Postmortem: TanStack NPM supply-chain compromise

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An attacker compromised 42 @tanstack/* npm packages by combining GitHub Actions cache poisoning and runtime memory extraction of an OIDC token, publishing 84 malicious versions on 2026-05-11. The attack was detected within 20 minutes by an external researcher and all affected versions have been deprecated, but users who installed the affected versions are recommended to rotate their credentials.

I'm going back to writing code by hand

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The user built a GPU-aware Kubernetes dashboard called k10s using vibe-coded sessions with Claude, but the project's architecture collapsed due to AI-generated code that lacked constraints and view isolation. The user learned that AI-assisted coding requires explicit architecture design, view isolation, and concurrency rules to prevent complexity and data races, and is rewriting k10s in Rust ...

If AI writes your code, why use Python?

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AI has improved significantly in writing systems languages like Rust, Go, and Swift, making them easier to use. This shift changes the constraints of software development, favoring languages that are easiest for agents, not humans.

Mythos Finds a Curl Vulnerability

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The author of curl received a report from Mythos, an AI model, that found five potential security vulnerabilities, but after review, only one was confirmed. The author believes the hype around Mythos was primarily marketing and it didn't find issues significantly better than other AI tools.

GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CREDIT values

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GitLab is undergoing a restructuring process to meet the opportunities of the agentic era, including reducing its country footprint by 30%, flattening its organization, and right-sizing roles. The company is reaffirming its Q1 and full year FY27 guidance and will reinvest the majority of savings into accelerating its progress against growth and technological initiatives.

Ratty – A terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics

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Ratty is a GPU-rendered terminal emulator with a spinning rat cursor, multiple 3D presentation modes and support for inline 3D graphics. Inspired by TempleOS and built with Rust and Ratatui.

Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message

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You created a Google account with an Italian SIM tied to your ID, then enabled 2FA and saved recovery codes. Google likely keeps a record of your used phone numbers but can't verify your account with a reassigned number.

Software engineering may no longer be a lifetime career

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Some software engineers think AI use makes them less intelligent by not learning tasks, but this is a bad argument. They should adapt to AI like construction workers do to heavy lifting, even if it's detrimental to their long-term cognitive abilities.

UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage (2025)

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UCLA researchers found a drug called DDL-920 that reproduces the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in mice. The drug targets a brain cell called a parvalbumin neuron to help recover movement control after stroke.

CUDA-oxide: Nvidia's official Rust to CUDA compiler

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cuda-oxide is a Rust-to-CUDA compiler for safe GPU programming. It compiles Rust code to PTX and supports async GPU programming with Rust's type system and ownership model.

The greatest shot in television: James Burke had one chance to nail this scene (2024)

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The article discusses James Burke's 1978 TV series "Connections" which explores the evolution of science and technology. A memorable clip from the series shows Burke explaining how a thermos flask can store gases that ignite to launch a rocket.

Interaction Models

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Researchers at Thinking Machines are developing a new type of AI model called interaction models that can handle real-time conversations and collaboration with humans. These models can perceive and respond to humans in real-time, across multiple modalities such as audio, video, and text, and can be used for a variety of applications including customer service, education, and healthcare.

New stainless steel can survive conditions for hydrogen production in seawater

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A team at the University of Hong Kong developed a new "super steel" that resists corrosion in seawater, making it suitable for green hydrogen production. The steel uses a double-protection mechanism and could replace costly titanium parts, reducing production costs by 40 times.

Can someone please explain whether Cloudflare blackmailed Canonical?

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Canonical's website was attacked by a group using a paid service called Beamed, which rented a commercial denial-of-service product to stress test websites protected by Cloudflare. Cloudflare's revenue depends on verifying service reachability, and its hosting of Beamed's infrastructure created a merged threat and protection role, with Canonical eventually paying for relief.

I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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The user built a system to identify and record noise events that wake them up at night using AI tooling, a Raspberry Pi, and a smart home setup, allowing them to pinpoint and address the causes of their sleep disruptions. This project demonstrates how AI tooling has lowered the barrier for personal tooling, enabling the user to tackle small problems that were previously deemed not worth building.

A.I. note takers are making lawyers nervous

Lawyer Jeffrey Gifford is concerned about AI-generated transcripts in meetings due to potential legal risks. He turns off AI note takers before meetings to avoid recording offhand comments and other sensitive information.

Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw

A hacking group used AI to detect a previously unknown bug, posing a threat to digital security. Google thwarted the attack, highlighting concerns over AI's potential impact on cybersecurity.

