Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes

731 littlexsparkee 2026-06-04 00:18:02 UTC dailycal.org Llama Share 715

UC Berkeley computer science classes saw significantly higher failing grades in spring 2026 due to students' overreliance on AI and lack of mathematical preparedness. Instructors point to understaffing and academic dishonesty as contributing factors, with some professors calling for changes in grading policies and student support.

U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

609 rguiscard 2026-06-04 00:44:13 UTC e360.yale.edu Llama Share 448

The Trump administration plans to dismantle an ocean observation system with over 900 instruments in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, leaving scientists without critical data on ocean health. Democrats in Congress vow to "fight" the plan, citing the importance of long-term ocean monitoring amid growing climate concerns.

VoidZero Is Joining Cloudflare

570 coloneltcb 2026-06-04 13:00:51 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 256

Cloudflare is acquiring VoidZero, the company behind Vite, but Vite will remain open source and vendor-agnostic. Cloudflare will invest $1 million in a Vite ecosystem fund to support maintainers and contributors.

Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

503 mooreds 2026-06-04 11:17:34 UTC fieggen.com Llama Share 190

The Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot is a secure and symmetrical knot that won't come undone on its own. It involves wrapping loops around each other and feeding them through a hole in the middle to create a tight, closed knot.

French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', dies at 56

403 fidotron 2026-06-04 11:39:28 UTC france24.com Full Share 114

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I built a vulnerable app and spent $1,500 seeing if LLMs could hack it

379 jc4p 2026-06-04 00:56:32 UTC kasra.blog Llama Share 207

The user tested various LLMs to see if they could reproduce a common class of exploits in a fake React Native app and backend, specifically accessing a user's private reviews through Firebase. Most models were able to find Firebase but struggled to directly access it, with some getting distracted by trying to use Firebase Auth on the API instead.

Wind and solar generated more power than gas globally in April 2026

365 speckx 2026-06-04 14:36:39 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 325

Wind and solar generated 22% of global electricity in April 2026, surpassing gas for the first time. Renewable sources produced 531 TWh of electricity, 54 TWh more than gas plants globally.

UK media fails to disclose defence sector links in nearly 60% of cases

360 XzetaU8 2026-06-04 08:45:36 UTC aoav.org.uk Llama Share 199

UK media frequently presents retired senior military figures as independent experts without disclosing their commercial interests. This creates a misleading impression of impartiality and undermines public trust in media reporting on defence and security issues.

When AI Builds Itself: Our progress toward recursive self-improvement

327 meetpateltech 2026-06-04 16:20:17 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 430

AI systems are rapidly accelerating their own development, with Anthropic's Claude model writing 80% of the company's code and improving at a rate of 3x per year. This trend points to a future where AI systems can fully design and develop their own successors.

The desperation of NYTimes

314 rozumem 2026-06-04 17:39:13 UTC rozumem.xyz Llama Share 282

The user subscribed to NYTimes but was annoyed by 5 onboarding emails they couldn't opt out of. They felt powerless and think NYTimes is desperate for clicks.

Anthropic's open-source framework for AI-powered vulnerability discovery

262 binyu 2026-06-04 20:11:20 UTC github.com/anthropics Llama Share 91

This is a reference implementation for autonomous vulnerability discovery and remediation using Claude, which includes a lightweight SDK-only walkthrough and a managed option called Claude Security. The implementation provides a step-by-step guide to building a vulnerability finding pipeline, customizing the logic, and using it with various access to Claude APIs.

Retro-Tech Parenting

243 mawise 2026-06-04 16:02:35 UTC havenweb.org Llama Share 168

As a technologist and parent, I'm choosing to share enriching aspects of technology with my kids by using physical media like CDs and DVDs, and setting up a home phone and computer with curated access to the internet.

Meta's ships facial recognition on smart glasses

223 buchodi 2026-06-04 19:36:48 UTC buchodi.com Llama Share 202

The Meta app Stella for smart glasses has a complete on-device facial recognition system, including detection, alignment, embedding, and notification, but it is not active for ordinary users. The system is functional and can recognize faces, but it requires enrollment data and is not enabled in production, suggesting it is a capability waiting to be shipped.

