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Thief of $90M in seized U.S.-controlled crypto is gov't contractor's son
web3isgoinggreat.com

Molly White - Two crypto thieves decided to settle an argument over who was wealthier by screensharing as they transferred crypto between wallets to prove ownership. In doing so, one of them — known online as "Lick" — revealed a wallet address that crypto sleuth zachxbt quickly tied to the theft of around $90 million from US government wallets containing seized crypto assets, including a $20 million theft zachxbt reported in Octob

Show HN: I wrapped the Zorks with an LLM
infocom.tambo.co
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TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin
bbc.com

Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and YouTube parent Google.

Parametric CAD in Rust
campedersen.com

import Image from 'next/image'; import plate from './plate.png'; import bracket from './bracket.png'; import mascot from './mascot.png'; import hub from './hub.

Time Station Emulator
github.com/kangtastic

Synchronize most radio-controlled ("atomic") clocks and watches using almost any phone or tablet - kangtastic/timestation

Ultraprocessed foods make up to 70% of the US food supply (2025)
cnn.com

Andrea Kane - Eating too much ultraprocessed food can be bad for us, yet they can be so hard to resist because they’re hyper-palatable. Here are 5 things to know to cut back.

Try text scaling support in Chrome Canary
joshtumath.uk
Ice Drives Unmarked Cars. This Public Database Tracks Their License Plates
theintercept.com

Noah Hurowitz - ICE is terrorizing communities in unmarked cars. These Pacific Northwest activists built a public database that tracks their license plates.

Lennart Poettering, Christian Brauner founded a new company
amutable.com

Amutable: A New Secure Foundation

U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Trump took office
science.org
Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them 'Physically Safe' from ICE
wired.com

Maxwell Zeff - A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.

Clawdbot Renames to Moltbot
github.com/moltbot
Prism
openai.com
Show HN: LemonSlice – Upgrade your voice agents to real-time video
news.ycombinator.com
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FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE
nbcnews.com
DHS: Critical ICE surveillance footage from abuse case was never recorded
404media.co

Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.

One Human and One Agent = One Browser from Scratch
simonwillison.net

Simon Willison - embedding-shapes was so infuriated by the hype around Cursor's FastRender browser project - thousands of parallel agents producing ~1.6 million lines of Rust - that they were inspired to take …

AI2: Open Coding Agents
allenai.org

SERA is the first in our family of Open Coding Agents, achieving state-of-the-art performance at low cost.

SoundCloud Data Breach Now on HaveIBeenPwned
haveibeenpwned.com

In December 2025, SoundCloud announced it had discovered unauthorised activity on its platform. The incident allowed an attacker to map publicly available SoundCloud profile data to email addresses for approximately 20% of its users. The impacted data included 30M unique email addresses, names, usernames, avatars, follower and following counts and, in some cases, the user’s country. The attackers later attempted to e

Management as AI superpower: Thriving in a world of agentic AI
oneusefulthing.org

Ethan Mollick - Thriving in a world of agents

OpenSSL: Stack buffer overflow in CMS AuthEnvelopedData parsing
openssl-library.org
A first look at Aperture by Tailscale (private alpha)
tailscale.com

Aperture is an AI gateway that doesn't get in the way of developers, and works with most AI tools.

Amazon to shut down Go and Fresh stores
cnn.com
430k-year-old well-preserved wooden tools are the oldest ever found
nytimes.com
Cloudflare claimed they implemented Matrix on Cloudflare workers. They didn't
tech.lgbt

Cloudflare just published a vibe coded blog post claiming they implemented Matrix on cloudflare workers. They didn't, their post and README is AI generated and the code doesn't do any of the core parts of matrix that make it secure and interoperable. Instead it's littered with 'TODO: Check authorisation' and similar https://blog.cloudflare.com/serverless-matrix-homeserver-workers/

Amazon closing its Fresh and Go stores
finance.yahoo.com

At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life.

Windows 11 January Update Breaks Notepad
winbuzzer.com

Markus Kasanmascheff - Microsoft's January 2026 security update has broken Windows 11 apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, introducing dual bugs affecting app launches and cloud storage

The age of Pump and Dump software
tautvilas.medium.com
Show HN: We Built the 1. EU-Sovereignty Audit for Websites
lightwaves.io
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Lightwaves - Free EU independence check for websites. Analyzes Google Fonts, Analytics, CDNs and more. Score from 0-100 for GDPR compliance.

TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues
cnn.com

Scottie Andrew - Some TikTok users are accusing the app of censorship after they attempted and failed to upload videos about ICE. TikTok says the ongoing glitches are related to a power outage.

Xfwl4 – The Roadmap for a Xfce Wayland Compositor
alexxcons.github.io
Ask HN: What's the Point Anymore?
news.ycombinator.com
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Show HN: One Human + One Agent = One Browser From Scratch in 20K LOC
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India and EU announce landmark trade deal
bbc.com

The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.

