Oh, look! ๐Ÿค– Someone wrote a groundbreaking "study" that uses cutting-edge #tech to conclude... absolutely nothing. ๐Ÿš€ Just another classic case of #AI #futility where the only impact is on your browser settings. ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ”’
https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/ai-productivity-gains-are-10-not #Fails #Innovation #BrowserSettings #GroundbreakingStudy #HackerNews #ngated
AI productivity gains are 10%, not 10x

Preliminary data from our longitudinal AI impact study

Engineering Enablement
Ah, the riveting saga of 'Website Demands JavaScript' continues! ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ”’ In a shocking plot twist, the only thing standing between you and world-altering insights is a couple of browser settings.๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Because truly, who needs content when you can have the thrill of menu navigation? ๐Ÿ™ƒ
https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/dow-anthropic #WebsiteDemandsJavaScript #BrowserSettings #TechHumor #WebDevelopment #UserExperience #HackerNews #ngated
Iโ€™m glad the Anthropic fight is happening now

โ€œPreface to the highest stakes negotiations in history.โ€

Dwarkesh Podcast
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Oh, the irony! A billionaire showdown where Zuck "finishes" with Wang, but first, you must engage in the thrilling task of enabling #JavaScript and #cookies. ๐Ÿช Because nothing says cutting-edge tech like browser settings from the '90s! ๐Ÿ™„
https://www.idnfinancials.com/news/61918/zuckerberg-has-finished-with-alexandr-wang-worth-us14-billion #billionaireshowdown #ZuckvsWang #techirony #browsersettings #HackerNews #ngated
Zuckerberg has โ€œfinishedโ€ with Alexandr Wang, worth US$14 billion

Mark Zuckerberg strips power from Alexandr Wang, Metaโ€™s top-paid AI exec, via restructuring.

IDNFinancials
In today's thrilling episode of "Hey, Look, JavaScript Is Disabled," we learn that the future of AI is apparently blocked by your browser settings. ๐Ÿ˜†โœจ Meanwhile, X Corp. suggests you ditch your privacy for the sake of progressโ€”because who needs security when you have AI breakthroughs to read about? ๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿค–
https://twitter.com/i/status/2029620619743219811 #JavaScriptDisabled #AIPrivacy #BrowserSettings #TechHumor #XCorp #HackerNews #ngated
OpenAI (@OpenAI) on X

GPT-5.4 Thinking and GPT-5.4 Pro are rolling out now in ChatGPT. GPT-5.4 is also now available in the API and Codex. GPT-5.4 brings our advances in reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows into one frontier model.

X (formerly Twitter)
Ah, yes, the grand quest for scientific reform hinges on the Herculean task of enabling #JavaScript and #cookies. ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ”“ Clearly, the future of research has been stymied by our collective fear of browser settings. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ #TechBraveryFAIL
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-one-science-reform-we-can-all #TechReform #BrowserSettings #ResearchFuture #TechBravery #HackerNews #ngated
The one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to do

OR: the long overdue forest fire

Experimental History
๐ŸŽฉโœจ "Want to build a quantum computer? Just enable #JavaScript and cookies! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Because nothing screams 'cutting-edge technology' like fiddling with browser settings! ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ก"
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v19/24 #quantumcomputing #cookies #techhumor #browsersettings #cuttingedgetechnology #HackerNews #ngated
Ah yes, the pinnacle of modern technology: a website that can't outwit a toddler blocking cookies ๐Ÿช and #JavaScript ๐Ÿค–. Who knew the epic saga of Artificial Intelligence would boil down to a browser settings tutorial? ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”ง
https://www.grumpy-economist.com/p/refine #moderntechnology #AIcookies #toddlers #browsersettings #HackerNews #ngated
Refine

I recently tried refine, an AI tool for refining academic articles, developed by Yann Calvรณ Lรณpez and Ben Golub.

The Grumpy Economist
Oh, look! #Amazon, the benevolent overlord of online shopping, allegedly gets caught playing puppet master with prices. ๐Ÿ™„ But wait, before you dive into the juicy details, make sure your #cookies are fresh and JavaScript is enabledโ€”because, you know, the real #scandal is your browser settings! ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ”ง
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/amazon-busted-for-widespread-price #OnlineShopping #BrowserSettings #PriceManipulation #HackerNews #ngated
Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy

California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged Amazon led a price-fixing conspiracy of online retailers to inflate prices across the entire economy. And he's demanding an immediate halt.

BIG by Matt Stoller
Oh, how tantalizing! ๐Ÿค“ We've stumbled upon the secret to peak human performance, but alas, it requires the arcane art of enabling JavaScript and cookies. Because clearly, the path to becoming a superhuman lies in browser settings. ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ”ฎ
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adt7790 #JavaScriptCookies #SuperhumanPerformance #BrowserSettings #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
Ah, yes, the pinnacle of tech journalism: an earth-shattering revelation that turning on #JavaScript and #cookies might actually let you read an article. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ” Apparently, the secret to climbing the corporate ladder is hidden behind a browser setting. ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿค”
https://refactoring.fm/p/the-engineer-executive-translation #techjournalism #corporateclimb #browsersettings #HackerNews #ngated
The Engineer โ†’ Executive Translation Layer ๐Ÿ”€

A guest article by Anna Shipman

Refactoring