Night update, generated 2026-09-12.
14 new stories since Lunch.
Sources: Hacker News, Lobsters
HN: 489 points, 479 comments (discussion)
Look, folks. I'm an old man and pretty much out of the workforce at this point in my life. But what I see in these comments day, after day is rather pitiful. As your Uncle John, I'm going to give you a lecture: From the article: >I can’t really blame anyone who’s just gone along with things Whst ...
Sources: Hacker News, Lobsters
HN: 316 points, 420 comments (discussion)
I like the idea of pacing the frontier, but while we’re talking about restrictions, I like restrictions of another sort more. Namely, restricting the use of AI in corporate environments so that it does not destroy the economy as it advances. The chance of getting broad agreement on “pacing” is fairl...
Sources: Hacker News, Lobsters
HN: 24 points, 8 comments (discussion)
Sources: Hacker News, Lobsters
HN: 13 points, 6 comments (discussion)
Sources: Lobsters
Sources: Slashdot
Sources: The Register
Sources: Hackaday
Sources: Hacker News
HN: 480 points, 122 comments (discussion)
Sources: Slashdot
Sources: Hackaday
Sources: Lobsters
Sources: Hacker News
HN: 263 points, 208 comments (discussion)
Their rules PDF says they won't accept any solution until at least two years after publication in a qualifying outlet. This allows time for the mathematical community to review and accept new results. As the OpenAI proof hasn't been officially published yet, the clock hasn't started ticking.
Sources: Hacker News
HN: 221 points, 167 comments (discussion)
> worth around $5.4trn Note that the Fed has a $6.7tn balance sheet [1]. (This is a silly comparison. But still fun.) The real comparison: Nvidia's $500+ billion of investments and commitments [2] is substantially more than any easing the Fed has done in the same time [3]. Monetarily, Nvidia is crea...