Man, you won't believe some of the stuff that popped up on Hacker News today. Had to give you a quick rundown.

Leaving Meta and PyTorch

First off, the guy who's like, a huge deal behind PyTorch, Soumith Chintala, is bailing on Meta. Big news, right? Someone in the comments, a long-time colleague, said Soumith always had this super clear vision for PyTorch. And get this, apparently PyTorch was partly inspired by some old Python library called Autograd back in 2015, which is kinda cool because JAX is like the direct successor to that. Oh, and someone else mentioned that new AI stuff like Llama.cpp isn't really doing anything PyTorch *can't* do design-wise, just making it smaller for deployment. You can check out his post here: Soumith's Blog

Meta's Scam Revenue

Then there's this wild one: Meta apparently projected 10% of its 2024 revenue came from scams and banned goods! Can you believe that? People in the comments were all over it, saying they've given up reporting scams on Facebook because Meta just doesn't care. And one person even pointed out that YouTube does similar stuff with deepfake ads, offering fake guaranteed deposits. Sketchy business all around. Here's the article: Sherwood News

YouTube's Windows 11 Bypass Ban

YouTube's being weird again. They're removing Windows 11 bypass tutorials, claiming 'Risk of Physical Harm.' Seriously? Like, how is bypassing Windows 11 gonna hurt you physically? People in the comments were just laughing, saying folks will just find those instructions elsewhere anyway. One guy even suggested just using Fedora KDE instead. Classic YouTube. Read about it here: It's FOSS News

Farmers' Almanac Saying Goodbye

This one's a bit of a sad farewell: The Farmers' Almanac is calling it quits. Kinda nostalgic, you know? But here's a funny bit from the comments: someone noticed that their 2026 cover seems to say it's a leap year, and it's not! You'd think they'd get that right, haha. Another comment was talking about how some local spots like barber shops and coffee shops are still important "hubs" even with all the internet stuff. Check out their farewell: Farmers' Almanac

Rockstar's Union-Busting Allegations

Big drama at Rockstar Games, the Grand Theft Auto people. An employee apparently shared an account of the company's union-busting efforts. Someone in the comments shared their own experience of being retaliated against for collective bargaining, saying it's illegal. And another person was just complaining about how awful Rockstar's game launchers are compared to Steam. Seems like a common theme with big game companies, eh? Here's the forum post: GTA Forums

Denmark's Social Media Ban for Kids

Denmark's going hardcore – their government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15. Pretty intense! One parent in the comments talked about how they manage their own kids' screen time with clear rules and time limits, which seems like a more hands-on approach. And someone else explained how digital ID systems could actually work for age verification without tracking everything you do, which is kinda neat. Article here: AP News

Vodafone Germany's Internet Shenanigans

Last one, sounds like Vodafone Germany is doing some shady stuff, apparently "killing the open internet" by messing with their peering connections. Basically, they're making internet speeds suck for some people by not connecting properly with other networks. Someone in the comments had a personal story about a "better ISP" that had awful peering for AI data, making it super slow. And apparently, Deutsche Telekom is also infamous for this kind of behavior. Just big companies being big companies, I guess. Read the full story here: Coffee.link

Anyway, that's the quick download for today! Talk soon!