I’d wager everyone has a rehearsed response to what’s absolutely one of the world’s worst interview questions: “What’s your biggest weakness?” Whenever I’ve gotten it, I take a slow—even pensive—breath and rattle off my line: “I say no to myself too much.” I won’t lie. It’s a bit shameless—a def...
SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger, but Elon Musk says it's not a certainty.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says the SafePay ransomware gang has breached over 600 critical infrastructure organizations worldwide since 2024. [...]
Watchdog says Whitehall is too timid about taking stakes in British startups, leaving taxpayers at risk of missing out when they strike gold
A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.
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Article URL: https://rumple.github.io/blog/2026/10/20/asking-llm-for-confidence.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50176082 Points: 115 # Comments: 61
Some network operators like to wear belts and suspenders to keep their services up
Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.
Apple is looking for an experienced cellular modem systems engineer to help develop its next generation of cellular modems as the company transitions toward 6G. Here are the details. more…
A threat actor breached TeamUpdraft's website, a developer of popular WordPress backup and security plugins, potentially compromising UpdraftCentral connection keys that can send commands to connected websites. [...]
German-language dark comedy “Where’s Wanda?” is back on Apple TV, with the first episode of its second season now streaming. Here are the details. more…
Certificate authority eMudhra revoked eight compromised intermediate certificates after researchers found their private keys were so weak that anyone could recover them almost instantly and use them to forge trusted certificates for legitimate websites. [...]
YouTube appears to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, as reported by 9to5Google. At least two users on X have recently shared screenshots of the dislike button now being placed in the three-dots submenu, and a user on Reddit also shared an image of the dislike button being absent for...
A 1 kW wind turbine can help with your electric bill, but the wind determines how much.
Here's what your Apple Watch Ultra 4 action button can really do, from launching workouts and retracing routes to controlling smart home devices with one tap.
On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year alleging that her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, had sexually abused her throughout her childhood. As reported earlier by The Guardian, the judge wrote that over the past year, Ann had failed to appe...
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission of a judge.
Oura has updated its smart rings with new cardio fitness-related metrics, including VO2 Max estimates.