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I'm Rebelling Against the Algorithm

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 04:45:32

I'm rebelling against the algorithm 14 Jul, 2025 I grew up on the internet. I'm old enough to remember when my news feeds actually ended. Remember the times before infinite scroll was engineered? I remember when algorithms weren't good enough to keep me in a trance-like state for eternity. Fast forward to today, I experience firsthand the horrible effects of the algorithms. We weren't meant to read the thoughts of 100s of people all at once. It's also not possible to fully check out from soci

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Trump Sues to Fire Big Bird’s Boss

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-07-25 00:15:38

Back in April, Donald Trump fired three Democratic members of the board at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a move similar to his efforts to oust Democrats from the Federal Trade Commission and the Kennedy Center, among others. The board members—Laura Ross, Thomas Rothman, and Diane Kaplan— simply never left. Now, the Trump administration is suing to remove them from their seats. Trump gave notice of the attempted firings on April 28, which led to the CPB and its would-be unemploy

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Co-op confirms data of 6.5 million members stolen in cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-25 06:29:27

UK retailer Co-op has confirmed that personal data of 6.5 million members was stolen in the massive cyberattack in April that shut down systems and caused food shortages in its grocery stores. Co-op (short for the Co-operative Group) is one of the United Kingdom's largest consumer co-operatives, operating food stores, funeral services, insurance, and legal services. It is owned by millions of members who receive discounts on services and share in the company's governance. Co-op's CEO, Shirine

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Co-op boss confirms all 6.5m members had data stolen

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-07-27 05:26:18

Co-op boss confirms all 6.5m members had data stolen 3 hours ago Share Save Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Share Save Watch: Co-op boss says immediate action was taken when the data breach was discovered The chief executive of Co-op has confirmed that all 6.5 million of its members had their data stolen in a cyber-attack on the retailer in April. "I'm devastated that information was taken. I'm also devastated by the impact that it took o

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Human Stigmergy: The world is my task list

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-27 21:27:19

Marco Giancotti , July 10, 2025 Cover image: Termite mound cross-section, Wikimedia Commons Termites and ants have no central planning. There are no architect ants in a nest-building project, no sponsors or supervisors, no instructions. Each worker is unaware and completely uninterested in what form the final mega-structure will take. No blueprints are to be found in any of their minds or outside them. Yet they build them all the time, and very well, too. Their substitute for plans and bluepri

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RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-07 21:53:55

After US health secretary and hardline anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 highly respected vaccine experts from the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) last month, he vetted their replacements not by medical and scientific expertise, but by their political leanings, according to a lawsuit filed by medical organizations Monday. Under Kennedy, to qualify to be on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's nationally influential and historically

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Walmart Plus membership is 50% off, and has something Amazon doesn't: the Nintendo Switch 2

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-08-10 02:38:00

With Prime Day kicking off, consumers are flocking to Amazon for all the best deals. But one of the best things about Prime Day is all the other major retailers looking to cash in on the shopping palooza, offering similar (or better) deals on top products -- and even membership opportunities. Also: The best Prime Day deals live now Right now, Walmart is discounting its Walmart+ membership program by 50% ahead of its Walmart Deals event, starting on July 7 for Walmart+ members. To sweeten the d

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This 1-Year Sam’s Club Membership (Auto-Renew) Drops to Nearly Free, a Cheap Alternative If Costco Is Too Far

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-08-10 10:25:08

Life is pretty darn expensive. In fact, it’s getting pricier by the day at the moment, at least for a lot of us, and that means that it’s really important to find ways to not only save money on luxuries that help keep us all sane, but also on daily essentials. That can be a lot harder to do though, but there are some really easy ways to get those savings going, and one of those is with a good warehouse membership. See at StackSocial Sam’s Club is a membership-only retailer that stocks a huge n

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Here are 33 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2025-08-12 03:22:35

Amazon’s next Prime Day event hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but as usual, the retailer has already dropped a selection of early deals ahead of the four-day shopping event. While steeper discounts are surely to arrive when things kick off on July 8th, many of the current offers are already worth considering, especially if you’re a Prime member looking to score a deal on one of Amazon’s own devices or services. Most of these offers are exclusive to Prime members; however, some retailers are pr

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You can still get a Walmart Plus membership for 50% off and snag exclusive access to Walmart's anti-Prime Day sale

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-08-13 06:16:32

The summer sale season is here. Plus, with Prime Day (and concurrent sales) kicking off next week, there's no better time to scour the internet for deals, discounts, and top savings at every retailer as they compete for your cash. Also: The best Prime Day deals live now Perhaps the best thing about Prime Day season is that other major retailers are looking to cash in on the shopping palooza, offering similar or better offerings on top products -- and even membership opportunities. Right now, W

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Young, not dumb, and broke? Amazon is giving you 6 months of Prime for free

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-14 09:27:41

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon’s new Prime for Young Adults membership is now available with a free six-month trial. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 24 is eligible for membership. The trial offers all the benefits of a Prime membership, including six months of free Prime Video streaming. Amazon’s Prime Day sale is almost here, and it’s already raining deals and offers. Not only has Amazon already started discounting its own devices early, it’s also now offering a very exc

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Google Home’s new sharing tools are now available to everyone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-19 00:07:07

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home is now widely rolling out its new Member role feature. It was previously available to Google Home users enrolled in the public preview program. Member role allows you to invite family members, including children under 13, as well as guests and roommates to manage specific devices or your entire smart home. Google Home’s Member access feature is now rolling out widely with version 3.3 of the app. The feature makes it easier to share a devi

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Google makes it easier to let friends and kids control your smart home

