Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'

936 pluc 2026-09-18 09:45:07 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 825

Microsoft and OpenAI allegedly trained AI models on copyrighted content without permission, bypassing paywalls and stripping copyright notices. The companies' actions pose an "existential threat" to publishers and journalists whose work was used to train the models.

I don't like passkeys

832 ethanhawksley 2026-09-18 12:06:50 UTC hawksley.dev Llama Share 803

The tech industry promotes passkeys as a secure login solution, but they pose risks for individuals due to permanent account lockout and device loss. Passkeys offer better security against phishing attacks, but their limitations make them unsuitable for personal use.

Cloudflare Quick Tunnels

829 jcbhmr 2026-09-18 14:18:41 UTC try.cloudflare.com Llama Share 316

Cloudflare offers Quick Tunnels for free, allowing instant global preview and deployment of local applications with a single command. No login is required, and it works seamlessly with existing tools to accelerate feedback loops.

OpenJev

712 ilreb 2026-09-18 09:42:22 UTC openjev.com Llama Share 288

A local model can read probabilities or write distribution tokens, with MiniCPM5 2B being the default desktop size. The model's weights are quantized and inputs remain in the browser cache.

A heap overflow and SSO misconfiguration to compromise OpenAI internal repos

486 Handy-Man 2026-09-18 02:47:24 UTC hacktron.ai Llama Share 208

Hacktron discovered two critical vulnerabilities in OpenAI's services, including a remote code execution (RCE) exploit that allowed them to access internal repositories and employee accounts. The vulnerability was patched within 72 hours of reporting.

Jemalloc 5.4.0

336 gkfasdfasdf 2026-09-18 04:20:24 UTC github.com/jemalloc Llama Share 94

This release includes over 160 commits focusing on technical debt cleaning, bug fixes, and performance improvements. It also introduces new features such as pinned memory tracking and OS abstraction layer.

Bend 2 and the Vibe-Coding Trap

326 LiamPowell 2026-09-18 12:03:55 UTC blog.liampwll.com Llama Share 235

The Bend language is being pitched as a solution for AI coding, but its creator missed the current standard in formal verification by not researching existing solutions. Vibe-coding led to unnecessary complexity and verbosity in Bend's design.

Minimal Phone 2

324 nashashmi 2026-09-18 02:00:25 UTC minimalcompany.com Llama Share 255

Minimal Phone 2 is a compact, focus-first phone with a real keyboard and customizable features. It offers strict control over notifications, apps, and screen time to help users stay focused on their priorities.

The scourge of x86 emulation

291 dagmx 2026-09-18 04:09:48 UTC fex-emu.com Llama Share 98

The x86 Total Store Ordering (TSO) memory model poses significant challenges for emulating on ARM-based systems, with issues including alignment faults, unaligned atomic operations, and poor performance due to write-combined memory. Despite progress in addressing these problems through extensions like FEAT_LRCPC1/2/3 and hardware support for coherent cachelines, edge-cases remain unresolved, ...

I vibed a proof of Conway's conjecture

268 m-hodges 2026-09-18 14:36:10 UTC overreacted.io Llama Share 294

A user attempted to use AI models, specifically ChatGPT and Claude, to prove Conway's refinement conjecture in surreal numbers. After a month of work with various approaches, the user found that while the models could generate novel results, they struggled with formalizing these results in Lean and verifying their correctness. The process involved multiple iterations of refining the approach ...

ZCode, the GLM coding agent, silently uploads your Git history

261 cdnsteve 2026-09-18 10:35:28 UTC tokenstead.ai Llama Share 14

A developer found that ZCode, an AI coding desktop app from Z.ai, silently uploads a user's entire workspace to Aliyun OSS when logged in. The uploaded data includes .git history and other sensitive information without the user's consent.

