Hacker News: smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=smurdaHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:11:16 +0000<![CDATA[Google backs London AI Campus with Camden partners to expand AI skills provision]]>Article URL: https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/google-backs-london-ai-campus-with-camden-partners-to-expand-ai-skills-provision

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]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:54:22 +0000https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/google-backs-london-ai-campus-with-camden-partners-to-expand-ai-skills-provisionsmurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697677https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697677<![CDATA[Sony Shuts Down Nearly Its Memory Card Business Due to Flash Shortage]]>Article URL: https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/sony-shuts-down-nearly-its-entire-memory-card-business-due-to-ssd-shortage/

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]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:33:56 +0000https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/sony-shuts-down-nearly-its-entire-memory-card-business-due-to-ssd-shortage/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576462https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576462<![CDATA[New comment by smurda in "Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human"]]>Bots have always been a problem on these platforms, but it has taken the deluge of AI generated accounts to force platforms to truly wrestle with the problem.

The upside is hopefully there are fewer bots on these platforms, which has many positive second-order effects. The downside is the method of human verification as ID cards will lead to more identity theft, fake IDs, and a new set of problems.

]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:10:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566169smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566169https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566169<![CDATA[Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Is the US Next?]]>Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/apple-requires-device-level-age-verification-in-the-uk-now-could-the-us-be-next-2000738481

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]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:03:54 +0000https://gizmodo.com/apple-requires-device-level-age-verification-in-the-uk-now-could-the-us-be-next-2000738481smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566096https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566096<![CDATA[Amazon's Rural Delivery Push Slams into Walmart]]>Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-amazon-walmart-rural-expansion/

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]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:42 +0000https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-amazon-walmart-rural-expansion/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566054https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566054<![CDATA[Emergency Microsoft, Oracle patches point to wider cyber issues]]>Article URL: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366640648/Emergency-Microsoft-Oracle-patches-point-to-wider-cyber-issues

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]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:34:24 +0000https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366640648/Emergency-Microsoft-Oracle-patches-point-to-wider-cyber-issuessmurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47560412https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47560412<![CDATA[Frontier RL Is Cheaper Than You Think]]>Article URL: https://fireworks.ai/blog/frontier-rl-is-cheaper-than-you-think

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]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:38:55 +0000https://fireworks.ai/blog/frontier-rl-is-cheaper-than-you-thinksmurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47534087https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47534087<![CDATA[Why Building Mega Clusters Is Wrong]]>Article URL: https://fireworks.ai/blog/why-building-mega-clusters-is-wrong

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]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:30:45 +0000https://fireworks.ai/blog/why-building-mega-clusters-is-wrongsmurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470974https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470974<![CDATA[Intel GMA 945, Nvidia 8800 GTS, AMD Radeon HD 7350G All Working with ReactOS Now]]>Article URL: https://twitter.com/reactos/status/2031439000708202743

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]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:10:16 +0000https://twitter.com/reactos/status/2031439000708202743smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470794https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470794<![CDATA[Nvidia announces Vera Rubin Space-1 chip system for orbital AI data centers]]>Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/16/nvidia-chips-orbital-data-centers-space-ai.html

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]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:24:07 +0000https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/16/nvidia-chips-orbital-data-centers-space-ai.htmlsmurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424277https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424277<![CDATA[UK investing £2.5B to chase 'holy grail' of nuclear fusion]]>Article URL: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/uk-investing-25bn-to-chase-holy-grail-of-nuclear-fusion-dwjjp6hj8

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]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:12:39 +0000https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/uk-investing-25bn-to-chase-holy-grail-of-nuclear-fusion-dwjjp6hj8smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397902https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397902<![CDATA[A new fiber giant takes shape as GFiber and Astound combine]]>Article URL: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/a-new-fiber-giant-takes-shape-as-gfiber-and-astound-combine

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]]>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:38:19 +0000https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/a-new-fiber-giant-takes-shape-as-gfiber-and-astound-combinesmurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47351181https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47351181<![CDATA[Only Half of Americans Went to a Movie Theater in 2025, According to Pew Study]]>Article URL: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/half-americans-went-to-movie-theater-2025-1236684921/

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]]>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:21:11 +0000https://variety.com/2026/film/news/half-americans-went-to-movie-theater-2025-1236684921/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47350182https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47350182<![CDATA[German publishers push regulators to fine Apple over App Tracking Transparency]]>Article URL: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/09/german-publishers-push-regulators-to-fine-apple-over-app-tracking-transparency/

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]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:49:03 +0000https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/09/german-publishers-push-regulators-to-fine-apple-over-app-tracking-transparency/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324882https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324882<![CDATA[AI Agent hacked McKinsey's chatbot and gained full read-write access in 2 hours]]>Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/09/mckinsey_ai_chatbot_hacked/

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]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:49:44 +0000https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/09/mckinsey_ai_chatbot_hacked/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324045https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324045<![CDATA[Why SETI Might Have Been Missing Alien Signals]]>Article URL: https://www.seti.org/news/why-seti-might-have-been-missing-alien-signals/

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]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:39:44 +0000https://www.seti.org/news/why-seti-might-have-been-missing-alien-signals/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308289https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308289<![CDATA[Trump administration can't process tariff refunds because of computer problems]]>Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/policy/890904/trump-administration-cbp-tariff-refunds-technology-issues

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]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:47:51 +0000https://www.theverge.com/policy/890904/trump-administration-cbp-tariff-refunds-technology-issuessmurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47286763https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47286763<![CDATA[Anthropic's AI Hacked the Firefox Browser. It Found a Lot of Bugs]]>Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/send-us-more-anthropics-claude-sniffs-out-bevy-of-bugs-c6822075

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]]>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:35:42 +0000https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/send-us-more-anthropics-claude-sniffs-out-bevy-of-bugs-c6822075smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47276256https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47276256<![CDATA[Interplay Between Iranian Targeting of IP Cameras and Physical Warfare]]>Article URL: https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/interplay-between-iranian-targeting-of-ip-cameras-and-physical-warfare-in-the-middle-east/

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]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:58:45 +0000https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/interplay-between-iranian-targeting-of-ip-cameras-and-physical-warfare-in-the-middle-east/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47261611https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47261611<![CDATA[Computer Scientists Caution Against Internet Age-Verification Mandates]]>Article URL: https://reason.com/2026/03/04/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates/

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]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:50:23 +0000https://reason.com/2026/03/04/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates/smurdahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47260552https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47260552