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The physics of squeaking sneakers
Geometry of tread patterns determines frequency, so blocks were designed to play Star Wars music.
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Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win
Article URL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-backs-out-warners-deal-paramount-win-1236516763/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173583 Points: 43 # Comments: 16
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Anthropic says company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands
Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-pentagon-hegseth-dario-amodei-9b28dda41bdb52b6a378fa9fc80b8fda Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173559 Points: 35 # Comments: 8
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Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the Department of War
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173121 Points: 443 # Comments: 233
Hydroph0bia – fixed SecureBoot bypass for UEFI firmware from Insyde H2O (2025)
Article URL: https://coderush.me/hydroph0bia-part3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172730 Points: 16 # Comments: 1
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Smartphone Mkt to Decline 13% in '26, Largest Drop Ever Due to Memory Shortage
Article URL: https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/wwsmartphoneforecast4q25/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172664 Points: 123 # Comments: 117
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What does " 2>&1 " mean?
Article URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/818255/what-does-21-mean Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171233 Points: 76 # Comments: 58
OsmAnd's Faster Offline Navigation (2025)
Article URL: https://osmand.net/blog/fast-routing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170157 Points: 105 # Comments: 25
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Show HN: Deff – Side-by-side Git diff review in your terminal
deff is an interactive Rust TUI for reviewing git diffs side-by-side with syntax highlighting and added/deleted line tinting. It supports keyboard/mouse navigation, vim-style motions, in-diff search (/, n, N), per-file reviewed toggles, and both upst
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PayPal might not be looking to sell itself, report
PayPal may not be in talks to be acquired, sources have told Semafor, after a previous news report that Stripe was sniffing around.
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Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery
The deal paves the way for Form Energy to raise a new funding round before potentially going public next year.
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Memory shortage could cause the biggest dip in smartphone shipments in over a decade
IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year.
Layoffs at Block
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/block-laying-off-about-4000-... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/block-plans-to-lay-off-nea... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172119 Points: 64 # Comments: 40
America, and probably the world, stands on a precipice
Article URL: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/america-and-probably-the-world-stands Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171771 Points: 59 # Comments: 7
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Just-bash: Bash for Agents
Article URL: https://github.com/vercel-labs/just-bash Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47165648 Points: 97 # Comments: 54