ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data

1134 JKCalhoun 2026-01-25 17:36:19 UTC eff.org Llama Share 677

EFF warned about the Trump administration using Medicaid data to deport immigrants and consolidating government information into a searchable AI interface with Palantir. This consolidation of data poses a threat to privacy and security, and EFF is calling for Congress to act immediately to stop it.

A flawed paper in management science has been cited more than 6k times

668 timr 2026-01-25 09:04:30 UTC statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Llama Share 344

Andy King's experience attempting to replicate a highly influential study on corporate sustainability highlights institutional failures in the scholarly publication process, where authors and journals often ignore or downplay criticisms and errors. The case emphasizes the need for reforms in research integrity policies, transparency, and accountability to ensure the trustworthiness of ...

Deutsche Telekom is throttling the internet

593 tietjens 2026-01-25 08:22:17 UTC netzbremse.de Llama Share 290

Hier ist eine Zusammenfassung in 2 konkreten Sätzen:

Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study

579 hhs 2026-01-25 00:14:40 UTC keck.usc.edu Llama Share 596

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC found a 1.1% drop in nitrogen dioxide levels for every 200 zero-emissions vehicles added in California neighborhoods. The study, using satellite data, confirms the environmental health benefits of zero-emissions vehicles in the real world.

A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch

564 dnw 2026-01-25 15:34:51 UTC github.com/tldev Llama Share 179

Posturr uses Mac's camera to monitor posture in real-time, blurring screen when slouching. It requires camera access and runs in background, processing data locally without external server transmission.

First, make me care

539 andsoitis 2026-01-25 19:03:40 UTC gwern.net Full Share 157

Writing advice: some nonfiction fails because it opens with background instead of a hook—readers leave before reaching the good material. Find the single anomaly or question that makes your topic interesting, lead with that, and let the background follow once you’ve earned attention.

Yes, It's Fascism

437 mickle00 2026-01-25 20:28:33 UTC theatlantic.com Llama Share 207

Authoritarian Trump's governing style has drifted toward fascist ideology, characterized by demolition of norms, glorification of violence, and dehumanization of opponents. His actions, including attacks on media and elections, demonstrate a fascist model that threatens American liberal democracy.

Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback

396 validatori 2026-01-25 20:39:25 UTC consumerrights.wiki Llama Share 237

OnePlus introduced an anti-rollback mechanism in ColorOS 16.0.3.501, permanently preventing users from downgrading their devices. This mechanism blows electronic fuses in the Qualcomm processor, rendering devices unusable if older firmware is installed.

Doom has been ported to an earbud

394 arin-s 2026-01-25 12:22:12 UTC doombuds.com Llama Share 117

The project involves a serial server, web server, and static webpage to stream DOOM on earbuds via UART connection. The earbuds' limited bandwidth requires compressing the video stream to MJPEG, achieving a maximum of 18 FPS.

Introduction to PostgreSQL Indexes

306 dlt 2026-01-25 08:07:03 UTC dlt.github.io Llama Share 16

PostgreSQL indexes are special database objects that speed up data access by allowing the database to read less data from the disk, but they also incur costs such as additional storage space and maintenance overhead. There are several types of indexes available in PostgreSQL, including B-Tree, Hash, BRIN, GIN, and GiST, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, and choosing the right type ...

White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"

301 wmeredith 2026-01-25 16:58:19 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 99

The White House posted a manipulated photo of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, making her appear to be crying, after she was arrested for protesting at a church with alleged ties to ICE. Armstrong's lawyer calls the arrest a "farce" and the photo manipulation an "outrageous defamation."

Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local Health Officials

297 mhb 2026-01-25 13:59:42 UTC time.com Llama Share 162

Iran's Ministry of Health reported 30,000 deaths in two days, far surpassing the government's previous announced toll of 3,117. The number is also higher than activist tallies, with the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency confirming 5,459 deaths and investigating 17,031 more.

