Sunday, 17 May 2026
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GNOME 51 Could End Up Replacing System Tools With "Resources" App
The current GNOME System Monitor is on track to be replaced by the GNOME Resources app for as soon as the GNOME 51 desktop release...
Memtest86+ 8.10 Improves Support For Newer Hardware
Memtest86+ 8.10 is out today as a significant update to this legendary open-source RAM testing software...
AI-generated code is 'pain waiting to happen'
The boom is piling up technical debt, warns Lightrun's Moshe Sambol
HTML Lists
Article URL: https://blog.frankmtaylor.com/2026/05/13/you-dont-know-html-lists/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48161861 Points: 240 # Comments: 47
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Debian 13.5 Released To Ship The Latest Linux Security Fixes
Debian 13.5 is out today as the newest point release to Debian Trixie for incorporating all of the latest security fixes affecting the Linux kernel and dozens of user-space packages...
DeepSeek-V4-Flash means LLM steering is interesting again
Article URL: https://www.seangoedecke.com/steering-vectors/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48160807 Points: 157 # Comments: 58
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Cloud-managed earbuds sound strange - as a concept, and on a plane
The Register tests Dell’s first attempt at outplaying Apple’s AirPods
SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video
Article URL: https://nvlabs.github.io/Sana/WM/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48159445 Points: 261 # Comments: 104
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Accelerando (2005)
Article URL: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48159241 Points: 199 # Comments: 110
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Longtime Leading AMD Linux GPU Driver Developer Now Working For Valve
It seems that Valve isn't done expanding their open-source Linux graphics driver team and securing top talent for enhancing the Linux GPU drivers for a better gaming experience. One of the foremost leading Mesa developers has left AMD to join Valve...
The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants us to know it's taking this very seriously.
Linux 7.1-rc4 Seeing The Latest Laptop Quirks
Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc4 kernel test release due out on Sunday, a new round of x86 platform driver fixes were submitted for the week...
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors
Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies
Plasma 6.7 Improves Its Built-In Remote Desktop Server, Enhances Plasma Notifications
This week marked the release of the KDE Plasma 6.7 beta and even so there were some last-minute features being squeezed into this popular Linux desktop option. Plasma's built-in remote desktop server enhancements and improved Plasma notification effects are among the changes topping out this week...
Steam Controller Mapping Merged To SDL Library
A few days ago the widely-used SDL library added support for the new Steam Controller without depending upon the Steam client. Now another improvement for the new Steam Controller has been merged to this widely-used library for cross-platform games/apps with software/hardware abstractions...
Δ-Mem: Efficient Online Memory for Large Language Models
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12357 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158506 Points: 171 # Comments: 42
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Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials (2019)
Article URL: https://refractor.io/adhd-autism/fecal-transplants-for-autism-delivers-success-in-clinical-trials/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158494 Points: 253 # Comments: 177
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Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS
Article URL: https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/05/15/moving-away-from-tailwind--and-learning-to-structure-my-css-/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158400 Points: 323 # Comments: 217
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One in seven Brits swapped their GP for ChatGPT, study finds
Patients are using chatbots for medical advice, while the NHS is still debating where AI belongs
Frontier AI has broken the open CTF format
Article URL: https://kabir.au/blog/the-ctf-scene-is-dead Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48157559 Points: 298 # Comments: 262
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AMD ROCm 7.13 Released With Instinct MI350P Support, More Ryzen AI APUs
ROCm 7.13 was released today as the newest ROCm Core SDK Preview in working toward what will presumably be called ROCm 8.0 later in the year...
Wine 11.9 Released With Wayland Pointer Warp, Initial Support For System Threads
Wine 11.9 is out today as the newest bi-weekly development release and nearing the half-way point of the development cycle toward Wine 12.0...
Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots
Universities promise no frontline duty and perks if students enlist in military.
Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval
Lawyers accused of rushing historic settlement to seize $320 million in fees.
US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
WHO announced today that the operation to safely transfer passengers is complete.
Google reimburses Register sources who were victims of API fraud
But it's holding fast on auto-expanding customers' budgets
Review: Good Omens finale (mostly) sticks the landing
Truncated third season feels rushed, but also gives us a fitting end to a love story for the ages.
Datacenters slurping up so much juice they boosted prices 75% in largest US energy market
BYO power for AI bit barns may be the best way to ease the problem, says energy watchdog
Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
Each year, some of the power solar could have produced is blocked by aerosols.
Linux Kernel Adds Documentation For What Qualifies As A Security Bug, Responsible AI Use
Merged today for the Linux 7.1 kernel is some new documentation surrounding what qualifies as a security bug as well as around responsible use of AI for finding kernel bugs...
I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis
https://xcancel.com/mitchellh/status/2055380239711457578 https://hachyderm.io/@mitchellh/116580433508108130 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153379 Points: 1780 # Comments: 977
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Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app
Newer AcuRite Now app lacks some features but has a subscription option.
Git is unprepared for the AI coding tsunami
An influx of agents is pushing GitHub to the brink
AI agents show they can create exploits, not just find vulns
Mythos and GPT-5.5 muscle out the competition
Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space.
LocalSend puts your sneakernet out of business
Like AirDrop, minus the Apple lock-in
Linux Patch Introduces Panther Lake R: Ruggedized Version Of Panther Lake
A new patch for the Linux kernel posted today by Intel has outed "Panther Lake R" as a ruggedized variant of Panther Lake intended for harsh environments...
Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
WHO learned of potential cases May 5; US CDC said it just heard about it yesterday.
Send the arXiv AI-generated slop, get a yearlong vacation from submissions
One of the site's moderators described the new policy on social media.
OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say
Judge orders Apple to give Musk internal messages discussing secretive ChatGPT deal.
