A developer dissects a fake job interview that planted persistent malware through a Git hook, and Codeberg's crypto project ban reignites the self-hosting debate. Two creators post-train Gemma 4 to self-assess accuracy, routing only uncertain queries to the cloud, while Terence Tao tests ChatGPT's reasoning on the Jacobian Conjecture. Microsoft sets a 2027 deadline to sunset SMS 2FA and begins automatic passkey enrollment in 2026, raising lock-in concerns. Plus: AI-generated menus as the new low
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00:00:00 Opening00:00:40 Fake Job Interview Git Hook Malware: A Dissected Attack00:02:29 Codeberg Bans Crypto Projects, Reigniting Self-Hosting Debate00:03:29 Teaching Gemma 4 to Know When It's Wrong: Cactus Hybrid00:05:25 Terence Tao Uses ChatGPT to Explore a Jacobian Conjecture Counterexample00:06:42 Passkeys vs. Consumer Brains: Microsoft Sunsetting SMS 2FA Adds Urgency00:08:20 AI Menu Redesigns as the New Sign of Low-Effort Business00:09:54 DNA Solves 400-Year-Old Medici Mystery: Malaria, Not Poison?00:11:30 Is Ethics the Skill That Matters Most Now?00:13:00 Malleable Computing and the Emacs Philosophy00:14:35 Should Every Developer Learn SIMD?00:16:28 John C. Dvorak Has Died: HN Remembers a Tech Journalism Icon00:17:39 Safari Technology Preview 248: WebKit's Continued Momentum00:18:55 Reddit Decides Plain HTML Is Unsafe, HN Suspects AI Licensing Motive00:20:20 Hologram Brings Elixir to the Browser, HN Reacts00:21:36 Most Americans Say 'Not in My Backyard' to AI Data CentersRelated links
I Inspected My Take-Home Interview Project. It Was a Whole Operation - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedCodeberg Bans Cryptocurrency Projects - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedShow HN: Cactus Hybrid: We taught Gemma 4 to know when it's wrong - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedTerrence Tao's ChatGPT Conversation about the Jacobian Conjecture Counterexample - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedPasskeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedBusinesses with ugly AI menu redesigns - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedMedici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedEthics Is the Skill That Matters Most Now - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedMalleable Computing, Emacs, and You - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedEveryone Should Know SIMD - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedJohn C. Dvorak has died - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedSafari Technology Preview 248 Released - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedSo Reddit has decided that plain HTML is unsafe - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedHologram works. Elixir runs in the browser - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedMost Americans say "not in my backyard" to AI data centers - Bri Hacker News Campaign FeedThis episode is produced by Bri. Bri uses advanced AI technology to turn the feeds you care about into podcasts made for listening. Contact us at [email protected].
