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Hackers run khunt post-exploitation toolkit from Oracle database (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: attackers, commands, database

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Oracle cut its Always Free ARM limits to 2 OCPU / 12GB, enforced Aug 18 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: free, instance, instances

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Oracle Just Halved Its Always Free ARM Limits (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: free, instance, instances

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Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race (futurism.com)

2026-08-04 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: google, meta, oracle

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The System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical Records (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-03 | by Joanna Goodrich | tags: medical information system, el camino hospital, lockheed martin

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Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows (futurism.com)

2026-08-01 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, atlanta police department

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Warren Buffett is often asked what the ideal workplace is. His answer is the best career tip you’ll hear today (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: warren buffett, oracle of omaha, the snowball

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Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-26 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: monday.com, oracle, meta

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JEP 541: Deprecate the macOS/x64 Port for Removal (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: macos/x64, jdk 27, oracle

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As of JDK 27, Oracle engineers will thus stop maintaining the macOS/x64 port (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: jdk 27, oracle, macos/x64

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Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund AI spending (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: oracle, openai, ai infrastructure

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Oracle Signs 10-Year Software Contract With Pentagon Worth Up To $7 Billion (slashdot.org)

2026-07-23 | tags: oracle, pentagon, on-premises software

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Oracle signs 10-year software contract with Pentagon worth up to $7 billion (cnbc.com)

2026-07-23 | by Jordan Novet | tags: oracle, pentagon, openai

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OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-23 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: openai, chatgpt health, epic

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OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all U.S. users (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-23 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: openai, chatgpt health, epic

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AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: alphabet, microsoft, amazon

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Narwal Flow 2 review: The robot vacuum that finally perfected obstacle avoidance (zdnet.com)

2026-07-22 | by Maria Diaz | tags: narwal, flow 2, obstacle avoidance

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AI tech companies have ‘hidden debt’ worth around $1.65 trillion, report claims — amount is 122% of debt reflected on the balance sheets of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Jowi Morales | tags: meta, oracle, data centers

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AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt (futurism.com)

2026-07-22 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: alphabet, microsoft, amazon

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Kimi K3 Is Competitive with Fable; Kimi K3 and Fable Is SoTA (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: kimi k3, fable 5, open model

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The effects of big layoffs on a company’s Glassdoor ratings can linger for years (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: glassdoor, amazon, meta

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OpenAI, Anthropic boost lobbying as legacy tech and defense spending slips (cnbc.com)

2026-07-21 | by Luke Fountain | tags: openai, anthropic, nvidia

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Oracle could face $7B collateral bill for Wisconsin data centre (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: oracle, wisconsin, data centre

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Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | by Chad Marlow | tags: flock safety, automatic license plate readers, oshkosh city council

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Estée Lauder discloses data breach via Oracle E-Business flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: oracle e-business suite, estée lauder, data breach

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The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets (wired.com)

2026-07-20 | by Dell Cameron | tags: aclu, surveillance, facial recognition

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Federal employees can download TikTok on their work phones again (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-18 | by Anthony Ha | tags: tiktok, oracle, bytedance

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TikTok is no longer banned on US government devices (engadget.com)

2026-07-18 | by Mariella Moon | tags: tiktok, bytedance, oracle

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As Threats Against AI Executives Surge, Tech Giants Are Beefing Up Security: ‘People Go for the Pitchfork’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | by Jonathan Small | tags: openai, anthropic, palantir

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Roborock’s latest lawn mower is now available in the US with a huge introductory discount (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: roborock, lidar, rockmow