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The power of two random choices (2012)

news.ycombinator.com Marc Brooker 2025-12-13 08:49:43

My name is Marc Brooker. I've been writing code, reading code, and living vicariously through computers for as long as I can remember. I like to build things that work. I also dabble in machining, welding, cooking and skiing.I'm currently an engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle, where I work on databases, serverless, and serverless databases. Before that, I worked on EC2 and EBS.All opinions are my own. The power of two random choices In many large-scale web services, multiple laye

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How Much Energy Do Your AI Prompts Consume? Google Just Shared Its Gemini Numbers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 18:49:00

The explosion of AI tools worldwide is increasing exponentially, but the companies that make these tools often don't express their environmental impact in detail. Google has just released a technical paper detailing measurements for energy, emissions and water use of its Gemini AI prompts. The impact of a single prompt is, it says, minuscule. According to its methodology for measuring AI's impact, a single prompt's energy consumption is about the equivalent of watching TV for less than 9 second

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Meta Freezes AI Hiring as Fear Spreads

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-18 02:18:30

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is freezing all hiring in its artificial intelligence division. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company characterized the hiring freeze as "basic organizational planning," coinciding with a broader restructuring of its AI division's leadership. It's a notable admission that comes as Zuckerberg has been desperately offering key talent mind-boggling financial offers, reportedly reaching $1 billion — with seriously mixed results — that highlight its frantic attempts

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Use Google Home? Gemini will be your new assistant soon - what we know so far

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-18 02:12:39

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Gemini is replacing Google Assistant in Google Home. The new, more personalized assistant supports natural conversations and maintains context. Early access for Gemini at Home starts in October. Get more in-depth ZDNET AI coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Amid the launch news of Made by Google phones and other devices, Google is also upgrading its Assistant for smart home users. Gemini for Home will replace

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The power of two random choices

news.ycombinator.com Marc Brooker 2025-12-13 14:49:43

My name is Marc Brooker. I've been writing code, reading code, and living vicariously through computers for as long as I can remember. I like to build things that work. I also dabble in machining, welding, cooking and skiing.I'm currently an engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle, where I work on databases, serverless, and serverless databases. Before that, I worked on EC2 and EBS.All opinions are my own. The power of two random choices In many large-scale web services, multiple laye

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An interactive guide to SVG paths

news.ycombinator.com Josh W. Comeau 2025-12-14 06:19:05

Introduction The SVG <path> element is notoriously tricky. When I first encountered it, I found it totally inscrutable. Its syntax isn’t quite as bad as Regex, but it has the same sort of “what on earth?” vibes. At the same time, <path> elements are also incredibly useful. They’re the only way to create curved shapes in SVG, beyond full ellipses. And once you get the hang of it, they’re actually quite a lot of fun to use! In this blog post, we’ll cover all of the basic commands, including the

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Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-18 02:44:44

There are plenty of reasons to be pessimistic about electric vehicle adoption here in the US. The current administration has made no secret of its hostility toward EVs and, as promised, has ended as many of the existing EV subsidies and vehicle pollution regulations as it could. After more than a year of month-on-month growth, EV sales started to contract, and brands like Genesis and Volvo have seen their customers reject their electric offerings, forcing portfolio rethinks. But wait, it gets wo

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Feds investigate Tesla over inaccurate autopilot and FSD crash reports

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-18 05:58:37

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just announced an investigation into Tesla regarding its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) systems, according to a report by Electrek. The road safety regulator says the probe involves inconsistencies with how the company reports crashes regarding the aforementioned systems. The NHTSA requires automakers to report crashes involving autonomous and driver assistance systems within five days of being notified of them. The agency claims

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Apple fitness exec accused of creating toxic workplace environment

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-18 06:55:56

Jay Blahnik is Apple's vice president of fitness technologies and responsible for leading a team of about 100 people. After a lengthy period consulting for Nike, he joined the company in 2013 to help with the launch of the Apple Watch and programs such as Apple Fitness+. Today, The New York Times reported on allegations that Blahnik created a toxic workplace environment, with his behaviors described as "verbally abusive, manipulative and inappropriate." He and Apple are currently being sued by

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AI tooling must be disclosed for contributions

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-18 06:49:57

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community. By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails. Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

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Struggling fusion power company General Fusion gets $22M lifeline from investors

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-12-18 06:12:29

General Fusion, a Canadian nuclear fusion energy startup, announced today that it had been thrown a lifeline in the form of $22 million in fresh funding. The company had laid off at least 25% of its employees in May in a bid to shore up its stretched finances. At the same time, CEO Greg Twinney wrote an open letter pleading for funding. The additional cash will give General Fusion some breathing room, though not much. A subset of General Fusion’s existing investors ultimately ponied up for wha

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An Interactive Guide to SVG Paths

news.ycombinator.com Josh W. Comeau 2025-12-14 18:19:05

Introduction The SVG <path> element is notoriously tricky. When I first encountered it, I found it totally inscrutable. Its syntax isn’t quite as bad as Regex, but it has the same sort of “what on earth?” vibes. At the same time, <path> elements are also incredibly useful. They’re the only way to create curved shapes in SVG, beyond full ellipses. And once you get the hang of it, they’re actually quite a lot of fun to use! In this blog post, we’ll cover all of the basic commands, including the

