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Army Asks Missile Makers to Hack Their Own Weapons (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-05 | tags: army, missile makers, defense contractors

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Securing a DoD contractor: Finding a multi-tenant authorization vulnerability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | get Cybersecurity Training Course → | tags: dod, cybersecurity, authorization

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Securing a DoD Contractor: Finding a Multi-Tenant Authorization Vulnerability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | get Cybersecurity Training Course → | tags: dod, contractor, authorization

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Meta Axes Contractors Who Had to Review Explicit Video From Smart Glasses (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-01 | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, smart glasses, whistleblowers

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4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | tags: voice biometrics, mercor, lapsus$

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Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | tags: alberta, startup, no-tech tractors

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Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get Electric Tractor Model → | tags: alberta, startup, no-tech tractors

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Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends with an acquisition by Caterpillar (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-15 | by Sean O'Kane | get Caterpillar Tech Tractor → | tags: monarch tractor, caterpillar, foxconn

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AI-Powered Tractor Startup Burns Through a Quarter Billion Dollars, Fires All Employees in Epic Implosion (futurism.com)

2026-04-03 | by Frank Landymore | get Smart Tractor GPS System → | tags: monarch tractor, autonomous farm machines, california

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Pentagon ban of Anthropic faces judge; Claude AI maker seeks injunction (cnbc.com)

2026-03-24 | by Ashley Capoot | get AI Safety Compliance Kit → | tags: anthropic, claude ai, pentagon

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Doctor Reels as Son Becomes Plumber in Age of AI (futurism.com)

2026-03-23 | by Frank Landymore | get Plumbing Tools Kit → | tags: plumbing, financial times, associated builders and contractors

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Arc expands into electric commercial and defense boats with $50M raise (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-19 | by Sean O'Kane | get Electric Boat Propulsion Kit → | tags: arc boat company, electric propulsion, defense contractors

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An industrial piping contractor on Claude Code [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get Industrial Pipe Fitting Kit → | tags: claude code, piping contractor, javascript

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Warranty Void If Regenerated (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-17 | by Scott Werner | get Laptop Battery Disassembly Kit → | tags: software mechanics, john deere, gps guidance

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Meta Explained Its Smart Glasses AI Privacy Policies to Me. I'm Still Worried (cnet.com)

2026-03-16 | by See Full Bio | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, ray-bans, ai services

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LotusNotes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-15 | get Lotus Notes Software Suite → | tags: military, digital computing, mit

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OSHA probing fatality at Rivian warehouse (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-06 | by Sean O'Kane | get Electric Vehicle → | tags: osha, rivian, normal illinois

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Show HN: Hopalong Attractor. An old classic with a new perspective in 3D (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-06 | get 3D Printer → | tags: attractor, density, matrix

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Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-05 | by Julie Bort | get Smartphone → | tags: nominal, series b, defense contractors

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Hydroph0bia – fixed SecureBoot bypass for UEFI firmware from Insyde H2O (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-26 | get SecureBoot → | tags: insyde h2o, dell bios, hydroph0bia

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Hydroph0bia – a fixed SecureBoot bypass for UEFI firmware based on Insyde H2O (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-26 | get Insyde H2O → | tags: insyde h2o, hydroph0bia, dell

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‘Woke’ AI Feud Escalates Between Pentagon and Anthropic (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-18 | get Neural Network → | tags: amid, amid tensions, anthropic

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Show HN: Chaos Studies – attractors and spatial audio (iOS/Mac/Playdate) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-15 | get Audio Engine → | tags: anxious, anxious switching, apart

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Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines (techspot.com)

2026-02-07 | get Autopilot → | tags: chief, chief safety, company robotaxis

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Meet the Non-Tech Firms Betting Big on the AI Boom (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-05 | tags: center, center demand, contractors

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Tractor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | get Tractor → | tags: axle, just, rear

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OpenAI Partners with Major Government Contractor to ‘Transform Federal Operations’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-24 | get Cloud → | tags: contractor, contractor strong, government

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Job Seekers Find a New Source of Income: Training AI to Do Their Old Roles (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-12 | get AI Assistant → | tags: ai startup, buzzy, buzzy ai

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OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-10 | by Anthony Ha | get GPT-4 → | tags: contractors, jobs, openai

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OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents (wired.com)

2026-01-10 | by Will Knight | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: confidential, contractors, openai