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The Whispering Earring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 00:16:28

Cleaner, easier-to-reference repo of Scott Alexander’s The Whispering Earring (that’s the Schelling title, real title below). Original from livejournal is backed up here. Clarity didn’t work, trying mysterianism In the treasure-vaults of Til Iosophrang rests the Whispering Earring, buried deep beneath a heap of gold where it can do no further harm. The earring is a little topaz tetrahedron dangling from a thin gold wire. When worn, it whispers in the wearer’s ear: “Better for you if you take

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School AI surveillance can lead to false alarms, arrests

news.ycombinator.com Lurye Is The Data Reporter For The Associated Press 2025-08-22 01:17:32

Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. The teenage girl made an offensive joke while chatting online with her classmates, triggering the school’s surveillance software. Before the morning was even over, the Tennessee eighth grader was under arrest. She was interrogated, strip-searched and spent the night in a jail cell, her mother says. Earlier in the day, her friends had teased the teen about her tanned com

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Preventing ZIP parser confusion attacks on Python package installers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 06:16:42

Preventing ZIP parser confusion attacks on Python package installers The Python Package Index is introducing new restrictions to protect Python package installers and inspectors from confusion attacks arising from ZIP parser implementations. This has been done in response to the discovery that the popular installer uv has a different extraction behavior to many Python-based installers that use the ZIP parser implementation provided by the zipfile standard library module. Summary ZIP archives

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Show HN: Octofriend, a cute coding agent that can swap between GPT-5 and Claude

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 08:34:21

Get Started npm install --global octofriend And then: octofriend About Octo is a small, helpful, cephalopod-flavored coding assistant that works with any OpenAI-compatible or Anthropic-compatible LLM API, and allows you to switch models at will mid-conversation when a particular model gets stuck. Octo can optionally use (and we recommend using) ML models we custom-trained and open-sourced (1, 2) to automatically handle tool call and code edit failures from the main coding models you're work

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Italy's pizza detectives

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-18 10:17:26

As pizza's popularity spreads around the world, a group of top-secret agents are travelling the globe on espionage missions to determine what "real" pizza is. On a sweltering day bleached by the fearsome southern Italian sun, a group of international travellers have gathered a stone's throw from Naples' San Gennaro catacombs, named for the city's patron saint. But these visitors aren't here to venerate the ancient martyr; they've come in service of something equally important to the city's ide

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A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction

news.ycombinator.com Kaifosh 2025-08-19 03:08:24

Hardware sEMG-RD The sEMG devices consisted of two primary subcomponents: a digital compute capsule and an analogue wristband (Extended Data Fig. 1). The digital compute capsule comprised the battery, antenna for Bluetooth communication and a printed circuit board that contained a microcontroller, an analogue-to-digital converter and an inertial measurement unit. The analogue wristband comprised discrete links that each housed a multilayer rigid printed circuit board that contained the low-noi

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Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

news.ycombinator.com Jerop Kipruto 2025-08-21 23:28:46

In June, we launched Gemini CLI, an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini to your terminal. The enthusiastic adoption from developers has been incredible. To keep up with the flood of feature requests and contributions, we put our own tool to the test — using Gemini CLI to automate issue triage and pull request reviews. When community members noticed our new workflows, they asked us to share what we’ve built. Today, we’re introducing Gemini CLI GitHub Actions. It’s a no-cost, pow

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Foundry (YC F24) is hiring staff-level product engineers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 07:00:58

About Foundry We're building the foundational infrastructure to automate digital work. Today's browser-based workflows represent a potential trillion dollar opportunity—currently trapped behind inefficient manual tasks and repetitive actions. Current AI agents fail when facing complex real-world scenarios; they're brittle experiments, not scalable solutions. Foundry provides the critical, high-fidelity simulation environment necessary for training, testing, and deploying robust AI agents. Thin

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Laptop Support and Usability (LSU): July 2025 Report

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 03:55:18

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Lightweight LSAT

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 07:51:59

Welcome to the lightweight LSAT The lightweight LSAT is a simple, proven, and completely free guide to the Law School Admissions Test. Who is this guide for? The lightweight LSAT is designed for students who are frustrated with their current way of approaching the LSAT. It doesn't assume you have any knowledge of the LSAT, but it will be most useful for someone who already has some experience studying. Additionally, the lightweight LSAT is written for students who are ambitious, aiming for a

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Katie Miller, Former DOGE Goon and Stephen Miller’s Wife, Leaves Elon to Start Podcast

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-08-22 07:10:39

When Katie Miller left her role as a spokesperson for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the end of May, she was said to be joining the billionaire in his private business endeavors. But just two months later, it sounds like things didn’t work out in the House of Musk. Katie Miller, the wife of White House ghoul Stephen Miller, announced Thursday that she’s making a new pivot and will become a podcaster focused on entertainment for conservative women. Miller rel

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This Already-Approved Drug Could Stop Food Allergies’ Worst Reactions

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-08-22 08:00:01

Food allergies suck. Beyond placing onerous limits on your diet, their health impacts can totally derail your life, and scientists have been scrambling for years to try and find better, more lasting treatments for these conditions’ worst effects. Now, a pair of papers published today in the journal Science unlock crucial new insights into what goes on in the body when anaphylaxis occurs and indicate how an existing medication could one day help prevent these life-threatening allergic reactions.

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The Disturbing AI Interview That Has Everyone Fuming

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-22 08:40:09

It was billed as a “one-of-a-kind interview,” but it may be remembered as a new low for journalism. Jim Acosta, the former CNN anchor turned Substack host, has ignited a firestorm of controversy by conducting what may be one of the most unsettling interviews of the AI era: a televised conversation with an AI-generated version of Joaquin Oliver, the 17-year-old who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The interview aired at the reques

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Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-22 08:15:08

Credit: IPHES-CERCA/Luis Quevedo/Madrid Scientific Films. Human remains from 11 individuals recovered from El Mirador Cave in Spain showed evidence of cannibalism, archaeologists have concluded. According to a new paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the cannibalism was likely the result of a violent episode between competing Late Neolithic herding communities about 5,700 years ago. “Cannibalism is one of the most complex behaviors to interpret, due to the inherent difficulty of

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Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

wired.com Kim Zetter 2025-08-22 08:09:07

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, and military forces around the world–that made any communication secured with the algorithm vulnerable to eavesdropping. When the researchers publicly disclosed the issue in 2023, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), which developed the algorithm, advised anyone using it for

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Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-08-22 08:21:54

A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories last fall marks the latest in a growing series of security breaches at military facilities across the United States, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of US armories to theft and intrusion. A confidential memo from the Tennessee Fusion Center reviewed by WIRED details four break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories over a seven-week span. In one incident, thieves made off with night vision goggles

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Meta’s prototype headsets show off the future of mixed reality

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-22 08:29:12

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Meta’s consumer VR headsets are already among the best you can get for their price points, but at a conference next week, the company is showing off some impressive-sounding research prototypes that could be a peek at what its headsets might be capable of in the future. One headset, called “Tiramisu,” brings a “new milestone for realism in VR,” Meta says in a blog post. Tiram

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Samsung’s inexpensive Galaxy Buds FE are even more affordable at over 50 percent off

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-08-22 08:32:14

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Samsung’s latest Unpacked event came and went with no major announcements related to the company’s Galaxy Buds lineup. However, if you don’t want to wait for what’s next, you can currently save on the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE, which are down to $46.99 ($53 off) at Woot. That’s their best price yet and a deal that will run until September 2nd or while supplies last. Despite being nearly two years old, the Buds

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SpaceX is building a water pipeline to Starbase — but access comes with some conditions

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-22 07:30:38

The newest piece of infrastructure coming to Starbase, Texas, isn’t a launch mount or a booster. It’s a water pipeline, and who can hook up a tap (and on what terms) will shape the definition of “company town.” The new line, which will stretch from Brownsville to the newly incorporated city of Starbase, will replace the truck-hauled deliveries SpaceX has used to transport potable water for its employees and on-site residents. Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) COO Mark Dombroski confirme

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IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-08-22 08:52:50

Financial services provider Brex on Thursday announced that it achieved a major milestone: it is now licensed in the European Union. That means it can now directly issue credit and debit cards and offer its spend management products to any business in all 30 EU countries with “no workarounds required,” as co-founder and CEO Pedro Franceschi wrote in a blog post. While the corporate spend management startup previously supported 60 currencies in 200 countries, it could only sell its products to c

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OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level'

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-22 12:15:33

OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level' 48 minutes ago Share Save Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise. Billed as "smarter, faster, and more useful," OpenAI co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman lauded the company's new model as ushering in a new

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Firefly Aerospace stock opens at $70 in Nasdaq debut

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-08-22 12:58:02

Firefly Aerospace rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq on Aug. 7th, 2025. Firefly Aerospace jumped more than 50% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday after pricing shares above its expected range. Shares started trading at $70 each under the ticker symbol FLY. The initial price values the company at close to $10 billion. The shares ticked lower after the open. Space technology has gained momentum in recent years as companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX amass more funding and government contracts. F

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OpenAI launches new GPT-5 model for all ChatGPT users

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-08-22 12:44:36

"GPT-5 has been trained to recognize when a task can't be finished, avoid speculation and can explain limitations more clearly, which reduces unsupported claims compared to prior models," said Michelle Pokrass, a post-training lead at OpenAI. Instead of outright refusing to answer users' questions if they are potentially risky, GPT-5 will use "safe completions," OpenAI said. This means the model will give high-level responses within safety constraints that can't be used to cause harm. OpenAI s

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The Creator of Ozempic Is in Terrible Trouble

