US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001
https://www.ft.com/content/9c9c948f-dc8b-4385-a9b9-4b98dc1eadd9
https://www.ft.com/content/9c9c948f-dc8b-4385-a9b9-4b98dc1eadd9
US conducted mass spying campaign against leftwing and anti-ICE protesters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/us-government-spied-anti-ice-protesters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/us-government-spied-anti-ice-protesters
the Guardian
US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal
DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/13/attorney-says-homeland-security-spied-on-minnesotans-who-opposed-ice
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/13/attorney-says-homeland-security-spied-on-minnesotans-who-opposed-ice
MPR News
Attorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE
Defense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency couched this program in language about rooting out people…
Why Books Don't Work: Constructivism over Transmissionism (2021)
https://www.masterhowtolearn.com/2021-01-30-why-books-dont-work-constructivism-over-transmissionism/
https://www.masterhowtolearn.com/2021-01-30-why-books-dont-work-constructivism-over-transmissionism/
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For the love of god stop using CPU limits in Kubernetes
https://github.com/inevolin/k8s-cpu-limits-analyzed
https://github.com/inevolin/k8s-cpu-limits-analyzed
GitHub
GitHub - inevolin/k8s-cpu-limits-analyzed: Kubernetes CPU limits make your apps (very) slow and costly. CPU throttling analyzed…
Kubernetes CPU limits make your apps (very) slow and costly. CPU throttling analyzed, with proof. - inevolin/k8s-cpu-limits-analyzed
France's tax authority had data stolen on 680k taxpayers
https://korben.info/en/france-tax-authority-data-breach-680000-taxpayers.html
https://korben.info/en/france-tax-authority-data-breach-680000-taxpayers.html
Korben's website
French tax authority had data of 680,000 taxpayers stolen - Korben
680,000 rows of data stolen from the DGFiP in late June: names, addresses, and cadastral data belonging to 390,000 individuals and 285,000 businesses.
Show HN: APIMart: Discounted AI API Aggregator for GPT-5, Sora 2
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Qwen 3.8 27B is out: open weights, best local dense model yet
https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B-FP8
https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B-FP8
France blocks social media ban because it would require adults to prove age
https://www.reuters.com/world/frances-top-court-rules-social-media-ban-curtails-freedom-expression-2026-08-14/
https://www.reuters.com/world/frances-top-court-rules-social-media-ban-curtails-freedom-expression-2026-08-14/