Hacker News 100 10 months ago

Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional Link:

404 Media

Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional

Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.

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Hacker News 100 10 months ago

OpenAI is building a social network? Link:

The Verge

OpenAI is building a social network

ChatGPT versus X?

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OpenAI is building a social network? | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 10 months ago

DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication Link:

Google

DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication

Dolphin researchers are using Gemma and Google Pixel phones to try to decipher how dolphins talk to one another.

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Hacker News 100 10 months ago

The Steam Deck Is Software-Freedom Friendly Link:

Agnishom Chattopadhyay | the steam deck is not evil and thats why I like it

in an era where tech giants increasingly control our digital experiences, the Steam Deck stands as a beacon of user freedom

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Hacker News 100 10 months ago

The case against conversational interfaces Link:

julian.digital

The case against conversational interfaces

Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go "This is it! The next...

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The case against conversational interfaces | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 10 months ago

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases Link:

Ars Technica

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases

Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.

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Hacker News 100 11 months ago

Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-japanese-scientists-stem-cell-treatment.html Discussion:

Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 11 months ago

CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging "world free of fraud" sentenced for fraud Link:

Ars Technica

CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud

Prosecutors: Firm offering "300% more" fraud detection oversold revenue by 700%.

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CEO of Kubient sentenced for fraud | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 11 months ago

Dutch Parliament: Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options Link:

Time to ditch US tech services, says Dutch parliament

: Trump administration 'has made the call for tech sovereignty an urgent geopolitical issue'

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Hacker News 100 11 months ago

Hidden Messages in Emojis and Hacking the US Treasury Link:

Hidden Messages in Emojis and Hacking the US Treasury

On December 30th, while most of us were preparing for a New Year’s Eve celebration, the US Treasury was prepping a notice to lawmakers to notify ...

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Hacker News 100 11 months ago

GIMP 3.0 Released Link:

GIMP - GIMP 3.0 Released

Release notes for GIMP 3.0

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Hacker News 100 11 months ago

'Uber for nurses' exposes 86K+ medical records, PII via open S3 bucket Link: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/eshyft-report-breach/ Discussion:

'Uber for nurses' exposes 86K+ medical records, PII via open S3 bucket | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 11 months ago

Tailscale Is Pretty Useful Link:

Tailscale is pretty useful

It's probably old news for most, but I've recently started using Tailscale and wanted to share my experience with it.

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Tailscale is pretty useful | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 11 months ago

The top 10% owns 87% of the stocks Link:

A Wealth of Common Sense

The Top 10% - A Wealth of Common Sense

Wealth inequality is driving the economy.

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Hacker News 100 11 months ago

Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox Link:

Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox | The Mozilla Blog

UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make s...

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Hacker News 100 11 months ago

'Everybody is looking at their phones,' says man freed after 30 years in prison Link:

Sky News

'Everybody is looking at their phones,' says man freed after 30 years in prison | US News | Sky News

A steak dinner and visiting his mother's gravesite in Hawaii were among the first things Gordon Cordeiro did when he was released from prison ...

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Hacker News 100 0 years ago

Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks Link:

The eBook Reader

Amazon Now Openly Discloses You're Buying a License to View Kindle eBooks

Amazon recently changed the wording on their website when it comes to buying Kindle ebooks.

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Hacker News 100 0 years ago

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row Link:

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 0 years ago

Apple Debuts iPhone 16e Link:

Apple Newsroom

Apple debuts iPhone 16e: A powerful new member of the iPhone 16 family

Apple today announced iPhone 16e, a new addition to the iPhone 16 lineup that offers powerful capabilities at a more affordable price.

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Hacker News 100 1 year ago

Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov has died Link:

Eurogamer.net

Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov dies aged just 52

Half-Life 2 art director and Dishonored designer Viktor Antonov has died aged just 52.

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Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov has died | Hacker News