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The effects of caffeine consumption do not decay with a ~5 hour half-life

Article URL: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/vefsxkGWkEMmDcZ7v/the-effects-of-caffeine-consumption-do-not-decay-with-a-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47717973 Points: 20 # Comments: 12

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OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-backs-bill-exempt-ai-firms-model-harm-lawsuits/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47717587 Points: 263 # Comments: 149

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Ads in ChatGPT

Article URL: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001047-ads-in-chatgpt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716063 Points: 16 # Comments: 6

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Protected quantum gates using qubit doublons in dynamical optical lattices

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10285-1 https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22112 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47713495 Points: 185 # Comments: 42

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Show HN: QVAC SDK, a universal JavaScript SDK for building local AI applications

Hi folks, today we're launching QVAC SDK [0], a universal JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for building local AI applications across desktop and mobile. The project is fully open source under the Apache 2.0 license. Our goal is to make it easier for develop

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Snap gets closer to releasing new AI glasses after years-long hiatus

Specs has long been teasing the next version of its augmented reality glasses. A new partnership with Qualcomm promises some movement in that department.

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Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord

Data dump confirms dad's suspicions that Discord knew teen's age prior to hack.

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Rocket Report: Chinese version of Falcon 9 fails; Artemis depends on rapid heavy lift

“As space becomes increasingly strategic, access is no longer a luxury."

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Intel 486 CPU announced April 10, 1989

Article URL: https://dfarq.homeip.net/intel-486-cpu-announced-april-10-1989/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716809 Points: 13 # Comments: 1

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White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgld65x396go Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716663 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages

Article URL: https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/09/fbi-used-iphone-notification-data-to-retrieve-deleted-signal-messages/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716490 Points: 50 # Comments: 13

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Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-suspends-dev-accounts-for-high-profile-open-source-projects/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716412 Points: 120 # Comments: 27

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France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

Article URL: https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716043 Points: 474 # Comments: 181

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Show HN: Keeper – embedded secret store for Go (help me break it)

Keeper is an embeddable secret store (Argon2id, XChaCha20-Poly1305 by default). Four security levels, audit chains, crash-safe rotation. Vault is overkill for most use cases. This is for when you ge paranoid about env and need encrypted local storag

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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47715291 Points: 44 # Comments: 21