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If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-18 08:26:16

Matthew Busch for The Washington Post via Getty Images Some people think tens of millions of dead people are collecting Social Security checks. That's not true. What's really going on is people don't understand its old, underlying technology. The saga of 150-year-old Social Security recipients is a tale that intertwines aging technology, government systems, and modern misunderstandings by the youthful Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) IT people. At the heart of this story lies COBOL,

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Fly To Podman: a script that will help you to migrate from Docker

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 00:52:13

Migrate from Docker to Podman. fly-to-podman is a small bash script that helps you migrate from Docker to Podman. It will migrate your Docker containers, images, and volumes to Podman, as well as keep your container data and configurations (mounts, ports, etc.) intact. Full blog post: From Docker to Podman: full migration to rootless

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Launch HN: Massdriver (YC W22) – Self-serve cloud infra without the red tape

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 08:19:12

Hi HN! We’re Cory, Dave, and Chris, the founders of Massdriver ( https://www.massdriver.cloud/ ), an infrastructure automation platform. Massdriver enforces organizational standards and delivers consistent, compliant deployments—no more endless approvals, red tape, or broken Terraform plans. Here’s a demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6T5p0qXcFE&t=4s Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows were designed to help developers and work fine for small teams, but as organizations scale, they

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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 06:05:24

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row 10 minutes ago Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Getty Images Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end encryption. But earlier this month th

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YouTube May Finally Offer a Cheaper Way to Get Rid of Ads

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-11-18 06:30:08

Folk who want to watch their multi-hour-long YouTube documentaries without an ad break every few minutes may finally have a cheaper way to do it. The Alphabet-owned streaming service has long been testing a cheaper ad-less subscription tier called YouTube Premium Lite. If the latest reports can be believed, it may come to fruition in 2025, though it probably won’t offer all the perks of the $14-a-month Premium subscription. The last time we heard about Premium Lite was in October last year. You

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Govee Smart LED Floor Lamp Brings 16 Million Colors at Its Lowest Price Yet

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-11-18 06:45:14

Transform your space from boring to brilliant with Govee’s RGBIC Floor Lamp – it’s not just a light, it’s practically a party in a pole. This sleek 136cm tall lamp packs serious illumination power with its 1000 lumens, but the real magic is in its ability to display multiple colors simultaneously, making it perfect for gaming setups, movie nights, or just adding some life to that dull corner of your room. Deal alert: Amazon’s slashed the price from $100 to just $60, making this a whopping 40% d

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The Latest 40-Inch Amazon Fire TV Is the Best $180 Home Upgrade You Can Make Today

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-11-18 06:25:41

We’re guessing there’s that one problematic TV in your house that you scrunch up your nose at every time you turn it on. It’s either too old, too small, doesn’t have the right kind of input ports or enough of them, or something else that makes you want to replace it. Now’s your chance to finally walk that old screen to the curb — Amazon’s selling the 40-inch version of their 2-Series Fire TV for just $180. See at Amazon This is the newest model of the 2-Series Amazon Fire TV, with Alexa Voice

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Apple Says ‘No’ to UK Backdoor Order, Will Disable E2E Cloud Encryption Instead

gizmodo.com Thomas Maxwell 2025-11-18 08:50:53

Good work, Britain. Owners of Apple devices in the United Kingdom will be a little less safe moving forward as the company pulls its most secure end-to-end (E2E) encryption from the country. The move is in response to government demands there that Apple build a backdoor into its iCloud encryption feature that would allow law enforcement to access the cloud data of any iPhone user around the world. Apple has for many years marketed its products as being the most safe and secure personal electron

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The Next iPad Needs an iPhone 16E Moment. But Will Its Cost Go Up, Too?

cnet.com Scott Stein 2025-11-18 05:00:00

Apple gave us a February surprise this year, launching a new entry-level iPhone ahead of schedule. The iPhone 16E is full of most of the things people want in an iPhone, plus hosts many features of the iPhone 16. But, while it's entry-level, it's not low-cost. As I wait for a new iPad to replace Apple's 10th-gen iPad base model, likely coming in the next month or so, I'm encouraged and concerned that Apple will follow a similar path as the 16E. Actually, it seems inevitable. But maybe I'm wrong.

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Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 Is Live: The Thing and Human Torch Join the Battle

cnet.com Adam Benjamin 2025-11-18 09:30:00

Marvel Rivals, the new hero shooter based on Marvel comics characters, is about halfway through its first full season. The free-to-play game launched season 0 on Dec. 6 and quickly reached 20 million players before starting its first full season in early January. The midseason update brings two new heroes, one new map and (thank Odin) does feature a rank reset as originally announced. Read more: Marvel Rivals: How to Choose Which Heroes and Roles to Play New Marvel Rivals heroes and maps Sea

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More than 376,000 Tesla Model Y, Model 3s have faulty steering

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-18 06:10:59

Some Tesla owners have yet another thing to worry about. As sales crash in Europe and protests gather outside Tesla showrooms in the US as a result of the CEO's political engagement, it now emerges that more than 376,000 Model Y crossovers and Model 3 sedans are at risk for power steering failure. So far, it has resulted in more than 3,000 warranty claims and caused 570 crashes, according to Tesla and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Federal investigators have known about the