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-19 14:40:34

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google Home’s latest update will make it easier to decide who in your household can control your smart home. It comes with a new feature, which Google first started testing last year, that will let you assign people “Admin” and “Member” roles. People with Admin status have full control of all the devices, services, and users within their smart home

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Ask HN: 80s electronics book club; anyone remember this illustrator?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-18 23:46:18

In the early 80's in the US, a popular DIY electronics magazine had a book of the month club that I loved. Most were small and leather bound hardback with topics like: make your own hydrophone; augmented reality (required a full room and a boom arm, sadly); an LCD model rocket launcher ignition; computer vision; lots and lots of robots. One book I remember (large, softcover, yellow cover) featured black and white, pen and ink illustrations of fantastically complex robots and machines. One that

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10 Perks Prime Members Can Snag Before Prime Day (2025)

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-08-27 14:32:00

Amazon Prime Day is fast approaching, and you can get in on the action early with these promotions and deals for various Amazon services. Snag free credits on food, discounts on groceries, or extended free trials. We've rounded up our favorite perks below. As a reminder, these are only available for Amazon Prime members. New members can sign up for a free 30-day trial. Make sure to check out our related guides to get ready for the big day, including the Best Early Prime Day Deals, How to Shop A

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Russia frees REvil hackers after sentencing

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-08-29 18:10:23

Four members of the REvil ransomware group have been released from custody despite pleading guilty to fraud and malware distribution charges. The Dzerzhinsky Court of St. Petersburg allowed Roman Muromsky, Andrei Bessonov, Mikhail Golovachuk, and Dmitry Korotaev to walk free after sentencing them to five years in prison on Monday, ruling that the gang members had spent enough time in a Russian detention center while awaiting trial. The case is unrelated to the prolific and high-profile ransomwa

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CDC’s once-revered vaccine panel now a “farce”—calls grow to scrap meeting

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-31 14:19:52

After anti-vaccine advocate and US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 experts who sat on a revered federal vaccine panel and restocked it with eight dubious members, a growing chorus of lawmakers, health experts, and public advocates are calling for a pivotal meeting scheduled for Wednesday to be scrapped and for the panel to be "dissolved" and remade with qualified members. On June 9, Kennedy unilaterally cleaned out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Co

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All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-10 17:26:40

All 17 experts ousted from the federal vaccine advisory committee have spoken out about the drastic changes that anti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made since taking office. Those changes include unilaterally restricting access to COVID-19 vaccines and summarily firing the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which had guided federal vaccine policies for more than 60 years. "We are deeply concerned that these destabilizing deci

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Amazon Prime Day will take place July 8 to July 11, with six bonus PC games via Prime Gaming

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-13 00:33:00

Amazon announced that Prime Day 2025 will take place from Tuesday, July 8 through Friday, July 11, and gamers will be able to get six free PC games via Prime Gaming. Prime Gaming members are in for another year of some great deals available during both the lead-up to Prime Day and during Prime Day itself, Amazon said. To celebrate the lead-up to Prime Day from June 17 through July 7, and in addition to the previously announced June Prime Gaming content, Prime members can claim an assortment of

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MasterClass deal: Get up to 50 percent off for Father's Day

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-14 19:01:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you're stumped on what to get your dad for Father's Day, consider a digital gift like a Nintendo Switch Online membership or a subscription to MasterClass. The latter has appeared in many of our gift guides in the past, including our favorite gifts for teachers, but it's a great gif

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24 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using (2025)

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-09-14 22:32:00

It’s common knowledge that a Prime membership gets you free two-day shipping. But there are Amazon Prime perks that make the service more worthwhile—and considering the cost of a yearly membership, you're doing yourself a disservice if you aren't taking advantage of all of them. Below, we've listed some of the perks you should be using as an Amazon Prime member. Arguably, these incentives alone aren't worth the cost of a membership, but chances are at least one of them will come in handy. Amazo

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Adidas plugs its website and app into Amazon’s ‘Buy with Prime’ program

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-06-04 10:54:47

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Adidas’s site and app will soon get “Buy with Prime” Amazon fulfillment, allowing Prime members to receive free shipping and streamlined returns when ordering directly from the three-stripe brand. Beginning in the spring, paying US-based Amazon Prime subscribers will see Prime-eligible items for sale on adidas.com and through the Adida

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Latest Tech News

I'm Rebelling Against the Algorithm

Trump Sues to Fire Big Bird’s Boss

Co-op confirms data of 6.5 million members stolen in cyberattack

Co-op boss confirms all 6.5m members had data stolen

Human Stigmergy: The world is my task list

RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

Walmart Plus membership is 50% off, and has something Amazon doesn't: the Nintendo Switch 2

This 1-Year Sam’s Club Membership (Auto-Renew) Drops to Nearly Free, a Cheap Alternative If Costco Is Too Far

Here are 33 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale

You can still get a Walmart Plus membership for 50% off and snag exclusive access to Walmart's anti-Prime Day sale

Young, not dumb, and broke? Amazon is giving you 6 months of Prime for free

Google Home’s new sharing tools are now available to everyone

Google makes it easier to let friends and kids control your smart home

Ask HN: 80s electronics book club; anyone remember this illustrator?

10 Perks Prime Members Can Snag Before Prime Day (2025)

Russia frees REvil hackers after sentencing

CDC’s once-revered vaccine panel now a “farce”—calls grow to scrap meeting

All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

Amazon Prime Day will take place July 8 to July 11, with six bonus PC games via Prime Gaming

MasterClass deal: Get up to 50 percent off for Father's Day

24 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using (2025)

Adidas plugs its website and app into Amazon’s ‘Buy with Prime’ program

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