It will also pay out after allowing employees of its Ring doorbell system access to customer recordings.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Diddy says Diageo neglected his tequila due to race
May 31, 2023
Cannich wildfire could be largest recorded in UK
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: I open sourced the QR designer from my failed startup
Show HN: I open sourced the QR designer from my failed startup
14 by koch | 2 comments on Hacker News.
My designer is somewhat special, if I do say so myself, as it allows you to put arbitrary designs in the middle area of the QR while still being totally scannable.
14 by koch | 2 comments on Hacker News.
My designer is somewhat special, if I do say so myself, as it allows you to put arbitrary designs in the middle area of the QR while still being totally scannable.
May 30, 2023
Rishi Sunak to visit US for talks with Joe Biden
Monday, May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Wikipedia had wrong Vatican flag for years – now incorrect flags are everywhere
Wikipedia had wrong Vatican flag for years – now incorrect flags are everywhere
27 by axelfontaine | 10 comments on Hacker News.
27 by axelfontaine | 10 comments on Hacker News.
May 29, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: The Johari Window
May 29, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Research on harvesting electricity from humidity in the air
Sunday, May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Landauer's Principle
May 28, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Ford Will Use Tesla EV Charging, but That's Only Part of the Story
Ford Will Use Tesla EV Charging, but That's Only Part of the Story
18 by thunderbong | 22 comments on Hacker News.
18 by thunderbong | 22 comments on Hacker News.
May 28, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Kings Grew Pale
Saturday, May 27, 2023
May 27, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Translating/bridging across multiple protocols and identities (via federation)
Translating/bridging across multiple protocols and identities (via federation)
5 by mawise | 1 comments on Hacker News.
5 by mawise | 1 comments on Hacker News.
May 27, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: UK population bigger than France for first time ever after record migration
UK population bigger than France for first time ever after record migration
5 by Bran_son | 1 comments on Hacker News.
5 by Bran_son | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
Fury v Joshua: Tyson Fury claims to have 'sent contract' to Anthony Joshua over September fight
May 26, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: The Sonnet Machine
May 26, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Micromouse: The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition on Earth [video]
Micromouse: The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition on Earth [video]
18 by zdw | 0 comments on Hacker News.
18 by zdw | 0 comments on Hacker News.
May 26, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: The History of CMOS
Thursday, May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Hacker News in Slow Italian - AI-generated podcast (with code)
Show HN: Hacker News in Slow Italian - AI-generated podcast (with code)
13 by lakySK | 7 comments on Hacker News.
There are plenty of podcasts to listen to some slow basic Italian, but often they just talk about random things I'm not that interested in. Nothing a few hours of tinkering with Python cannot solve these days! Introducing Hacker News in Slow Italian. Each episode is generated automatically, using GPT4 API to summarise the top articles on Hacker News and then fed to Play.ht for text-to-speech. The (very short) code is available on Github: https://ift.tt/8og6Ipl
13 by lakySK | 7 comments on Hacker News.
There are plenty of podcasts to listen to some slow basic Italian, but often they just talk about random things I'm not that interested in. Nothing a few hours of tinkering with Python cannot solve these days! Introducing Hacker News in Slow Italian. Each episode is generated automatically, using GPT4 API to summarise the top articles on Hacker News and then fed to Play.ht for text-to-speech. The (very short) code is available on Github: https://ift.tt/8og6Ipl
May 25, 2023
Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr: History-making fighter pilot picked as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Power series, power serious: Talk by Doug McIlroy (2007) [video]
Power series, power serious: Talk by Doug McIlroy (2007) [video]
4 by adamnemecek | 1 comments on Hacker News.
4 by adamnemecek | 1 comments on Hacker News.
May 24, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: PicoGUS: Emulate ISA Sound Cards (GUS, Adlib, MPU-401, Tandy, CMS) with a Pico
PicoGUS: Emulate ISA Sound Cards (GUS, Adlib, MPU-401, Tandy, CMS) with a Pico
15 by _Microft | 3 comments on Hacker News.
