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Article URL: https://openai.com/index/leadership-expansion-with-fidji-simo/

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Article URL: https://github.com/saltstack/salt

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Four people have been arrested in Poland and several websites associated with DDoS-for-hire services have been shut down.

The post Europol Announces More DDoS Service Takedowns, Arrests appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softlanding_Linux_System

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Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/08/arista_q1_2025/

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Article URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-do-so-many-people-hate-elon-musk/ar-AA1E2eoX

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43926030

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Article URL: http://andersource.dev/2025/05/05/imbalanced-learning.html

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Article URL: https://www.qnx.com/products/everywhere/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43926024

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For decades, passwords have been our default method for keeping online accounts safe. But in the age of artificial intelligence, this traditional security method is facing challenges it was never built to withstand.

A team at Cybernews conducted a study of over 19 billion newly exposed passwords which showed we’re looking at a “a widespread epidemic of weak password reuse.” It shows that despite years of trying to educate users about the dangers of using weak, lazy passwords, and re-using them across different sites and services, we have hardly made any progress.

But our opponents have. They can use new tools, faster computers, and because of both these developments, they ended up needing less effort for a greater yield. Because our digital presence in life has grown enormously and with that the number of passwords and the importance of the information they can unlock.

Enter AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools are now capable of cracking passwords faster and more efficiently than ever before. What once took days or weeks using brute force can now be accomplished in minutes. Tools like PassGAN (Password Generative Adversarial Network) use deep learning to predict and generate likely passwords based on leaked data sets. Unlike traditional dictionary attacks, AI doesn’t rely solely on existing word lists. AI is able to learn patterns from billions of compromised passwords and create new ones that closely mimic real human behavior.

This represents a huge advantage to the attackers. While a human hacker might guess that someone used their pet’s name followed by the year they were born, an AI can deduce that “Fluffy2023!” is statistically probable based on thousands of other similar combinations. And it can do this millions of times per second.

AI’s password-cracking capabilities are further supercharged by powerful hardware. Graphics processing units (GPUs), which are commonly used in gaming and scientific computing, can now be harnessed to run password-cracking algorithms at scale. Combined with AI, these machines make short work of weak or even moderately complex passwords.

The result is a world where even passwords once considered strong, like for example “Tr33House!” may no longer provide meaningful protection.

Does that make the password obsolete?

Tech companies are already betting on a passwordless future. Passkeys, biometrics, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) are gaining traction. Passkeys, in particular, offer a cryptographic alternative that eliminates the need for users to remember or even create passwords at all. But adoption of passkeys is still in the early stages, and many systems still rely on traditional passwords.

Beyond the technical risks, there are serious personal consequences when passwords are stolen. Due to our widespread online presence, once an attacker obtains your login credentials, they can access sensitive documents, reset other account passwords, or impersonate you online. From there, the path to identity theft is short. Criminals can use stolen data to open credit lines, file fraudulent tax returns, or drain your savings. In many cases, victims don’t even know their identity has been stolen until serious financial or legal damage has already occurred.

In the age of AI, the stakes are higher, and the window of vulnerability is shorter. A single reused or weak password might be all it takes to lose control over your digital identity.

The lesson is clear: we can’t rely on passwords alone anymore. AI has changed the game even further, and now it’s up to us to change how we play it. And as far as passwords go, there are some ways to use them as securely as possible where you have no alternative:

• Make passwords as strong as possible and never reuse passwords.
• Use a password manager to help remember all the passwords.
• Where possible, use MFA as an extra layer.
• Pressure important services into adapting passkeys and use them as soon as the occasion arises.

You can use Malwarebytes’ free Digital Footprint scan to see how many passwords of yours have been included in leaks and data breaches.

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The AWS Summit in London saw the public cloud giant appoint itself to take on the task of skilling up hundreds of thousands of UK people in using AI technologies

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Google is trying to lock down Search, Chrome, and Android, but ultimately, you're the last line of defense.

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-scientists-recreate-deep-space-chemistry.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925753

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Article URL: https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/758.pdf

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Article URL: https://spritely.institute/news/announcing-spritely-oaken.html

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Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/bill-gates-give-away-fortune-by-2045-200bn-worlds-poorest-2025-05-08/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925735

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Just yesterday I tried to find examples of good high information density UIs... and seems to be an impossible task.

Search engines are full to the brim with vague articles repeating each other's talking points, and exception being this blog post by Matthew Ström: https://matthewstrom.com/writing/ui-density/

Image search is no better, with largely irrelevant results.

In the age when everything is spaced out and zoned out gray on gray, what are your go-to examples of UIs that pack a lot of info?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925732

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Article URL: https://twitter.com/wunderwuzzi23/status/1919752529748922674

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925725

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Hi HN,

I built REFER, a tool that helps people automatically share their referral codes where others are searching for them. It’s not a marketplace or a link tree—users just enter the codes they already have (for apps like Webull, Rakuten, Robinhood, etc.), and REFER distributes them for discoverability. The goal is to make it easier for people to earn from referral programs without constantly promoting links themselves.

Why I built it: I noticed a lot of folks—including creators and casual users—have valuable referral codes sitting unused. Most people either don’t know where to post them, or they end up buried in social media bios or YouTube descriptions. I wanted to make something that quietly works in the background to surface these codes without requiring extra effort or marketing.

I designed and built REFER solo. It uses Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, MongoDB, Stripe (for optional paid tiers), and Auth0 for authentication. All code is deployed on Vercel.

What's different: All codes are continuously re-shared over time, not just the newest or most active—everyone gets a fair chance at visibility.

It’s focused purely on automation and visibility—set it once and forget it.

There’s a free tier, and you can try it here: https://www.refer-app.com/. You do need to sign up to add codes, but I’d be happy to set up a demo or provide a walkthrough if there’s interest.

Happy to answer questions, share more technical details, or hear feedback (especially the critical kind).

Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43925714

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