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Forced every engineer to take sales calls.They rewrote our platform in 2 weeks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-18 09:46:16

Our senior DevOps engineer thought I'd lost my mind. He didn't join a startup to do sales. So he promised me 5 calls and I guaranteed he'd never have to do it again. It was a bit of a back-and-forth but I strongly believe it fundamentally changed how we build products. When I sat in on the calls, I observed a few things: - Seeing them explain why our competitor's platform was "too complex for non-technical users." - Seeing them assure the customer that the continuous monitoring was actually w

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Europol confirms $50,000 Qilin ransomware reward is fake

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-18 16:25:25

Europol has confirmed that a Telegram channel impersonating the agency and offering a $50,000 reward for information on two Qilin ransomware administrators is fake. The impostor later admitted it was created to troll researchers and journalists. "We were also surprised to see this story gaining traction," Europol told BleepingComputer on Monday. "The announcement didn't come from us." The statement comes after a new Telegram channel called @europolcti was created on August 16th, claiming to of

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Adding my home electricity uptime to status.href.cat

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Post-Author-Name Box-Sizing Border-Box 2025-12-18 15:54:15

status.href.cat now reports and notifies me if my home power/internet goes down! The other day, PG&E and my landlord emailed me about a power outage. The elevator system needed a technician to reset it. All the e-key readers in the lobby no longer work. This got me wondering, how long was the power out for? With this, I decided to add uptime stats for my home electricity. PG&E emailed about the power outage. 10 minutes later, my power was restored. My landlord emailed, reporting all the things

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95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI Spend

news.ycombinator.com Oliver Flynn 2025-12-18 15:36:24

Over the last three years, companies worldwide have invested between 30 and 40 billion dollars into generative artificial intelligence projects. Yet most of these efforts have brought no real business return. A new study from MIT found that 95 percent of enterprise organizations report zero measurable gains from the adoption of AI tools. Only a small group has seen strong benefits. “Just five percent of integrated AI pilots are extracting millions in value,” the report said. In contrast, the v

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8 Kitchen Tools That Pay for Themselves With the Money You'll Save

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-18 15:40:00

Restaurants and coffee shop visits drain your wallet faster than you might realize. Those $5 lattes and $15 lunches accumulate into thousands annually. For anyone ready to cook more at home and cut dining expenses, there are kitchen appliances and tools that offer impressive returns on investment. Through comprehensive analysis of popular home cooking equipment -- from water filters to pizza ovens, seltzer makers and coffee machines -- the numbers reveal big potential savings. Some appliances c

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This 'Fantastic Four' Actor Is a Netflix Top 10 VIP Right Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-18 16:00:05

Each week, Netflix drops a list of the top 10 films and TV shows dominating the platform. For the week of Aug. 11, two vastly different films, both featuring Vanessa Kirby, are in the US Top 10: Netflix original Night Always Comes and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. If you consider that Kirby is also starring in Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is currently No. 4 at the box office, and she briefly reprised her role as White Widow in Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoni

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Launch HN: Skope (YC S25) – Outcome-based pricing for software products

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-18 21:09:38

Hi HN, we’re Ben and Connor, the co-founders of Skope ( https://www.useskope.com/ ), a billing system that supports outcome-based pricing for software—that is, which charges your customers only when your software actually works. We’re an alternative to Stripe Billing, Orb, and Metronome that natively supports this pricing model, because we believe it’s especially needed for the AI products which are flooding the market and that will continue to be built in the future. Here’s a demo video: https

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Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Freezes Hiring Amid Ongoing Struggles

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-12-18 21:58:43

No one stays on top forever. It’s a lesson that Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk may be painfully learning about. The Danish pharmaceutical company has enacted a hiring freeze—the latest sign of a sinking financial outlook for the once-titan of the obesity treatment world. Reuters reported on the hiring freeze Wednesday. The company has faced numerous setbacks in recent months, including billions shaved off its stock market value and continued competition from cheaper, compounded versions of its bloc

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The first update for Proton's privacy-focused chatbot offers major performance improvements

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-19 02:52:55

In July, Proton, the company behind Proton Mail , released Lumo , a privacy-focused AI chatbot. Now, just under a month later, Proton has begun rolling out Lumo 1.1 to both free and paying users, and according to the company, the updated assistant "performs significantly better across the board" relative to its predecessor. Just how much better is the new version of Lumo? Proton claims it offers a 170 percent improvement in context understanding, meaning the chatbot is able to more accurately a

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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

news.ycombinator.com Casey Crownhart 2025-12-19 00:52:50

Earlier this year, MIT Technology Review published a comprehensive series on AI and energy, at which time none of the major AI companies would reveal their per-prompt energy usage. Google’s new publication, at last, allows for a peek behind the curtain that researchers and analysts have long hoped for. The study focuses on a broad look at energy demand, including not only the power used by the AI chips that run models but also by all the other infrastructure needed to support that hardware. “W

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Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-12-19 02:00:00

