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Efficient Computer's Electron E1 CPU – 100x more efficient than Arm?

news.ycombinator.com Dr. Ian Cutress 2025-12-30 18:30:44

We've been building general-purpose CPUs wrong for decades, apparently. That's the bold claim from Efficient Computer, a new startup stepping into the embedded market with their Electron E1 chip. For too long, our processors have been stuck in a control flow model, constantly shuffling data back and forth between caches, memory, and compute units – a process I think we can all agree that burns significant energy at every step. Efficient’s goal is to approach the problem by static scheduling and

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Never write your own date parsing library

news.ycombinator.com Zach Leatherman 2025-12-30 20:36:25

Never write your own date parsing library. Never. No exceptions. Never have I ever… So… I’ve written my own date parsing library. Why? Our story begins seven years ago in the year 2018. I made the very sensible choice to adopt luxon as the Date Parsing library for Eleventy. This parsing behavior is used when Eleventy finds a String for the date value in the Data Cascade (though YAML front matter will bypass this behavior when encountering a YAML-compatible date). This choice was good for El

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Fire TV feeling slow? I changed these 10 settings to dramatically improve the performance

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-12-31 02:26:00

Why is my Fire TV running so slow? That's a complex question to answer. It could be the age of your device. Older hardware might struggle to load the latest apps and services. But it could also be a combination of outdated software, too many background processes, and accumulated temporary files. All these things can make your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick lag. Fortunately, the tips above address most of these problems. Are there any other Fire TV features I can disable? Amazon's Fire TV has a surp

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100X More Efficient Than ARM Processors – Electron E1

news.ycombinator.com Dr. Ian Cutress 2025-12-31 00:30:44

We've been building general-purpose CPUs wrong for decades, apparently. That's the bold claim from Efficient Computer, a new startup stepping into the embedded market with their Electron E1 chip. For too long, our processors have been stuck in a control flow model, constantly shuffling data back and forth between caches, memory, and compute units – a process I think we can all agree that burns significant energy at every step. Efficient’s goal is to approach the problem by static scheduling and

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Women dating safety app 'Tea' breached, users' IDs posted to 4chan

news.ycombinator.com Jul 2025-12-31 05:36:52

Users from 4chan claim to have discovered an exposed database hosted on Google’s mobile app development platform, Firebase, belonging to the newly popular women’s dating safety app Tea. Users say they are rifling through peoples’ personal data and selfies uploaded to the app, and then posting that data online, according to screenshots, 4chan posts, and code reviewed by 404 Media. In a statement to 404 Media, Tea confirmed the breach also impacted some direct messages but said that the data is fr

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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-31 06:25:47

Google has suspended the account of phone surveillance operator Catwatchful, which was using the tech giant’s servers to host and operate the monitoring software. Google’s move to shut down the spyware operation comes a month after TechCrunch alerted the technology giant the operator was hosting the operation on Firebase, one of Google’s developer platforms. Catwatchful relied on Firebase to host and store vast amounts of data stolen from thousands of phones compromised by its spyware. “We’ve

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Home Internet, Simplified: Here's Everything You Need to Know (but Were Too Afraid to Ask)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 15:00:00

The best internet connection is one you don't ever notice, and while we use the internet for everything these days, most of us don't know the first thing about our internet plan beyond the bill. As broadband experts, we've come a long way in terms of reading broadband nutrition labels, deciphering ISP-marketing jargon and learning how to boost our own home networks. In this article, we'll give you the rundown on how your internet works and how to pick the best possible plan. But if you take awa

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Show HN: MCP server for up-to-date Zig standard library documentation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 08:10:59

Zig Docs MCP Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides up-to-date documentation for the Zig programming language standard library and builtin functions. It uses the same approach as Zig's official autodoc (ziglang.org) by reading STD lib source files directly through a WASM module. However instead of returning HTML, it outputs Markdown which significantly reduces token usage. Tip Add use zigdocs to your prompt if you want to explicitly instruct the LLM to use Zig docs tools. Otherwise

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Show HN: Apple Health MCP Server

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-29 22:23:23

Apple Health MCP Server An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for querying Apple Health data using SQL. Built with DuckDB for fast, efficient health data analysis. Note This project currently relies on the Simple Health Export CSV app by Eric Wolter. See Exporting Data below for more info on how best to use the app. This is currently the easiest way I could find to quickly and reliably get Apple Health data exported in CSV format. If you have ideas of better ways to import data, please submit

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Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block for Easy Anti-Cheat users

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-01 11:11:47

Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented some Easy Anti-Cheat users from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update because of a known issue that triggers restarts with blue screen of death (BSOD) errors. When it acknowledged the bug last month, the company confirmed the issue impacted devices running Easy Anti-Cheat, a popular anti-cheating service installed with hundreds of multiplayer games, including Apex Legends, War Thunder, Dead by Daylight, ELDEN RING, Rust, Squad, NBA 2K25,