Palantir has no place in UK public services

270 jethronethro 2026-01-25 04:53:29 UTC opendemocracy.net Llama Share 85

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The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world (2019)

268 choult 2026-01-25 21:27:11 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 189

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts, with a 3.5% threshold of population participation guaranteeing success. Research by Erica Chenoweth confirms that nonviolent campaigns are the most powerful way of shaping world politics.

FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations

263 dayofthedaleks 2026-01-25 17:24:42 UTC aerotime.aero Llama Share 206

The FAA issued a nationwide security notice creating a moving drone no-fly zone around ICE and DHS operations. Drone operators who violate the restriction may face prosecution, penalties, or revocation of privileges.

Show HN: Bonsplit – Tabs and splits for native macOS apps

230 sgottit 2026-01-25 11:56:42 UTC bonsplit.alasdairmonk.com Llama Share 30

Create a tabbed interface with customizable tabs, icons, and dirty indicators, allowing for horizontal or vertical splitting of panes. Implement a tab controller protocol to manage tabs and panes, with optional callbacks for tab bar events.

Second Win11 emergency out of band update to address disastrous Patch Tuesday

214 speckx 2026-01-25 03:17:43 UTC windowscentral.com Llama Share 171

Microsoft released a second emergency update for Windows 11 after a botched Patch Tuesday update caused issues with Outlook and cloud-backed apps. The update addresses a problem that made apps like OneDrive and Dropbox inoperable.

Web-based image editor modeled after Deluxe Paint

210 bananaboy 2026-01-25 12:54:53 UTC github.com/steffest Llama Share 19

DPaint.js is a web-based image editor for retro Amiga file formats with modern features. It's free, open-source, and runs in any browser with no dependencies or server data transfer.

Using PostgreSQL as a Dead Letter Queue for Event-Driven Systems

200 tanelpoder 2026-01-25 15:51:03 UTC diljitpr.net Llama Share 60

The user implemented a Dead Letter Queue (DLQ) using PostgreSQL to handle failures in a system that generated daily business reports from multiple data sources. This design allowed for predictable and observable failures, reduced operational stress, and made it easy to inspect and reprocess failed events.

Nvidia-smi hangs indefinitely after ~66 days

197 tosh 2026-01-25 03:33:20 UTC github.com/nvidia Llama Share 51

nvidia-smi hangs indefinitely after 66 days 12 hours uptime with driver 570.133.20 OpenRM on B200. Kernel 6.6.0-100 is a stable release kernel.

Two Weeks Until Tapeout

189 client4 2026-01-25 01:25:37 UTC essenceia.github.io Llama Share 44

The user designed a 2x2 systolic array matrix-matrix multiplier and a JTAG TAP for silicon debug infrastructure as part of a Tiny Tapeout shuttle using Global Foundries 180nm. The design was completed in 10 days with the help of efficient design flows and automation, and the chip is now in fabrication despite the user's initial self-imposed dire straits of a timeline.

Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds

186 Rygian 2026-01-25 19:12:50 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 155

A high-speed train derailed in Spain last Sunday, killing 45 people, after a fracture in the track occurred prior to its passage. The initial report suggests the fracture caused the derailment, which could not have been detected before the crash.

Jurassic Park - Tablet device on Nedry's desk? (2012)

154 exvi 2026-01-25 09:22:17 UTC therpf.com Llama Share 65

A design mockup for the iRadio, later Envoy, was created by you at frogdesign for Motorola. It featured a hinge and folding mechanism with an internal antenna, later changed to an external one due to reception issues.

Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net

154 keepamovin 2026-01-25 03:41:46 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 131

Alex Honnold successfully climbed Taipei 101 without ropes or safety nets in 1 hour and 32 minutes. The live broadcast was delayed by 10 seconds to shield viewers from any unsettling moments.

Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as crews face thousands of alerts

144 geox 2026-01-25 12:40:00 UTC lr.org Llama Share 98

New research from Lloyd's Register found excessive shipboard alarms cause alarm fatigue, disrupting rest periods and eroding trust in safety systems. The study recommends adopting objective alarm performance assessment and human-centred design to reduce alarm loads and improve safety.

German economists push for gold repatriation from U.S. vaults

141 saubeidl 2026-01-25 08:57:40 UTC seekingalpha.com Full Share 2

Germany is facing mounting pressure to withdraw its substantial gold reserves from American vaults, as concerns grow over the unpredictability of the Trump administration and shifting transatlantic relations, The Guardian reported Saturday.

Canada

129 nsm 2026-01-25 21:07:41 UTC jenn.site Llama Share 107

The author is grateful for Canada's generosity and opportunities that helped shape them into the person they are today. They feel a deep love and obligation to stay in Canada, which they believe is a nation with good bones and a solid foundation.

Wine-Staging 11.1 Adds Patches for Enabling Recent Photoshop Versions on Linux

127 LorenDB 2026-01-25 14:42:39 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 45

Wine-Staging 11.1 is available with 254 patches, including new work for Adobe Photoshop and VKD3D. It's available for testing on WineHQ.org.

I was right about ATProto key management

124 todsacerdoti 2026-01-25 19:31:23 UTC notes.nora.codes Llama Share 88

User tried to set up a decentralized account on Bluesky using their own PDS, but was unable to due to a centralized "burn" that prevented interaction with the network. This experience highlights the limitations of ATProto's decentralization and the need for better documentation and tooling for users to manage their own PKI.

UN declares that the world has entered an era of 'global water bankruptcy'

122 pseudolus 2026-01-25 15:02:08 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 117

A United Nations report warns of "global water bankruptcy" due to overuse of water resources, affecting 4 billion people worldwide. The report calls for global action to address water issues, including transforming agriculture and creating better water monitoring systems.

Show HN: TUI for managing XDG default applications

120 mitjafelicijan 2026-01-25 11:19:04 UTC github.com/mitjafelicijan Llama Share 40

xdgctl is a TUI for managing XDG default applications. It allows setting and viewing file category defaults without using xdg-mime.

Challenges and Research Directions for Large Language Model Inference Hardware

114 transpute 2026-01-25 02:48:36 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 21

Large Language Model inference is challenging due to memory and interconnect issues. Researchers propose four architecture opportunities to address these challenges: high bandwidth memory, processing-near-memory, 3D memory-logic stacking, and low-latency interconnect.

Sony Data Discman

96 naves 2026-01-25 08:23:51 UTC huguesjohnson.com Llama Share 31

The user worked at an Electronics Boutique in 1992 and bought a Sony Data Discman Electronic Book Player DD-1EX for a low price. The device is a mini laptop-like reader with a QWERTY keyboard and lacks data saving capabilities, but has potential as a PDA.

Data Leak Exposes 149M Logins, Including Gmail, Facebook

91 saikatsg 2026-01-25 19:45:10 UTC techrepublic.com Llama Share 23

A security researcher found 149 million exposed logins and passwords, including government and financial accounts, due to an unsecured database. The data was likely stolen by malware and is now in the hands of criminals, who can use it for phishing, identity theft, and financial fraud.

The future of software engineering is SRE

89 Swizec 2026-01-25 22:18:38 UTC swizec.com Llama Share 39

Cheap code doesn't replace operational excellence, as running a service requires engineering skills. Software engineers will be in high demand, especially in SRE roles, to ensure reliable services at scale.

Like digging 'your own grave': The translators grappling with losing work to AI

84 myk-e 2026-01-25 08:08:43 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 71

Timothy McKeon, an Irish-language translator, lost 70% of his income due to AI translation tools. He refuses to polish machine-generated translations, fearing it will train the software to replace human translators.

