Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

Introduction

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Today's Top 10 Stories on Hacker News

#1 — Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

Score: 585 points · Comments: 347 · Posted by: arkadiyt

Read full article: https://arkadiyt.com/2026/05/13/removing-the-modem-and-gps-from-my-rav4/

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#2 — First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5

Score: 248 points · Comments: 41 · Posted by: quadrige

Read full article: https://blog.calif.io/p/first-public-kernel-memory-corruption

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#3 — Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app

Score: 159 points · Comments: 70 · Posted by: mikeevans

Read full article: https://openai.com/index/work-with-codex-from-anywhere/

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#4 — RTX 5090 and M4 MacBook Air: Can It Game?

Score: 481 points · Comments: 133 · Posted by: allenleee

Read full article: https://scottjg.com/posts/2026-05-05-egpu-mac-gaming/

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#5 — New Nginx Exploit

Score: 286 points · Comments: 62 · Posted by: hetsaraiya

Read full article: https://github.com/DepthFirstDisclosures/Nginx-Rift

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#6 — Elevated error rates on Opus 4.7

Score: 19 points · Comments: 15 · Posted by: rob

Read full article: https://status.claude.com/incidents/8z7l5zcy0v3b

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#7 — Tesla Wall Connector bootloader bypasses the firmware downgrade ratchet

Score: 56 points · Comments: 17 · Posted by: p_stuart82

Read full article: https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications/exploiting-the-tesla-wall-connector-from-its-charge-port-connector-part-2-bypassing

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#8 — OVMS: Open source electric vehicle remote monitoring, diagnosis and control

Score: 30 points · Comments: 5 · Posted by: BHSPitMonkey

Read full article: https://www.openvehicles.com/home

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#9 — Porting 3D Movie Maker to Linux

Score: 72 points · Comments: 12 · Posted by: speckx

Read full article: https://benstoneonline.com/posts/porting-3d-movie-maker-to-linux/

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#10 — New arXiv policy: 1-year ban for hallucinated references

Score: 251 points · Comments: 80 · Posted by: gjuggler

Read full article: https://twitter.com/tdietterich/status/2055000956144935055

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About Hacker News

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Source: https://news.ycombinator.com
Updated: May 15, 2026