1. France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls (www.lemonde.fr)

After a joint call by 11 consumer groups, the French parliament approved a law to impose fines on individuals or companies that make unsolicited marketing calls, which can be reported through a public website.

France has passed a law that will penalize unsolicited telemarketing calls, allowing consumers to report offenders via a public website. This move aims to protect individuals from unwanted sales pitches and enhance consumer rights.

2. Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse (thewalrus.ca)

As AI eats the web, the internet’s collective memory is disappearing

The rise of AI is transforming how we access information, leading to a decline in traditional search engines and diminishing the internet’s collective knowledge. This shift raises concerns about the future of information retrieval and what it means for our understanding of the web.

3. Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs (stolen-thoughts.com)

Encrypted chain-of-thought blocks returned by Anthropic, OpenAI and Google APIs are interchangeable across sessions, users and models. We exploit this to decode hidden reasoning at scale.

Researchers have discovered that encrypted reasoning outputs from major AI APIs can be decoded across different sessions and users. This method reveals insights into the decision-making processes of proprietary language models, raising important questions about transparency and security.

4. The UK's War on Anonymity Has Come to America (www.effort.news)

The NGOs Behind Britain

The article discusses the influence of British NGOs in shaping the debate around anonymity laws in the U.S., highlighting the growing tension between privacy advocates and those pushing for transparency. It examines how these organizations are advocating for changes that could impact online anonymity and freedom of expression.

5. Compression Is Prediction (ngrok.com)

Compression and LLMs are trying to solve the exact same problem: predicting what comes next. Learn the fundamentals of compression and how better prediction leads to better shrinkage.

Understand how compression techniques and large language models share a common goal of predicting future data, and discover how improving prediction can enhance data compression efficiency.

6. England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C (www.bbc.com)

England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.

England is nearing a significant milestone in public health by potentially becoming one of the first nations to eradicate hepatitis C, a virus known for its severe impact on liver health, according to recent statistics. This progress highlights the effectiveness of current treatment strategies and public health initiatives.

7. OpenAI's Only Ethicist Reportedly Left Last Month (gizmodo.com)

She lasted less than a year.

OpenAI’s ethicist departed after less than a year in the role, raising questions about the company’s approach to ethical considerations in AI development. This brief tenure highlights potential challenges in addressing ethical concerns in rapidly evolving tech environments.

8. Antirez/h3.c: MiniMax H3 inference engine for Mac computers (github.com)

MiniMax H3 inference engine for Mac computers. Contribute to antirez/h3.c development by creating an account on GitHub.

A new MiniMax H3 inference engine has been developed specifically for Mac computers, and you can contribute to its growth on GitHub. This project could be of interest to developers looking to enhance their AI capabilities on macOS.

9. Why Go Is an Ideal Language for AI-Assisted Software Engineering (developers.googleblog.com)

As AI shifts software engineering from writing to reviewing, discover how Go's strict compiler and unified toolchain ensure reliable AI-generated code.

Go’s strict compiler and cohesive toolchain make it particularly suitable for ensuring the reliability of AI-generated code, as the focus of software engineering transitions from writing to reviewing. This shift highlights the advantages of using Go in an AI-assisted development environment.

11. Stowaway – take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead (stowaway.live)

Every plane and satellite overhead is a seat with nobody in it. Stow away on one — real flights over real terrain, real orbits above it.

Experience the thrill of flying as Stowaway lets you take a virtual seat on actual planes and satellites, offering a unique perspective over real landscapes and orbits. It’s an innovative way to explore the skies from the comfort of your home.

13. Nvidia's Risky Business (stratechery.com)

Nvidia is finding new ways for its customers to raise money, and it’s expanding the risk of the AI buildout significantly.

Nvidia is introducing innovative financing options for its clients, which may increase the financial stakes involved in the growing AI sector. The company’s strategy could reshape the landscape of AI investment and development.

14. Grok Bot (x.ai)

Grok Bot is your team of always-on AI agents that finish the work. They have their own computer, use it like you do, and never log off.

Grok Bot functions as a team of AI agents that operate continuously, handling tasks autonomously. With their own computing resources, they mimic human work patterns without needing breaks, making them a potentially invaluable asset for productivity.

15. Apple Silicon and macOS VMs: 11–16× Faster LLM Inference with Llama.cpp (github.com)

Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation. - trycua/cua

Learn how open-source drivers and cross-OS fleets can significantly enhance the performance of LLM inference using Llama.cpp, achieving impressive speed improvements in various benchmarks. This insight is crucial for those looking to optimize their machine learning workflows on Apple Silicon.

17. Show HN: Scroll through all 43252003274489856000 Rubik's Cube states (everycube.alen.is)

Scroll through all 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 reachable Rubik's Cube permutations.

A new tool lets you visualize every possible configuration of a Rubik’s Cube, totaling over 43 quintillion states. It’s a fascinating way to see the complexity of this classic puzzle.

18. WorldClaw Agentic 3D open-world generation at scale (tencent-hunyuan.github.io)

From one open-ended prompt to an explicit, explorable, and editable 3D world.

A new tool transforms simple prompts into detailed, customizable 3D environments, enabling users to create expansive worlds with ease. This technology could redefine how virtual spaces are developed and interacted with.

19. More than 10 firms pay up to $100k a month for access to Truth Social posts (www.bbc.com)

Trump Media expects the controversial service, which launched this month, to provide a new revenue stream, as it posts a quarterly loss.

Trump Media aims to generate revenue from its newly launched service by charging firms up to $100,000 a month for access to posts from Truth Social, despite facing a quarterly loss. The move highlights the company’s strategy to monetize its platform amid financial challenges.

20. Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 lightning and Nemo Switchyard (blogs.nvidia.com)

The new lightweight open model and routing library delivers greater control over AI, data and workflows across edge devices, PCs, workstations, data centers and the cloud.

Nvidia’s latest offering, the Nemotron 3.5, enhances AI and data management by providing a flexible model and routing library for various computing environments. This innovation promises improved control over workflows across edge devices, PCs, and cloud infrastructures.

21. Woman Pulled over at Gunpoint Twice After Flock Camera Glitch (guessingheadlights.com)

Technology is supposed to make police work faster and safer. Most of the time it does. But every so often, a computer system hiccups, and an ordinary person

A woman faced two harrowing encounters with law enforcement after a glitch in a Flock camera system misidentified her vehicle. This incident highlights the potential pitfalls of relying heavily on technology in policing.

24. Jolt: Clojure compiler implemented with Chez Scheme (jolt-lang.github.io)

Jolt is a Clojure implementation on Scheme — Chez natively, Gambit for JavaScript. Self-hosted compiler, Clojure-compatible standard library, no JVM.

Jolt is a new implementation of Clojure that runs on the Chez Scheme and Gambit platforms, bypassing the Java Virtual Machine. It features a self-hosted compiler and a standard library compatible with Clojure, offering an alternative for developers looking to explore different runtime environments.

25. Making Holograms with a Pen Plotter (blog.jordan.matelsky.com)

I have a pen-plotter!
It’s great.
It’s like having a printer but slow and it breaks more often.
I got it on eBay and it came sorta broken and I immediately spent the difference between what I paid and the price of new one fixing it.
Now it’s fixed!

A pen plotter can be a quirky tool, and this one had a rough start but is now up and running. The author shares their experience of repairing a second-hand device and the unique creative possibilities it offers.

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