General Hospital Spoilers for What Happens This Week (June 8-12)
The General Hospital spoilers and preview for this week (June 8-12) are here. While Nathan confesses something big this week, Carly takes matters into her own hands. Plus, Tracy ends up saying harsh words to Willow, and Chase makes an important arrest. Here’s a full breakdown of the twists unfolding in Port Charles (via Soaps.com). […]

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Days of Our Lives Spoilers for What Happens This Week (June 8-12)
Days of Our Lives spoilers for this week tease major confrontations, shocking confessions, and relationship drama across Salem. Here’s a preview of what’s coming up from June 8 to June 12 on the long-running soap. What are this week’s Days of Our Lives spoilers? Days of Our Lives delivers plenty of drama this week as […]

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Young & Restless Spoilers for What Happens This Week (June 8-12)?
Fans of The Young and the Restless are eager to get a spoiler preview of its episodes from June 8 to 12. As the new week rolls in, here’s a peek into everything that the popular CBS soap opera has in store for the viewers. What are this week’s The Young and the Restless spoilers? […]

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Bold & Beautiful Spoilers for What Happens This Week (June 8-12)
Curious to know the spoilers for The Bold and the Beautiful for June 8-12? This week starts with Will and Electraadvancing their relationship. Brooke and Katie attempt to make peace, but their tendency to undermine each other might slip in. Towards the end of the week, Remy is shocked to learn about Deke’s new role at Logan. Steffy seeks answers from Katie but might not get them. As the drama continues to progre … ⌘ Read more

One-third of year 12 students have dropped this science subject since 2025
While English saw the largest number of overall drop-outs among the 2026 year 12 cohort, its percentage of deserters was eclipsed by another subject. ⌘ Read more

AFL LIVE: Essendon eye second win in 12 months; Swans’ great escape breaks Saints hearts
A thrilling and late Jai Serong goal has completed Sydney’s great escape against St Kilda, entrenching the Swans in the top two. Tonight Carlton are chasing a fourth straight win in a compelling clash against lowly Essendon at the MCG. ⌘ Read more

Transformers Are Inherently Succinct
This paper is being published at ICLR 2026 (top AI conference), and was selected as one of three outstanding papers.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416635

Points: 12

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ISS Astronauts Told To Prepare For Possible Evacuation Over Air Leak
NASA ordered astronauts on the International Space Station to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for possible evacuation after a worsening air leak in the Russian Zvezda service module’s transfer tunnel. The Guardian reports: The four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-12 mission on the station – two US astronauts, a French astronaut and … ⌘ Read more

There’s no escaping it: an exploration of ANSI codes
Article URL: https://blog.safia.rocks/2025/12/22/ansi-codes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48408995

Points: 3

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Analysts raise IkeGPS forecasts on sharper earnings and AI gains
Forsyth Barr analysts have raised their spot valuation on IkeGPS after the technology company delivered a “strong” full-year result.

The dual-listed utility pole assessment technology firm more than halved its net after-tax loss in the 12 months ending March 31, 2026, to $7.5 million from a net loss … ⌘ Read more

Reserve Bank loosens usage of word ‘bank’
All licensed deposit-takers will be able to refer to use the “bank” in their name from late 2028, with industry reaction being positive overall towards the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision.

The move comes after consultation last year and loosens up the hitherto tight restrictions surrounding usage of the words “bank”, “banker” and “banking”. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) received 12 submissions on the matter. ⌘ Read more

Emily Blunt’s Disclosure Day Performance Is a Reminder of What AI Can’t Replace
Emily Blunt’s performance in the upcoming Disclosure Day forced her to make some strange noises. Blunt’s fear of using AI shows what AI is unable to replace. Disclosure Day’s is set for release on June 12, 2026, and it features a massive cast led by Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson, and more. Based on a story by Spielberg, […\ … ⌘ Read more

Google Launches ‘Gemma 4 12B’ AI Model That Can Run On Your Laptop
Google has launched Gemma 4 12B, a 12-billion-parameter open AI model designed to run locally on your laptop without depending entirely on cloud infrastructure. WION reports: According to Google, the new model delivers performance close to much larger AI systems while requiring significantly less memory. The company says Gemma 4 12B can run … ⌘ Read more

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«Un cataclysme juridique»: le député Paul Christophle sonne l’alerte sur les nouvelles législations européennes sur les migrations
Le socialiste défend mercredi une proposition de résolution européenne visant à s’opposer au règlement «retour», qui est sur le point d’être définitivement adopté, et alerte sur la mise en œuvre du pacte migratoire européen prévue pour le 12 juin. ⌘ Read more

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling
Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be. ⌘ Read more

What the SpaceX IPO means for Rocket Lab
When Elon Musk finally pulls the trigger on a SpaceX initial public offering, which could happen as soon as June 12, it will likely be the biggest public listing in history.

