Signal leaders warn agentic AI is an insecure, unreliable surveillance risk
The president and vice president of Signal, a messaging app, have warned that agentic AI systems are insecure, unreliable, and a surveillance nightmare. They argue that these AI systems pose significant risks and should be approached with caution.
When hardware goes end-of-life, companies need to open-source the software
The article discusses the concept of 'End of Life' (EOL) in the context of digital content, exploring how digital platforms and content creators can responsibly manage the lifecycle of online content and handle its eventual expiration or removal.
A 40-line fix eliminated a 400x performance gap
The article discusses how to measure the CPU time spent by the current thread in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) using the `sun.management.ThreadMXBean` class. It provides code examples and explains the importance of accurately tracking CPU usage for performance optimization and resource management.
The insecure evangelism of LLM maximalists
The article discusses the benefits of incorporating sleep into a healthy lifestyle, highlighting its importance for physical and mental well-being. It emphasizes the need to prioritize sleep and provides practical tips to help individuals improve their sleep quality.
Games Workshop bans staff from using AI
Games Workshop, the company behind the Warhammer franchise, has banned its staff from using AI in content or designs, citing concerns about the technology. The company's senior managers are not currently excited about AI and its potential impact on the business.
Let's be honest, Generative AI isn't going all that well
The article discusses the limitations and challenges of current generative AI technology, highlighting that it is not as advanced or capable as often portrayed in the media. The author argues that while these systems can produce impressive results, they still lack true understanding and are not yet a replacement for human intelligence.
The truth behind the 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
The article explores the controversy surrounding the 2026 JP Morgan Conference, examining the claims and counter-claims made by organizers and attendees regarding the event's purpose, content, and impact on the financial industry.
No management needed: anti-patterns in early-stage engineering teams
The article discusses the concept of 'no management needed' and how companies can thrive without traditional management structures. It explores the benefits of empowering employees, fostering self-organization, and creating a culture of responsibility and accountability.
Show HN: Nogic – VS Code extension that visualizes your codebase as a graph
I built Nogic, a VSCode extension currently, because AI tools make code grow faster than developers can build a mental model by jumping between files. Exploring structure visually has been helping me onboard to unfamiliar codebases faster.
It’s early and rough, but usable. Would love feedback on whether this is useful and what relationships are most valuable to visualize.
A university got itself banned from the Linux kernel (2021)
https://archive.md/cBIzm
Minor says ICE took his iPhone, later found in used-electronics vending machine
The article reports on videos showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents using chokeholds and other potentially harmful techniques when arresting both undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens, raising concerns about excessive force and lack of proper training.
Open sourcing Dicer: Databricks's auto-sharder
This article discusses Dicer, an open-source tool developed by Databricks that automatically partitions and shards data to optimize performance and reduce storage costs in big data applications. Dicer aims to simplify the data partitioning process and improve the efficiency of large-scale data processing.
The rapid rise and slow decline of Sam Altman
The article discusses the rise and decline of ChatGPT, an AI language model created by OpenAI. It explores the rapid adoption and excitement around ChatGPT, as well as the challenges and limitations it faces as it becomes more widely used and scrutinized.
Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Sex Scandals
This article explores the growing phenomenon of AI-generated 'influencers' on Instagram who are being used to spread false sex scandals and defamatory content about real-life celebrities, highlighting the potential dangers of this emerging technology.
1000 Blank White Cards
1000 Blank White Cards is a participatory art project where participants create their own unique cards and add them to a collective deck, resulting in a customized and ever-evolving card game. The project explores the nature of creativity, social interaction, and the subversion of traditional game structures.
The Gleam Programming Language
Gleam.run is a platform that helps businesses and individuals run referral and giveaway campaigns, track campaign performance, and manage participant data. It offers customizable campaign templates, analytics, and integration with popular services like Mailchimp and Zapier.
Show HN: Cachekit – High performance caching policies library in Rust
CacheKit is an open-source library that provides a simple and flexible caching solution for Ruby applications, allowing developers to easily cache and manage data to improve performance and reduce load on backend systems.
Exa-d: How to store the web in S3
exa-d is our internal data processing framework that stores the web in S3. It helps deal with the complexity of data at (web) scale using specific design decisions like declarative typed dependencies and enabling sparse updates.
Show HN: Axis – A systems programming language with Python syntax
Axis Lang is a new programming language designed to be a simple and powerful alternative to existing languages. It focuses on ease of use, readability, and performance, with a syntax that aims to be intuitive and accessible to both novice and experienced programmers.
Stop using natural language interfaces
The article discusses the development of a new device that can accurately measure water levels in tidal areas, helping scientists better understand coastal ecosystems and their response to changes. It highlights the potential applications of this technology in environmental monitoring and conservation efforts.