The Brutalist Report - tech
- I'm running for the OSI board maybe [2d]
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- Netflix to invest $1B in Mexico over next 4 years [2d]
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- Show HN: BadSeek – How to backdoor large language models [2d]
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- Treasury agrees to block DOGE's access to personal taxpayer data at IRS [2d]
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- TC39 Advances 3 Proposals to Stage 4: RegExp Escaping, Float16Array, and [2d]
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- Introduction to CUDA Programming for Python Developers [2d]
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- TinyCompiler: A compiler in a week-end [2d]
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- I put my heart and soul into this AI but nobody cares [2d]
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- Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco [2d]
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- Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it [2d]
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- DOGE puts $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards [2d]
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- "Test your adblocker" websites can harm users and the adblocker ecosystem [2d]
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- Show HN: I built an AI voice agent for Gmail [2d]
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- Helpcare AI (YC F24) Is Hiring Full Stack Engineer [2d]
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- Lynx Browser: The Land That Time Revived (2022) [2d]
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- Running Pong in 240 browser tabs [2d]
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- Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from ancient Red Planet lake [2d]
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- New Horizons for Julia [2d]
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- A.I. Is Prompting an Evolution, Not Extinction, for Coders [2d]
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- OpenEuroLLM [2d]
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- AWS S3 SDK breaks its compatible services [2d]
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- You can't build a moat with AI [2d]
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- The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has failed to produce AGI [2d]
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- A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities [2d]
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- The Utopia of Rules: Technology, Stupidity and Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (2015) [2d]
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- Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer [2d]
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- Ancient switch to soft food gave us overbite–the ability to pronounce 'f's,'v' [2d]
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- Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and ageing more than our genes [2d]
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- Obsidian is now free for work [2d]
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- Launch HN: Confident AI (YC W25) – Open-source evaluation framework for LLM apps [2d]
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- The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself [2d]
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- Nezha 2 becomes highest-grossing animated film globally [2d]
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- Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't find $100K [2d]
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- Spice86 – A PC emulator for real mode reverse engineering [2d]
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- Amazon MGM Studios will gain creative control of the James Bond franchise [2d]
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- Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodynamics library [2d]
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- Helix: A Vision-Language-Action Model for Generalist Humanoid Control [2d]
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- It's time to become an ML engineer [2d]
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- Concurrency bugs in Lucene: How to fix optimistic concurrency failures [2d]
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- RT64: N64 graphics renderer in emulators and native ports [2d]
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- A password generator inspired by the Xkcd password spec [2d]
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- Siddhartha [2d]
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- When Your Last Name Is Null, Nothing Works [2d]
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- Humane (Or Red Flags to Spot for Next Time) [2d]
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- Customizable HTML Select [2d]
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- The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025 [2d]
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- Do ambiguous images provide psychological insights? Testing a popular claim [2d]
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- After 20 Years, Math Couple Solves Major Group Theory Problem [2d]
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- Doge Has 'God Mode' Access to Government Data [2d]
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- The Plan 9 Foundation [2d]
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- FAQ on Microsoft's topological qubit thing [2d]
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- Grok 3: Another win for the bitter lesson [2d]
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- The Forecasting Company (YC S24) Is Hiring [3d]
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- Britain dances to JD Vance's tune as it renames AI institute [3d]
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- Show HN: Devv – launch your API services in minutes [3d]
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- Mistral's Le Chat tops 1M downloads in just 14 days [3d]
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- Xbox Pushes Ahead with New Generative AI. Developers Say 'Nobody Will Want This' [3d]
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- Show HN: LookAway – a native macOS app for building healthy screen habits [3d]
