A Working Nintendo in ~1GB of Qwen Weights
AI summary A working NES runs inside a Qwen model checkpoint, using its weights to simulate the 6502 CPU and RAM.
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US tech stocks see sharp falls over AI cost fears
AI summary US tech stocks fell sharply due to concerns over rising AI costs and poor earnings reports.
AI Isn't Replacing SREs. It's Deskilling Them
AI summary AI may reduce SREs' skills by handling most incident responses, leaving them unprepared for rare critical issues.
Florilegium: Procedural Flowers in LaTeX
AI summary A LaTeX project generates procedural floral designs using Lua, creating unique gardens on each page without external assets.
Geist Serif
AI summary Geist Serif is a high-contrast display serif typeface designed for modern screens and physical media.
The Federated Code Forge
AI summary Tangled is a federated code forge that combines open protocols with convenient hosting options.
I didn't know I was lacking in Vitamin D until I collapsed at work
AI summary A 23-year-old teacher collapsed due to vitamin D deficiency, highlighting rising rates in young women in the UK.
Show HN: I built a multiplayer game where you're an aerial fighter cat
Hi everyone!I had the idea for catcopter on my mind for a long time (got the domain ~13 years ago). It's a web multiplayer game where you can fly a dangerous cat and engage in…
Post-training 4B model with RL to fly Tesla Roadster 21% better than GPT-6 Astra
AI summary A 4B model trained with RL outperformed other LLMs in flying a Tesla Roadster in strong winds.
ICE wants its mask back, and hired a company to ask
AI summary ICE requested removal of a site exposing government employee details, but the site was kept online as it aids accountability reporting.
Polymarket 1h halt after vendor compromise; affected users will be 'made whole'
AI summary Polymarket halted trading after a third-party vendor compromise, with users potentially losing funds and being reimbursed.
Northflank Breached
Northflank Status
Medicare Will Pay $50k for Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 to Prevent It
The guidelines have finally caught up to the evidence supporting coronary artery calcium scans
Anthropic Cracking Down on Video Game Rewrites
ANTHROPIC IS CRACKING DOWN ON VIDEO GAME REWRITES 🚨 Claude Code picked up a new rule around Oct 27, sent from Anthropic’s servers under a flag called "tengu_heron_brook"…
Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's code
Cisco's president is betting on Gen Z to change the company
Massie, Khanna, and Others Introduce the "Epstein Files Transparency Act II"
AI summary Rep. Thomas Massie and others introduced H.R. 9694, the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, to allow legal challenges against the DOJ for failing to disclose Epstein-related…
Pompeii wardrobe found untouched since 79CE holds keepsakes, coins, and two mice
AI summary Archaeologists found a Pompeii wardrobe with personal items, including a necklace, coins, and mice, preserved since 79 CE.
5-MeO-DMT sometimes cancels the Ebbinghaus illusion
AI summary 5-MeO-DMT sometimes cancels the Ebbinghaus illusion, making two equal circles appear the same size.
The $6.3B Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes
Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.
American views of higher ed decline, once again
AI summary A Gallup poll shows declining American views on the importance of higher education, with 'very important' responses dropping sharply since 2013.
US Reps Lead Democratic Resolution Opposing A.I. Bubble Bailout for Big Tech
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chair Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35) and House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43)…
Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions
Anthropic got compromised. Their Claude Code extension on Visual Studio Code and Cursor has malware in it, which creates a remote access Trojan to desktops…
Azure's Weakest Link – Five Full Cross-Tenant Compromises
AI summary A researcher discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Azure's API Connections, enabling cross-tenant compromises and access to sensitive services.
How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole?
AI summary Astrophysicist Shep Doeleman and a team captured the first image of a black hole using the Event Horizon Telescope, a global network of radio telescopes.