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Game Developers Fear Anti-Trans Measures Could Hit Their Industry Next

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-11-18 04:30:00

Ashley Poprik has never been the model for a video game character. As a writer on projects like Spider-Man 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, they work on games, not as characters within them. In 2023, however, a cabal of angry gamers was convinced otherwise. They were furious over how Spider-Man 2’s Mary Jane looked; more specifically, they complained, she simply wasn’t hot enough. The problem, these gamers falsely claimed, was that Poprik—then a writing intern with no ability to change a charac

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16 Best Crossplay Games for Consoles and PC (2025): Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, Mobile

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-11-18 08:03:00

Crossplay games are ones you can play online with people on consoles or platforms different than yours. They're increasingly common, but the landscape remains fractured, and the options can be confusing. Some games are available in only a couple of places, and it's often unclear why some platforms are supported for crossplay and others aren't. Here, we've rounded up the best games that work on the most gaming destinations possible, so you can play with friends and family around the world. Looki

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Three reasons every founder and VC should be at TechCrunch All Stage 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-11-18 06:00:00

From idea to IPO — where are you on your startup journey? Are you a pre-seed founder seeking your next VC investment? A late-stage startup preparing to go public? Still in the idea phase and looking for insights to bring your vision to life? Or are you a VC eager to back the next breakthrough innovation? If any of that sounds like you — or if you’re in between stages and ready to level up — TechCrunch All Stage 2025 (formerly Early Stage) is the place to be. Join 1,200 founders to exchange

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The best VPN services of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-11-17 18:55:28

Virtual private networks (VPNs) encrypt your data and hide your IP address. But there is far more to VPNs than that: they are essential tools to stop others from spying on your online activities, and they can help protect your sensitive information from theft. A VPN is vital when you are traveling or when you have to use public Wi-Fi networks. They forge an encrypted tunnel between your device and the service you are trying to access, which can prevent eavesdropping and stop you from being so e

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Software engineering job openings hit five-year low?

news.ycombinator.com Amsterdam 2025-11-17 23:11:13

Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover topics related to Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. This article is an excerpt from last week's The Pulse, issue – full subscribers received the below details seven days ago. To get articles like this in your inbox, subscribe here. Many subscribers expense the newsletter – if you have a learning & development budget, here's an email you could se

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Marvel Rivals disrupted the Twitch scene from launch | StreamElements

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-11-18 03:46:08

StreamElements this week put out its latest State of the Stream report for January 2025. In most respects, the report shows typical behavior for Twitch’s audience — viewership numbers take a dive in December and then rebound after the new year, which happened in this case. However, not only do we have a new top streamer for the month, but the most-viewed games list has been shaken up by the arrival of Netease’s Marvel Rivals. According to StreamElement’s report, which was done in partnership wi

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‘Tripsy’ trip planner app can now convert currencies and show nearby places

9to5mac.com Filipe Espósito 2025-11-18 03:33:02

Tripsy, a popular app to help users plan and organize their trips, has just received another major update with some useful new features. The new version of the app makes it easier for users to check their expenses in different currencies and also to see nearby places on a map. What’s new with Trispy For those unfamiliar, Tripsy is a trip planner that “helps you plan your entire trip in one place.” You can share your itinerary with family and friends, receive flight alerts, and make wish lists

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BritCSS: Fixes CSS to use non-American English

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 04:15:20

BritCSS Fixes CSS to use non-bastardised spellings Permits using English (traditional) spellings for CSS properties, rather than English (simplified). Because this is implemented with a client-side script. You can use this to properise the CSS of any page. Demo on CodePen Usage To use this script, simply include it in your HTML: < script src =" https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/DeclanChidlow/BritCSS/britcss.js " > </ script > To enter debug mode: britCSS . debug ( true ) ; To stop the script

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Revolutionary Girl Utena Is as Lynchian as Shojo Anime Has Ever Been

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-18 02:50:16

Over the years, critics and everyday people have come to identify media as “Lynchian,” in reverence for how video games, movies, and TV shows evoke the dream-like quality of the late auteur David Lynch. Although most media described as Lynchian takes its inspiration from seminal works like Twin Peaks through referential nods, no show completely embodies the ephemeral vibe of Lynch’s opaque-yet-piercing style of storytelling quite like the similarly influential shojo anime series Revolutionary Gi

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Here are the best Apple Watch deals right now

theverge.com Brandon Widder 2025-11-18 03:54:35

In September, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE, but the recent introduction of the new wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models on the market than ever before — and a lot more deals to be had. But with all of those options, which one should you pick? Generally speaking, you want to buy the newest watch

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Rivian will launch hands-off highway driver assist ‘in a few weeks’

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-11-18 03:26:27

Rivian said Thursday it plans to launch a hands-off version of its driver assistance system for highway driving “in a few weeks,” and an “eyes-off” version in 2026. The hands-off system will let Rivian compete with companies like Ford and General Motors, which have both launched similar systems in the past few years. (Ford has named its system BlueCruise, while GM has SuperCruise.) Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (supervised) system, which is not fully autonomous despite its name, requires users to k

