NZ sharemarket flat while US stocks skyrocket
It was all quiet on the New Zealand sharemarket, and investors were captivated by one of the fastest rises from the United States S&P 500 Index in its long history, fuelled by AI-linked stocks.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index slid gradually throughout the day in a choppy session, closing at 13,115.08, down 55.63 points, or 0.42%. ⌘ Read more
Gleam v1.17.0 Released
Article URL: https://gleam.run/news/single-file-gleam-beam-programs-with-escript/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377080
Points: 13
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Microsoft Deliberately Bricking All Office For Mac 2019/2021 Installations
Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac will reportedly drop into “reduced functionality mode” on July 13, 2026, when a license-validation certificate expires, leaving perpetually licensed apps able to open files but not edit or save them. Slashdot reader joshuark shares a report from OSnews: “Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for … ⌘ Read more
Michael Burry says neither SpaceX nor Anthropic is worth $1T
Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/big-short-michael-burry-spacex-anthropic-ipo-ai-bubble-claude-2026-6
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48368187
Points: 13
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NZ sharemarket falls 0.5% on busy day
The New Zealand sharemarket fell more than 0.5% on a busy day that featured a bank merger, a healthcare sale and a sharp rebound by software firm Gentrack.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index traded steadily in the morning but dipped strongly at midday and closed at 13,170.71, down 73.84 points or 0.56% after reaching an intraday high of 13,257.19. ⌘ Read more
OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/openai-frontier-models-and-codex-are-now-available-on-aws/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363132
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Dell Rivals Apple’s MacBook Neo With $699 Touchscreen XPS 13 Laptop
Dell has introduced a redesigned $699 XPS 13 aimed squarely at Apple’s budget MacBook Neo, offering a premium aluminum design, touch display, backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi 7, 512GB of base storage, and various other configuration options. Dell’s machine costs more than Apple’s entry model but tries to justify the difference with lighter weight, … ⌘ Read more
ORF-Wahl: 13 Personen erfüllen Kriterien ⌘ Read more
Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to ‘completely’ block Strait of Hormuz
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357637
Points: 32
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Malaysia enforces ban on social media accounts for children younger than 16
Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-social-media-ban-16-bfaa7b01163b61b5d53c4ecfa870d133
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353497
Points: 13
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‘Backrooms’ Stuns with $81M Debut
Article URL: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/backrooms-box-office-record-opening-weekend-obsession-jumps-star-wars-crumbles-1236763355/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48348864
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Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software – Rsync
Article URL: https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/issues/929
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48342705
Points: 13
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Journalist Spots Fugitive Terrorist Using Facial Recognition Software
Slashdot reader Bruce66423 writes: A German court this week sentenced a member of the Red Army Faction — a far-left terrorist organisation that operated in West Germany in the 1970s and 1980s — to jail. [67-year-old Daniela Klettewas was sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies, according to the Guardian, and “she also faces trial for … ⌘ Read more
Republicans are trying to kill science in this country
Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5828768/science-funding-cuts-nih-trump-administration
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340944
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Ozempic May Be Reshaping the Brain, Scientists Say
A research team found “extensive changes” on brain scans of 13 young women taking
GLP-1 drugs, reports the Washington Post:
Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had multiplied… [“We didn’t expect to see this effect, and we really don’t know what it means,” said an assistant professor assisting the resea … ⌘ Read more
AMD ROCm 7.2.4 Released With Performance & Stability Fixes
AMD’s ROCm open-source compute stack is up to version 7.2.4 stable as it continues seeing new fixes while on the tech preview feature side is the recent ROCm 7.13 release… ⌘ Read more
Real-time LLM Inference on Standard GPUs: 3k tokens/s per request
Article URL: https://blog.kog.ai/real-time-llm-inference-on-standard-gpus-3-000-tokens-s-per-request/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321076
Points: 13
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Just Use Postgres for Durable Workflows
Article URL: https://www.dbos.dev/blog/postgres-is-all-you-need-for-durable-execution
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313530
Points: 44
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NZ sharemarket falls 0.1% on Budget Day
The New Zealand sharemarket fell slightly on Budget Day, while Mainfreight had a sharp rise even though it wasn’t happy with its annual financial result.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index peaked at lunchtime at 13,310.5 but began sliding as the Budget was announced, closing at 13,206.11, down 27.10 points, or 0.16%. ⌘ Read more
NVIDIA CUDA 13.3 Rolls Out CUDA Python 1.0, CUDA Tile For C++
NVIDIA on Tuesday released CUDA 13.3 as another significant advancement for their unified GPU programming stack for NVIDIA hardware… ⌘ Read more
13 Jahre Haft für Ex-RAF-Terroristin Klette ⌘ Read more
NZ sharemarket up over 1.2% on back of heavyweight rises
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Infratil again led the way as the New Zealand sharemarket rose more than 1.2%, while the Reserve Bank of NZ kept the Official Cash Rate unchanged in a close call.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index traded strongly from midday and closed at 13,227.81, a gain of 158.07 points or 1.21%. ⌘ Read more
NZ sharemarket up 0.7% after strong results
Heavyweight Fisher & Paykel Healthcare surprised some commentators with another strong annual financial result, driving the New Zealand sharemarket higher by more than 0.7%.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index reached a morning high of 13,182.35 following Fisher & Paykel’s bumper release, then cooled off in the afternoon to close at 13,069.74, up 99.46 points, or 0.77%. ⌘ Read more
NZ King Salmon scales up after positive half
NZ King Salmon Investments has told investors that the fish firm is recovering on all fronts and that US tariffs are not slowing sales.
