Hacker Newsroom for 03 May: Copilot Commit Trailers, Black Fan Versions, Flock Camera Privacy, Ask Com Shutdown

Hacker Newsroom for 03 May recaps major Hacker News stories, moving through copilot commit trailers, black fan versions, flock camera privacy, ask com shutdown. 1. Copilot Commit Trailers The next story is a VS Code pull request that made "Co-authored-by Copilot" appear in commits by default, even for people who did not actively use Copilot. The post says the setting was changed to enable AI co-author trailers automatically, which creates awkward surprise behavior and raises questions about consent, attribution, and user control. Story link Hacker News discussion 2. Black Fan Versions The next story is Noctua’s explanation of why black fan versions take so long, and the article says the delay comes from trying to keep the same low-noise performance, tight manufacturing tolerances, and long-term reliability while changing the color. It frames the problem as one of precision: even a small change in blade geometry or surface finish can affect noise, airflow, and consistency. Story link Hacker News discussion 3. Flock Camera Privacy The next story is a 404 Media article about Dunwoody, Georgia, where residents learned that Flock sales staff had accessed cameras in a children's gymnastics room, a playground, a school, a Jewish community center, and a pool to demo the company's surveillance tools. The article says the city renewed its contract anyway, even as Flock acknowledged the demo access and later said it would train employees to keep demos to more public locations. Story link Hacker News discussion 4. Ask Com Shutdown Ask. com has closed, ending a 25-year run that began with Ask Jeeves and its natural-language search pitch. Story link Hacker News discussion 5. NetHack Release The next story is NetHack 5. 0. Story link Hacker News discussion 6. Dav2d AV2 Decoder The next story is Dav2d, VideoLAN’s new AV2 decoder project, which says it is aiming to be small, portable, and the fastest decoder on every platform. The article is basically a repository announcement, but the hook is clear: it is the next-step successor to dav1d, built to keep video decoding fast as AV2 moves forward. Story link Hacker News discussion That's it for today, I hope this is going to help you build some cool things.