Ask HN: Books to learn 6502 ASM and the Apple II
news.ycombinator.com
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I made my own Git
tonystr.net
The C-Shaped Hole in Package Management
nesbitt.io

Andrew Nesbitt - System package managers and language package managers are solving different problems that happen to overlap in the middle.

Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after speaking out against ICE
pride.com

The shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents prompted celebs to speak out, and now they say they are paying the price.

We Do Not Support Opt-Out Forms (2025)
consciousdigital.org

Yoav Aviram - YourDigitalRights.org will continue supporting email-based requests exclusively. Our mission is to make data rights accessible to as many people as possible. Following our analysis, we believe that online forms introduce significant friction, deterring individuals from exercising their rights, particularly those who aren't technically sophisticated.

Is OpenAI Dead Yet?
isopenaideadyet.com

Tracking the demise of OpenAI. Is it dead yet? Check here to find out.

The state of Linux music players in 2026
crescentro.se

Reviewing Linux desktop music players in an escape from Spotify.

Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics abroad, leak reveals
bbc.com

A leak exposes for the first time the extent of Russia’s misuse of Interpol to request the arrest of critics.

France passes bill to ban social media use by under-15s
rte.ie

French politicians have passed a bill that will ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.

Doing the thing is doing the thing
softwaredesign.ing

Prakhar Gupta - Software Engineer, LITM

Kimi Released Kimi K2.5, Open-Source Visual SOTA-Agentic Model
kimi.com
A list of fun destinations for telnet
telnet.org

Telnet Admin - A list of fun destinations for telnet

Hacker News: Savage Edition
dosaygo-studio.github.io
Heathrow drops the liquids rule
flymag.com

John Cushma - London Heathrow has eliminated carry-on liquids limits, making airport security easier for all travelers from January 2026.

US administration to require app, social media, possibly DNA for travelers
infosec.exchange

We knew this was coming, but now the clock is running. From Privacy International: "Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP)." "If the proposed changes are adopted after the 60-day consultation, then millions of travellers to the U.S. will be forced to use a U.S. government

iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch
macrumors.com

Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 is available for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6, meaning Apple is continuing to support these devices for 13 and 12 years after launch, respectively. The iPhone 5s came out in September 2013, while the iPhone 6 launched i

TikTok removals up 150% following U.S. joint venture
cnbc.com
TikTok disallows DMs with the word "Epstein"
twitter.com
Y Combinator website no longer lists Canada as a country it invests in
betakit.com

Alex Riehl - Y Combinator has revised its standard deal terms to exclude Canada as a permitted site of investment, implying that Canadian startups aspiring to join will have to incorporate elsewhere.

You have to know how to drive the car
seangoedecke.com
Ask HN: Who do you follow via RSS feed?
news.ycombinator.com
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I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch data, then I called my doctor
msn.com
Toy implementations of the 30 foundational papers recommended by Ilya Sutskever
github.com/pageman

Sutskever 30 implementations inspired by https://papercode.vercel.app/ - pageman/sutskever-30-implementations

Judge order bars feds from altering or destroying evidence in Pretti shooting
mprnews.org
State of the Windows: What is going on with Windows 11?
ntdotdev.wordpress.com

Hi! Long time no see, huh? :) It’s been three years since my last State of the Windows article, which was about the inconsistencies in the Windows 11 user experience. Since then, Microsoft (a…

Refusing to Use Twitter
blog.korny.info

Korny Sietsma - I’ve completely stopped using Twitter (now called X) and I wanted to post something explaining why. I stopped posting or reading the feeds quite a while ago, but despite most people I know agreeing it’s a terrible place, friends persist in sharing X posts and I get lured in to reading them. But no more. If you send me a Twitter/X link, I’ll either ignore it or politely ask you to share the content another way; or fl

People who know the formula for WD-40
wsj.com
A few random notes from Claude coding quite a bit last few weeks
twitter.com
Two Twisty Shapes Resolve a Centuries-Old Topology Puzzle
quantamagazine.org

The Bonnet problem asks when just a bit of information is enough to uniquely identify a whole surface.

AI Lazyslop and Personal Responsibility
danielsada.tech

Daniel Sada - A love letter on owning AI generated code and the importance of personal accountability in code reviews

Dithering – Part 2: The Ordered Dithering
visualrambling.space

Understanding Threshold Map in Ordered Dithering.

