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

259 rdeboo 2026-05-04 15:52:28 UTC ecopv-eu.com Llama Share 257

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.

GitHub Is Down

192 gen220 2026-05-04 15:54:28 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 96

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

Redis array: short story of a long development process

97 antirez 2026-05-04 14:52:28 UTC antirez.com Llama Share 25

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.

Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks

20 littlexsparkee 2026-05-04 15:52:28 UTC nber.org Llama Share 1

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.

Talking to 35 Strangers at the Gym

609 thitran 2026-05-04 11:52:28 UTC thienantran.com Llama Share 311

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.

PyInfra 3.8.0 Is Out

153 wowi42 2026-05-04 13:52:28 UTC github.com/pyinfra-dev Llama Share 55

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

GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay

455 n1b0m 2026-05-04 09:52:28 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 389

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.

Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database

18 Ariarule 2026-05-04 14:52:28 UTC pomiferous.com Llama Share 10

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.

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

35 theazureguy 2026-05-04 15:52:28 UTC fuelinsight.co.uk Llama Share 19

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.

Newton's law of gravity passes its biggest test

77 pseudolus 2026-05-04 13:52:28 UTC science.org Llama Share 44

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.

Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster

22 Teever 2026-05-04 15:52:28 UTC globalnews.ca Llama Share 17

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.

How Monero's proof of work works

84 alcazar 2026-05-04 14:52:28 UTC blog.alcazarsec.com Llama Share 65

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.

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

80 jxmorris12 2026-05-04 09:52:28 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.

Using “underdrawings” for accurate text and numbers

322 samcollins 2026-05-03 23:52:28 UTC samcollins.blog Llama Share 119

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.

Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

474 maxloh 2026-05-04 09:52:28 UTC notepad-plus-plus.org Llama Share 193

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

142 o4c 2026-05-04 05:52:28 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.

DAG Workflow Engine

21 blobmty 2026-05-04 12:52:28 UTC github.com/vivekg13186 Full Share 15

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

BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth

439 nullagent 2026-05-03 18:52:28 UTC partyon.xyz Llama Share 140

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.

DeepClaude – Claude Code agent loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro

596 alattaran 2026-05-03 22:52:28 UTC github.com/aattaran Llama Share 250

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.

Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets

97 cdrnsf 2026-05-04 13:52:28 UTC engadget.com Llama Share 54

A hairdryer was allegedly used to rig Polymarket bets on Paris airport temperature by manipulating a public temperature sensor. The incident highlights concerns about betting on real-world scenarios and the potential for exploitation.

Discovering hard disk physical geometry through microbenchmarking (2019)

145 TapamN 2026-05-04 01:52:28 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 ...

World's biggest RC A380 [video]

90 NaOH 2026-05-04 08:52:28 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 48

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

16 Brajeshwar 2026-05-04 15:52:28 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 10

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.

A treasure trove of fossils rewrites the story of early life

82 worldvoyageur 2026-05-04 03:52:28 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 17

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.

Southwest Headquarters Tour

297 KatiMichel 2026-05-03 17:52:28 UTC katherinemichel.github.io Llama Share 90

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

506 bjhess 2026-05-03 23:52:28 UTC letsbuyspiritair.com Llama Share 487

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

202 leopoldj 2026-05-03 18:52:28 UTC phys.org Full Share 72

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Fun with polynomials and linear algebra; or, slight abstract nonsense

47 LolWolf 2026-05-04 04:52:28 UTC guille.site Llama Share 5

The user discusses linear algebra concepts, including vector spaces, subspaces, and quotient spaces, and proves theorems such as the Chinese remainder theorem using linear algebraic methods. They also explore the relationship between polynomials and vector spaces, including the decomposition of polynomials into remainder and quotient parts.

OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors

472 donsupreme 2026-05-03 16:52:28 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 418

A Harvard study found AI systems outperformed human doctors in emergency medicine triage, diagnosing 67% of cases accurately compared to 50-55% for humans. The AI's advantage was particularly pronounced in triage circumstances requiring rapid decisions with minimal information.

Bad Connection: Global telecom exploitation by covert surveillance actors

195 miohtama 2026-05-03 16:52:28 UTC citizenlab.ca Llama Share 20

Mobile network surveillance campaigns have been identified using multiple techniques to track targets by combining 3G and 4G signalling network protocols with direct device exploitation via SMS. The campaigns leveraged identifiers and infrastructure associated with operators worldwide, demonstrating extensive global reach and exploiting structural weaknesses in the mobile telecommunications ecosystem.