0. Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen (rikiyat.github.io)
2304 points · 729 comments · by dbreunig
MIT researchers report that GPT-6 Astra can interpret and directly edit neural-network weights, creating small game-playing policies and improving Qwen3.5-0.8B’s MATH-500 score from 7.9% to 48.1% without training or gradients. [src]
1. WTF Ubuntu? (chalmovsky.com)
1412 points · 601 comments · by chalmovsky
The author condemns Ubuntu for not patching a critical, remotely exploitable Linux kernel TCP vulnerability more than two weeks after Debian and other distributions fixed it, prompting them to take Ubuntu servers offline and plan migration. [src]
2. Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise
625 points · 324 comments · by aarushyadav
YC startup The Subvocal Company is developing RF-enabled smart glasses that decode silent mouthing or “internal speech” into text, aiming to ship a refined product in Q1 2027 after opening discounted preorders for 500 units. [src]
3. OccupySaaS (occupysaas.com)
497 points · 311 comments · by misswaterfairy
OccupySaaS is an independent open-source movement using clean-room, AI-assisted development to build Apache-2.0, self-hostable replacements for SaaS platforms, initially targeting Auth0 with ZeroAuthy and Salesforce with SalesCompel. [src]
4. Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack (theguardian.com)
380 points · 425 comments · by fergie
Supermarket freezers across Europe have reportedly been hit by a second suspected cyberattack. [src]
5. US boy names that became girl names and vice versa (namedaisy.com)
339 points · 341 comments · by xoobdev
The article could not be accessed because the website returned a Vercel security checkpoint and a “429 Too Many Requests” error. [src]
6. If you love a website, back it up (blog.mistys-internet.website)
467 points · 101 comments · by ingve
After losing a beloved anime fansite, a web archivist encourages individuals to preserve important websites using accessible tools such as ArchiveWeb.page, Browsertrix and ReplayWeb.page, then safeguard and share the resulting WARC/WACZ archives. [src]
7. Anthropic's internal AI use, at retail prices, now exceeds its employee pay (businessinsider.com)
306 points · 245 comments · by entryleveljobsc
Anthropic’s IPO filing shows the retail-priced value of its internal Claude usage exceeded monthly employee compensation in April and surged over 250-fold by September, with Claude writing more than 90% of the company’s new code. [src]
8. Ubuntu still has not released patch for Linux 0day RCE in almost 3 weeks (freenode.net)
414 points · 117 comments · by majorchord
Ubuntu has yet to release patched kernels for 22.04, 24.04, or 26.04 nearly three weeks after critical CVE-2026-98432 was disclosed, leaving affected systems exposed without an announced fix timeline. [src]
9. BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarter (electrek.co)
251 points · 266 comments · by cisc
BYD sold a record 305,743 battery-electric vehicles in October 2026, surpassing the estimated 262,500 EVs sold across the US during the entire third quarter. [src]
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