Sunday, 24 May 2026
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It's time to talk about my writerdeck
Article URL: https://veronicaexplains.net/my-first-writerdeck/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48250144 Points: 108 # Comments: 68
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Texas woman arrested for Facebook post about town water quality
Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-woman-arrested-for-facebook-post-about-town-water-quality Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48249747 Points: 384 # Comments: 162
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SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.
Italy Cancels Boeing Pegasus Order, Shifting to Airbus A330 MRTT
Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/21/italy-moves-to-airbus-a330-tankers-in-major-nato-aligned-shift Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48248775 Points: 182 # Comments: 55
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Linux Mint Making Improvements To Its File Manager, Theme & Dialogs
The Linux Mint project today published their May 2026 status report to outline recent work done to this Ubuntu/Debian-based Linux platform and much of their focus in recent weeks on enhancements to their Cinnamon desktop environment...
Intel's Latest Round Of Open-Source Projects Ended: OBS Studio Plugin, CVE Binary Tool & More
With Intel having been one of the most dominant open-source contributors for years across the software ecosystem, months after they began sunsetting various software projects no longer aligned with today's Intel, they continue formally sunsetting/archiving different open-source projects...
Oura says it gets government demands for user data
Article URL: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/oura-says-it-gets-government-demands-for-user-data-will-it-share-how-many/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247876 Points: 222 # Comments: 133
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On The (2021)
Article URL: https://benmyers.dev/blog/on-the-dl/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247325 Points: 302 # Comments: 97
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The Art of Money Getting
Article URL: https://kk.org/cooltools/book-freak-210-the-art-of-money-getting/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247208 Points: 134 # Comments: 92
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80386 Microcode Disassembled
Article URL: https://www.reenigne.org/blog/80386-microcode-disassembled/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247004 Points: 189 # Comments: 34
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Making Deep Learning Go Brrrr from First Principles (2022)
Article URL: https://horace.io/brrr_intro.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48246889 Points: 130 # Comments: 46
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Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
"Two astronauts whose careers embody excellence, leadership, and service."
China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions
A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports.
Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, Fragnesia: The start of a worrisome Linux security trend
Or is it just life today, with AI constantly digging through code repositories in search of security holes?
AV2 Codec Looks Like It Will Be Officially Released Next Week
For years already AV2 has been in development as the successor to AV1 for this wonderful open-source, royalty-free video codec. While there was talk about releasing AV2 by the end of 2025, that didn't happen but now latest indicators are pointing toward its formal debut next week...
KDE Plasma 6.8 To Support System Monitor With Intel Xe, Plasma 6.7 Sees More Crash Fixes
KDE developers continue to be quite busy in preparing for next month's Plasma 6.7 stable desktop release due out in mid-June while also beginning more feature work toward Plasma 6.8...
More ASUS & HP Laptops See Platform Driver Support For Linux 7.1-rc5
This week's x86 platform driver fixes include not only a handful of bug fixes but also enabling some additional laptops within existing drivers for HP and ASUS devices...
DreamWorks' Open-Source MoonRay Renderer Now Part Of The Academy Software Foundation
Back in 2022 it was announced DreamWorks Animation was open-sourcing their MoonRay renderer that has been used in production feature films. It ended up being published as open-source in March 2023 as OpenMoonRay and since then has continued advancing with new feature releases and improvements. Now it's being contributed to the Academy Software Foundation as the newest project...
UK MPs slam digital ID rollout as a 'fiasco' after botched launch
Government's 'rushed' plans damaged public confidence before ministers had even explained how the system would work
The Virtual OS Museum opens its doors
A massive compilation of historic OSes and the emulators to run them
Rubish: A Unix shell written in pure Ruby
Article URL: https://github.com/amatsuda/rubish Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48245262 Points: 153 # Comments: 92
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FreeBSD 15.1-RC1 Released: Fixes With Now Seeing More AI-Discovered Security Issues
In addition to the recent influx of Linux security vulnerabilities affecting Linux, FreeBSD has also begun receiving security reports via AI/LLM-driven discovery tools. FreeBSD 15.1-RC1 is out today ahead of the planned official release in June and it brings a handful of security fixes out of this new AI-driven security research space...
