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811.

Towards a secure peer-to-peer app platform for Clan (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-23 | get Blockchain → | tags: apps, host, linux

812.

Legacy AMD GPUs receive 30% performance boost in Linux with new drivers — latest kernel update finally drops obsolete Radeon graphics driver after more than two decades (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-23 | by Zhiye Liu | get GPU → | tags: cards, driver, graphics

813.

Stop Slopware (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-23 | get E-commerce platform → | tags: better, fine, project

814.

Microsoft rolls out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-23 | get BitLocker → | tags: accelerated, bitlocker, hardware

815.

WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-23 | get GitHub Vulnerability Exploit → | tags: arbitrary, exploits, kaspersky

816.

Grab this snappy gaming PC with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 and 32GB of RAM right now for under $1,000 — 1080p-capable ABS rig also has 1TB of storage (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-23 | by Ben Stockton | get Gaming PC → | tags: deals, gaming, hardware

817.

Samsung One UI 8.5 includes new support for professional camera accessories (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-23 | get Camera → | tags: camera, galaxy, hardware

818.

Top Software Engineering Students Can’t Get a Job Because of AI (futurism.com)

2025-12-23 | by Joe Wilkins | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: graduates, jobs, paper

819.

Ask HN: Why isn't there competition to LinkedIn yet? (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-22 | get Slack → | tags: acquiring, acquiring traffic, aware

820.

Lotusbail npm package found to be harvesting WhatsApp messages and contacts (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-22 | by Tuval Admoni | get WhatsApp Messenger → | tags: code, custom, malware

821.

NPM Package with 56K Downloads Caught Stealing WhatsApp Messages (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-22 | by Tuval Admoni | get WhatsApp Messenger → | tags: code, custom, malware

822.

Is the golden age of Indie software over? (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-22 | by Andy Brice | get OpenOffice → | tags: increasingly, indie, software

823.

Uzbek Users Under Attack by Android SMS-Stealers (darkreading.com)

2025-12-22 | by Alexander Culafi | get Android → | tags: android, attackers, group

824.

This $589 Lenovo Legion Go S is the ultimate Steam Deck LCD replacement right now — snag this 8-inch handheld gaming PC running SteamOS with a 1TB SSD and 16GB RAM (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-22 | by Ben Stockton | get Steam Deck → | tags: gaming, handheld, hardware

825.

Be quiet! Power Zone 2 850W power supply review: Silent, Platinum efficiency at an affordable price (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-22 | by E. Fylladitakis | get Power Supply → | tags: cell, credit tom, hardware

826.

Dasharo TrustRoot Ephemeral Key Incident (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-22 | get TrustRoot → | tags: binary, dasharo, firmware

827.

Interpol-led action decrypts 6 ransomware strains, arrests hundreds (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-22 | get Encryption software → | tags: arrests, interpol, million

828.

MacSync Stealer variant finds a way to bypass Apple malware protections (9to5mac.com)

2025-12-22 | by Ben Lovejoy | get MacSync → | tags: apple, attackers, install

829.

Romanian water authority hit by ransomware attack over weekend (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-22 | get Water Authority → | tags: attack, authority, incident

830.

Hardware Touch, Stronger SSH (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-22 | get Smartwatch → | tags: hardware, keys, private

831.

Ukrainian hacker admits affiliate role in Nefilim ransomware gang (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-22 | get Nefilim ransomware → | tags: attacks, nefilim, ransom

832.

FSF Says Nintendo's New DRM Allows Them to Remotely Render User Devices 'Permanently Unusable' (slashdot.org)

2025-12-21 | by Posted | get Nintendo Switch → | tags: console, game, nintendo

833.

FSF Says Nintendo's New DRM Allows Them to Remotely Render User's Device 'Permanently Unusuable' (slashdot.org)

2025-12-21 | by Posted | get Nintendo Switch → | tags: console, game, nintendo

834.

Get a pre-built PC with 32GB of RAM for under $1,000 — this mid-range gaming desktop delivers decent performance for an affordable price during these trying times (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-21 | by Jowi Morales | get gaming keyboard → | tags: credit tom, gaming, gaming pc

835.

‘LeBron James of Excel spreadsheets’ celebrates 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships win — beat 256 other spreadsheet whizzes to claim the $60,000 first prize in Las Vegas tournament (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-21 | by Mark Tyson | get Microsoft Excel → | tags: early, esports, excel

836.

RayNeo X3 Pro AR glasses review: Intriguing, high-priced glasses with alarming battery life (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-21 | by Brandon Hill | get Ray-Ban → | tags: credit, hardware, image

837.

Search pioneer AltaVista’s star shone bright with a clean and minimal UI 30 years ago — engine lost momentum after multiple ownership changes and the embrace of the web portal trend (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-21 | by Mark Tyson | get Search engine → | tags: altavista, google, hardware

838.

Does AI Really Make Coders Faster? (slashdot.org)

2025-12-20 | by Posted | get TensorFlow → | tags: code, mit technology, review

839.

You can force FSR 4 Redstone to work on RDNA 3 GPUs with new workaround for Linux systems — solution requires Proton compatibility to work properly (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-20 | by Jowi Morales | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 → | tags: gpus, hardware, older

840.

Savvy PC builder finds GeForce GTX 1660 Super for just $8.40 at thrift store — Goodwill purchase comes with 6GB of VRAM for 1080p gaming, still sells for up to $100 (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-20 | by Kunal Khullar | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: gtx super, hardware, managed