The Brutalist Report - tech
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- U.S. to Withdraw 5k Troops from Germany, Pentagon Says [1d]
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- Visual Studio 2026 still ships the form designer Alan Cooper drew in 1987 [1d]
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- A Report on Burnout in Open Source Software Communities (2025) [pdf] [1d]
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- Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March [1d]
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- Credit Cards Are Vulnerable to Brute Force Kind Attacks [1d]
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- Ti-84 Evo [1d]
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- Show HN: Destiny – Claude Code's fortune Teller skill [1d]
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- Whimsical Animations Course Open House [1d]
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- Ubuntu servers taken offline by "sustained, cross-border attack" [1d]
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- Lib0xc: A set of C standard library-adjacent APIs for safer systems programming [1d]
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- A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia [1d]
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- City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Demo [1d]
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- It's Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We? [1d]
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- Show HN: AI CAD Harness [1d]
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- Show HN: My Private GitHub on Postgres [1d]
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- Artemis II Fault Tolerance [1d]
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- The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced [1d]
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- AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on [1d]
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- Understand Anything [1d]
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- Flock cameras keep telling police a man who doesn't have a warrant has a warrant [1d]
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- AI Uses Less Water Than the Public Thinks [1d]
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- The Gay Jailbreak Technique [1d]
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- DeepSeek V4–almost on the frontier, a fraction of the price [1d]
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- Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artists from AI [1d]
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- Apocalypse Early Warning System [1d]
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- Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests [1d]
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- Uber Torches 2026 AI Budget on Claude Code in Four Months [1d]
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- Using group theory to explore the space of positional encodings for attention [1d]
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- An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open [1d]
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- Confessions of a Millennial in Tech [1d]
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- Pro-Iran crew turns DDoS into shakedown as Ubuntu.com stays down [1d]
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- I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA [1d]
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- whohas – Command-line utility for cross-distro, cross-repository package search [1d]
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- Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026) [1d]
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- Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026) [1d]
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- GhostBox – disposable little machines from the Global Free Tier. [1d]
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- Telegraph and Politico owner says journalists must support Israel or resign [1d]
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- Sally McKee, who coined the term "the Memory Wall", has died [1d]
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- Embedded Rust or C Firmware? Lessons from an Industrial Microcontroller Use Case [2d]
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- Running Adobe's 1991 PostScript Interpreter in the Browser [2d]
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- A Letter from Dijkstra on APL [2d]
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- Show HN: Site Mogging [2d]
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- SpaceX rocket set for unintentional Moon landing – well, a piece of it anyway [2d]
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- Apple accidentally left Claude.md files Apple Support app [2d]
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- Apple accidentally left Claude.md files Apple Support app [2d]
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- Your Website Is Not for You [2d]
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- After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber [2d]
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- Show HN: Loopsy, a way for terminals and AI agents on different machines to talk [2d]
