macOS needs its grid back

101 ranebo 2026-06-02 02:06:05 UTC blog.hopefullyuseful.com Llama Share 53

The user created an app called GridLion to restore grid-based virtual desktops to macOS, a feature removed in Lion. They used an LLM to help with development, but found it challenging to create a polished app due to macOS limitations and permission requirements.

The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen

1450 ssiddharth 2026-06-01 17:06:05 UTC 0xsid.com Llama Share 346

Hackers can easily take over Instagram accounts by tricking Meta's support AI into sending verification codes to an arbitrary email address. This zero-auth password reset method bypasses 2FA and allows attackers to gain full ownership of the account, with the AI being easily fooled by simple methods.

Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI?

146 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-06-02 00:06:05 UTC economist.com Llama Share 322

SpaceX plans a $75bn stock market debut on Nasdaq, followed by AI firms Anthropic and Open seeking up to $60bn each. The three listings could add $4trn to US market value.

How is Groq raising more money?

47 hasheddan 2026-06-02 02:06:05 UTC zach.be Llama Share 18

Groq, a company that licensed its AI chip tech to Nvidia, is raising $650M despite already being acquired. They have 4 large datacenters and a unique asset as a private inference datacenter operator.

Chipotlai Max

99 nigelgutzmann 2026-06-02 00:06:05 UTC github.com/cyberpapiii Llama Share 17

Chipotle's Pepper AI chatbot was hacked and turned into a free coding agent called Chipotlai Max. It's a community project to add support for other retailers' chatbots.

OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS

176 typpo 2026-06-01 22:06:05 UTC openai.com Llama Share 62

OpenAI models and Codex are now available on AWS, allowing customers to build AI applications with existing security and governance controls. This partnership reduces friction around AI adoption, enabling customers to move faster from evaluation to production.

KL Zero: KL divergence intuition game

8 psarna 2026-06-02 03:06:05 UTC klzero.sarna.dev Full Share 1

Press start in the chart. The blue line is the generated distribution; draw the green line before the timer ends. KL divergence measures how surprising the blue distribution P would look if your green distribution Q were used instead. Draw any probability distribution that sums close to 1 and gets as close as possible to the target KL divergence number.

Debug Project

168 Eridanus2 2026-06-01 21:06:05 UTC debug.com Llama Share 74

Mosquitoes spread diseases like dengue and Zika, killing hundreds of millions yearly. Debug uses male mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria to stop bad mosquitoes from reproducing.

Fooling around with encrypted reasoning blobs

21 supermatou 2026-06-02 02:06:05 UTC blog.cryptographyengineering.com Llama Share 2

The user spent a weekend exploring OpenClaw and Claude APIs, discovering that encrypted reasoning blocks can be replayed across sessions and accounts, potentially exposing sensitive information. However, the user was unable to extract model prompts, but found that reasoning itself can be leaky, allowing for side-channel attacks to extract secret data.

Squillions: How Money Laundering Won

35 rwmj 2026-06-02 01:06:05 UTC lrb.co.uk Llama Share 12

The value of cash in circulation is rising sharply worldwide, but no one knows where most of it is or what it's used for. Money laundering is a massive, largely invisible industry, with estimates suggesting it's worth between $2-5 trillion annually.

Crystal Nights (2008)

21 rorylawless 2026-06-02 02:06:05 UTC gregegan.net Llama Share 3

Daniel Cliff, a wealthy entrepreneur, tries to hire AI researcher Julie Dehghani to help him create conscious, human-level artificial intelligence using a revolutionary new processor. Julie is hesitant due to the potential cruelty and suffering involved in the process, but Daniel is determined to succeed, even if it means making difficult decisions about the fate of his simulated creatures, the Phites.

AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford

350 prakashqwerty 2026-06-01 17:06:05 UTC github.com/stanford-cs336 Llama Share 122

AI agents should guide students in CS336 through explanation, feedback, and debugging, not directly completing assignments. They should review code, suggest improvements, and provide high-level guidance to help students learn through implementation-heavy projects.

U.S. Midterms Have a Cyber Problem, but It's Not at the Ballot Box

27 gnabgib 2026-06-02 03:06:05 UTC blog.checkpoint.com Llama Share 19

The 2026 US election threat is not from hacking voting machines but from manipulating information through fake content and impersonated news sources. Sophisticated operators are using AI-powered disinformation to erode trust in online information, with phishing, brand impersonation, and credential theft being the top threats.

Should you normalize RGB values by 255 or 256?

213 pplanu 2026-06-01 18:06:05 UTC 30fps.net Llama Share 92

The standard approach maps 0 to 0.0 and 255 to 1.0, while the alternative adds a 0.5 bias and divides by 256. The standard approach is a mid-riser quantizer with L=255, wasting bandwidth but suitable for image processing.

CS336: Language Modeling from Scratch

385 kristianpaul 2026-06-01 15:06:05 UTC cs336.stanford.edu Llama Share 43

This course teaches students to develop their own language models using Python and PyTorch, with a focus on implementation and systems optimization. Assignments involve building a standard Transformer model, optimizing attention, and applying RL to train LMs to reason.