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Show HN: Easy Python Time Parsing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 16:17:21

Time Helper A lightweight Python library for effortless datetime handling with timezone support. Built for simplicity and flexibility, it provides a comprehensive set of utilities for parsing, converting, and manipulating dates and times. Key Features: 🌍 Timezone-aware operations with abbreviation support (e.g., IST, PST, CET) with abbreviation support (e.g., IST, PST, CET) 🔄 Universal datetime parsing from strings, timestamps, and various formats from strings, timestamps, and various forma

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Court Rules Mike Lindell Doesn’t Have to Pay $5 Million in Hacked Voting Machine Bet

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-01-01 18:35:21

Mike Lindell, the founder and CEO of MyPillow, could be considered a loser in many ways, but not in a way that will cost him $5 million. The New York Times reports that a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Lindell will not have to pay out the prize money for his “Prove Mike Wrong” challenge, which offered up a $5 million reward to anyone who could sufficiently debunk his baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. Lindell offered up the prize money in 2021 dur

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Python classes aren’t always the best solution

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 23:41:09

Python is an incredibly versatile programming language known for its simplicity and readability. Among its features, the ability to use classes for object-oriented programming is both powerful and frequently recommended. However, classes aren’t always the best solution. In many cases, Python’s built-in types, functions, and standard library modules provide simpler, cleaner alternatives. Here are several scenarios where you might not need a Python class: Simple Data Containers: Use Named Tuples

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Starlink is experiencing a network outage

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-02 06:52:00

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is experiencing an outage. Reports of connectivity issues started around 3:20PM ET, based on DownDetector, though SpaceX has only recently acknowledged the outage via a post on the Starlink X account. Users across the US, Europe and the UK have also reported issues on r/starlink, the service's Reddit page, and SpaceX has even acknowledged the outage on Starlink's website. The number of people potentially impacted could number in the millions — as of

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You might not need a Python class

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 05:41:09

Python is an incredibly versatile programming language known for its simplicity and readability. Among its features, the ability to use classes for object-oriented programming is both powerful and frequently recommended. However, classes aren’t always the best solution. In many cases, Python’s built-in types, functions, and standard library modules provide simpler, cleaner alternatives. Here are several scenarios where you might not need a Python class: Simple Data Containers: Use Named Tuples

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Here's What You Should Know About iOS 18.6 Before iOS 26 Releases This Fall

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 04:57:43

Apple's iOS 18.6 will likely be released soon, ahead of its iOS 26 this fall, but the company's July 21 iOS 18.6 release candidate didn't change much on the iPhones of developers and beta testers. While iOS 26 will bring a major redesign to iPhones, the latest iOS 18.6 beta is filled with bug and security fixes, so developers and beta testers shouldn't expect new features. Apple/Screenshot by CNET Because this is a beta, I recommend downloading it on something other than your primary device. T

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Hackers—hope to defect to Russia? Don’t Google “defecting to Russia.”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-02 06:25:56

To the casual observer, cybercriminals can look like swashbuckling geniuses. They possess technical skills formidable enough to penetrate the networks of the biggest companies on the planet. They cover their tracks using technology that is arcane to most people—VPNs, encrypted chat apps, onion routing, aliases in dark web forums. They talk trash, extorting corporate ransoms in cryptocurrency, and they aim high, not flinching even at the prospect of stealing data on US presidential candidates.

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A Premium Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User—Including Diplomats

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2026-01-03 02:00:00

An airline leaving all of its passengers’ travel records vulnerable to hackers would make an attractive target for espionage. Less obvious, but perhaps even more useful for those spies, would be access to a premium travel service that spans 10 different airlines, left its own detailed flight information accessible to data thieves, and seems to be favored by international diplomats. That's what one team of cybersecurity researchers found in the form of Airportr, a UK-based luggage service that p

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People are getting over $4,000 each from the T-Mobile data breach settlement — here’s why

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 06:22:12

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile’s 2021 data breach victims have started receiving payments from the $350 million settlement. While most users received around $56 or $226 each, those who proved extensive financial harm received much more — over $4,000 in two cases. Such submissions required verifiable losses, such as identity theft, and included claims for associated expenses like legal fees and credit repair fees. Last month, users began receiving their share of the $350M settl

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Cybercrime forum Leak Zone publicly exposed its users’ IP addresses

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-03 06:30:20

A self-styled “leaking and cracking forum” where users advertise and share breached databases, stolen credentials, and pirated software was leaking the IP addresses of its logged-in users to the open web, security researchers have found. Leak Zone left an Elasticsearch database exposed to the internet without a password, according to researchers at UpGuard. In a blog post shared with TechCrunch ahead of its publication, the researchers said they discovered the database on July 18 and found its

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Nvidia addresses AI chip smuggling, says bootleg datacenters are a 'losing proposition'

