Bugs Apple loves

Users Affected × Frequency × Time Per Incident How many Apple users hit this bug, how often, and how long they suffer each time.

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Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

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BitLocker recovery keys are uploaded to Microsoft's cloud by default, allowing authorities to access encrypted data. This raises concerns about privacy and security risks, including potential hacking of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.

AI Usage Policy

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The user received a newsletter for Lumo despite opting out and Proton Support initially denied it was a Lumo email. The user believes Proton and GitHub are abusing their services by ignoring opt-out requests.

I built a light that reacts to radio waves [video]

Proof of Corn

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seth responds to @fredwilson, saying AI can't directly affect the physical world, but it can orchestrate systems and people to achieve tasks, like a farm manager. Claude Code is an AI that aggregates data, makes decisions, and coordinates human operators to grow real corn.

Booting from a vinyl record (2020)

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A person created a bootable record for a PC using a record player, amplifier, and custom ROM. The record contains a 64K RAM drive with a FreeDOS kernel and loads through the PC's cassette interface.

Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee

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Tesla is introducing a $99 monthly subscription fee for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, previously available for a one-time $8,000 fee. The move aims to generate recurring revenue as the company seeks to improve its profit margins amidst declining sales and emissions credits loss.

Radicle: The Sovereign Forge

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Radicle is a decentralized, open-source code collaboration platform built on Git, allowing users to control their data and workflow. It enables censorship-resistant collaboration, local-first functionality, and easy data migration with a modular stack and various interfaces.

Gas Town's agent patterns, design bottlenecks, and vibecoding at scale

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Steve Yegge's Gas Town is a chaotic, vibecoded agent orchestrator that sparks debate on the future of software development. Despite its inefficiencies, it reveals useful patterns for future agentic systems and highlights the need for better design and agent orchestration.

Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate (2020)

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Medieval city builders often deviate from historical accuracy, featuring linear growth and unrealistic scenarios, but incorporating realistic elements like flood valleys and tithe collection could enhance realism. A more historically accurate game would involve planning settlements, managing resources, and dealing with threats like disease, war, and social unrest.

What has Docker become?

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Docker Inc has struggled to find its place in 2026 after creating the containerization standard everyone uses. The company has pivoted from orchestration to developer tools to AI and security, but its business model remains unclear.

Microsoft mishandling example.com

Microsoft's Autodiscover service has incorrectly routed the IANA-reserved example.com domain to Sumitomo Electric Industries' mail servers since at least February 2020. This misconfiguration was manually added to Microsoft's database and has existed for nearly six years.

Updates to our web search products and Programmable Search Engine capabilities

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Evolving Programmable Search Engine Programmable Search Engine helps hundreds of partners – from academic institutions to retail websites – ...

Show HN: Whosthere: A LAN discovery tool with a modern TUI, written in Go

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Whosthere is a Go-based LAN discovery tool with a modern TUI that performs unprivileged scans using mDNS, SSDP, and ARP. It can be configured via a YAML file and provides a friendly way to discover devices on your network.

Unrolling the Codex agent loop

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Codex CLI is a software agent that uses an LLM to generate responses to user input, with an agent loop that iterates between model inference and tool calls. The agent loop manages context window and uses prompt caching to optimize performance, with compaction enabled to avoid running out of context window.

KORG phase8 – Acoustic Synthesizer

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phase8 is an 8-voice acoustic synthesizer merging physical and electronic sound generation. It features envelope shaping, sequencing, and modulation, with interchangeable resonators for custom sound creation.

Zotero 8

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Zotero 8 introduces a unified citation dialog and various improvements, including a new appearance panel and support for reader themes. It also adds features like note tabs, automatic attachment filename syncing, and a version for Linux running on ARM64 devices.

Auto-compact not triggering on Claude.ai despite being marked as fixed

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Auto-compact in Claude.ai doesn't work as expected, causing context window issues. It was reported broken after January 14 outage and remains unfixed despite being flagged as fixed on January 15.

Replacing Protobuf with Rust

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PgDog, a PostgreSQL proxy, improved performance by replacing Protobuf with direct C-to-Rust bindings, resulting in a 5x improvement in parsing queries and a 10x improvement in deparsing. The team used an LLM to automate the process of replacing Protobuf with Rust structs, which led to a 25% improvement in pgbench benchmarks.

Talking to LLMs has improved my thinking

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Large language models help clarify vague thoughts by mapping internal patterns to language. This improves the interface between thinking and language, increasing clarity and explicit representation of ideas.

New YC homepage

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YC creates a highly productive environment among founders, fostering a sense of urgency and community. It pushes founders to new levels of speed and productivity, resetting their expectations.

The lost art of XML

The author argues that XML is a superior data format to JSON due to its built-in schema validation, namespace support, and self-description capabilities, which provide a more robust and reliable way to represent data. Despite the existence of binary XML encodings like Fast Infoset and EXI, the industry has abandoned XML in favor of JSON and other formats, prioritizing developer convenience ...

U.S. Formally Withdraws from World Health Organization

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The tech monoculture is finally breaking

The tech industry has shifted from a golden era of variety and innovation in the 90s and early 2000s to a period of consolidation and homogenization, but now new paradigms are emerging with a focus on unique personalities and experiences. This shift is driven by consumer demand for alternatives, nostalgia, and a desire for devices that feel personal, leading to a potential new golden era of ...

White House defends sharing AI image showing arrested woman crying

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The White House shared an AI-manipulated image of a woman arrested by US authorities, which was viewed nearly five million times on X. Experts say this is not the first time the White House has used AI-generated content, which can be "troubling" and erode public trust.

Stunnel

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Stunnel is a proxy that adds TLS encryption to existing clients and servers without code changes, using OpenSSL for cryptography. It's free software with commercial support available, distributed under GNU GPL with OpenSSL exception.

United States Completes WHO Withdrawal

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Route leak incident on January 22, 2026

On January 22, 2026, an automated routing policy configuration error caused a 25-minute BGP route leak from Cloudflare's Miami data center, affecting multiple external parties and causing congestion, elevated loss, and higher latency for some Cloudflare customer traffic. Cloudflare has apologized for the incident and is taking steps to improve routing security, including patching the failure ...

White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying

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Banned C++ features in Chromium

Chromium's C++ style guide bans certain language and library features due to various reasons such as incomplete toolchain support, security concerns, or overlap with existing Chromium code. The guide requires proposing changes to the status of a feature by sending an email to [email protected].

House vote keeps federal "kill switch" vehicle mandate

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A Republican amendment to block federal funding for vehicle "kill switch" enforcement failed in the House, with 268 voting against and 164 in favor. The law requiring impaired-driving prevention systems in new vehicles remains intact, with regulators now deciding on its implementation and potential impact on driver data and civil liberties.

Why I don't have fun with Claude Code

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The author values the process of creating software over the end result, enjoying the learning and problem-solving aspects. They believe AI coding tools like Claude Code can be useful for automating tasks, but may not be suitable for those who value the process of coding.

The state of modern AI text to speech systems for screen reader users

Modern text to speech technology for blind users has not changed in 30 years due to differing needs. Current AI-based systems are unsuitable for screen readers due to dependency bloat, accuracy issues, slow speed, and lack of control.

TikTok Is Now Collecting More Data About Its Users

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TikTok users in the US are being asked to agree to new terms of service and privacy policy after the app's transition to US-based ownership. The changes include collecting precise location data and using user interactions with AI tools for targeted ads.

Tesla fined for repeatedly failing to help UK police over driving offences

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Tesla has been convicted 18 times in UK courts for failing to identify drivers involved in road traffic offences. The company has been ordered to pay over £20,000 in fines and costs for repeatedly ignoring police requests.

Notes on the Intel 8086 processor's arithmetic-logic unit

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The 8086 processor has a 16-bit ALU that performs arithmetic and logic operations, with a two-step process involving microcode instructions to configure the ALU and retrieve results. The ALU control circuitry generates control signals based on micro-instructions and machine code instructions.

Presence in Death

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Tibetans believe tukdam bodies signify consciousness, but scientists struggle to prove this through biophysical means. They seek to understand the unusual preservation of these bodies, but cultural sensitivity and the sacredness of death hinder research.