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- Git Your Freedom Back: A Beginner's Guide to Sourcehut (2025) [2d]
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- Show HN: Perfect Bluetooth MIDI for Windows [2d]
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- The Rotary Un-Smartphone [2d]
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- Advanced Quantization Algorithm for LLMs [2d]
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- Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables [2d]
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- When Dawkins met Claude – Could this AI be conscious? [2d]
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- Grok 4.3 [2d]
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- Our agent found a bug with WireGuard in Google Kubernetes Engine [2d]
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- Canonical/Ubuntu have been under DDoS for more than 15h [2d]
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- A more efficient implementation of Shor's algorithm [2d]
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- Meta's Big Tobacco PR Tactics [2d]
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- If I Could Make My Own GitHub [2d]
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- Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Months [2d]
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- U.S. Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live with Their Families [2d]
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- Your Biggest Vulnerability is your Shitty Compensation [2d]
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- Show HN: Winpodx – run Windows apps on Linux as native windows [2d]
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- OpenWarp [2d]
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- The Hearts of the Super Nintendo [2d]
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- ClawIRC – IRC Chat for Agents [2d]
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- $500M for Virtual Biology Initiative, Funded by Zuckerbergs [2d]
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- Waymo says it is continuing to "refine" its system preventing kids under 18 from riding alone, after adult riders reported new age-verification checks (Aarian Marshall/Wired) [1d]
- xAI launches Grok 4.3, featuring "always-on reasoning", 1M token context window, and low API pricing, and releases a voice cloning suite called Custom Voices (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) [1d]
- Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical have been down for more than a day, following a "sustained, cross-border attack" (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) [1d]
- Apple has stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini globally; Mac mini now starts at 512GB for $799 in the US (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors) [1d]
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issues new rules saying acting and writing must be performed by humans and not AI to be eligible for Oscars (Lisa Richwine/Reuters) [1d]
- Sources: Cerebras is seeking to raise as much as $4B in its IPO and is targeting a valuation of about $40B (Bloomberg) [1d]
- How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others (Taylor Lorenz/Wired) [1d]
- "Podslop" is flooding listening platforms like Spotify; Podcast Index: of ~11K new podcast feeds in a recent 9-day span, ~39% were likely for AI content shows (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Pushing back on AI job loss fears, AWS CEO Matt Garman says Amazon plans to hire 11,000 software engineering interns in 2026, a figure in line with recent years (Ben Shimkus/Business Insider) [1d]
- Some retail traders are training AI agents to buy and sell assets on their behalf, as exchanges like Polymarket and Bybit roll out agent-friendly interfaces (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg) [1d]
- The US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand publish guidance on orgs' use of agentic AI systems, saying many give AI more access than can be safely monitored (Greg Otto/CyberScoop) [1d]
- The gender gap in AI use may be a matter of visibility more than usage, as data suggests women face more judgment for using AI and are less likely to admit it (Issie Lapowsky/Bloomberg) [1d]
- The FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, where attackers hack freight brokers' accounts and dupe carriers; 2025 cargo theft losses in N. America rose 60% YoY (Pierluigi Paganini/Security Affairs) [1d]
- Meta acquires a startup Assured Robot Intelligence to bolster its robotics team, which is working on humanoid hardware and the underlying AI that powers it (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [1d]
- A bug in popular cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared software has reportedly been exploited since Feb.; CISA it gives a 9.8 CVSS score, tells agencies to patch by May 3 (Jonathan Greig/The Record) [1d]
- Experts say supply chain attacks compromised SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the PyPI package Lightning, in a campaign that calls itself Mini Shai-Hulud (Jessica Lyons/The Register) [1d]
- Fun, which builds fiat and crypto payment rails for platforms like Polymarket and Aave, raised a $72M Series A in January, co-led by Multicoin and SignalFire (Ben Weiss/Fortune) [1d]
