THE HACKER NEWS

zdw
a day ago
Creepy Crawlies
You've probably heard me complain about the "AI crawlers" before, but now I actually have some hard numbers I can put up to show their im......
18 HOURS AGO
VNTOK
Arbitrary code execution in QubesOS via copy-to-VM error reporting backchannel
4 DAYS AGO
SOHKAMYUNG
Electric rain can eat through metal
13 HOURS AGO
BRAJESHWAR
Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat
2 DAYS AGO
CISC
When fruit is scarce, these monkeys hunt animals
A DAY AGO
CONSUMER451
The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations
5 DAYS AGO
TOSH
Orbs
A DAY AGO
SASHK
FreeCORE TrueNAS Core – Continued
zdw
4 hours ago
“I just chose words carefully”
A blog about software craft and quality
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pwg
7 hours ago
Cores in space: The core memory module from a 1980 Spacelab computer
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory that could be carried in the Space Shuttle's cargo bay, providing lab space for astronauts and experiment......
baud147258
4 days ago
Commercially Available Bike Generators Are Not Sustainable (2011)
The present approach to pedal power results in highly inefficient machines....
j-cheong
10 hours ago
Artie (YC S23) Is Hiring Technical AES
Join Artie to build the real-time data platform teams trust for reliable, low-latency replication....
BirAdam
3 hours ago
Matrox: Graphics for Professionals
Graphics for Professionals...
vghaisas
2 days ago
It takes 5 cloud services to hear my doorbell
It all started in the winter of 2024. There was a burglary in our apartment building and we decided we needed to invest in our home’s security. The …...
SillyUsername
8 hours ago
Why open source rocks – a new SM750 (Silicon Motion GPU) HDMI Driver
Experimental Linux DRM/KMS driver for the SM750G10 SE-DP750A-HDMI, with HDMI, custom RGB565 dithering, DMA and software-scaled ultrawide modes. - KodeMunkie/sm750hdmifb...
gmays
2 hours ago
Understanding ChatGPT Work
OpenAI announced ChatGPT Work on July 9th, and have been furiously iterating on it ever since. It is an extraordinarily confusing and very powerful product. Here’s what I’ve figured out …...
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/30/understanding-chatgpt-work/
joebig
19 hours ago
Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth (2018)
There has been some interest recently in determining the longest distance one can sail for on the earth without hitting land, as well as in the converse problem of determining the longest di...
nickslaughter02
12 hours ago
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy
ProtectEU strategy by EU Commission targets encrypted data access, expanding EUROPOL powers and cross-border intelligence sharing....
smasher164
6 hours ago
Are We Sixel Yet?
shscs911
a day ago
California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act....
catbird
13 hours ago
METR and Redwood Offer Holy %^ Postmortem of the HuggingFace Hack
Yesterday I covered the OpenAI technical report on the HuggingFace hack. That report had one key new piece of information, and some good prosaic steps OpenAI will be taking to strengthen its...
dudefeliciano
17 hours ago
Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers
Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack....