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4021.

New ransomware is so badly coded it destroys your files instead of holding them hostage (techspot.com)

2026-04-29 | get Ransomware Recovery Toolkit → | tags: check point, vect 2.0, ransomware

4022.

Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-29 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity Anti-Phishing Kit → | tags: sri lanka, hackers, business email compromise

4023.

Intel responds to MacBook Neo with 21% faster chip intended for similar devices (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-29 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: intel, macbook neo, wildcat lake

4024.

MacKenzie Scott says we underestimate the impact of small acts of kindness. Science agrees (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Kindness Journal Notebook → | tags: mackenzie scott, jeff bezos, philanthropy

4025.

Notepad++ Code Editor Comes to Mac After 20-Year Wait (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Tim Hardwick | get Sublime Text Editor → | tags: notepad++, scintilla, apple silicon

4026.

The Moto Razr and Razr Plus are victims of shrinkflation (theverge.com)

2026-04-29 | by Allison Johnson | get Moto Razr Smartphone Case → | tags: motorsola, razr plus, snapdragon 8s gen 3

4027.

Best Walking Pads for Working From Home (2026) (wired.com)

2026-04-29 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get WalkingPad A1 Pro → | tags: urevo, cyberpad, nordictrack

4028.

A key weapon in America’s ‘Golden Dome’ defense shield is taking shape (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Dome Security Camera System → | tags: army, navy, high-energy laser

4029.

Man Trapped in Dystopian Nightmare Thanks to AI Surveillance Cameras Flagging His Every Move (futurism.com)

2026-04-29 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Surveillance Camera System → | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, ai surveillance

4030.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna on his first job and the lessons he learned from it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get IBM ThinkPad Laptop → | tags: ibm, arvind krishna, university of illinois

4031.

‘The Damage Is Massive’: How the Justice Department Dismantled Its Voting Rights Section (wired.com)

2026-04-29 | by David Gilbert | get Voting Rights Act Book → | tags: justice department, voting rights act, voting section

4032.

The Justice Department Has Destroyed Its Voting Rights Section (wired.com)

2026-04-29 | by David Gilbert | get Voting Rights Advocacy Book → | tags: justice department, voting rights act, voting section

4033.

European police dismantles €50 million crypto investment fraud ring (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get Crypto Security Ledger → | tags: cryptocurrency, europol, albanian authorities

4034.

Dark Cloud Gathers as Bill Comes Due for AI Industry (futurism.com)

2026-04-29 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Ethics and Safety Book → | tags: github copilot, microsoft, ai credits

4035.

I’m tired of Verizon’s customer service, but is the grass any greener on the other side? (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: verizon, android authority, t-mobile

4036.

Have electric heat? Here’s how much you could save with heat pumps (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get EcoSmart Heat Pump Water Heater → | tags: heat pumps, electric resistance heat, power bills

4037.

Colby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100M to train its models for war: We visited its bootcamp (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-29 | by Tim Fernholz | get AI Training Bootcamp Kit → | tags: scout ai, fury, all-terrain vehicles

4038.

T-Mobile just killed your hopes for this MVNO dream team (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-29 | get T-Mobile Prepaid SIM Card → | tags: t-mobile, starlink, satellite

4039.

GitHub fixes RCE flaw that gave access to millions of private repos (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get GitHub Security Badge → | tags: github, git, github enterprise

4040.

Electric air taxis are finally taking flight — just not with passengers (theverge.com)

2026-04-29 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Electric Drone Delivery Kit → | tags: joby aviation, electric air taxi, faa certification

4041.

Is fun at work overrated? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Ergonomic Office Chair → | tags: roman galley, medieval serf, textile mill

4042.

Low-Compilation-Cost Register Allocation in LLVM-Based Binary Translation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get LLVM Register Allocation Guide → | tags: llvm, binary translation, register allocation

4043.

General Motors is adding Gemini to four million cars (theverge.com)

2026-04-29 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Tesla Model 3 Accessories → | tags: google, gemini, super cruise

4044.

Microsoft says backend change broke Teams Free chat and calls (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get Microsoft Teams Troubleshooting Kit → | tags: microsoft, teams free, backend change

4045.

Bugs Rust won't catch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Corrode Rust Consulting | get Rust Programming Language Book → | tags: rust, canonical, uutils

4046.

When the Internet Was a Place (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Nina Tarpley | get Vintage Dial-up Modem → | tags: internet, html, desktop

4047.

Competition between separated parental genomes in fertilized eggs aids development (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: parental genomes, fertilized eggs, development

4048.

Uncertain dynamic response of mid-latitude winter precipitation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Gu | get Weatherproof Winter Jacket → | tags: north atlantic jet, climate models, precipitation variability

4049.

Increase in wild animal consumption across Central Africa (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Bessone | get Wildlife Conservation Guidebook → | tags: wildmeat, central african republic, democratic republic of the congo

4050.

Reply to: Overestimating outsourced biodiversity loss may misguide policy (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Wiebe | get Environmental Policy Book → | tags: biodiversity, deforestation, madagascar