The company said net profit after tax for the six months to March 31 was $13.8 million. This compares with a net loss of $20.8m in the prior corresponding period to July 31, 2025. The … ⌘ Read more
NZ sharemarket trades flat, down 0.1%
The New Zealand sharemarket was a little hesitant as it entered a pivotal week for company earnings releases and economic moves.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index reached an intraday high of 13,101.27 but then fell late, closing at 12,970.80, down 21.03 points, or 0.16%. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source (2025)
Article URL: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09/03/microsoft-open-source-historic-6502-basic/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48257058
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Ebola Outbreak Now Third Largest Recorded and “Spreading Rapidly”
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-now-third-largest-recorded-and-spreading-rapidly/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48248659
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Google Is Killing ChromeOS: Aluminium OS, Its Android-Based Replacement
Article URL: https://techjournal.org/google-aluminium-os-replacing-chromeos
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48244476
Points: 13
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The 13 Best Fans to Buy Before It Gets Hot Again (2026)
Swap out your creaky old box fan for a new model that lights up, mists, or even follows you around the room. ⌘ Read more
Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can
Article URL: https://www.osnews.com/story/145029/get-your-passwords-out-of-bitwarden-while-you-still-can/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48223258
Points: 13
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说出来我都不信：Linux 漏洞第4、第5爆了 / Nginx 也继续爆漏洞
这是今天（2026年5月21日）早上： 这是今天晚上： 也不知道说什么了，直接看吧。 Linux 第4漏洞：CVE-2026-46333（7.1分） 这是继 Copy Fail（4 月 29 日）、Dirty Frag（5 月 7 日）和 Fragnesia（5 月 13 日）之后，在短短三周内爆出 ⌘ Read more
Gemini randomly dumped its system prompt
Article URL: https://gist.github.com/mkaramuk/44a44d83178e632ec0dd1f02186d822c
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48221976
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Microsoft Launches Surface Pro 12, Surface Laptop 8 With Intel Chips
Microsoft is launching three new Intel-powered Surface devices for businesses: the Surface Pro 12, Surface Laptop 8, and a smaller 13-inch Surface Laptop model. These new machines come equipped with newer Intel chips, a few business-focused upgrades, and notably higher starting prices. “The high pricing of these three new Surface devic … ⌘ Read more
Linux 6.6 LTS To Linux 7.1 Bechmarks: Performance Up 13% On AMD Threadripper Over Three Years
The Linux 7.1 kernel performance has been looking quite good on the various Intel/AMD systems I have tested over the past three weeks. Linux 7.1 does bring some solid improvements over Linux 7.0 prior in different workloads and haven’t encountered any worrisome regressions compared to the current Linux 7.0 stable kernel. For those wondering the longer-term picture, here are benchmarks of Linux 7.1 Git compared to recent Linux … ⌘ Read more
AMD’s Lemonade SDK For AI Promotes macOS To GA Status, ROCm 7.13 Integrated
The Lemonade SDK for “refreshingly fast local AI” that is largely developed by AMD engineers as an open-source project continues advancing quite rapidly for serving optimized LLMs on GPUs and NPUs… ⌘ Read more
Us Math/Reading Scores Continue 13-Year Decline. Researchers Blame Reduced Testing and Social Media
Test scores “are lower than they were a decade ago in school districts across the U.S.,” reports Times magazine, citing new data released Wednesday by Stanford researchers. “Reading scores were down roughly 0.6 grades in 2025 compared to 2015, and math scores were down about 0.4 … ⌘ Read more
Panther Lake Powered Framework Laptop 13 Pro Sees Linux Microphone Fix
Ahead of the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro laptops beginning to ship in June, an audio microphone fix was merged this weekend to the mainline Linux kernel for these new Intel Panther Lake powered devices… ⌘ Read more
Debian 13.5 Released To Ship The Latest Linux Security Fixes
Debian 13.5 is out today as the newest point release to Debian Trixie for incorporating all of the latest security fixes affecting the Linux kernel and dozens of user-space packages… ⌘ Read more
Sarkozy-Kadhafi: le résumé vidéo de la neuvième semaine du procès en appel