Volkswagen shows its first electric GTI; there's no chance of US sales
The ID. Polo GTI takes plenty of inspiration from the original Golf GTI of 1976.
Microsoft puts stability in the driver's seat with new initiative
User interface tweaks are nice, but reliable drivers matter more
Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions
Limestone might not be the only source for Portland cement.
Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California
Publishers would have to offer "independent" play patch or refunds after server shutdowns.
Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better
Article URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48150431 Points: 1113 # Comments: 265
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Google sidles up to unsuspecting users, asks for their number
You may only get 5GB of storage instead of 15GB if you don't share your digits with the Chocolate Factory
Honda shows off new hybrids for America as it absorbs $9 billion EV loss
The automaker marked its first annual loss in more than 70 years.
Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included
The vacuum giveth, the vacuum taketh, but the vacuum doesn’t let you taketh.
Rocket Report: Cowboy up for data centers in LEO; Russia's new ICBM actually works
SpaceX's upgraded Starship is set to launch on its first test flight as soon as Tuesday, May 19.
Linux 7.0.8 Released & LTS Kernels Updated For ssh-keysign-pwn
Following yesterday's disclosure of the ssh-keysign-pwn vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to read root-owned files, a slew of new stable kernel releases are out today to address this latest Linux security issue...
NASA's Psyche mission set for a brief encounter with Mars
There sure are some clever people on Earth
Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
Vaccines may be training a part of our immune system long thought to be untrainable.
Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail against data center boom
“This is a public trust and transparency issue.”
Anthropic urges Uncle Sam to kneecap China's AI ambitions before 2028
Claude maker warns authoritarian regimes could set the rules unless Washington tightens chip and model controls
ZimaCube 2 Makes For A Nice Personal Cloud/NAS With Power Of Linux + Intel CPU
Earlier this year we reviewed the ZimaBoard 2 for building a Linux home storage server. That was a nifty little device but for those looking for a more polished product than assembling your storage devices in cardboard cut-outs and the like, IceWhale has launched the ZimaCube 2. The ZimaCube 2 is a nice and polished, literal cube, to serve as your personal cloud / network attached storage (NAS)…
Rocky Linux Launches Optional Security Repository To Get Important Fixes Sooner
In response to the likes of the Dirty Frag and Fragnesia vulnerabilities, Rocky Linux is introducing an optional security repository for shipping important security updates sooner...
Exploited Exchange Server flaw turns OWA inboxes into script launchpads
Microsoft mitigation may bork inline images, calendar printing while admins wait for a proper patch
Coreboot + AMD openSIL Powered Firmware Published For The Gigabyte MZ33-AR1
3mdeb announced on Thursday their release of Dasharo v0.9 for the Gigabyte MZ33-AR1 EPYC server motherboard. This is the first time seeing AMD openSIL and Coreboot available for a readily-available AMD EPYC server motherboard!..
Patch time for Cisco SD-WAN admins as vendor drops yet another make-me-admin zero-day
CISA hands feds super-tight deadline for this perfect-10, actively exploited flaw
The perfect commuter bike? Velotric's Discover M makes its case.
A customized mid-motor and Shimano's new Cues components are a winning combination.
X tells Ofcom it will finally check its moderation inbox
Comms watchdog says Musk's social media platform will now review reports of illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours... on average
Cloud Hypervisor 52 Now Supports Launching AMD SEV-SNP Confidential VMs With KVM
For what originally began as an open-source Intel software project, Cloud Hypervisor continues seeing robust development outside the confines of Intel Corp these days with ongoing improvements driven by Microsoft, Cyberus Tech, Ant, and other organizations for this Rust-based VMM for cloud workloads...
ZTE showcases at GSMA M360 LATAM 2026, driving future business model restructuring - AI & network two-way integration
AI-integrated networks can cut costs, boost 5G efficiency, and help regional telcos shift beyond basic connectivity
Linux 7.1 Supports Newer Logitech Bluetooth Keyboards, Malicious Input Hardware Sanitization
Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc4 release due out on Sunday, a variety of HID subsystem patches were merged overnight to Linux Git...
OpenAI caught in TanStack npm supply chain chaos after employee devices compromised
Attackers stole a limited amount of internal credential material after malware hidden in poisoned packages reached two staff machines
Vulkan 1.4.352 Introduces VK_NV_cooperative_matrix_decode_vector
Vulkan 1.4.352 is out today as the latest minor spec update to this Khronos API. Besides just a few fixes/clarifications, there is one new extension and that is a NVIDIA vendor extension for cooperative matrix decode vector support...
Fusion for the future: XLSMART and ZTE partnering for a boundless digital Indonesia
7,000 5G sites added in eight months, and now serve 73 million subscribers on Indonesia’s first blanket 5G network.
UK reloads artillery plans with £1B remote-control howitzer order
72 Boxer-mounted RCH 155s due from 2028 as Britain fills the gap left by AS-90s sent to Ukraine
Linux's Latest Vulnerability Allows Reading Root-Owned Files By Unprivileged Users
Following Dirty Frag, Fragnesia, and other Linux kernel vulnerabilities making themselves known in recent days, the latest now is ssh-keysign-pwn...
SDL Library Adds Support For The New Steam Controller Without Depending On Steam
Valve's new Steam Controller, which began shipping earlier this month for $99 USD, is a great piece of hardware. This high-end gaming controller is great hardware wise but what some may not enjoy about it currently is the tight integration with the Steam controller and no native OS drivers currently for use outside of Steam. As a big win today, the widely-used SDL3 gaming software/hardware…
Naturally Occurring Quasicrystals
Article URL: https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/naturally-occurring-quasicrystals/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48136000 Points: 122 # Comments: 10
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Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux
Article URL: https://codeberg.org/hails/wsl9x Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48120162 Points: 135 # Comments: 53
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