15 by _Microft | 3 comments on Hacker News.
May 24, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How does archive.is bypass paywalls?
Ask HN: How does archive.is bypass paywalls?
21 by flerovium | 21 comments on Hacker News.
If it simply visits sites, it will face a paywall too. If it identifies itself as archive.is, then other people could identify themselves the same way.
21 by flerovium | 21 comments on Hacker News.
If it simply visits sites, it will face a paywall too. If it identifies itself as archive.is, then other people could identify themselves the same way.
May 24, 2023
Couzens could have been arrested in 2015 - watchdog
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
Netflix begins UK crackdown on password sharing
May 23, 2023
I was targeted by Mirror investigators - Campbell
May 23, 2023
Tensions over foreign student visa restrictions
Monday, May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Building a Better Book Club: A Strategy for Efficiently Ingesting Nonfiction
Building a Better Book Club: A Strategy for Efficiently Ingesting Nonfiction
10 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.
10 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.
May 22, 2023
Ray Stevenson: Thor and Star Wars actor dies aged 58
Sunday, May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: I have 176 logins/accounts. How many do you have?
Ask HN: I have 176 logins/accounts. How many do you have?
29 by bojangleslover | 41 comments on Hacker News.
Here is a screenshot of my Bitwarden: https://ift.tt/JyMuAEx They include some really important things such as: Health insurance G-Suite for work Bill.com (which I use to get paid) IRS.gov (which I use to get un-paid) UK Companies House Register Interactive Brokers My bank Obviously, anything with OAuth is "bundled" into my Google account. So if anything this is a huge underestimate. I'm asking because of how insane auth has become. I know companies like OnePassword and Bitwarden are working on this and overall they do a great job. But I still have a near-stroke every time I have to do the "forgot my password" loop, or use Duo Mobile/other 2FA. The only really good auth feature I've ever encountered has been Apple's "fill from Messages" feature as well as their Touch.
29 by bojangleslover | 41 comments on Hacker News.
Here is a screenshot of my Bitwarden: https://ift.tt/JyMuAEx They include some really important things such as: Health insurance G-Suite for work Bill.com (which I use to get paid) IRS.gov (which I use to get un-paid) UK Companies House Register Interactive Brokers My bank Obviously, anything with OAuth is "bundled" into my Google account. So if anything this is a huge underestimate. I'm asking because of how insane auth has become. I know companies like OnePassword and Bitwarden are working on this and overall they do a great job. But I still have a near-stroke every time I have to do the "forgot my password" loop, or use Duo Mobile/other 2FA. The only really good auth feature I've ever encountered has been Apple's "fill from Messages" feature as well as their Touch.
Saturday, May 20, 2023
May 20, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: My affordable solution to costly workflow automation: Embed Workflow
Show HN: My affordable solution to costly workflow automation: Embed Workflow
8 by ewf | 3 comments on Hacker News.
8 by ewf | 3 comments on Hacker News.
May 20, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Martin Amis, era-defining British novelist, dies aged 73
Martin Amis, era-defining British novelist, dies aged 73
14 by rocketbop | 9 comments on Hacker News.
14 by rocketbop | 9 comments on Hacker News.
May 20, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Gfycat has been down for two days due to an expired SSL certificate
Gfycat has been down for two days due to an expired SSL certificate
23 by thorum | 2 comments on Hacker News.
23 by thorum | 2 comments on Hacker News.
May 20, 2023
British novelist Martin Amis dies aged 73 - reports
Friday, May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
Ice jams cause massive flooding in Alaska
Thursday, May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023
Murder-accused mother 'kissed newborn goodbye'
May 18, 2023
Alfie Steele injuries from ‘adult who lost control’
May 18, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Spain, Sweden, and Belgium Soar to New Heights in Wind and Solar Power
Spain, Sweden, and Belgium Soar to New Heights in Wind and Solar Power
9 by f4f4f4f43f | 0 comments on Hacker News.
