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Cloudflare's decision model "Clef" playing Balatro
Article URL: https://twitter.com/mxfp0/status/2107228554635116768
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49971609
Points: 1
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Google Find Hub tags adding NFC support, better registration
According to the latest version of Google Play services, Find Hub tags are getting two new capabilities.
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People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms
submitted by Powderhorn to technology
39 points | 7 comments
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5977852/ai-chatbots-midterm-electionOn a September evening, Adam Johnson, 40, settled on his porch chair in Morgantown, West Virginia, to go over his ballot for the upcoming midterm election.
Chatting through all the races and the different candidates, he worked to figure out who best represented his values. But rather than discussing it with a friend or family member, he held an hours-long discussion with ChatGPT — a chatbot powered by a large language model (LLM) owned by OpenAI, an AI research company.
A graphic designer studying to be an illustrator, Johnson said ChatGPT is a significant part of his life. He uses it for meal planning, assistance in job hunting and various other tasks around the house^[maybe this is a valid use case, if buying groceries is a bit too confusing].
After prompting the AI-powered chatbot to make a list of all the races on his ballot this year, Johnson dug deeper.
Johnson is one of a growing number of voters using chatbots to research their ballots for the first midterm election since AI has taken the country by storm. About half of American adults report using AI-powered chatbots and about 42% of users said they use it to search for information, according to the Pew Research Center.
Several voters NPR spoke with said they rely on chatbots for down-ballot races with thinner news coverage, to make tables comparing candidates for governors’ races and to verify or debunk viral claims. Some have been using it to create tools to help others look up their own ballots. Experts say the properties that make chatbots useful also make them subtly persuasive and eager to please.
“It might select some things that would reinforce and persuade you even more towards the way that you were leaning already,” said Rafael Batista, a postdoctoral fellow at John Hopkins University, who studies the societal and behavioral impacts of AI. “So you leave more confident, without necessarily learning more about the world.”
Having spent the vast majority of my life in states where the Secretary of State’s main job is administering elections and therefore sending out comprehensive voter’s guides four to six weeks ahead of (at least general) statewide elections, I was alarmed to discover Texas does no such thing.
That’s left to the League of Women Voters, and, well, candidates are less than enthusiastic about responding to a nonprofit that will post on a website than making sure their statements are included in something mailed out to every single registered voter.
In states with mail-in voting, such as Oregon, the tempo was whatever you wanted it to be. Generally, the voter’s guide would arrive a week or two before my ballot, which itself arrived three to four weeks ahead of the deadline to return my ballot.
Some years, I’d get through most of it in a single sitting, but when you’re dealing with eight propositions, two of which are sock puppets that look similar to two placed on the ballot in good faith, things can take a bit more time. And this is where the pro/con arguments people can pay to place past the text of the measure and the SoS interpretation of impacts including financial costs and benefits.
That’s real information presented to inform. ChatGPT is neither.
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Googlebook gets Luminar photo editing app with ‘Continue On’ support
One of the biggest questions around Googlebook is what app support will look like and, as the platform officially arrives for customers this week, Luminar is debuting a rebuilt photo editing app for Googlebook.
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Laravel Rust Is Coming
Article URL: https://twitter.com/taylorotwell/status/2107117389762515319
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49971142
Points: 1
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ClingSTUN Turns Vulnerable IoT Devices Into Proxy Nodes
ClingSTUN Turns Vulnerable IoT Devices Into Proxy Nodes
4 Min ReadSource: Nikola Fific via ShutterstockResearchers have uncovered a new Linux malware strain that exploits a growing list of known vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to mainta ... Read more
Published Date: Oct 05, 2026 (3 days, 5 hours ago)Vulnerabilities has been mentioned in this article.
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What’s new in Android’s October 2026 Google System Updates [U]
The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.
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📝 db142e1 — style: lint JavaScript
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📝 935d437 — chore: update dependencies
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Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal
submitted by themachinestops to technology
39 points | 1 comments
https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-fake-witnesses-testimony-stephen-aarons-new-mexico/cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/76516412
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Show HN: Wisp Gallery – filterable WordPress galleries with 3 KB of JavaScript
Article URL: https://wispgallery.com/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49970711
Points: 1
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Shut up and take our money: Amazon plows $1B+ into quashing datacenter dissent
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You can unlock a Googlebook’s bootloader, Magisk support in the works
Googlebook is an Android-based platform and, with that, comes the potential to do a bit more with it. Google has confirmed you can unlock the bootloader on a Googlebook, and now Magisk root support is already in the works.
