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Forza Horizon 5 is on the PS5, so I no longer need an Xbox

Forza Horizon 5 is the entire reason I have an Xbox Series S. I’m not really a car guy in real life — if money, practicality and burning through fossil fuels were less of a concern, I’d get a fun hot hatch with a stick, for sure. I don’t care about luxuries or exotics, and I drive a 12-year-old Prius C in real life. But Forza Horizon 5 so skillfully melds open-world exploration, intense competition and replayability while also letting me try out dozens of cars I’ve daydreame

24m | Engadget
We’ve Used These 5 Simple Tricks to Remove a Broken Light Bulb

Wondering how to remove that broken light bulb base? This guide will tell you how to safely deal with the accident. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/5-simple-tricks-to-remove-a-broken-light-bulb/#ftag=CADf328eec

2h | cnet.com
 Gartner: enabling cybersecurity amid geopolitical rifts

Geopolitical shifts demand new cybersecurity strategies, prioritizing resilience, deterrence, and collaboration.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/gartner-enabling-cybersecurity-amid-geopolitical-rifts

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Ask HN: CS degrees, do they matter again?

tldr; skip to the --------

Last time I "Asked HN", I was in a very different place. Fresh out of a bootcamp, right at the peak, and subsequent collapse of the Covid hiring. It didn't go well. However, another HN reader turned me on to Upwork, and over the last 2 years, I've been building modest freelancing career.

I came from an automotive background where I made awful money, moved to the Bay Area, became a bike messenger in San Francisco because I didn't know what to do with myself, and

Zamyšlení se nad korutinami v C++20

V tomto příspěvku se vrátím ke korutinám, shrnu v jakém stavu je C++ 5 let po zavedení do normy a jaké osobní zkušenosti s korutinami mám. https://www.root.cz/clanky/zamysleni-se-nad-korutinami-v-c-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

12h | root.cz
Ubuntu na OrangePi RV2, Nitrux mění správce balíčků

Vývojářské obrazy Ubuntu 24.04 jsou nyní k dispozici pro nový jednodeskový počítač OrangePi RV2 RISC-V. Tým Nitrux provádí úklid, odstraňuje staré nástroje pro správu balíčků a zavádí nové. https://www.root.cz/clanky/ubuntu-na-orangepi-rv2-nitrux-meni-spravce-balicku/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

12h | root.cz
Postřehy z bezpečnosti: nový zákon o kybernetické bezpečnosti prošel Poslaneckou sněmovnou

V dnešním díle Postřehů se společně podíváme na schválení novely zákona o kybernetické bezpečnosti, novou verzi rámce MITRE ATT&CK nebo pokračující podporu cookies třetích stran v Chromu… https://www.root.cz/clanky/postrehy-z-bezpecnosti-novy-zakon-o-kyberneticke-bezpecnosti-prosel-poslaneckou-snemovnou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

12h | root.cz
Suborbital Salvage is a thrilling endless runner for Playdate that pelts you with asteroids and insults

Picture this: you’re zooming through space in a torpedo-shaped ship doing the dangerous job of salvaging material in a planet’s cluttered orbit when some giant, alien cousin of a fangtooth fish pops up out of nowhere and starts chomping at your tail. Pretty stressful day at work if you ask me. One might even be fo

12h | Engadget
Show HN: I486SX_soft_FPU – Software FPU Emulator for NetBSD 10 on 486SX

First Release is Here!

I'm excited to announce the first release of i486SX_soft_FPU — a software FPU emulator for the classic Intel 486SX CPU, running on NetBSD 10!

This project brings floating-point support back to life for 486SX machines, even though modern NetBSD versions no longer natively support processors without a hardware FPU. If you're into retrocomputing, operating system hacking, or just love old-school hardware, check it out!

Project page:

12h | Hacker news
Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?


Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43815523

Points: 14

# Comments: 17

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43815523

12h | Hacker news
Meta’s AI chatbots were reportedly able to engage in sexual conversations with minors

Meta’s AI chatbots were caught having sexual roleplay conversations with accounts labeled as underage, which sometimes involved its celebrity-voiced chatbots, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. In test conversations conducted by WSJ, both the Meta AI official chatbot and user-created chatbots would en

14h | Engadget
Apple's newest iPad is down to its best price yet

Those looking to upgrade from an aging tablet to a new iPad should consider the new

14h | Engadget
Show HN: Daily Jailbreak – Prompt Engineer's Wordle

I created a daily challenge for Prompt Engineers to build the shortest prompt to break a system prompt.

