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UK's Ofcom has today fined 4chan £450k for not having age checks in place (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | get 4chan Age Verification Software → | tags: ofcom, 4chan, age checks

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I tested NordVPN's free scam checker against a real threat in my inbox - here's how it did (zdnet.com)

2026-03-19 | by Charlie Osborne | get NordVPN Free Scam Checker → | tags: nordvpn, scam checker, phishing

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Are Coupons Making a Comeback? How Discounts Are Quietly Shaping Revenue Wins and Losses (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-19 | by Erik Pham | get Digital Coupon Organizer → | tags: coupons, wp coupons, statista

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Have a Samsung TV? You now have this free streaming deal waiting for you (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-19 | get Samsung Smart TV Streaming Stick → | tags: samsung tv, amc plus, samsung checkout

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UK fines 4chan nearly $700,000 for failing its online safety act obligations (engadget.com)

2026-03-19 | get 4chan Safety Compliance Guide → | tags: ofcom, 4chan, online safety act

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It doesn’t matter if the Netanyahu coffee video is real. We are screwed no matter what (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-19 | tags: netanyahu, israeli prime minister, coffee shop

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Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal (wired.com)

2026-03-18 | by Paresh Dave | get OpenAI ChatGPT Plus → | tags: openai, walmart, chatgpt

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The Unexpected Risk of Letting ChatGPT Fact-Check Your Financial Adviser (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-03-18 | get AI Financial Advisor Tool → | tags: chatgpt, financial adviser, fact-checking

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CPU fraud scandal erupts as another Chinese laptop busted with a fake chip — second device sporting a disguised Ryzen 5500U uncovered after vendor threatens legal action (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-14 | by Zhiye Liu | get Ryzen 5500U Fake Chip → | tags: ryzen 5 7430u, chuwi, fake processor

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TSA Officers Miss Their First Full Paycheck as Fears About Long Airport Lines Get Real (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-13 | get Travel Security Badge → | tags: tsa, airport lines, fuel shortages

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Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-03-12 | get Kids Safe Tech Kit → | tags: social media, age checks, under-13s

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Chinese Nexus Actors Shift Focus to Qatar Amid Iranian Conflict (darkreading.com)

2026-03-11 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | get Qatar World Cup Souvenir → | tags: china nexus, qatar, plugx malware

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High fidelity font synthesis for CJK languages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-09 | get FontGen → | tags: character, checkpoint, font

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xAI Exec Says Have Grok Check Your Taxes. Here’s How That Could Go Very Wrong (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-06 | get Taxi → | tags: check, check taxes, exec

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xAI Exec Says Have Grok Check Your Taxes! Tax Experts Say Do Not Do That! (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-06 | get Taxi → | tags: check, check taxes, exec

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Update: Is Amazon down? Services slowly resuming after customers couldn't check out (zdnet.com)

2026-03-05 | by Nina Raemont | get E-commerce platform → | tags: amazon, downdetector, amazon app

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Is Amazon down? Why customers can't check out or add to cart - and Amazon's response (zdnet.com)

2026-03-05 | by Nina Raemont | get E-commerce platform → | tags: amazon, downdetector, amazon app

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How important was the Battle of Hastings? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | get Medieval Warfare → | tags: attacks, attacks checking, browser

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5 ways to grow your business with AI - without leaving employees behind (zdnet.com)

2026-03-02 | by Mark Samuels | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ai enabled growth, colgate palmolive, human checks

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Discord Is Delaying Age Checks Following User Backlash (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-25 | get Discord Server → | tags: discord, agechecks, userbacklash

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Python Type Checker Comparison: Empty Container Inference (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-25 | by Danny Yang | get CodeCheck → | tags: pyre, pyright, python type checker

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Cell Service for the Fairly Paranoid (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get Smartwatch → | tags: apply, cape, cape risk

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Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-20 | get Voice → | tags: discord, government ids, age checks

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Turn Dependabot Off (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Dependabot → | tags: govulncheck, edwards25519, github actions

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Linus Torvalds on How Linux Went From One-Man Show To Group Effort (slashdot.org)

2026-02-18 | by Posted | get Linux → | tags: checks, developer, finland

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AI platforms can be abused for stealthy malware communication (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-18 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: check, check point, copilot

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Microsoft is bringing a built-in network speed test to Windows 11 (theverge.com)

2026-02-18 | by Emma Roth | get Network Speed Test → | tags: ability, access, check

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Portugal: The First Global Empire (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-18 | get Economy → | tags: attacks, attacks checking, browser

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Discord Rival Maxes Out Hosting Capacity As Players Flee Age-Verification Crackdown (slashdot.org)

2026-02-18 | get Virtual Private Server → | tags: age verification, chat, checks

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Show HN: Continue – Source-controlled AI checks, enforceable in CI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Source control → | tags: check, checks, code