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SockThiefon Google's AI Overviews spew false answers per hour, bombshell study reveals

I see. Good to know. I will comply in the future.

Thank you!

SockThiefon Google's AI Overviews spew false answers per hour, bombshell study reveals

The title is missing "millions".

I'm commenting only because I have recently submitted a similar story [0] and although I copied and pasted the title, it was also missing the exact word "millions". I had to edit the post and add it. I'm curious why it has happened twice? Is there a filter that tries to moderate exaggeration perhaps?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47678393

SockThiefon Kagi Product Tips – Customize Your Search Results with URL Redirects

There is another one: https://libredirect.github.io/ A web extension that redirects YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok and many other websites to alternative privacy-friendly frontends. This is a fork of no longer maintained Privacy Redirect. Alternative frontends are fetched automatically, so it mostly works out of the box.

SockThiefon Show HN: Guruka.com – free guided mediations. No signup, private, works offline

This is great! I've been using Headspace, but recently I get a Duolingo vibe of it. It's still good, but Healthy Minds is in other league. Thank you!

SockThiefon Škoda DuoBell – The Bike Bell Designed to Penetrate Noise-Cancelling Headphones [video]

Sorry, it's a dupe of: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47687248

SockThiefon Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions lies per hour

I don't think that "right almost every time" is enough. It's different when you're searching for an answer yourself and you're expecting to dig for right one among others not so right. But when you get one answer from LLM you either trust it or don't. If you do you're bound to be lied to from time to time and face the consequences. If you don't, you're back to searching manually anyway.

I find myself questioning LLMs a healthy habit these days.

SockThiefon Arch Linux considers criticism of Age Verification to be a violation

The Arch Linux Core Dev Team is asking r/ArchLinux sub-reddit mods to censor people unhappy with Age Verification in Arch.

It appears that Arch Linux considers criticism of Age Verification to be a "Code of Conduct" violation.

SockThiefon WTF: Police responded on Saturday night due to a zero-day

> We and our up to 191 partners use cookies and tracking technologies.

And there's no way I could find to reject them all at once, only one by one. No thank you.

SockThiefon I traced $2B in nonprofit grants for Meta and Age Verification lobbying

It is a bit bizarre . Isn't it just a link [0] to their github repository? The same as in OPs post?

0 - https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings

SockThiefon Don't Be a Sucker – Other Title:Educational Film, No. 6

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (9/18/1947 - 3/1/1964) (Most Recent)

From: Series: Educational Films, 1942 - 1947

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

This item was produced or created: 1945

SockThiefon The 'number station' sending mystery messages to Iran

Here's a better link:

https://www.rferl.org/a/mystery-numbers-station-persian-sign...

SockThiefon Microsoft Outlook app now showing paid spam/phishing ad's

https://rimgo.bloat.cat/a/O9bjjQQ https://rimgo.bloat.cat/a/Qra5Ohp https://rimgo.bloat.cat/a/MSDzFhs

SockThiefon Bypass Google and Install Any APK You Want on the Device You Own

anyapk is a lightweight Android application installer that bypasses Google's developer verification requirements by using local ADB (Android Debug Bridge) connections. Smoothly install any APK file on your device without restrictions, gatekeepers, or corporate approval.

SockThiefon OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Defends Pentagon Work to Staff

I usually skip WSJ articles because of that, but this worked when I checked:

https://smry.ai/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Ftech%2...

PS. I can't be sure if it's the whole article, not just some AI summary thou.

SockThiefon Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS

That is not what I experience on ThinkPhone. I get monthly security updates for about two years now.

Maybe it is an exception? I'm in EU if that matters.

And Motorola is almost free of bloatware. It is practically a stock Android.

SockThiefon Sam Altman AMA on DoD Collaboration

https://xcancel.com/sama/status/2027900042720498089#m

SockThiefon A Brighter Future for Bazzite (Open Gaming Collective)

Introducing the Open Gaming Collective

The Open Gaming Collective [1] (OGC) is a collaborative organization bringing together key projects in Linux gaming, including ChimeraOS, Nobara, Fyra Labs, PikaOS, ShadowBlip, ASUS Linux, us here at Bazzite under Universal Blue, and more partners to be announced soon.

[1] https://opengamingcollective.org/

SockThiefon Google restricting Google AI Pro/Ultra subscribers for using OpenClaw

Actually that is exactly what it is:

”Thank you for your continued patience as we have thoroughly investigated your account access issue. Please be assured that we conducted a comprehensive investigation, exploring every possible avenue to restore your access.

Our product engineering team has confirmed that your account was suspended from using our Antigravity service. This suspension affects your access to the Gemini CLI and any other service that uses the Cloud Code Private API.

Our investigation specifically confirmed that the use of your credentials within the third-party tool “open claw” for testing purposes constitutes a violation of the Google Terms of Service [1]. This is due to the use of Antigravity servers to power a non-Antigravity product.

I must be transparent and inform you that, in accordance with Google’s policy, this situation falls under a zero tolerance policy, and we are unable to reverse the suspension. I am truly sorry to share this difficult news with you.”

SockThiefon Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes politicians and business leaders

https://archive.ph/gRqUv

SockThiefon The new Gemini-based Google Translate can be hacked with simple words

"We and our 191 partners use cookies and tracking technologies." That must be some kind of record.

SockThiefon GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple

Consider this (by Graphene OS): https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/24134-devices-lacking-stand...

/e/OS community talking about it: https://community.e.foundation/t/article-from-grapheneos-abo...

And then maybe this: https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

Hope that helps.

SockThiefon Linux From Scratch ends SysVinit support

I hate it when a website assumes the language I'm speaking based on my IP. There is no apparent way to change it as well. It's just lazy and hostile design in my opinion.

SockThiefon Why is Hacker News popular?

And if it's growing it's doing it slowly and organically. The remaining question is "why is its popularity not fading"? And the answer is mostly the lack of enshitification patterns, I think.

SockThiefon AI’s impact on engineering jobs may be different than expected

That is the most down to earth summary of all things AI I've heard so far! Good luck with the cart and be good. :)

SockThiefon European lawmakers suspend U.S. trade deal

I don't think so. I believe it is about "Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade". It was yet to be ratified.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_Reciprocal%2C_Fai...

SockThiefon JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)

That is so good! Thank you!

Do you happen to know where does the narration by Andy Serkis come from? Is it a game? An audiobook?

SockThiefon Amateur sleuth earns £2M reward for exposing research fraud

https://archive.is/czzaz

SockThiefon YouTube has removed the ability to search by upload date

https://xcancel.com/TeamYouTube/status/2009744367834022320#m

@TeamYouTube responds later that they will reconsider:

> Really appreciate your response, and can see how sorting by upload date is helpful when tracking breaking news. We're sharing this feedback live with our product team

SockThiefon How to Get Stronger

That's a great series: " Wondering. A series of random questions answered by Harvard experts." https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/series/wondering/

SockThiefon The Math Behind Artificial Intelligence: A Guide to AI Foundations [Full Book]

freeCodeCamp just published a book that will teach you the math that powers most AI systems. Even if you haven't studied math since high school, you may find this book helpful in expanding your understanding of the layers of abstraction underpinning these emerging tools. You'll learn key concepts in statistics, linear algebra, calculus, and optimization theory. You'll also get a healthy dose of mathematical history.

PS. I subscribe to their newsletter. I'm in no way affiliated with them or the author. Just thought it's worth posting here.