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“Have we no shame?“: Trump’s NIH grant cuts appallingly illegal, judge rules

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-15 15:19:05

The Trump administration has locked horns with a federal judge who ruled on Monday that more than $1 billion in DEI-fueled cuts to federal health research clearly discriminated against racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people. In what The New York Times dubbed a “damning assessment” of Trump’s motives, Judge Williams G. Young ruled from the bench that the cuts were “void and illegal,” saying it was his “duty” to immediately order funding restored. “I would be blind not to call it out,” Young said,

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How AI chatbots keep people coming back

techcrunch.com Maggie Nye 2026-03-15 15:39:00

Chatbots are increasingly looking to keep people chatting, using familiar tactics that we’ve already seen lead to negative consequences. Sycophancy can make AI chatbots respond in a way that’s overly agreeable or flattering. And while having a digital hype person might not seem like a dangerous thing, it is actually a tactic used by tech companies to keep users talking with their bots and returning to their platforms.

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Security Bite: Infostealer malware spikes 28% among Mac users, says Jamf

9to5mac.com Arin Waichulis 2026-03-15 20:39:12

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Microsoft fixes Surface Hub boot issues with emergency update

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-15 20:06:10

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a known issue causing startup failures for some Surface Hub v1 devices running Windows 10. As the company explained when it acknowledged this issue last week, users see Secure Boot Violation errors on affected devices, prompting them to check the Secure Boot Policy in setup. These boot problems only impact Surface Hub v1 systems running Windows 10, version 22H2, after installing the June 2025 Windows security update (KB5060533). Microsoft also

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UK fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ breach exposing genetics data

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-15 20:59:09

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined genetic testing provider 23andMe £2.31 million ($3.12 million) over 'serious security failings' that led to a 'profoundly damaging' data breach in 2023. The data protection watchdog said today that 23andMe failed to protect the sensitive data of UK residents who had their genotype data, health reports, and personal information stolen in credential stuffing attacks using stolen login credentials that went unnoticed for five months between

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Should we design for iffy internet?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-15 18:02:54

Should we design for iffy internet? Brian Hicks, June 16, 2025 I keep hearing claims like this: Not everyone in the US has access to stable, reliable internet, even in 2025. Web developers should stop assuming people have fast internet connections and slim their payloads accordingly. This seems intuitively true to me—programmers are gonna have better connectivity because that takes money, and programmers are well-paid. But what's the actual scope of the problem? I dug around, and here's so

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The best deals on MacBooks right now

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-03-15 20:01:34

Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to make room for newer models, but some retailers are still selling the last-gen laptop starting at $649 — a far cry from the $2,499 starting price of the latest 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro. Purchasing a new MacBook can certainly be a pricey endeavor, but thankfully, finding a deal is actually not that difficult. Apple has recently shaken up the s

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UK watchdog fines 23andMe for 'profoundly damaging' data breach

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-03-15 23:44:52

UK watchdog fines 23andMe for 'profoundly damaging' data breach 17 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images DNA testing firm 23andMe has been fined £2.31m by a UK watchdog over a data breach in 2023 which affected thousands of people. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the company - which has since filed for bankruptcy - failed to put adequate measures in place to secure sensitive user data prior to the incident. "This was a profoundly damag

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My favorite $150 smartwatch just got a style upgrade - and looks double the price

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2026-03-15 23:00:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Active 2 Square is available in a premium package for $149.99 that includes leather and silicone bands The watch is small, lasts up to 10 days, incorporates high end sapphire glass and stainless steel materials, and has a brilliant large 1.75-inch AMOLED display There is limited onboard storage for maps and music while the software may also be overwhelming. View now at Amazon I recently reviewed Amazfit's Active 2 Smartwatch, and it was one of my favorite wea

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"Microsoft Locked My Account – I Lost 30 Years of Photos and Work"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-15 20:56:26

I’m beyond frustrated. Microsoft randomly locked my account after I moved 30 years' worth of irreplaceable photos and work to OneDrive. I was consolidating data from multiple old drives before a major move—drives I had to discard due to space and relocation constraints. The plan was simple: upload to OneDrive, then transfer to a new drive later. Instead, Microsoft suspended my account without warning, reason, or any legitimate recourse. I've submitted the compliance form 18 times—eighteen—and e

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NexusMods Changes Hands

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-15 18:22:00

Give feedback Share your ideas, discuss them with the community, and cast your vote on feedback provided.

