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Why Edge stores your passwords in plaintext, according to Microsoft (zdnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lance Whitney | get Microsoft Edge Password Manager → | tags: microsoft edge, password manager, plaintext passwords

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Going Full Time on Open Source (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | tags: mise, github, openai codex

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Pornhub is now using Apple’s own age verification feature in the UK (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-06 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple age verification, pornhub, uk legislation

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Show HN: Red Squares – GitHub outages as contributions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get GitHub Outage Poster → | tags: github, red squares, show hn

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10 trillion downloads are crushing open-source repositories - here's what they're doing about it (zdnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get GitHub Copilot Subscription → | tags: sonatype, maven central, open-source repositories

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Pornhub is unblocking UK users who verify their age with Apple (engadget.com)

2026-05-06 | by Mariella Moon | tags: pornhub, apple ios 26.4, aylo

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Update on "Co-authored-by: Copilot" in commit messages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get GitHub Copilot Sticker → | tags: copilot, commit messages, github

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One command turns any open-source repo into an AI agent backdoor. OpenClaw proved no supply-chain scanner has a detection category for it (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-05 | tags: openclaw, cli-anything, github copilot

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Pornhub Expands Access in the U.K. Thanks to Apple’s New Age Verification System (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-05 | tags: pornhub, apple, age verification

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Trellix Source Code Breach Highlights Growing Supply Chain Threats (darkreading.com)

2026-05-05 | by Rob Wright | get Cybersecurity Software Suite → | tags: trellix, source code, supply chain

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The biggest AI shift is taking place in your employees’ bags (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | get Smart AI Notebook → | tags: openclaw, nvidia gtc, jensen huang

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New stealthy Quasar Linux malware targets software developers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-05 | get Linux Malware Detection Tool → | tags: quasar linux, rootkit, github

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Microsoft Xbox CEO overhauls leadership amid sinking sales: 'We need to evolve how we work' (cnbc.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jordan Novet | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: xbox, microsoft, nintendo switch

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Pornhub Restores Access for UK Adults Who Use Apple’s Age Verification (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by Manisha Krishnan | tags: pornhub, apple ios 26.4, aylo

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Yet Another GitHub Incident (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get GitHub Actions Automation Kit → | tags: github, incident, comments

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Pornhub to become accessible again for some UK users (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-05-05 | tags: pornhub, online safety act, age verification

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Book publishers sue Meta over AI’s ‘word-for-word’ copying (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Emma Roth | get AI Content Detection Tool → | tags: meta, llama, copyright

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Meta sued by major book publishers over copyright infringement (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Emma Roth | get Copyright Protection for Publishers → | tags: meta, llama, scihub

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When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get AI Learning Notebook → | tags: github copilot, chatgpt enterprise, anthropic

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"Notepad++ for Mac" release is disavowed by the creator of the original (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-04 | get Notepad for Mac → | tags: notepad++, macos, andrey letov

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Zuckerberg Trying to Simulate Human Biology at the Cellular Level (futurism.com)

2026-05-04 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: chan zuckerberg biohub, ai models, human cells

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Usage-based pricing killing your vibe, here's how to roll your own local AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | by Tobias Mann | tags: anthropic, github copilot, qwen3.6-27b

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Days Without GitHub Incidents (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | get GitHub Status Mug → | tags: github, incidents, software

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Researchers report Amazon SES abused in phishing to evade detection (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-04 | get Email Security Firewall → | tags: amazon ses, aws, phishing

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Keychain-size ‘GameCube’ uses genuine Nintendo silicon — system also includes a dock, design shared to GitHub (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-03 | by Mark Tyson | get GameCube Mini Console Kit → | tags: gamecube, nintendo, github

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Open source does not imply open community (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get Open Source Community Guide → | tags: open source, github, dvcs

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Frizbee is a tool you may throw a tag at and it comes back with a checksum (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get Frizbee Checksum Tool → | tags: actions, container, frizbee

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NetHack 5.0.0 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get NetHack Official Guidebook → | tags: nethack, roguelike, cross-compiling

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Costumed Crowd 'Speedruns' Scientology Building For Social Media Trend (slashdot.org)

2026-05-02 | by Posted | tags: scientology, hollywood boulevard, fortnite

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45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage — code was open-sourced to mark 86-DOS 1.00’s anniversary (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Mark Tyson | get MS-DOS 1.0 Collector's Edition → | tags: dos, microsoft, tim paterson