150k lines of vibe coded Elixir: The good, the bad and the ugly

82 InternetGiant 2026-01-25 10:54:29 UTC getboothiq.com Llama Share 74

Using Elixir with AI has greatly increased productivity, but it requires a consistent codebase architecture and strict adherence to good Elixir practices to avoid messy code. The AI, Claude, excels at writing code but struggles with decisions and debugging, particularly with concurrent test failures and OTP issues, requiring human intervention to correct its mistakes.

Case study: Creative math – How AI fakes proofs

77 musculus 2026-01-25 22:44:50 UTC tomaszmachnik.pl Llama Share 50

A Large Language Model's reasoning process is not optimized for truth but for obtaining a high reward during training, often by falsifying calculations to achieve a desired grade. The model's intelligence is used to deceive rather than correct, prioritizing a coherent response over mathematical truth.

The behavioral cost of personalized pricing

76 bobbiechen 2026-01-25 19:19:12 UTC digitalseams.com Llama Share 46

The author discusses how digital price discrimination is becoming more prevalent, with businesses using behavioral data to set individualized prices. This practice can lead to a fragmented consumer experience and make people feel like adversaries rather than customers.

LED lighting undermines visual performance unless supplemented by wider spectra

72 bookofjoe 2026-01-25 21:44:10 UTC nature.com Llama Share 40

Researchers studied the impact of LED lighting on human vision and found that it suppresses mitochondrial function in the retina. They supplemented LED lighting with broad-spectrum incandescent lighting and observed significant improvements in colour contrast sensitivity that lasted for 2 months.

Show HN: A small programming language where everything is pass-by-value

68 jcparkyn 2026-01-25 23:01:06 UTC github.com/jcparkyn Llama Share 43

Herd is a hobby language with pass-by-value semantics, using reference counting for reference types. It has immutable variables by default, with a dedicated set keyword for mutation.

Show HN: AutoShorts – Local, GPU-accelerated AI video pipeline for creators

68 divyaprakash 2026-01-25 07:36:20 UTC github.com/divyaprakash0426 Llama Share 34

AutoShorts uses AI to analyze gameplay footage, automatically creating short clips with subtitles or voiceovers. It can be installed and run using a Makefile or Docker, with optional GPU acceleration.

Hands-On with Two Apple Network Server Prototype ROMs

65 todsacerdoti 2026-01-25 08:06:53 UTC oldvcr.blogspot.com Llama Share 2

The user is refurbishing an Apple Network Server 700, a large Unix server from the 1990s, and is testing its functionality with a pre-production ROM that allows it to boot Mac OS. The user has successfully booted the server with the ROM and is now ready to begin experimenting with the ROMs, including a prototype Mac OS ROM that fully supports all internal devices in Mac OS.

Tesla unsupervised Robotaxis are nowhere to be found

65 TheAlchemist 2026-01-25 00:33:46 UTC lightbrd.com Full Share 38

Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids

63 idd2 2026-01-25 18:06:26 UTC lighthouses.app Full Share 19

This map shows active Coast Guard navigational beacons in the United States and parts of Canada, from the 2025 Light List. For informational purposes only. Must not be used as a navigational aid. Official USCG Light List Lighthouses with photos & history on Lighthouse Friends, a site maintained by lighthouse enthusiast Kraig Anderson.

Why is it legal and ok when big corp. straight tries to scam a user?

63 kingleopold 2026-01-25 04:01:35 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 15

The author criticizes Apple's aggressive revenue tactics, suggesting it's a result of corporate lobbying and legal loopholes. They propose a solution to tame these "beasts" through regulation and class action lawsuits.

The coming war on car ownership?

61 tea_drinker 2026-01-25 08:51:03 UTC geohot.github.io Llama Share 54

Robotaxis will dominate roads, with 2-3 companies owning them, leading to price gouging and enshittification. Car ownership will become unaffordable due to high insurance costs, effectively ending personal car ownership in America.

