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ETH Zurich and EPFL to release a LLM developed on public infrastructure (ethz.ch)
HN 716 pts 101 comments by andy99 Jul 11, 2025 AI / Machine LearningData / Databases / Infrastructure thread
GitHub MCP exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP (invariantlabs.ai)
HN 508 pts 297 comments by andy99 May 26, 2025 Programming (General)Security / Privacy thread
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Max severity RCE flaw discovered in widely used Apache Parquet (bleepingcomputer.com)
HN 174 pts 78 comments by andy99 Apr 6, 2025 thread
CornHub (cornhub.website)
HN 109 pts 28 comments by andy99 Nov 19, 2025 thread
She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said (cbc.ca)
HN 98 pts 82 comments by andy99 Apr 14, 2025 thread
Tired of AI, people are committing to the analog lifestyle in 2026 (cnn.com)
HN 86 pts 56 comments by andy99 Jan 18, 2026 AI / Machine Learning thread
Air Canada returned lost bag, it now had knife,toiletries, ticket scanner inside (cbc.ca)
HN 62 pts 77 comments by andy99 Jul 25, 2025 thread
Why Moderna Merged Its Tech and HR Departments (wsj.com)
HN 38 pts 55 comments by andy99 May 13, 2025 thread
Delta pilot performs 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid a B-52 bomber (cnn.com)
HN 21 pts 4 comments by andy99 Jul 21, 2025 thread
AI groups spend to replace low-cost 'data labellers' with high-paid experts (ft.com)
HN 12 pts 3 comments by andy99 Jul 21, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
Cellist turned away from Air Canada flight after instrument wasn't allowed (nationalpost.com)
HN 12 pts 1 comments by andy99 Jul 4, 2025 thread
Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high schools (nationalpost.com)
HN 12 pts 0 comments by andy99 May 1, 2025 thread
Air India won't accept last name "Sample" on bookings (onemileatatime.com)
HN 8 pts 0 comments by andy99 Nov 13, 2025 thread
VW introduces monthly subscription to increase car power (bbc.com)
HN 8 pts 0 comments by andy99 Aug 15, 2025 thread
Sacramento Uses Smart Electric Meters to Spy on Residents (reason.com)
HN 8 pts 6 comments by andy99 Jul 24, 2025 thread
What is nihilism? Teen in shooting plot, car bomber subscribed to same ideology (cnn.com)
HN 6 pts 0 comments by andy99 Jun 8, 2025 thread
Airport screens, PA system hacked with pro-Hamas, anti-Trump messages (cbc.ca)
HN 5 pts 0 comments by andy99 Oct 15, 2025 thread
The families paying £1,500 for 'private bobbies' to police their homes (bbc.com)
HN 5 pts 1 comments by andy99 Jun 15, 2025 thread
The Illusion of Thinking (machinelearning.apple.com)
HN 5 pts 1 comments by andy99 Jun 6, 2025 thread
Man who considered assisted death after bedsore: you have to fight for care (cbc.ca)
HN 5 pts 0 comments by andy99 Jun 5, 2025 thread
Study Shows Short-Form Video Is Destroying Our Brains (bradstulberg.substack.com)
HN 4 pts 0 comments by andy99 Jan 18, 2026 thread
Door-to-door salespeople are finding success amid skepticism of online scams (cbc.ca)
HN 4 pts 1 comments by andy99 Jul 26, 2025 thread
Ask HN: Do typical computer monitors spy on you now?
HN 3 pts 1 comments by andy99 Dec 31, 2025 thread
I’m buying a new monitor for the first time probably ever - quality isn’t too important to me, it’s for configuring a desktop machine that will mostly be a server. I know that most TVs are essentially spyware now, is the same true for monitors? If I get a cheap one or amazon, are there any concerns?...
LitBench: A Benchmark and Dataset for Reliable Evaluation of Creative Writing (arxiv.org)
HN 3 pts 0 comments by andy99 Dec 25, 2025 Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
A.I. slop and the epidemic of Bad writing [video] (youtube.com)
HN 3 pts 1 comments by andy99 Oct 26, 2025 Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Edmonton radio station's use of AI host part of trend (nationalpost.com)
HN 3 pts 0 comments by andy99 Aug 31, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide: new study (nationalpost.com)
HN 3 pts 0 comments by andy99 Aug 7, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
Ask HN: Setup for Local LLM Backups?
HN 3 pts 1 comments by andy99 Aug 5, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
As a backup in case future access changes, I&#x27;d like to have sota LLM weights and a machine that can run queries with them in reserve. OpenAI releasing weights is as good a time as any to actually do it. My question is what hardware setup would you buy, that is reasonable accessible (say under 5...
The myth of work–life balance is dead, and employers aren't afraid to say it (financialpost.com)
HN 3 pts 1 comments by andy99 Aug 2, 2025 thread
Uber says emergency policies changed after driver left with child in backseat (cbc.ca)
HN 3 pts 4 comments by andy99 Aug 1, 2025 thread