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Tuesday, 31 March 2026
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Law enforcement shuts down botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers
An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material.
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A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent
Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights.
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Tesla becomes a utility in the UK, setting up showdown with Octopus Energy
The new Tesla Energy Ventures division was approved by Ofgem to sell electricity directly to customers.
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Lucid announces midsize EV platform, says profitability lies with SUVs
Three smaller SUVs are in development, starting at under $50,000.
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Perplexity's "Personal Computer" brings its AI agents to the, uh, Personal Computer
Perplexity says AI access to your files is in "secure environment with clear safeguards."
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Centuries before the Inca, Peru's wealthy imported parrots from afar
The Inca Empire's system of roads were built on centuries-old trade routes.
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Apple's MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks
Neo is the first MacBook in a long time with an easily replaceable keyboard.
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Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
Steam maker says settling the case would be easier but would set a bad precedent.
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Rivian reveals pricing and trim details for its R2 SUV
The midsize AWD EV goes on sale this spring, single-motor versions in 2027.
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We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating.
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Scrt: A CLI secret manager for developers, sysadmins and DevOps
Article URL: https://github.com/loderunner/scrt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47354366 Points: 4 # Comments: 2
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Bubble Sorted Amen Break
Article URL: https://parametricavocado.itch.io/amen-sorting Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47354098 Points: 53 # Comments: 25
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Show HN: LogClaw – Open-source AI SRE that auto-creates tickets from logs
Hi HN, I'm Robel. I built LogClaw because I was tired of paying for Datadog and still waking up to pages that said "something is wrong" with no context. LogClaw is an open-source log intelligence platform that runs on Kubernetes. It ingests logs via
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Show HN: Understudy – Teach a desktop agent by demonstrating a task once
I built Understudy because a lot of real work still spans native desktop apps, browser tabs, terminals, and chat tools. Most current agents live in only one of those surfaces. Understudy is a local-first desktop agent runtime that can operate GUI app
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Converge (YC S23) Is Hiring a Founding Platform Engineer (NYC, Onsite)
Article URL: https://www.runconverge.com/careers/founding-platform-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47353904 Points: 0 # Comments: 0