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'Crush this lady': how eBay harassment campaign led to $56M payout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: ebay, harassment, payout

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Group of Teen Hikers Relied on Google Maps. It Was a Disaster. (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: google maps, howe sound crest trail, lions bay search and rescue

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Lost one-of-a-kind Nintendo DS cartridge hits eBay for $9,100 — PokePark Fishing Contest designed to delete itself after 12 hours, game so rare it was only distributed to theme park attendees in 2005 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Mark Tyson | tags: nintendo ds, pokepark fishing contest, ebay auction

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eBay Coupons: 20% Off in August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Molly Higgins | tags: ebay, apple macbooks, dyson vacuums

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A Couple Was Sent Cockroaches and a Bloody Pig Mask by eBay Employees. They Just Won a $48 Million Settlement. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jonathan Small | tags: ebay, devin wenig, ecommercebytes

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A Remote Indigenous Community Built One of Canada’s Fastest Fiber Networks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-07-30 | by Rachel Berkowitz | tags: fiber-optic network, western james bay telecom, fort albany first nation

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How AI can help make busy shipping routes safer for whales (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: san francisco bay, whale detection, ferry

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As its new bikes launch in the Bay Area, Lyft’s bikeshare ambitions are going global (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: lyft, bikeshare, san francisco

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Negotiating Your Salary Is About More Than Money (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-07-29 | by Brian Jenney | tags: ieee spectrum, parsity, linkedin

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How to buy second-hand PC hardware without getting scammed — essential rules of engagement for finding used parts and machines in an inflated market (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Ben Stockton | tags: ebay, facebook marketplace, gpus

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Get $180 of 3D printing filament for just $86 in this eBay blowout — save 52% on 10 reels of Creality's Hyper PLA, just $8.63 a spool (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: creality, hyper pla, 3d printing

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Brits urged to avoid dangerous plug adaptors this summer - what to watch out for (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-28 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: electrical safety first, aliexpress, amazon marketplace

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eBay and its former execs settle cyberstalking case brought by journalist couple (engadget.com)

2026-07-28 | by Anna Washenko | tags: ebay, devin wenig, ecommercebytes

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EBay and Former Execs Will Pay $56 Million to Couple They Tormented With Bloody Pig Masks (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: ebay, pig masks, journalist couple

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eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: ebay, ecommercebytes, devin wenig

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eBay, former execs pay $56M to settle “bloody pig mask” harassment case (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: ebay, ecommercebytes, devin wenig

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eBay Reaches $56 Million Settlement With E-Commerce Newsletter Writers It Terrorized In 2019 (slashdot.org)

2026-07-28 | tags: ebay, ecommercebytes, ina steiner

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Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign (wired.com)

2026-07-28 | by Lauren Goode | tags: ebay, ecommercebytes, devin wenig

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eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019 (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-28 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: ebay, ecommercebytes, devin wenig

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eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement (theverge.com)

2026-07-28 | by Emma Roth | tags: ebay, devin wenig, ecommercebytes

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EBay, former execs to pay $56 million in blogger harassment and stalking case (cnbc.com)

2026-07-28 | by Annie Palmer | tags: ebay, devin wenig, ecommercebytes

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My falling-out with the rationalist community (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: rationalist community, sam bankman-fried, zizians cult

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India's first privately developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: skyroot aerospace, vikram-1, sriharikota

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Classic Amiga titles, free to download (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: amiga, tampa bay amiga group, pd software

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The well-calibrated Bayesian [pdf] (1982) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: bayesian, bayesian pdf, calibrated

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The well-calibrated Bayesian [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: bayesian, bayesian pdf, calibrated

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The 15 Panels We’re Most Excited for at Comic-Con 2026 (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: bay doctor, biggest, biggest panels

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Better photos AND a smaller camera bump? This new tech could forever change phone cameras (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-10 | tags: bayer, camera, camera sensors

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Redditor finds "16TB SSD" for $30 that was actually a microSD card with weights glued on (techspot.com)

2026-07-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: drive, ebay, fake

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Redditor's latest fake-drive purchase reveals a 60GB microSD card and weights inside a "16TB SSD" (techspot.com)

2026-07-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: drive, ebay, fake