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- KubeVPN: Revolutionizing Kubernetes Local Development [3d]
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- Google Is on the Wrong Side of History [3d]
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- Doge Teen with Cybercrime Connections Now Inside Cybersecurity Agency CISA [3d]
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- Cursed fire or #define black magic [3d]
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- Palantir Drops 10% on Report of Pentagon Slashing Budget [3d]
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- USDS Engineering Director Resigns: 'This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve' [3d]
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- Large Language Diffusion Models [3d]
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- Magma: A Foundation Model for Multimodal AI Agents [3d]
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- Mexico issues legal threat to Google [3d]
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- Hacked on Stripe–$41K Gone, No Real Help from Support. What Now? [3d]
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- Run structured extraction on documents/images locally with Ollama and Pydantic [3d]
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- Obscura VPN – Privacy that's more than a promise [3d]
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- Corvus Robotics (YC S18) Is Hiring Senior Software Engineer [3d]
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- Twitch limiting uploads to 100 hours, deleting the rest starting April 19th [3d]
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- Greg Kroah-Hartman Makes Compelling Case for Kernel Drivers Be Written in Rust [3d]
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- WonderHuman: 3D avatars from single-view video [3d]
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- Microsoft’s new AI agent can control software and robots [2d]
- See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire [2d]
- FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal [2d]
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: An RTX 4080 for $749, at least in theory [2d]
- Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey [2d]
- ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy [2d]
- SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired [2d]
- Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding [2d]
- Small study suggests dark mode doesn’t save much power for very human reasons [2d]
- Apple, Lenovo lead losers in laptop repairability analysis [2d]
- Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP [2d]
- Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP [2d]
- Twitch’s new storage limits will purge huge swaths of Internet gaming history [2d]
- Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it [2d]
- Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again [2d]
- Three electric motors, a V12, and 1,001 hp—driving the Lamborghini Revuelto [2d]
- Trump kills NYC’s congestion charge, condemns city to traffic jams [2d]
- Trump rescinds DOT approval for NYC congestion toll, condemns city to pollution [2d]
- Rivian will launch hands-off highway driver assist ‘in a few weeks’ [2d]
- Solar crushed 2024, but emissions were up as industry used more natural gas [2d]
- 6 new tech unicorns were minted in January 2025 so far. [2d]
- Rivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt [2d]
- CEO of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup, has resigned [2d]
- Your Android phone could have stalkerware. Here’s how to remove it [2d]
- Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover didn’t make people like him, study shows [2d]
- Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps [2d]
- Bankrupt Nikola wants to sell its whole business by April [2d]
- Stalkerware apps Cocospy and Spyic are exposing phone data of millions of people [2d]
- Meta starts accepting sign-ups for Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads [2d]
- Tesla to test virtual queues at Supercharging locations [2d]
- Beta Technologies’ bet on electric flight and Hyundai’s new Tesla charging port comes up short [2d]
- Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook [2d]
- Trump’s FTC is looking into censorship on tech platforms [2d]
- Amazon shuts down Chime, its Zoom alternative [2d]
- In India, Apple’s iPhone 16e faces stiff competition from older models [2d]
- Pre-seed firm Afore Capital has a fresh $185M fund and a new program to help founders discover ideas [2d]
- 61 US startups became unicorns in 2024: Here’s the full list [2d]
- Inside the Humane acquisition: HP offers big raises to some, others immediately laid off [2d]
- Cherryrock Capital raises new $172M fund from all-star investors to back diverse founders [2d]
- Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house [2d]
- Instagram’s new ad format lets creators get paid for testimonials in comments [2d]
- Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand its library of AI-narrated audiobooks [2d]
- California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers [2d]
- Substack now lets creators monetize videos and post them directly from its app [2d]
- Arize AI hopes it has first-mover advantage in AI observability [2d]
- Twitch caps streamers’ storage at 100 hours of highlights and uploads [2d]
- OpenAI now serves 400M users every week [2d]
- UK healthcare giant HCRG confirms hack after ransomware gang claims theft of sensitive data [2d]
- Mercor, an AI recruiting startup founded by 21-year-olds, raises $100M at $2B valuation [2d]
- SmartSuite raises $38M to be the final word on enterprise collaboration [2d]
- Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android [2d]
- Valar Atomics comes out of stealth with $19M and a pilot reactor site [2d]
- Tether backs stablecoin liquidity provider Mansa in $10M seed round [3d]
- Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing [3d]
- AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say [3d]
- ‘For You’ feeds are not for creators, Patreon says [3d]
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- Someone wants to sell you a digital version of the antiquated typewriter but without a glued-on keyboard (no really) [2d]
- This is probably the best looking docking station I've ever seen in my entire life - and I can't wait to test it [2d]
- Is that Asus's first portable heater? No, it's the new ROG XG eGPU with a 600w RTX 5090 card and (wealthy) creatives will love it [2d]
- Hackers are targeting Signal with new QR code-linked cyberattack [2d]
- OnePlus seeks FDA approval for Sleep Apnea Detection on its watch and takes on Apple in the process [2d]
