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USB for Software Developers: An introduction to writing userspace USB drivers
Article URL: https://werwolv.net/posts/usb_for_sw_devs/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695012 Points: 166 # Comments: 22
Expanding Swift's IDE Support
Article URL: https://swift.org/blog/expanding-swift-ide-support/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47694983 Points: 72 # Comments: 34
One item purchased, Ten emails
Article URL: https://joshghent.com/online-shopping/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47694093 Points: 22 # Comments: 3
Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
49 points, 13 comments on Hacker News
Show HN: Orange Juice – Small UX improvements that make HN much easier to read
Article URL: http://oj-hn.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47694036 Points: 10 # Comments: 1
Flashback to a time when government reports were works of art
3 points, 1 comments on Hacker News
New Chaos Variant Targets Misconfigured Cloud Deployments, Adds SOCKS Proxy
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant ofmalware called Chaosthat'scapable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet's targeting infrastructure. "Chaos malware is increasingly targeting misconfigured cloud deployments, expanding beyond its traditional focus on routers and edge devices," Darktrace said in a new report.
I've been waiting over a month for Anthropic to respond to my billing issue
Article URL: https://nickvecchioni.github.io/thoughts/2026/04/08/anthropic-support-doesnt-exist/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693679 Points: 256 # Comments: 133
Borrow-checking surprises
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Surelock: Deadlock-Free Mutexes for Rust
103 points, 29 comments on Hacker News
Understanding the Kalman Filter with a Simple Radar Example
Article URL: https://kalmanfilter.net Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693153 Points: 31 # Comments: 2
tailslayer: Library for reducing tail latency in RAM reads
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Claude Managed Agents
Article URL: https://claude.com/blog/claude-managed-agents Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693047 Points: 49 # Comments: 9
Show HN: TUI-use: Let AI agents control interactive terminal programs
Article URL: https://github.com/onesuper/tui-use Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47692661 Points: 11 # Comments: 13
GitHub Universe is back: We want you to take the stage
Get inspired by five of the most memorable, magical, and quirky Universe sessions to date. The post GitHub Universe is back: We want you to take the stage appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Masjesu Botnet Emerges as DDoS-for-Hire Service Targeting Global IoT Devices
Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the curtain on a stealthy botnet that's designed for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Called Masjesu, the botnet has been advertised via Telegram as a DDoS-for-hire service since it first surfaced in 2023. It's capable of targeting a wide range of IoT devices, such as routers and gateways, spanning multiple architectures. "Built for
Muse Spark – Meta Superintelligence Labs
https://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-spark-msl/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47692102 Points: 175 # Comments: 132
Muse Spark: Scaling Towards Personal Superintelligence
Article URL: https://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-spark-msl/?_fb_noscript=1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47692043 Points: 101 # Comments: 47
I Ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii
Article URL: https://bryankeller.github.io/2026/04/08/porting-mac-os-x-nintendo-wii.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47691730 Points: 526 # Comments: 103
Verifying human authorship with human.json
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What is RISC-V and why it matters to Canonical
87 points, 52 comments on Hacker News
Open source security at Astral
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On Vinyl Cache and Varnish Cache
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Show HN: Explore the Silk Roads through an interactive map
Article URL: https://www.intofarlands.com/silk-roads-map Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47691174 Points: 32 # Comments: 4
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690977 Points: 258 # Comments: 80
Show HN: Go-Bt: Minimalist Behavior Trees for Go
Hey HN, I just published v0.1.0 of go-bt and would love some feedback from the Go veterans here. Thanks in advance! Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690797 Points: 32 # Comments: 3
The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess
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The next phase of enterprise AI
OpenAI outlines the next phase of enterprise AI, as adoption accelerates across industries with Frontier, ChatGPT Enterprise, Codex, and company-wide AI agents.
APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies
The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX. "PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model (COM) hijacking, and legitimate cloud service abuse for command-and-control," Trend Micro
Where does all the milk go?
15 points, 7 comments on Hacker News
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