Mercredi 13 mai, le parquet général a réclamé la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy pour association de malfaiteurs, corruption, recel de détournement de fonds publics et financement illégal de campagne. Au terme de leurs réquisitions, les avocats généraux ont requis contre lui une peine de sept ans de prison ferme, 300 000 euros d’amende et cinq ans d’inéligibilité. Le résumé … ⌘ Read more
AMD ROCm 7.13 Released With Instinct MI350P Support, More Ryzen AI APUs
ROCm 7.13 was released today as the newest ROCm Core SDK Preview in working toward what will presumably be called ROCm 8.0 later in the year… ⌘ Read more
Three stable kernels for Thursday
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 7.0.7, 6.18.30, and 6.12.88 stable kernels. These kernels do
not include a patch for the Fragnesia local-privilege-escalation exploit that came to light on
May 13, but do include many other important fixes throughout the
tree. Users ar … ⌘ Read more
Nginx rewrite 模块爆高危漏洞：可能已经存在十几年｜CVE-2026-42945
Nginx 是一款被广泛使用的 HTTP 服务器软件。2026 年 5 月 13 日官方披露常用模组 rewrite 存在安全漏洞。攻击者可通过构造特殊 HTTP 请求触发该漏洞，导致 Nginx 工作进程发生堆缓冲区溢出，进而造成进程崩溃或服务重启。@Appinn 在部分关闭了地址空间布局随机化（ ⌘ Read more
Man Who Stole Beyonce’s Hard Drives Gets Five-Year Sentence
A man accused of stealing hard drives containing unreleased Beyonce music, tour plans, and other materials from a rental car in Atlanta has pleaded guilty and accepted a five-year sentence, including two years in custody. Slashdot Bruce66423 shares a report from The Guardian: Kelvin Evans was by the Atlanta police department in September in connection to a J … ⌘ Read more
SOLAI Launches $399 Solode Neo Linux AI Computer
BrianFagioli writes: SOLAI has launched the Solode Neo, a $399 Linux-based mini PC designed for always-on AI agents, browser automation, and persistent developer workflows. The compact system ships with an Intel N150 processor, 12GB LPDDR5 memory, 128GB SSD storage, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a Linux-based operating system called Solode AI OS. The company says th … ⌘ Read more
Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: On Reddit, Hacker News and other places where people in software development talk to each other, more and more people are becoming disillusioned with the promise of code generated by large language models. Developers talk not just about how the AI output is often flawed, but that using AI to get the job done is often … ⌘ Read more
Windows Update Is Getting Automatic Rollbacks For Faulty Drivers
Microsoft is adding a Windows Update feature called Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery that can automatically roll back faulty drivers to a previously known-good version without waiting for hardware makers or users to fix the problem manually. PCWorld reports: The way faulty drivers work today is that the hardware partner is responsible for pushing … ⌘ Read more
Fragnesia Made Public As Latest Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A new Linux local privilege escalation flaw called Fragnesia has been disclosed as a Dirty Frag-like vulnerability, allowing arbitrary byte writes into the kernel page cache of read-only files through a separate ESP/XFRM logic bug. Phoronix reports: Proof of concept code for Fragnesia is already out there. There is a … ⌘ Read more
Face au bulldozer Bolloré, le mouvement cherche à s’élargir
Un mois après le licenciement du patron de Grasset, les auteurs démissionnaires de la maison d’édition se sont réunis à Paris, mercredi 13 mai, avec d’autres personnalités engagées à leurs côtés. Ensemble, ils réfléchissent à une évolution de leur statut et à la manière de contrer l’agenda politique du milliardaire d’extrême droite. ⌘ Read more
LinkedIn Planning To Lay Off 5% of Staff In Latest Tech-Sector Cuts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: LinkedIn planned to inform staff of layoffs on Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a widening of technology sector cuts this year. The Microsoft-owned social network plans to cut about 5% of its headcount as it reorganizes teams and focuses personnel on areas where … ⌘ Read more
KDE Receives $1.4 Million Investment From Sovereign Tech Fund
The German Sovereign Tech Fund has invested 1.2 million euros ($1.4 million USD) in KDE Plasma technologies to help strengthen the structural reliability and security of the desktop environment’s core infrastructure, including Plasma, KDE Linux, and the frameworks underlying its communication services. Longtime Slashdot reader jrepin shares an excerpt fro … ⌘ Read more