The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Can we code our way out of gentrification? [1d]
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- Postmortem: TanStack NPM supply-chain compromise [1d]
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- GM just laid off IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills [1d]
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- Griffin PowerMate driver for modern macOS [1d]
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- Through the looking glass of benchmark hacking [1d]
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- TanStack NPM Packages Compromised [2d]
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- I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night [2d]
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- Interaction Models [2d]
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- GitLab Announces Workforce Reduction and End of Their CREDIT Values [2d]
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- If AI Writes Your Code, Why Use Python? [2d]
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- Foucault's Order of Things Explained with Trading Cards [video] [2d]
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- Show HN: E2a – Open-source email gateway for AI agents [2d]
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- Show HN: OpenGravity – A zero-install, BYOK vanilla JS clone of Antigravity [2d]
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- 590k buyers paid $59M for Trump's gold phone, but not one has shipped [2d]
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- Linux Terminal Memory Usage [2d]
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- Red Hot Chili Peppers sell music catalogue for $300M [2d]
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- Red Hot Chili Peppers ink $300M deal with Warner Music to sell catalog [2d]
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- Library for fast mapping of Java records to native memory [2d]
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- Can Someone Please Explain Whether Cloudflare Blackmailed Canonical? [2d]
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- UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage [2d]
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- Bild AI (YC W25) Is Hiring Founding Product Engineers [2d]
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- Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy [2d]
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- How to Leave Instagram [2d]
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- Canvas got hacked, provost banned exams, professor responded by assigning Hayek [2d]
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- Interfaze: A new model architecture built for high accuracy at scale [2d]
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- We Lose Our Friends as We Age [2d]
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- Show HN: TikTok but for Scientific Papers [2d]
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- Chess puzzle I found in my dad's old book [2d]
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- CUDA-oxide: Nvidia's official Rust to CUDA compiler [2d]
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- Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI Next Industrial Revolution [2d]
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- How are we going to get out of Meta? (Or social media in general) [2d]
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- Should you leave red herrings about yourself online? [2d]
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- The Surprisingly Long Life of the Vacuum Tube [2d]
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- Show HN: Free tool to see how much AI bots are costing your site [2d]
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- AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says [2d]
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- Exploring 8 Shaft Weaving [2d]
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- Software engineering may no longer be a lifetime career [2d]
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- Killed by Apple [2d]
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- Out with the JavaScript, in with the HTML [2d]
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- What's Wrong with AI? [2d]
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- ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App [2d]
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- Checkmate in Iran [2d]
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- The great memory panic of 2026 – Asymco [2d]
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- Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw [2d]
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- The OpenAI Deployment Company [2d]
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- Create a 90s GeoCities style website in seconds (Python) [2d]
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- I keep tripping over "true, false, true" [2d]
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- OP's script shuts down every single computer in the company [2d]
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- From Today, Software Engineering Is Dead [2d]
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- Apple studies explore LLMs spatial understanding, sign language annotation [1d]
- Apple Savings appears on the web but only for document access [1d]
- Save up to $180 on Apple's M5 MacBook Air with bonus coupons [1d]
- Apple headed to South Korea to fight off US antitrust case, DOJ upset about it [1d]
- Steve Jobs is getting a marked-up $1 coin, courtesy US Mint [2d]
- Tim Cook is among 16 US execs going to China with Trump [2d]
- Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5 [2d]
