Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's locations
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/surveillance-vendors-caught-abusing-access-to-telcos-to-track-peoples-phone-locations-researchers-say/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/surveillance-vendors-caught-abusing-access-to-telcos-to-track-peoples-phone-locations-researchers-say/
TechCrunch
Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's phone locations, researchers say | TechCrunch
The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world.
Trump administration reclassifies cannabis as less dangerous
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxd0xxp0jko
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxd0xxp0jko
Bbc
Trump administration reclassifies cannabis as less dangerous
Medical marijuana was moved into a lower category of drugs in order to increase research and access.
To Protect and Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/to-protect-and-swerve-nypd-cop-has-527-speeding-tickets-yet-remains-on-the-force
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/to-protect-and-swerve-nypd-cop-has-527-speeding-tickets-yet-remains-on-the-force
Streetsblog New York City
To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force - Streetsblog New York City
One of the city’s most-dangerous drivers is an officer with the NYPD, which does nothing to stop his reign of terror on Staten Island.
If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/if-americas-so-rich-howd-it-get-so
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/if-americas-so-rich-howd-it-get-so
www.derekthompson.org
If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?
Or: How the 2020s broke our brains
MeshCore development team splits over trademark dispute and AI-generated code
https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/04/23/the-split
https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/04/23/the-split
blog.meshcore.io
Meshcore.io - Why The Split? - MeshCore Blog
Migrating to the new meshcore.io site
'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win $34,000 Polymarket bet
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/23/hairdryer-used-trick-weather-sensor-34000-polymarket-bet/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/23/hairdryer-used-trick-weather-sensor-34000-polymarket-bet/
The Telegraph
‘Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor’ to win $34,000 bet
Polymarket gamblers appear to net winnings as temperature readings at Charles de Gaulle airport spike unexpectedly
Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d4zgnqpqeo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d4zgnqpqeo
Bbc
Endangered Mexican axolotl discovered by girl, 10, under a bridge in Wales
Evie and her mother were enjoying a day trip to south Wales when they came across the amphibian.
Microsoft offers buyouts up to 7% of US employees
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-offers-buyout-for-up-to-7-of-u-s-employees/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-offers-buyout-for-up-to-7-of-u-s-employees/
TechCrunch
Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of US employees | TechCrunch
If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary retirement buyout.
Show HN: Tolaria – open-source macOS app to manage Markdown knowledge bases
https://github.com/refactoringhq/tolaria
https://github.com/refactoringhq/tolaria
GitHub
GitHub - refactoringhq/tolaria: Desktop app to manage markdown knowledge bases
Desktop app to manage markdown knowledge bases. Contribute to refactoringhq/tolaria development by creating an account on GitHub.
U.S. Soldier Charged with Using Classified Info to Profit from Prediction Market
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-soldier-charged-using-classified-information-profit-prediction-market-bets?bm-verify=AAQAAAAN_____y6To7sZYZ502biZwIHXlr-7zXZUqV4H0xLTfW__wDA3SjNLqifXRaQwsikyuz6IJknyuL8xfVYRkesxcDk5V10m-HoXl2K93f17rygBphL77WVFoQ_XvlmUo922IwM_DQ66137X6wWMtpdHslcEjpJG7KbBmUw9Su4kDENpDt_yv2spThQZehgv-X1Adk5U2VHfp41co2s_QJGjRj4y0KmL1mhSCyVaE7MC1LHG0mtP-xYmD0xBOQwn6PlHkPiP5Nt46h5ZIjLGXgCZDEVD42i7rIEM379DKLPUPX0PDNmOAwFSuTqcTDVnT_UUV8vxpHLRMb7rUxPxKUPcIB23iZTRJddWDDtPHMXadpwv67xr-f1sKDLZT9NgHCO4iuC2EthmAt0
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-soldier-charged-using-classified-information-profit-prediction-market-bets?bm-verify=AAQAAAAN_____y6To7sZYZ502biZwIHXlr-7zXZUqV4H0xLTfW__wDA3SjNLqifXRaQwsikyuz6IJknyuL8xfVYRkesxcDk5V10m-HoXl2K93f17rygBphL77WVFoQ_XvlmUo922IwM_DQ66137X6wWMtpdHslcEjpJG7KbBmUw9Su4kDENpDt_yv2spThQZehgv-X1Adk5U2VHfp41co2s_QJGjRj4y0KmL1mhSCyVaE7MC1LHG0mtP-xYmD0xBOQwn6PlHkPiP5Nt46h5ZIjLGXgCZDEVD42i7rIEM379DKLPUPX0PDNmOAwFSuTqcTDVnT_UUV8vxpHLRMb7rUxPxKUPcIB23iZTRJddWDDtPHMXadpwv67xr-f1sKDLZT9NgHCO4iuC2EthmAt0
How tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fixing-the-roads-turnpikes
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fixing-the-roads-turnpikes
University of Cambridge
Tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution
How tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution
DeepSeek-V4: Towards Highly Efficient Million-Token Context Intelligence
https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro
https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro
huggingface.co
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro · Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
Habitual coffee intake shapes the microbiome, modifies physiology and cognition
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71264-8
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71264-8
Nature
Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition
Nature Communications - Here, the authors investigate coffee’s impact on the microbiota–gut–brain axis and assess whether these effects occur independently of caffeine in healthy...