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Princeton mandates proctoring for in-person exams, upending 133 year precedent

Article URL: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026/05/princeton-news-adpol-proctoring-in-person-examinations-passed-faculty-133-years-precedent Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126848 Points: 215 # Comments: 287

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Chess puzzle I found in my dad's old book

Article URL: https://ardoedo.it/kempelen/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48096760 Points: 60 # Comments: 20

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Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents

Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software.

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FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum

Approval is no surprise after FCC chair pressured EchoStar to sell licenses.

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Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA

Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us.

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Foiled plot tried to sneak 49 lbs of cocaine into Australia via Xerox printers

The drugs had an estimated worth of over $9 million USD.

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AI invades Princeton, where 30% of students cheat—but peers won't snitch

Old "honor code" systems are under strain.

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Tell HN: Dont use Claude Design, lost access to my projects after unsubscribing

I wanted to try codex after 5 months of claude code max subscription. And then I went back to my previous projects on claude design only to realize I don't have access to them anymore. This is a first. I never lost access to any of my past sessions b

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Medicare's new payment model is built for AI. Most of the tech world has no idea

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/medicares-new-payment-model-is-built-for-ai-and-most-of-the-tech-world-has-no-idea/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127815 Points: 9 # Comments: 2

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Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/929091/meta-ai-threads-account-block Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126981 Points: 40 # Comments: 11

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In-person examinations at Princeton will be proctored starting July 1

Article URL: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026/05/princeton-news-adpol-proctoring-in-person-examinations-passed-faculty-133-years-precedent Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126848 Points: 159 # Comments: 207

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Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center

Gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company's use of "mobile" gas turbines as power plants.

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Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are

The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity.

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The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"

The type of bar matters when it comes to how it bends and recoils, but why is still a mystery.

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NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain

"NASA also is defining the concept of operations for the mission."