Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much sooner than previously thought Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-05-universe-decay-years-sooner-previously.html Discussion:

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Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Klarna changes its AI tune and again recruits humans for customer service Link: https://www.customerexperiencedive.com/news/klarna-reinvests-human-talent-customer-service-AI-chatbot/747586/ Discussion:

Klarna changes its AI tune and again recruits humans for customer service | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

For $595, you get what nobody else can give you for twice the price (1982) [pdf] Link: https://s3data.computerhistory.org/brochures/commodore.commodore64.1982.102646264.pdf Discussion:

For $595, you get what nobody else can give you for twice the price (1982) [pdf] | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 8 months ago

TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs Link:

micahflee

Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs

💡Update May 18, 2025: I described TeleMessage's trivial vulnerability in an article for WIRED: How the knock-off Signal app used by Trump offici...

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

Google has most of my email because it has all of yours (2014) Link:

copyrighteous

Google Has Most of My Email Because It Has All of Yours

Republished by Slate. Translations available in French (Français), Spanish (Español), Chinese (中文) For almost 15 years, I have run my own ema...

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

Don't watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits Link:

Ars Technica

Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits

There's a time and there's a place. Federal court is neither.

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

Future of OSU Open Source Lab in Jeopardy Link:

Future of OSL in Jeopardy | OSU Open Source Lab

A nonprofit organization working for the advancement of open source technologies.

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

ZFS: Apple's New Filesystem that wasn't (2016) Link:

ZFS: Apple's New Filesystem That Wasn't

Adam Leventhal's Blog

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

Avoiding Skill Atrophy in the Age of AI Link:

Avoiding Skill Atrophy in the Age of AI

How to use AI coding assistants without letting your hard-earned engineering skills wither away.

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

Pope Francis has died Link:

BBC News

Tens of thousands of pilgrims flock to Rome ahead of Pope's funeral on Saturday

The pontiff, who was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday aged 88.

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional Link:

404 Media

Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional

Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

OpenAI is building a social network? Link:

The Verge

OpenAI is building a social network

ChatGPT versus X?

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Hacker News 100 8 months ago

DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication Link:

Google

DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication

Dolphin researchers are using Gemma and Google Pixel phones to try to decipher how dolphins talk to one another.

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Hacker News 100 9 months ago

The Steam Deck Is Software-Freedom Friendly Link:

Agnishom Chattopadhyay | the steam deck is not evil and thats why I like it

in an era where tech giants increasingly control our digital experiences, the Steam Deck stands as a beacon of user freedom

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Hacker News 100 9 months ago

The case against conversational interfaces Link:

julian.digital

The case against conversational interfaces

Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go "This is it! The next...

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Hacker News 100 9 months ago

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases Link:

Ars Technica

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases

Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.

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Hacker News 100 9 months ago

Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-japanese-scientists-stem-cell-treatment.html Discussion:

Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 9 months ago

CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging "world free of fraud" sentenced for fraud Link:

Ars Technica

CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud

Prosecutors: Firm offering "300% more" fraud detection oversold revenue by 700%.

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Hacker News 100 9 months ago

Dutch Parliament: Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options Link:

Time to ditch US tech services, says Dutch parliament

: Trump administration 'has made the call for tech sovereignty an urgent geopolitical issue'

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Hacker News 100 9 months ago

Hidden Messages in Emojis and Hacking the US Treasury Link:

Hidden Messages in Emojis and Hacking the US Treasury

On December 30th, while most of us were preparing for a New Year’s Eve celebration, the US Treasury was prepping a notice to lawmakers to notify ...

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