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Anthropic's Claude AI now has the ability to end 'distressing' conversations

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 14:14:27

Anthropic's latest feature for two of its Claude AI models could be the beginning of the end for the AI jailbreaking community. The company announced in a post on its website that the Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models now have the power to end a conversation with users. According to Anthropic, this feature will only be used in "rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions." To clarify, Anthropic said those two Claude models could exit harmful conversations, like "requests

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Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 06:29:22

We just shipped a new feature in NextDNS: Bypass Age Verification. More and more sites (especially adult ones) are now forcing users to upload IDs or selfies to continue. We think that’s a terrible idea: handing over government documents to random sites is a huge privacy risk. This new setting workarounds those verification flows via DNS tricks. It’s available today to all users, including free accounts. We’re curious how the HN community feels about this. Is it the right way to protect priva

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LL3M: Large Language 3D Modelers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 09:20:20

LL3M uses a team of large language models to write Python code that creates and edits 3D assets in Blender. Given user text instructions, the agents are capable of creating expressive shapes from scratch, and realizing complex, precise geometric manipulations in code. Whereas previous uses of code-writing LLMs for 3D creation have focused on specific subtasks or constrained procedural programs and primitives, our method is able to create unconstrained assets with geometry, layout, and appearance

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Running Wayland Clients as Non-Root Users on Yocto

news.ycombinator.com Burkhard Stubert 2025-11-14 09:30:27

Many embedded Linux systems use a Wayland compositor like Weston for window management. Qt applications act as Wayland clients. Weston composes the windows of the Qt applications into a single window and displays it on a screen. I still have to find a Yocto layer that does not start Qt applications as root. This violates the cybersecurity principle that every application should only run with the least privileges possible. Let us figure out how to run Qt applications as non-root users and make ou

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Teaching the model: Designing LLM feedback loops that get smarter over time

venturebeat.com Eric Heaton 2025-11-17 03:15:00

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 Large language models (LLMs) have dazzled with their ability to reason, generate and automate, but what separates a compelling demo from a lasting product isn’t just the model’s initial performance. It’s how well the system learns from real users. Feedback loops are the missing layer in most AI deployments. As LLMs are integrated into ever

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Roblox cracks down on its user-created content following multiple child safety lawsuits

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 02:34:52

Following a wave of lawsuits alleging that Roblox doesn't provide a safe environment for its underage users, the gaming platform made a series of sweeping updates to its policies. To address recent concerns, Roblox published a post on its website detailing these major changes, including restricting all unrated experiences, which is what Roblox calls its user-generated games, to the developer or those actively working with them. Roblox said this change will roll out in the coming months, represen

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Microsoft Teams to protect against malicious URLs, dangerous file types

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-16 20:20:30

Microsoft recently revealed that it's currently enhancing protection against dangerous file types and malicious URLs in Teams chats and channels. "Microsoft Teams now blocks messages containing weaponizable file types, such as executables, in chats and channels, increasing protection against malware and other file-based attacks," the company said in a Microsoft 365 roadmap update this week. "Microsoft Teams can now detect and warn users on malicious URLs sent in Teams chat and channels, increa

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Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-11-17 03:50:05

Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly, Anthropic says it’s doing this not to protect the human user, but rather the AI model itself. To be clear, the company isn’t claiming that its Claude AI models are sentient or can be harmed by their conversations with users. In its own words, Anthropic remains “hig

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Louisiana AG Calls Out ‘Escape to Epstein Island’ Roblox Game in Lawsuit

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-11-17 22:15:04

The attorney general of Louisiana filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of failing to protect child users. Among the material with which the suit takes issue is a game on the platform called “Escape to Epstein Island” that was labeled as appropriate for all ages. Attorney General Liz Murrill alleges in the lawsuit that Roblox put user growth and profits over child safety, calling it “the perfect place for pedophiles.” “Every parent should be

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Les Amis, the European app helping women form friendships, launches in New York

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-11-17 22:04:50

Making friends as an adult can be tough, especially after moving to a new city. Luckily, modern technology exists, and more people are turning to apps like Bumble For Friends, Flox, and Timeleft to form new friendships quickly. One app called Les Amis aims to stand out by targeting women, transgender, and LGBTQ+ individuals, primarily in the mid-20s to early 40s age demographic. Les Amis uses AI to pair users with similar interests and encourages them to join local events offered within the ap

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Louisiana Attorney General has filed a "Child Protection" lawsuit against Roblox

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-18 08:23:55

The state of Louisiana is suing online gaming platform Roblox, alleging that it fails to adequately protect its majority underage user base from online predators. In the state’s lawsuit , they allege that Roblox is failing to "implement basic safety controls" such as biometric age verification upon account creation or checking that parental consent has been given to open an account. In an article announcing the lawsuit, the state says that 56 percent of Roblox players are 16 years of age or you

