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Why Edge stores your passwords in plaintext, according to Microsoft (zdnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lance Whitney | get Microsoft Edge Password Manager → | tags: microsoft edge, password manager, plaintext passwords

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DAEMON Tools trojanized in supply-chain attack to deploy backdoor (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-05 | get DAEMON Tools Backup Key → | tags: daemon tools, supply-chain attack, trojanized software

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Trojan abuses Microsoft Phone Link app to steal your passwords (zdnet.com)

2026-05-05 | by Charlie Osborne | get Microsoft Phone Link Security Kit → | tags: microsoft phone link, cloudz trojan, remote access trojan

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Using group theory to explore the space of positional encodings for attention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | get Group Theory for Positional Encodings → | tags: group theory, positional encodings, attention

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Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address (theverge.com)

2026-04-29 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Email Address Badge → | tags: xbox, microsoft, mojang

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A Comic Crossover Sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ Is Becoming a Movie (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-28 | tags: quentin tarantino, django unchained, zorro

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‘Shadow Lord’ Reminds Us Maul Is at His Best at His Lowest (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Star Wars Darth Maul Funko → | tags: shadow lord, maul, janix

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Ikea's New Blow-Up Chair Was Tested by Cats (wired.com)

2026-04-26 | by Jeremy White | get Inflatable Cat Chair → | tags: ikea, inflatable furniture, ps 2026

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EU Age Control: The trojan horse for digital IDs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get Digital ID Security Kit → | tags: digital ids, age control, trojan horse

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Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-25 | by Anthony Ha | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: data centers, maine, janet mills

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Maine governor vetoes bill that bans large new data centers — says legislature should’ve exempted one particular well-supported data center (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Jowi Morales | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: data centers, maine, janet mills

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Maine Governor Vetoes Data Center Moratorium Bill (slashdot.org)

2026-04-25 | get Smart Data Center Cooling → | tags: maine, janet mills, data centers

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Maine Governor Vetoes Bill to Temporarily Ban Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-24 | get Smart Data Center Cooling → | tags: maine, governor, data centers

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Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state (engadget.com)

2026-04-24 | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: maine data centers, janet mills, ld 713

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Meta is downsizing by about 10 percent (engadget.com)

2026-04-23 | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, janelle gale, artificial intelligence

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Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8k employees (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | by Amanda Silberling | get Meta Employee Desk Organizer → | tags: meta, metaverse, janelle gale

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Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-23 | by Amanda Silberling | get Meta Employee Desk Organizer → | tags: meta, metaverse, janelle gale

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Academics demand apology for scientist investigated for China ties but never charged (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-23 | by Udesky | get Academic Integrity Badge → | tags: nih, china initiative, jane ying wu

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On ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’, the Old Ways Aren’t as Over as They Seem (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: arrived, arrived shadow, big changes

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Jane Street Invests $1 Billion in CoreWeave (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-15 | get CoreWeave Cloud Computing Service → | tags: jane street, coreweave, ai cloud

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Backpacks got worse on purpose (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Keyana Sapp | get Tech Backpack Organizer → | tags: vf corporation, janport, north face

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Your Backpack Got Worse on Purpose (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Keyana Sapp | get Laptop Backpack with USB Charging → | tags: vf corporation, janport, north face

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First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-15 | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: maine legislature, data center, janet mills

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Maine Lawmakers Pass Ban on Large Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-15 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: maine, data centers, megawatts

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Psychological Research Finds Trump Supporters Are Not Doing Well (futurism.com)

2026-04-14 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: trump, social psychology, january 6

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Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | by Jordana Cepelewicz | get Ramanujan Mathematical Notebook → | tags: srinivasa ramanujan, g.h. hardy, singularities

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Maine Set To Become First State With Data Center Ban (slashdot.org)

2026-04-13 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: maine, data center, governor janet mills

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Squishy Photonic Switches Promise Fast Low-Power Logic (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-13 | by Velvet Wu | get Photonic Switch Kit → | tags: photonic switches, stimulated emission depletion, university of ljubljana

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Squishy Photonic Switches Promise Fast Low Power Logic (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-13 | by Velvet Wu | get Photonic Switch Kit → | tags: photonic switches, light manipulation, stimulated emission depletion

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Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-09 | by Al Landes | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: maine, data centers, bill ld 307