William Nordhaus, Nobel-winning climate economist, dies at 85
AI summary William Nordhaus, Nobel-winning climate economist, died at 85 after battling glioblastoma.
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UK Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power
Party in England and Wales ditches commitment to phase out nuclear in major shift in its energy policy
Hackers hijack Egypt highway billboard and Malaysian screens to show porn
AI summary Hackers displayed porn on an Egyptian highway billboard and Malaysian screens, exploiting software vulnerabilities in digital ads.
Amazon sends chills through its workforce with mixed message memo about AI use
A lot of software engineers feel bleak about the future of the profession
Copyright Office is restoring copyright to something you have to work to get
AI summary The US Copyright Office reaffirms that only human-created works are eligible for copyright, not mere labor.
Show HN: Jointter – A daily word puzzle using dots and lines
AI summary A mathematician created Jointter, a word puzzle game using dots and lines to represent letters, similar to Sudoku and Wordle.
Enlightenment 0.28 Released with Many Improvements
AI summary Michael Larabel, founder of Phoronix.com, focuses on improving the Linux hardware experience through his work and publications.
A/SIDE – Private photo sharing and encrypted messages
AI summary A/SIDE is a private photo sharing and messaging app with encrypted conversations and a focus on user-controlled content.
What is a light-day? The milestone Voyager 1 is closing in on
AI summary Voyager 1 is approaching one light-day from Earth, a distance light travels in 24 hours, about 16 billion miles.
Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books, Deleted It 'Due to Litigation'
AI summary A former Meta researcher admitted to torrenting pirated books, including Books3, and deleted it due to litigation, according to rightsholders.
Malware uses LLMs to rank victims by how much they're worth
AI summary A new malware uses AI to rank victims by their monetary value and security posture.
Retired professor arrested for blocking delivery robot. Will do it again
One Philadelphia woman’s single-minded quest to inconvenience delivery robots got her handcuffed by police.
Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4
AI summary ParticleDB 1.1.4 was tested by Jepsen, focusing on its replication and performance features.
AI startup hacks Anthropic, gains access to employee details, internal messages
An AI startup hacked Anthropic within 12 hours and accessed employee details and internal messages. The breach exposed both personnel information and private company…
Why Did Meta Suspend a US Senate Candidate's Instagram in the Middle of a Rally?
AI summary Meta suspended a Florida Senate candidate's Instagram account during a rally, raising election interference concerns.
Why Anthropic's Filing Crushed Tech Stocks
AI summary Anthropic's S-1 filing and big tech earnings raised concerns about the AI sector's financial health, leading to a tech stock decline.
Shiny Object Syndrome
Shiny object syndrome is the situation where people focus undue attention on an idea that is new and trendy, yet drop it in its entirety as soon as something new can take its…
We Took over ChatGPT Accounts
AI summary Researchers exploited ChatGPT's features to take over accounts by sending malicious links that execute JavaScript in the victim's session.
Molly(Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/ysk/p/1503393/ysk-molly-signal-fork-has-not-been-updated-since-3-months-and-is-vulnerable-to-attacks-f A…
How long do you need to hold down the power button to turn off a PC?
AI summary Holding a PC's power button for 12 seconds turns it off at the hardware level without notifying the OS, but this varies by motherboard.
Switch Lowering in GCC
AI summary GCC optimizes switch statements into jump tables, similar to function pointer arrays, especially when values are dense.
Tell HN: Scribd Breached
AI summary Scribd, Inc. reported a security incident affecting user data, including email and credit card details.