Hacker News 100 6 months ago

Apple Watch wearable foundation model Link:

arXiv.org

Beyond Sensor Data: Foundation Models of Behavioral Data from Wearables Improve Health Predictions

Wearable devices record physiological and behavioral signals that can improve health predictions. While foundation models are increasingly used for...

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Hacker News 100 6 months ago

French firm Gouach is pitching an Infinite Battery with replaceable cells Link:

Ars Technica

Gouach wants you to insert and pluck the cells from its Infinite e-bike battery

Tiny French firm wants to keep a few bad cells from spoiling a lot of e-bikes.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44936535

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Texas law gives grid operator power to disconnect data centers during crisis Link: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-law-gives-grid-operator-power-to-disconnect-data-centers-during-crisi/751587/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44940416

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Do things that don't scale, and then don't scale Link: https://derwiki.medium.com/do-things-that-dont-scale-and-then-don-t-scale-9fd2cd7e2156 Discussion:

Do things that don't scale, and then don't scale | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

What does it mean to be thirsty? Link:

Quanta Magazine

What Does It Mean To Be Thirsty? | Quanta Magazine

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44870445

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Inside OS/2 (1987) Link:

GitPius

Inside OS/2

by Vaughn Vernon from the December 1987 issue of Computer Language OS/2, Microsoft’s latest addition to its operating system line, could well bec...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44854989

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

A brief history of the absurdities of the Soviet Union Link:

Empire of the absurd – Lauri Vahtre blogi

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Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Car has more than 1.2M km on it – and it's still going strong Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/1985-toyota-tercel-high-mileage-1.7597168 Discussion:

Car has more than 1.2M km on it – and it's still going strong | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' alarming analysis finds Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/scientific-fraud-has-become-industry-alarming-analysis-finds Discussion:

Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysis finds | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari Link:

App Store

uBlock Origin Lite App - App Store

在 App Store 下载“Raymond Hill”的“uBlock Origin Lite”。查看截屏、评分及评论、用户提示以及更多类似“uBlock Origin...

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Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Objects should shut the fuck up Link:

Objects should shut the fuck up

Personal blog of Julien (jvoisin) Voisin

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Objects should shut up | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

A study of lights at night suggests dictators lie about economic growth (2022) Link: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/09/29/a-study-of-lights-at-night-suggests-dictators-lie-about-economic-growth Discussion:

A study of lights at night suggests dictators lie about economic growth (2022) | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Show HN: Use Their ID – Use Your Local UK MP's ID for the Online Safety Act Link:

Use Their ID

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Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Visa and Mastercard are getting overwhelmed by gamer fury over censorship Link:

Polygon.com

Visa and Mastercard are getting overwhelmed by gamer fury over censorship

Gamers are sending mass emails and phone calls to major payment processors in protest over Steam and Itchio pulling adult games from their storefronts

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Visa and Mastercard are getting overwhelmed by gamer fury over censorship | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, but is underused Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/health/coronary-artery-calcium-heart.html Discussion:

Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, but is underused | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Steam, Itch.io are pulling 'porn' games. critics say it's a slippery slope Link:

WIRED

Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship

A conservative group is targeting payment processors as “a weapon” to get adult games deindexed in storefronts. Even games that have nothing to...

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Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's a slippery slope | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

American sentenced for helping North Koreans get jobs at U.S. firms Link:

Fortune

Arizona woman in North Korean IT workers scheme sentenced to 8.5 years for helping to trick Fortune 500 companies out of millions | Fortune

“The call is coming from inside the house. If this happened to these big banks, to these Fortune 500, brand name, quintessential American compani...

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Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Major quantum computing advance made obsolete by teenager (2018) Link:

Quanta Magazine

Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager | Quanta Magazine

18-year-old Ewin Tang has proven that classical computers can solve the “recommendation problem” nearly as fast as quantum co...

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Major quantum computing advance made obsolete by teenager (2018) | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Subliminal learning: Models transmit behaviors via hidden signals in data Link:

Subliminal Learning: Language Models Transmit Behavioral Traits via Hidden Signals in Data

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Subliminal learning: Models transmit behaviors via hidden signals in data | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 7 months ago

Replit's CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company's code base Link:

Business Insider

Replit's CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company's code base in a test run and lied about it

A VC tested Replit to build an app. It wiped live company data, faked results, and triggered a CEO apology.

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