Retail investors will pile in, institutions will scramble for allocation, and the Nasdaq will briefly look like a launchpad, with millions watching its ticker from around the world, just as they regularly tune in to watch Starship rockets blasting off. ⌘ Read more

Forsyth Barr lowers Tourism Holdings to neutral
Forsyth Barr analysts lowered their rating on Tourism Holdings to neutral from outperform after a weak trading update and news that it had received a second bid approach from the BGH-Capital-led consortium.

It also lowered its 12-month target price to $3.10 from $3.60. ⌘ Read more

Meet the Accidental Editor in Chief of Muslim Media
Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh was just trying to find an outlet for Muslim news. Now he has more than 12 million followers. ⌘ Read more

Seven stable kernels for the first day of June
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 7.0.11, 6.18.34, 6.12.92, 6.6.142, 6.1.175, 5.15.209, and 5.10.258 stable kernels. As usual, each
contains important fixes throughout the tree. Users are advised to
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Afrique-France: la com d’Emmanuel Macron vue du Kenya
Le sommet Africa Forward des 11 et 12 mai à Nairobi, considéré par Paris comme une réussite et le symbole de la nouvelle relation entre la France et le continent, est perçu sur place comme une réorientation de la «Françafrique», avec les mêmes objectifs: l’influence et l’extractivisme. ⌘ Read more

Budget smugglers: inside the trans-Tasman tax boxes
Budget 2026 landed in New Zealand with none of the dramas associated with its Australian counterpart, delivered a couple of weeks previously.

Unlike the radical tax reforms handed down by Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers on May 12, NZ Finance Minister Nicola Willis held a steady-state course tax-wise. ⌘ Read more

Cheese Paper: a text editor specifically designed for writing
Article URL: https://brie.gay/cheese-paper/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341407

Points: 12

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Radeon Software For Linux 26.12 Brings Ubuntu 26.04 Support
While most Linux enthusiasts and desktop users/gamers are comfortable just riding the latest upstream Linux kernel and Mesa drivers shipped by their distribution, for those enterprises preferring the officially blessed and QA’ed driver packages from AMD, last week marked the release of the Radeon Software for Linux 26.12 driver… ⌘ Read more

Zot now supports Claude Opus 4.8
Article URL: https://www.zot.sh

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319524

Points: 12

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DOJ Charges Google Employee With $1.2 Million Polymarket Bet On Search Term
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud on Wednesday, alleging that he made $1.2 million off of bets using insider information on Polymarket. Prosecutors claim that Michele Spagnuolo, a staff information security engineer at Google, used confidential information to … ⌘ Read more

Citing ‘severe’ math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM
Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-27/uc-math-professors-demand-return-of-sat-for-stem-admissions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48309233

Points: 28

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Du Val statutory management costs $4.12m
The statutory management of failed property group Du Val has cost the Government $4.12 million to date, Budget documents show.

In August 2024, the Government placed 70 Du Val entities into the rarely used regime amid an ongoing investigation by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). ⌘ Read more

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VKD3D-Proton Merges Vulkan Descriptor Heap Support
Valve’s VKD3D-Proton component to Steam Play (Proton) for Direct3D 12 implemented over the Vulkan API has landed its descriptor heap (VK_EXT_descriptor_heap) support as a big step forward… ⌘ 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

Labwc 0.20 Wayland Compositor Released With Numerous New Features
In addition to the release today of Sway 1.12 for that i3-inspired Wayland compositor, Labwc 0.20 is also out today as another wlroots-based Wayland compositor… ⌘ Read more

Sway 1.12 Released With HDR Support On Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols
Sway 1.12 is out today as the newest feature release of this i3-inspired Wayland compositor powered by the wlroots library… ⌘ Read more

