Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data

Det Centrale Personregister har opdaget en alvorlig sikkerhedshændelse, hvor en virksomhed misbrugte lovlige adgang til at søge oplysninger i CPR-systemet. En investigation er på gang for at kortlægge hændelsesforløbet og efterforskes af politiet.

Huawei and Qualcomm Announce Broad Patent License Agreement

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Huawei and Qualcomm agree on a multi-year patent license deal covering 5G, compute, AI, and networking. They also exchange patents in these areas.

Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s

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A 125-billion-parameter AI model is run on a gaming PC with NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, Windows or Linux operating system, and free open-source software. The model chats, writes code and reads pictures without leaving the PC.

In the wake of Tippett Studios’ closure, a digital archive appears online

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A digital archive of Phil Tippett's stop motion work and memorabilia from now-closed Tippett Studios has been made available online. The archive, uploaded by an anonymous donor, includes rare behind-the-scenes images and footage from classic films like Star Wars and RoboCop.

We ported the original Doom to SQL

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The author successfully ported the original 1993 Doom game logic and renderer to SQL, achieving a frame rate of around 35 FPS on their laptop. The game loop runs at the same speed as the original, while the renderer produces frames at up to 60 Hz.

A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE

Independent browser-native Visual Basic style IDE, runtime, form designer and single-file HTML compiler.

Gods in the Classroom: Religion and Education in First Millennium BCE Babylonia

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In ancient Mesopotamia, formal scribal curricula conveyed learning outcomes related to religion through texts copied and excerpted by students. These outcomes included knowledge of divine names and characteristics, religious spaces, temple cults, and relationships between gods and humans. The curriculum focused on promoting a unified set of normative behaviors related to piety and ...

The Tao of Backup

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A novice wanted to learn the Tao of Backup. The master said: To become enlightened, you must master the seven heads of Backup. He who knows the heads will keep all his data forever.

Infidel goes wild

A bug was found in the Infidel game, a memory overwrite due to an incorrect default value for a global variable. The bug corrupts memory and can cause unexpected behavior or crashes.

Replacement of petroleum based products with plant-based materials (2025)

Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back

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RemoveMacAI is a script that disables Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27, removing models and preventing future downloads. It can be reverted and does not install anything on the system.

Tell HN: Bob Cringely has died

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First Implantable Cochlear Implant Launches

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A new fully implanted cochlear implant from Med-El offers invisible, round-the-clock hearing without external components. It provides comparable performance to traditional implants and allows users to hear while asleep or swimming.

Decision models like Jev don't beat LLM-as-a-judge or traditional classifiers

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Demystifying Tufte's data-ink ratio

An interactive guide to Edward Tufte's data-ink ratio. Take a cluttered bar chart apart and watch its ink get counted, pixel by pixel.

Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch

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F1 drivers are frustrated with power unit software glitches that caused a delay in the start of the Bahrain GP. The issue, triggered by wet weather mode, left several cars stuck in idle mode and required a 50-minute delay to resolve.

Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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Google's Nebraska data centers reported using 13 million gallons of water and 52.65 megawatts of electricity in the last year, with some usage figures redacted from public view. The companies are expected to receive significant tax refunds under state incentives programs, totaling $55-39 million.

Automating my 35mm film scanning pipeline

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The author, a photography enthusiast, transitioned from manual film processing to automating the process using software and technology. They developed a system that includes image conversion, dust removal, and tagging for easy searching.

Safe Optimistic Lock Coupling

Google's system detected unusual traffic from your computer network, possibly due to malicious software or automated requests. Solving the CAPTCHA will allow you to continue using their services temporarily.

What is going on with ceiling fans

The author explores the chaotic world of modern ceiling fan designs, blending lighting and fans in various hybrid forms. These products have become increasingly affordable, but their long-term costs and environmental impact are often overlooked.

'Neanderthals Among Us' review

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Show HN: Glashütte Trash Clock – A 30-minute pendulum clock made from trash

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The author created a fully functional clock made from trash in Glashütte, Saxony, using a pendulum mechanism and inspired by the concept of GMT and UTC. The clock's time scale is called GTC, which serves as a global reference time based on the observation of the Glashütte Trash Clock.

Watson Jr. memo about CDC 6600 (1963)

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<p>Watson penned this scathing memo asking how IBM lost “our industry leadership” to a company with “34 people, including the janitor.” Also known as "The Janitor Memo," it shows the impact Control Data Corporation and its computers had on the leadership of IBM.</p>

Lace and Labor: Lessons from the actual Luddites

Self-hosted HTTP tunnels with SSH and Nginx

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A user wants to share a blog post preview with a friend, but it's only accessible on localhost:8080.

Bill Draper has died

Bill Draper, a pioneer in Silicon Valley venture capital, died at 98. He helped start an industry worth hundreds of billions and backed companies like Activision and Skype before the term "venture capital" was widely used.

How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with AI [video]

Sales of sub-€25,000 electric car models set to rise sevenfold

Interview with Chicken Scheme Maintainer Sjamaan/Peter Bex

Alex Alejandre is a professional Clojure developer and CHICKEN scheme maintainer who enjoys deep diving into code bases to improve their performance. He has been involved in various projects, including Postgres optimization and digital sovereignty initiatives.

Why don't more developers “use the platform”?

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The "use the platform" mantra is a call to developers to leverage browser capabilities instead of building their own solutions, but some developers prefer custom code for fun and learning.