9 by f4f4f4f43f | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Has HN Changed? I assume it's just me
Has HN Changed? I assume it's just me
19 by travisgriggs | 29 comments on Hacker News.
I've been reading HN for a while. I made my first comment May 31, 2018. And have gone through cycles of engagement during that time. But for the last few weeks, even months, I still scan the top articles daily, but something has changed for me. Historically, there's almost always been at least one thing in the top 30 I would be interested in. Sometimes many. But of late, none of it interests me near as much anymore. My guess is that this is just pretty much burnout/age me changing. But I was curious if maybe it was a wider spread effect that others are experiencing. Perhaps the downturn in the tech industry has just led to less of a "this is the place to be and things to know!" experience in general.
19 by travisgriggs | 29 comments on Hacker News.
I've been reading HN for a while. I made my first comment May 31, 2018. And have gone through cycles of engagement during that time. But for the last few weeks, even months, I still scan the top articles daily, but something has changed for me. Historically, there's almost always been at least one thing in the top 30 I would be interested in. Sometimes many. But of late, none of it interests me near as much anymore. My guess is that this is just pretty much burnout/age me changing. But I was curious if maybe it was a wider spread effect that others are experiencing. Perhaps the downturn in the tech industry has just led to less of a "this is the place to be and things to know!" experience in general.
May 17, 2023
Proposed rental reforms to allow pets in properties
May 17, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Google Analytics 4 Has Me So Frustrated, We Built Our Own Analytics Service
Google Analytics 4 Has Me So Frustrated, We Built Our Own Analytics Service
29 by twapi | 7 comments on Hacker News.
29 by twapi | 7 comments on Hacker News.
May 17, 2023
Prince Harry case told MGN knew about phone hacking
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Why KDE Plasma was chosen as the default desktop environment for Asahi Linux
Why KDE Plasma was chosen as the default desktop environment for Asahi Linux
18 by jlpcsl | 4 comments on Hacker News.
18 by jlpcsl | 4 comments on Hacker News.
May 16, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Colossal Biosciences Aims to ‘De-Extinct’ the Woolly Mammoth
Colossal Biosciences Aims to ‘De-Extinct’ the Woolly Mammoth
10 by bcaulfield | 5 comments on Hacker News.
10 by bcaulfield | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Monday, May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Together’s $20M seed funding to build open-source AI and cloud platform
Together’s $20M seed funding to build open-source AI and cloud platform
33 by tim_sw | 14 comments on Hacker News.
33 by tim_sw | 14 comments on Hacker News.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: The Web I Want
May 14, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Pfeilstorch
May 14, 2023
Watch: Best bits from the Baftas... in 80 seconds
May 14, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: The unreasonable effectiveness of character-level language models (2015)
The unreasonable effectiveness of character-level language models (2015)
12 by behnamoh | 1 comments on Hacker News.
