Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027

454 rdeboo 2026-05-04 16:04:26 UTC ecopv-eu.com Llama Share 402

Starting in 2027, EU smartphones must have removable batteries due to new legal requirements for design and safety. This change aims to reduce electronic waste, promote recycling, and save consumers money through longer device lifespans and easier repairs.

Days Without GitHub Incidents

45 goalieca 2026-05-04 17:37:26 UTC dayswithoutgithubincident.com Full Share 11

🏆 High Score (2026)

US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants

32 ZeidJ 2026-05-04 17:17:26 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 4

Pixel trackers on websites collect personal info, including health data, often for advertising. Government websites sharing health data with tech companies affects millions of Americans.

Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to

39 andsoitis 2026-05-04 17:11:26 UTC economist.com Llama Share 14

A 2019 study found teens can't switch off from Instagram, leading to a landmark ruling against Meta and YouTube for designing addictive products. The ruling's implications are being digested as the world adjusts to its impact.

I am worried about Bun

85 remote-dev 2026-05-04 17:04:26 UTC wwj.dev Llama Share 37

The author is concerned about Bun's future after Anthropic acquired it, citing Claude Code's decline in quality and restrictions. They're moving away from Bun for package management and recommend pnpm instead.

Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks

77 littlexsparkee 2026-05-04 16:04:26 UTC nber.org Llama Share 38

Researchers Noah Arman Kouchekinia, David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner received grants for their study on employment and cognitive decline. The study was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

Redis array: short story of a long development process

129 antirez 2026-05-04 15:04:26 UTC antirez.com Llama Share 47

The user implemented a new Array data type for Redis, taking four months with AI assistance, which helped with specification, implementation, and testing. AI provided a safety net for complex tasks, allowing the user to venture into higher complexity and achieve high-quality system programming.

GitHub Is Down

338 gen220 2026-05-04 16:04:26 UTC githubstatus.com Full Share 201

GitHub's Status Page - Incident with Issues and Webhooks.

Talking to 35 Strangers at the Gym

702 thitran 2026-05-04 12:04:26 UTC thienantran.com Llama Share 349

The user, who was struggling to make friends after college, approached 30 people at the gym over a month, resulting in some meaningful connections and friendships. Through this experience, the user became more resilient and confident in initiating conversations with strangers, eventually forming connections with people who share similar interests and hobbies.

I tracked 7,700 UK petrol stations every 10 minutes for 3 months

70 theazureguy 2026-05-04 16:04:26 UTC fuelinsight.co.uk Llama Share 34

This site provides independent UK fuel price data sourced from the UK Fuel Finder scheme, with no influence on prices. It stores and analyses publicly mandated data, using Google Analytics to understand site usage.

Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database

35 Ariarule 2026-05-04 15:04:26 UTC pomiferous.com Llama Share 16

Several apple varieties are described including Sekai Ichi, French cider apple, and Pink Lady. These apples have unique characteristics such as flavor, texture, and origin.

PyInfra 3.8.0 Is Out

173 wowi42 2026-05-04 13:04:26 UTC github.com/pyinfra-dev Llama Share 66

Big release with fixes and improvements, switching to full semver. It includes user-mode systemd fixes, SELinux port bug fixes, and new config options.

GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay

488 n1b0m 2026-05-04 10:04:26 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 428

GameStop made a $55.5bn offer to buy eBay at $125 a share, with CEO Ryan Cohen planning $2bn in cost savings. The deal would link GameStop with eBay, lifting GameStop's valuation and giving eBay a national network for its business operations.

Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation

30 doppp 2026-05-04 16:04:26 UTC sierra.ai Llama Share 34

Sierra raises $950 million at over $15 billion valuation to invest in AI customer experience. The company now has over $1 billion to deploy AI agents for businesses, transforming customer interactions and experiences.

OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund 'AI Literacy' in Schools

48 cdrnsf 2026-05-04 17:04:26 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 40

A bipartisan bill, the LIFT AI Act, aims to add AI literacy to K-12 curriculum, backed by major tech companies. The bill would fund research and development of AI education tools and curriculum changes.

Trillions in Retirement Dollars Flow into Opaque Trusts

23 koolhead17 2026-05-04 17:22:26 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 1

Bloomberg delivers business and financial information worldwide. Collective Investment Trusts are a multi-trillion dollar business with unclear regulation.

Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster

54 Teever 2026-05-04 16:04:26 UTC globalnews.ca Llama Share 39

A massive data breach in Alberta has exposed nearly three million voters' personal information, creating a potential public safety and political interference crisis. The leak could be used by criminals and authoritarian regimes to commit fraud, extortion, and witness tampering, and influence the upcoming separatist referendum.

