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Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-18 20:04:29

Esse Health, a healthcare provider based in St. Louis, Missouri, is notifying over 263,000 patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an April cyberattack. As the largest independent physicians' group in the Greater St. Louis area, Esse Health operates 50 locations and employs over 100 physicians. The organization was made aware of a breach after the attackers took down some primary patient-facing network systems and its phone systems on April 21. Impacted systems were

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I Asked Ring Home Security and Nextdoor About Tracking Ice Raids With Their Tech: Is It Legal?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-18 23:00:00

2025 has seen a growing home security practice unheard of a few short months ago: Neighborhoods are using their security cameras and doorbells to track police activity in their area, like ICE raids in California, and share the information via apps like Ring Neighbors. Law enforcement, which has grown accustomed to requesting home security videos for its own purposes, does not appear to be a fan of it used against their activities. Security companies walk a tightrope while deciding what to allow

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Show HN: A continuation of IRS Direct File that can be self-hosted

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 02:08:59

OpenFile OpenFile is a free tax tool forked from IRS Direct File. More information at https://docs.openfile.tax/en/latest/direct-file.html. Running OpenFile uses Docker. To run the entirety of OpenFile: docker compose up -d

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Aging-related inflammation is not universal across human populations

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 10:52:40

Inflammation, long considered a hallmark of aging, may not be a universal human experience, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research suggests that "inflammaging"—chronic, low-grade inflammation associated with aging—appears to be a byproduct of industrialized lifestyles and varies significantly across global populations. The findings are published in Nature Aging. Researchers analyzed data from four populations: two industrialized groups—th

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Nimtable: Open-source web UI to browse and manage Apache Iceberg tables

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 08:27:09

Nimtable: The Control Plane for Apache Iceberg™ A lightweight, easy-to-use platform to monitor, optimize, and govern your Iceberg-based lakehouse. Overview Nimtable helps you easily manage and explore Apache Iceberg catalogs. With a web-based platform designed for clarity and simplicity, Nimtable makes it easy to browse tables, run queries, analyze file distributions, and optimize storage layouts. Key Features 🌟 Multi-Catalog Support Connect to REST Catalog, AWS Glue, AWS S3 Tables, and Po

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The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies Fail

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 10:41:04

The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies Fail While many email startups have invested millions in solving perceived problems, we at Forward Email have focused on building reliable email infrastructure from scratch since 2017. This analysis explores the patterns behind email startup outcomes and the fundamental challenges of email infrastructure. Note Key Insight: Most email startups don't build actual email infrastructure from scratch. Many build on top of existing solutions li

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The new skill in AI is not prompting, it's context engineering

news.ycombinator.com Philipp Schmid 2026-02-19 05:53:55

June 30, 2025 5 minute read Context Engineering is new term gaining traction in the AI world. The conversation is shifting from "prompt engineering" to a broader, more powerful concept: Context Engineering. Tobi Lutke describes it as "the art of providing all the context for the task to be plausibly solvable by the LLM.” and he is right. With the rise of Agents it becomes more important what information we load into the “limited working memory”. We are seeing that the main thing that determine

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AT&T says ‘our network’ wasn’t to blame for Trump’s troubled conference call

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-19 09:27:56

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. AT&T believes its network wasn’t at fault for a conference call where President Donald Trump accused the company of being “totally unable to make their equipment work properly.” Instead, AT&T is blaming an unnamed “conference call platform.” Earlier on Monday, President Donald Trump complained on Truth Social about apparent issues with AT&T’s network during a “major conferenc

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The hidden JTAG in a Qualcomm/Snapdragon device’s USB port

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 21:34:27

Back in February of this year, Qualcomm quietly published the source code for interacting with EUD. This is perhaps one of the most exciting things they’ve done lately - especially if you spend a lot of time debugging the kernel or U-Boot - let’s talk about it. EUD stands for Embedded USB Debug: essentially, this is a debug interface built right into almost every Qualcomm SoC since ~2018. Internally it hooks deep into the SoC, providing debug facilities for not just the CPUs but also the myriad

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The New Skill in AI Is Not Prompting, It's Context Engineering

news.ycombinator.com Philipp Schmid 2026-02-19 23:53:55

June 30, 2025 5 minute read Context Engineering is new term gaining traction in the AI world. The conversation is shifting from "prompt engineering" to a broader, more powerful concept: Context Engineering. Tobi Lutke describes it as "the art of providing all the context for the task to be plausibly solvable by the LLM.” and he is right. With the rise of Agents it becomes more important what information we load into the “limited working memory”. We are seeing that the main thing that determine

Topics: context engineering information model right

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The hidden JTAG in your Qualcomm/Snapdragon device’s USB port

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-20 03:34:27

Back in February of this year, Qualcomm quietly published the source code for interacting with EUD. This is perhaps one of the most exciting things they’ve done lately - especially if you spend a lot of time debugging the kernel or U-Boot - let’s talk about it. EUD stands for Embedded USB Debug: essentially, this is a debug interface built right into almost every Qualcomm SoC since ~2018. Internally it hooks deep into the SoC, providing debug facilities for not just the CPUs but also the myriad