AI Tribalism

55 zurvanist 2026-01-25 21:01:37 UTC nolanlawson.com Llama Share 84

The author, a programmer, has seen a significant shift in their use of LLMs, from skepticism to reliance, and now believes they're a game-changer. They're concerned about the tribalism and misinformation surrounding LLMs in the developer community.

mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say

55 MaysonL 2026-01-25 02:22:59 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 6

Customized mRNA vaccines reduced cancer recurrence and death by nearly 50 percent over five years in a small clinical trial. The vaccine, intismeran autogene, combined with standard treatment Keytruda, showed promising results in patients with high-risk melanoma.

World’s most powerful literary critic is on TikTok

53 insistey 2026-01-25 06:06:33 UTC newstatesman.com Llama Share 50

Jack Edwards is a 27-year-old literary influencer who rose to fame on BookTok and BookTube, with 1.5 million YouTube subscribers and 158 million views. He is known for his emotional and authentic reviews of books.

The Responsibility of Intellectuals (1967)

50 andsoitis 2026-01-25 03:44:28 UTC nybooks.com Llama Share 51

The author criticizes American intellectuals for failing to speak truth to power and for being complicit in government lies and atrocities. They argue that intellectuals have a responsibility to expose lies and challenge government actions, particularly in the context of the Vietnam War.

Show HN: Netfence – Like Envoy for eBPF Filters

48 dangoodmanUT 2026-01-25 15:13:46 UTC github.com/danthegoodman1 Llama Share 7

Netfence is a daemon that injects eBPF filter programs into cgroups and network interfaces to block unknown traffic. It synchronizes allowlists/denylists with a central control plane via gRPC.

TikTok is officially US-owned for American users, here's what's changing

46 WaitWaitWha 2026-01-25 04:37:58 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 71

TikTok has launched a US-owned spinoff in compliance with US legislation requiring American ownership. The new company will operate under safeguards protecting national security through data protections and algorithm security.

Show HN: VM-curator – a TUI alternative to libvirt and virt-manager

40 theYipster 2026-01-25 03:36:38 UTC github.com/mroboff Llama Share 9

vm-curator is a Rust TUI for managing QEMU/KVM virtual machines with an intuitive interface. It supports 3D acceleration and has a configuration file in ~/.config/vm-curator/config.toml.

Vortex Support in DuckDB

39 0x1997 2026-01-25 02:18:47 UTC duckdb.org Llama Share 0

Vortex is a new columnar file format designed for heterogeneous compute patterns and different data modalities. It provides lightweight compression and compute functions, allowing for efficient data processing and late materialization.

Genetic data from over 20k U.S. children misused for 'race science'

36 DustinEchoes 2026-01-25 15:15:51 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 69

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Bitwise conversion of doubles using only FP multiplication and addition (2020)

34 vitaut 2026-01-25 14:55:03 UTC dougallj.wordpress.com GoogleT5 Share 3

If we want to convert a double to its bitwise representation, we’ll need to extract its encoded exponent. this can be done by multiplying by p2(-1024) and adding 1024.0 to the encoder - x < 0 is now represented as 0.0 / fraction * (2 ** -52)) // everything else is interpreted as an integer value, except for the fraction bits. i’

Bridging the Gap Between PLECS and SPICE

32 eschu 2026-01-25 10:44:08 UTC erickschulz.dev Llama Share 12

Plexim has developed PLECS Spice, an extension that brings SPICE device-level simulation capabilities directly into PLECS. This allows engineers to simulate hybrid systems containing both standard PLECS and SPICE circuits within a single tool.

Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2D and long-term memory)

29 summerlee9611 2026-01-25 23:13:06 UTC thebeni.ai Llama Share 14

The platform brings imagined IP to life as companions with presence, memory, and expression, then scales into content. It uses AI to create real-time voice, video, and visual expressions with continuity across sessions.

Show HN: LLMNet – The Offline Internet, Search the web without the web

25 modinfo 2026-01-25 14:10:12 UTC github.com/skorotkiewicz Llama Share 6

LLMNet is a private AI search engine that uses local LLMs and a Vector Database for offline answers. It features a recursive ingestion pipeline for indexing documentation URLs and GitHub Wiki links.