12 by behnamoh | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Saturday, May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Committing changes to a 130GB Git repository without full checkouts [video]
Committing changes to a 130GB Git repository without full checkouts [video]
5 by eliomattia | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN, would appreciate feedback on a version control for data toolset I am building, creatively called the Data Manager. When working with large repositories with data, full checkouts are problematic. Many git-for-data solutions will create a new copy of the entire datasets for each commit and none of them allow contributing to a data repo without full checkouts, to my knowledge. In the video, a workflow that does not require full checkouts of the datasets and still allows to commit changes in Git is presented. Specifically, it becomes possible to check out kilobytes to commit changes to a 130 gigabyte repository, including versions. Note that only diffs are committed, at row, column, and cell level, so the diffing that appears in the GUI will seem weird, since it will interpret the old diff as the file to be compared with the new one, when in fact they are both just diffs. The goal of the Data Manager is to version datasets and structured data in general, in a storage-efficient way, and easily identify and deploy to S3 datasets snapshots, identified by repository and commit sha (and optionally a tag) that need to be pulled for processing. S3 is also used to upload heavy files that are then pointed by reference, not URL, in Git commits. The no-full-checkout workflow shown applies naturally to adding data and can be extended to edits or deletions provided the old data is known. That is to ensure the creation of bidirectional diffs that enable navigating Git history both forward and backward, useful when caching snapshots. The burden of checking out and building snapshots from diff history is now borne by localhost, but that may change, as mentioned in the video. Smart navigation of git history from the nearest available snapshots, building snapshots with Spark, and other ways to save on data transfer and compute are being evaluated. This paradigm enables hibernating or cleaning up history on S3 for datasets no longer necessary to create snapshots, like those that are deleted, if snapshots of earlier commits are not needed. Individual data entries could also be removed for GDPR compliance using versioning on S3 objects, orthogonal to git. The prototype already cures the pain point I built it for: it was impossible to (1) uniquely identify and (2) make available behind an API multiple versions of a collection of datasets and config parameters, (3) without overburdening HDDs due to small, but frequent changes to any of the datasets in the repo and (4) while being able to see the diffs in git for each commit in order to enable collaborative discussions and reverting or further editing if necessary. Some background: I am building natural language AI algorithms (a) easily retrainable on editable training datasets, meaning changes or deletions in the training data are reflected fast, without traces of past training and without retraining the entire language model (sounds impossible), and (b) that explain decisions back to individual training data. LLMs have fixed training datasets, whereas editable datasets call for a system to manage data efficiently, plus I wanted to have something that integrates naturally with common, tried and tested tools such as Git, S3, and MySQL, hence the Data Manager. I am considering open-source: is that the best way to go? Which license to choose?
5 by eliomattia | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN, would appreciate feedback on a version control for data toolset I am building, creatively called the Data Manager. When working with large repositories with data, full checkouts are problematic. Many git-for-data solutions will create a new copy of the entire datasets for each commit and none of them allow contributing to a data repo without full checkouts, to my knowledge. In the video, a workflow that does not require full checkouts of the datasets and still allows to commit changes in Git is presented. Specifically, it becomes possible to check out kilobytes to commit changes to a 130 gigabyte repository, including versions. Note that only diffs are committed, at row, column, and cell level, so the diffing that appears in the GUI will seem weird, since it will interpret the old diff as the file to be compared with the new one, when in fact they are both just diffs. The goal of the Data Manager is to version datasets and structured data in general, in a storage-efficient way, and easily identify and deploy to S3 datasets snapshots, identified by repository and commit sha (and optionally a tag) that need to be pulled for processing. S3 is also used to upload heavy files that are then pointed by reference, not URL, in Git commits. The no-full-checkout workflow shown applies naturally to adding data and can be extended to edits or deletions provided the old data is known. That is to ensure the creation of bidirectional diffs that enable navigating Git history both forward and backward, useful when caching snapshots. The burden of checking out and building snapshots from diff history is now borne by localhost, but that may change, as mentioned in the video. Smart navigation of git history from the nearest available snapshots, building snapshots with Spark, and other ways to save on data transfer and compute are being evaluated. This paradigm enables hibernating or cleaning up history on S3 for datasets no longer necessary to create snapshots, like those that are deleted, if snapshots of earlier commits are not needed. Individual data entries could also be removed for GDPR compliance using versioning on S3 objects, orthogonal to git. The prototype already cures the pain point I built it for: it was impossible to (1) uniquely identify and (2) make available behind an API multiple versions of a collection of datasets and config parameters, (3) without overburdening HDDs due to small, but frequent changes to any of the datasets in the repo and (4) while being able to see the diffs in git for each commit in order to enable collaborative discussions and reverting or further editing if necessary. Some background: I am building natural language AI algorithms (a) easily retrainable on editable training datasets, meaning changes or deletions in the training data are reflected fast, without traces of past training and without retraining the entire language model (sounds impossible), and (b) that explain decisions back to individual training data. LLMs have fixed training datasets, whereas editable datasets call for a system to manage data efficiently, plus I wanted to have something that integrates naturally with common, tried and tested tools such as Git, S3, and MySQL, hence the Data Manager. I am considering open-source: is that the best way to go? Which license to choose?
