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A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal details of their espionage campaign.

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Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports ‘record quarterly revenue’

This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.

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Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multi-modal data to AI labs

Wirestock has over 700,000 creators on its platform, which supplies photos, videos and 3D content to AI labs.

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Two weeks left: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27

Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K equity-free funding is running out. Deadline to apply is May 27. Apply now.

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Uber to open 2 campuses in India to support product development, operations

Uber plans to open two new engineering campuses with a capacity of nearly 10,000 people in India by the end of 2027.

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Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Niño

Ocean heat plus human-caused global warming is a grim recipe for deadly climate extremes.

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Motorola Razr Fold review: Fits neatly in your pocket but not your budget

The Razr Fold has a lot going for it, but like all foldables, it's wildly expensive.

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USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought

Article URL: https://www.agweb.com/news/usda-projects-smallest-us-wheat-harvest-1972-due-plains-drought Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48134993 Points: 90 # Comments: 61

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Claude Account Suspended Seconds After Purchase?

I literally created a new account, pressed submit on the credit card dialog, the purchase goes through and i get logged out. I try to log in, and it says I'm banned. I check my mail box and I see an email with an invoice and another that I'm in viola

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Computer Hobby Movement in Canada

Article URL: https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/exhibits/show/hobby_canada/hobby_canada Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48134743 Points: 36 # Comments: 1

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Sam Altman's Business Dealings Under GOP Scrutiny Ahead of OpenAI's IPO

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altmans-business-dealings-under-gop-scrutiny-ahead-of-openais-ipo-52c1cc4d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48134429 Points: 33 # Comments: 11

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The Siri for Families Apple Will Never Build

Article URL: https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/14/1220 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48134084 Points: 40 # Comments: 24

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The European Union backs Italy's right to make Meta pay for news

Article URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/the-eu-backs-italys-right-to-make-meta-pay-for-news/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48134014 Points: 34 # Comments: 18

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Myths about /dev/urandom (2014)

Article URL: https://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48133908 Points: 33 # Comments: 23

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Pipes, Forks, and Zombies

Article URL: https://cs61.seas.harvard.edu/wiki/2017/Shell3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48133493 Points: 10 # Comments: 2