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-03 11:50:01

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks to members of the media in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Nvidia said Thursday that datacenters built with smuggled chips are a "losing proposition" and that it does not support unauthorized products. The statement came in response to a Financial Times report that at least $1 billion worth of its artificial intelligence chips illegally entered China. "Trying to cobble together datacenters from smuggled products is a l

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Solving a Childhood Mystery: How BASIC Games Learned to Win

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-30 17:03:56

🎮Game ♟️Strategy 🏁Chess 🤖Algorithm 💻Game Dev Want to try the game first? Play the JavaScript version here. Source code available here. Background From my teenage years until now, I’ve kept an old BASIC book. It’s a translated version of “BASIC Computer Games” written by David H. Ahl. BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is an old programming language designed to be easy for beginners to use. It was probably easier to use than assembler or C. I remember later creating a tex

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A Python tool to parse PDF statements from Poste Italiane

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 20:18:47

Poste Italiane Documents Parser agli sventurati che hanno un conto postale A Python tool to parse PDF documents from Poste Italiane and convert them into structured JSON or CSV data. It automatically identifies the document type and validates financial data to ensure integrity. Key Features Automatic Document Detection : Identifies the document type (e.g., BancoPosta statement, Postepay report) from the PDF content. : Identifies the document type (e.g., BancoPosta statement, Postepay report

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(Python) Poste Italiane document parser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 02:18:47

Poste Italiane Documents Parser agli sventurati che hanno un conto postale A Python tool to parse PDF documents from Poste Italiane and convert them into structured JSON or CSV data. It automatically identifies the document type and validates financial data to ensure integrity. Key Features Automatic Document Detection : Identifies the document type (e.g., BancoPosta statement, Postepay report) from the PDF content. : Identifies the document type (e.g., BancoPosta statement, Postepay report

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SecurityPal combines AI and experts in Nepal to speed enterprise security questionnaires by 87X or more

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2026-01-04 16:41:32

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now When a tech vendor wants to sell into a large enterprise — or when that enterprise wants to buy software from a tech vendor or AI model provider — each side may be required by the other to prove they will handle shared data responsibly in the form of mandatory surveys and questionnaires. Regulations such as GDPR, the soon-to-be effected EU

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Lumo: Privacy-first AI assistant

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 02:22:42

Artificial intelligence has the power to tackle humanity’s challenges, big and small, from scheduling meetings to modeling molecules. But to truly transform how we live and work for the better, we need an AI assistant(new window) built responsibly — putting people and privacy first. Today, Big Tech is repeating the mistakes from the internet’s early days. Instead of using AI to serve people, they’re turning people into products — and using AI to accelerate the surveillance-capitalism business m

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The 20 Best PS5 Games Right Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 05:53:00

Over four years after its release, Sony's PlayStation 5 has bested Microsoft's Xbox to dominate this console generation. If you want a plug-and-play experience with the latest games, PS5 is a fantastic choice. The PS5 introduced several tech advancements over its predecessor, from the extra functionality you get from the DualSense controller's advanced haptics and triggers to instant load times with its solid-state storage, as well as the PSVR 2 headset. But the PS5's biggest appeal, building o

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Computing’s Top 30: Tejas Chopra

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-01-05 09:30:40

Two minutes into his TedX talk on AI and the environment, Tejas Chopra notes that training a single large language model releases roughly the same amount of carbon dioxide into Earth’s atmosphere as 125 roundtrip flights from New York to Beijing. In keeping with his ever-practical approach, Chopra goes on to suggest several concrete ways to reduce AI’s carbon footprint by optimizing resource use, energy consumption, and AI decision-making across industries. An accomplished engineer specializin

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Microsoft's big AI update for Windows 11 is here - what's new

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-01-05 21:18:32

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Windows 11 users will find a host of new features awaiting them with a major update now being rolled out by Microsoft. Launched on Tuesday specifically for Windows 11 24H2, the optional update known as KB5062660 carries with it a cavalcade of AI-powered skills along with general enhancements and bug fixes galore. In a Tuesday blog post, Microsoft touted all the new AI tools and tricks in the update. For better or worse, most of these are geared toward Copilot+ PCs, so if y

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Replit’s AI Agent Wipes Company’s Codebase During Vibecoding Session

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2026-01-05 21:30:40

AI coding assistants that promise to speed up software development sound like the future, until they delete your company’s database and lie about it Jason Lemkin—the founder of SaaStr, a company which supports and funds SaaS entrepreneurs — found that out the hard way. While using Replit’s AI agent, which he affectionately dubbed “Replie,” to build an app for his company, he encountered what he called “rogue” and “deceptive” behavior. Worst of all, at one point, the AI assistant deleted the com

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Efficient Computer's Electron E1 CPU – 100x more efficient than Arm?

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A Premium Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User—Including Diplomats

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