Hacker News with Generative AI: macOS

Fake AI video generators infect Windows, macOS with infostealers (bleepingcomputer.com)
Fake AI image and video generators infect Windows and macOS with the Lumma Stealer and AMOS information-stealing malware, used to steal credentials and cryptocurrency wallets from infected devices.
Cybersecurity, Malware, Windows, macOS, Stealing Credentials
10 points by sandwichsphinx 4 days ago | 5 comments
Why does the same font look better on macOS? (twitter.com)
macOS, Fonts, Design, User Interface
16 points by noleary 4 days ago | 8 comments
Ask HN: Is there a [blazing fast] alternative to homebrew for macOS yet? (ycombinator.com)
Is anyone out there working on it?
macOS, Homebrew, Software, Open Source
10 points by chanana 5 days ago | 17 comments
M4 Macs can't virtualise older macOS (eclecticlight.co)
If you’ve already got a new M4 Mac and tried to run a macOS virtual machine on it, then you might have been disappointed. It seems that M4 chips can’t virtualise any version of macOS before 13.4 Ventura. So before you trade in or pass on your M1, M2 or M3 Mac, if you need access to older VMs, you might like to check whether this affects you.
Mac, Virtualization, macOS, Apple Hardware
176 points by Brajeshwar 5 days ago | 158 comments
Run macOS in a Docker Container (github.com/dockur)
OSX (macOS) inside a Docker container.
Docker, macOS, Virtualization, Operating Systems
30 points by fultonb 6 days ago | 17 comments
macOS Sequoia "autocorrects" .sql extension to .sql.s (github.com/zed-industries)
Whenever I save a file a name it e.g. test.sql, zed saves it as test.sql.s without notifying me. I have no option to disable that behaviour. It doesn't matter wether I selected SQL syntax or not.
macOS, Software Bugs, Programming, File Extensions
6 points by ncts 7 days ago | 0 comments
The number given as % CPU in Activity Monitor (eclecticlight.co)
One of the most frequently quoted measurements in Activity Monitor is % CPU. When the fans blow, or a Mac becomes sluggish, it’s often the first figure to look at and wonder why that process is pulling over 100%.
macOS, Performance, Activity Monitor, Troubleshooting
147 points by Brajeshwar 12 days ago | 32 comments
Show HN: A macOS app and window activity tracker (pages.dev)
macOS, Productivity, Software, Tools
11 points by tk_ 13 days ago | 2 comments
Multiple new macOS sandbox escape vulnerabilities (jhftss.github.io)
In the macOS system, most processes are running in a restricted sandbox environment, whether they are Apple’s own services or third-party applications. Consequently, once an attacker gains Remote Code Execution (RCE) from these processes, their capabilities are constrained. The next step for the attacker is to circumvent the sandbox to gain enhanced execution capabilities and broader file access permissions.
Security, macOS, Vulnerabilities, Programming
581 points by transpute 13 days ago | 190 comments
Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities (weiyen.net)
Sometimes when I'm bored, I like to look at the list of macOS Bash commands. Here's some commands that I found interesting:
macOS, Command Line, Bash, Utilities
837 points by yen223 15 days ago | 232 comments
Show HN: Extract iMessage Attachments and Links into Organized Folders (github.com)
This script organizes extracted files and links into folders based on the contact or group conversation source from macOS's Messages app database (chat.db).
macOS, iMessage, Automation, Data Organization, Scripting
28 points by somefries 17 days ago | 7 comments
Show HN: I launched a super cheap and simple to use OCR tool for macOS (textcapture.app)
Ever tried to quickly copy and paste some text, only to realize it's unselectable or embedded in a video or image? That happens to me all the time!
macOS, OCR, Software, Productivity Tools
24 points by auden_pierce 17 days ago | 41 comments
Show HN: Replacicon – Create and customize app icons on macOS (replacicon.app)
Just updated to macOS 11 "Big Sur", macOS 12 "Monterey", or newer? You may have noticed some of the apps in your Dock look a bit inconsistent with the rest of the system.
macOS, App Icons, Customization, Design
41 points by simonp9 18 days ago | 18 comments
Apple Removes Ability to Run Unsigned Apps in macOS 15.1 (locals.com)
On Monday, October 28th, Apple released the macOS 15.1 update.  And, with that update, Apple has ratcheted up their war on "sideloading" by completely disabling the ability to run unsigned macOS software.
macOS, Security, Software Updates, Apple
38 points by TheRealDunkirk 18 days ago | 19 comments
VSCode high CPU usage issue affecting macOS (github.com/microsoft)
High cpu usage from unknown extension (likely NOT json) #232699
VSCode, macOS, Performance Issues, Debugging
6 points by nateb2022 18 days ago | 0 comments
Apple Forces the Signing of Applications in macOS Sequoia 15.1 (hackaday.com)
Many MacOS users are probably used by now to the annoyance that comes with unsigned applications, as they require a few extra steps to launch them.
Apple, macOS, Security, Operating Systems, Software
25 points by xethos 19 days ago | 8 comments
Apple Forces the Signing of Applications in macOS Sequoia 15.1 (hackaday.com)
Many MacOS users are probably used by now to the annoyance that comes with unsigned applications, as they require a few extra steps to launch them.
macOS, Security, Operating Systems, Apple
17 points by aragilar 19 days ago | 3 comments
Apple silently uploads your passwords and keeps them (lapcatsoftware.com)
This is a follow-up to my blog post macOS Sonoma silently enabled iCloud Keychain despite my precautions from five months ago. The TL;DR of that blog post is that when you have iCloud enabled but not iCloud Keychain, updating from Ventura to Sonoma causes iCloud Keychain to be silently enabled.
Privacy, Apple, Security, macOS
170 points by ingve 20 days ago | 127 comments
Show HN: Supercharge Your Mac (sindresorhus.com)
Improve your Mac experience with a bunch of useful functionality:
macOS, Productivity, Software, Tools
27 points by mofle 22 days ago | 20 comments
Tell HN: macOS Sequoia Preview app adds random passwords to PDFs upon Saving (ycombinator.com)
This bug was originally fixed but it's back again: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/436596/preview-automatically-password-protects-pdf-when-saving
macOS, Security, Bugs, PDF, Software
10 points by behnamoh 29 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat (github.com/huggingface)
HuggingChat macOS is a native chat interface designed specifically for macOS users, leveraging the power of open-source language models.
macOS, Chatbots, Open Source, Generative AI
108 points by archiv 29 days ago | 15 comments
Show HN: OVault – Simple and Local OTP Management for iOS/macOS (ovault.net)
Local-only OTP management app available on iOS/iPadOS/macOS.
Security, Mobile Apps, iOS, macOS, Open Source
24 points by deltaknight 30 days ago | 6 comments
Wine 9.20 (Dev) – Run Windows Applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS (winehq.org)
Wine, Linux, macOS, BSD, Solaris, Software, Open Source
7 points by neustradamus 30 days ago | 0 comments
Apple's macOS Sequoia lets you snap windows into position (theverge.com)
For many a year, Windows users have been dragging their program windows over to the borders of the screen to snap them into position, splitting the screen up evenly into halves or quarters. Now, with the rollout of macOS Sequoia, Mac users can do the same.
macOS, User Interface, Operating Systems, Apple, Productivity
40 points by thunderbong 32 days ago | 62 comments
Workaround Clang v15 AArch64 miscompile that affects parallel collection (github.com/cisco)
This patch avoids a miscompile using Clang v15 on macOS.
Programming, Compilers, macOS, Bug Fixes
70 points by gus_massa 35 days ago | 9 comments
Apple macOS 15 Sequoia is officially Unix (theregister.com)
Apple macOS 15 Sequoia appeared in mid-September and is an official, compliant version of UNIX™, but that may not mean exactly what you think.
Apple, macOS, Unix, Operating Systems, Technology
10 points by LorenDB 41 days ago | 2 comments
macOS defaults: a list of macOS defaults commands with demos (macos-defaults.com)
macOS, Command Line, System Customization, Programming
33 points by microflash 41 days ago | 2 comments
Upgrading Homebrew and avoiding the "failed to verify attestation" error (simonwillison.net)
I managed to get my Homebrew installation back into shape today. The first problem I was having is that it complained that macOS Sequoia was unsupported:
macOS, Homebrew, Software, Errors
50 points by chmaynard 42 days ago | 41 comments
macOS Crash with `UnixDatagram` (github.com/rust-lang)
macOS crash with UnixDatagram #131374
macOS, Programming, Bugs, Rust
11 points by todsacerdoti 44 days ago | 0 comments
Ardour 8.8 Released (ardour.org)
Ardour 8.8 is now available for Linux, Windows and macOS. Version 8.7 was only released a couple of weeks ago, but it turned out to have a couple of major issues that required a hot-fix. Along the way, several other nice improvements happened. Since this is not a typical bi-monthly release, we've prepended the changes to the release notes for version 8.7.
New Releases, Software, Music Production, Linux, macOS
51 points by voxadam 47 days ago | 8 comments