ChatGPT Containers can now run bash, pip/npm install packages and download files
simonwillison.net

Simon Willison - One of my favourite features of ChatGPT is its ability to write and execute code in a container. This feature launched as ChatGPT Code Interpreter nearly three years ago, was …

When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype
theregister.com

Opinion: Autonomous agents may generate millions of lines of code, but shipping software is another matter

Show HN: TetrisBench – Gemini Flash reaches 66% win rate on Tetris against Opus
tetrisbench.com
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Notice of collective action lawsuit against Workday, Inc.
workdaycase.com

Workday Case Website

Godot 4.6 Release: It's all about your flow
godotengine.org

With the stability gained over the past five Godot 4 releases, it's time for polish and quality-of-life improvements for everyday development.

Show HN: Ourguide – OS wide task guidance system that shows you where to click
ourguide.ai
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Ourguide Team - Click-by-click guidance on your screen for any task. Step-by-step assistance for learning new software and completing any workflow.

Google Books removed all search functions for any books with previews
reddit.com/r/google
AI code and software craft
alexwennerberg.com
House of Lords Votes to Ban UK Children from Using Internet VPNs
ispreview.co.uk

Mark Jackson - Last week saw the House of Lords pass a vote that would, if approved by the Government, introduce an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (CWS

Fedora Asahi Remix is now working on Apple M3
bsky.app/profile/did:plc:okydh7e54e2nok65kjxdklvd

On Apple M3, a Linux KDE plasma desktop under Fedora Asahi Remix is now WORKING! Super excited to share this update and happy to answer any questions! Co-credits to noopwafel and Shiz. :)

JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back
nproject.io

JuiceSSH used to be the best SSH client available on Android until December 2025. Since then, the purchase made in 2019 is not recognized anymore, and the price went up by 20$. Some users complain in review that after buying it again, the application doesn't get activated. Support is unresponsive,

The Adolescence of Technology
darioamodei.com

Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI

DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
arstechnica.com

Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information.

The mountain that weighed the Earth
signoregalilei.com

Suppose you want to find out how much you weigh. It’s easy enough – get a scale, stand on it, and read the number. Now suppose you want to know how much the Earth weighs. You get out a scale and…hm…

Is It Time for a Nordic Nuke?
warontherocks.com

Grace Parcover - Moscow’s “Oreshnik” strike on January 9, 2026 is best understood as strategic signaling designed to shape what NATO will and will not do. Russia’s use of

Georgia leads push to ban datacenters used to power America's AI boom
theguardian.com

Southern state becoming ground zero in fight against rapid growth of facilities using huge amounts of energy and water

France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.
twitter.com
RIP Low-Code 2014-2025
zackliscio.com

Agentic coding presents an existential threat to a broad set of low-code tools.

What “The Best” Looks Like
kuril.in

A startup CTO's guide to what "the best" really means—how to spot non-obvious high performers and the traits that make early-stage teams win.

There is an AI code review bubble
greptile.com

Today everybody's doing AI code review. Here's how Greptile's viewpoint is differentiated - independence, autonomy, and feedback loops.

Qwen3-Max-Thinking
qwen.ai
Cop-assisted extortion of DWI arrestees in New Mexico include getting them drunk
reason.com

Jacob Sullum - A recent guilty plea reveals a new wrinkle in a long-running corruption scheme that involved bribing police officers to make drunk driving cases disappear.

Windows 11's Patch Tuesday nightmare gets worse
windowscentral.com

Microsoft has posted an online bulletin confirming that the company is investigating reports that state Windows 11's latest security update has rendered some PCs unbootable.

OracleGPT: Thought Experiment on an AI Powered Executive
senteguard.com
AI will not replace software engineers (hopefully)
medium.com
OSS ChatGPT WebUI – 530 Models, MCP, Tools, Gemini RAG, Image/Audio Gen
llmspy.org

Major release focused on extensibility, expanded provider support, and enhanced user experience.

Exactitude in Science – Borges (1946) [pdf]
kwarc.info
Television is 100 years old today
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com
Kubernetes Remote Code Execution via Nodes/Proxy Get Permission
grahamhelton.com

An authorization bypass in Kubernetes RBAC allows for nodes/proxy GET permissions to execute commands in any Pod in the cluster.

Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries
theguardian.com

Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month

Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability
apple.com

Apple today unveiled the new AirTag, now with an expanded finding range and a louder speaker.

Porting 100k lines from TypeScript to Rust using Claude Code in a month
blog.vjeux.com
After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand
atmoio.substack.com

Mo - Agents write units of changes that look good in isolation. They are consistent with themselves and your prompt. But respect for the whole, there is not.

Transfering Files with gRPC
kreya.app

Is transfering files with gRPC a good idea? Or should you still use REST? This blogpost compares the two technologies.

Vibe coding kills open source
arxiv.org

Generative AI is changing how software is produced and used. In vibe coding, an AI agent builds software by selecting and assembling open-source software (OSS), often without users directly reading documentation, reporting bugs, or otherwise engaging with maintainers. We study the equilibrium effects of vibe coding on the OSS ecosystem. We develop a model with endogenous entry and heterogeneous project quality in whi

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