The ways we contain Claude across products

221 jbredeche 2026-06-04 00:27:52 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 94

Anthropic engineers discuss agent security risks and containment strategies for their AI products, including Claude Code and Claude Cowork. They emphasize the importance of environment-layer defenses, such as isolation and egress controls, to prevent data exfiltration and other security breaches.

Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

206 BrunoBernardino 2026-06-04 08:56:10 UTC uruky.com Llama Share 194

Uruky is a private EU-based search engine with no ads, tracking, or analytics, offering personalized results and a copy of the source code after 12 months of paid service. It focuses on search functionality without AI, assistants, or news, prioritizing user privacy and independence.

Sagrada Família Lego set

181 speckx 2026-06-04 16:25:20 UTC lego.com Full Share 150

Your points = discounts!If you've got enough points, you can use them at the checkout for an instant saving. Even more special rewardsYou can also swap your points for exciting rewards - like hats, bags, digital downloads and more. LEGO® Insiders PointsThe points value you see is an estimate. Actual points will be calculated when you check out.Join LEGO® Insiders

Gaussian Point Splatting

175 ibobev 2026-06-04 10:48:13 UTC momentsingraphics.de Llama Share 65

Researchers propose Gaussian point splatting, a method to render Gaussian splats efficiently. It uses parallel programming and culling to render hundreds of millions of Gaussians in real time.

American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn

169 andsoitis 2026-06-04 02:44:40 UTC economist.com Llama Share 310

Historians criticize Charles Mackay's book for its historical inaccuracies but traders praise it for its insights on market bubbles. The book's chapter on the end of the world is relevant to modern business.

Google employees internally share memes about how its AI sucks

147 elorant 2026-06-04 15:42:33 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 102

Google employees share memes internally about AI being bad at its job and making their work harder. They express frustration with AI-generated code being difficult to review and maintain.

The SpaceX IPO will be the theft of the century

134 400thecat 2026-06-04 04:52:37 UTC montanaskeptic.substack.com Llama Share 111

Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO is rigged to enrich insiders while harming unsuspecting investors due to lax Nasdaq rules and SpaceX's own financial mismanagement. The IPO's success could lead to a massive bubble in AI investing and a devastating loss for retail investors.

KVarN: Native vLLM backend for KV-cache quantization by Huawei

114 theanonymousone 2026-06-04 15:18:00 UTC github.com/huawei-csl Llama Share 12

KVarN delivers FP16-level accuracy with up to 4x KV-cache capacity and 1.3x throughput. It's a calibration-free, plug-and-play solution for vLLM with native attention backend.

Iran Shock Jolts Asia and Europe to Speed Up Energy Transition

112 toomuchtodo 2026-06-04 20:19:07 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 89

The Iran war has caused a global energy crisis, driving countries to seek new, more stable sources of energy, such as renewables and electric devices. Governments are offering subsidies and loans to households for solar energy, batteries, and heat pumps to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

The LLM warnings Google fired Timnit Gebru over have all come true

105 thdr 2026-06-04 15:34:43 UTC tumblr.com Llama Share 100

Timnit Gebru was fired from Google in 2020 for refusing to retract a paper warning about large language models. Every prediction in the paper has now come true, including hallucinations, bias amplification, environmental costs, and model collapse.

Show HN: Boxes.dev: ditch localhost; run Claude Code and Codex in the cloud

84 nab 2026-06-04 14:38:35 UTC boxes.dev Llama Share 61

boxes.dev gives each agent a cloud VM, allowing parallel coding, and can be managed from a phone. It uses existing Codex or Claude Code subscriptions and offers prepaid credit for overage.

Do transformers need three projections? Systematic study of QKV variants

83 Anon84 2026-06-04 23:11:56 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 11

Researchers evaluated three projection sharing constraints in transformers, finding that sharing query, key, and value projections (Q-K=V) achieves comparable or better performance with 50% cache reduction in language modeling. This approach is complementary to head sharing, enabling up to 96.9% cache reduction for practical on-device inference.

