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  1. 2d ago

    0723 | Interview Take-Home Unmasks Supply-Chain Plot

    A developer dissects a fake job interview that planted persistent malware through a Git hook, and Codeberg's crypto project ban reignites the self-hosting debate. Two creators post-train Gemma 4 to self-assess accuracy, routing only uncertain queries to the cloud, while Terence Tao tests ChatGPT's reasoning on the Jacobian Conjecture. Microsoft sets a 2027 deadline to sunset SMS 2FA and begins automatic passkey enrollment in 2026, raising lock-in concerns. Plus: AI-generated menus as the new low Timeline: 00:00:00 Opening 00:00:40 Fake Job Interview Git Hook Malware: A Dissected Attack 00:02:29 Codeberg Bans Crypto Projects, Reigniting Self-Hosting Debate 00:03:29 Teaching Gemma 4 to Know When It's Wrong: Cactus Hybrid 00:05:25 Terence Tao Uses ChatGPT to Explore a Jacobian Conjecture Counterexample 00:06:42 Passkeys vs. Consumer Brains: Microsoft Sunsetting SMS 2FA Adds Urgency 00:08:20 AI Menu Redesigns as the New Sign of Low-Effort Business 00:09:54 DNA Solves 400-Year-Old Medici Mystery: Malaria, Not Poison? 00:11:30 Is Ethics the Skill That Matters Most Now? 00:13:00 Malleable Computing and the Emacs Philosophy 00:14:35 Should Every Developer Learn SIMD? 00:16:28 John C. Dvorak Has Died: HN Remembers a Tech Journalism Icon 00:17:39 Safari Technology Preview 248: WebKit's Continued Momentum 00:18:55 Reddit Decides Plain HTML Is Unsafe, HN Suspects AI Licensing Motive 00:20:20 Hologram Brings Elixir to the Browser, HN Reacts 00:21:36 Most Americans Say 'Not in My Backyard' to AI Data Centers

    0723 | Interview Take-Home Unmasks Supply-Chain Plot

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