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The MacBook Air is the obvious loser as the sun sets on the Intel Mac era

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-15 23:36:28

For the last three years, we've engaged in some in-depth data analysis and tea-leaf reading to answer two questions about Apple's support for older Macs that still use Intel chips. First, was Apple providing fewer updates and fewer years of software support to Macs based on Intel chips as it worked to transition the entire lineup to its internally developed Apple Silicon? And second, how long could Intel Mac owners reasonably expect to keep getting updates? The answer to the first question has

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Two-year-old defense tech Mach Industries confirms $100M raise led by Khosla, Bedrock

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-03-15 23:00:00

Rising-star defense tech Mach Industries has announced a new $100 million round of funding at a $470 million valuation. TechCrunch first reported that this deal was in the works last month. New investor Keith Rabois from Khosla Ventures joins existing investor Geoff Lewis of Bedrock Capital to lead the round. Existing investor Sequoia also participated. The fresh funding brings the startup’s total raised to about $185 million to date. The round represents a modest step up from the company’s pr

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Trump's $499 smartphone will likely be made in China

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-03-16 02:48:13

US President Donald Trump uses a cellphone aboard Marine One before it departs Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Virginia, on April 24, 2025. Trump is returning to the White House after attending a MAGA, Inc. dinner at the Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC. The Trump Organization's newly-announced smartphone will likely be made in China, experts say, despite claims that the device will be manufactured in the U.S. Owned by U.S. President Donald Trump, the company on Monday announced

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Hack the Planet: 90s Hacker Culture vs. Today's AI Devs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-16 03:29:51

There was a time when hackers didn’t have VC funding, productivity Slack channels, or GitHub Copilot whispering autocomplete incantations. They had dial-up modems, CRTs humming like insects, and a calling—etched somewhere between cyberpunk fiction and UNIX man pages—to hack the planet. Today’s AI devs? Well, they’re optimizing prompts in WeWork lounges, juggling ChatGPT tokens, and trying not to hallucinate in meetings or machine learning models. The times have changed. But the question is: has

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Apple Slashes 2024 M4 Mac Mini Price Below Black Friday, Feels Like a Surprise Clearout Sale on Amazon

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-03-16 03:10:18

The Mac Mini blew away the computing world when it debuted in 2005 — a Mac desktop computer with all of the processing power and cool features of its larger siblings, but at a fraction of the size. In a time when huge desktop towers were still common, the Mac Mini showed that bigger most definitely does not always mean better. See at Amazon Fast forward 20 years, and the Mac Mini is doing it all over again. The most recent redesign of the Mini dropped last year, and it’s somehow smaller and ev

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OpenAI awarded $200 million US defense contract

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-03-16 01:35:46

OpenAI is officially on the Pentagon’s payroll. The Department of Defence announced a $200 million contract with OpenAI to provide the US government with new artificial intelligence tools, including those used for proactive cyber defense. In a post outlining its latest contracts, the DoD said that OpenAI “will develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains.” The work will primarily be completed in the Washin

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Nintendo is banning Switch 2 users for piracy, even if they’re just backing up their games

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-16 12:28:49

Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Nintendo is banning Switch 2 consoles that use MIG flash carts to load games. These can be used for both piracy and legitimate game preservation efforts. Bans seem limited to consoles for now, with no account-wide bans reported. Nintendo has been at war with pirates for decades, and now the battleground has moved to the Switch 2. A wave of users across the internet are reporting console bans after inserting MIG flash carts into the system, with no recou

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This iPhone feature is the only reason I haven’t switched back to a Pixel phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-16 12:30:53

Ryan Haines / Android Authority I often find myself shuffling between phones — sometimes as frequently as switching handsets every week. And I make sure to replicate my home screen layout on each Android phone so that I don’t feel unfamiliar when switching and my muscle memory doesn’t act up either. But every single one of those Android phones teases my inner urge to have everything look visually organized. When you have a bunch of widgets — all different shapes and sizes — plastered across mu

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Meta AI app ‘a privacy disaster’ as chats unknowingly made public [U: Warning added]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-03-16 11:32:59

Update: Business Insider notes that Meta has now added a warning message when users share chat queries. The Meta AI app has been described as “a privacy disaster,” as users unknowingly make their embarrassing questions public. One tech writer described it as like discovering your web browser history has been public all along without you knowing it … TechCrunch reports that there is an absolutely ridiculous privacy default for many users. Whether you admit to committing a crime or having a we

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Did Samsung's fitness coach just outpace Apple's Workout Buddy?

