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Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants — here’s everywhere that’s been hit

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted.

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An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters

Shang Dynasty oracle bones and modern weather models feature in the same study.

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Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds

Nintendo may face pressure to share refunds with gamers who helped pay tariffs.

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Flexible feline spines shed light on "falling cat" problem

Falling cats in the study also seemed to show a marked preference for turning to the right.

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Uber reported to the state that I was fired for "annoying a coworker."

Article URL: https://anon-ex-uber.medium.com/uber-reported-to-the-state-that-i-was-fired-for-annoying-a-coworker-4ba7490cc0b8 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47314131 Points: 48 # Comments: 20

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The Most Beautiful Freezer in the World: Notes on Baking at the South Pole

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-most-beautiful-freezer-in-the-world Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47313934 Points: 6 # Comments: 1

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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is stepping down

https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-is-steppi... ( https://web.archive.org/web/20260309191134/https://www.wired... ) https://toni.org/2026/03/09/coming-off-the-bench-for-bluesky... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=473

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Durdraw – ANSI art editor for Unix-like systems

Article URL: https://durdraw.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47313721 Points: 8 # Comments: 2

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Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconstitutional

Article URL: https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-news-judge-rules-red-light-camera-tickets-unconstitutional Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47312090 Points: 125 # Comments: 201

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DARPA's new X-76

Article URL: https://www.darpa.mil/news/2026/darpa-new-x-76-speed-of-jet-freedom-of-helicopter Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311669 Points: 76 # Comments: 63

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Restoring a Sun SPARCstation IPX part 1: PSU and NVRAM (2020)

Article URL: https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/restoring-a-sun-sparcstation-ipx-part-1-psu-and-nvram Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310296 Points: 71 # Comments: 36

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Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier

Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.

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OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents

This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations.

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GM figured out how to navigate EV uncertainty with the Chevy Bolt

The 2027 Chevy Bolt might not be a groundbreaking new EV, but incremental improvements have made it better without inflating the price.

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Don't worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine "this year"

What part of "this year," exactly, is still anyone's guess.