GNOME Commander 2.0 Released Following Rewrite In Rust & GTK4
GNOME Commander, the orthodox file manager for the GNOME desktop that was inspired by Norton Commander, has been rewritten in the Rust programming language and also now using the GTK4 toolkit...
SpaceX launches Starship v3 rocket
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/spacex-successfully-launch... [video] Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242959 Points: 286 # Comments: 208
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Feds unwittingly leak pilots' pre-crash conversation
Release of spectrogram of cockpit recorder audio allows conversation recovery with 'emerging' decades-old tech
Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
"This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"
Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing
Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.
Minor edits to AI skills can make agents go rogue
Text is the new attack
Shipping a laptop to a refugee camp in Uganda
Article URL: https://notesbylex.com/shipping-a-laptop-to-a-refugee-camp-in-uganda Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241997 Points: 643 # Comments: 229
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Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says
https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/us-citizenship-... https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/PM-... [pdf] https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/2057817233200418837 , https://xcancel.com/DHSgov/status/2057817233200418837 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrpz4l1klgo https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/22/new-ru...
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A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets
Hey, Gemini, how much can we earn from one pump-and-dump cycle?
Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC's The View is a news show
FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."
Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio
Limping Llama model needs a crutch made of surveillance tools
US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.
Project Glasswing: An Initial Update
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/glasswing-initial-update Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48240419 Points: 515 # Comments: 302
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The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.
"There's a brighter future. All we need to do is take it."
Megalodon chums the waters in 5.5K+ GitHub repo poisonings
Will Jason Statham save us?
Linux 7.1 Merges AMD Dynamic EPP Fixes, Intel Bartlett Lake Scaling Fix
Merged today for Linux 7.1 was this week's power management fixes with a few notable fixes for both AMD and Intel platforms...
Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"
Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator.
Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu is ... fine
The plot is predictable, the fight scenes are meh, but you can't beat the charm of that little green Grogu.
Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption
Critics note a lack of factual support in lawsuit filed by US Senate candidate.
Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?
What went up cannot all come down (for museum display).
Marketer that claimed it could tap devices for ad targeting will pay $880K settlement
Two additional marketing companies will also pay $25,000 each.
Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid
The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that last year was an oddity.
Datacenter builders face an impossible quandary: Demand to the left of me, protests to the right
Wood Mackenzie analysts say bit barn operators are in a tough spot
Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
Trump delays AI safety testing EO, claiming it would be an innovation “blocker.”
OpenCL 3.1.1 Released To Address A Possible Performance Regression
Released earlier this month was the OpenCL 3.1 specification with a focus on enhancing AI and HPC workloads for this long-time Khronos specification. Out today is OpenCL 3.1.1 as a point release with an emphasis on addressing a possible performance regression of OpenCL 3.1...
The Steam Controller’s “drop-in” charger almost started a fire for this owner
Keep the charging puck’s exposed pins far away from anything metal.
As memory prices squeeze enterprise buyers, Lenovo laughs all the way to the bank
Switch to premium devices pays off as PC giant post record record, just don't ask about cheap laptops
Why Japanese companies do so many different things
Article URL: https://davidoks.blog/p/why-japanese-companies-do-so-many Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237163 Points: 827 # Comments: 385
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Media giant settles for $930k with FTC over allegations it lied about eavesdropping on conversations through smart devices
Cox Media Group allegedly sold a bogus AI-powered snoopfest service
NASA undertakes major reorganization to reduce bureaucracy and move faster
"It is imperative to concentrate resources towards the highest priority objectives."
systemd 261-rc1 Released With OS Installer, IMDS Subsystem & New storagectl
The first release candidate of systemd 261 is out today and it includes yet more features for this Linux init system and service manager...
Microsoft lets users exile floating Copilot button after interface rage
Listening to your customers? Who are you, and what have you done with Microsoft?
AI put "synthetic quotes" in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.
Steven Rosenbaum explains how inaccurate quotes got into his book The Future of Truth .
