AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

LabOSBench: Benchmarking Computer Use Agents for Scientific Instrument Control

Introduction of LabOSBench, a web-based simulator benchmark for evaluating multimodal GUI agents in scientific instrument control.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Adaptive and Explicit safe: Triggering Latent Safety Awareness in Large Reasoning Models

A method to trigger 'Latent Safety Awareness' in Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) using SFT and DPO to reduce jailbreak success rates.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Scaling LLM Reasoning from Minimal Labels: A Semi-Supervised Framework with a Lightweight Verifier

A semi-supervised framework that uses a lightweight verifier and entropy-based filtering to scale LLM reasoning with minimal labeled data.

Other Hacker News

An interview with an Apple emoji designer

An interview with a designer focusing on the creation and evolution of Apple's emojis.

Other Hacker News

'Wow, it really worked ': 70s TV show causing worldwide panic today

A story about a 1970s TV show causing panic in the modern era.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

SpaceX passes Amazon as valuation balloons to $2.7T

SpaceX's valuation has surged to $2.7 trillion, overtaking Amazon in value.

Other The Verge

The new PopSockets grip is so thin you’ll forget it’s even there

PopSockets has released a new Low-Pro Grip, a thinner and more comfortable phone grip compared to competitors.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

AgentFairBench: Do LLM Agents Discriminate When They Act?

Introduction of AgentFairBench, a benchmark for measuring demographic disparity in the actions of LLM agents across hiring, lending, and medical triage.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

A First-Principles Derivation of LLM Policy Optimization: From Expected Reward to GRPO and Its Structural Extensions

A first-principles derivation of LLM policy optimization, providing a unified framework to understand algorithms from REINFORCE to GRPO.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Skill-to-LoRA: From Using Skills to Learning Behaviors for Token-Efficient LLM Agents

Skill-to-LoRA (S2L) converts procedural agent skills from text instructions into dynamically loadable LoRA adapters to save tokens.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Unicorn – The Ultimate CPU Emulator

Unicorn is a CPU emulator capable of simulating various architectures, providing a 것 as a framework for developers to build their own emulators.

Other Hacker News

Hans Schulz – The father of the VEF Minox lens?

An exploration into the historical contributions of Hans Schulz to the development of the VEF Minox lens.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI

Probably AI raises $9M to develop systems that eliminate hallucinations and achieve deterministic-level accuracy.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 now come with Snapdragon X2 chips

Microsoft launches new Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips for improved ARM performance.

Other The Verge

Comcast Xfinity adds same-day delivery to get you online immediately

Comcast Xfinity introduces same-day delivery for routers to enable faster customer internet setup.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

Schlage’s UWB-enabled smart lock launches this month

Schlage launches a UWB-enabled smart lock that allows hands-free unlocking using ultra-wideband technology.

Homelab/Self-Hosting The Verge

Apple’s smart home camera service is starting to impress me

Apple updates HomeKit Secure Video with AI-powered descriptive alerts and natural language search for camera footage.

Tech Business/VC The Verge

SpaceX is officially buying Cursor for $60 billion

SpaceX is acquiring the AI programming platform Cursor for $60 billion to expand its enterprise AI capabilities.

Other The Verge

Apple’s weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness

Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues feature uses device sensors to reduce motion sickness for users in moving vehicles.

Cybersecurity Ars Technica

Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to seal 2FA code from users

A critical vulnerability in Microsoft Copilot, known as SearchLeak, allows attackers to steal 2FA codes from users.