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2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing
The key is understanding how to conserve energy across a lap. Oh, and be reliable.
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Kuwaiti F/A-18's Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger by the Day
Article URL: https://www.twz.com/air/kuwaiti-f-a-18s-triple-friendly-fire-shootdown-gets-stranger-by-the-day Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310556 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
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The engine of Germany's wealth is blocking its future
Article URL: https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-engine-of-germanys-wealth-is-blocking-its-future Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310073 Points: 119 # Comments: 95
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Revealed: UK's multibillion AI drive is built on 'phantom investments'
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47309811 Points: 22 # Comments: 2
FreeBSD Capsicum vs. Linux Seccomp Process Sandboxing
Article URL: https://vivianvoss.net/blog/capsicum-vs-seccomp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308394 Points: 55 # Comments: 14
No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026
Article URL: https://lists.iana.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/P6D36VZSZBUSSTSMZKFXKF4T4IXWN23P/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308059 Points: 23 # Comments: 5
Flash media longevity testing – 6 years later
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1q6xnun/flash_media_longevity_testing_6_years_later/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47298553 Points: 21 # Comments: 2
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Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis
It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval to commercially operate its purpose-built AV.
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The 2027 Chevy Bolt is the McRib of the automotive world
TechCrunch drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and found that incremental improvements build on a solid basic recipe to deliver an affordable EV.
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Flipkart moves its headquarters back to India ahead of IPO
Flipkart's headquarters shift comes as the Walmart-backed e-commerce giant reaches about $30 billion in GMV.
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Chevrolet killed it then brought it back, now we drive it: The 2027 Bolt
Faster charging, more modern infotainment, and a new LFP battery are highlights.
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Reverse-engineering the UniFi inform protocol
Article URL: https://tamarack.cloud/blog/reverse-engineering-unifi-inform-protocol Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308278 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Show HN: VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer
Agent Kanban has 4 main features: GitOps & team friendly kanban board integration inside VS Code Structured plan / todo / implement via @kanban commands Leverages your existing agent harness rather than trying to bundle a built in one .md task format
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Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)
Article URL: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/20/ireland-coal-free-ends-coal-power-generation-moneypoint/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307055 Points: 311 # Comments: 144
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FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale
Article URL: https://engineering.fb.com/2026/03/02/video-engineering/ffmpeg-at-meta-media-processing-at-scale/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305236 Points: 40 # Comments: 13