IPv6 zones in URLs are a mistake

81 xena 2026-06-04 21:42:34 UTC xeiaso.net Full Share 69

Run away while you still can, it's not too late for you to avoid the curse of knowledge.

Ask HN: So what happened to Facebook "localhost" tracking?

81 juliusceasar 2026-06-04 12:32:40 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 86

A software engineer's union could provide a moral framework for refusing to implement unethical features. Meta's analytics pixel secretly tracked Android users' browsing activity, but Chrome and Firefox have since implemented local-network-access to prevent this.

NSA using Anthropic's Mythos for cyber attacks

77 jawiggins 2026-06-04 20:33:02 UTC ft.com Full Share 25

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Show HN: FFmpeg WebCLI – Full FFmpeg in Browser, Offline PWA, No Uploads(WASM)

73 tejaswigowda 2026-06-04 20:32:18 UTC github.com/tejaswigowda Llama Share 23

A browser-based video editor uses WebAssembly to process videos locally without uploading or servers. It offers 30+ video operations, offline support, and multi-format support.

Dumbphone 2

68 skogstokig 2026-06-04 00:41:09 UTC dumb.co Llama Share 62

Dumb.co was founded in 2025 in Washington, DC, as a response to a 30-day smartphone challenge. The Dumbphone 2 is a companion device syncing with smartphones, offering basic features like maps and messaging.

WSL 2 is getting faster Windows file system access

62 haydenbarnes 2026-06-04 19:21:18 UTC boxofcables.dev Llama Share 43

WSL 2's file I/O performance has improved with a change in May 2026 that removes a virtiofs bottleneck. This optimizes cross-OS file access for file-heavy workloads.

Several injured in Boeing 787 nose-gear collapse in Frankfurt

62 karakoram 2026-06-04 15:37:16 UTC reuters.com Full Share 77

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The Ü Programming Language

60 deterministic 2026-06-04 00:00:04 UTC github.com/panzerschrek Llama Share 61

is a statically-typed compiled language with safe and unsafe code separation, compile-time correctness checks, and powerful abstractions. It's memory-safe and race-condition-safe, inspired by C++ but without its downsides.

Notepad++ v8.9.6.4 Tiananmen Massacre Commemoration

59 chao- 2026-06-04 14:40:56 UTC notepad-plus-plus.org Llama Share 20

The "Tank Man" image is censored in China due to its representation of an ordinary person standing up against the government. The image's significance is unbearable to the Chinese regime, which continues to control information and suppress dissent.

Bitcoin Has Longest Losing Streak Since August in Bruising Week

55 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-06-04 13:02:26 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 89

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When su replaced login for becoming another Unix login

55 ankitg12 2026-06-04 11:36:00 UTC utcc.utoronto.ca Llama Share 25

The user is blocked due to an old browser version or suspicious user agent. They can contact the author to resolve the issue or use a different browser like archive.org.

AI, Ashby Engineering, and the future

53 fredley 2026-06-04 14:48:44 UTC ashbyhq.com Llama Share 34

Ashby Engineering uses AI to generate code, but emphasizes human judgment and empathy to ensure quality and customer understanding. Engineers focus on high-level decisions, while AI handles mechanical tasks, freeing them to build great products and understand customer needs.

DNS is for people, not for IT infrastructure

48 louwrentius 2026-06-04 00:12:50 UTC louwrentius.com Llama Share 82

The article questions using DNS for internal IT infrastructure due to potential risks of failure and complexity. It suggests avoiding DNS altogether for increased reliability and robustness.

Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers

45 gmays 2026-06-04 21:31:31 UTC cen.acs.org Llama Share 4

Scientists discovered that queen bee cells are made of chemically engineered wax that helps future queens survive and develop. The wax's unique properties, such as lower density and higher melting temperature, play a crucial role in raising new queens.

Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager

43 naves 2026-06-04 19:52:02 UTC castor.web.cern.ch Llama Share 18

CASTOR is a hierarchical storage management system developed at CERN for archiving physics data. It provides access protocols and manages data storage on disk and tape.

