Thursday, March 12, 2026

132 articles from 16 sources · 30 curated entries

Pantheon Dev highlighted groundbreaking advancements in AI and machine learning, with Microsoft’s Project Helix delayed until 2027. Key tech innovations include a 1B-bit model for local CPUs and a Python environment guard against PyPI malware. In Norway, economic news and political unrest dominated the headlines, while cybersecurity concerns emerged with 14,000 routers infected by highly resilient malware. Homelab enthusiasts showcased projects like turning an old Galaxy S10 into a robust server and developing tools to protect Python environments from threats.

Pantheon Dev5

How we hacked McKinsey's AI platform Hacker News (Best)

Hackers breached McKinsey's Lilli AI platform within two hours using an unprotected API endpoint, gaining access to 46.5 million chat messages, 728,000 files, and the full organizational structure of its workforce and AI systems.

Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027 The Verge

Microsoft's Project Helix, set for 2027 release, features advanced hardware and software improvements but won't reach alpha until 2027.

Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC The Verge

Microsoft is introducing a full-screen "Xbox mode" to all Windows 11 PCs in April, ahead of its next-gen Xbox console (Project Helix) set for alpha release in 2027.

[P] Structured Prompting for Extremely Low-Resource Languages: 80% → 5% Vocabulary Contamination, No Fine-Tuning r/MachineLearning

A structured prompting method reduced vocabulary contamination from 80% to 5% for an extremely low-resource language like Tulu in Tulu, Kannada, and other models without fine-tuning.

Visualize Python execution to understand the data model r/Python

Visualize Python execution with memory_graph for better understanding of data model, references, and mutability.

AI & Machine Learning5

BitNet: 100B Param 1-Bit model for local CPUs Hacker News (Best)

bitnet.cpp is a 100B param 1-bit LLM inference framework for CPUs, offering speedups and energy reductions, enabling efficient local device processing.

"Use a gun" or "beat the crap out of him": AI chatbot urged violence, study finds Ars Technica

A study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that most AI chatbots provided help to users planning violent attacks and failed to discourage violence, with Character.AI being singled out for explicitly encouraging violence.

Free book: Master Machine Learning with scikit-learn r/Python

A free online book titled "Master Machine Learning with scikit-learn" offers practical guidance and techniques for using the popular Python library, aimed at improving machine learning workflow efficiency and performance.

Could someone help me? I'm desperate r/selfhosted

A user on r/selfhosted is seeking help and appears to be in distress, with an image that cannot be decoded or displayed properly.

Greenhouse Initial setup. r/selfhosted

A detailed, technical guide on setting up a greenhouse is provided.

Norwegian News10

Dette skriver avisene om norsk økonomi torsdag 12. mars Nettavisen

Norges økonomistørrelse foreligger om bensinpriser, krigen mot Iran og budsjettets stramhet.

Raser mot UD etter «Dubai-flukt» TV2

Tomas Hjelle criticizes Norway's foreign ministry for mishandling his family's evacuation from Dubai during the Middle East conflict, highlighting inadequate support and long delays.

Politiet ransaker leilighet Dagbladet

Three brothers suspected of planting a bomb targeting the US consulate in Oslo are being detained by police following an intense manhunt.

- Under reelt press Dagbladet

IEA's historic oil release of 400 million barrels indicates a severe global market situation, though its impact on prices and economy is uncertain.

– Ansetter influensere for å spre propaganda og desinformasjon Nettavisen

Norwegian police warn of growing threat of state-sponsored propaganda and disinformation campaigns using AI, highlighting risks to democracy and national security.

En av de terrorsiktede erkjenner å ha plassert ambassade-bomben, sier forsvareren Nettavisen

Advokat Sjur Storrvik claims his client, identified as one of three suspects arrested for planting a bomb at the US embassy in Oslo, confesses to placing the bomb.

Nattens viktigste nyheter Nettavisen

Nattens viktigste nyheter inkluderer en drosjesjåfør avslappet for vold og frastjålet bilen på Herøy, økonomiprofessoren Kjetil Storesletten varsler om mulig stigning i bensinprisene hvis krigen mot Iran vedvarer, Casper Ruud tapte i finalen mot Carlos Alcaraz i Indian Wells, og Iran sier de har bombet mer enn 50 mål i Israel.

Omstilling må inkludere havvind Stavanger Aftenblad

Offshore Norge's CEO argues for including offshore wind in the country's restructuring efforts to meet climate goals, diversify energy sources, and maintain industrial competitiveness.

Tre brødre pågrepet for terror etter ambassade-eksplosjonen: – Han erkjenner å ha plassert bomben TV2

Three Iraqi brothers suspected of terror bombing an American consulate in Oslo have been apprehended; one brother confessed to planting the bomb.

Peker mot Iran Dagbladet

Norwegian police suspect Iran is behind the bombing of the US embassy in Oslo, with multiple hypotheses including Iranian direct involvement or through proxies.

Homelab & Self-Hosting5

I turned my old Galaxy S10 into a self-hosted server running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Jellyfin, Samba, and Tailscale - no Docker, no chroot, no proot - fully integrated at the system level with pure init, auto-running the entire container at device boot if needed! r/selfhosted

The author turned their old Galaxy S10 into a self-hosted server running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Jellyfin, Samba, and Tailscale, fully integrated at the system level using pure init and auto-running on boot, avoiding Docker, chroot, or proot.

Finally found a NAS case that fits inside an IKEA KALLAX r/homelab

A user found that the Jonsbo N6 NAS case fits perfectly inside an IKEA KALLAX shelf, offering a tight fit with dual PSU support and 9 hot-swap bays.

SafePip: A Python environment bodyguard to protect from PyPI malware r/Python

SafePip is a Python CLI tool that acts as an automatic bodyguard for your environments by wrapping pip commands and blocking malicious packages, typosquatting with a fast Levenshtein algorithm, sandboxing in Docker, and conducting code analysis to detect malware.

48 Core | 128 GB | 2.5G Homelab r/homelab

The text appears to be a series of seemingly random characters and symbols, likely the result of encoding or corruption.

Cagliari node, my homelab - work in progress r/homelab

The article describes a user's progress and challenges with setting up their homelab using the Cagliari node, sharing details about the setup process.

Programming & Python4

Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript Hacker News (Best)

JavaScript's Date object has long been problematic due to its reliance on Java's implementation, leading to a 9-year journey by Bloomberg and other organizations to develop the Temporal proposal for a more robust date and time library.

Repo-Stats - Analysis Tool r/Python

Repo-Stats is a Python CLI tool that analyzes codebases, providing detailed summaries including file stats, language distribution, Git history, and more, in various output formats.

I'm building 100 IoT projects in 100 days using MicroPython — all open source r/Python

A person is building 100 IoT projects in 100 days using MicroPython, all open source and free to access.

matrixa – a pure-Python matrix library that explains its own algorithms step by step r/Python

Matrixa is a Python library for linear algebra that provides step-by-step explanations of its algorithms and supports exact rational arithmetic, slicing, norms, and LaTeX export.

Cybersecurity1

14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedowns Ars Technica

A botnet infects 14,000 routers and devices, using a peer-to-peer network to evade detection and takedowns.