Killing the ISP Appliance: An eBPF/XDP Approach to Distributed BNG

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The user built an open-source, eBPF-accelerated BNG that runs directly on OLT hardware to solve ISP edge infrastructure problems. This distributed architecture is more resilient, has lower latency, and is operationally simpler than traditional centralized appliances.

Waypoint-1: Real-Time Interactive Video Diffusion from Overworld

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Waypoint-1 is a real-time interactive video model that can create a world you can step into and interact with via text, mouse, and keyboard controls. It's a latent model trained on 10,000 hours of video game footage with fast inference and zero latency.

Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?

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Nobody likes lag: How to make low-latency dev sandboxes

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Compyle's initial architecture for ephemeral cloud dev environments had slow startup times and extra network hops, causing unbearable lag in terminals and IDEs. By simplifying the architecture, removing socket servers, and keeping warm pools in multiple regions, Compyle achieved significant performance improvements and reduced terminal roundtrip time from over 200ms to 14ms.

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys to Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

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Microsoft provides BitLocker encryption keys to law enforcement with valid warrants, raising concerns about user data security. Experts say Microsoft should provide stronger protection for consumers' personal devices and data, like Apple and Google.

Ask HN: What's the current best local/open speech-to-speech setup?

You're trying to implement a local voice assistant with low latency and interruptible speech-to-speech functionality. You're having trouble finding a reproducible example of using Qwen3 Omni for real-time speech-to-speech conversion.

Arkansas inmates restricted from receiving physical books, other media directly

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Arkansas inmates will no longer receive books, newspapers, or magazines directly due to a new policy aimed at reducing contraband. Critics argue this restriction severely limits access to reading materials, which can be outdated on prison-issued tablets.

Neko: History of a Software Pet (2022)

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Neko is a long-living software project created in the 1980s by Naoshi Watanabe, with various versions developed for different platforms. The project has been recreated and adapted by the community over the years, with a public code repository serving as a historical archive.

Mental Models (2018)

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The text discusses various mental models and concepts that help us understand the world, make better decisions, and spot opportunities. These models include velocity, reciprocity, thermodynamics, inertia, friction, and leverage, which can be applied to various aspects of life to achieve success and progress.

Why are there so many CPU bugs nowadays

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Modern CPUs have become so complex that it's impossible to test all possible conditions, leading to logic bugs and other issues that can manifest as software bugs. These bugs can be caused by a variety of factors, including mispredicted branches, instruction timing, and data races, and can be difficult to fix, especially if they occur on critical paths or require microcode updates.

Vibe a Guitar Pedal

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The Endless is a studio-grade audio processor with a clean analog input and output, and a Playground for designing effects. It costs $20 for a new Endless, with optional effect purchases starting at $1.

How to Leave Germany

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When leaving Germany, give a resignation letter and deregister your address to stop paying taxes.

Show HN: New 3D Mapping website - Create heli orbits and "playable" map tours.

Create captivating interactive map tours of the best spots in your area with interactive fly-to maps.

Three RCEs in Ilias Learning Management System

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Researchers discovered three RCE vulnerabilities in ILIAS versions 8, 9, and 10, including unauthenticated and authenticated exploits. Patches are now available, and the vulnerabilities were reported through a responsible disclosure process.

The Cscript Style Guide – CScript is the standard C

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Cscript is a C language variant that removes cognitive load by using auto variables and garbage collection. It's optimized for developer speed and portability, ideal for 32-bit systems.

Certificate Transparency Log Explorer

Freestyle provisions wildcard certificates for customers, but malicious actors use Certificate Transparency (CT) logs to discover preview domains. The project monitors Google Chrome's CT logs to understand how CT works and protect customers from malicious traffic.

Metastable Failures and Interactions Between Systems

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Metastable failures are self-sustaining performance failures caused by positive feedback loops in systems, which can be mitigated by minimizing interactions, avoiding positive feedback, and making signals unambiguous. Strategies to avoid metastable failures include minimizing unnecessary interactions, avoiding actions that create positive feedback, and making signals unambiguous, but ...

EquipmentShare (YC W15) goes public

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EquipmentShare founders from rural Missouri built a company solving their own construction problems with a deep understanding of the industry. They started by renting equipment and grew into a national platform helping contractors manage fleets and run operations better.