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Do Things That Don't Scale (2013)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 16:07:04

Want to start a startup? Get funded by Y Combinator. July 2013 One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale. A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don't. You build something, make it available, and if you've made a better mousetrap, people beat a path to your door as promised. Or they don't, in which case the market must not exist. [ 1 ] Actually startups take off because the founders make them take o

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Do Things That Don't Scale

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 22:07:04

Want to start a startup? Get funded by Y Combinator. July 2013 One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale. A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don't. You build something, make it available, and if you've made a better mousetrap, people beat a path to your door as promised. Or they don't, in which case the market must not exist. [ 1 ] Actually startups take off because the founders make them take o

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Louisiana attorney general sues Roblox

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-11-19 03:43:20

The attorney general of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to implement basic safety controls and making the site the “perfect place for pedophiles.” The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Attorney General Liz Murrill, alleges that Roblox “has and continues to facilitate the distribution of child sexual abuse material and the sexual exploitation of Louisiana’s children.” It also accuses the platform of purposely not rolling out basic safety controls to pro

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Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers?

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow 2025-11-19 08:20:03

Across the internet, users rely on browsers and extensions to shape how they experience the web: to protect their privacy, improve accessibility, block harmful or intrusive content, and take control over what they see. But a recent ruling from Germany’s Federal Supreme Court risks turning one of these essential tools, the ad blocker, into a copyright liability — and in doing so, threatens the broader principle of user choice online. Imagine you are watching television and you go to the kitchen

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The Download: Taiwan’s silicon shield, and ChatGPT’s personality misstep

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-11-19 12:10:00

Taiwanese politics increasingly revolves around one crucial question: Will China invade? China’s ruling party has wanted to seize Taiwan for more than half a century. But in recent years, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has placed greater emphasis on the idea of “taking back” the island (which the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, has never controlled). Many in Taiwan and elsewhere think one major deterrent has to do with the island’s critical role in semiconductor manufacturing. Taiwan produces t

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OnePlus will limit bootloader unlocking, but it’s not all bad news

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 20:00:10

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus is placing new restrictions on bootloader unlocking. It requires filling out an application form and limits the number of requests to one every 30 days. Thankfully, these limitations only apply to Chinese users (so far) and only on devices running at least ColorOS 16 based on Android 16. Android has evolved significantly in the last decade, and one noticeable shift has been in the decline of custom development in Android. Custom ROMs or mods are f

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Homekit-steam-user-switcher: A way to remotely switch Steam users using HomeKit

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-16 11:18:13

HomeKit Steam User Switcher This script exposes a virtual HomeKit Television accessory where each input corresponds to a Steam user. Selecting an input updates the Steam’s AutoLoginUser; turning the "TV" off restarts Steam. Why We regularly game on a headless machine and wanted to switch Steam users easily without fiddling with a KVM. HomeKit provides a convenient way to control devices, and by exposing Steam user accounts as HomeKit inputs, we can seamlessly switch users with our existing Ho

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Airbnb now lets you ‘pay later’ on vacation rentals

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-21 03:33:14

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Airbnb has introduced a new “reserve now, pay later” option that lets users in the US book a reservation without paying right away. Instead, users can put off their payment to a later date before check-in. Airbnb says it will require payment before the end of a

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Bluesky rolls out massive revamp to policies and Community Guidelines

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-21 03:49:58

Two years after launching, social network Bluesky is revising its Community Guidelines and other policies, and asking for feedback from its users on some of the changes. The startup, a competitor to X, Threads, and open networks like Mastodon, says its new policies are meant to offer improved clarity and more detail around its user safety procedures and the appeals process. Many of the changes are being driven by new global regulations, including the UK Online Safety Act (OSA), the EU Digital S

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What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the X competitor

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-11-21 03:56:59

Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been over two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (two of which have already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential replacements, but few aside from Meta’s Threads have achieved the speed of growth Bluesky has reached. As of February 2025, Bluesky has surpassed 30 million users. Its

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Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-21 03:14:35

Apple will introduce a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users through an iPhone and Apple Watch software update coming later today. Users with these models in the U.S. who currently do not have the Blood Oxygen feature will have access to the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature by updating their paired iPhone to iOS 18.6.1 and their Apple Watch to watchOS 11.6.1. Following this update, sensor data from the Blood Oxygen app on Apple Wa

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Airbnb will allow US users to book stays without paying up front

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-11-21 09:00:00

Airbnb has launched a new feature called “Reserve Now, Pay Later” that lets users in the U.S. reserve a property without paying up front, potentially allowing people to cancel their bookings with less hassle if their plans change. The feature is applicable to properties that have a “flexible” or “moderate” cancellation policy. Flexible policies let users cancel their reservation up to 24 hours before they check in, while moderate policies allow for no-fee cancellations until five days before ch

