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Revealed: UK's multibillion AI drive is built on 'phantom investments'

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47309811 Points: 22 # Comments: 2

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FreeBSD Capsicum vs. Linux Seccomp Process Sandboxing

Article URL: https://vivianvoss.net/blog/capsicum-vs-seccomp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308394 Points: 55 # Comments: 14

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No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026

Article URL: https://lists.iana.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/P6D36VZSZBUSSTSMZKFXKF4T4IXWN23P/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308059 Points: 23 # Comments: 5

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Flash media longevity testing – 6 years later

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1q6xnun/flash_media_longevity_testing_6_years_later/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47298553 Points: 21 # Comments: 2

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Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis

It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval to commercially operate its purpose-built AV.

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The 2027 Chevy Bolt is the McRib of the automotive world

TechCrunch drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and found that incremental improvements build on a solid basic recipe to deliver an affordable EV.

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Flipkart moves its headquarters back to India ahead of IPO

Flipkart's headquarters shift comes as the Walmart-backed e-commerce giant reaches about $30 billion in GMV.

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Chevrolet killed it then brought it back, now we drive it: The 2027 Bolt

Faster charging, more modern infotainment, and a new LFP battery are highlights.

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Reverse-engineering the UniFi inform protocol

Article URL: https://tamarack.cloud/blog/reverse-engineering-unifi-inform-protocol Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308278 Points: 8 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer

Agent Kanban has 4 main features: GitOps & team friendly kanban board integration inside VS Code Structured plan / todo / implement via @kanban commands Leverages your existing agent harness rather than trying to bundle a built in one .md task format

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Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)

Article URL: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/20/ireland-coal-free-ends-coal-power-generation-moneypoint/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307055 Points: 311 # Comments: 144

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FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale

Article URL: https://engineering.fb.com/2026/03/02/video-engineering/ffmpeg-at-meta-media-processing-at-scale/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305236 Points: 40 # Comments: 13

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Python's Lazy Imports: Why It Took Three Years and Two Attempts

Article URL: https://techlife.blog/posts/the-story-of-pythons-lazy-imports-why-it-took-three-years-and-two-attempts/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296635 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

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Ring’s Jamie Siminoff is still trying to calm privacy fears, but his answers may not help

The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.

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“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US

Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.