Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting Signal Messenger(cloud.google.com)
773 points by karel-3d | 271 comments
Google Threat Intelligence Group blog post describing Russia-aligned threat actors targeting Signal Messenger accounts.
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When imperfect systems are good: Bluesky's lossy timelines(jazco.dev)
751 points by cyndunlop | 293 comments
Blog post explaining how Bluesky uses intentionally lossy timeline fanout to trade perfect consistency for lower latency and better scalability.
"Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" – Executive Order(whitehouse.gov)
626 points by martialg | 1073 comments
White House page publishing the February 18, 2025 executive order "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" concerning presidential oversight of federal agencies.
Greg K-H: "Writing new code in Rust is a win for all of us"(lore.kernel.org)
608 points by mustache_kimono | 339 comments
Linux kernel mailing list post by Greg Kroah-Hartman arguing that writing new kernel code and drivers in Rust eliminates common C bug classes, in the Rust kernel policy thread.
Broken legs and ankles heal better if you walk on them within weeks(scientificamerican.com)
562 points by sohkamyung | 313 comments
Scientific American opinion piece explaining that early weight-bearing within weeks helps broken legs and ankles heal better than months on crutches.
Apple Debuts iPhone 16e(apple.com)
425 points by dm | 706 comments
Apple Newsroom press release from February 19, 2025 announcing the iPhone 16e with the A18 chip, Apple Intelligence, and a 48MP camera.
Show HN: Mastra – Open-source JS agent framework, by the developers of Gatsby(github.com)
423 points by calcsam | 143 comments
GitHub repository for Mastra, an open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents, workflows, RAG pipelines, and evals.
1972 Unix V2 "Beta" Resurrected(tuhs.org)
407 points by henry_flower | 125 comments
A TUHS mailing list post describing the recovery of a working 1972 UNIX V2 "beta" system from Dennis Ritchie's s1/s2 DECtapes.
Microsoft unveils Majorana 1 quantum processor(azure.microsoft.com)
374 points by eksu | 139 comments
Microsoft Azure blog post announcing Majorana 1, a quantum processor built on topological qubits, written by Chetan Nayak.
Accelerating scientific breakthroughs with an AI co-scientist(research.google)
333 points by Jimmc414 | 178 comments
Google Research blog post introducing an AI co-scientist, a multi-agent system that generates and refines research hypotheses to help scientists.
Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust(newatlas.com)
329 points by clumsysmurf | 156 comments
New Atlas article reporting research that scented products like wax melts and air fresheners create indoor nanoparticle pollution comparable to car exhaust.
Thoughts on Daylight Computer(jon.bo)
276 points by 3r7j6qzi9jvnve | 141 comments
Typst 0.13 is out now(typst.app)
218 points by matteodelabre | 45 comments
Parsing JSON in 500 lines of Rust(krish.gg)
110 points by KrishKrish | 47 comments
Five Kinds of Nondeterminism(buttondown.com)
107 points by BerislavLopac | 28 comments
The Unbrickable Pledge(usetrmnl.com)
94 points by MBCook | 49 comments
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The 88x31 GIF Collection(cyber.dabamos.de)
79 points by vladde | 34 comments
A Language Server for Postgres(github.com)
74 points by tbatchelli | 15 comments
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Tetris in PostScript(github.com)
57 points by beefburger | 15 comments
Kids Love Landline Phones(rnz.co.nz)
44 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 34 comments
Can I ethically use LLMs?(ntietz.com)
43 points by ulrischa | 37 comments
Topological Superconductors(pubs.acs.org)
41 points by Bang2Bay | 5 comments