- Update your older iPhone, iPad, or Mac now, to get new fixes for WebKit, Wi-Fi & kernel flaws [2d]
- It's time to update your Apple Watch to watchOS 26.5 [2d]
- visionOS 26.5 bug fix update is here for Apple Vision Pro users [2d]
- Apple ships tvOS 26.5, primarily focused on behind-the-scenes fixes [2d]
- No signs of upgraded Apple Intelligence as iOS 26.5 arrives for all users [2d]
- Users get an iPadOS 26.5 update focused on services & subscriptions [2d]
- macOS 26.5 arrives with visible changes other than Maps ads & subscriptions [2d]
- Sky Sports blocks Apple, wins F1 streaming victory in UK & Italy [2d]
- Apple TV hit 'The Studio' becomes the most-awarded series of the year [2d]
- New Apple ad pitches college students on buying a Mac [2d]
- Major W200 update, new smart gear, & third-party Siri speakers on Smart Home Insider [2d]
- Several npm packages for the TanStack web development tools were compromised in the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack; Mistral packages were also affected (Socket) [1d]
- GM plans to lay off IT workers in an effort to trim costs and bring in staff with skills in other tech areas; sources: the cuts will affect 500 to 600 employees (David Welch/Bloomberg) [1d]
- OpenAI launches Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative integrating AI models and Codex Security to help organizations patch vulnerabilities (Alexey Shabanov/TestingCatalog AI News) [1d]
- Thinking Machines Lab details interaction models, which can think and respond in real time, letting users and AI interact continuously for better collaboration (Thinking Machines Lab) [1d]
- Source: Robinhood has filed confidentially for its second publicly traded venture fund, Robinhood Venture Fund II, focusing on early-stage startups (Lucinda Shen/Axios) [1d]
- Digg relaunches as an aggregator of AI news and social media commentary, with plans to expand to other topics; its previous reboot shut down in March (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) [1d]
- GitLab announces layoffs, saying they are "not an AI optimization or cost cutting exercise", and plans to cut the number of countries it operates in (Sarah Frier/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella says Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft's investments in OpenAI violated any special terms or commitments (CNBC) [2d]
- Musk v. Altman: Ilya Sutskever testifies that his OpenAI stake is worth ~$7B and he had concerns about Altman for a year before Altman's brief ouster as CEO (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Google's TIG says it has likely thwarted efforts to use AI for a "mass exploitation event" and warns that tools like OpenClaw are being used to find exploits (Samantha Subin/CNBC) [2d]
- Sources: the White House's Office of the National Cyber Director and Commerce Department's CAISI are fighting over which agency should lead AI model evaluations (Washington Post) [2d]
- An Anthropic engineer argues HTML is a better output format for AI agents than Markdown, citing information density, ease of sharing, and two-way interaction (@trq212) [2d]
- Apple releases iOS 26.5, introducing end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging in beta with supported carriers; the setting is enabled by default (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) [2d]
- Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Netflix for allegedly spying on consumers by collecting their data without consent, and designing its platform to be addictive (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) [2d]
- Sources: German defense tech startup Helsing is set to raise $1.2B led by Dragoneer and Lightspeed at a valuation of about $18B, up from $14B in June 2025 (Financial Times) [2d]
- curl founder Daniel Stenberg says Mythos identified five vulnerabilities in curl, but a manual review found three were false positives and one was a bug (Daniel Stenberg/daniel.haxx.se) [2d]
- Agentic inference is set to be different than today's inference, and will change compute infrastructure because speed won't matter when humans aren't involved (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) [2d]
- Israeli startup Frame Security, which protects organizations from AI-powered social engineering attacks, emerges from stealth with $50M led by Index and others (CTech) [2d]
- Venmo is implementing a major privacy update to set new users' posts to "friends only" by default during onboarding; in 2021, a reporter found Joe Biden's Venmo (Jay Peters/The Verge) [2d]
- Cowboy Space, led by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt to build data centers in orbit, raised a $275M Series B led by Index Ventures at a $2B valuation (Bruce Einhorn/Bloomberg) [2d]
- OpenAI launches the OpenAI Deployment Company with a $4B+ investment to help organizations build and deploy AI systems, and acquires AI consulting firm Tomoro (Reuters) [2d]
- Google's TIG reports the first confirmed instance of "prominent cybercrime threat actors" using AI to find and weaponize a zero-day in a web-based admin tool (Dustin Volz/New York Times) [2d]
- Discord launches Nitro Rewards, giving Nitro subscribers access to offers from gaming services like Xbox Game Pass and hardware like Logitech G at no extra cost (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sources: Masayoshi Son has held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron about unveiling a multibillion-dollar AI data center project in the coming weeks (Bloomberg) [2d]
- In a two-week UK High Court trial, Shein accuses Temu of "industrial scale" copyright infringement of its photos; Temu says Shein is suing to stifle competition (Sam Tobin/Reuters) [2d]
- SEC filing: Cerebras upsizes its IPO to 30M shares at $150-$160 each, up from 28M shares at $115-$125, aiming to raise up to $4.8B at an up to $34.4B valuation (Carmen Reinicke/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Sources: Kuaishou plans to spin off its Kling AI video unit for an IPO in 2027 and is seeking a $20B valuation in pre-IPO funding talks with potential investors (The Information) [2d]
