Hacker News: billybuckwheat

Back in the 1980s, some Japanese companies had rooms in which you could whack at an effigy of the boss with a shinai. Just to let off a bit of steam. Will Meta's workers be able to do something like this with Zuckerberg's AI clone?

Can you learn to read faster? And why would you want to?

billybuckwheat — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:59:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/can-you-really-learn-to-read-faster-and-why-would-you-want-to

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47756439

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

How to foster critical thinking for teens in an online world

billybuckwheat — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:56:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/relationships/family/how-to-foster-critical-thinking-for-teens-in-an-online-world

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47743123

Points: 13

# Comments: 0

China's Alibaba launches 10k-card computing cluster

billybuckwheat — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:09:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3349335/ai-race-us-intensifies-chinas-alibaba-launches-10000-card-computing-cluster

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708271

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Meta unveils first AI model from costly superintelligence team

billybuckwheat — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:50:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meta-unveils-first-ai-model-from-costly-superintelligence-team/ar-AA20rzll

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695388

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat

billybuckwheat — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:57:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/ai-training-work-jobs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47679772

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Quantum computing could fix AI's sustainability problem

billybuckwheat — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:53:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/06/world/quantum-computing-ais-sustainability-problem/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47669803

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

'Microshifting' puts a new spin on 9-to-5 schedules

billybuckwheat — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:40:18 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/microshifting-work-time-flexible-schedule-balance-97a98519916b447cd60c73261ffc0b4e

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47666745

Points: 18

# Comments: 1

Cert-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities

billybuckwheat — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:21:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cert-eu-european-commission-hack-exposes-data-of-30-eu-entities/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47642959

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

'System malfunction' causes robotaxis to stall in middle of the road in China

billybuckwheat — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:59:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/01/system-malfunction-causes-robotaxis-to-stall-in-the-middle-of-the-road-in-china

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47604268

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

'Worst in Show' CES products include AI fridges, AI companions and AI doorbells

billybuckwheat — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:26:18 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/ces-worst-show-ai-0ce7fbc5aff68e8ff6d7b8e6fb7b007d

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47591488

Points: 17

# Comments: 2

The Opt Out Project

billybuckwheat — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:42:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.optoutproject.net/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559416

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

Health NZ staff told to stop using ChatGPT to write clinical notes

billybuckwheat — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:58:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/590645/health-nz-staff-told-to-stop-using-chatgpt-to-write-clinical-notes

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47523169

Points: 162

# Comments: 56