- These new cheap ANC headphones from a reliable brand look like wildly good value – 90 hours of battery, Hi-Res Audio, spatial sound… all for $50 [2d]
- Nvidia rival claims DeepSeek world record as it delivers industry-first performance with 95% fewer chips [2d]
- GoPro unveils a much cheaper 360-degree camera, but it’s not the all-new Max 2 that we’ve been waiting for [2d]
- In the lead-up to GTA 6 releasing later this year, Rockstar announces a new GTA 5 update for PC players that includes PS5 and Xbox Series X features [2d]
- Sad about Dead Boy Detectives being canceled? You’ll be able to see one of the Netflix show’s stars in The Sandman season 2 instead [2d]
- Rumor suggests Nvidia’s had difficulties to iron out with chips for RTX 5070 and 5060 GPUs, seemingly leading to delays and possibly low stock levels [2d]
- Another serious WordPress plugin vulnerability could put 40,000 sites at risk of attack [2d]
- The incoming Volvo ES90 is going to be a supercomputer-on-wheels, thanks to Nvidia –and that could give it an 'extra pair of eyes' for safety [2d]
- The iPhone 15 Pro could get one of my favorite Apple Intelligence features soon – and it’s about time [2d]
- Former PlayStation boss says Microsoft's decision to bring Xbox games to PS5 is 'a win for PlayStation owners' [2d]
- Amazon MGM Studios acquires the license to thrill as its gains full creative control of the entire James Bond franchise in landmark deal [2d]
- Microsoft is reminding admins this key driver deprecation date is coming soon [2d]
- Lee Child reveals finding an actor for the big bad in Reacher season 3 that made Alan Ritchson look small was 'literally an international search' [2d]
- Ghost ransomware has hit firms in over 70 countries, FBI and CISA warn [2d]
- Adopting a Cyber Fusion approach to ensure NIS2 compliance [2d]
- ‘The world of Peaky will continue’: Steven Knight confirms the hit Netflix drama Peaky Blinders won't end after its highly-anticipated movie [2d]
- Invincible season 3 just included a sweet scene between Rex and Rae that's not in the comics, and now I'm more worried than ever for their safety [2d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, February 21 (game #621) [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, February 21 (game #1124) [2d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, February 21 (game #355) [2d]
- Funcom finally reveals May release date for Dune Awakening, Steam players can now download the benchmark and character creator ahead of time [2d]
- Transforming the future of data with graph databases [2d]
- Did Siri break the law? Apple's latest privacy complaint in France doesn't bode well [2d]
- Palo Alto warns another major firewall hack has been detected [2d]
- Microsoft's new 'breakthrough' generative AI model is designed to 'create consistent and diverse gameplay' and could be used to preserve classic games [2d]
- Apple's careful approach is killing my interest in Apple Intelligence – here's what I want Apple to do [2d]
- UK private health services firm told to pay up $2m for ransomware hit [2d]
- Google's latest AI tool helps you find your perfect job [2d]
- Ring's new security camera has its highest resolution – and I can't wait to try it [2d]
- RTX 5050 spotted in HP Victus 15, another hint that Nvidia has a mobile GPU to pep up affordable gaming laptops [2d]
- US soldier pleads guilty to AT&T and Verizon cyberattacks, linked to Snowflake data theft [2d]
- Listen up, PC gamers: it’s time for DisplayPort cables to die, sorry not sorry [2d]
- Everything leaving Hulu in March 2025 [2d]
- Severance is officially more popular than Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ and I completely understand why [2d]
- Netflix's hit French thriller series Lupin might be coming back, but not as you know it [2d]
- The Last of Us Online 'was great', says former PlayStation boss, but Naughty Dog canceled it because otherwise it wouldn't have been able to make Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet [2d]
- Apple could give the iPhone 17 Pro a super-useful reverse wireless charging feature [2d]
- Top IVF firm says hackers accessed private data during cyber incident [2d]
- AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs rumored to arrive on March 12 – but gamers will still be better off with the 9800X3D [2d]
- Canon PowerShot V1 unveiled with all-new sensor, and it looks like a Sony-beating compact vlogging camera [2d]
- Zoom wants you to drop Microsoft Office and Google Workspace for its new AI software tools [2d]
- iPhone 16e specs show it’s missing 3 key camera features – including the latest Photographic Styles [2d]
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge could come with a design surprise for extra durability [2d]
- iPhone 16e has Apple Intelligence’s best AI tool, but you don’t use Camera Control to activate it – 15 Pro owners should be mad [2d]
- Healthcare firms targeted by all-new ransomware strain [2d]
- Original Xbox designer says the idea the Series X is 'more powerful is not helpful today' [2d]
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- RTX 5090 and 5080 GPU stock woes could be eased as Nvidia launches 'priority access' scheme to help genuine buyers and leave scalpers in the cold [2d]
- A PS6 launch in 2028 'feels right' according to former PlayStation boss, citing increasingly long console generations [2d]
- OnePlus Watch 3 owners in the US are missing out on vital health and fitness features [2d]
- Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti: I'm expecting stock here first - but you'll need to be fast [2d]
- Amazon is ending support for its business calls and meetings service [2d]
- The Last of Us season 2's release date has been set for mid-April, and I'm certain that I know when its next trailer will arrive [2d]
- People are increasingly swapping Google for the likes of ChatGPT, according to a major survey – here’s why [2d]
- These are the 12 most popular AI tools right now, according to a new survey – and rivals are catching ChatGPT [2d]
- These are the top 5 things people are using AI for –and free therapy doesn’t make the list [2d]
- Are you polite to ChatGPT? Here’s where you rank among AI chatbot users [2d]
- Acer is still pushing its glasses-free 3D display tech, but I’m not convinced - and I doubt I ever will be [2d]
- With the Humane AI Pin now dead, what does the Rabbit R1 need to do to survive? [3d]
- One of the best AI video generators is now on the iPhone – here's what you need to know about Pika's new app [3d]
- Apple’s C1 chip could be a big deal for iPhones – here’s why [3d]
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