Solving Math’s Greatest Problems Was an Art Form. Then Came AI
Mathematics has been one of humanity’s most creative endeavors, akin to painting and poetry. Now, mathematicians are trying to save it from the brute force of AI.
Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals after $387.5 million crypto heist
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has resumed Bitcoin withdrawals suspended after suspected North Korean hackers breached its systems last week and stole over $350 million. [...]
Save $300 on this 1440p-ready gaming PC with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, now $1,399.99
This ABS Cyclone Aqua gaming PC, featuring an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Intel Core i7-14700F, 16GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD has a $300 discount, now $1,399.99.
HMRC vowed to break up with Capgemini then paid it another £4.2B
Government wants public spending to back British business, but the French supplier could remain at the tax collector until 2036
Nvidia’s Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System
In the wake of a series of high-profile AI safety incidents, Nvidia is introducing a new software tool that helps keep agents from escaping containment.
The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills
A British startup is shaping video game inputs into training data for AI models that can navigate the physical world.
Show HN: Free alternative to graphics design giants
A webassembly web based app that help editing raster and vector on browser without any subscription or signups Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49875308 Points: 55 # Comments: 18
37,500 border drawings: a map of the world as people remember it
Article URL: https://www.habibicode.org/thedrawnworld Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49875142 Points: 137 # Comments: 31
Open source datacenters and open source thinking will undo self-inflicted DC damage
Denial and distraction have served the bit barn barons very badly. Wise up
Who’s liable when AI agents go rogue?
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Over the past few months, a cascade of cyberattacks by AI agents has stunned the world. In July, OpenAI disclosed that...
Honor’s Magic 9 Pro Max has a big camera and a bigger battery
This mossy green looks great, but the 9 Pro Max is also launching in black and silver. | Image: Honor Honor launches its new Magic 9 flagship phones in China today, and the 9 Pro Max features a design revamp, a capable camera, and a colossal battery. This is Honor's first flagship launch - Robo...
US soldier gets 70 months in prison for extorting 10 tech, telecom firms
A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking and extorting at least 10 U.S. technology and telecommunications companies between April 2023 and December 2024. [...]
Certainties in life: Death, taxes, and critical Citrix vulns under attack
Sunday NetScaler patch dump fixes trio of critical vulns and five more serious messes
Techie assumed boss knew what they were talking about and killed Exchange by deleting data
Friday afternoon is not the time for snap decisions, but weekends are useful to cover your tracks
CISA orders feds to patch exploited Citrix flaws by Wednesday
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered U.S. government agencies over the weekend to secure their systems against attacks exploiting two critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities. [...]
OpenAI pauses some training amid allegations its rogue agents behaved more badly than first thought
Amid allegations that agents may have gone off the rails thousands of times, China set up some kind of agentic incident hotline
Truecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it looks beyond caller ID
Truecaller finds a new way to reach users as pressure grows on its traditional caller ID business in India, its biggest market.
Thinking Fast and Slow in AI: The Role of Metacognition
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.01834 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49873241 Points: 43 # Comments: 4
TabPFN and TabICL vs. tuned XGBoost: the model that doesn't train won 14/14
Article URL: https://efraingaray.com/en/blog/tabpfn-vs-xgboost/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49872864 Points: 12 # Comments: 5