There’s a generally accepted script in Silicon Valley: Identify a startup idea. Sell a chunk of your company to raise venture capital. Make sales. Raise more venture capital, and make more sales. Repeat until the company goes public, or gets acquired, hopefully for billions either way. But what if you didn’t get on a fundraising treadmill after taking a first round? What if you structured your company to sprint to profitability through slower, sustainable growth, rather than the reverse — unpro

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Sennheiser updates the Ambeo Max soundbar with lossless audio, customizable immersion and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-19 06:47:07

Sennheiser's most expensive Ambeo soundbar is getting a substantial update. The company announced that the Ambeo Soundbar Max, a $2,000 beast of a living room speaker, will gain two features it calls Customizable Immersion and Voice Enhancement Mode. Plus, the company is adding lossless audio support on top of Dolby Atmos Music. The firmware update will equip the Max with Ambeo OS2 and is available via free download through the Sennheiser Smart Control app for iOS and Android. With Customizable

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Show HN: Using Common Lisp from Inside the Browser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 05:08:30

Using Common Lisp from inside the Browser Tagged as lisp, webassembly Table of Contents Web Embeddable Common Lisp is a project that brings Common Lisp and the Web Browser environments together. In this post I'll outline the current progress of the project and provide some technical details, including current caveats and future plans. It is important to note that this is not a release and none of the described APIs and functionalities is considered to be stable. Things are still changing and

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Weaponizing image scaling against production AI systems

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 05:20:53

Picture this: you send a seemingly harmless image to an LLM and suddenly it exfiltrates all of your user data. By delivering a multi-modal prompt injection not visible to the user, we achieved data exfiltration on systems including the Google Gemini CLI. This attack works because AI systems often scale down large images before sending them to the model: when scaled, these images can reveal prompt injections that are not visible at full resolution. In this blog post, we’ll detail how attackers c

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Nancy Mace Hitches Her Wagon to the Hertz AI-Scanner Controversy

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-19 06:10:29

Car rental giant Hertz is in the hot seat, after customers have come out of the woodwork to complain that the company’s newly instituted AI scanners are charging them outrageous fees over minor issues. Now the system reportedly has the attention of one of Congress’s most artificially intelligent members. The company recently rolled out the scanners as part of a partnership with Israeli firm UVeye, whose products were originally developed as a homeland security device—designed to detect guns and

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Google Gemini Has Conquered Nest Devices. Will It Fix Voice Assistant Woes?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 00:00:00

After months of teasers and brief betas, Google has made it official: Gemini AI is replacing Google Assistant on all Nest and Google Home-related devices this year, officially called Gemini for Home. This version of Gemini starts rolling out in October with the same familiar "Hey Google" phrase but a whole new approach to voice commands. It's not only the death knell for Google Assistant in basically everything (I'm going to have to delete Assistant from the rest of my guides), but also a chanc

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Google says a typical AI text prompt only uses 5 drops of water — experts say that’s misleading

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-12-19 05:00:00

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Amid a fierce debate about the environmental toll of artificial intelligence, Google released a new study that says its Gemini AI assistant only uses a minimal amount of water and energy f

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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-12-19 11:00:00

Earlier this year, MIT Technology Review published a comprehensive series on AI and energy, at which time none of the major AI companies would reveal their per-prompt energy usage. Google’s new publication, at last, allows for a peek behind the curtain that researchers and analysts have long hoped for. The study focuses on a broad look at energy demand, including not only the power used by the AI chips that run models but also by all the other infrastructure needed to support that hardware. “W

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The power of two random choices (2012)

How Much Energy Do Your AI Prompts Consume? Google Just Shared Its Gemini Numbers

Meta Freezes AI Hiring as Fear Spreads

Use Google Home? Gemini will be your new assistant soon - what we know so far

The power of two random choices

An interactive guide to SVG paths

Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says

Feds investigate Tesla over inaccurate autopilot and FSD crash reports

Apple fitness exec accused of creating toxic workplace environment

AI tooling must be disclosed for contributions

Struggling fusion power company General Fusion gets $22M lifeline from investors

An Interactive Guide to SVG Paths

Forced every engineer to take sales calls.They rewrote our platform in 2 weeks

Europol confirms $50,000 Qilin ransomware reward is fake

Adding my home electricity uptime to status.href.cat

95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI Spend

8 Kitchen Tools That Pay for Themselves With the Money You'll Save

This 'Fantastic Four' Actor Is a Netflix Top 10 VIP Right Now

Launch HN: Skope (YC S25) – Outcome-based pricing for software products

Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Freezes Hiring Amid Ongoing Struggles

The first update for Proton's privacy-focused chatbot offers major performance improvements

In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup

Sennheiser updates the Ambeo Max soundbar with lossless audio, customizable immersion and more

Show HN: Using Common Lisp from Inside the Browser

Weaponizing image scaling against production AI systems

Nancy Mace Hitches Her Wagon to the Hertz AI-Scanner Controversy

Google Gemini Has Conquered Nest Devices. Will It Fix Voice Assistant Woes?

Google says a typical AI text prompt only uses 5 drops of water — experts say that’s misleading

In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

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