You are provided the system prompt and a forbidden method the LLM was told not to invoke. Your task is to trick the model into calling the function. Shortest successful attempts will show up in the leaderboard.

Give it a shot! You never know what could break an LLM.


Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43

14h | Hacker news
Apple Has a Surprising FaceTime Feature for PC and Android Phone Owners

No special software needed. Whether you have an Android phone or a Windows PC, Apple made it so you can join FaceTime calls with iPhone owners. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-has-a-surprising-facetime-feature-for-pc-and-android-phone-owners/#ftag=CADf328eec

16h | cnet.com
Step Out of the Shadows. How to Turn Off Your iPhone's Incognito Mode

The iPhone's incognito mode is ideal for sensitive searches and avoiding targeted ads. But there are time when you may want to turn it off. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/step-out-of-the-shadows-how-to-turn-off-your-iphones-incognito-mode/#ftag=CADf328eec

16h | cnet.com
Relax and Destress With Our Wellness Editors' Favorite Comfort Shows

Watching your favorite TV show can release serotonin and lower cortisol levels. Here are our top binge-worthy picks when it's time for cozymaxxing — and what this trend entails. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/relax-and-destress-with-our-wellness-editors-favorite-comfort-shows/#ftag=CADf328eec

16h | cnet.com
4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problems

4chan, the infamous forum known for its anonymous user base posting unhinged material, has made its comeback. A post on the website’s official blog, titled “Still Standing,” detailed the timeline of events that led to 4chan’s shutdown earlier this month. According to the site’s own status checker, the boards and front page are up,

17h | Engadget
Show HN: Logchef – Schema-agnostic log viewer for ClickHouse

Hey HN! I’m Karan, creator of Logchef (https://logchef.app), an open-source log viewer built specifically for exploring logs stored in ClickHouse.

This tool grew directly out of my $day job managing massive log volumes. Like many orgs, we migrated our log workloads to ClickHouse for its performance, but found the ecosystem lacked dedicated UI tooling for actually browsing and analyzing those logs effectively.

We were using Metabase, and wh

17h | Hacker news
What Is DHgate? App Surges in Popularity, but Might Not Be Helpful Against Tariffs

American consumers have become enamored with the Chinese shopping app DHgate, but hopes that it might be a way around President Donald Trump's tariff agenda don't hold up to scrutiny. https://www.cnet.com/culture/fashion/what-is-dhgate-app-surges-in-popularity-but-might-not-be-helpful-against-tariffs/#ftag=CADf328eec

18h | cnet.com
 I've been testing one of the best value 4K OLED gaming monitors, and it's awesome — but watch out for tariffs

The ASUS ROG Strix OLED 27 (XG27UCDMG) is a fantastic OLED gaming monitor with the best specs, performance, and features for under $1,000. Tariffs may hurt, though.

https://www.windowscentral.com/accessories/monitors/asus-rog-strix-oled-27-xg27ucdmg-review

 Commodore OS Vision 3.0 Linux-based OS arrives to spruce up retro builds

You can finally update your Commodore 64x with an up-to-date operating system ready to handle all of your modern retro computing needs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/commodore-os-vision-3-0-linux-based-os-arrives-to-spruce-up-retro-builds

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 1 million copies in its first three days

It’s safe to say people are loving Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 so far. The turn-based RPG — which is the debut game from French developer Sandfall — has been racking up

19h | Engadget
Show HN: Lil digi – play a platformer game as yourself

I've been monitoring some of the image generation progress for game sprites for a while and was really impressed by Gemini Flash. This demo lets you upload a picture and turns it into an animated pixel character (a lil digi gif that you can download). I chain together the pixel art frames and insert the player into a tricky platforming level.

video demo: " rel="nofollow">

api usage: Unfort

19h | Hacker news
Show HN: A Common Lisp implementation in development, supports ASDF

Implementation of the standard is still not complete, but breakpoints and stepping work quite well! It also has some support for watchpoints, that no implementation has.

Now it ships with ASDF and is capable of loading systems!

Let me know if you like it. Support on Patreon or Liberapay is much appreciated


Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43811432

Points: 29

# Comments: 6

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19h | Hacker news