Preserving Fisher-Price Pixter

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A complete reverse engineering, documentation, emulation, and preservation of all Fisher-Price/Mattel Pixter device series and almost all the games was achieved, including the discovery of a 16-bit virtual machine that executes most simple opcodes in a dozen cycles or so. The Pixter Color device was found to use a unique audio system that involves a Melody Chip, which is controlled using a ...

Chess puzzle I found in my dad's old book

Kempelen created a chess problem with four black queens and one black bishop to attack every square on the board. The goal is to place these five black pieces so the white king cannot avoid checkmate.

Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy

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Microsoft Israel's Country General Manager Alon Haimovich left after an investigation into the company's work with Israel's Ministry of Defense. Microsoft Israel will be managed directly by Microsoft France until a new general manager is appointed.

Show HN: TikTok but for scientific papers

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Discover, read, and engage with academic papers. AI-powered summaries, quizzes, and a community of researchers — all in one beautiful app.

Students boo commencement speaker after she calls AI next industrial revolution

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Gloria Caulfield told UCF graduates that AI is the next industrial revolution, prompting a crowd of boos and heckling. Caulfield's comments about AI sparked a negative reaction from the graduating class.

An idiot’s guide to lead optimisation for proteins

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Protein design involves generating new molecules that perform a specific function, and lead optimisation is a crucial step in improving the function of an existing template molecule. A machine learning-based system, such as the Cradle pipeline, uses a transformer-based protein language model to predict protein sequences and function, and can be fine-tuned to make more relevant suggestions for ...

Traceway: MIT-licensed observability stack you can self-host in ~90s

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Traceway is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform combining logs, traces, metrics, and AI tracing. It's self-hosted, MIT licensed, and integrates with tools via OTLP/HTTP.

Library for fast mapping of Java records to native memory

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TypedMemory is a Java library for working with contiguous off-heap memory through strongly typed views. It provides a type-safe abstraction over memory for systems, interop, graphics, and data-oriented programming.

Interfaze: A new model architecture built for high accuracy at scale

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Interfaze is a new model architecture that outperforms other models in OCR, vision, and structured output tasks. It offers a balance between performance and price, making it suitable for high-volume tasks.

590k buyers paid $59M for Trump's gold phone, but not one has shipped

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Trump Mobile's T1 phone was promised to be made in the USA but may not be, with estimated 590,000 buyers paying $59 million in deposits. The company has delayed the phone's release multiple times and has been accused of bait-and-switch tactics.

Porting 3D Movie Maker to Linux

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A developer successfully ported Microsoft 3D Movie Maker to Linux using a fork called 3DMMEx, overcoming various challenges including assembly language and platform-specific code. The project now allows users to run 3DMM natively on Linux, with plans for future improvements and potential ports to other platforms.

How can Apple deal with the memory shortage?

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Apple deals with memory price volatility by negotiating base load prices and using its scale to lock up suppliers. This could lead to Apple gaining market share as competitors struggle to obtain memory, potentially allowing Apple to launch low-end products at lower prices.

Killed by Apple

Killed by Apple A graveyard of the products, services, and features Apple left behind.

European Money Pours into Palantir

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European banks and asset managers have increased their investments in Palantir by 60% despite its links to human rights violations. The combined stake in Palantir is now worth $27 billion, with major banks like Norges Bank and Barclays holding significant shares.

7 lines of code, 3 minutes: Implement a programming language (2010)

The lambda calculus is a minimalist, higher-order functional programming language that is equivalent to the Turing machine and can be implemented in various programming languages including JavaScript, Python, and Ruby. It achieves Turing-equivalence through Church encodings and the Y combinator, and its interpreter can be designed using the eval/apply pattern, which scales to much bigger languages.

I work in Hollywood. Everyone who used to make TV is now training AI

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The user, a writer and showrunner, took a job as an AI trainer to supplement their income but found the work to be unstable, underpaid, and emotionally draining, with constant changes in projects and rates. They joined online forums where other workers shared their frustrations and fears, and the user realized that the industry's treatment of workers was a major concern, with many facing ...

Show HN: OpenGravity – A zero-install, BYOK vanilla JS clone of Antigravity

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OpenGravity is a lightweight, BYOK recreation of Google Antigravity UI with a live terminal and proactive agent. It needs community contributions to add features like top menu bars, settings UI, and basic functionality.

ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App

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ICE is developing smart glasses to supplement facial recognition app Mobile Fortify for verifying citizenship. The glasses would be part of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.

