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TechCrunch · Technology

Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites

Dozens of WordPress plugins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

Zack Whittaker 3 days ago

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The Guardian · World

About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea

Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowdingAbout 250 people are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to the UN’s refugee and migration agencies.The agencies said th...

Guardian staff and agencies 3 days ago

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The Verge · Technology

Prime Video is bundling Apple TV Plus and Peacock for a limited time

Amazon is offering Prime Video subscribers a way to get Apple TV Plus and Peacock Premium Plus at a discount. With a new bundle, subscribers can access all content from both services directly through Prime Video. The bundle includes both streaming services for $19.99 per month, as opposed to the tot...

Stevie Bonifield 3 days ago

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Lifehacker · Lifestyle

The Samsung Galaxy S25+ Is One of the Best Premium Android Phones, and It's $250 Off Right Now

The Galaxy S25+ is an alternative to the Samsung Ultra.

Daniel Oropeza 3 days ago

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Wired · Technology

Gik Acoustics SoundBlocks Review: Good-Looking Acoustic Treatment

Treating the sound of your space has often involved ugly, permanently mounted panels, but no longer!

Parker Hall 3 days ago

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The Guardian · World

Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns

Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7Reeves arrives at IMF with little leeway to prove its UK downgrade wrongA further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession that would affect the UK more than any of the other G7 nations, the I...

Richard Partington in Washington and Kiran Stacey 3 days ago

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The Verge · Technology

Privacy advocates want Google to stop handing consumer data over to ICE

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking the attorneys general of California and New York to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices, saying the tech giant fails to notify users before handing over their data to law enforcement agencies like ICE. "For nearly a decade, Google has p...

Gaby Del Valle 4 days ago

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BBC News · World

Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993

The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia said it would not abide by any agreements of the meeting in Washington.

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BBC News · World

US Treasury secretary says short-term economic pain worth long-term security

Scott Bessent said a "small bit of economic pain" was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals.

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Hacker News · Technology

40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 cal of feed per 1 cal

Article URL: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2976-601X/ae4f6b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47769183 Points: 7 # Comments: 2

randycupertino 4 days ago

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TechCrunch · Technology

Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simultaneously suing them.

Sarah Perez 4 days ago

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The Verge · Technology

The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world

Before allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home, the 20-year-old accused attacker wrote about his fear that the AI race would cause humans to go extinct, The San Francisco Chronicle found. Two days later, Altman's home appeared to be targeted a second time, according to...

Lauren Feiner 4 days ago

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BBC News · World

Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close

The government says the fall is partly due to housing people in alternative sites such as military barracks.

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The Guardian · World

US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says

US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir• Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and complimented the work of Pakistan’s army chief as medi...

Julian Borger, and Saeed Shah in Islamabad 4 days ago

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Lifehacker · Lifestyle

I Upgraded From the Garmin Forerunner 165 to the 970, and It Was Worth the Cost for Me

But going from one of Garmin's entry-level running watches to their top-of-the-line model won't be for everyone.

Meredith Dietz 4 days ago

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TechCrunch · Technology

London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing

Waymo's commercial service will eventually follow testing if the U.K. government approves.

Kirsten Korosec 4 days ago

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MIT Technology Review · Science

Redefining the future of software engineering

Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which gradually made code accessible to developers and engineers everywhere. Second, the adoption of development operations (DevOps) and agile methodologies took software from siloed...

MIT Technology Review Insights 4 days ago

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The Verge · Technology

Elon Musk grilled by senator over X Money plans

Elon Musk is facing questions about his upcoming payments platform, X Money, and whether it will allow users to safely perform transactions. In a letter to Musk on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) writes that X Money could pose a risk to "consumers, our national security, and the stability of t...

Emma Roth 4 days ago

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The Guardian · World

China now AI’s ‘good guy’ as US takes a ‘wild west’ approach, MPs told

Experts point to Chinese backing for multinational attempts to introduce global governance of AIChina is now the “good guy” on AI rather than Donald Trump’s US where the technology is being pursued in a dangerous “wild west” manner, a former UN and UK government adviser has told MPs.Prof Dame Wendy...

Robert Booth UK technology editor 4 days ago

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Wired · Technology

I Watched 18 Hours of Coachella’s Vertical Livestream and All I Got Was This Lousy FOMO

Coachella—and everyone else—is making a big vertical video play. So I watched an entire weekend’s worth of sets only on my phone.

Boone Ashworth 4 days ago

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Hacker News · Technology

I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program

Article URL: https://honeypot.net/2026/04/14/i-wrote-to-flocks-privacy.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768813 Points: 85 # Comments: 27

speckx 4 days ago

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The Guardian · World

South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ‘unacceptable outages’

David Hinton will receive only his £400,000 salary this year after thousands of customers were left without waterThe chief executive of South East Water has said he will forgo his bonus in an act of penitence for “unacceptable outages” that left thousands of customers in Kent and Sussex without wate...

Isaaq Tomkins and Damien Gayle 4 days ago

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The Guardian · World

New accuser says Eric Swalwell sexually assaulted her in 2018

Lonna Drewes alleges Democratic congressman drugged and raped her at Beverly Hills hotelSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAnother woman has come forward to accuse Eric Swalwell of sexual assault, claiming the California Democrat drugged and raped her in 201...

Maya Yang 4 days ago

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Hacker News · Technology

OpenSSL 4.0.0

Article URL: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/tag/openssl-4.0.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768788 Points: 34 # Comments: 2

petecooper 4 days ago

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