- Sources: Coatue formed Next Frontier in 2025 to buy land for data centers; Next Frontier has a JV with neocloud Fluidstack that's raised $5.7B via junk bonds (Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- The US Navy awards Domino Data Lab a contract worth up to $100M for AI software that teaches underwater drones to identify new mines in the Strait of Hormuz (Mike Stone/Reuters) [1d]
- Sources: Peter Thiel's Founders Fund raised $6B for a fund to invest in later-stage companies, marking its largest haul ever; $4.5B comes from limited partners (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Tim Cook says that the Mac Studio and the Mac mini, used for AI and agentic tools, "may take several months to reach supply demand balance" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) [2d]
- Amazon launches "Join the chat", an AI-powered feature that allows users to ask questions about products and receive conversational audio responses in real time (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sources: the US DOD strikes agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, Reflection AI, and AWS to use their AI tools on classified military networks for "lawful" use (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Cloud computing provider Nebius agrees to buy Eigen AI, which optimizes the performance of chips running AI inference tasks, for $615M in stock and cash (Dina Bass/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Apple CFO Kevan Parekh says "the iPhone 17 family is now the most popular lineup in our history" and "we believe we gained market share during the quarter" (Michael Acton/Financial Times) [2d]
- China's EV makers are competing on in-car AI features; ByteDance says its Doubao AI is used in 7M+ cars across 145 models, including from Mercedes, Audi, and VW (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC) [2d]
- Researchers detail CopyFail, a now-patched Linux vulnerability that lets unprivileged users gain admin access, as many distributions have yet to add fixes (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) [2d]
- Sources: Huawei expects AI chip revenue to hit ~$12B in 2026, up 60% from $7.5B in 2025, as orders for its Ascend 950PR chip surge and Nvidia stalls in China (Zijing Wu/Financial Times) [2d]
- Musk v. Altman: OpenAI lawyers claim Shivon Zilis, a longtime Musk employee and mother to four of his children, acted as a covert liaison between him and OpenAI (Wired) [2d]
- The persistent notion that AI disruption could create a permanent underclass signals how much collateral damage AI companies might tolerate in pursuit of AGI (Jasmine Sun/New York Times) [2d]
- Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Dave McCormick introduce a bill banning members of the legislative and executive branches from trading on prediction markets (Jason Beeferman/Politico) [2d]
- Apple forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates and reports Q2 results above projections in China but below expectations in the Americas and Europe regions (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Intel shares jumped 114% in April, hitting a record on April 24 and lifting its market cap past $470B, closing out the chipmaker's best month on record (Katie Tarasov/CNBC) [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #1559) [1d]
- 3 swoon-worthy romantic movies to watch on HBO Max in May 2026 [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #1056) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #790) [1d]
- 'Beyond the financial risk, there are real public safety implications': Hackers crawled Canadian streets with SMS blasters, attacking every target in sight — causing 13 million network disruptions and hacking thousands of devices [1d]
- Apple’s Mac mini now has a higher starting price, as it discontinues the entry-level model and slides down to the mid-range [1d]
- I don't know if Vision Pro is alive or dead, but it is still the most sophisticated, powerful, and coolest hardware Apple ever built — and we can surely thank it for the glasses that will follow [1d]
- 'Tens of millions of Graviton cores': AWS scores huge coup as Meta 'buys' hundreds of thousands of CPUs and infrastructure, confirming Jeff Bezos' hyperscaler as the essential backbone of the agentic AI Era in a major blow to AMD and Intel ambitions [1d]
- Definitely not your usual EV: China begins sea trial for world's largest electric ship — Ning Yuan Dian Kun is longer than a football field, weighs 10,000 tons, and uses 10 container batteries with a total 19MWh capacity [1d]
- 'An accomplished smart speaker that ticks a lot of the right boxes' — the Echo Show 11 falls to a record-low price at Amazon [1d]
- Redditor builds a PC inside an old CRT monitor — it looks like an ancient iMac, but runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 100fps in 1440p [1d]
- 'Exactly one photon': European scientists have built the first block of a truly unhackable global quantum internet that can run on existing fiber networks — breaking what was once thought to be an impossible barrier to transmit identical light particles [1d]
- Rocket League has a new Easy Anti-Cheat addition, and it still works on the Steam Deck — it's about time for other game Devs to follow suit [1d]
- 3 thrilling new Netflix shows you shouldn't miss in May 2026 [1d]
- Russia orders Apple and Google to remove Important Stories, an investigative media app that works without a VPN — leaving Russians without a key source for accessing uncensored news [1d]
- Asus’s Intel Core i7-powered ROG Strix G16 is a high-performance laptop for creators and gamers — and it’s currently $100 off [1d]
