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Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube

Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.

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Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company

With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business.

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Microsoft hires the team of Sequoia-backed AI collaboration platform, Cove

AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down after its team joined Microsoft, with service ending April 1 and customer data set for deletion.

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Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack

Fintech company Marquis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that hackers stole their personal and financial information, including their Social Security numbers.

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Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools

A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for espionage and potentially to steal crypto.

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Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access June 15

Article URL: https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/meta-will-shut-down-vr-horizon-worlds-access-in-june-222028919.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47427214 Points: 12 # Comments: 1

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Machine Payments Protocol (MPP)

Article URL: https://stripe.com/blog/machine-payments-protocol Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426936 Points: 13 # Comments: 7

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Death to Scroll Fade

Article URL: https://dbushell.com/2026/01/09/death-to-scroll-fade/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426932 Points: 11 # Comments: 4

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Federal Cyber Experts Called Microsoft's Cloud "A Pile of Shit", yet Approved It

Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-cloud-fedramp-cybersecurity-government Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426057 Points: 143 # Comments: 64

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A ngrok-style secure tunnel server written in Rust and Open Source

Article URL: https://github.com/joaoh82/rustunnel Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47425918 Points: 26 # Comments: 6

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A Fuzzer for the Toy Optimizer

Article URL: https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/toy-fuzzer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47414112 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

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DOD says Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ make it an ‘unacceptable risk to national security’

The Defense Department said concerns that Anthropic might "attempt to disable its technology" during "warfighting operations" validate its decision to label the AI firm a supply chain risk.

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Mave Health aims to improve attention and mood with its brain-stimulating headset

Mave Health is listing the headset at $495 for pre-orders. It aims to ship devices to users in the U.S. and India in April 2026.

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Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.

On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.

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Aliens.gov ~ domain registered 17MAR2026

Article URL: https://whois.domaintools.com/aliens.gov Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47425680 Points: 36 # Comments: 20