American Wealth, Sliced Up

42 amai 2026-06-04 18:09:39 UTC kottke.org Llama Share 74

Ryan Thorpe uses a pizza party analogy to illustrate US wealth distribution, where 1 person has 30 slices, 9 have 3.7, 40 have 0.75, and 50 have 0.05 slices. This leaves 96.1 slices unaccounted for, highlighting wealth inequality in the US.

EU should expand to 40 states – including Canada

39 leopoldj 2026-06-04 14:08:33 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 43

Finnish President Alexander Stubb wants the EU to expand to 40 states, including the UK, Canada, Turkey, Norway, and Iceland. He believes this will give the EU more power and influence on the global stage.

Show HN: Formally verified polygon intersection – Opus 4.8 oneshots, prev failed

35 permute 2026-06-04 22:06:18 UTC github.com/schildep Llama Share 5

A formally verified implementation of a polygon intersection algorithm was developed using Lean 4 proof assistant, ensuring correctness for any configuration of input polygons. The development utilized AI agents, which significantly improved with recent model releases, allowing for more efficient and accurate formal verification.

How Fear and Social Pressure Are 'Overarming' the U.S.

34 achristmascarl 2026-06-04 17:46:55 UTC home.dartmouth.edu Llama Share 85

A Dartmouth study found that the US is overarmed due to a phenomenon called "overarming" where individual incentives to buy firearms lead to a collective cost outweighing individual benefits. The study suggests that highly connected social networks can both exacerbate and reduce overarming through targeted interventions and public information campaigns.

Show HN: Cost.dev (YC W21) – making agents cost-aware and cheaper to call

26 akh 2026-06-04 11:30:13 UTC cost.dev Llama Share 9

Infracost helps teams optimize cloud costs by applying FinOps policies in real-time during IaC development. It prevents 95% of new cost issues before deployment and saves up to $312/mo.

Show HN: Mercek – A Desktop IDE for AWS ECS

24 utibeumanah 2026-06-04 21:15:16 UTC mercek.dev Llama Share 4

Merek is a desktop app for working with Amazon ECS, showing services across accounts and regions without collecting telemetry. It connects to AWS using existing credentials and allows for tasks such as deployment, cost estimation, and log inspection.

White House will dump $700M of public funds into costly, unreliable coal again

23 Bender 2026-06-04 22:57:00 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 9

The White House plans to spend $700M to revive coal energy, saddling Americans with pollution and higher costs. This move contradicts the US's decades-long shift away from coal due to its unreliability, cost, and environmental harm.

Most men lie about how tall they are

21 bookofjoe 2026-06-04 20:49:35 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 27

Men often exaggerate their height on dating apps and in professional sports, such as basketball, to gain an advantage. This practice is rooted in societal biases that associate height with power, status, and attractiveness.

Ask HN: Gin rummy strategies

19 bix6 2026-06-04 13:28:59 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 3

AI is struggling to develop medium-hard Gin Rummy strategies. Suggest exploring decision trees, probability analysis, and card counting techniques to improve bot's gameplay.

Show HN: Bio Glyph – Turn Your Face into a One-Line Drawing

19 subairui 2026-06-04 00:18:38 UTC bio.bairui.dev Full Share 15

Ask HN: High school student – is learning programming still worthwhile?

16 Lucaslii 2026-06-04 19:39:19 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 30

You're questioning the value of studying coding and computer science due to AI's capabilities, wondering if it's still worthwhile and if other fields will remain valuable in the future.

Show HN: Hitoku Draft – Context aware local assistant

13 lostathome 2026-06-04 17:48:58 UTC hitoku.me Full Share 1

$5 Launch price · one-time Early supporters lock in $5. Price rises as the app grows. Get Hitoku Draft for $5 Press your hotkey in any text field on your Mac. Voice-to-text and AI editing activate instantly. 録 Drop in audio or video recordings and get clean text — on your Mac. Refine it with your voice. Get Hitoku Draft