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DuckDuckGo Browser can now block video ads, including YouTube's (engadget.com)

2026-07-08 | by Anna Washenko | tags: blocker, blocking, browser

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After Getting a Black Eye in Retirement, He Started a Business to Make His Hobby Safer. Now He’s 66 With Millions in Annual Revenue. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-02 | by Amanda Breen | tags: pickleball, robins, katz

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I built a whole-home ad blocker with a $7 ESP32-S3 board - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-29 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

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Chrome's next update will kill your adblocker - and make the web less safe (zdnet.com)

2026-06-25 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: google chrome, adblocker, manifest v3

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A crucial Windows security certificate just expired - how to check your PC (zdnet.com)

2026-06-25 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows security certificates, secure boot, microsoft

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A crucial Windows security certificate expires today - how to check your PC (zdnet.com)

2026-06-24 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows, microsoft, secure boot

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Halo Stops Bedtime Scrolling so You Can Go the F to Sleep (wired.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jill Duffy | get Blue Light Blocking Glasses → | tags: halo, screenzen, geofence

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The Firefox browser for Android just got 3 useful features - including an ad block tracker (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Lance Whitney | get Firefox for Android Add-on Pack → | tags: firefox, mozilla, android

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Firefox for Android just got 3 useful browsing features - including an ad block tracker (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Lance Whitney | get Firefox for Android Add-on Bundle → | tags: firefox, mozilla, android

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Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular Ad Blockers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get uBlock Origin Browser Extension → | tags: google chrome, ad blockers, browser update

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Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by Ben Schoon | get uBlock Origin Browser Extension → | tags: google chrome, manifest v3, ad blockers

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Google Chrome is closing the loopholes that let old ad blockers keep working (theverge.com)

2026-06-15 | by Stevie Bonifield | get AdGuard Ad Blocker → | tags: google chrome, mv2 extensions, ad blockers

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Microsoft fixes BitLocker recovery bug on Windows Server 2025 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-11 | get BitLocker Encryption Tool → | tags: bitlocker, bitlocker recovery, boot

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Ask HN: How to escalate a rejected Google extension? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | get Google Chrome Extension Developer Guide → | tags: adblockers, asked, canned

15.

Trans teens have something to say (theverge.com)

2026-06-03 | by Grace Byron | get Transgender Youth Support Book → | tags: children’s hospital, puberty blockers, testosterone

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Microsoft Criticized for Threatening Legal Action Against Security Researcher (slashdot.org)

2026-05-30 | by Posted | get Cybersecurity Research Kit → | tags: microsoft, windows, defender

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Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-29 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity Investigation Kit → | tags: microsoft, bluehammer, defender

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Windows BitLocker exploit sparks messy feud between Microsoft and the researcher who exposed it (techspot.com)

2026-05-29 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Tool → | tags: bitlocker, windows 11, yellowkey

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Mustard Made Storage Lockers Are on a Rare Sale Through May 31 (wired.com)

2026-05-21 | by Martin Cizmar | get Mustard Made Storage Locker → | tags: mustard made, storage lockers, home office

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Security researcher says Microsoft built a Bitlocker backdoor, releases exploit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Kit → | tags: microsoft, bitlocker, backdoor

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Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-14 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Kit → | tags: windows 11, bitlocker, zero-day exploit

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A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it (techspot.com)

2026-05-14 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Kit → | tags: microsoft, bitlocker, yellowkey

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One UI 9 makes it easier to spot sideloaded apps on your Galaxy phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-14 | get Samsung Galaxy Phone Case → | tags: one ui 9, samsung, galaxy s26

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Auto Blocker in One UI 9 beta adds new security report, brings back stricter USB controls (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-14 | get USB Data Blocker → | tags: one ui 9, samsung galaxy s26, auto blocker

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Samsung’s Auto Blocker is getting a major security upgrade in One UI 9 (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-14 | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Case → | tags: samsung, one ui 9, auto blocker

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Microsoft BitLocker – YellowKey zero-day exploit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Bruno Ferreira | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Kit → | tags: bitlocker, yellowkey, windows defender

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Mystery Microsoft bug leaker keeps the zero-days coming (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Connor Jones | get Microsoft Security Patch Kit → | tags: microsoft, windows, bitlocker

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Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-13 | get BitLocker Encryption Recovery Tool → | tags: bitlocker, chaotic, eclipse

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Microsoft fixes BitLocker recovery issue only for Windows 11 users (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-13 | get BitLocker Recovery USB Drive → | tags: bitlocker, bitlocker recovery, issue

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They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get Adblock Plus Browser Extension → | tags: ublock origin, they live, john carpenter