Launch HN: Expanse (YC P26) – Unlock Wasted GPU Capacity

73 ismaeel_bashir 2026-06-01 17:06:05 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 23

Ismaeel, Eren, Yafet, and Nikodem built Expanse to predict job resource needs and optimize HPC/GPU cluster utilization, addressing the 30-40% effective utilization issue in datacenters. Expanse outperforms state-of-the-art models by 8x and continuously updates its models to improve accuracy, offering a paid pilot deployment for HPC/GPU clusters.

A new way to build chips: Sequentially stacking silicon to extend Moore's Law

30 hhs 2026-06-02 00:06:05 UTC matse.illinois.edu Llama Share 7

Researchers led by Qing Cao have developed a method to stack high-performance silicon circuits vertically, increasing computing density and speed while reducing energy use. This breakthrough could extend Moore's law without shrinking transistors further, enabling more efficient computing for AI and other data-intensive applications.

Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra

174 jbk 2026-06-01 16:06:05 UTC windowslatest.com Llama Share 374

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, a powerful device running Windows on Arm, in partnership with NVIDIA. It features up to 128GB of unified memory, a 15-inch mini-LED display, and a custom NVIDIA RTX Spark platform for demanding workloads.

What appear to be biochemical processes may be a natural feature of geology

202 speckx 2026-06-01 16:06:05 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 69

Sébastien Fontaine's lab found that dead soil continued to emit carbon dioxide for six years. Their experiments suggest that nonbiological catalysts in soil can induce reactions that resemble the metabolic breakdown of sugar.

Nvidia RTX Spark

354 shenli3514 2026-06-01 06:06:05 UTC nvidia.com Llama Share 348

User agrees to NVIDIA's collection and processing of information for research and event organization, and has read the NVIDIA Privacy Policy. User also agrees to transfer of information to the US for storage and management.

Alphabet announces $80B equity capital raise to expand AI infra and compute

134 gregschlom 2026-06-01 21:06:05 UTC abc.xyz Full Share 127

Alphabet Announces Proposed $80 Billion Equity Capital Raise to Expand AI Infrastructure and Compute

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2026)

170 whoishiring 2026-06-01 15:06:05 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 248

Here are the job postings summarized in 2 concise English sentences each, not exceeding 200 characters:

Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI risks

191 cyunker 2026-06-01 20:06:05 UTC politico.com Llama Share 164

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT poses risks to children and misled the public about associated risks. The suit seeks civil penalties for alleged violations of state laws, including unfair trade practice and product liability.

Anyone seen a CC- serial prefix on legacy networking hardware?

25 Throwaway_sys 2026-06-02 02:06:05 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 10

You're experiencing unusual latency from a mysterious node with a CC- serial prefix not matching standard vendors, and it's been present since the facility's early records.

Stealing from Biologists to Compile Haskell Faster

100 mooreds 2026-06-01 18:06:05 UTC iankduncan.com Llama Share 4

The ApplicativeDo optimization in GHC is too slow due to its O(n^3) complexity, but it can be improved by applying the longest-chain bound and extreme-cut shortcut. This reduces the compile-time complexity to O(n^2) and eliminates the cliff in GHC's optimal path.

Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet?

131 StrLght 2026-06-02 00:06:05 UTC mullvad.net Llama Share 77

Governments worldwide are introducing age verification measures to supposedly protect children, but this actually lays the groundwork for a fully government-controlled internet and mass surveillance. Identity verification, which is the correct term for age verification, restricts freedom of information and expression, and can be used to censor and control citizens, ultimately leading to a ...

Only 17% of all 64-bit Integers are products of two 32-bit integers

210 sebg 2026-06-01 10:06:05 UTC lemire.me Llama Share 96

A mathematician showed that the proportion of all 2n-bit values that can be generated by the product of two n-bit values goes to zero as n becomes large. About 17% of all 64-bit integers can be written as the product of two 32-bit integers.

I made my phone slow on purpose

174 gcampos 2026-06-01 15:06:05 UTC vinewallapp.com Llama Share 161

User built VineWall app to slow down internet speed on certain apps to curb doomscrolling. The app throttles internet speed, making videos blocky and images load slowly, making the user question their desire to scroll.

Book Dedications

12 walz 2026-06-02 01:06:05 UTC walzr.com Llama Share 2

This book is dedicated to numerous individuals, including family members, friends, and those who have inspired or supported the author throughout their life. The dedications range from loved ones who have passed away to those who have made a significant impact on the author's life, with a focus on themes of love, loss, and resilience.

Windows GOG DOS Games on M-Series Macs

143 f055 2026-06-01 14:06:05 UTC f055.net Llama Share 82

User bought old games from GOG, likes DOSBox for Mac to run Windows games on M2 MacBook. User uses DOSBox script to run HoMM2 on Mac with installed game files from Windows machine.