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sebastian_z

1,090 karmajoined 7 jaar geleden
Computer Science Professor at Wesleyan University

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40 Years of AVM/Fritz: From BTX Hobby Project to Router Icon

heise.de
1 points·by sebastian_z·gisteren·0 comments

Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in AI Systems

federalregister.gov
8 points·by sebastian_z·4 dagen geleden·1 comments

I Was a V.C. Partner. We Can't Let Silicon Valley Buy Democracy

nytimes.com
8 points·by sebastian_z·vorige maand·1 comments

Meta Launches 'Workforce Academy' to Train Workers to Build Data Centers

wsj.com
4 points·by sebastian_z·vorige maand·1 comments

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

regulations.gov
3 points·by sebastian_z·vorige maand·0 comments

SpaceX obtains right to buy AI startup Cursor for $60B

ft.com
1 points·by sebastian_z·3 maanden geleden·0 comments

DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email was hacked

arstechnica.com
264 points·by sebastian_z·4 maanden geleden·7 comments

Kash Patel Admits the FBI Is Buying Private Data on Americans

gizmodo.com
6 points·by sebastian_z·4 maanden geleden·0 comments

Philosoph Jürgen Habermas Gestorben

spiegel.de
153 points·by sebastian_z·4 maanden geleden·50 comments

Trump administration recruits tech bosses to train 'elite' government coders

ft.com
3 points·by sebastian_z·5 maanden geleden·1 comments

Attorney General Bonta Announces $2.75M Settlement with Disney

oag.ca.gov
3 points·by sebastian_z·5 maanden geleden·1 comments

Musk clips his Mars settlement ambition, aims for the moon instead

cnn.com
3 points·by sebastian_z·5 maanden geleden·1 comments

Artificial intelligence researchers hit by flood of 'slop'

ft.com
3 points·by sebastian_z·5 maanden geleden·0 comments

Ask HN: Is there a good open-source alternative to Adobe Acrobat?

9 points·by sebastian_z·6 maanden geleden·9 comments

Google introduces personalised shopping ads to AI tools

ft.com
2 points·by sebastian_z·6 maanden geleden·0 comments

EliteBoard G1a: HP hides mini-PC in the keyboard

heise.de
2 points·by sebastian_z·6 maanden geleden·0 comments

Legendary French Actress, Sex Symbol Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91

wsj.com
4 points·by sebastian_z·7 maanden geleden·2 comments

Workday project at Washington University hits $266M

theregister.com
89 points·by sebastian_z·7 maanden geleden·105 comments

Trump Says U.S. Will Allow Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Get 25% Cut

wsj.com
9 points·by sebastian_z·7 maanden geleden·1 comments

Four Top Contenders at Apple to Succeed Tim Cook

wsj.com
1 points·by sebastian_z·8 maanden geleden·0 comments

comments

sebastian_z
·5 maanden geleden·discuss
They are not comparable. The Waymo incident involved a child who ran out from behind an SUV and into the roadway, directly in front of the Waymo [1].

[1] https://www.fastcompany.com/91491273/waymo-vehicle-hit-a-chi....
sebastian_z
·5 maanden geleden·discuss
There is (was?) a bike shop in Pittsburgh, Kraynick's Bike Shop [1], where you could bring your bike and use their tools. It was nice, and I appreciate the DIY ethics and generosity.

[1] https://kraynicksbikeshop.weebly.com/
sebastian_z
·5 maanden geleden·discuss
A genuine question, what are the use cases for Tesla's Optimus robots? Are they consumer products that help with household chores, industrial robots for warehouses or manufacturing, a play toy, something else?
sebastian_z
·9 maanden geleden·discuss
California now has a law that requires browsers to have an opt-out setting (effective in 2027) [1]. So far, websites are required to respect opt outs via browser settings or extensions in California, Connecticut, and Colorado [2]. That is also the case for New Jersey [3].

[1] https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB566/2025.

[2] https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2025-press-releases/....

[3] https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp/Pages/NJ-Data-Privacy-....
sebastian_z
·9 maanden geleden·discuss
Here is an archived version: https://archive.ph/H2IKF
sebastian_z
·10 maanden geleden·discuss
I do not find it normal for a private company to seek affirmation from a president that a certain amount of investment is in line with what the president thinks that amount should be.
sebastian_z
·vorig jaar·discuss
Since I do not need it and kept accidentally enabling tab groups I looked for a way to turn it off. You can do so by setting browser.tabs.groups.enabled and browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled to false in about:config.