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I Tried AI as a Stylist. It Was Surprisingly Fashionable

CNET Feed - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 8:00am
AI can save you time in finding clothes that might work with your style, and it can even make sure the items are mostly made from natural fibers.
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Our Expert Picks for the Best California King Mattresses for 2025

CNET Feed - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 8:00am
California king beds offer the perfect balance of length and luxury. We used our experience testing beds to round up the best California king mattresses you can buy.
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Show HN: Gemini 2 with unrestricted code execution

Hacker News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:46am

I recently experimented using Gemini 2 Flash and Gemini 2 Flash Thinking with unrestricted code execution in a local sandbox and open sourced the results: https://github.com/gradion-ai/freeact. Here's an example that uses Gemini 2 Flash Thinking as agent that acts via code, executed in a sandbox based on IPython and Docker: https://gist.github.com/krasserm/dcdae47f85ee9922e3284953d07...

Gemini's code execution environment is restricted to selected Python libraries like NumPy or SymPy and prevents the model from installing new packages, besides other limitations. While this may be useful for agentic applications in restricted environments, it may prevent agents from adapting to new environments, especially agents that write their actions in code (see CodeAct paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01030).

Has anyone else experimented with Gemini 2 as a CodeAct agent? I'd be particularly interested in hearing about approaches to unrestricted code execution.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864261

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New SLAP and FLOP CPU Attacks Expose Data From Apple Computers, Phones

Security Week - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:44am

New CPU side-channel attacks named SLAP and FLOP can be exploited to remotely steal data from Apple mobile and desktop devices. 

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VBR: Version Based Reclamation

Hacker News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:42am

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.13843

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864216

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Rewriting Waypipe in Rust

Hacker News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:39am
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Preserves: An Expressive Data Language

Hacker News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:30am

Article URL: https://preserves.dev/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864122

Points: 2

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Modelia

Hacker News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:23am

Article URL: https://modelia.ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864086

Points: 1

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Harriet (Tortoise)

Hacker News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:14am
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Aquabot Botnet Targeting Vulnerable Mitel Phones

Security Week - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:12am

The Mirai-based Aquabot botnet has been targeting a vulnerability in Mitel SIP phones for which a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists.

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