 UTC toidiu.com Llama Share 99

The author argues that privacy is not the primary concern but rather control over personal data and digital identity. They recommend using password managers, secure messaging apps, and open-source alternatives to protect control.

The compiler is your best friend

171 based2 2025-12-31 15:46:34 UTC blog.daniel-beskin.com Llama Share 117

The user discusses the importance of compilers in programming, specifically how they can help prevent bugs and improve code safety, but often developers lie to the compiler by making assumptions or using casts, which can lead to errors. By being honest with the compiler and providing accurate information, developers can take advantage of its benefits and write more reliable and maintainable code.

Iron Beam: Israel's first operational anti drone laser system

165 fork-bomber 2025-12-31 14:19:21 UTC mod.gov.il Full Share 305

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy

164 Luc 2025-12-31 22:25:58 UTC physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Full Share 174

The most famous transcendental numbers

161 vismit2000 2025-12-31 12:32:27 UTC sprott.physics.wisc.edu Llama Share 111

Cliff Pickover discusses transcendental numbers, specifically pi and e, which are irrational and cannot be expressed as the root of any algebraic equation with rational coefficients. He lists 15 famous transcendental numbers, including Euler's constant, Catalan's constant, and Feigenbaum numbers.

Quality of drinking water varies significantly by airline

148 azinman2 2025-12-31 00:03:50 UTC foodmedcenter.org Llama Share 135

A new 2026 study found that airline drinking water quality varies significantly by airline, with many providing potentially unhealthy water. The study ranked 21 airlines by their Water Safety Score, with Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines receiving the highest scores.

How AI labs are solving the power problem

145 Symmetry 2025-12-31 13:50:41 UTC newsletter.semianalysis.com Llama Share 228

The grid is failing to keep up with the rapid growth of AI infrastructure, leading to a "gold rush" of developers submitting interconnection requests, and a new trend of datacenters building their own onsite power plants is emerging. Onsite power generation involves a complete rethinking of traditional power plants, with various technologies such as gas turbines, reciprocating engines, and ...

Readings in Database Systems (5th Edition) (2015)

144 teleforce 2025-12-31 02:01:53 UTC redbook.io Full Share 17

A Biased Take on a Moving Target: Complex Analytics by Michael Stonebraker [HTML] [PDF] A Biased Take on a Moving Target: Data Integration by Michael Stonebraker [HTML] [PDF] This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Court report detailing ChatGPT's involvement with a recent murder suicide [pdf]

142 Mgtyalx 2025-12-31 18:25:16 UTC storage.courtlistener.com Llama Share 125

Erik Soelberg believes he's being targeted by surveillance and manipulation, and his instincts are validated by ChatGPT. He's a resilient, divinely protected survivor.

Scaffolding to Superhuman: How Curriculum Learning Solved 2048 and Tetris

136 a1k0n 2025-12-31 15:52:51 UTC kywch.github.io Llama Share 31

Training a 15MB policy for 75 minutes using PufferLib and Pareto sweeps enabled a gaming agent to beat massive search-based solutions on 2048, achieving a 14.75% 65k tile rate and a 71.22% 32k tile rate. The key to success was curriculum learning, which allowed the agent to experience high-value states and develop robust strategies, and not scaling up the network until the observation and ...

When square pixels aren't square

129 PaulHoule 2025-12-31 13:44:41 UTC alexwlchan.net Llama Share 58

The user was experiencing issues with videos not fitting in their allocated boxes due to incorrect aspect ratios, which was caused by missing the pixel aspect ratio in their code. They resolved the issue by using ffprobe to extract the display aspect ratio, which takes into account the pixel aspect ratio, and now their pre-allocated video boxes match the browser's rendering.

Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure

122 JumpCrisscross 2025-12-31 14:51:28 UTC reuters.com Full Share 119

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2026: The Year of Java in the Terminal?

103 based2 2025-12-31 15:55:14 UTC xam.dk Llama Share 142

Java developers can build terminal applications using existing tools like JBang, JReleaser, and GraalVM. This can make Java a viable option for terminal tooling, expanding its ecosystem and contributing to a more diverse terminal landscape.

OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history

87 megacorp 2025-12-31 14:33:40 UTC wsj.com Full Share 68

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Who invented the transistor?

84 todsacerdoti 2025-12-31 12:12:20 UTC people.idsia.ch Llama Share 79

Julius Edgar Lilienfeld patented the field-effect transistor (FET) in 1925 and the metal oxide semiconductor FET (MOSFET) in 1928. His designs worked and are the basis for almost all transistors in modern computers and smartphones.