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-22 12:20:23

Image by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty / Futurism Developments While its customer are shedding pounds, Novo Nordisk, creator of the mega-hit drug Ozempic, is shedding loads of market value amid collapsing sales. One year ago, the Danish pharmaceutical giant's market cap exceeded the size of its entire home country's economy. But this week, it's continued its steady but drastic decline — which saw its CEO get the axe — by losing nearly $100 billion in value after slashin

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GPT-5 is here. Now what?

technologyreview.com Grace Huckins 2025-08-22 12:00:00

Whereas o1 was a major technological advancement, GPT-5 is, above all else, a refined product. During a press briefing, Sam Altman compared GPT-5 to Apple’s Retina displays, and it’s an apt analogy, though perhaps not in the way that he intended. Much like an unprecedentedly crisp screen, GPT-5 will furnish a more pleasant and seamless user experience. That’s not nothing, but it falls far short of the transformative AI future that Altman has spent much of the past year hyping. In the briefing, A

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Survey reveals how Verizon’s price hikes are affecting its customer base, and it’s not good news

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 06:52:21

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon is in the news for losing 51,000 postpaid subscribers between April and June this year and then doubling down by removing loyalty discounts and driving bills up. Ironically, the company recently gave away free concert tickets, gift cards, branded freebies, and more. Either way, customers are not amused by their rising bills, and unsurprisingly, many of you are looking to switch carriers. We received over 1400 votes on our survey, and almost 900 of th

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Galaxy Tab S11 leak spills all the details, and it could be good news for US users

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 12:52:33

Earlier this year, we found evidence that Samsung was working on at least three Android tablets. These tablets would include two successors to the Galaxy Tab S10 and an S10 Lite model. Last month, a Samsung executive confirmed to Android Authority that the Galaxy Tab S11 series is on the way and that the release would follow “our traditional cadence.” A new leak may have now revealed the specifications, launch window, and European prices. According to a report from Dealabs , the Galaxy Tab S11,

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Mark your calendar: The ROG Xbox Ally release date just leaked

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 12:59:51

TL;DR The release date of the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X will reportedly be October 16. The date comes from a leak focused on Europe, but other regions may follow suit. Xbox is expected to show off the handhelds and begin pre-sales during its Gamescom showcase on August 20. Xbox’s upcoming handhelds have been making waves since rumors about them began, but one key detail has remained elusive until now. A new report claims the official release date of the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X will be on Octo

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Apple’s first OLED MacBook Pro might borrow a popular iPhone feature

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-22 07:10:02

Samsung Display has reportedly secured Apple’s first OLED panel order for the MacBook Pro, marking a major milestone in the transition to OLED in Apple’s Mac lineup beginning in 2026. Does OLED mean Dynamic Island? According to Omdia (via Digitimes), Apple will switch to OLED for the MacBook Pro next year, with Samsung Display supplying the panels and likely enabling a shift to a pill-shaped camera cutout design. This could mean the MacBook Pro will feature the Dynamic Island first introduced

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OpenAI officially announces GPT-5, its next major upgrade to ChatGPT

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-22 12:11:41

OpenAI has officially announced GPT-5, its latest frontier model to power ChatGPT. The announcement follows the release of two open weight models, one of which can run on the Mac, and changes to encourage healthier ChatGPT use this week. What is GPT-5? Here’s what OpenAI has to say about GPT-5: Today we’re introducing GPT‑5⁠, OpenAI’s smartest, fastest, most useful model yet, and a major step towards placing intelligence at the center of every business. GPT‑5 unites and exceeds OpenAI’s prior

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Latest Tech News

The Whispering Earring

School AI surveillance can lead to false alarms, arrests

Preventing ZIP parser confusion attacks on Python package installers

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Italy's pizza detectives

A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction

Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

Foundry (YC F24) is hiring staff-level product engineers

Laptop Support and Usability (LSU): July 2025 Report

Lightweight LSAT

Katie Miller, Former DOGE Goon and Stephen Miller’s Wife, Leaves Elon to Start Podcast

This Already-Approved Drug Could Stop Food Allergies’ Worst Reactions

The Disturbing AI Interview That Has Everyone Fuming

Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

Meta’s prototype headsets show off the future of mixed reality

Samsung’s inexpensive Galaxy Buds FE are even more affordable at over 50 percent off

SpaceX is building a water pipeline to Starbase — but access comes with some conditions

IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion

OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level'

Firefly Aerospace stock opens at $70 in Nasdaq debut

OpenAI launches new GPT-5 model for all ChatGPT users

The Creator of Ozempic Is in Terrible Trouble

GPT-5 is here. Now what?

Survey reveals how Verizon’s price hikes are affecting its customer base, and it’s not good news

Galaxy Tab S11 leak spills all the details, and it could be good news for US users

Mark your calendar: The ROG Xbox Ally release date just leaked

Apple’s first OLED MacBook Pro might borrow a popular iPhone feature

OpenAI officially announces GPT-5, its next major upgrade to ChatGPT

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