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Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after opposition to interference (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | by Noveck Is An Associated Press National Writer Specializing In Culture | tags: stars and stripes, pentagon, defense department

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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-21 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: tiktok, bytedance, coppa

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Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats? (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-21 | by Theresa Loconsolo | tags: a16z, andreessen horowitz, databricks

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US charges Iranian hackers over $3.4 billion intellectual property theft (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: iranian hackers, mabna institute, intellectual property theft

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One Oakland police officer made $490k in overtime (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Beck Klein | tags: oakland police department, police union, overtime spending

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Department of Homeland Security Seeking Humanoid Robots to Patrol Southern Border (futurism.com)

2026-08-18 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: department of homeland security, foundation robotics, phantom mk-i

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Apple: DOJ’s latest challenge in antitrust case ‘fails at every level’ (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, department of justice, antitrust

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Trump’s dumb border wall (theverge.com)

2026-08-17 | by Gadel Valle | tags: border wall, department of homeland security, trump

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Show HN: Bribes.fyi – Compare bribes statistics department wise (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: bribes.fyi, corruption data, departments

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White House authorizes private companies to launch 'hack-back' cyberattacks that destroy data and systems, targeting foreign cybercrime organizations — vetted organizations can now conduct offensive cyber operations (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Luke James | tags: white house, cyberattacks, department of justice

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Commerce Secretary says US opposes Apple buying Chinese memory chips (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-15 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, ymct, cxmt

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The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work (wired.com)

2026-08-13 | by Jeremy White | tags: ice, glove, compliant technologies

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The Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacks (theverge.com)

2026-08-13 | by Emma Roth | tags: trump administration, private firms, cyberattacks

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US boosts drone surveillance as flesh-eating screwworms spread in Texas (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: us department of agriculture, customs and border protection, screwworm infestations

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License plate reader searches should require a warrant (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: alpr, police departments, mass surveillance

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The Threat Hiding in Your Hiring Process: How Fake Remote Workers Get In (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: north korean, phishing, source-code

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A flight tracking service is suing Kalshi for using its data without authorization (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: flightaware, kalshi, flight tracking

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The Transportation Department is recruiting gamers to solve its air traffic controller shortage (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: transportation department, air traffic controllers, sean duffy

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The FAA used Fortnite ads to recruit air traffic controllers, and just had its best hiring year yet (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Rob Thubron | tags: fortnite, faa, air traffic control

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Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-10 | by Tim De Chant | tags: silicon-carbon, u.s. department of defense, moses lake

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Australian rare earth miner surges after U.S. Department of Defense investment (cnbc.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sam Meredith | tags: sunrise energy metals, u.s. department of defense, scandium

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A California city just declared an emergency after malware hit its 911 systems (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: suisun city, malware, 911 systems

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Australian rare earth miner surges as much as 29% after U.S. Department of War investment (cnbc.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sam Meredith | tags: sunrise energy metals, scandium, us department of war

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Maryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: attack, beaver, department

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More Police Officers Fired, Investigated, or Arrested for Misusing Flock Camera Systems (slashdot.org)

2026-08-08 | by Posted | tags: department, flock, investigation

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U.S. Department of Energy Launches the Genesis Open Models Initiative (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: department, department energy, energy

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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Caroline Haskins | tags: alpr, department, departments

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Police Department Not Happy When Every Single One of Its Flock Cameras Gets Stolen (futurism.com)

2026-08-05 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: august, cameras, city

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Editorial Expression of Concern: Tumour exosome integrins determine organotropic metastasis (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-05 | by Hoshino | tags: cancer, center, department

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DOJ extracts $3.2 million from OpenAI over hiring discrimination allegations (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: openai, department of justice, employment discrimination