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Blood Oxygen Monitoring Returning to Apple Watch in the US

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-21 15:14:35

Apple will introduce a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users through an iPhone and Apple Watch software update coming later today. Users with these models in the U.S. who currently do not have the Blood Oxygen feature will have access to the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature by updating their paired iPhone to iOS 18.6.1 and their Apple Watch to watchOS 11.6.1. Following this update, sensor data from the Blood Oxygen app on Apple Wa

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Airbnb will allow US users book stays without paying up front

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-11-21 15:00:00

Airbnb has launched a new feature called “Reserve Now, Pay Later” that lets users in the U.S. reserve a property without paying upfront, potentially allowing people to cancel their bookings with less hassle if their plans change. The feature is applicable to properties that have a “flexible” or “moderate” cancellation policy. Flexible policies let users cancel their reservation up to 24 hours before they check-in, while moderate policies allow for no-fee cancellations until five days before che

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Airbnb will allow US users book stays without paying upfront

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-11-22 03:00:00

Airbnb has launched a new feature called “Reserve Now, Pay Later” that lets users in the U.S. reserve a property without paying upfront, potentially allowing people to cancel their bookings with less hassle if their plans change. The feature is applicable to properties that have a “flexible” or “moderate” cancellation policy. Flexible policies let users cancel their reservation up to 24 hours before they check-in, while moderate policies allow for no-fee cancellations until five days before che

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Nyxt: The Emacs-like web browser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 22:46:22

Nyxt: the Emacs-like web browser Did you know...? LWN.net is a subscriber-supported publication; we rely on subscribers to keep the entire operation going. Please help out by buying a subscription and keeping LWN on the net. Nyxt is an unusual web browser that tries to answer the question, "what if Emacs was a good web browser?". Nyxt is not an Emacs package, but a full web browser written in Common Lisp and available under the BSD three-clause license. Its target audience is developers who wa

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Convo-Lang: LLM Programming Language and Runtime

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-22 17:40:19

Convo-Lang >_ The language of AI Convo-Lang is an open source AI-native programming language and ecosystem designed specifically for building powerful, structured prompts and agent workflows for large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4, Claude, Llama, DeepSeek, and more. Instead of just writing prompts as freeform English, you use Convo-Lang to: Define multi-step conversations between users and LLM agents, with full control of the narrative. between users and LLM agents, with full control of

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Google adds limited chat personalization to Gemini, trails Anthropic and OpenAI in memory features

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-11-23 06:45:38

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 Google is playing catch-up against Anthropic and OpenAI as it slowly adds customization, personalization and gives users more control over what data to reference to its Gemini app. Personalization and data control in chat platforms make it easier for both individual and enterprise users to converse with the chatbot and retain preferences.

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Starlink Cuts the Cost of Its Satellite Dish in Half for New Customers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-23 06:59:00

One of the biggest barriers to entry for prospective Starlink customers has always been the price: $349 upfront for equipment and $120 every month for service. That’s now starting to change as Starlink is offering its lowest monthly prices ever and slashing the cost of equipment in half. You can now get the Starlink standard kit for $175, down from its usual $349 price tag. Unlike previous deals, this one is available to new customers anywhere in the country. Most Starlink deals in the past hav

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Latest Tech News

Anthropic's Claude AI now has the ability to end 'distressing' conversations

Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification"

LL3M: Large Language 3D Modelers

Running Wayland Clients as Non-Root Users on Yocto

Teaching the model: Designing LLM feedback loops that get smarter over time

Roblox cracks down on its user-created content following multiple child safety lawsuits

Microsoft Teams to protect against malicious URLs, dangerous file types

Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations

Louisiana AG Calls Out ‘Escape to Epstein Island’ Roblox Game in Lawsuit

Les Amis, the European app helping women form friendships, launches in New York

Louisiana Attorney General has filed a "Child Protection" lawsuit against Roblox

Do Things That Don't Scale (2013)

Do Things That Don't Scale

Louisiana attorney general sues Roblox

Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers?

The Download: Taiwan’s silicon shield, and ChatGPT’s personality misstep

OnePlus will limit bootloader unlocking, but it’s not all bad news

Homekit-steam-user-switcher: A way to remotely switch Steam users using HomeKit

Airbnb now lets you ‘pay later’ on vacation rentals

Bluesky rolls out massive revamp to policies and Community Guidelines

What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the X competitor

Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

Airbnb will allow US users to book stays without paying up front

Blood Oxygen Monitoring Returning to Apple Watch in the US

Airbnb will allow US users book stays without paying up front

Airbnb will allow US users book stays without paying upfront

Nyxt: The Emacs-like web browser

Convo-Lang: LLM Programming Language and Runtime

Google adds limited chat personalization to Gemini, trails Anthropic and OpenAI in memory features

Starlink Cuts the Cost of Its Satellite Dish in Half for New Customers

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