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The JTAG in your Qualcomm/Snapdragon device's USB port

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-20 09:34:27

Back in February of this year, Qualcomm quietly published the source code for interacting with EUD. This is perhaps one of the most exciting things they’ve done lately - especially if you spend a lot of time debugging the kernel or U-Boot - let’s talk about it. EUD stands for Embedded USB Debug: essentially, this is a debug interface built right into almost every Qualcomm SoC since ~2018. Internally it hooks deep into the SoC, providing debug facilities for not just the CPUs but also the myriad

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Trump Whines About AT&T Conference Call Glitches: ‘Totally Unable to Make Their Equipment Work Properly’

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-02-20 10:10:01

Donald Trump is upset with his phone company. And whether he’s complaining about issues big or small, you know the president is going to whine about it online. “I’m doing a major Conference Call with Faith Leaders from all over the Country, and AT&T is totally unable to make their equipment work properly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday afternoon. “This is the second time it’s happened. If the Boss of AT&T, whoever that may be, could get involved—It would be good. There are tens of thousand

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Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-21 00:36:00

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate users who are accused of copyright infringement. In a list of orders released today, the court granted a petition filed by cable company Cox. The ISP, which was sued by Sony Music Entertainment, is trying to overturn a ruling that it is liable for copyright infringement because it failed to terminate users accused of piracy. Music companies want ISPs to disconnect users whose IP ad

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FBI: Cybercriminals steal health data posing as fraud investigators

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-21 20:42:01

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned Americans of cybercriminals impersonating health fraud investigators to steal their sensitive information. As the federal law enforcement agency cautioned in a Friday public service announcement, scammers posing as "legitimate health insurers and their investigative team members" are emailing or messaging potential victims to pressure them into providing personal or health data that can later be used for fraudulent purposes. "These criminals

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Community Is Motivation on Tap

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 04:13:43

Community is Motivation on Tap A good community can have tremendous influence on one’s motivation. I never appreciated this fact enough so I wanted to write about it here. Looking at successful athletes, founders, musicians, game speedrunners, or overachievers in any area, they seem to have unlimited motivation to do loads of tedious work or practice. One might say they are interested in the work itself, but how inherently interesting can beating super mario 1ms faster be? The work of a founde

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Evaluating Long-Context Question and Answer Systems

news.ycombinator.com Eugene Yan 2026-02-17 11:47:27

While evaluating Q&A systems is straightforward with short paragraphs, complexity increases as documents grow larger. For example, technical documentation, novels and movies, as well as multi-document scenarios. Although some of these evaluation challenges also appear in shorter contexts, long-context evaluation amplifies issues such as: Information overload: Irrelevant details in large documents obscure relevant facts, making it harder for retrievers and models to locate the right evidence for

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NovaCustom – Framework Laptop alternative focusing on privacy

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 17:01:43

Privacy and security NovaCustom respects your privacy and focuses on security. We are switching to Dasharo coreboot firmware for our laptops, which is open-source and security-focused. You can find the Dasharo coreboot models here. We do not use Google Analytics. We use Signal and you can reach us via Protonmail. You can buy your laptop with Linux preinstalled. We setup your operating system with the most privacy-friendly settings. Even if we install Windows! Customisation We build your laptop

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The ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Trailer Locks In For the End

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-02-21 17:50:02

Shonen fans have had eyes on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba since it dropped in 2019, and it’s making its way back to the big screen. Sony and Crunchyroll released the first trailer for the series’ upcoming Infinity Castle movie, which will be the first in a trilogy that’s rtaking big steps toward wrapping things up. Based on the manga’s arc of the same name (which spans Chapters 140-183) and picking up after the end of season four, the members of the Slayer Corps have been transported into the

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Lago (Open-Source Usage Based Billing) is hiring for ten roles

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 16:00:47

Why you should join Lago At Lago, we’re on a mission to make billing simpler, more transparent, and more adaptable for SaaS companies. As the leading open-source billing platform, we empower businesses to build flexible pricing models and scale with confidence. We’ve raised over $22 million in funding from top-tier investors, reflecting strong confidence in our vision and growth. Our platform has garnered over 7,000 stars on GitHub, a testament to our active and growing developer community. N

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ICE Rolls Facial Recognition Tools Out to Officers' Phones

wired.com Lily Hay Newman 2026-02-21 20:30:00

WIRED published a shocking investigation this week based on records, including audio recordings, of hundreds of emergency calls from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers. The calls—which include reports of incidents of staff sexual assaults, suicide attempts, and head injuries—indicate a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the US Supreme Court upheld a Texas porn ID law, finding th

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Reinforcement learning, explained with a minimum of math and jargon

news.ycombinator.com Timothy B. Lee 2026-02-18 05:29:59

It’s Agent Week at Understanding AI! This week I’m going to publish a series of articles explaining the most important AI trend of 2025: agents! Today is a deep dive into reinforcement learning, the training technique that made agentic models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet and o3 possible. Today’s article is available for free, but some articles in the series—including tomorrow’s article on MCP and tool use—will be for paying subscribers only. I’m offering a 20 percent discount on annual subscriptions