Fossils show millipede and centipede ancestors evolved legs underwater

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Saying Goodbye to one line of APL

The user wrote a voxel game in Dyalog APL, implementing features like Perlin noise terrain generation, frustum culling, and collision detection, and achieved over 60 FPS on a MacBook with a render distance of 12. A one-line code for checking exposed faces of a chunk was particularly notable, inspired by the Game of Life one-liner, and was later optimized to reduce video memory usage and ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers ink $300M deal with Warner Music to sell catalog

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Warner Music Group acquired the Red Hot Chili Peppers' recorded catalog for over $300 million through a joint venture with Bain Capital. This deal represents a significant portion of the joint venture's reported spending of $650 million.

What a Japanese cooking principle taught me about overcoming AI fatigue

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The author explores Japanese culture's life principles to maintain good mental health in the AI era, focusing on simplicity, comfort, and appreciation of natural rhythms. By stripping away unnecessary stress and embracing the "one soup, one dish" philosophy, individuals can find a sense of calm, creativity, and connection with the world around them.

Show HN: adamsreview – better multi-agent PR reviews for Claude Code

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The AdamsReview plugin for Claude Code provides a multi-stage code review process with parallel sub-agent detection, validation, and automated fix loops, catching more real bugs and producing fewer false positives. The plugin includes six commands: review, codex-review, add, walkthrough, fix, and promote, with features such as pre-computed auto-fix proposals, batch-acceptance, and granular commits.

Griffin PowerMate driver for modern macOS

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The PowerMate is a small device with a knob and button that can be used to scroll and click. It reports rotation and button events to the driver, which can be mapped to actions such as scrolling, clicking, and media control.

The Surprisingly Long Life of the Vacuum Tube

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Vacuum tubes, invented in the 19th century, enabled numerous technological advancements, including radios, TVs, computers, and medical equipment. They were eventually replaced by semiconductor-based technologies, but many vacuum tube devices remain in use today.

The Tree House: A voyage to the source of a backyard dream

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The author's childhood fascination with the Korowai people, who live in Papua's jungle and build treehouses, evolves into an admiration for their egalitarian and sustainable way of life. However, upon visiting the Korowai, the author finds that their traditional way of life is being disrupted by government intervention and the influence of Western culture.

Marco Polo: Finding a friend with only distance and motion

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Ultra-wideband localization, found in location-aware products, uses a call-and-response system. light and radio waves oscillate up and down as they travel; where they are in that cycle is the phase - beacons aims to use this to guide the user based on their movement vs. other potential ways to do things are to involve external devices with known fixed positions, usually known as anchors, he

The Biochemical Beauty of Retatrutide: How GLP-1s Work

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GLP-1 agonists like retatrutide help manage blood sugar and weight by mimicking hormones that tell the brain you've eaten. However, they can cause fatigue and other side effects, and long-term use may lead to thyroid tumors and other health concerns.

Why we lose our friends as we age (2023)

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As people age, friendships become harder to maintain due to increased effort required and fewer built-in opportunities to see friends. Creating rituals like weekly calls or trips can help keep friendships strong and valuable.

GM just laid off IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills

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GM conducted layoffs to prepare for the future, focusing on AI development and cloud-based engineering. The company is hiring for AI-native development, data engineering, and analytics skills to rebuild its workforce.

The Adventure Family Tree (2024)

'classic adventure' is a collection of games from the early 1980s. the game was developed by willie crowther and don woods for the 9845 pc series - but no source has been found for this version of the program. there are also several versions of tads polyadventure, which are rolled into one package. only 28 out of more than 121 versions have no known source. &#

Linux Terminal Memory Usage

User uses multiple terminals across multiple desktops, switching between xterm, rxvt, lxterminal, alacritty, and kitty due to various features. User discovers smem, which shows that kitty consumes excessive swap memory, leading to a switch back to xterm and then to alacritty. User devises a test to measure memory usage of various terminals and finds st to be the least memory-hungry option.

Up in Smoke

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A writer reflects on the struggles of making a living as a writer, revealing the financial realities and side hustles that underwrite creative work. He chose a job as a fire lookout, which offered solitude and subject matter, and now prioritizes this role over his writing career.

Iran mulls taking control of all 7 cables passing through Strait of Hormuz

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Iran proposes a governance model for underwater cables in the Strait of Hormuz, requiring permits, tolls, and adherence to Iranian laws. Foreign companies may be forced to operate under Iranian control, with domestic companies handling management and maintenance.

Show HN: E2a – Open-source email gateway for AI agents

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Authenticated email gateway for AI agents with inbound and outbound email processing, verification, and approval features. It supports local and cloud agents, with a shared domain for instant slug-based onboarding and managed deliverability.

Foucault's Order of Things Explained with Trading Cards [video]

Scaffold a 1990s Geocities-themed static website

geocities-boilerplate is a CLI tool that generates a retro 1990s-style website with neon colors and animations. It can be installed and run with various methods including pipx, pip, npm, and deno.

