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Princeton mandates proctoring in-person exams, upending 133 years of precedent (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-13 | get ProctorU Online Proctoring → | tags: committee, faculty, honor

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The crypto Clarity Act returns to the Senate this week. The banks are already trying to kill it. (theverge.com)

2026-05-13 | by Tina Nguyen | get Crypto Ledger Hardware Wallet → | tags: banks, clarity, clarity act

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US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-13 | by Zack Whittaker | get Canvas Data Security Kit → | tags: breach, committee, garbarino

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US govt seeks Instructure testimony on massive Canvas cyberattack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-12 | get Cybersecurity USB Flash Drive → | tags: bleepingcomputer, canvas, committee

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Apple launches monthly subscriptions with 12-month commitment on App Store, here’s how they work (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple App Store Subscription Card → | tags: app store, apple, ios 26.5

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Animal-testing alternatives will require a cultural change in research institutions (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-12 | by Jeffcoat | get In Vitro Cell Culture Kit → | tags: commitments, competing, competing interests

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Update on "Co-authored-by: Copilot" in commit messages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get GitHub Copilot Sticker → | tags: copilot, commit messages, github

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VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get GitHub Copilot Commit Assistant → | tags: visual studio code, copilot, git

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RFK Jr. appeals ruling that wiped out his vaccine advisory panel (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get RFK Jr. Vaccine Book → | tags: cdc, vaccine, rfk jr

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Is corporate sustainability dead? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Sustainable Tech Notebook → | tags: corporate sustainability, greenhushing, impact council

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HERMES.md in commit messages causes requests to route to extra usage billing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: hermes.md, commit messages, billing

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Patch applies fake diffs from commit messages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get Git Diff Patch Generator → | tags: github, git, patch

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Jujutsu megamerges for fun and profit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Box Set → | tags: git, merges, jujutsu

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Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance (wired.com)

2026-04-17 | by Dell Cameron | get NSA Surveillance Device → | tags: section 702, foreign intelligence surveillance act, house intelligence committee

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Git commands I run before reading any code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | by Ally Piechowski | get Git Cheat Sheet Poster → | tags: git, microsoft research, commit history

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The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | by Ally Piechowski | get Git Command Cheat Sheet → | tags: git, microsoft research, commit history

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UK intelligence censored report on global warming and homeland security (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | tags: joint intelligence committee, mi5, mi6

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Trans women athletes are banned from the Olympic Games starting in 2028 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-26 | get Olympic Sports Equipment Kit → | tags: transgender women, olympic games, international olympic committee

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Olympic Committee bars transgender athletes from women’s events (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-26 | get Transgender Sports Equality Pin → | tags: olympic committee, transgender athletes, women's events

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Trump's MAHA pick for surgeon general flounders amid GOP doubts (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-23 | tags: trump, casey means, senate health committee

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Consensus Board Game (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | get Consensus Party Game → | tags: paxos, consensus, committee

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Contextual commits – An open standard for capturing the why in Git history (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-12 | by Veselin Dimitrov | get Repository → | tags: git history, open standard, contextual commits

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The surprising whimsy of the Time Zone Database (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-07 | get Time Zone Database → | tags: iana time zone database, british columbia, double summer time

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The BBC Won’t Have a New ‘Doctor Who’ Star to Announce Until It Figures Out the Show’s Future (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-02 | get Doctor → | tags: actors, actors want, commitment

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Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-02 | get Rocket → | tags: spacex starship, nasa transition authorization act, senate commerce committee

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Federal data breach may be the biggest hack in US history (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | by Cassian Holt | get Cloud → | tags: citrix portal, senate finance committee, change healthcare

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Iowa farmers are leading the fight for repair (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | by Elizabeth Chamberlain | get Agricultural equipment → | tags: right to repair, john deere, iowa house agriculture committee

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TechCrunch Mobility: Waymo makes its defense (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-22 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Autonomous driving system → | tags: waymo, senate, commerce committee

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FreeCAD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get FreeCAD → | tags: able, able commit, choose

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AI Companies Bought Out All of Western Digital’s Hard Drives for 2026 Already (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get Western Drive → | tags: center, center demands, committed