Newton's law of gravity passes its biggest test

85 pseudolus 2026-05-04 13:04:26 UTC science.org Llama Share 58

Researchers confirmed Newton's law of gravity on the largest scales using galaxy clusters. The study tightens the vise on alternative theory MOND, which tries to explain dark matter without gravity.

DAG Workflow Engine

37 blobmty 2026-05-04 13:04:26 UTC github.com/vivekg13186 Full Share 28

Contribute to vivekg13186/Daisy-DAG development by creating an account on GitHub.

Using “underdrawings” for accurate text and numbers

334 samcollins 2026-05-04 00:04:26 UTC samcollins.blog Llama Share 123

User shares a technique to generate images with Gemini 3.0 Pro and ChatGPT-Images-2 by combining deterministic underdrawing with generative painting. This method still outperforms the models on certain tasks.

Why are neural networks and cryptographic ciphers so similar? (2025)

91 jxmorris12 2026-05-04 10:04:26 UTC reiner.org Llama Share 29

Language models and cryptography share similarities in their algorithms, including sequential absorbing, parallel processing, and repeated mixing layers. Both fields prioritize low-level hardware performance and emphasize parallelism, resulting in similar solutions despite different problem statements.

Texico: Learn the principles of programming without even touching a computer

149 o4c 2026-05-04 06:04:26 UTC www3.nhk.or.jp Full Share 11

Learn the principles of programming without even touching a computer in this new-style education program. Unique animated characters assist in the fun and lucid introduction of 5 core programming processes: analysis, combination, generalization, abstraction and simulation.

Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

513 maxloh 2026-05-04 10:04:26 UTC notepad-plus-plus.org Llama Share 223

A fake website notepad-plus-plus-mac.org is pretending to offer an official macOS version of Notepad++. It's not affiliated with the project and has been fooling people into believing it's an official release.

BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth

445 nullagent 2026-05-03 18:04:26 UTC partyon.xyz Llama Share 145

dataparty is releasing a small, capable LoRa companion dev kit with 2.4GHz and sub-1GHz capabilities. It combines SX1276 and SX1281 chips for mesh networking and high-speed data transfer.

Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter

24 Brajeshwar 2026-05-04 17:04:26 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 2

Homebridge 2.0 adds Matter support, enabling it to bridge Matter devices into Apple Home and other platforms. This update expands Homebridge's capabilities, allowing it to support devices like robot vacuums and integrate with other ecosystems.

DeepClaude – Claude Code agent loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro

609 alattaran 2026-05-03 23:04:26 UTC github.com/aattaran Llama Share 259

Claude Code can be used with DeepSeek V4 Pro for 17x cheaper, scoring 96.4% on LiveCodeBench. It supports file reading, editing, and autonomous multi-step coding loops with various Anthropic-compatible backends.

1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

44 Brajeshwar 2026-05-04 16:04:26 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 33

A Sacramento auto parts shop owner spent $40,000 and two years converting a 1966 Ford Mustang into a Tesla with a Model 3 drivetrain and Full Self-Driving capabilities. The project demonstrates Tesla's technology is portable and adaptable, despite licensing struggles with other automakers.

How Monero's proof of work works

123 alcazar 2026-05-04 15:04:26 UTC blog.alcazarsec.com Llama Share 107

Monero's RandomX proof of work makes mining expensive for custom chips by using CPU strengths like dynamic code and memory access. It generates random programs and uses memory-hard functions to make mining look like general-purpose computing.

Discovering hard disk physical geometry through microbenchmarking (2019)

150 TapamN 2026-05-04 01:04:26 UTC blog.stuffedcow.net Llama Share 6

Hard drives have evolved significantly since the 1950s, with modern drives storing 106 times more data and having 101 times faster access times than their early counterparts. Researchers have developed microbenchmarks to extract the physical geometry of hard disk drives, including rotation period, sector location, track boundaries, skew, seek time, and defective sectors, to better understand ...

Heat pump sales rise 17% across Europe in Q1 as energy prices surge

6 doener 2026-05-04 17:35:26 UTC pv-magazine.com Prefix Share 1

Residential heat pump sales increased 17% across 11 European countries in the first quarter of 2026, following a sharp rise in gas and oil prices after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in March, says the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). Residential heat pump sales rose 17% year on year across 11 European countries in the first quarter of 2026, with France, Germany, and Poland averaging ...