Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027

363 rdeboo 2026-05-04 15:27:33 UTC ecopv-eu.com Llama Share 343

Starting in 2027, EU smartphones must have removable batteries due to new legal requirements for design and safety. This change aims to reduce electronic waste, promote recycling, and save consumers money through longer device lifespans and easier repairs.

Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks

51 littlexsparkee 2026-05-04 16:27:33 UTC nber.org Llama Share 17

Researchers Noah Arman Kouchekinia, David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner received grants for their study on employment and cognitive decline. The study was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

Redis array: short story of a long development process

117 antirez 2026-05-04 14:27:33 UTC antirez.com Llama Share 33

The user implemented a new Array data type for Redis, taking four months with AI assistance, which helped with specification, implementation, and testing. AI provided a safety net for complex tasks, allowing the user to venture into higher complexity and achieve high-quality system programming.

GitHub Is Down

274 gen220 2026-05-04 16:27:33 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 166

GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Issues and Webhooks.

Talking to 35 Strangers at the Gym

656 thitran 2026-05-04 12:27:33 UTC thienantran.com Llama Share 329

The user, who was struggling to make friends after college, approached 30 people at the gym over a month, resulting in some meaningful connections and friendships. Through this experience, the user became more resilient and confident in initiating conversations with strangers, eventually forming connections with people who share similar interests and hobbies.

I am worried about Bun

17 remote-dev 2026-05-04 16:46:33 UTC wwj.dev Llama Share 3

The author is concerned about Bun's future after Anthropic acquired it, citing Claude Code's decline in quality and restrictions. They're moving away from Bun for package management and recommend pnpm instead.

Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database

29 Ariarule 2026-05-04 15:27:33 UTC pomiferous.com Llama Share 13

Several apple varieties are described including Sekai Ichi, French cider apple, and Pink Lady. These apples have unique characteristics such as flavor, texture, and origin.

PyInfra 3.8.0 Is Out

161 wowi42 2026-05-04 13:27:33 UTC github.com/pyinfra-dev Llama Share 62

Big release with fixes and improvements, switching to full semver. It includes user-mode systemd fixes, SELinux port bug fixes, and new config options.

I tracked 7,700 UK petrol stations every 10 minutes for 3 months

49 theazureguy 2026-05-04 15:27:33 UTC fuelinsight.co.uk Llama Share 27

This site provides independent UK fuel price data sourced from the UK Fuel Finder scheme, with no influence on prices. It stores and analyses publicly mandated data, using Google Analytics to understand site usage.

GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay

473 n1b0m 2026-05-04 10:27:33 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 412

GameStop made a $55.5bn offer to buy eBay at $125 a share, with CEO Ryan Cohen planning $2bn in cost savings. The deal would link GameStop with eBay, lifting GameStop's valuation and giving eBay a national network for its business operations.

How Monero's proof of work works

100 alcazar 2026-05-04 14:27:33 UTC blog.alcazarsec.com Llama Share 68

Monero's RandomX proof of work makes mining expensive for custom chips by using CPU strengths like dynamic code and memory access. It generates random programs and uses memory-hard functions to make mining look like general-purpose computing.

Newton's law of gravity passes its biggest test

80 pseudolus 2026-05-04 13:27:33 UTC science.org Llama Share 49

Researchers confirmed Newton's law of gravity on the largest scales using galaxy clusters. The study tightens the vise on alternative theory MOND, which tries to explain dark matter without gravity.

Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation

16 doppp 2026-05-04 16:27:33 UTC sierra.ai Llama Share 12

Sierra raises $950 million at over $15 billion valuation to invest in AI customer experience. The company now has over $1 billion to deploy AI agents for businesses, transforming customer interactions and experiences.

Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster

40 Teever 2026-05-04 16:27:33 UTC globalnews.ca Llama Share 26

A massive data breach in Alberta has exposed nearly three million voters' personal information, creating a potential public safety and political interference crisis. The leak could be used by criminals and authoritarian regimes to commit fraud, extortion, and witness tampering, and influence the upcoming separatist referendum.

DAG Workflow Engine

32 blobmty 2026-05-04 13:27:33 UTC github.com/vivekg13186 Full Share 21

Contribute to vivekg13186/Daisy-DAG development by creating an account on GitHub.

Using “underdrawings” for accurate text and numbers

330 samcollins 2026-05-04 00:27:33 UTC samcollins.blog Llama Share 120

User shares a technique to generate images with Gemini 3.0 Pro and ChatGPT-Images-2 by combining deterministic underdrawing with generative painting. This method still outperforms the models on certain tasks.

OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund 'AI Literacy' in Schools

23 cdrnsf 2026-05-04 16:27:33 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 17

A bipartisan bill, the LIFT AI Act, aims to add AI literacy to K-12 curriculum, backed by major tech companies. The bill would fund research and development of AI education tools and curriculum changes.

Why are neural networks and cryptographic ciphers so similar? (2025)

83 jxmorris12 2026-05-04 09:27:33 UTC reiner.org Llama Share 28

Language models and cryptography share similarities in their algorithms, including sequential absorbing, parallel processing, and repeated mixing layers. Both fields prioritize low-level hardware performance and emphasize parallelism, resulting in similar solutions despite different problem statements.

Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

495 maxloh 2026-05-04 10:27:33 UTC notepad-plus-plus.org Llama Share 208

A fake website notepad-plus-plus-mac.org is pretending to offer an official macOS version of Notepad++. It's not affiliated with the project and has been fooling people into believing it's an official release.

Texico: Learn the principles of programming without even touching a computer

146 o4c 2026-05-04 06:27:33 UTC www3.nhk.or.jp Full Share 11

Learn the principles of programming without even touching a computer in this new-style education program. Unique animated characters assist in the fun and lucid introduction of 5 core programming processes: analysis, combination, generalization, abstraction and simulation.

BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth

443 nullagent 2026-05-03 18:27:33 UTC partyon.xyz Llama Share 144

dataparty is releasing a small, capable LoRa companion dev kit with 2.4GHz and sub-1GHz capabilities. It combines SX1276 and SX1281 chips for mesh networking and high-speed data transfer.

1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

33 Brajeshwar 2026-05-04 15:27:33 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 26

A Sacramento auto parts shop owner spent $40,000 and two years converting a 1966 Ford Mustang into a Tesla with a Model 3 drivetrain and Full Self-Driving capabilities. The project demonstrates Tesla's technology is portable and adaptable, despite licensing struggles with other automakers.

DeepClaude – Claude Code agent loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro

600 alattaran 2026-05-03 22:27:33 UTC github.com/aattaran Llama Share 254

Claude Code can be used with DeepSeek V4 Pro for 17x cheaper, scoring 96.4% on LiveCodeBench. It supports file reading, editing, and autonomous multi-step coding loops with various Anthropic-compatible backends.

Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter

16 Brajeshwar 2026-05-04 16:27:33 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 1

Homebridge 2.0 adds Matter support, enabling it to bridge Matter devices into Apple Home and other platforms. This update expands Homebridge's capabilities, allowing it to support devices like robot vacuums and integrate with other ecosystems.

Discovering hard disk physical geometry through microbenchmarking (2019)

148 TapamN 2026-05-04 01:27:33 UTC blog.stuffedcow.net Llama Share 6

Hard drives have evolved significantly since the 1950s, with modern drives storing 106 times more data and having 101 times faster access times than their early counterparts. Researchers have developed microbenchmarks to extract the physical geometry of hard disk drives, including rotation period, sector location, track boundaries, skew, seek time, and defective sectors, to better understand ...

A treasure trove of fossils rewrites the story of early life

87 worldvoyageur 2026-05-04 04:27:33 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 19

Scientists discovered a new Cambrian Lagerstätte in southern China, the Huayuan biota, containing 8,681 well-preserved fossils of 153 species. The site reveals a diverse deep-sea ecosystem after the Sinsk extinction, providing clues about the evolution of modern animal phyla and oceanic carbon cycling.

World's biggest RC A380 [video]

92 NaOH 2026-05-04 09:27:33 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 51

Southwest Headquarters Tour

303 KatiMichel 2026-05-03 17:27:33 UTC katherinemichel.github.io Llama Share 91

The author visited Southwest Headquarters, touring facilities including the LEAD Center, pilot uniform shop, and Network Operations Center. They saw flight attendants training, pilots practicing safety demonstrations, and experienced a full-motion simulator.

Let's Buy Spirit Air

521 bjhess 2026-05-04 00:27:33 UTC letsbuyspiritair.com Llama Share 497

Spirit Airlines collapsed on May 2nd, 2026, due to Wall Street debt and extraction. The people can own it back through Spirit 2.0, a cooperative model with one vote per member and profit sharing.

US–Indian space mission maps extreme subsidence in Mexico City

208 leopoldj 2026-05-03 18:27:33 UTC phys.org Full Share 72

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