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DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: doge, government, receipts

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DOGE's inflated "Wall of Receipts": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: doge, government, receipts

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This Bluetooth-only Marshall home speaker sounds so good, I can forgive the missing Wi-Fi (zdnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Prakhar Khanna | tags: marshall, marshall stanmore, speaker

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The Summer of Rogue AI Sends a Signal to the Enterprise (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai models, enterprises, enterprises governance

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Trump is losing his war on wind power (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: administration, development, government

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DOGE overstated savings, government watchdog says (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: doge, doge overstated, government

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The US Government's Mario, Pokemon and Naruto Meme Posting Could Damage These Franchises, Japanese Officials Warn (slashdot.org)

2026-08-06 | tags: anime, government, japan

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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions (krebsonsecurity.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: fraud, government, moucka

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BMW Blasts Its Cars' Internal Screens With Aggressive Ads (slashdot.org)

2026-08-06 | tags: ad playing, animation, connected

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The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is Recruiting (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Vittoria Elliott | tags: coristine, doge, engineer

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DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Maddy Varner | tags: amendment, case, chats

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DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Dell Cameron | tags: fines, government, money

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Emotional resilience is becoming the most valuable skill. Here’s why (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: gallup, global workforce, emotional resilience

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How the Trump administration is blocking the public’s right to protect the environment (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: trump administration, citizen suits, clean water act

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Police departments are told to call license plate readers "county resources" instead of naming them (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Daniel Sims | tags: license plate readers, flock cameras, police surveillance

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Microsoft Tells Engineers 'Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: microsoft, github copilot, openai gpt-5.6

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Eric Adams Goes to Wisconsin to Pitch Data Centers, Gets Booed (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: eric adams, wisconsin, data centers

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Show HN: cMCP, deny an AI agent's tool call and get a signed receipt (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: cmcp, trusted execution environment, snowflake

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BMW Suddenly Blasts Its Cars’ Internal Screens With Aggressive Advertisements (futurism.com)

2026-08-04 | by Frank Landymore | tags: bmw, in-vehicle ads, spider-man movie

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Apple Launches Legal Challenge Against UK Demand To Access Encrypted User Data (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: apple, enigma2, investigatory powers tribunal

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PC cooling outfit Arctic reverses tariff-era price hikes after US government refund — lowers prices across lineup, including coolers and case fans (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: arctic, liquid freezer iii pro, us government

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AI Notetaker Lets Hackers Spy on Government, Corporate Video Calls (darkreading.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: google firebase, tl;dv, ai meeting tool

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Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-04 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: apple, uk government, advanced data protection

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An Honest Review of AI Programming (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: claude, tokenmaxxing, llms

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Spain Offers $1.14 Billion To Get Thirty Meter Telescope Moved To Canary Islands (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: thirty meter telescope, canary islands, spanish government

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Anduril Weighs Baltimore Shipyard Investment to Build Drone Boats (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-04 | tags: anduril, baltimore, sparrows point

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The three-and-beyond-body problem: juggling kids, travel and careers in academia (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-04 | by Carter | tags: two-body problem, academia, heathrow airport

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Palantir soars 12% on blowout quarter, with U.S. commercial revenue soaring nearly 150% (cnbc.com)

2026-08-03 | by Samantha Subin | tags: palantir, alex karp, u.s. government

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Trump Admin Has the Concept of a Plan for AI Safety Rules (Maybe) (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: trump, ai safety, government policy

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DDoS against Norwegian government IT infrastructure – status (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: norwegian government, ddos, it infrastructure