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Article URL: https://openai.com/index/sycophancy-in-gpt-4o/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840842

Points: 30

# Comments: 17

Hey HN,

I’ve been building Shortenr — a modern, all-in-one link tool designed for creators, marketers, crypto users, and privacy-focused users.

It includes: • End-to-End Encrypted File Sharing (client-side, using AES-256) • Smart Link Shortening (geo/device targeting, A/B tests, UTM builder) • Poll Links (gather user feedback from a short link) • One-Time & Expiring Links (perfect for stealthy content) • Link-in-Bio Pages with full analytics

Everything’s built with privacy in mind — even file uploads are never stored in plaintext, and most features work without needing an account.

I’m 15 and built this solo with TypeScript + Next.js + Prisma + PostgreSQL.

Try it here: https://shortenr.me Would love feedback, feature ideas, or brutal critique!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840840

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

My web hosting service renewed my subscription by charging my bank account through an expired debit card. Why do banks give payment processors such power? It’s ridiculous!

My leverage has always been to leave expired cards on file when I find it difficult to cancel a subscription. It's crazy that they can get around it.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840806

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

Article URL: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/4/9.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840802

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://kottke.org/25/04/0046733-this-is-fun-jacob-collier#comment-section

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840791

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

The new Switch update lets you loan out games for up to 14 days.

Article URL: https://cyberscoop.com/cybersecurity-vendors-are-under-attack-sentinelone-says/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840728

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/electronics-tariffs-china-price-shortages-53b3abb9

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840722

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Article URL: https://www.semafor.com/article/04/28/2025/jc-chandor-on-writing-margin-call-and-jeremy-irons

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840707

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.20998

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840703

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

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

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840675

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

• Why did a mysterious empty "inetpub" directory appear after April's Patch Tuesday?
• And what new Windows Update crashing hack did this also create?
• North Korea is now creating fake US companies to lure would-be employees.
• The "Inception" attack subverts all GPT conversational AIs.
• New information about data loss in unpowered SSD mass storage.
• Lots of terrific feedback from our listeners.
• How malware has taken to hiding inside the Windows Sandbox and what you can do to stop it

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Hi, my startup idea is horrible.

But I don't know why, so I'm asking for opinions. Please take a moment and hit me with your brutal honesty.

Here's the idea: 1. Scrape all competitor ads. 2. Automatically run them using a bot account. 3. See their real CTR.

There are already services that either collect competitor ads or run and optimize ads for you, so my twist was combining these into one streamlined workflow.

But lately, seeing the poor performance of ads and landing pages makes me doubt if anyone actually needs this...

Here's my landing page: https://torty.ai

My product is almost finished, so yeah, I'm getting pretty desperate.

That's why I'm here, asking for your brutal feedback: * What assumptions did I get totally wrong? * What should I do to fix this mess?

So, if you have any opinion please contact me to bbqc123@gmail.com. Please give me a chance to hear from you

Three quick things: 1. If you are okay with a zoom call, then we can do it for an hour(max) for $60. Sorry for the low compensation—I'm surviving on $3 sandwiches these days 2. I'm Korean and can't directly transfer cash to US bank accounts, but I'm happy to send an Amazon gift card as a thank-you instead! 3. If you're familiar with Semrush, let me know—I'm super curious about how you use it!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840606

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/white-house-blasts-amazon-over-tariff-cost-report-hostile-and-political-act.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840596

Points: 3

# Comments: 4

Article URL: https://www.laws-of-software.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840593

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://github.com/HaveAGitGat/Tdarr

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840587

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Article URL: https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/the-neuroscientist-searching-for-a-way-to-cure-comas/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840584

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02480-3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840581

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://proton.me/blog/quishing-qr-code-scams

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840580

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Article URL: https://github.com/EricLBuehler/mistral.rs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840578

Points: 1

# Comments: 1