Show HN: Cactus Needle 3: 8-29MB automation models can match DeepSeek V4 Flash

231 HenryNdubuaku 2026-09-18 00:11:44 UTC cactuscompute.com Llama Share 91

Edge AI model Needle is designed for low-cost devices with limited resources, achieving high performance and efficiency. It uses a compact 45M parameter model that can be deployed on devices such as phones, wearables, and robots.

An empirical study of harness design for coding agents

223 wek 2026-09-18 13:06:30 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 59

A study evaluates a lightweight coding harness for autonomous coding agents, varying planning, action space, and context management across four models on two benchmarks. The findings highlight the importance of context management and suggest strategies for harness design.

Pre-Greek: The lost language hidden within Ancient Greek

193 axiologist 2026-09-18 03:04:38 UTC linguisticdiscovery.com Llama Share 72

The article discusses the mystery language that influenced Ancient Greek, known as Pre-Greek. This language is thought to have been spoken in the Aegean region prior to the arrival of Indo-European speakers and has left a significant impact on the vocabulary of Ancient Greek. The authors analyze various linguistic features, including suffixes and prefixes, to identify potential loanwords from ...

Second Circuit allows government to search electronic devices at the border

130 HotGarbage 2026-09-18 14:11:22 UTC knightcolumbia.org Llama Share 78

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that border agents can search travelers' electronic devices without suspicion. The ruling was met with disappointment from the Knight First Amendment Institute, which argued a warrant should be required.

Waymo in Singapore

124 ramanan 2026-09-18 03:49:24 UTC waymo.com Llama Share 160

Waymo plans to introduce an all-electric autonomous ride-hail fleet in Singapore, aiming to provide a safe and accessible new mobility option. The company will work closely with government officials to support Singapore's green journey and vision for sustainable development.

Shapelearn Qwen 3.8 27B (13.1 GB VRAM)

104 syntaxing 2026-09-18 02:04:19 UTC byteshape.com Llama Share 39

The ShapeLearn models have been benchmarked and found to outperform the original Lite set, with GPU-5 being the default recommendation for its high aggregate score. The smaller model, ShapeLearn-Lite, also performed well despite its lower KLD ranking.

A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game

94 ibobev 2026-09-18 15:01:26 UTC nullprogram.com Full Share 28

Telstra outage: The night a network decided the year was 2006

93 TMWNN 2026-09-18 01:05:03 UTC netnod.se Llama Share 33

A Telstra mobile network in Australia experienced a failure due to a single GPS receiver incorrectly believing the year was 2006, causing time-related issues with voice calls and other services. The incident highlights the importance of precise timekeeping in modern cell phone protocols.

UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970

92 DropDead 2026-09-18 13:35:05 UTC ufoseries.com Full Share 39

Welcome to the UFO Series Home Page, devoted to the 1970 British science fiction television series UFO, created by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson and starring Ed Bishop as Commander Straker

Regeneration of used batteries via electrode–electrolyte interphase dissolution

89 dgellow 2026-09-18 13:23:10 UTC pubs.rsc.org Full Share 16

Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich

86 ibobev 2026-09-18 14:41:02 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 20

Mathematicians have proven the sandwich conjecture, a problem that linked two types of random graphs. They created a way to build one type of graph from another, allowing them to prove properties about both simultaneously.

Seeing Circles, Sines, and Signals

70 akkartik 2026-09-18 17:59:41 UTC jackschaedler.github.io Llama Share 9

This text introduces the Discrete Fourier Transform using interactive visualizations and animations to explain a complex concept in digital signal processing. The author emphasizes that this is not a rigorous resource, but rather a simplified introduction to engage readers visually.

New wild cat species discovered – with only one known living member

67 drgo 2026-09-18 07:32:50 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 19

A new species of spotted cat, Leopardus tilcayo, has been discovered in Bolivia through DNA studies. The discovery highlights the vast unknown biodiversity in South America and underscores the need for conservation efforts to protect tiger cats, a group of small wild cats found across Central and South America.

