6.7.25 | Tax code causing tech layoffs, Meta's invasive AI feed concerns, GitLab backup time reduced significantly
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The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
https://qz.com/tech-layoffs-tax-code-trump-section-174-microsoft-meta-1851783502
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44180533
Meta: Shut down your invasive AI Discover feed
https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns/meta-shut-down-your-invasive-ai-discover-feed-now/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44201872
How we decreased GitLab repo backup times from 48 hours to 41 minutes
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2025/06/05/how-we-decreased-gitlab-repo-backup-times-from-48-hours-to-41-minutes/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44201975
Researchers develop ‘transparent paper’ as alternative to plastics
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/science-nature/technology/20250605-259501/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44205282
A year of funded FreeBSD development
https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2025-06-06-A-year-of-funded-FreeBSD.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44204224
Falsehoods programmers believe about aviation
https://flightaware.engineering/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-aviation/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44205590
A masochist's guide to web development
https://sebastiano.tronto.net/blog/2025-06-06-webdev/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44200895
Odyc.js – A tiny JavaScript library for narrative games
https://odyc.dev
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44200866
The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Limitations of Reasoning LLMs [pdf]
https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44203562
Sandia turns on brain-like storage-free supercomputer
https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/06/06/sandia-turns-on-brain-like-storage-free-supercomputer/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44201812
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