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ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-06 05:21:55

United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages—raw material to be transformed into intelligence for deportation raids and arrests. Federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED show that the agency is seeking private vendors to run a multiyear surveillance program out of two of its little-known targeting centers. The program envisions stationing nearly 3

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Space Force’s Dependence on Elon Musk Just Got a Little More Mission Critical

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-10-11 01:10:18

When it comes to commercial launch providers, the U.S. Space Force clearly has a favorite. On Friday, the military branch assigned the majority of its upcoming national security missions to SpaceX, while Blue Origin fell behind pending the conclusion of a rocket certification process. The Space Force awarded contracts to SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) worth more than $1 billion as part of its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. SpaceX snagged five of the seven military m

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Orcas are bringing humans gifts

news.ycombinator.com Author.Fullname 2025-10-09 21:00:00

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they have theory of mind and engage in altruism – even across species An orca attempting to share food with a researcher holding a camera Orca Research Trust Orcas have been seen appearing to gift dead prey to humans, which may be a sign that they engage in altruism and can recognise sentience in other species. Jared Towers at marine research firm Bay Cetology was filming a p

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The G in GPU is for Graphics damnit

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 07:46:27

“The G in GPU is for Graphics damnit!”: Adventures in Triton Kernels, Profiling, Parallelism and More Background As is true for everything, a lot of things need to happen for anything to happen, and so it’s true for this blogpost as well. Out of all of these everything that needed to happen, 3 are these: The first professor I worked with was a graphics researcher who in our first meeting started out with a short rant about how his GPUs are being hogged for ML workloads, how students don’t app

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"The G in GPU is for Graphics damnit "

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 12:46:27

“The G in GPU is for Graphics damnit!”: Adventures in Triton Kernels, Profiling, Parallelism and More Background As is true for everything, a lot of things need to happen for anything to happen, and so it’s true for this blogpost as well. Out of all of these everything that needed to happen, 3 are these: The first professor I worked with was a graphics researcher who in our first meeting started out with a short rant about how his GPUs are being hogged for ML workloads, how students don’t app

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The Reinforcement Gap — or why some AI skills improve faster than others

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-10-11 21:00:00

AI coding tools are getting better fast. If you don’t work in code, it can be hard to notice how much things are changing, but GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 have made a whole new set of developer tricks possible to automate, and last week Sonnet 2.4 did it again. At the same time, other skills are progressing more slowly. If you are using AI to write emails, you’re probably getting the same value out of it you did a year ago. Even when the model gets better, the product doesn’t always benefit — particul

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Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-11 16:20:05

Around this time each year, the US Space Force convenes a Mission Assignment Board to dole out contracts to launch the nation's most critical national security satellites. The military announced this year's launch orders Friday, and SpaceX was the big winner. Space Systems Command, the unit responsible for awarding military launch contracts, selected SpaceX to launch five of the seven missions up for assignment this year. United Launch Alliance (ULA), a 50-50 joint venture between Boeing and Lo

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Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure

wired.com Matt Burgess 2025-10-11 17:30:00

If you’re traveling to a country and, once you arrive, realize it’s in the midst of a Gen Z-fueled revolution, what do you do? If you’re Harry Jackson, a travel vlogger, you run straight into the action. This week, WIRED spoke with Jackson, who recounted his time documenting the overthrow of Nepal’s government for his social media channels and the millions of people who watched his videos. Tile tracking tags can be a useful way to find your lost keys, wallet, or pets. But be careful: Researcher

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Hackers stole 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases with this simple trick - don't fall for it

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-10-12 01:13:20

NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Hackers claim theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce databases. Major firms like Google, Qantas, and TransUnion confirm breaches. FBI says attackers used vishing, not Salesforce vulnerabilities. A hacking group is claiming it stole roughly 1 billion records from dozens of companies that store their customer data in cloud databases hosted on Salesforce. The hackers reportedl

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ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-10-11 21:21:05

United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages—raw material to be transformed into intelligence for deportation raids and arrests. Federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED show that the agency is seeking private vendors to run a multiyear surveillance program out of two of its little-known targeting centers. The program envisions stationing nearly 3

Topics: agency analysts cases contractors enforcement

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ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

news.ycombinator.com Dell Cameron 2025-10-12 12:13:16

United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages—raw material to be transformed into intelligence for deportation raids and arrests. Federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED show that the agency is seeking private vendors to run a multiyear surveillance program out of two of its little-known targeting centers. The program envisions stationing nearly 3

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Apple Caves to Trump Pressure, Removes App That Let Immigrants Track ICE Activity

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-10-13 05:05:14

Apple removed an app that allows immigrants to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity on Thursday night. ICEBlock, an app that was launched in response to President Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown, was modeled after Google’s crowdsourced traffic app Waze, and it gave users a crowdsourced way to report nearby ICE activity. “We just received a message from Apple’s App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to ‘objectionable content’. The only thing we can imag