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Meta rolling out audio upgrades, turn-by-turn navigation for Ray-Ban smart glasses
Meta’s most recent updates for its Ray-Ban smart glasses deliver upgrades to audio playback as well as new turn-by-turn walking navigation.
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States Prosecuting Platforms For Being Platforms? Section 230 Is Supposed To Avoid This Mess, We Reminded A Court
The other day the Copia Institute filed an amicus brief at the Fourth Circuit in a case involving West Virginia attempting to punish Apple for not filtering CSAM the way it thinks it should. The issue raised in the appeal was in some respects a narrow one: could Apple cause the case West Virginia brought […] -
Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27
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Samsung rolling out Android 17 for more Galaxy devices in the US
Samsung’s Android 17 rollout is speeding up, with more last-gen Galaxy devices now getting One UI 9 updates in the US.
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Golang tool to check SPF, DKIM, TLSA, and TLS settings for mailservers
Article URL: https://git.sig-io.nl/Sig-IO/mailcheck
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969751
Points: 4
# Comments: 1
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Ghost.ai's new personal AI computer, Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
Article URL: https://twitter.com/zainmfj/status/2107146556176798081
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969707
Points: 1
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Play YouTube Videos in Claude Code
Article URL: https://twitter.com/GNUmanth/status/2107194414582137113
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969674
Points: 1
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Monday’s Android app deals and freebies: 8th Wonder, Dawnfolk, Metal Soldiers 4 Pro, House of Da Vinci, more
Amazon ramp-ed up its early fall Prime Day deals ahead of tomorrow’s official start time with loads of new deals, but we also have your Google Play app and game deals of the day at the ready too. Highlights include Cultures: 8th Wonder, Dawnfolk, Metal Soldiers 4 Pro, The House of Da Vinci, Box Head: Roguelike Premium, WINCH IT OUT, LIMBO, Paign 2 – RPG, and more. Just be sure to dive into the Pixel Watch 5 deals that went live today, the first discount on the Steph Curry Special Edition model, and Lenovo’s all-new 4K Yoga Tab Gen 2 Android tablets at up to $227 off with FREE ANC earbuds thrown in.
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The Future of Mathematics
Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/the-future-of-mathematics/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969256
Points: 123
# Comments: 92
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If you want to know who survives AI, look at Hollywood in the 1970s
Article URL: https://twitter.com/lauriewired/status/2107140917199327425
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49968718
Points: 3
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France braces for national day of school protests as boy loses hand
submitted by Powderhorn to news
30 points | 4 comments
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/schoolboy-loses-hand-police-stun-grenade-french-school-protestsFrance is bracing for a national day of protests and high-school blockades as a youth protest movement gathers pace amid a growing debate over the scale of the police response.
In one incident, a 15-year-old protesting against what demonstrators said were France’s dilapidated and understaffed schools had his hand blown off outside a high school in the northern town of Lens, said François-Xavier Lauch, the prefect of Pas-de-Calais.
Lauch declined to comment on the exact circumstances, but said between 150 and 200 protesters had been hurling a series of objects at police when riot officers intervened. It was uncertain if the incident had involved a police stun grenade or how the injury happened. Lauch said an investigation had been opened.
The family of a 16-year-old school pupil in Tours also filed a complaint about police violence after he lost sight in his right eye last week. The state prosecutor said the boy’s injuries were in line with the impact from a police rubber bullet. A police investigation is under way.
The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, had earlier attempted to calm the protests by accepting schoolchildren’s grievances as “legitimate” and saying the government must listen.
