About 10% of AMC movie showings sell zero tickets. This site finds them
https://walzr.com/empty-screenings
https://walzr.com/empty-screenings
Lessons for Agentic Coding: What should we do when code is cheap?
https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/05/04/10-lessons-for-agentic-coding.html
https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/05/04/10-lessons-for-agentic-coding.html
Drew Breunig
10 Lessons for Agentic Coding
Guidelines for programming when code is cheap.
Async Rust never left the MVP state
https://tweedegolf.nl/en/blog/237/async-rust-never-left-the-mvp-state
https://tweedegolf.nl/en/blog/237/async-rust-never-left-the-mvp-state
tweedegolf.nl
Async Rust never left the MVP state - Blog - Tweede golf
I've previously explained async bloat and some work-arounds for it, but would much prefer to solve the issue at the root, in the compiler. I've submitted a Project Goal, and am looking for help to ...
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
That Privacy Guy!
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are…
Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude…
When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing
https://www.robert-glaser.de/when-everyone-has-ai-and-the-company-still-learns-nothing/
https://www.robert-glaser.de/when-everyone-has-ai-and-the-company-still-learns-nothing/
Robert Glaser
When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing
Are people using AI, or is the organization learning from it? What changed because we spent those tokens? And who moves discoveries from individuals to teams to organizational capabilities?
Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%
https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/2051616759145185723
https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/2051616759145185723
X (formerly Twitter)
Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) on X
This is an email I sent earlier today to all employees at Coinbase:
Team,
Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this…
Team,
Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this…
Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak
https://wordtrak.com/blog/2026-05-05-I-built-a-new-word-game
https://wordtrak.com/blog/2026-05-05-I-built-a-new-word-game
Wordtrak
I built a new word game
How Wordtrak started
iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet
https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/
https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/
walletwallet.alen.ro
iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet
Apple is letting users build their own Wallet passes in iOS 27. After 14 years of PassKit, the supply-side problem is finally being solved from the demand side.
Richard Dawkins and the Claude Delusion
https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/05/richard-dawkins-and-the-claude-delusion/
https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/05/richard-dawkins-and-the-claude-delusion/
Flux
Richard Dawkins and the Claude Delusion - Flux
Prominent evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins became a worldwide laughingstock this week for an unintentionally embarrassing article in which he argued that conversing with Anthropic’s Claude chatbot has made him believe that large language models are…
It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs
https://tech.yahoo.com/vpn/article/its-official-utah-is-the-us-state-closest-to-banning-vpns-153556814.html
https://tech.yahoo.com/vpn/article/its-official-utah-is-the-us-state-closest-to-banning-vpns-153556814.html
Yahoo Tech
It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs
The law, which takes effect May 6, doesn't make VPNs illegal — but it's a blow to your rights even if you don't live in Utah.
Show HN: A Mutating Webhook to automatically strip PII from K8s logs
https://github.com/aragossa/pii-shield
https://github.com/aragossa/pii-shield
GitHub
GitHub - aragossa/pii-shield: Zero-code K8s sidecar for log sanitization. Detects secrets via Entropy Analysis, preserves JSON…
Zero-code K8s sidecar for log sanitization. Detects secrets via Entropy Analysis, preserves JSON integrity, and redacts PII deterministically. 🛡️ - aragossa/pii-shield
Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/psa-instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-8/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/psa-instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-8/
MacRumors
PSA: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, Meta will potentially be able to see the contents of all messages between users on the social media platform. Encrypting messages has…
Proliferate (YC S25) Is Hiring- 200k for junior engineers
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate/jobs/L3copvK-founding-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate/jobs/L3copvK-founding-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Engineer at Proliferate | Y Combinator
About Proliferate
Proliferate is building the operating system for modern engineering.
We are building the company in person in SoMa, San Francisco. We care a lot about intensity, craft, and working with
people who want to do the best work of their careers.…
Proliferate is building the operating system for modern engineering.
We are building the company in person in SoMa, San Francisco. We care a lot about intensity, craft, and working with
people who want to do the best work of their careers.…
California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/usda-aid-california-farmers-22240694.php
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/usda-aid-california-farmers-22240694.php
SFGATE
California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy
Del Monte Foods shuttered its Modesto and Hughson cannery plants in April.
Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/apple-mac-studio-mac-mini-ram-cuts/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/apple-mac-studio-mac-mini-ram-cuts/
MacRumors
Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens
Apple has removed more desktop Macs from its online store as the global memory shortage continues. Mac mini models with 32GB and 64GB of RAM are no longer available for purchase, nor is the M3 Ultra Mac Studio with 256GB RAM. The M3 Ultra Mac Studio is now…