Other Hacker News

All train services in Germany halted after train radio communications disruption

All train services in Germany were halted due to a disruption in train radio communications.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Don't verify email addresses by sending spam to them

A discussion advising against the practice of verifying email addresses by sending unsolicited emails, which is essentially spam.

Software Engineering Hacker News

F* file system – file search that reads SSD directly bypassing OS kernel

Introduction of F* file system, a search tool that bypasses the OS kernel to read SSDs directly for improved performance.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

WaPo Loves Data Centers More Than Disclosing Bezos's Financial Interest in Them

Critique of the Washington Post's coverage of data centers in relation to Jeff Bezos's financial interests.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero

Superhuman has acquired GPTZero, a startup specializing in AI-generated text detection.

Tech Business/VC The Verge

Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI

Major Hollywood studios are reportedly avoiding distribution deals for a biographical film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Other The Verge

Prime Day takes $240 off Roborock’s Saros 20, one of our favorite robovacs

The Roborock Saros 20 robot vacuum is currently discounted on Prime Day.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

The Meta Quest 3S is on sale for $297 — which is basically its old price

The Meta Quest 3S VR headset is on sale at Amazon, returning to its original launch price.

Other Ars Technica

Police tout using drone to disarm incapacitated person in “nationwide first”

A US police department claims to have used a drone to disarm an incapacitated person for the first time.

AI/ML Hacker News

Printing Gaussian Splats

A discussion on the technical possibility and methods of printing Gaussian Splats, a method of representing 3D scenes.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: The Cascade Graph – An interactive map of AI and energy constraints

An interactive map exploring the relationship between AI development and energy constraints.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

Xteink’s tiny e-readers are 20 percent off for Prime Day

Review of Xteink's tiny e-readers, highlighting their compact size and the ability to upgrade to CrossPoint Reader firmware.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Rad little eReader that connects to Calibre

User sharing their enthusiasm for the XTEink X4 e-reader running CrossPoint Reader custom firmware.

Open Source Reddit SelfHosted

TREK: the self-hosted realtime trip planner I posted here 3 months ago, rewritten and a lot bigger now

Introduction to TREK, a rewritten open-source self-hosted realtime trip planner featuring LLM integration via MCP.

Cybersecurity Reddit SelfHosted

Privacy/Security with VPS

A user seeking advice on the security of using a VPS to host NetBird for accessing home-hosted apps.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Helpdesk/tickets/sms channel suggestions

A request for helpdesk and ticket system suggestions for a solopreneur, comparing Zammad, Chatwoot, and FreeScout.

Software Engineering Reddit SelfHosted

Reverse proxy using tailscale on Fedora 44

A user struggling to implement a reverse proxy on Fedora 44 using Caddy and Traefik with Tailscale.

Open Source Reddit SelfHosted

What features do you actually want for self-hosted Comics/Manga?

Developer seeking feedback for Eclipse, a native iOS manga/comics reader that supports self-hosted Komga libraries.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Do I really need a NAS

A user questioning whether they need to invest in a NAS for media storage and self-hosting services.

AI/ML Hacker News

Anthropic updates their terms to verify age or identity

Anthropic is updating its terms of service to require age or identity verification for its users.