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Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?

Naturwissenschaften journal retracted two 1940s papers by Max Planck due to a suspected copyright violation misunderstanding.

Librepods: AirPods liberated

LibrePods enables AirPods features on non-Apple platforms like Linux and Android.

Historical memory prices 1960-2026

Historic memory prices from 1960 to 2026 are tracked, including DRAM, NAND flash, and HBM prices over time.

GLM 5.2 beats Claude in our benchmarks

GLM 5.2 beats Claude in benchmarks with a 39% F1 score on IDOR detection at roughly $0.17 per vulnerability found.

28 Jun9 min read

The Verge

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China claims the world’s fastest supercomputer

China claims the world's fastest supercomputer with LineShine, surpassing the US.

28 Jun3 min read

TechCrunch

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Writer Ian Bogost says ‘The Small Stuff’ can help us reclaim our lives from too much convenience

Technologies and societal factors have led to dematerialization, disconnecting people from the sensory world.

28 Jun15 min read

TechCrunch

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Why Wall Street thinks US memory maker Micron is the next Nvidia

Micron's stock has surged over 236% in the past month, driven by Wall Street's belief that the memory chip maker will benefit from the AI-driven supply crunch for High-Bandwidth Memory.

EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors

EU lawmakers and governments are pushing for mass surveillance and an end to anonymous communication in the EU through backroom deals.

Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fast

Flock Security cameras track more than license plates, using AI to log movements and descriptions of people and vehicles nationwide.

Ask HN: Is there a bad employers (who have a records of not paying) list?

Contractors discuss the need for a list of employers with a history of not paying fees.

28 Jun8 min read

The Verge

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Prosecutors used ChatGPT logs as evidence in the Palisades fire trial

Prosecutors used ChatGPT logs as evidence in the Palisades fire trial, but jurors remained unconvinced.

EU Open Sources Ten-Year Network Development Planning Tools

The EU has open-sourced its Ten-Year Network Development Planning tools for energy system planning and development.

Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep

Marfa Public Radio launched a sleep podcast for its fall membership drive, featuring hosts reading "boring documents essential to our jobs" to lull listeners into slumber.

Response to AI slop is from Robin Williams

Robin Williams's monologue in *Good Will Hunting* distinguishes between theoretical knowledge and lived experience, offering a powerful critique of AI-generated content that lacks genuine wisdom.

Show HN: Decomp Academy – Learn to decompile GameCube games into matching C

Decomp Academy offers free, interactive lessons teaching users to decompile GameCube PowerPC assembly into byte-matching C, graded live by the Metrowerks CodeWarrior GC/2.0 compiler.

AMD Strix Halo RDMA Cluster Setup Guide

This guide provides detailed instructions for configuring a two-node AMD Strix Halo cluster using Intel E810 (RoCE v2) for distributed vLLM inference with Tensor Parallelism.

Choosing a Public DNS Resolver

An interactive tool helps users select a public DNS resolver based on priorities like privacy, speed, security, and jurisdiction, supported by a comparison table and research findings.

27 Jun11 min read

TechCrunch

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Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’

Instagram is testing new ways for users to customize their content algorithms, including in-feed access to topic preferences and direct feedback options on Reels.

27 Jun2 min read