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421. Pa. high court rules that police can access Google searches without a warrant
In a decision that only affects Pennsylvanians but could have privacy implications elsewhere, the state's Supreme Court ruled that police did not need a warrant to access a rape suspect's Google searches.
422. Why U.S. sports tickets have gotten so expensive
World Cup ticket prices are symptomatic of a greater issue across sports in America, where enough people have proven they'll pay in excess
423. More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review, often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts. A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
424. Making Aircrete with kitchen ingredients [video]
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
425. San Francisco power outage puts 130k in the dark
Power outage in San Francisco knocks out electricity to one-third of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers, with fire at substation on 8th and Mission streets contributing to blackouts.
426. Drivers struggle to multitask when using dashboard touch screens, study finds
427. Incidence of Dementia Before Age 65 Among 9/11 Attack Responders (2024)
428. More than 100 rally against data centers at Michigan Capitol
Protesters held signs noting dangers to water and potential electricity rate increases because of data centers being proposed across Michigan.
429. Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership
The newest episode raises questions about whether Sequoia's new leadership -- managing partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over last month -- can or will rein in Maguire's social media activity.
430. "There are more Japanese [VRChat] creators than all other countries combined "
431. US threatens EU digital services market access
432. Show HN: Solving the ~95% legislative coverage gap using LLM's
Lustra provides transparent access to global legislation. Our bill summaries and voting records are presented in a concise, clear, and impartial way.
433. Nvidia 590 driver drops Pascal/lower support; main pkgs switch to Open Kern Mods
434. Penny Farthing Race at 1928 Olympics
435. Microsoft kills IntelliCode in favor of the paid Copilot
Microsoft has begun decommissioning IntelliCode in VS Code, ending free local AI-assisted completions and shifting its developer AI strategy fully to subscription-based GitHub Copilot.
436. Map: Operator[] Should Be Nodiscard
Lately libc++ has been adding the C++17 [[nodiscard]] attribute aggressively to every header. (I’m not sure why this month, but my guess is that libc++ just dropped support for some old compiler such that all their supported compilers now permit the attribute even in C++11 mode.) libc++ is following the trail that Microsoft STL has blazed since VS 15.6 in late 2017.
437. This is not the future
438. U.S. Seizes Second Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
439. Pop _OS 24.04's New Scratch-Built Cosmic: Hands-On, with Screenshots
Pop!_OS 24.04 ships with the first scratch-built Cosmic desktop. Here’s how it looks and behaves in daily use.
440. To Catch a Predator: Leak exposes the internal operations of mercenary spyware
Drawing on leaked internal company documents, sales and marketing material, as well as training videos, the “Intellexa Leaks” investigation gives a never-before-seen glimpse of the internal operations of a mercenary spyware company focused on exploiting vulnerabilities in mobile devices, which enable targeted surveillance attacks on human rights defenders, journalists and members of civil society.