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Hacking group claims theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-10-13 13:17:43

A notorious predominantly English-speaking hacking group has launched a website to extort its victims, threatening to release about a billion records stolen from companies who store their customers’ data in cloud databases hosted by Salesforce. The loosely organized group, which has been known as Lapsus$, Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters, have published a dedicated data leak site on the dark web, called Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters. The website, first spotted by threat intelligence researchers o

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Citizen Scientists Spot a Perfect Extragalactic Venn Diagram

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-10-14 02:00:11

For lovers of cool astronomy and math, this finding is a real treat. Citizen astronomers stumbled upon not one but two rings of extragalactic radio signals crossing each other to form a near-perfect Venn diagram. A paper published October 2 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society identifies this strangely geometric object as an “odd radio circle” (ORC), vast rings of magnetized plasma. These rings, only visible at radio wavelengths, emit non-thermal synchrotron radiation. They’re a

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Following DOJ pressure, Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-14 02:34:47

ICEBlock, an app that alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, has been removed from the App Store at the request of the US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Here are the details. Apple removes ICEBlock following deadly shooting As 9to5Mac readers will probably remember, a few months ago, ICEBlock became the top social networking app on the App Store, following the White House’s condemnation of the app, and a threat by Bondi that the developer, Jo

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Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store after Trump administration's demand

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-14 04:16:59

Apple has removed ICEBlock, the app which allowed users to put a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, from the App Store. It has also pulled other apps that served a similar purpose. According to Fox Business, Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded their takedown, telling Apple that the apps were "designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs." Bondi added that "violence against law enforcement is an intolerable red line that cannot be crossed." She also

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Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ

news.ycombinator.com Ashley Oliver 2025-10-14 01:34:29

FIRST ON FOX: Apple dropped ICEBlock, a widely used tracking tool, from its App Store Thursday after the Department of Justice raised concerns with the big tech giant that the app put law enforcement officers at risk. DOJ officials, at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked Apple to take down ICEBlock, a move that comes as Trump administration officials have claimed the tool, which allows users to anonymously report ICE agents' presence, puts agents in danger and helps shield illega

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Amazon is reportedly aggressively pitching law enforcement on its cloud services

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 21:53:35

Forbes has published an investigation into Amazon's efforts to court law enforcement clients for artificial intelligence and surveillance services. The article reveals that not only is the company promoting Amazon Web Services as a potential police tool, but it has been partnering with other businesses in that sector to use its cloud infrastructure. According to the Forbes report, Amazon's partners that are pitching police departments include car tracking tools and license plate readers from Flo

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Salesforce launches enterprise vibe coding product, Agentforce Vibes

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-10-18 09:00:00

Enterprise giant Salesforce is looking to ride the vibe coding wave — where developers describe what they want in natural language and AI agents write the code — with its new AI-powered developer tool. Salesforce announced its new vibe coding offering, Agentforce Vibes, on Wednesday. This new coding tool helps developers work autonomously on Salesforce apps and agents by handling much of the technical implementation automatically. Agentforce Vibes can help developers from the app idea phase to

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FlowSynx – Orchestrate Declarative, Plugin-Driven DAG Workflows on .NET

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-18 17:00:29

In today’s software landscape, automation, repeatability, and modular orchestration are key to achieving scalability, maintainability, and operational efficiency. Yet many workflow platforms remain rigid, overly complex, or locked into a single technology stack. FlowSynx breaks those barriers. Built on .NET, this open-source, cross-platform workflow orchestration system empowers developers and organizations to define, execute, and manage complex workflows with ease. The mission of FlowSynx is c

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Using the TPDE codegen back end in LLVM ORC

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-19 04:51:45

TPDE is a single-pass compiler backend for LLVM that was open-sourced earlier this year by researchers at TUM. The comprehensive documentation walks you through integrating TPDE into custom builds of Clang and Flang. Currently, it supports LLVM 19 and LLVM 20 release versions. Integration in LLVM ORC JIT TPDE’s primary strength lies in delivering low-latency code generation while maintaining reasonable -O0 code quality — making it an ideal choice for a baseline JIT compiler. LLVM’s On-Request

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Using the TPDE Codegen Back End in LLVM Orc

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-21 01:51:45

TPDE is a single-pass compiler backend for LLVM that was open-sourced earlier this year by researchers at TUM. The comprehensive documentation walks you through integrating TPDE into custom builds of Clang and Flang. Currently, it supports LLVM 19 and LLVM 20 release versions. Integration in LLVM ORC JIT TPDE’s primary strength lies in delivering low-latency code generation while maintaining reasonable -O0 code quality — making it an ideal choice for a baseline JIT compiler. LLVM’s On-Request

