Show HN: Is AI hijacking your intent? Formal control algorithm to measure it
TL;DR An independent researcher submitted a white paper to the EU AI Office proposing the Judgment Transparency Principle (JTP) and…
One year after Google shut its VPN, I switched to Proton VPN — here’s why
TL;DR Google ended its standalone Google One VPN on June 20, 2024, though Pixel 8+ devices and Google Fi subscribers…
Will App Stores Start Demanding ID Checks? Lawmakers Push Age Gates
TL;DR Policymakers and activists are pushing for online age checks similar to showing ID offline, and app stores are a…
Gentoo Linux 2025 Review — Retrospective, Releases and Infrastructure Updates
TL;DR Gentoo published a year-end review covering developer additions, repository activity, infrastructure upgrades and a number of packaging and tooling…
Google warns against ‘bite-sized’ content chunking to boost search rank
TL;DR Google employees on the Search Off the Record podcast advised publishers not to break articles into tiny, chatbot-style chunks…
Iran Shuts Down Starlink Internet for the First Time — Forbes Report
TL;DR Forbes reported on January 11, 2026, that Iran has shut down Starlink internet service for the first time. The…
LLM poetry and the “greatness” question: Experiments by Gwern and Mercor
TL;DR A long-running observer of poetry and AI examines experiments by Gwern and the startup Mercor on whether large language…
Review: I tried the Xteink X4, a tiny magnetic e-reader that attaches to phones
TL;DR Mark Jansen tested the Xteink X4, a compact e-reader that magnetically mounts to phones and costs roughly $60 on…
Best Heat Protectant Sprays for Wet and Dry Hair — Tested Picks 2026
TL;DR A yearlong test of more than 50 heat-protection products produced a ranked list of sprays and creams for different…