Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests
https://ij.org/police-have-reportedly-used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-times-in-recent-years/
https://ij.org/police-have-reportedly-used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-times-in-recent-years/
Institute for Justice
Police Have Reportedly Used License Plate Readers to Stalk Romantic Interests Dozens of Times in Recent Years - Institute for…
This article was updated on August 3, 2026 Across the United States, communities are rethinking their use of Flock cameras and other automated license plate […]
AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/amazon-stuck-with-months-of-repairs-after-drone-strikes-on-data-centers/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/amazon-stuck-with-months-of-repairs-after-drone-strikes-on-data-centers/
Ars Technica
Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers
AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.
City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Demo
https://www.404media.co/city-learns-flock-accessed-cameras-in-childrens-gymnastics-room-as-a-sales-pitch-demo-renews-contract-anyway/
https://www.404media.co/city-learns-flock-accessed-cameras-in-childrens-gymnastics-room-as-a-sales-pitch-demo-renews-contract-anyway/
404 Media
City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway
Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are furious about the city's surveillance contract with Flock. Do their elected officials care?
A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
RightsCon Summit Series
A statement to our community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
Ubuntu servers taken offline by "sustained, cross-border attack"
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/ubuntu-infrastructure-has-been-down-for-more-than-a-day/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/ubuntu-infrastructure-has-been-down-for-more-than-a-day/
Ars Technica
Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.
Whimsical Animations Course Open House
https://courses.joshwcomeau.com/wham/open-house/00-introduction
https://courses.joshwcomeau.com/wham/open-house/00-introduction
Joshwcomeau
Introduction • Whimsical Animations
Welcome, prospective student! This small collection of lessons is designed to give you a feel for my teaching style, and the way the content is structured. I hope it helps give you a sense of what the course is like!
Credit cards are vulnerable to brute force attacks
https://metin.nextc.org/posts/Credit_Cards_Are_Vulnerable_To_Brute_Force_Kind_Attacks.html
https://metin.nextc.org/posts/Credit_Cards_Are_Vulnerable_To_Brute_Force_Kind_Attacks.html
U.S. to Withdraw 5k Troops from Germany, Pentagon Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/politics/us-troops-germany.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/politics/us-troops-germany.html
Nytimes
U.S. to Withdraw 5,000 Troops From Germany, Pentagon Says
The decision, which drew condemnation from G.O.P. lawmakers, came after President Trump expressed annoyance with the German chancellor’s remarks about the Iran war.
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Thousands of Pentagon Civilian Workers Will Be Fired Next Week as Purge Begins
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/pentagon-fire-5400-civilian-employees-first-step-trumps-purge-of-federal-workers.html
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/pentagon-fire-5400-civilian-employees-first-step-trumps-purge-of-federal-workers.html
Military.com
Thousands of Pentagon Civilian Workers Will Be Fired Next Week as Trump Purge Begins
The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8% and was to be followed up with a hiring freeze.
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Job Postings for Software Engineers Are Rapidly Rising
https://www.citadelsecurities.com/news-and-insights/2026-global-intelligence-crisis/
https://www.citadelsecurities.com/news-and-insights/2026-global-intelligence-crisis/
Citadel Securities
The 2026 Global Intelligence Crisis - Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is an award-winning global market-maker across a broad array of fixed income and equity products.
Create an MP4 video of a web page scrolling at a steady speed
https://github.com/upenn/web-scroll-video
https://github.com/upenn/web-scroll-video
GitHub
GitHub - upenn/web-scroll-video
Contribute to upenn/web-scroll-video development by creating an account on GitHub.
CollectWise (YC F24) Is Hiring
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/collectwise/jobs/rEWfZ6R-senior-forward-deployed-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/collectwise/jobs/rEWfZ6R-senior-forward-deployed-engineer
Y Combinator
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at CollectWise | Y Combinator
About Us
CollectWise is a fast growing and well funded Y Combinator-backed startup. We’re using generative AI to automate debt
collection, a $35B market in the US alone. Our AI agents are already outperforming human collectors by 2X, and we’re
doing so at…
CollectWise is a fast growing and well funded Y Combinator-backed startup. We’re using generative AI to automate debt
collection, a $35B market in the US alone. Our AI agents are already outperforming human collectors by 2X, and we’re
doing so at…