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Gemini Flash 2.5, Imagen 4 and Veo 2 Chaining for Multi-modal Characters
Article URL: https://musings-mr.net/post/chaining-for-consistency-prompt-structured-data-image-video
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296377
Points: 1
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Years of inactivity in "Pay or OK" cases: noyb sues German DPAs
Article URL: https://noyb.eu/en/years-inactivity-pay-or-ok-cases-noyb-sues-german-dpas
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296376
Points: 3
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Air India: Is There a Safest Seat in a Plane Crash?
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/travel/safest-seat-airplane.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296373
Points: 1
# Comments: 1
Along the Green Line
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/series/along-the-green-line
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296245
Points: 1
# Comments: 0
MiniMax-M1, first open-weight, large-scale hybrid-attention reasoning model
Article URL: https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-M1
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296239
Points: 1
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BMW ConnectedDrive lets me control my returned rental car (Sixt)
Last week I rented a BMW from Sixt (Italy).
The default rental driver profile had Bluetooth disabled, so I created my own BMW ID, paired it with the car, removed the existing profile, and even triggered software updates.
When returning the car, I told the Sixt representative that I had linked my BMW ID — they assured me that the vehicle would be reset.
Today — just before deleting the “My BMW” app — I checked out of curiosity.
Surprise: I still had full remote access:
- live location tracking
- remote lock/unlock
- honking (hehe)
- turn lights on/off
At this point, the car was presumably already rented to someone else. I could track the new renter’s location and remotely interact with the car.
IMO, this exposes a serious security/privacy issue:
- BMW ConnectedDrive still had my account associated to the vehicle VIN
- Sixt’s reset procedure didn’t revoke my BMW ID access
I suspect this may not be limited to Sixt, but could affect other rental fleets using ConnectedDrive if proper backend disassociation isn’t done.
BMW allows fleet integrations via ConnectedDrive Fleet Services, but I wonder how many rental cars globally still have previous renters’ IDs attached.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296237
Points: 1
# Comments: 0
Is AI code sabotaging its own ROI case?
Article URL: https://leaddev.com/technical-direction/ai-code-sabotaging-own-roi-case
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296225
Points: 1
# Comments: 0
Save Our Wallets: Protect Your Right to Transact Freely
Article URL: https://saveourwallets.org/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296200
Points: 1
# Comments: 0
Slint 1.12 Released with WGPU Support, iOS Port, and Figma Variables Integration
Article URL: https://slint.dev/blog/slint-1.12-released
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296193
Points: 3
# Comments: 0
Making Complex Technical Concepts Click
Article URL: https://www.leadinginproduct.com/p/making-complex-technical-concepts-click
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296189
Points: 1
# Comments: 0
The Battle for Starbucks' Coffee-Making Crown
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/starbucks-baristas-competitition-coffee-championship-85fbfc05
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296165
Points: 1
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Show HN: Jan-nano, 4B agentic model that outperforms DeepSeek-v3-671B using MCP
We’ve been experimenting with how far a tiny model can go when it’s good at calling external tools - and have just released Jan-nano, a 4 B model trained for MCP.
Jan-nano: - tops DeepSeek-V3-671B on MCP tool-use (SimpleQA 80.7%) - handles live web search and multi-step deep research - runs fully on-device (≈4GB VRAM)
Tech notes
- Base: Qwen3-4B - Fine-tuning: DAPO - We're going to release the full technical report soon
Links
- Demo tweet: https://x.com/menloresearch/status/1934809407604576559 - Model + GGUF: https://huggingface.co/collections/Menlo/jan-nano-684f6ebfe9... - Jan Beta desktop (viewer/runner): https://jan.ai/docs/desktop/beta
How to try it:
- Install Jan Beta (macOS/Win/Linux): https://jan.ai/docs/desktop/beta - Go Jan Hub and download Jan-nano (onboarding steps help you to download it) - Get your free Serper API key to test deep research & real-time web search: https://serper.dev/ - Settings -> MCP -> paste your SERPER_API_KEY (gives the model web search access).
We’re testing Jan-nano inside Jan's beta (an open-source ChatGPT alternative). Feedback on both the model and the app is very welcome.
If setup feels clunky, follow us on X for a short walkthrough video (coming soon) or join our community chat.
- X: https://x.com/menloresearch - Discord: https://discord.gg/Exe46xPMbK
Huge credit to the Qwen team for the base model.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296141
Points: 2
# Comments: 0
VibeTunnel: Turn Any Browser into Your Mac's Terminal
Article URL: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/vibetunnel-turn-any-browser-into-your-mac-terminal
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296135
Points: 2
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Sound Static Data Race Verification for C: Is the Race Lost?
People wrecking the climate 140 years ago – we just lacked the tech to spot it
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01909-z
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296121
Points: 2
# Comments: 0
A different approach at liquid glass on the web
Article URL: https://specy.app/blog/posts/liquid-glass-in-the-web
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296098
Points: 2
# Comments: 1
Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200M 'frontier AI' pilot project
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/dod_openai_contract/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296087
Points: 12
# Comments: 4
Labubu Doll AI Generator
Article URL: https://monet.vision/photo-effects/labubu-doll
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296081
Points: 1
# Comments: 1
I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/trump-mobile-phone-preorder-fail/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296069
Points: 4
# Comments: 1