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Researchers Report Direct Edits to Neural-Network Weights
An MIT CSAIL team reports early experiments in which GPT-6 Astra interpreted and modified neural-network weights without writing a training loop. In one Qwen test, the authors say a small weight change sharply improved math and instruction-following scores; the findings are preliminary.
Andrej Karpathy Builds a Video Library From Hacker News Recommendations
HackerTube gathers 6,454 YouTube videos mentioned by Hacker News readers across nearly two decades. Karpathy describes using AI coding tools to build an alternative browsing experience, with its own recommendations and no user accounts.
PostgreSQL Developer Links Release Delay to AI-Found Bugs
Robert Haas attributes the delayed release to a growing backlog of AI-assisted bug reports. He describes late feature reversions and the human review still required to turn suggested fixes into reliable code.
Readers Search for a Television That Respects Their Privacy
US boy names that became girl names and vice versa
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The conversation
As AI Changes Mathematics, a Call to Rethink the Profession
European Retailers Report Cooling Failures and Cyberattacks
BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarter
Anthropic Values Its Internal AI Use Above Employee Pay—at Retail Rates
Seeds Found in an Attic Help Revive an Old Italian Wheat
Jobless tech workers are being left out of San Francisco's AI boom
Technology
An Archivist’s Plea: Save the Websites You Love
After a longtime fan site vanished, a web archivist makes the case for personal backups. The post walks through capture and replay tools, with a disclosure that the author works for the company behind them.
An Opinion Essay Urges the SEC to Block Anthropic’s IPO
Matt Scherer argues in Tech Policy Press that Anthropic’s spending commitments and uncertain AI demand pose risks to investors and retirement savings. His essay urges regulators to stop the planned offering.
Hacker News Opens Its November Hiring Thread
An Analyst Sees Signs of Slower Revenue Growth at Anthropic
Bones may release proteins that slow aging and extend life span
A Fingerprint Lock Concealed a Plain SD Card, Researcher Finds
Oracle Files Plans for $20 Billion in Stock and Bond Sales
Momentic Pitches an AI Agent That Tests Apps for Bugs
Software
An Earlier Report Questions Ubuntu’s Kernel-Patch Delay
In an October 31 article, freenode news reported that Ubuntu’s 22.04, 24.04 and 26.04 LTS releases still lacked kernels patched for CVE-2026-98432. This is the report’s account, not a fresh verification of Canonical’s current patch status.
Linux System Calls, Cataloged Across 27 Architectures
Syscall.sh lists system-call numbers, arguments, registers and calling conventions across Linux architectures and kernel releases. The site says its tables are generated from kernel source, with version histories and JSON downloads available for each architecture.
Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source code
A Claude Code Skill Brings Together Tools for Product Videos
Science
An Argument for Mathematics Beyond Individual Credit
In a guest essay on Terence Tao’s blog, Karthik C. S., Amit Sahai and Jie Xue argue that mathematical work should be valued for the understanding it brings, not for outperforming other people or machines. They urge a less ego-centered response to AI’s role in research.
Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textbooks? (2017)
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AI-Directed Mouse Surgery Reported Under Veterinary Supervision
Researchers Find Conditions Under Which AI Models Learn a Shared Representation
Culture
Central Warsaw, Rebuilt One Voxel at a Time
The project presents a three-dimensional model of central Warsaw assembled from OpenStreetMap, LiDAR and the city’s tree database, with a voxel resolution of one meter.
A Workplace Essay Questions the Two-Week Notice
A Slate essay examines how abrupt layoffs and deteriorating trust shape decisions to quit without notice. Drawing on personal experience and workplace interviews, it questions whether the customary two-week departure still makes sense.
Business
A Backstage Glimpse of the Windows 2000 Launch
In a Microsoft blog recollection, the author describes slipping into an early rehearsal and learning that Patrick Stewart would host the Windows 2000 launch. A headset-wearing crew member stood in for the actor during the run-through.
Goldman Restricts Traders and Bankers from Using Some AI Tools
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