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Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics

Article URL: https://news.umich.edu/nitrile-and-latex-gloves-may-cause-overestimation-of-microplastics-u-m-study-reveals/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561711 Points: 411 # Comments: 179

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Show HN: QuickBEAM – run JavaScript as supervised Erlang/OTP processes

QuickBEAM is a JavaScript runtime embedded inside the Erlang/OTP VM. If you’re building a full-stack app, JavaScript tends to leak in anyway — frontend, SSR, or third-party code. QuickBEAM runs that JavaScript inside OTP supervision trees. Each runti

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TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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Comparison shows audiophiles waste a lot of money

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/sound-cards/comparison-of-usd4-000-boutique-audio-cable-to-usd7-amazon-basics-cable-shows-audiophiles-waste-a-lot-of-money-scientific-audio-equipment-analysis-with-analyzer-shows-no-difference-i

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Stop Publishing Garbage Data, It's Embarrassing

Article URL: https://successfulsoftware.net/2026/03/29/stop-publishing-garbage-data-its-embarrassing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47564246 Points: 9 # Comments: 1

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Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/29/full-network-clitoral-nerves-mapped-out-first-time-women-pelvic-surgery Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47564245 Points: 9 # Comments: 1

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Figma's MCP Update Reflects a Larger Industry Shift

Article URL: https://metedata.substack.com/p/a-small-figma-update-and-a-big-signal Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47564159 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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App that shows real-time lightning on Earth is showing bombings in Middle East

Article URL: https://maps.blitzortung.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563921 Points: 15 # Comments: 0

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Say No to Palantir in Europe

Article URL: https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03-palantir-petition-EN Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563655 Points: 220 # Comments: 49

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Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/us/angela-lipps-ai-facial-recognition Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563384 Points: 84 # Comments: 39

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SXSW rebounds as a top networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs

SXSW made some changes this year, but some founders loved it all the same.

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Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC

Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?

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Show HN: 2.7KB Zig WASM – live globe showing executions at 300 CF edges

36 cities so far. Every visit lights up your dot. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563325 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

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TSA lines are so out of control that travelers are hiring line-sitters

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/03/28/tsa-line-sitters/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563007 Points: 28 # Comments: 16

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LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

https://ibb.co/fYQVfMWp https://ibb.co/MyTNnrGQ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561489 Points: 113 # Comments: 76