Reflections on the Guillotine Article URL: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/albert-camus-reflections-on-the-guillotine Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48790036 Points: 25 # Comments: 4

Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms (Aisha Down/The Guardian) Aisha Down / The Guardian: Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site...

Mapping with In-Memory Layers to Reduce LLM Overload Article URL: https://ridgetext.com/blog/mapbox-llm-composition Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48789986 Points: 10 # Comments: 0

Indonesia's enforcement of social media restrictions for under-16s has been patchy, with tech companies ignoring the rules and youth still accessing platforms (Marcel Thee/Nikkei Asia) Marcel Thee / Nikkei Asia: Indonesia's enforcement of social media restrictions for under-16s has been patchy,...

New Google commercial imagines a Declaration of Independence written with help from AI Two hundred and fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a new commercial asks: What if the Founding Fathers had access to Google Workspace?

A 10-year sky survey begins filming a 'cosmic movie,' cyborg cockroaches go for a dive and more science stories This week's science news.

Engineers from Katalyst Space Technologies testing Link. | Image: NASA/Scott Wiessinger The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have pushed its orbit lower, and it's in danger of burning up in Earth's atmosphere as soon as this year.

How some high-income families use AI-powered private schools and tutors, such as Alpha School, to teach their children life skills and tailor their curriculum (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal) Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal: How some high-income families use AI-powered private...

How your smartwatch and AI might detect early signs of illness Wearables are best at noticing breaks from your body's usual patterns. Those outliers can hint that something warrants further investigation with your doctor.

Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage As part of an ongoing legal dispute with three Hollywood studios, Midjourney is seeking to compel those studios to reveal how they use AI themselves.

Tesla expands robotaxi service to small section of Miami The company's robotaxi roadmap mentions future expansions to Orlando and Tampa.

A look at the troubled rollout of the EU's automated biometric entry/exit border system, as airport operators warn of severe delays ahead of the summer holidays (Financial Times) Financial Times: A look at the troubled rollout of the EU's automated biometric entry/exit border system, as airport...

Pour one out for Supergirl, the latest installment in the DCU's Gods and Monsters chapter, which has been beset by online troll attacks, mixed reviews, and a very disappointing opening weekend box office—not the outcome Warner Bros. was hoping for with this follow-up to last year's Superman.

Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code Alibaba has reportedly classified Claude Code as high-risk software.

The US Department of Energy reportedly deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heatwave tears across the country. The deletion was suspiciously timed, following Republican outrage over Mayor Zohran Mamdani asking New Yorkers to help reduce strain on the grid by...

NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched NASA has made contact with LINK, the robotic spacecraft made for the Swift Boost mission.

The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum by a pretty comfortable margin. If you’ve been thinking about buying one, you may want to plan on doing it sooner than later. The company will raise its price by $250 on September 9th, going from $1,245 to $1,495.

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor Mistral AI, which offers some open source AI models, has raised significant funding since its creation in 2023, with the ambition to “put frontier AI in the hands of everyone.”

Tesla driver charged with manslaughter for Texas crash that killed a woman in her home The incident is also being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

That is the face of a man who enjoys what he does. | Image: Reato Morris Erick the Architect is a founding member of, and the primary producer for, the legendary Flatbush Zombies. He's toured the world, performed on Kimmel and Fallon, played Coachella, and collaborated with everyone from Joey...

I’m right-hand dominant but a lefty at heart. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge I know a vocal group of people who swear by the number pad on their keyboard. And yet, for years I haven't cared about using one - until I put my hands on the Epomaker RT98.

About 14 years ago, Chrissi Kelly lost her sense of smell. She had traveled to the Czech Republic to visit family and caught some virus. Months later, when she still couldn’t smell, she made the rounds to doctors, including her general practitioner and an ear, nose and throat specialist, trying to...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent five years traversing Jezero Crater looking for the chemical leftovers of whatever processes were at work on Mars billions of years ago. The rover has found organic carbon, but it has mostly been inside rocks that had to be drilled or abraded to expose it.

Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement (Gene Maddaus/Variety) Gene Maddaus / Variety: Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros.