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The Thinking Plant's Man (2025)
35 points, 6 comments on Hacker News
Microsoft Edge stores all passwords in memory in clear text, even when unused
Article URL: https://twitter.com/L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N/status/2051308329880719730 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012735 Points: 285 # Comments: 111
Chevrolet Performance eCrate package (400v/200hp)
46 points, 21 comments on Hacker News
Phishing Campaign Hits 80+ Orgs Using SimpleHelp and ScreenConnect RMM Tools
An active phishing campaign has been observed targeting multiple vectors since at least April 2025, with legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a way to establish persistent remote access to compromised hosts. The activity, codenamed VENOMOUS#HELPER, has impacted over 80 organizations, most of which are in the U.S., according to Securonix. It shares overlaps with clusters
Offenders sentenced up to 10 years for spying on TSMC
Article URL: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2026/04/28/2003856358 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012477 Points: 86 # Comments: 5
37x Speedup in Lattice Boltzmann Cylinder Flow
26 points, 3 comments on Hacker News
Securing a DoD contractor: Finding a multi-tenant authorization vulnerability
Article URL: https://www.strix.ai/blog/how-strix-found-zero-auth-vulnerability-dod-backed-startup Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012162 Points: 135 # Comments: 61
Heat pump sales rise across Europe
Article URL: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/04/heat-pump-sales-rise-17-across-europe-in-q1-as-energy-prices-surge/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012003 Points: 161 # Comments: 82
“Kitten Space Agency”, a Spiritual Successor to “Kerbal Space Program” (2025)
Article URL: https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/kitten-space-agency-is-the-spiritual-successor-to-kerbal-space-program-and-they-have-an-ex-spacex-engineer-on-the-team-interview Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011980 Points: 107 # Comments: 37
Trillions in Retirement Dollars Flow into Opaque Trusts
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-03/trillions-in-us-retirement-dollars-flow-into-opaque-trusts-that-rival-etfs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011781 Points: 93 # Comments: 16
US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/us-healthcare-marketplaces-shared-citizenship-and-race-data-with-ad-tech-giants/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011689 Points: 352 # Comments: 123
Losing Skills
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Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to
Article URL: https://economist.com/by-invitation/2026/04/29/stop-big-tech-from-making-users-behave-in-ways-they-dont-want-to Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011603 Points: 180 # Comments: 118
The Visible Zorker: Zork 3
Article URL: https://eblong.com/infocom/visi/zork3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011440 Points: 29 # Comments: 1
I am worried about Bun
Article URL: https://wwj.dev/posts/i-am-worried-about-bun/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011184 Points: 308 # Comments: 210
Wolfenstein 3D for Gameboy Color on custom cartridge (2016)
10 points, 0 comments on Hacker News
THEC64 Handheld
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Progress Patches Critical MOVEit Automation Bug Enabling Authentication Bypass
Progress Software has released updates to address two security flaws in MOVEit Automation, including a critical bug that could result in an authentication bypass. MOVEit Automation (formerly Central) is a secure, server-based managed file transfer (MFT) solution used to schedule and automate file movement workflows in enterprise environments without requiring any custom scripts. The
RaTeX: KaTeX-compatible LaTeX rendering engine in pure Rust
90 points, 49 comments on Hacker News
GitHub Is Down
55 points, 11 comments on Hacker News
Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation
64 points, 90 comments on Hacker News
Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster
6 points, 5 comments on Hacker News
Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks
160 points, 149 comments on Hacker News
Dithering with CSS
12 points, 6 comments on Hacker News
1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'
83 points, 65 comments on Hacker News
I tracked 7,700 UK petrol stations every 10 minutes for 3 months
10 points, 5 comments on Hacker News
Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027
153 points, 120 comments on Hacker News
Register now for OpenClaw: After Hours @ GitHub
OpenClaw builders will gather at GitHub HQ during Microsoft Build 2026 for demos and conversations. Join in person, or watch the livestream on Twitch. The post Register now for OpenClaw: After Hours @ GitHub appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database
7 points, 3 comments on Hacker News
Cloudflare Processes 10M+ Daily Insights with New Security Overview Dashboard
Cloudflare has launched a Security Overview dashboard that consolidates security signals into prioritized action items. It surfaces millions of daily insights, helping teams identify and remediate critical risks faster. Built on distributed checkers and real-time event processing, it integrates analytics workflows to reduce investigation overhead and improve response efficiency. By Leela Kumili
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