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Eric Schmidt's AI pitch booed by University of Arizona graduates
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt drew sustained boos during a University of Arizona commencement speech when he framed artificial intelligence as the next great t
FBI Seeks Nationwide License Plate Reader Access, Procurement Docs Show
Procurement records reviewed by 404 Media reveal the FBI is pursuing a contract for nationwide access to automated license plate reader (ALPR) data. Such access
Files.md: A minimalist, local-first Markdown alternative to Obsidian
Files.md is an open-source personal knowledge management tool built around plain Markdown files stored locally, pitched as a deliberately stripped-down alternat
FTC hits Shutterstock with $35M penalty over dark-pattern subscription traps
Shutterstock has agreed to pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it ran its subscription business on deceptive terms for years. The agency found the st
Haiku OS boots on Apple M1 Macs, with rough edges
Haiku, the BeOS-inspired open-source operating system, has reached a milestone on Apple Silicon: it now boots to the desktop on an M1 MacBook Air, running bare
Hotkey-driven KVM: switching between Mac and Linux without leaving the keyboard
Alex Plescan rigs up a single-monitor, single-peripheral workflow for a MacBook and a Linux desktop using two ingredients: an MSI MPG 321URX monitor whose built
Hyperpolyglot Lisp: A Side-by-Side Reference for Four Lisp Dialects
A comparative reference sheet maps the syntax and semantics of Common Lisp, Racket, Clojure, and Emacs Lisp across dozens of categories, from compilation and RE
Iran launches Bitcoin-backed ship insurance for Hormuz transit
Iran has rolled out a shipping insurance product collateralized in Bitcoin, aimed at vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The move is a workaround to sidest
Jury rejects Musk's suit against OpenAI on statute-of-limitations grounds
A unanimous California jury sided with Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI, and Microsoft, finding that Elon Musk waited too long to sue over OpenAI's transition
kv4p HT: Open-source 1W ham radio that turns an Android phone into a transceiver
kv4p HT is a DIY 1-watt VHF or UHF radio module that plugs into an Android phone's USB-C port, converting it into a handheld ham transceiver. The hardware is bu
Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Hits npm Again, Compromising 314 Packages
A second wave of the self-propagating Shai-Hulud worm has torn through the npm registry, infecting 314 packages in a coordinated supply-chain attack. The malwar
Number Gacha strips the genre down to its core dopamine loop
A Show HN submission presents Number Gacha, a minimalist web project that reduces the gacha game format to its barest mechanic: pulling for numbers. By strippin