May 13, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Byte Magazine Volume 06 Number 09 – Artificial Intelligence
Byte Magazine Volume 06 Number 09 – Artificial Intelligence
11 by belter | 1 comments on Hacker News.
11 by belter | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, May 12, 2023
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Librem 5 USA Smartphone Provides Many Exclusive Security Features
Librem 5 USA Smartphone Provides Many Exclusive Security Features
36 by fsflover | 18 comments on Hacker News.
36 by fsflover | 18 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
May 09, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Chaos Communication Camp 2023 – Call for Participation
Chaos Communication Camp 2023 – Call for Participation
13 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
13 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
May 09, 2023
Ros Atkins on... the Coronation arrests
May 09, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Lotus 1-2-3
Monday, May 8, 2023
May 08, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: A Time Series Apologia
Sunday, May 7, 2023
May 07, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: The first planetarium projector was unveiled 100 years ago
May 07, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Scientists Might Have Found the Best Way to Catcall a Cat
Saturday, May 6, 2023
May 06, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security
Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security
126 by transpute | 37 comments on Hacker News.
126 by transpute | 37 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, May 5, 2023
May 05, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Waymo One doubles service area in Phoenix, continues growing in SF
Waymo One doubles service area in Phoenix, continues growing in SF
66 by ra7 | 39 comments on Hacker News.
66 by ra7 | 39 comments on Hacker News.
May 05, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: On the security of the Linux disk encryption LUKS
Show HN: On the security of the Linux disk encryption LUKS
18 by proxystore | 1 comments on Hacker News.
In the past few days, there have been uncertainties and concerns about the LUKS (“Linux Unified Key Setup”) disk encryption, which is widely used on Linux. We publish our assessment of this here.
18 by proxystore | 1 comments on Hacker News.
In the past few days, there have been uncertainties and concerns about the LUKS (“Linux Unified Key Setup”) disk encryption, which is widely used on Linux. We publish our assessment of this here.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
May 04, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Pynecone – Performant, customizable web apps in pure Python
Pynecone – Performant, customizable web apps in pure Python
24 by gilad | 8 comments on Hacker News.
24 by gilad | 8 comments on Hacker News.
May 04, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: LogJam Attack [video]
May 04, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy
May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy
26 by theandrewbailey | 7 comments on Hacker News.
26 by theandrewbailey | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
May 03, 2023
Fed raises US interest rates to highest in 16 years
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
May 02, 2023
US bank shares slide after First Republic rescue
May 02, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What do you use for ML Hosting
Ask HN: What do you use for ML Hosting
25 by blululu | 15 comments on Hacker News.
I'm trying to setup server to run ML inferences. I need to provision a somewhat beefy gpu with a decent amount of RAM (8-16 GB). Does anyone here have personal experience and recommendations about the various companies operating in this space?
25 by blululu | 15 comments on Hacker News.
I'm trying to setup server to run ML inferences. I need to provision a somewhat beefy gpu with a decent amount of RAM (8-16 GB). Does anyone here have personal experience and recommendations about the various companies operating in this space?
May 02, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Eye Candy
Monday, May 1, 2023
May 01, 2023
TV host admonishes man gluing himself to podium
May 01, 2023
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2023)
Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2023)
33 by whoishiring | 80 comments on Hacker News.
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate: Technologies: Résumé/CV: Email: Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.
33 by whoishiring | 80 comments on Hacker News.
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate: Technologies: Résumé/CV: Email: Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.
May 01, 2023
Clean-up begins in tornado-hit Virginia Beach