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Warner/Chappell Sinks Lindsay Ellis’ Two-Hour Cruise Video Over A Few Seconds Of Karaoke
Update: About four hours after this article went up, Warner/Chappell backed down and released their ridiculous claim on the video, so it’s now back online. Techdirt has been around for almost 30 years now, and the one internet law issue that never seems to change is the bullshit use of copyright to take down speech. […] -
Daily Deal: Babbel Language Learning (All Languages)
Become a language expert with a Babbel Language Learning subscription. With the app, you can use Babbel on desktop and mobile, and your progress is synchronized across devices. Want to practice where you won’t have Wi-Fi? Download lessons before you head out, and you’ll be good to go. However you choose to access your 10K+ […] -
245TB SSDs are here and they’re fabulous!
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ChatGPT is adding new ads
OpenAI confirmed today that its ChatGPT app will be adding more space for ads starting with a test later this month.
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YC partner ports Myth to WebAssembly
Article URL: https://twitter.com/koomen/status/2106879738640023929
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49967577
Points: 3
# Comments: 1
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SF $192 fine for teaching tennis to his own children
Article URL: https://twitter.com/Polymarket/status/2084790486590517503
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49967465
Points: 7
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First end-to-end trained swarm
Article URL: https://twitter.com/MLCatttt/status/2107147690450817259
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49967339
Points: 1
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Google Wallet for Android adds 12th digital state ID
Following the last launch at the end of August, Google Wallet is rolling out support for Oklahoma state IDs on Android.
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These are the best times to save money on your next flight, according to Google Flights
Ahead of the busy holiday travel season, Google is detailing the best time to book your next flight to get the best possible price.
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Kairos beats Persimmon, Astra, Fable, and Gemini across 13 simulation benchmarks
Article URL: https://twitter.com/kevinbanghe/status/2107141940785377333
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49967021
Points: 1
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Court Permanently Dismisses Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Against David Hearn
Finally. Now, it doesn’t matter what Trump wants his DOJ minions to do. If he’s going to try to pin a botched repair job on people who just happened to stick a hand into his algae-infested, liner chunk-filled Reflecting Pool/metaphor for his entire presidency, he’s going to have to stick it to someone other than […] -
Leading Stripe Crypto
Article URL: https://twitter.com/sternhenri/status/2107113519564922897
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49966987
Points: 2
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Leaked Galaxy S27 Ultra color list doesn’t include Purple, for a change
There’s very little left of the Galaxy S27 Ultra left to surface before launch, but new information might change what to expect in Samsung’s device color options.
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Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users' Mailboxes
Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users' Mailboxes
Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges under certain conditions. The vulne ... Read more
Published Date: Oct 05, 2026 (3 days, 4 hours ago)Vulnerabilities has been mentioned in this article.
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CVE-2026-88779: NetScaler SAML Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild
CVE-2026-88779: NetScaler SAML Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild
A new Citrix NetScaler zero-day has moved quickly from discovery to active exploitation. CVE-2026-88779 affects NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway deployments using SAML authentication and can cause ... Read more
Published Date: Oct 05, 2026 (3 days ago)Vulnerabilities has been mentioned in this article.
CVE-2026-88779 CVE-2026-90970 CVE-2026-104286 CVE-2026-88772 CVE-2026-88771 -
Googlebooks with Intel chipsets might have trouble with ‘complex’ Android apps
According to a statement from Google, Intel-based Googlebooks will apparently still struggle with some Android apps.
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Pricing and viability of indie apps post-AI
Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1wvyd4s/pricing_and_viability_of_indie_apps_postai/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49966778
Points: 3
# Comments: 3
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Pixel Watch 5 gets first Google Store discount for Prime Day
Ahead of tomorrow’s Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, the US Google Store is discounting the Pixel Watch 5 for the first time since launch.
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Honor’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 and iPhone Duo rival is reportedly launching in January
Honor’s first wide-format foldable is apparently coming in January, leaks suggest, to take on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and iPhone Duo.
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Google confirms fix for Android Auto’s missing signal icon is rolling out
After weeks of back and forth, Google has officially confirmed a fix is rolling out for Android Auto’s missing signal icon.
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Deals: Pixel Watch 5 $70 off, Steph Curry model all-time low, massive Best Buy Techtober sale, Yoga Tab Gen 2, more
The fall Prime Day deals are kicking off early with loads of new offers now up for grabs including some of the best cash discounts across just about all Pixel Watch 5 models from $350. You’ll also find Amazon’s first cash discount on the Steph Curry Special Edition Google Pixel Watch 5 (45mm) at $70 off joined by some all-time lows across the Nothing earbud and headphone lineup, up to $227 off Lenovo’s all-new 4K Yoga Tab Gen 2 Android tablets with FREE ANC earbuds and a giant selection of deals now live in the Best Buy Techtober Prime Day sale. Scope it all out below.