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- I asked ChatGPT and Gemini how to make French Toast as good as my mother used to make — one nailed the crispy-sweet finish [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, May 12 (game #1066) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, May 12 (game #800) [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, May 12 (game #1569) [1d]
- One leaker claims Apple's long-rumored plans for Touch ID on Apple Watch have been shelved in favor of 'packing in larger batteries' — and as a Garmin main who's recently switched, that's totally fine by me [1d]
- Nvidia GeForce NOW data breach confirmed — but luckily most of us will be safe, here's why [1d]
- 'All modern operating systems do this, including macOS and Linux': Microsoft exec fires back at critics accusing it of 'cheating' with Windows 11 speed boost feature [1d]
- New water-powered tech could power batteries that can last hundreds of years without degrading — and are so safe that the electrolytes can be used as 'tofu-brine' for home cooking [1d]
- TikTok is going ad-free in the UK — if you pay £3.99 a month for it [1d]
- Will micro-LED ever really replace OLED? The next-gen TV tech takes a blow as Samsung's TV boss pulls back from investing in making it — it's a bad sign, but will TCL and Hisense keep the flag flying? [2d]
- Prime Video is copying Netflix with its own vertical video feed for movies and shows — but the TikTokification of streaming platforms isn’t what movie buffs are asking for [2d]
- 9 college-ready laptops and tablets that make the perfect high school graduation gift [2d]
- 'Addressing one of the most dangerous missions in ground combat': US Army robots (and AI) set to play a critical role in getting wounded soldiers off the battlefield without putting humans at risk [2d]
- Own a Kindle or Fire TV? Use Alexa, Prime Video or Amazon Music? Test how well you know Amazon’s tech in this 15-question quiz [2d]
- This Hisense TV is my affordable TV pick for the World Cup — but this could be your last chance to buy it [2d]
- You can score the Google Fitbit Air for free when you trade in your old wearable at the Google Store [2d]
- This weird-looking open-sourced computer mouse has four buttons plus a point stick which reminds me of IBM's legendary red nipple joystick [2d]
- What is the release date for Half Man episode 4 on HBO Max and BBC iPlayer? [2d]
- 'For many such issues the simplest mitigation is to stop calling the buggyfunction. Killswitch provides that': Experts propose Linux kernel "killswitch" following worrying recent security issues [2d]
- OpenAI's ‘Trusted Contact’ feature for ChatGPT users in crisis is a sign AI is becoming something much more personal [2d]
- This 'impressively rugged' portable power station 'opens up entirely new possibilities for living completely off-grid' — and it just got a massive discount ahead of festival season [2d]
- Don't buy this £150 Epson EcoTank printer deal at Amazon — I've found an even cheaper Epson ink tank printer that's basically identical in every possible way [2d]
- ‘Dizziness, nausea, vertigo, and sleep disruption’: The undetectable hum of AI data centers is making local residents sick [2d]
- The Steam Machine has a new reference in Steam's database, and it means we could be seeing it arrive very soon [2d]
- 'Completely off the rails': TikTok is scaling back its AI summaries feature after it creates bizarre and inaccurate captions — as if TikTok wasn't bad enough for misinformation already [2d]
- Apple quietly released the all-new AirPods Max 2 last month — and you can already score a rare $40 discount at Amazon [2d]
- What is the release date for The Boys season 5 episode 7 on Prime Video? [2d]
- This retro-inspired portable CD player looks super-sleek, has audiophile credentials including a headphones amp for spicier cans, lasts 12 hours, and offers Bluetooth, 3.5mm, 4.4mm and Coax output too [2d]
- The DJI Mini 3 is 'an entry-level DJI drone with a strong set of video features' — it's now back to a record-low price on Amazon [2d]
- Dua Lipa brands Samsung ‘dismissive and callous’ as she sues the tech giant for $15m for using her photo on TV packaging without her permission [2d]
- I love my Ninja Slushi drinks machine, but this new version is twice as ice — how can you resist cool twisted multi-colored slushies at home? [2d]
- A fake OpenAI repository has taken top spot on Hugging Face — but all it does is push infostealer malware [2d]
- There's a massive 35% off the newest Amazon Fire TV Stick so you can stream all your favourite shows for less [2d]
- Navigating the rise of agentic AI in 2026 [2d]
- 'I have zero evidence in front of me that users are being driven away from Fedora because of AI': Ubuntu and Fedora confirmed to both get AI support soon [2d]
- Directive 8020 is Dark Pictures' most ambitious entry yet – and its most forgiving [2d]
- The Tom's Guide Savings Squad is here to help you upgrade your life for less — here's how [2d]
- DJI drone ban still in full-force — but the US government has issued a small software reprieve, and is letting you have your say [2d]
- Palantir contractors working for NHS to receive ‘unlimited access’ to patient data [2d]
- Top download manager JDownloader hacked — installers replaced with dangerous malware [2d]
- What is the release date for The Punisher: One Last Kill on Disney+? [2d]
- OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 15R: an extra letter for a lower price [2d]
- HBO wants Rooster season 2 'within a year or less' according to the show's creators — here's what we know so far [2d]
- Airbnb CEO admits 'I do not think anyone has figured out AI for travel or e-commerce yet' — but says AI now writes 60% of its new code [2d]
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