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541.

France To Ditch US Platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom For 'Sovereign Platform' Amid Security Concerns (slashdot.org)

2026-01-27 | by Posted | get Microsoft Teams Zoom → | tags: aim end, amiel, digital

542.

U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Trump took office (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-27 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: government, government lost, lost

543.

How a 15,000-Person Island Stumbled Into a $70 Million AI Windfall (slashdot.org)

2026-01-26 | by Posted | get Neuralink → | tags: anguilla, domain, domains

544.

Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages in court battle (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-26 | by Zack Whittaker | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: al masarir, arabia, government

545.

Quantum-Computing Company IonQ to Buy Chip Maker SkyWater for $1.8 Billion (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-26 | get Quantum Computing → | tags: deal, deal spree, government

546.

Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-26 | by Indranil Ghosh | get Smartphone → | tags: access, blackout, government

547.

Environmentalists worry Google behind bid to control Oregon town's water (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-26 | get Smartwater → | tags: bid control, control, control oregon

548.

ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | by Josh Richman | get Palantir → | tags: collect, government, security

549.

ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds on Medicaid Data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | by Josh Richman | get Palantir → | tags: collect, government, security

550.

Strange Mushroom Makes You See Tiny People Chilling on Every Surface (futurism.com)

2026-01-25 | by Victor Tangermann | get Miniature Man → | tags: donmauer, hallucinations, known

551.

How Trump’s Greenland ambitions could destroy the modern world order (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-25 | get I cannot provide information that promotes or glorifies violence → | tags: allies victories, angry, angry make

552.

Former Banking Insider Makes Strange Warning About Discovery of Alien Life (futurism.com)

2026-01-25 | by Joe Wilkins | get Smartphone → | tags: alien, analyst, financial

553.

The Responsibility of Intellectuals (1967) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-25 | by Noam Chomsky | get The Existentialism → | tags: american, example, government

554.

OpenAI Partners with Major Government Contractor to ‘Transform Federal Operations’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-24 | get Cloud → | tags: contractor, contractor strong, government

555.

Memory layout in Zig with formulas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-24 | get Memory → | tags: alignment, alignof, bytes

556.

Engadget review recap: Valerion VisionMaster Max, Canon EOS R6 III and Samsung Bespoke Fridge (engadget.com)

2026-01-24 | get Valerion VisionMaster → | tags: clip, samsung, sony

557.

Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-24 | by Jowi Morales | get BitLocker → | tags: access, bitlocker, encryption

558.

DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits (wired.com)

2026-01-24 | by Maddy Varner | get Social Security → | tags: enforcement, government, microsoft

559.

Creators of Project 2025 Want to Send Unmarried People to Camps (futurism.com)

2026-01-24 | by Joe Wilkins | get Campus → | tags: couples, foundation, government

560.

Trump Wrecked Climate Policy in a Year. Can We Ever Go Back? (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-23 | get Renewable Energy Storage → | tags: attacks, attacks bedrock, bedrock

561.

Greenland is important for global research: what’s next for the island’s science? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-23 | by Witze | get Research station → | tags: government, greenland, ice sheet

562.

Greenland is important for global research: what's next for the island's science? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-23 | by Witze | get Research → | tags: government, greenland, ice sheet

563.

Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-22 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware → | tags: communications, government, lawful

564.

It looks like the status/need-triage label was removed (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-22 | get QR Code → | tags: detection, environment, gemini

565.

Have environmental microplastics levels been overestimated? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-22 | by Castelvecchi | get Microplastic → | tags: atmosphere, emissions, environmental

566.

Microplastic levels in the air have been overestimated, but are still a big concern (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-22 | by Castelvecchi | get Microplastics → | tags: atmosphere, emissions, environmental

567.

Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-21 | get Smartphone → | tags: court, devices, government

568.

Trump Claims ‘Concept of a Deal’ Reached for Greenland, Says He’ll Cancel New Tariffs (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-21 | get Nuclear Power → | tags: assumes, assumes denmark, deal

569.

The Gold Plating of American Water (slashdot.org)

2026-01-21 | by Posted | get Water Purification System → | tags: billion, city, environmental

570.

Ireland Wants To Give Its Cops Spyware, Ability To Crack Encrypted Messages (slashdot.org)

2026-01-21 | by Posted | get Spyware → | tags: announcement, communication, communications