Surprise, surprise: CBP officers are misusing surveillance tech
Officers allegedly abused databases that can draw from sources like license plate readers and facial recognition.
The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How kids feel about AI, in their own words —Jen Swetzoff and Keeley McNamara, the founding editors of Anyway, an independent print magazine for tweens and teen...
Deutsche Bank becomes first foreign yuan clearing bank in Europe
Article URL: https://tradersunion.com/news/central-banks/show/2973571-deutsche-bank-becomes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49284774 Points: 325 # Comments: 343
Maxsun Terminator B850M Pro II Motherboard Review: Comparable features, but US pricing is over MSRP
Maxsun’s Terminator B850M Pro II is a decent budget option in the Micro ATX form factor, but only if you can find it for the $199.99 MSRP.
The Best Samsung Galaxy S26 Cases (2026): S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra
Protect your Samsung phone with these cases and screen protectors.
Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737’s Flight Management Computer, mess with takeoff weights, or even divert an aircraft — gadget connects to an easily accessible port that overrides commands from the pilots, uses in-flight Wi-Fi
Security researchers discovered a way to tap into the avionics of a Boeing 737 and remotely give its flight management computer erroneous data through in-flight Wi-Fi. This coin-sized device plugs into a diagnostic port in the plane's avionics bay and could easily be hidden behind its protective ...
ATG (YC F25) Is Hiring Member of Technical Staff (Data Platform)
Article URL: https://atg.science/careers Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49284697 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
WhatsApp rolls out new feature that flags potential scam messages
WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new optional "Scam Alert" feature, which uses a local machine learning model to warn users when scammers are targeting them. [...]
Get 16GB of DDR5 RAM free when you buy AMD's 9900X and an Asus TUF motherboard — $659 Newegg combo saves $274, and you get a free 240mm AIO
Save $274 and snag 16GB of DDR5 RAM for free in this 3-item Newegg combo with Ryzen 9 9900X, Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wifi7, and 16GB of dual channel Team Group T-Force Vulkan RAM
AWS key exposed in JavaScript may have lit way to Beacon's charity data
CRM provider confirms customer database was copied and probably downloaded in readable form
Virgin Galactic postpones its new spaceship's first commercial flight to 2027
Virgin Galactic's new spaceship won't be taking tourists to space this year.
Critical 'Zoomsday' flaw enables total device takeover during Zoom calls — AI-assisted research only used 20 prompts to find an exploit to hack hundreds of millions of people.
Zoomsday vulnerability let anyone in a Zoom meeting take over anybody else. The vulnerability was developed with AI assistance and took research only used 20 prompts to find an exploit to hack hundred of millions of people.
‘Obvious’ App Store ratings fraud going undetected by Apple, says StopTheMadness developer
Jeff Johnson, developer of the popular StopTheMadness Safari extension, has said that “obvious” App Store ratings fraud is going undetected by Apple despite the company’s claims to review listings. He said that although he doesn’t go proactively looking for App Store fraud, he does encounter it r...
This $57.99 8BitDo Ultimate 2 wireless controller is a brilliantly customizable option for PC gamers — fully customizable gamepad with Nintendo Switch compatibility includes dual triggers, TMR joysticks, and adjustable RGB lighting
Save 17% on this 8BitDo Ultimate 2 game controller for your PC or Nintendo Switch right now.
Claude's new Scarlet Letter watermark is invisible — for now
The mark flags anything Claude processed, even human writing it only edited.
Jump into PC gaming for under a thousand dollars with a $350 saving on this RTX 5060-powered laptop — the 15.6-inch MSI Cyborg 15 is just $949 at Walmart
Bag a new gaming laptop for under $1K at Walmart, thanks to a $350 saving on the latest MSI Cyborg 15.
Analysts see 'increasing foundry success conviction' as Intel CEO puts $12 million more of his own money in company — analysts point to accelerating foundry progress and capex expansion
Intel's Lip-Bu Ran reportedly buys $12 million worth of Intel stock as analysts believe that the management is increasingly convinced about landing external customers.
The Google Pixelsnap Charger With Stand Is 50 Percent Off Right Now
Speedy Qi2 wireless charging in a magnetic puck and stand combo makes Google’s Pixelsnap well worth grabbing at half price.
PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archival materials, to ensure preservation
Public broadcaster Nine PBS is in trouble after its cloud storage provider went out of business and it now can't access more than 50TB of archival data. The data center hosting the files can't simply turn over the files, as it's legally owned by another entity, even if the channel is the ultimate...
Twitch feeds your streams to Amazon's AI unless you tell it to stop
Bot training switch is on by default, because apparently asking first wasn't going to work