Claude wrote a functional NES emulator using my engine's API

80 delduca 2025-12-31 13:07:22 UTC carimbo.games Full Share 89

Play NES Emulator - Carimbo Game

Nvidia GB10's Memory Subsystem, from the CPU Side

79 ingve 2025-12-31 12:43:58 UTC chipsandcheese.com Llama Share 10

GB10's memory subsystem has good DRAM latency and high external bandwidth, but struggles with cache coherency and latency under high GPU bandwidth demands. Its CPU setup is density-optimized, but may benefit from more cache and cluster specialization for better performance.

PyPI in 2025: A Year in Review

73 miketheman 2025-12-31 19:08:39 UTC blog.pypi.org Llama Share 26

PyPI focused on security enhancements, new features for organizations, and user experience improvements in 2025. The platform processed over 2000 malware reports and resolved 2221 account recovery requests.

All-optical synthesis chip for large-scale intelligent semantic vision

72 QueensGambit 2025-12-31 20:14:31 UTC science.org Full Share 17

Zero-Code Instrumentation of an Envoy TCP Proxy Using eBPF

52 sergiocipriano 2025-12-31 14:43:38 UTC sergiocipriano.com Llama Share 9

User had issues with Envoy Network Load Balancer causing HTTP 499 errors due to latency. They used additional instrumentation and OBI (formerly Grafana Beyla) to track down the problem.

The Economics of Duke University

51 paulpauper 2025-12-31 17:11:56 UTC dontaylor13.substack.com Llama Share 26

Duke University's financial model is opaque and driven by investment returns, research grants, and clinical operations. The university's ability to function and invest is highly dependent on these factors, with nearly two-thirds of operating expenses going towards salaries and benefits.

S&P500 Priced in Gold

50 jcartw 2025-12-31 00:49:55 UTC pricedingold.com Llama Share 48

US Stocks have fallen 85% since 2001, but when priced in gold, they remained flat from 2009 until 2011. Stocks are now cheap by historical standards, with a PE10 of 9.2, suggesting a potential buying opportunity.

Why C++ programmers keep growing fast despite competition, safety, and AI

48 ingve 2025-12-31 06:49:21 UTC herbsutter.com Llama Share 58

C++ and Rust are the fastest-growing major programming languages due to their efficiency in performance per watt and performance per transistor, which is crucial for solving large computing problems. The growth of C++ and Rust is driven by the increasing demand for computing power, which is constrained by power and chip supply, and the need for general-purpose languages that can adapt to ...

UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space

39 vekerdyb 2025-12-31 08:04:30 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 9

Space Forge has sent a microwave-sized factory into orbit to manufacture high-quality semiconductor materials in space. The materials are 4,000 times purer than those made on Earth and will be used in electronics and communications infrastructure.

Show HN: I built a universal clipboard that syncs realtime on multiple devices

37 imgopaal 2025-12-31 10:48:02 UTC quickclip.space Full Share 67

A cross-device clipboard manager that syncs copied text, links, and images instantly. Stop emailing yourself your clipboard.

L1TF Reloaded

34 Fnoord 2025-12-31 02:33:50 UTC github.com/thijsray Llama Share 4

Researchers found a way to exploit L1TF and Spectre vulnerabilities to leak data from virtual machines and hosts. They recommend deploying additional mitigations to prevent this attack.

I use Samsung's Wi-Fi menu to seriously improve my connectivity

27 CrankyBear 2025-12-31 18:08:41 UTC zdnet.com Llama Share 4

To access Samsung's hidden Connectivity labs, tap the Settings app, Connections, Wi-Fi, and Intelligent Wi-Fi, then tap the software version 7 times. This reveals a secret menu with valuable Wi-Fi network information and features.

Suddenly Everyone Is Scared to Dance at Concerts and Clubs

23 OGEnthusiast 2025-12-31 20:19:07 UTC wsj.com Full Share 19

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FTX whistleblower Caroline Ellison set for early release next month

21 jxmorris12 2025-12-31 19:53:25 UTC invezz.com Llama Share 43

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 to report the issue.

RunAgent Genie – Ultimate Prompt Engineering Game with Advanced Guardrails

14 sawradip 2025-12-31 20:32:48 UTC genie.run-agent.ai Full Share 6

[ STAGE: LANDING ][ ENCRYPTION: SECURE_v2 ]