0. Pi 1.0 (earendil.com)
1680 points · 601 comments · by sergiotapia
The post announces “Pi 1.0” and links to a related Hacker News discussion about “Pi Durable.” [src]
1. Court agrees with EFF: Utah's VPN law demands a technical impossibility (eff.org)
799 points · 402 comments · by hn_acker
A federal judge preliminarily blocked Utah’s SB 73, ruling that its anti-VPN age-verification requirements likely violate the Constitution by forcing websites to perfectly geolocate users worldwide—a technical impossibility that would burden privacy and security. [src]
2. Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake (blog.gitbutler.com)
568 points · 536 comments · by chmaynard
The author argues that Git 3.0’s planned SHA-256 default will create costly compatibility problems while addressing largely theoretical threats, and proposes retaining SHA-1 for content addressing while adding independently signed hashes for verifying trusted releases. [src]
3. Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel (lwn.net)
575 points · 407 comments · by luispa
Debian issued a Linux kernel security update for trixie, fixing numerous vulnerabilities that could enable privilege escalation, denial of service, or information leaks; users should upgrade to version 6.12.111-1. [src]
4. Clef: Open-weight decision models, and new RL fine-tuning platform (blog.cloudflare.com)
635 points · 217 comments · by jasondavies
Cloudflare released the open-source Clef and Clef-flash decision models, offering fast, structured classifications with vision and long-context support, alongside a reinforcement-learning service to fine-tune and redeploy models for specialized workloads. [src]
5. Mike Tomlin spent 12 years building a Minecraft city (nytimes.com)
668 points · 169 comments · by CoryOndrejka
Mike Tomlin spent 12 years building a city in Minecraft. [src]
6. Micron CEO Says Memory Supply Will Be Much Tighter in 2027 and 2028 Than in 2026 (techpowerup.com)
394 points · 440 comments · by speckx
Micron’s CEO says memory supply will be significantly tighter in 2027 and 2028 than in 2026. [src]
7. StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta (github.com)
628 points · 177 comments · by Snowly
StreetComplete’s i [src]
8. Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant (arstechnica.com)
411 points · 377 comments · by rbanffy
Immigration advocate Thomas Kennedy sued the federal government, alleging Customs and Border Protection coerced him into surrendering his phone at Miami airport and copied its data under the border-search exemption, which allows warrantless electronic-device searches. [src]
9. Frog and Toad and the Increasingly Capable Machines (frogandtoad.ai)
578 points · 128 comments · by supermdguy
“Frog and Toad and the Increasingly Capable Machines” is a work written by Elizabeth Van Nostrand and illustrated by HungerArtist. [src]
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