AirSnitch: Demystifying and breaking client isolation in Wi-Fi networks [pdf]

Client isolation in Wi-Fi networks is not a standardized feature and can be bypassed by attackers using various techniques such as abusing shared Group Temporal Keys (GTKs) and gateway bouncing. This allows attackers to intercept and inject traffic, enabling them to become a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) and potentially launch higher-layer attacks.

Open Source Endowment – new funding source for open source maintainers

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The Open Source Endowment is a community-led fund to sustainably support critical OSS projects, leveraging investment returns from donations. It promotes long-term health of the global open source supply chain with transparent governance and accountability.

Google Street View in 2026

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The user has a powerful system with a 5.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 CPU and 96 GB of DDR5 RAM, running Ubuntu 24 LTS on Windows 11 Pro. They used DuckDB to import and analyze a dataset of Google Street View coverage, creating a table and rendering maps with QGIS and HCMGIS plugin.

Palm OS User Interface Guidelines [pdf, 2003]

The Palm OS user interface guidelines aim to help developers create applications that are easy to use and follow the Palm OS design principles, which prioritize simplicity, speed, and minimal learning curve. By following these guidelines, developers can create applications that are consistent, intuitive, and optimized for the Palm OS platform, resulting in a better user experience.

Nano Banana 2: Google's latest AI image generation model

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Nano Banana 2 is a state-of-the-art image model that combines advanced intelligence and studio-quality creative control with lightning-fast speed. It offers features like precision text rendering, translation, and high-quality photorealistic imagery, making it a versatile tool for various workflows.

I baked a pie every day for a year and it changed my life

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Vickie Hardin Woods, a retired city planner, baked a pie every day for a year to find a new purpose after retirement. Her project, which she called "the pie lady," helped her connect with others and discover her ability to do new things.

SynthID

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SynthID now watermarks text generated by Gemini app and web, adjusting probability scores to embed a hidden mark. This watermark is imperceptible and doesn't affect output quality.

Show HN: Terminal Phone – E2EE Walkie Talkie from the Command Line

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GitLab.com

Bild AI (YC W25) Is Hiring Interns to Make Housing Affordable

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Roop and Puneet are impact-driven to use AI and computer vision to make construction faster and cheaper. They're looking for a 0-to-1 builder with a growth mindset to join their SF-based internship.

BuildKit: Docker's Hidden Gem That Can Build Almost Anything

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BuildKit is a general-purpose build framework that can produce various types of output, not just Docker images. It uses a binary protocol called LLB to describe a directed acyclic graph of filesystem operations.

Google API keys weren't secrets, but then Gemini changed the rules

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Google's API keys, initially intended for public services like Maps, can now access sensitive Gemini endpoints without warning. This allows attackers to access private data and charge LLM-usage to affected accounts.

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise

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Anthropic is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition, adopting a nonbinding safety framework that can change. The company says its previous policy hindered its ability to compete in the rapidly growing AI market.

Show HN: Hacker Smacker – spot great (and terrible) HN commenters at a glance

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Hacker Smacker is a browser extension for Hacker News that helps identify quality authors and filter out obnoxious commenters. It uses a friend/foe system inspired by Slashdot and is open-source on GitHub.

Steering interpretable language models with concept algebra

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We show that Steerling-8B enables concept algebra: you can add, remove, and compose human-understandable concepts at inference time to directly control what the model generates, without retraining or prompt engineering. What if you could directly edit the internal representations of a model towards any concept you care about, without changing the prompt? Steerling-8B’s architecture natively ...

just-bash: Bash for Agents

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just-bash is a secure Bash environment for AI agents that provides execution protection against infinite loops or recursion and supports custom commands, file systems, and network access. It can be used as a secure alternative to bash and provides a CLI and API for executing Bash scripts and commands.

Show HN: Beehive – Multi-Workspace Agent Orchestrator

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~ git status On branch feat/oauth Changes not staged: modified: src/auth.ts modified: src/middleware.ts ~ npm test PASS src/auth.test.ts (12 tests) PASS src/middleware.test.ts (8 tests) ~ ┌ │ │ Welcome back! │ │ Opus 4.6 │ ~/feature-auth │ └ ❯ add OAuth2 flow to src/auth.ts ❯ Full git clones on any branch, each in its own directory. No interference between experiments.

Show HN: Mission Control – Open-source task management for AI agents

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Open-source task management for the agentic era. The command center for solo entrepreneurs who delegate work to AI agents. AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf) are powerful executors — but managing multiple agents across multiple projects is chaos. There's no shared task board, no inbox, no way to see who's working on what or whether they finished. Mission Control gives ...

Tell HN: YC companies scrape GitHub activity, send spam emails to users

User received unsolicited marketing emails from companies scraping their Github activity, likely using commit metadata. They have contacted Github and YC Ethics about the issue.

The Pentagon Feuding with an AI Company Is a Bad Sign

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Anthropic, an AI start-up, is at odds with the Trump administration over the use of its technology in military operations. The company's CEO, Dario Amodei, has expressed concerns about the potential misuse of AI for war and policing.

Jimi Hendrix was a systems engineer

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Jimi Hendrix created groundbreaking sound using a modular analog signal chain with pedals and a Marshall amplifier. He used a systematic approach to manipulate the nonlinear complexities of the system for maximum expression.

Those who can, teach history

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Banned in California

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General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego is a unique shipyard capable of building large naval vessels due to its grandfathered status. Its closure would be impossible to replace due to stringent environmental regulations and complex manufacturing processes involved.

How will OpenAI compete?

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OpenAI faces challenges in maintaining a competitive lead in AI due to the rapid development of similar models by other companies. The company's user base is large but has limited engagement and is fragile.

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Ferret-UI Lite: Lessons from Building Small On-Device GUI Agents

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Researchers developed Ferret-UI Lite, a compact GUI agent for diverse platforms, using techniques like chain-of-thought reasoning and reinforcement learning. Ferret-UI Lite achieves competitive performance in GUI tasks, including grounding and navigation.

iPhone and iPad approved to handle classified NATO information

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Today, Apple announced iPhone and iPad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with the information assurance requirements of NATO nations. This enables iPhone and iPad to be used with classified information up to the NATO restricted level without requiring special software or settings — a level of government certification no other consumer mobile device has met. Apple designs ...

First Website (1992)

http://info.cern.ch - home of the first website

Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown

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Windows Insiders receive Notepad and Paint updates with new features including Markdown support, a Notepad welcome experience, and AI-powered coloring book in Paint. Users can provide feedback in the Feedback Hub under Apps > Notepad or Apps > Paint.

Story of XZ Backdoor [video]

A 26-Gram Butterfly-Inspired Robot Achieving Autonomous Tailless Flight

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Researchers developed AirPulse, a 26-gram FWMAV with onboard control, replicating butterfly flight traits. It achieves stable flight via wingstroke asymmetry and attitude control, marking a foundational platform for lightweight aerial robots.