AT&T sues to ditch Cali copper phone lines to save billions
Telecoms giant files suit in Golden State so it doesn't have to maintain network it claims is hardly used
Linux Provides Better Performance With The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Over Windows 11
Last month with the new AMD Zen 5 "Dual Edition" 3D V-Cache CPU, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition showed great performance on Linux across a range of workloads. Curious if the operating system was playing into the greater benefit of Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 versus just the workloads tested, this article is looking at both the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 on Microsoft Windows 11 and…
Workday wants AI to punch in instead of having to hire new recruits
CEO eyes margin gains by keeping headcount flat – bold for a company selling HR software to employers
FBI warns Kali365 phishing kit is stealing Microsoft OAuth tokens at scale
MFA? No problem, says crimeware that tricks users into handing attackers the keys to M365
HP Panther Lake Systems Now Have Intel ISH Firmware For Linux
For those with a new Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" laptop from HP or considering one of these new systems, the Intel ISH firmware has now been upstreamed to linux-firmware.git for enhancing the out-of-the-box support...
ZTE Day Indonesia 2026 strengthens AI innovation and digital infrastructure collaboration to accelerate Indonesia's digital transformation
The annual tech showcase highlights next-gen AI, cloud, and future-ready ICT solutions while uniting ecosystem partners to build the foundation for the nation's AI era
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch with seconds to go
Not all bad news: Crypto billionaire signs up for a mission to Mars
ZTE unveils localized roadmap for Eurasia's digital future at GSMA M360 Eurasia 2026
Driving "affordable AI" through open ecosystems, anti-fragile infrastructure, and optimized TCO to empower local industries
First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged.
Doctors are angry and alarmed that preventive care could go the way of vaccines.
Outlook has an image problem
Microsoft says classic client may lose embedded pictures thanks to wrapping bug
Techie claims Trump Mobile website was leaking thousands of people's data
Customers' info potentially handed to anyone who could send an HTTP request
AMD PMC Linux Driver Preps For Zen 6 CPUs
The AMD SoC Power Management Controller Driver is the latest seeing patch activity now in preparing for next-gen Zen 6 processors...
Proposed Multi-Thread Parallel Compilation "MTPC" For LLVM Is Great News
A new proposal volleyed today among LLVM developers is for Multi-Thread Parallel Compilation "MTPC" for the ThinLTO link-time optimization code. This is great news for today's high core count CPUs when looking to compile very large LLVM modules...
Expanded Reset Support Coming For AMDGPU To Recover From More GPU Compute Hangs
A set of 42 patches were posted on Thursday for the AMDGPU kernel driver and associated AMDKFD compute driver code for enabling pipe reset capabilities for compute workloads...
Linux Sound Subsystem Also Seeing Many Fixes Driven By AI/LLMs
It's not only the Linux networking subsystem where many fixes have been appearing -- including several notable security fixes for local privilege escalation issues -- leading to "craziness" from AI / LLMs. The Linux sound subsystem has also been seeing an uptick in activity with many "assisted-by" patches coming about in recent weeks...
Today's Linux Networking Fixes: "Craziness Continues With No End In Sight"
Driven by AI/LLM bots like Shashiko uncovering new issues within the Linux kernel source tree, including various security vulnerabilities like Dirty Frag, the mailing list has been wild with bug reports and fixes. Today's networking fixes pull request for Linux 7.1 continues to highlight the ongoing craziness and fears that the worst may be yet to come...
CHUWI's $449 USD Wildcat Lake Laptop Should Work Fine With Linux
CHUWI this week announced their UniBook laptop as a ~$449 USD laptop that aims to compete with Apple's MacBook Neo. While shipping with Microsoft Windows 11, it should be Linux-friendly and we'll soon be putting it to the test at Phoronix...
Linux 7.2 To Enable SR-IOV Support For Intel Nova Lake's Xe3P Graphics
Open-source Intel software engineers today sent out their latest round of Xe kernel graphics driver updates to DRM-Next for queuing ahead of next month's Linux 7.2 merge window...
My two-part desk setup
Article URL: https://arslan.io/2025/11/18/my-two-part-desk-setup/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48214311 Points: 138 # Comments: 82
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sp.h: Fixing C by giving it a high quality, ultra portable standard library
Article URL: https://spader.zone/sp/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207043 Points: 151 # Comments: 147
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