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-03-16 11:00:15

Health wearables are leaning into AI-powered health coaches and advisors, which can use all the health and fitness data they aggregate to deliver actionable insights or help the user achieve a fitness goal. Last week, Apple debuted a new AI-powered WatchOS 26 feature that will be available on Apple Watches in the coming months. Workout Buddy is the smartwatch's health coach, guiding wearers through a workout and providing historical stats, encouragement, and more. Also: Your Galaxy Watch is ge

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The Best Vacuum for Pet Hair—We Tested a Dozen Models to Find Which Work Best

wired.com Molly Higgins 2026-03-16 11:06:00

Others Tested Photograph: Molly Higgins Tineco Go Pet Cordless Vacuum for $226: As when I tested the Tineco Go Mini for my handheld vacuums guide, I was a bit underwhelmed by this vacuum specifically for pets. It has a slot for easy brush removal if hair gets stuck around the bars, which is a helpful thing to have when you’re dealing with pet (and human) hair. The lever and the angle of the lid for emptying are counterintuitive, and the first few times I emptied it, the debris went everywhere.

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How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-03-16 13:00:13

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads. Also: Don't cancel Netflix yet: I used these sec

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Finally, a soundbar that completes my home TV setup and is well worth the price

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-03-16 13:30:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Platin Monaco 5.2.1 speaker system is available on Amazon for $1,000. With a simple setup and well-defined sound, the Monaco is ideal for entertainment streaming and small spaces. The Monaco's subwoofer lacks power, and the system requires a phone app as the remote. $999 at Amazon Last year, the JBL Bar 1000 set a high standard for soundbars. Since then, nothing has come close to the rich, multi-dimensional sound produced by that system, and I cannot imagine any soun

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The Humble Programmer (1972)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-16 12:25:25

The Humble Programmer by Edsger W. Dijkstra As a result of a long sequence of coincidences I entered the programming profession officially on the first spring morning of 1952 and as far as I have been able to trace, I was the first Dutchman to do so in my country. In retrospect the most amazing thing was the slowness with which, at least in my part of the world, the programming profession emerged, a slowness which is now hard to believe. But I am grateful for two vivid recollections from that

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The cracks in the OpenAI-Microsoft relationship are reportedly widening

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-03-16 09:40:51

In Brief OpenAI and Microsoft may be reaching an inflection point in their relationship, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The report, citing anonymous sources, says OpenAI executives have considered publicly accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior throughout their partnership. OpenAI executives also mulled whether to seek a federal regulatory review of their contract with Microsoft. OpenAI is trying to loosen Microsoft’s grip on its intellectual property and computin

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OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

news.ycombinator.com Jordan Novet 2026-03-16 14:31:58

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million contract to provide the U.S. Defense Department with artificial intelligence tools. The department announced the one-year contract on Monday, months after OpenAI said it would collaborate with defense technology startup Anduril to deploy advanced AI systems for "national security missions." "Under this award, the performer will develop prototype frontier AI capabil

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OpenAI wins $200 million U.S. defense contract

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-03-16 19:42:28

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million contract to provide the U.S. Defense Department with artificial intelligence tools. The department announced the one-year contract on Monday, months after OpenAI said it would collaborate with defense technology startup Anduril to deploy advanced AI systems for "national security missions." "Under this award, the performer will develop prototype frontier AI capabil

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1Password and AWS join forces to secure AI, cloud environments for the enterprise

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-03-16 17:09:25

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more 1Password, the Canadian password management company, announced Monday a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services that puts the firm in position to capitalize on surging enterprise demand for security tools designed for artificial intelligence and cloud-native environments. The partnership is a major milestone for 1Passwo

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9to5Mac Daily: June 16, 2025 – More iOS 26 tidbits

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-03-16 19:12:21

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available. Stories discussed in this episode: Listen & Subscribe: Subscribe

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