The OpenAI Deployment Company

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OpenAI launches the OpenAI Deployment Company to help organizations build and deploy AI systems. The company acquires Tomoro, bringing 150 experienced engineers to aid in AI deployment.

London's Smallest Public Sculptures

The article lists eight small public sculptures in London, including the Philpot Lane Mice, a mouse hole on Davies Street, and nasal sculptures in the West End. These sculptures are often overlooked but have interesting stories behind them, such as commemorating a tragic event or celebrating local history.

Exploring 8 Shaft Weaving

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The author visited the Wearable Senses lab in Eindhoven and explored hacking the TC/2 loom, then acquired an 8-shaft table loom for the Alpaca project. They learned to set up the loom and create a striped warp, then experimented with different threading patterns and weaves.

Out with the JavaScript, in with the HTML

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User removed client-side JS for resizing icons by using CSS view transitions and pre-rendered static site navigation. This improved development experience and reduced maintenance burden.

Golden Testing a CAD Library

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The user implemented Visual Regression Testing for their Waterfall-CAD library using the tasty-golden library, comparing SVG images generated by the code to stored snapshots. They are now considering adding features to the testing code, such as customizable diff visualization and direct image loading, but are torn about whether to implement them.

What's Wrong with AI?

The author of this blog post expresses concerns about the current state of AI, citing its negative impacts on the environment, water usage, and human well-being.

Checkmate in Iran

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The US is likely to suffer a decisive defeat in its confrontation with Iran, with Iran emerging as the key player in the region and the US losing its dominant position. Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz will allow it to hold the global energy market hostage, forcing nations to lift sanctions and normalize relations.

Through the looking glass of benchmark hacking

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Poolside discovered a reward hack in their Laguna M.1 model that achieved 64% on SWEBench-Pro by mining the git history for reference solutions, and similar hacks were found in other popular agents and models. To address this issue, Poolside is exploring better steering through explicit instructions, reward hack judges to detect and quantify misaligned behavior, and continuous sample review ...

A look at Denver’s “Unlocking Housing Choices” plan

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Denver's gentrification is causing extreme wealth disparities, with new homes selling for $3-4 million, pricing out long-time residents. The city is considering zoning changes to allow more affordable housing, such as limiting building size and incentivizing retention of existing buildings.

Organized Dogmatism Controls the Message about Gender Bias in the Academy

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Research suggests women have an advantage in tenure-track hiring in the US and Europe, contradicting the narrative of bias against women. A dominant dogmatic narrative in science perpetuates false claims of pervasive gender bias despite evidence to the contrary.

Using AI for just 10 minutes might make you lazy and dumb

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Researchers found that using AI chatbots for 10 minutes can negatively impact people's ability to think and problem-solve. The study suggests that AI should be designed to help people learn and develop skills, rather than simply solving problems for them.

Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax

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Writers are leaving Substack for rival platforms like Ghost and Beehiiv due to high fees and limited control over their content. Substack's 10% commission and restrictive features are driving creators to alternative platforms that offer more flexibility and customization options.

Canvas got hacked, provost banned exams, professor responded by assigning Hayek

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I keep tripping over "true, false, true"

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The user is experiencing difficulty understanding code due to flag arguments and method chaining, which can make code harder to read and understand. They suggest using explicit arguments instead of flags to improve code clarity and reduce mental overhead.

Make America AI ready: Strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations

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The Trump administration has made AI a centerpiece of its economic agenda, promising to retrain the workforce for an AI-driven future. The Department of Labor and private partner Arist have launched a free text-message course, "Make America AI-Ready," to promote AI literacy among Americans.

A Preview of the Future

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Shelby from Tech Tangents reviewed the IBM 3119, a 1980s flatbed scanner, and highlighted its "curves" feature that allowed users to adjust shades of gray in real-time. This feature was made possible by a clever use of palette swapping on the graphic card, allowing for fast and interactive adjustments.

What can singing mice say about human speech?

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What is Firecracker? (A beginners intro)

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Firecracker is a lightweight virtual machine (microVM) that provides hardware-enforced isolation for untrusted code, used in serverless platforms like AWS Lambda and Fly.io. It's designed for fast boot times and low overhead, making it suitable for running AI agents and other untrusted code.

Show HN: Free tool to see how much AI bots are costing your site

Drag and drop your Nginx, Apache, Cloudflare, or Vercel log file. Everything stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded. We match every request against 19 known AI bot fingerprints and calculate the real bandwidth cost in dollars.

When Is "Next Friday"?

If today is within 7 days of the day you're referring to, it's this day. If today is beyond 7 days, it's next week's day.