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I built and launched the first AirPods-Controlled Game

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-19 11:09:59

Experience the world’s first motorcycle racing game controlled with Earbuds! Tilt your head, dodge traffic, ride with speed. RidePods – The World’s First Earbuds-Controlled Motorcycle Racing Game RidePods brings a brand-new way to experience motorcycle racing. Instead of tapping buttons, you control your motorbike with your head movements using your earbuds’ motion sensors. Tilt left or right to steer, dodge cars, chase high scores, and feel the thrill of fast-paced arcade racing like neve

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Hell yeah, I want a Gundam keyboard with Topre switches

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-25 08:58:10

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Japanese keyboard brand Realforce is teaming up with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and releasing four limited edition mechanical keyboards inspired by popular Gundam designs. The four keyboards are based on the Z Gundam and Hyaku Shiki from Zeta

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Hell yeah, I want a Gundam keyboard with topre switches

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-25 13:58:10

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Japanese keyboard maker Realforce is teaming up with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and releasing four limited edition mechanical keyboards inspired by popular Gundam designs. The four keyboards are based on the Z Gundam and Hyaku Shiki from Zeta

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Battered by cyberattacks, Salesforce faces a trust problem - and a potential class action lawsuit

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-10-26 05:29:00

Erik McGregor/Contributor/LightRocket via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The FBI warned about the alarming trend of compromised accounts. The success rate of threat actors could tarnish Salesforce's reputation. The most recent wave of attacks was likely preventable. Since Salesforce's founding in 1999, the company's executive team has made trust the top priority for the organization and its employees. In a post titled "Trust is ou

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Battered by cyberattacks, is Salesforce facing a trust problem?

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-10-27 01:00:00

Erik McGregor/Contributor/LightRocket via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The FBI warned about the alarming trend of compromised accounts. The success rate of threat actors could tarnish Salesforce's reputation. The most recent wave of attacks was likely preventable. Since Salesforce's founding in 1999, the company's executive team has made trust the top priority for the organization and its employees. In a post titled "Trust is ou

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John Boyega Says He Would’ve Had Very Different Ideas for the ‘Star Wars’ Sequels If He Was Producing Them

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-28 17:15:58

Few blockbuster franchises inspire as much debate and discourse as Star Wars, and it’s also the rare series that invites not just fans and critics to speak out, but also the people who have starred in its shows and movies. John Boyega, who played Finn across the sequel trilogy, hasn’t been shy about holding back, whether it’s his opinions on “Reylo” or how the fandom treats Star Wars‘ Black characters, to name two recent topics. And though The Rise of Skywalker hit theaters in 2019, it feels li

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Trump escalates crackdown by designating ‘Antifa’ a domestic terror group

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-11-01 08:27:44

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Trump administration’s crackdown on perceived left-wing threats following the death of Charlie Kirk continued on Monday evening, with Donald Trump announcing an executive order titled “Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization.” The o

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Automaker giant Stellantis confirms data breach after Salesforce hack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-02 10:01:50

Automotive manufacturing giant Stellantis has confirmed that attackers stole some of its North American customers' data after gaining access to a third-party service provider's platform. Stellantis is a multinational corporation formed in 2021 after the merger of the PSA Group (Peugeot Société Anonyme) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Stellantis is currently one of the largest automotive companies globally by revenue and the world's fifth-largest automaker by volume. The company owns 14 ma

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ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team

Space Force’s Dependence on Elon Musk Just Got a Little More Mission Critical

Orcas are bringing humans gifts

The G in GPU is for Graphics damnit

"The G in GPU is for Graphics damnit "

The Reinforcement Gap — or why some AI skills improve faster than others

Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive

Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure

Hackers stole 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases with this simple trick - don't fall for it

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Apple Caves to Trump Pressure, Removes App That Let Immigrants Track ICE Activity

Hacking group claims theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases

Citizen Scientists Spot a Perfect Extragalactic Venn Diagram

Following DOJ pressure, Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store

Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store after Trump administration's demand

Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ

Amazon is reportedly aggressively pitching law enforcement on its cloud services

Salesforce launches enterprise vibe coding product, Agentforce Vibes

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Using the TPDE codegen back end in LLVM ORC

Using the TPDE Codegen Back End in LLVM Orc

I built and launched the first AirPods-Controlled Game

Hell yeah, I want a Gundam keyboard with Topre switches

Hell yeah, I want a Gundam keyboard with topre switches

Battered by cyberattacks, Salesforce faces a trust problem - and a potential class action lawsuit

Battered by cyberattacks, is Salesforce facing a trust problem?

John Boyega Says He Would’ve Had Very Different Ideas for the ‘Star Wars’ Sequels If He Was Producing Them

Trump escalates crackdown by designating ‘Antifa’ a domestic terror group

Automaker giant Stellantis confirms data breach after Salesforce hack

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