- I saw Samsung's new mid-range OLED TV and its controversial Glare Free screen — and based on my first look, it could be a real challenger to the LG C6 [1d]
- 'Your duty is not yet done' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is so popular that it's getting another year of content [1d]
- This is not a drill: Terry Crews has come to Call of Duty [1d]
- 'The cost of cloud services and the cost of AI will also go down in the future, so we’ll try very hard to keep it for free': Coros' CEO on how the smartwatch maker is swerving subscriptions for now — avoiding another Garmin Connect+ disaster [1d]
- QR code phishing surges 146% as Microsoft detects and analyzes 8.3 billion phishing threats in Q1 2026 – attackers are changing tactics to bypass security [1d]
- Finally, Windows 11 desktop PC users can enjoy Xbox Mode — and Microsoft has a new gift for Ally X users [1d]
- Free-to-play mobile game The Division Resurgence is launching on PC in August as Ubisoft shares new roadmap details, but you can play it right now [1d]
- Someone found a Chinese retailer selling super-cheap CRT TVs, but don't get too excited, retro gaming fans — every new piece of information about them seems to reveal more mysteries [1d]
- FBI says hackers are making millions from stolen cargo - losses 'surged' to nearly $725 million in 2025 [1d]
- Apple is overhauling its Photos app with AI — because it has to [1d]
- Error in Medicare database exposes US healthcare providers Social Security numbers – Trump administration directory designed to modernize Medicare encounters another setback [1d]
- From 'encryption backdoor' to 'lawful access' — is a compromise between privacy, security, and law enforcement needs actually possible? [1d]
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (May 1) [1d]
- Connecticut lawmakers approve bill for cell phone ban in schools — but critics argue that having different rules for adults and students is ‘not good role modeling at all’ [2d]
- 'Straight out of a fairyland' — winner of the 11th DJI and SkyPixel photo and video contest stunned judges with 'unique and otherworldly landscape' to bag the grand prize in the $200,000 pot, and it was captured with a Mavic 3 Pro [2d]
- 21 tech deals from the Amazon bank holiday sale that I'd buy — laptops, smartwatches, games, and essentials from under £10 [2d]
- Zuckerberg blames Meta layoffs on AI costs, says “compute and infrastructure” and “people oriented things” are biggest financial drain right now [2d]
- 4 of the best Star Wars movies just dropped on a big Disney+ rival ahead of Star Wars Day 2026 — and one is rated higher than Return of the Jedi [2d]
- I asked ChatGPT to reimagine The Devil Wears Prada 2 ending based on the shocking Runway magazine AI twist in the sequel — and the results aren't as dreadful as you'd think [2d]
- Our LG C6 OLED TV tests are underway — here’s your chance to ask our experts anything [2d]
- 007 First Light art director says the limited edition Dualsense controller was inspired by a 'light' theme, not the inside of a gun barrel — 'What we were trying to do with that was reference more how the UI of the game feels' [2d]
- 'Verified By Spotify' is the music streamer's new way to help you avoid AI artists, but it doesn't go as far as I'd like — especially with Deezer, Qobuz and Apple Music making major anti-AI steps [2d]
- Don't be alarmed — this major Android Auto annoyance could be finally get fixed soon by Google after almost a decade [2d]
- 'A galaxy of new Star Wars games' and more are coming to Fortnite to celebrate Star Wars Day [2d]
- 'An hour of scan time is all it took': "Copy Fail" flaw impacts all Linux kernels released since 2017, so patch now or face the consequences [2d]
- 'A technical whack-a-mole:' Utah to become the first US state to target VPN users with controversial age verification law — and digital rights experts are furious [2d]
- Apple CEO warns about 'significantly higher memory costs' from June, so Mac fans are worried about price hikes [2d]
- Everyone’s switching from ChatGPT to Claude — but new tests say neither is the smartest free AI, and the real winner might surprise you [2d]
- 'Trust cannot be claimed. It needs to be earned through our actions': Microsoft thinks it's doing pretty well in helping European firms manage their data, despite sovereignty complaints [2d]
- ‘This is a real risk, we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence’ — the OpenAI trial took a dramatic turn as Elon Musk and Sam Altman faced off over AI’s real-world danger [2d]
- Unlocking science: building AI researchers can trust [2d]
- How to watch UCI Mountain Bike World Series 2026: Live stream cycling online from anywhere [2d]
- You heard right — NordVPN has rolled out an AI voice checker to protect you from audio deepfakes on Chrome [2d]
- AI tools have made vulnerability exploitation faster and easier [2d]
- Why governance is moving to the middleware layer [2d]
- The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra is tipped to ditch its predecessor’s 3x telephoto camera, fueling rumors of an iPhone-style redesign [2d]
- When stability became strategy: the post-upgrade enterprise [2d]
- 'The coming months are critical' — dev confirms Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy's release is 'almost here' [2d]
- Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we've tested for May 2026 [2d]
- 'Most AI in hiring today is making a bad system worse': Candidates are hitting back at employers using AI interviews - with many prepared to walk out [2d]
