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Newly created Polymarket accounts win big on well-timed Iran ceasefire bets

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/08/polymarket-trump-us-iran-ceasefire Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47698082 Points: 19 # Comments: 2

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Little Snitch for Linux – Because Nothing Else Came Close

Article URL: https://obdev.at/blog/little-snitch-for-linux/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697952 Points: 15 # Comments: 1

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Building a JavaScript runtime in one month

Article URL: https://themackabu.dev/blog/js-in-one-month Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697895 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

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LittleSnitch for Linux

Article URL: https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-linux/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697870 Points: 135 # Comments: 50

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I built a tool to let you export your X bookmarks and categorize them

Article URL: https://x-archive.netlify.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697679 Points: 8 # Comments: 1

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AI agent Poke makes setting up automations as easy as sending a text

Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.

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Trump admin makes sweeping request for medical records of federal workers

The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes.

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Automatic registration for US Military draft to begin in December

Article URL: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5822914-automatic-registration-military-draft/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697670 Points: 14 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Tired of logic in useEffect, I built a class-based React state manager

Article URL: https://thales.me/posts/why-i-built-snapstate/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47696760 Points: 9 # Comments: 15

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WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and are blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

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A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. "It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through," according to a witness.

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Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text

Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.

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Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.

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LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits

LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data.

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Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites

As the US and Israel's war has ramped up, so too have hacks on US industrial sites.