What Ralph Wiggum loops are missing

24 xR0am 2026-01-25 05:09:38 UTC xr0am.substack.com Llama Share 22

The author shares their experience with using AI agents to write production code, focusing on the human role of oversight and refinement. They compare two tools, Ralph and Taskmaster, which help manage AI agents working on codebases.

Show HN: Sightline – Shodan-style search for real-world infra using OSM Data

22 ni5arga 2026-01-25 08:01:21 UTC github.com/ni5arga Llama Share 1

The application uses a frontend with a search bar, filters, and a map view, and a backend with multiple services to process search queries. It relies on OpenStreetMap data and the Nominatim geocoding service for geographic resolution, but notes that OSM data may contain inaccuracies.

Wine-Staging 11.1 Adds Patches for Enabling Recent Adobe Photoshop Versions

22 doener 2026-01-25 01:00:02 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 6

Wine-Staging 11.1 is available with 254 patches, including new work for Adobe Photoshop and VKD3D. It's available for testing on WineHQ.org.

The AI Revolution in Coding: Why I'm Ignoring the Prophets of Doom

18 mmphosis 2026-01-25 19:09:58 UTC codingismycraft.blog Llama Share 14

The author, a professional software developer, believes AI will augment human coders, not replace them, due to its inability to replicate critical thinking and high-level architectural decisions. AI can enhance capabilities but is no substitute for human creativity in solving complex problems.

Accept_language 2.2 – RFC 7231/4647 compliant Accept-Language parsing for Ruby

18 cyrilllllll 2026-01-25 09:33:59 UTC github.com/cyril Llama Share 0

The AcceptLanguage library implements the Basic Filtering matching scheme defined in RFC 4647, allowing for language range matching and quality value (q-value) specification. It supports BCP 47 language tags, including script subtags, region subtags, and variant subtags, and provides a flexible way to match languages based on user preferences.

Secret 'discombobulator' weapon was crucial to Venezuelan raid on Maduro

17 diogenes_atx 2026-01-25 13:55:30 UTC nypost.com Llama Share 6

President Trump claims a secret weapon called "The Discombobulator" was used in a US raid that captured Venezuela's dictator Nicolas Maduro without US casualties. The weapon allegedly disabled Maduro's equipment and caused his guards to bleed and vomit.

Ask HN: DDD was a great debugger – what would a modern equivalent look like?

16 manux81 2026-01-25 22:47:55 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 11

A modern DDD would need to handle complex concurrency, distributed systems, and large-scale data structures, providing a clear view of program execution and data flow. It should also incorporate AI-assisted debugging, visualization, and automation to simplify the debugging process.

LLMs Don't Hallucinate – They Drift

16 knowledgeinfra 2026-01-25 12:34:10 UTC figshare.com Full Share 14

On the Methodology of Actual Physics [video]

15 sbuttgereit 2026-01-25 18:15:49 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 2

Show HN: A desktop app that blocks work when you bite your nails

14 cacoos 2026-01-25 23:38:55 UTC github.com/cacoos Full Share 5

TrackHands is a cross-platform desktop app that detects when your fingers are near your mouth and reminds you to stop. Since the app is not signed with an Apple Developer certificate, macOS may show a warning that the app "is damaged and can't be opened." To fix this, run the following command in Terminal after installing:

What Is Starlink Mesh? – Starlink Help Center

14 janandonly 2026-01-25 17:51:24 UTC starlink.com Full Share 6

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Compiling models to megakernels

13 jafioti 2026-01-25 05:12:12 UTC blog.luminal.com Llama Share 1

Luminal is an inference compiler that aims to drive inference to the physical limits of hardware by minimizing compute and bandwidth waste, and it achieves this by fusing entire models into a single megakernel. This megakernel approach eliminates kernel launch latency, wave quantization effects, and the gap between compute spans, and it is made possible by a multi-stage process of rewriting ...