- We need a cybersecurity curriculum taught by hackers [2d]
- 'Organizations need to stop workarounds and regain control': Report finds many firms don't know what their workers are sharing with AI tools [2d]
- Cyber Essentials update could put your public sector contracts at risk [2d]
- The rising cost of technical debt in IT service management [2d]
- 007 First Light lets players blast enemies with a watch laser, shoot darts from a spy phone, and more — 'Pretty much all of our gadgets are usable in combat' developer says [2d]
- The best cheap Bluetooth speakers for summer — colorful, rugged, party-ready speakers from £24.99 [2d]
- Encryption breaking technology is now 20x cheaper and CEOs should be very worried [2d]
- 'Zombie Tech continues to haunt UK networks': Decade-old vulnerabilities fuel 67 million attacks, exposing outdated, insecure systems across organisations nationwide [2d]
- I've made thousands of pizzas for slice-loving customers, and the Gozney Arc Lite is a near-perfect pizza oven for beginners [2d]
- The Apple Watch SE 3 might be cheaper, but the Apple Watch 11 at its lowest price is the better buy right now [2d]
- 'Nearly 80 times cheaper than lithium': China is working on ultra affordable iron battery that can run 16 years without degrading — using one of the most abundant elements on Earth to store power and a water-based electrolyte system that cannot explode [2d]
- Google Photos' New AI Tool Will Help You Picture Yourself in All Your Clothes [1d]
- Does Your AI Agent Need a VPN? The Company Behind Norton and Avast Thinks So [1d]
- Driverless Cars Will Be Subject to Moving-Violation Tickets in California Soon [1d]
- LG's New Ultralight Gram Laptops Just Dropped (With Special Service Plan Pricing) [1d]
- Steve Wozniak Shows Off Dreame's Modular and Luxury Smartphones [1d]
- 14 Horror Movies You Really Need to Stream on HBO Max [1d]
- Oura Ring's Latest Updates Will Tell You More About Contraception and Menopause [1d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 2, #1056 [1d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 2, #1778 [1d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 2 #790 [1d]
- You Can Stream Certain Peacock Shows for Free on United Airlines Now [1d]
- Audible's New In-Person Bookstore Turns Browsing into a Listening Experience [1d]
- OpenAI Faces Lawsuits Over Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada [1d]
- Take Secure Wi-Fi Anywhere With a Pocket-Sized ASUS Mini Router [1d]
- Researchers Say This System of 7 Smart Rings Can Translate Sign Language [1d]
- Why Your Home Needs a Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router System [1d]
- F1 Is One of the Loudest Sports on Earth. This Is What Audiologists Recommend to Protect Your Hearing at the Miami Grand Prix [1d]
- T-Mobile vs. Verizon: Which Big Phone Carrier Works Best for You? [1d]
- I Tried Shark's Portable Stain Cleaner on My Cat's Worst Messes. It Works Like Magic [1d]
- What's New on Peacock in May? Catch the Kentucky Derby, a 'Summer House' Reunion and More [1d]
- I Was Packing Too Much Espresso. An Expert Explains the Ideal Amount for Each Shot [2d]
- Can AI Actually Help You Manage Your Study Time Effectively? [2d]
- Take It From a Farm Boy, These 5 Lawn-Mowing Mistakes Are Killing Your Grass [2d]
- Apple's Folding iPhone Stands Apart With This One Factor video [2d]
- Here's How Apple's Folding iPhone Could Stand Apart [2d]
- Apple Watch Series 11 vs. Ultra 3 and SE 3: Which Watch Is the Best Fit for You? [2d]
- Netflix in May 2026: New Shows from the Duffer Brothers, Tina Fey, Plus Live MMA and F1 [2d]
- Google Drive Full? Here Are Some Easy and Free Ways to Open Up Space [2d]
- Samsung's Galaxy Book 6 Ultra: Is This the MacBook Pro Alternative You're Looking For? video [2d]
- Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, May 1 [2d]
- Apple Expects 'Significantly Higher Memory Costs' to Impact iPhone, MacBook Neo [2d]
- Huawei Unveils Car That Can Project Movies With Its Headlights [2d]
- Clarity Act text lets crypto firms offer stablecoin rewards while shielding bank yield [1d]
- Bitcoin miner Riot's shares jump 8% after expanding AMD data center deal, signaling AI pivot [1d]
- Ethereum Foundation finalizes sale of 10,000 ether to BitMine as part of its treasury strategy [1d]
- Canadian pension giant AIMCo buys the dip in Strategy, now sitting on $69 million unrealized gain [1d]
- A new narrative for bitcoin that will last [1d]
- Tether posts $1.04 billion Q1 profit, reaches $8.23 billion reserve buffer [1d]
- AI agent forms its own company, gets ready to trade crypto [1d]
- Bitcoin takes another aim at $80,000 as stocks rise, oil drops on Iran optimism [1d]
- Institutional demand to drive bitcoin market cap to $16 trillion by 2030: Ark Invest [2d]
- CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bittensor (TAO) gains 5.5%, leading index higher [2d]
- Bitcoin bounces as big tech earnings fuel optimism; short-term pressures remain [2d]
- SBI Holdings eyes stake in crypto exchange Bitbank to build digital asset powerhouse [2d]
- Bitcoin ticks higher, but remains range-bound as traders keep short bias [2d]
- Bitcoin edges above $77,000, but institutional activity suggests downside hedging [2d]
- Bithumb scores a legal win in South Korea as six-month suspension is lifted by local judge [2d]
- Strategy keeps STRC dividend at 11.5% as stock logs first monthly gain in nine [2d]
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