GPT Guesses Between 1 and 100
Article URL: https://github.com/exmergo/research-chatgpt-guesses-between-1-and-100

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48265745

Points: 12

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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

Claude Is Not Your Architect. Stop Letting It Pretend
Article URL: https://www.hollandtech.net/claude-is-not-your-architect/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48259784

Points: 12

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A large set of stable kernel updates
The 7.0.10,
6.18.33,
6.12.91,
6.6.141,
6.1.174,
5.15.208, and
5.10.257
stable kernel updates have all been released. The first four are huge
(the 7.0.10\
review version had … ⌘ Read more

La Hongrie d’Orbán, l’autre pays où on a dressé des «listes noires» de cinéastes
Le «combat culturel» porté durant seize ans par l’ex-premier ministre nationaliste Viktor Orbán a fait beaucoup de victimes dans le milieu du cinéma. Après la transition politique du 12 avril, les professionnels qui ont été mis sur la touche veulent revenir dans le jeu. ⌘ Read more

NTSB pulls docket after AI recreates dead pilots’ voices
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/ai-users-re-create-dead-pilots-voices-from-crash-investigation-docs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241501

Points: 12

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Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/radnor-high-school-pennsylvania-ai-deepfakes-child-sexual-abuse-material/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48233177

Points: 12

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NZ sharemarket down almost 4% year to date
The retirement village stocks stole the show as the New Zealand sharemarket ended a volatile week with a gain of nearly 1%.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index climbed strongly in the late afternoon and closed at 12,991.31, up 113.24 points or 0.88%. ⌘ Read more

AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center
Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3mmeysgcjbs2j

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227773

Points: 12

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L’Europe s’accorde sur le renvoi des exilés, mais pas sur le calendrier
Les négociations devaient s’achever au Parlement européen mercredi, mais aucun accord n’a été trouvé sur une date de mise en œuvre des nouvelles mesures. Droite et extrême droite avaient tout fait pour sceller le processus avant l’entrée en vigueur du pacte migratoire, le 12 juin. ⌘ Read more

VKD3D 2.0 Released For Wine’s Direct3D 12 Implementation Atop Vulkan
Wine developers have announced the release of VKD3D 2.0, the newest feature release for this Direct3D 12 API implementation built atop the Vulkan API. VKD3D is what’s used by upstream Wine for D3D12 compared to Valve’s downstream VKD3D-Proton within Steam Play (Proton)… ⌘ Read more

NZ sharemarket rallies, up almost 1%
The New Zealand sharemarket rallied nearly 1% after the large block of Contact Energy shares was quickly snapped up, and US President Donald Trump indicated he was in the final stages of a peace deal with Iran.

Following another rebound on Wall Street, the S&P/NZX 50 Index climbed to 12,878.07, a gain of 117.04 points or 0.92%. ⌘ Read more

Colossal Biosciences Is Growing Chickens In a 3D-Printed Artificial Eggshell
Colossal Biosciences says it has grown chickens inside 3D-printed artificial eggshells. “The company says the egg technology could help conserve at-risk bird species,” reports MIT Technology. “It could also play a role in a project to re-create the extinct giant moa, a flightless 12-foot-tall bird that once lived in New … ⌘ Read more

NZ sharemarket whipsaws again, down over 1.6%
The normally stable energy sector stumbled after a large parcel of shares in Contact was put up for sale, and the New Zealand sharemarket fell more than 1.5% in a broad sell-off.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index was on a downward slide throughout the day and closed at 12,761.03, down 213.29 points or 1.64% – its lowest level in nearly seven weeks. ⌘ Read more

Serko outlook lifts as AI travel tools offset Middle East war war
Serko’s chief executive says the corporate travel company is weathering the travel disruptions caused by the US and Israeli war with Iran surprisingly well, recording a “very strong” final quarter despite the global volatility.

Serko on Wednesday reported a 34% increase in total income to $120.9 million in the 12 months ended March 31, 2026, compared with $90.5m a year earlier. ⌘ Read more

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

Ample Meats losses deepen as 2024 accounts finally filed
The Chinese-owned Taranaki meat processor that blamed its accountants for delayed financial statements deepened its loss in 2024 as revenue dropped, according to newly filed accounts.

Ample Group posted a loss of just over $1.9 million in the 12 months to the end of September 2024, compared with … ⌘ Read more