Two publishers and three authors fail to understand what "vibe coding" means
https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/1/not-vibe-coding/
https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/1/not-vibe-coding/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
Two publishers and three authors fail to understand what “vibe coding” means
Vibe coding does not mean “using AI tools to help write code”. It means “generating code with AI without caring about the code that is produced”. See Not all AI-assisted …
Are You the Same Person You Used to Be?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/10/are-you-the-same-person-you-used-to-be-life-is-hard-the-origins-of-you
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/10/are-you-the-same-person-you-used-to-be-life-is-hard-the-origins-of-you
The New Yorker
Are You the Same Person You Used to Be?
Researchers have studied how much of our personality is set from childhood, but what you’re like isn’t who you are.
A senior Apple exec could be jailed in Epic case; it's time to end this disaster
https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/01/a-senior-apple-exec-could-be-jailed-in-epic-case-its-time-to-end-this-disaster/
https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/01/a-senior-apple-exec-could-be-jailed-in-epic-case-its-time-to-end-this-disaster/
9to5Mac
A senior Apple exec could be jailed in Epic case; it's time to end this disaster
When the US Supreme Court upheld the court ruling in the Apple vs Epic Games case, I said that the...
'ProtectEU' security strategy: a step further towards a digital dystopian future
https://edri.org/our-work/protecteu-security-strategy-a-step-further-towards-a-digital-dystopian-future/
https://edri.org/our-work/protecteu-security-strategy-a-step-further-towards-a-digital-dystopian-future/
European Digital Rights (EDRi)
‘ProtectEU’ security strategy - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
The European Commission presented an internal security strategy that would undermine digital rights and even increase security threats.
New Study: Waymo is reducing serious crashes and making streets safer
https://waymo.com/blog/2025/05/waymo-making-streets-safer-for-vru
https://waymo.com/blog/2025/05/waymo-making-streets-safer-for-vru
Waymo
New Study: Waymo is reducing serious crashes and making streets safer for those most at risk
The path to Vision Zero requires reducing severe crashes and improving the safety of those most at risk. Our latest research paper shows that the Waymo Driver is making significant strides in both areas. By reducing the most dangerous crashes and providing…
The Day Anubis Saved Our Websites from a DDoS Attack
https://fabulous.systems/posts/2025/05/anubis-saved-our-websites-from-a-ddos-attack/
https://fabulous.systems/posts/2025/05/anubis-saved-our-websites-from-a-ddos-attack/
fabulous.systems
The Day Anubis Saved Our Websites From a DDoS Attack
Anubis, designed to protect your website from unwanted requests from AI crawlers, is way more powerful than you might think.
Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals App Govt Uses to Archive Signal Messages
https://www.404media.co/mike-waltz-accidentally-reveals-obscure-app-the-government-is-using-to-archive-signal-messages/
https://www.404media.co/mike-waltz-accidentally-reveals-obscure-app-the-government-is-using-to-archive-signal-messages/
404 Media
Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals Obscure App the Government Is Using to Archive Signal Messages
A photograph of Trump administration official Mike Waltz's phone shows him using an unofficial version of Signal designed to archive messages during a cabinet meeting.
Show HN: CapOS – A responsibility-gated OS stack with signed process execution
https://zenodo.org/communities/xtothepowerofinfinity/records
https://zenodo.org/communities/xtothepowerofinfinity/records
USPS law enforcement assists 'mass deportation' effort, sources and records show
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/29/usps-immigration-trump-deportations/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/29/usps-immigration-trump-deportations/
The Washington Post
USPS law enforcement assists Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources and records show
The Postal Inspection Service recently joined a federal task force to locate undocumented immigrants using data from mail and packages, according to people familiar with the effort and records obtained by The Washington Post.
Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (busses); US factory auction
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/quebec-raises-doubts-about-electrification-as-it-refuses-to-reinvest-in-lion-electric/article_db74eea8-2ec8-5d06-b965-7ea97dd99751.html
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/quebec-raises-doubts-about-electrification-as-it-refuses-to-reinvest-in-lion-electric/article_db74eea8-2ec8-5d06-b965-7ea97dd99751.html
thecanadianpressnews.ca
Quebec raises doubts about electrification as it refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is rethinking the pace of its plan to electrify the transportation sector and will not pump any more public money into vehicle maker
Reflecting on a Year of Gamedev in Zig
https://bgthompson.codeberg.page/blog/one-year-zig-gamedev-reflections/
https://bgthompson.codeberg.page/blog/one-year-zig-gamedev-reflections/
Don't watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/dont-watermark-your-legal-pdfs-with-purple-dragons-in-suits/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/dont-watermark-your-legal-pdfs-with-purple-dragons-in-suits/
Ars Technica
Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits
There’s a time and there’s a place. Federal court is neither.
Zoho halts $700M semiconductor plan
https://semiconductorsinsight.com/zoho-halts-700-million-semiconductor-plan/
https://semiconductorsinsight.com/zoho-halts-700-million-semiconductor-plan/
Semiconductors Insight
Zoho Halts $700 million Semiconductor Plan
Sridhar Vembu, founder of Zoho halts $700 million Semiconductor Plan for the time being citing heavy financial liabilities.