NATS publishes preliminary report on technical incident of 8 September

59 asplake 2026-09-18 13:24:35 UTC nats.aero Llama Share 27

NATS has released a preliminary report on the recent air traffic disruption, attributing it to a software issue in their flight data system. The incident was resolved and safety remained unaffected, with NATS apologizing for the inconvenience caused to passengers.

Google illegally retains customer data,and I am taking legal action against them

58 Bitu79 2026-09-18 10:18:20 UTC medium.com/@istokovicsgyorgy79 Llama Share 21

A user claims Google's AI Studio interface lies about deleting prompts, stating the "delete" button only moves a JSON file to trash and does not delete it from servers. The user restored the deleted prompt using Google Drive's recovery tool, proving the backend system continued storing data uninterrupted.

AI Protest in Montreal

53 hmokiguess 2026-09-18 14:45:41 UTC montrealgazette.com Llama Share 86

Artificial intelligence industry professionals gathered in Montreal with the federal AI Minister, while opponents held a protest outside. Lobby groups focus on maintaining metro tunnels and stations amid Canada-EU expansion ties.

Goose Programming Language

53 bobbydigitales 2026-09-18 01:04:54 UTC github.com/aardappel Llama Share 69

Goose is a memory-safe systems language that's faster than C++ and Rust, built on one idea: no heap. It compiles to one C file and runs in-process with the bundled TinyCC backend.

A Model for Winning Survivor

50 evakhoury 2026-09-18 17:25:55 UTC victoriaritvo.com Llama Share 26

A user built a machine learning model to predict the winner of Survivor based on episode-by-episode analysis, using logistic regression and various features such as player age, confessional share, and immunity win rate. The model's predictions were found to be roughly 2x better than chance at picking the eventual winner.

Arrow heads at Obi-Rakhmat (Uzbekistan) 80K years ago?

33 bookofjoe 2026-09-18 15:59:50 UTC journals.plos.org Llama Share 8

Researchers at the Obi-Rakhmat rock shelter in Uzbekistan have found evidence of projectile points, including small micropoints, dating back around 80,000 years. These findings suggest that early humans may have used these lightweight sharp armatures as arrowheads or spear tips.

When the FM Band Goes Transatlantic

29 austinallegro 2026-09-18 20:30:28 UTC radioworld.com Llama Share 3

Mauricio Molano, a 47-year radio veteran, successfully received transatlantic FM signals from North America using software-defined radios. He logged four U.S. stations across North and South Carolina via sporadic-E propagation in July 2026.

Why isn't mutable a subtype of immutable, or vice versa?

27 ibobev 2026-09-18 16:15:52 UTC crumbles.blog Full Share 53

Build Faster Feedback Loops Using Qualitative User Research

27 nadis 2026-09-18 14:58:09 UTC blog.nseldeib.com Llama Share 3

As an early-stage startup founder, learning velocity is crucial to validate business and product ideas. Using design sprints with AI tools can help gather feedback from potential customers quickly, but it's essential to balance this with human interaction and qualitative research.

Code Scans

27 geoffbp 2026-09-18 03:00:40 UTC devin.ai Llama Share 9

Code Scans is a tool that helps engineers investigate and improve their codebase by identifying areas for improvement based on specific goals. It uses Agentic MapReduce to break down large investigations into smaller batches, making it more efficient and effective.

Show HN: Rickub – The Smartest Git in the Universe

24 ssaboum 2026-09-18 14:56:41 UTC rickub.com Llama Share 20

A new platform called rickub offers a home for projects with features like code review, CI/CD, and orgs. It provides tools for teams to work on their projects securely and efficiently.

Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human

22 sbulaev 2026-09-18 00:07:08 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 4

Microsoft and OpenAI allegedly trained AI models on copyrighted content without permission, bypassing paywalls and stripping copyright notices. The companies' actions pose an "existential threat" to publishers and journalists whose work was used to train the models.