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What "AI" debates have to do with alchemy
submitted by technocrit to technology
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https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/what-ai-debates-have-to-do-with-alchemyAdam Becker’s “More Everything Forever” begins by describing the ideas of Eliezer Yudkowsky, an AI guru who Sam Altman thinks deserves a Nobel Prize. Yudkowsky’s ambitions for humanity include “[p]erfect health, immortality,” and a future in which “[i]f you imagine something that’s worse than mansions with robotic servants for everyone, you are not being ambitious enough.” According to Yudkowsky and his peers, a “glorious transhumanist future” awaits us if we get AI right, although we face extinction if we get it wrong.
“AI” and “transhumanist” are new terms for rather older ambitions. As the seedy occultist Dr. Trelawney remarks in Anthony Powell’s 1962 novel, “The Kindly Ones,” “[t]o be forever rich, forever young, never to die … Such was in every age the dream of the alchemist.” Renaissance alchemists won the support of monarchs like Rudolf II, the Holy Roman Emperor who squandered his realm’s money on a futile quest to discover the Philosopher’s Stone. Now, as Becker explains, AGI, or artificial general intelligence, has become the means through which philosophers might transubstantiate our mundane reality into a realm in which the apparently impossible becomes possible: living forever, raising the dead, and remaking the universe in the shape of humanity.
These ideas would be a curiosity, if they weren’t reshaping the world, and policymakers’ understanding of national security. Our epoch is quite as strange as Rudolf II’s Prague. Like a John Crowley novel, it has its own deathless golems and wizards who hope to speak to divine beings through a medium. In Ezra Klein’s description, AI’s coders see themselves as casting spells of summoning, even if they are not sure what lurks on the other side of the portal.
Just as centuries ago, rulers listen to them. The Biden administration bet Americans’ national security on the proposition that AGI was right around the corner, while the Trump administration and its allies in the Gulf seem to believe that AI will help make a world where they will be in charge.
Becker’s excellent and lively book is not about AI as a working technology. It has little to say about the combinations of machine learning and “neural networks” (statistical processing engines that loosely resemble systems of neurons) that, for example, are used to simulate protein folding and complex weather systems. Instead, it is about the idea of AI and other closely related ideas. If it sometimes feels as though we live in a dark self-ramifying fairy tale, it is because the often mundane realities of AI have become interwoven with a set of fantastical notions that long predate the working technologies we have today.
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Belgische overheidsinstantie Belnet gehackt via Fortinet-zerodaylek
Belgische overheidsinstantie Belnet gehackt via Fortinet-zerodaylek
De Belgische overheidsinstantie Belnet is eerder dit jaar gehackt via een zerodaylek in Fortinet FortiMail, waarbij aanvallers maandenlang e-mails wisten te stelen, zo heeft de organisatie via de eige ... Read more
Published Date: Oct 05, 2026 (3 days, 1 hour ago)Vulnerabilities has been mentioned in this article.
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Android Auto might start requiring Android 11 or later soon, driver reports suggest
If you’re still holding onto an older Android phone as your daily driver, it might be losing its ability to get you where you need to be. Some users are starting to see notifications warning that their device will no longer be supported through Android Auto, suggesting the days of Android 10 are coming to a close.
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⚡ Weekly Recap: NetScaler and FortiMail 0-Days, AI Coding Leaks, Spectre v2 and Ransomware Arrests
⚡ Weekly Recap: NetScaler and FortiMail 0-Days, AI Coding Leaks, Spectre v2 and Ransomware Arrests
A blank field. A public repo. One reply to an email. A box left exposed. None of this sounds dramatic, which is partly the problem. This week’s threats keep finding leverage in small things that were ... Read more
Published Date: Oct 05, 2026 (2 days, 22 hours ago)Vulnerabilities has been mentioned in this article.
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Google Maps now lets you turn your car into a McLaren F1