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Explorers Discover First Pharaoh Tomb in Over 100 Years

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 06:06:59

A British-Egyptian team of researchers has discovered what it says is the first pharaoh's tomb in over a century. As the BBC reports, the team discovered the tomb of King Thutmose II in the Western valleys of the Theban Necropolis, near Luxor, Egypt. "It is an extraordinary moment for Egyptology and the broader understanding of our shared human story," said Egypt's minister of tourism and antiquities Sherif Fathy in a statement. It must've been an extremely moving moment for everybody involve

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Invisible, autonomous and hackable: The AI agent dilemma no one saw coming

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-11-18 03:00:00

This article is part of VentureBeat’s special issue, “The cyber resilience playbook: Navigating the new era of threats.” Read more from this special issue here. Generative AI poses interesting security questions, and as enterprises move into the agentic world, those safety issues increase. When AI agents enter workflows, they must be able to access sensitive data and documents to do their job — making them a significant risk for many security-minded enterprises. “The rising use of multi-agent

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AI vs. endpoint attacks: What security leaders must know to stay ahead

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2025-11-18 03:00:00

This article is part of VentureBeat’s special issue, “The cyber resilience playbook: Navigating the new era of threats.” Read more from this special issue here. Enterprises run the very real risk of losing the AI arms race to adversaries who weaponize large language models (LLMs) and create fraudulent bots to automate attacks. Trading on the trust of legitimate tools, adversaries are using generative AI to create malware that doesn’t create a unique signature but instead relies on fileless exe

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Milliseconds to breach: How patch automation closes attackers’ fastest loophole

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2025-11-18 03:00:00

This article is part of VentureBeat’s special issue, “The cyber resilience playbook: Navigating the new era of threats.” Read more from this special issue here. Procrastinating about patching has killed more networks and damaged more companies than any zero-day exploit or advanced cyberattack. Complacency kills — and carries a high price. Down-rev (having old patches in place that are “down revision”) or no patching at all is how ransomware gets installed, data breaches occur and companies are

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Medical training’s AI leap: How agentic RAG, open-weight LLMs and real-time case insights are shaping a new generation of doctors at NYU Langone

venturebeat.com Taryn Plumb 2025-11-18 04:20:20

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Patient data records can be convoluted and sometimes incomplete, meaning doctors don’t always have all the information they need readily available. Added to this is the fact that medical professionals can’t possibly keep up with the barrage of case studies, research papers, trials and other cutting-edge developments coming out of the industry. New York City-based NYU L

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An honest and in-depth look at how Mint Mobile really compares to the big three carriers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 02:43:35

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Mint Mobile is arguably one of the most well-known prepaid brands, thanks in large part to a massive marketing campaign featuring actor and former partial owner Ryan Reynolds. You’ve probably heard about how you can save big by paying upfront, with plans starting as low as $15 a month. But is Mint Mobile too good to be true? Are prepaid carriers really worth it compared to the major postpaid networks? The answer depends on your needs, level of tech knowledge,

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Save $50 on the already affordable Apple Mac Mini M4

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 06:23:05

Apple, previously known for its usually overpriced products, now offers some of the most competitive computers around. The perfect example is the Apple Mac Mini M4, which is usually only $599 and leaves almost all competitors in its price range in the dust. Today, you can actually get it for less, thanks to a $50 discount that takes the cost down to $549. Get the Apple Mac Mini M4 for $549 ($50 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The deal is for the base model with an Apple M4 processor,

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Deals: M4 Mac mini up to $105 off, M3 MacBook Air $400 off original price, M4 MacBook Pro $1,399, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-11-18 02:45:01

All of the day’s best deals on Apple gear are now up for grabs headlined by a rare discount on the latest M4 Mac mini lineup. You’ll find all of the stock configurations marked down at Amazon for the first time in months with offers starting from $549 and up to $105 in savings. We then move over to the MacBook lineup – the latest M3 Airs with 16GB of RAM are now starting from $899, which is $200 off of the new list prices and $400 under the price they fetched before the RAM upgrade, as well as t

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If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

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More than 376,000 Tesla Model Y, Model 3s have faulty steering

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BritCSS: Fixes CSS to use non-American English

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Rivian will launch hands-off highway driver assist ‘in a few weeks’

Explorers Discover First Pharaoh Tomb in Over 100 Years

Invisible, autonomous and hackable: The AI agent dilemma no one saw coming

AI vs. endpoint attacks: What security leaders must know to stay ahead

Milliseconds to breach: How patch automation closes attackers’ fastest loophole

Medical training’s AI leap: How agentic RAG, open-weight LLMs and real-time case insights are shaping a new generation of doctors at NYU Langone

An honest and in-depth look at how Mint Mobile really compares to the big three carriers

Save $50 on the already affordable Apple Mac Mini M4

Deals: M4 Mac mini up to $105 off, M3 MacBook Air $400 off original price, M4 MacBook Pro $1,399, more

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