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1.		Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss' (tomshardware.com)
		738 points by crtasm 23 hours ago \| 275 comments
2.		Kagi Small Web (kagi.com)
		755 points by trueduke 1 day ago \| 207 comments
3.		Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language (kagi.com)
		1390 points by smitec 1 day ago \| 328 comments
4.		US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement (reuters.com)
		744 points by djoldman 1 day ago \| 449 comments
5.		A Decade of Slug (terathon.com)
		675 points by mwkaufma 19 hours ago \| 65 comments
6.		Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track (fidget-spinner.github.io)
		427 points by guidoiaquinti 19 hours ago \| 249 comments
7.		Get Shit Done: A meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven dev system (github.com/gsd-build)
		378 points by stefankuehnel 18 hours ago \| 197 comments
8.		Every layer of review makes you 10x slower (apenwarr.ca)
		546 points by greyface- 1 day ago \| 305 comments
9.		It Took Me 30 Years to Solve This VFX Problem – Green Screen Problem [video] (youtube.com)
		270 points by yincrash 4 days ago \| 104 comments
10.		Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks (phys.org)
		279 points by bookofjoe 1 day ago \| 147 comments
11.		Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta's $2B Lobbying for Age Verification Tech (gadgetreview.com)
		875 points by doener 1 day ago \| 20 comments
12.		Reverse-engineering Viktor and making it open source (matijacniacki.com)
		175 points by zggf 1 day ago \| 75 comments
13.		Node.js needs a virtual file system (platformatic.dev)
		262 points by voctor 1 day ago \| 227 comments
14.		Sci-Fi Short Film “There Is No Antimemetics Division” [video] (youtube.com)
		301 points by Anon84 5 days ago \| 105 comments
15.		OpenSUSE Kalpa (kalpadesktop.org)
		204 points by ogogmad 1 day ago \| 97 comments
16.		FFmpeg 8.1 (ffmpeg.org)
		399 points by gyan 23 hours ago \| 63 comments
17.		Pyodide: a Python distribution based on WebAssembly (github.com/pyodide)
		186 points by tosh 4 days ago \| 51 comments
18.		The unlikely story of Teardown Multiplayer (voxagon.se)
		237 points by lairv 4 days ago \| 61 comments
19.		Edge.js: Run Node apps inside a WebAssembly sandbox (wasmer.io)
		150 points by syrusakbary 20 hours ago \| 39 comments
20.		Launch HN: Kita (YC W26) – Automate credit review in emerging markets
		47 points by rheamalhotra1 18 hours ago \| 14 comments
21.		'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, yet Violent Brazil (2025) (theasc.com)
		152 points by tambourine_man 22 hours ago \| 70 comments
22.		Show HN: Thermal Receipt Printers – Markdown and Web UI (github.com/sadreck)
		115 points by howlett 4 days ago \| 48 comments
23.		Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise to drove engagement, say whistleblowers (bbc.com)
		298 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 18 hours ago \| 182 comments
24.		Java 26 is here (hanno.codes)
		245 points by mfiguiere 19 hours ago \| 259 comments
25.		In space, no one can hear you kernel panic (2020) (increment.com)
		87 points by p0u4a 5 days ago \| 23 comments
26.		Font Smuggler – Copy hidden brand fonts into Google Docs (brianmoore.com)
		177 points by lanewinfield 4 days ago \| 81 comments
27.		Claude Tips for 3D Work (davesnider.com)
		197 points by snide 4 days ago \| 43 comments
28.		Building a Shell (healeycodes.com)
		163 points by ingve 1 day ago \| 39 comments
29.		Finding a CPU Design Bug in the Xbox 360 (2018) (randomascii.wordpress.com)
		152 points by mariuz 5 days ago \| 49 comments
30.		Give Django your time and money, not your tokens (better-simple.com)
		424 points by dcreager 1 day ago \| 168 comments
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