Faster Asin() Was Hiding in Plain Sight
Article URL: https://16bpp.net/blog/post/faster-asin-was-hiding-in-plain-sight/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47336111 Points: 87 # Comments: 34
Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/10/social-security-data-breach-doge-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335572 Points: 391 # Comments: 138
Hurricane Electric (HE.NET) IPv6 tunnelbroker page offline due to expired domain
Article URL: https://tunnelbroker.net Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335072 Points: 10 # Comments: 4
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Making WebAssembly a first-class language on the Web
Article URL: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first-class-language-on-the-web/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47331811 Points: 20 # Comments: 2
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Former Apple engineer raises $5M for a note-taking pendant that only records your voice
Taya is trying to address privacy concerns around note-taking wearables with its device that can be worn as a pendant and records only the user's voice.
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Canopii looks to succeed where past indoor farms have not
Canopii's robotic farms can autonomously grow 40,000 pounds of herbs and leafy greens a year while being the size of a basketball court.
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TikTok now lets Apple Music subscribers play full songs without leaving the app
TikTok, which is known for shaping music trends and viral songs, said the new feature is designed to make it easier to go from the moment of discovery to deeper listening.
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Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz
Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google's biggest acquisition in its history.
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What crackdown? Trump's EPA enforcement claims don't pass sniff test.
75% of the criminal cases closed last fiscal year originated before Trump took office.
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Don't lick that cold metal pole in winter—if you do, don't panic
Highest risk of part of tongue being torn off is with temps between -5° and -15° C (23° to 5 °F).
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Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule
A complex structure with multiple electrons is within reach of today's hardware.
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Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00756-w Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335676 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Whistleblower: DOGE member took Social Security data to new job
Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/10/social-security-data-breach-doge-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335572 Points: 40 # Comments: 9
The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient and growing
Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2420092122 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335349 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Lego's 0.002 mm Specification and Its Implications for Manufacturing (2025)
Article URL: https://www.thewave.engineer/articles.html/productivity/legos-0002mm-specification-and-its-implications-for-manufacturing-r120/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335237 Points: 44 # Comments: 19