Topics: learning model reinforcement ross training

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Scaling smarter: How enterprise IT teams can right-size their compute for AI

venturebeat.com Joe Maglitta 2026-02-22 15:00:00

This article is part of VentureBeat’s special issue, “The Real Cost of AI: Performance, Efficiency and ROI at Scale.” Read more from this special issue. AI pilots rarely start with a deep discussion of infrastructure and hardware. But seasoned scalers warn that deploying high-value production workloads will not end happily without strategic, ongoing focus on a key enterprise-grade foundation. Good news: There’s growing recognition by enterprises about the pivotal role infrastructure plays in e

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The inference trap: How cloud providers are eating your AI margins

venturebeat.com Shubham Sharma 2026-02-22 15:00:00

This article is part of VentureBeat’s special issue, “The Real Cost of AI: Performance, Efficiency and ROI at Scale.” Read more from this special issue. AI has become the holy grail of modern companies. Whether it’s customer service or something as niche as pipeline maintenance, organizations in every domain are now implementing AI technologies — from foundation models to VLAs — to make things more efficient. The goal is straightforward: automate tasks to deliver outcomes more efficiently and s

Topics: ai cloud costs inference infrastructure

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How runtime attacks turn profitable AI into budget black holes

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2026-02-22 15:00:00

This article is part of VentureBeat’s special issue, “The Real Cost of AI: Performance, Efficiency and ROI at Scale.” Read more from this special issue. AI’s promise is undeniable, but so are its blindsiding security costs at the inference layer. New attacks targeting AI’s operational side are quietly inflating budgets, jeopardizing regulatory compliance and eroding customer trust, all of which threaten the return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership of enterprise AI deployments. AI

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SymbolicAI: A neuro-symbolic perspective on LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-22 12:49:57

SymbolicAI: A neuro-symbolic perspective on LLMs What is SymbolicAI? SymbolicAI is a neuro-symbolic framework, combining classical Python programming with the differentiable, programmable nature of LLMs in a way that actually feels natural in Python. It's built to not stand in the way of your ambitions. It's easily extensible and customizable to your needs by virtue of its modular design. It's quite easy to write your own engine, host locally an engine of your choice, or interface with tools l

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Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-22 15:00:50

Smartphones contain a treasure trove of personal data, which makes them a worthwhile target for hackers. However, law enforcement is not above snooping on cell phones, and their tactics are usually much harder to detect. Cell site simulators, often called Stingrays, can trick your phone into revealing private communications, but a change in Android 16 could allow phones to detect this spying. Law enforcement organizations have massively expanded the use of Stingray devices because almost every

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Retail giant Ahold Delhaize says data breach affects 2.2 million people

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-24 14:12:43

Ahold Delhaize, one of the world's largest food retail chains, is notifying over 2.2 million individuals that their personal, financial, and health information was stolen in a November ransomware attack that impacted its U.S. systems. The multinational retailer and wholesale company operates over 9,400 local stores across Europe, the United States, and Indonesia, employing more than 393,000 people and serving approximately 60 million customers each week in-store and online. It has reported yea

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This USB-C accessory gave my Android phone thermal vision superpowers - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-24 14:00:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The InfiRay P2 Pro currently sells for around $250, but it's well worth it if you require a thermal vision camera. Use a thermal camera on functioning items to learn how they should look, which will make it easier to spot faults later. The InfiRay P2 Pro thermal camera is the best option, offering flexibility, speed, and accuracy without needing separate charging. View now at Amazon I'm a big fan of Android smartphones with built-in thermal cameras, such as the awesome U

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Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-24 16:21:49

American grocery wholesale giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) reports that it has restored its core systems and brought online the electronic ordering and invoicing systems affected by a cyberattack. UNFI, which is also a primary distributor for Amazon's Whole Foods, said in a Thursday update that the incident has been contained and that it's now delivering products to stores at "more normalized levels." In a separate 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the grocery dist

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Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients

I Asked Ring Home Security and Nextdoor About Tracking Ice Raids With Their Tech: Is It Legal?

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The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies Fail

The new skill in AI is not prompting, it's context engineering

AT&T says ‘our network’ wasn’t to blame for Trump’s troubled conference call

The hidden JTAG in a Qualcomm/Snapdragon device’s USB port

The New Skill in AI Is Not Prompting, It's Context Engineering

The hidden JTAG in your Qualcomm/Snapdragon device’s USB port

The JTAG in your Qualcomm/Snapdragon device's USB port

Trump Whines About AT&T Conference Call Glitches: ‘Totally Unable to Make Their Equipment Work Properly’

Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy

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Community Is Motivation on Tap

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The ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Trailer Locks In For the End

Lago (Open-Source Usage Based Billing) is hiring for ten roles

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Reinforcement learning, explained with a minimum of math and jargon

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Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications

Retail giant Ahold Delhaize says data breach affects 2.2 million people

This USB-C accessory gave my Android phone thermal vision superpowers - and it's on sale

Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack

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