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Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz

Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google's biggest acquisition in its history.

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What crackdown? Trump's EPA enforcement claims don't pass sniff test.

75% of the criminal cases closed last fiscal year originated before Trump took office.

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Don't lick that cold metal pole in winter—if you do, don't panic

Highest risk of part of tongue being torn off is with temps between -5° and -15° C (23° to 5 °F).

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Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule

A complex structure with multiple electrons is within reach of today's hardware.

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Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00756-w Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335676 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

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Whistleblower: DOGE member took Social Security data to new job

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/10/social-security-data-breach-doge-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335572 Points: 40 # Comments: 9

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The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient and growing

Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2420092122 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335349 Points: 7 # Comments: 0

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Lego's 0.002 mm Specification and Its Implications for Manufacturing (2025)

Article URL: https://www.thewave.engineer/articles.html/productivity/legos-0002mm-specification-and-its-implications-for-manufacturing-r120/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335237 Points: 44 # Comments: 19

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Microsoft BitNet: 100B Param 1-Bit model for local CPUs

Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47334694 Points: 97 # Comments: 57

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AI Agent Hacks McKinsey

Article URL: https://codewall.ai/blog/how-we-hacked-mckinseys-ai-platform Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47333627 Points: 31 # Comments: 8

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Zoox plans to put its robotaxis on the Uber app in Vegas this year

The purpose-built robotaxis will be available on Uber's app in Las Vegas this year, and Los Angeles next year, if Zoox gets the federal approval it's been seeking.

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Levels of Agentic Engineering

Article URL: https://www.bassimeledath.com/blog/levels-of-agentic-engineering Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47320614 Points: 211 # Comments: 95

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Health insurance startup Alan reaches €5B valuation

French health insurance startup Alan is now valued at €5 billion — approximately $5.83 billion, up from $4.5 billion in 2024.

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Anduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions

The deal could give Anduril a better shot at lucrative missile defense contracts through the "Golden Dome" system.

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AutoKernel: Autoresearch for GPU Kernels

Article URL: https://github.com/RightNow-AI/autokernel Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47332688 Points: 10 # Comments: 0