Microsoft is under fire for threatening a security researcher with a criminal investigation

Microsoft is under fire for threatening a security researcher with a criminal investigation

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Security,bug bounties,cybersecurity,hackers,Microsoft,Zero-days ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: After a security researcher published a series of bugs in Microsoft products, along with code to exploit them, the company is now threatening to take legal action and call the cops on them. Microsoft's backdoor threat is sparking a long-running debate about what responsibility, if any, security researchers have to disclose vulnerabilities affecting large, wealthy tech giants. Microsoft on Wednesday published a blog post criticizing the researcher, who goes by the name โ€œNightmare Eclipse,โ€ for publicly revealing a series of bugs, including BlueHammer, RedSun,…
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SQLite is All You Need for Durable Workflows
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SQLite is All You Need for Durable Workflows – Blog

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this insightful post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: 2026-05-29 DBOS recently argued that Postgres is all you need for durable execution: if you already trust your database, you do not need a separate orchestration tier. I agree with the direction, and I think the idea can be pushed further. For a large class of durable systems, SQLite is all you need. The Durable Part Durable execution is often discussed as if it requires durable infrastructure. In many cases it does not. The durable part is the workflow state. The compute can stay cheap…
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After hiring Nvidia for $20 billion, AI chip startup Groq has reportedly raised $650 million

After hiring Nvidia for $20 billion, AI chip startup Groq has reportedly raised $650 million

๐Ÿš€ Explore this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Startups,Venture,nvidia โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Groq is looking to raise $650 million in new funding from existing investors, sources told Axios, as it leans into its new inferences business that relies on homegrown AI chips and systems. In December, Groq entered into one of its non-takeover agreements with Nvidia for $20 billion, which included the departure of some of Groq's senior employees to the chip giant and the licensing of Groq's hardware technology to Nvidia. The deal was good news for the startup's investors who got paid in cash in…
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Notes from the AI Now Summit by Mistral

Notes from the AI Now Summit by Mistral

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this trending post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: I was in Paris the last few days to visit the AI Now Summit by Mistral AI, hoping to learn more about their models, plans for the future of European AI and more. My personal insights: Mistral is no longer just a model company. They're building the full AI stack: compute, models, platforms & consultancy. They own the compute (a 40MW data center in Paris, more data centers coming soon, including one in Sweden). They focus on efficient, open and custom models that you own…
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Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans

Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans

โœจ Read this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Startups,TC,AI agents,ai coding,cognition,Devin ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Cognition CEO Scott Wu made headlines again this week when his two-year-old AI coding agent startup raised $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation. Cognition is the maker of Devin, one of the first and most successful AI encryption agents. โ€œHe naturally takes on tasks from start to finish,โ€ says Devin, the CEO. In fact, in the blog post announcing the increase, Cognition laid out a vision where we โ€œmove into the world of self-driving software development.โ€ So, could Devin replace a level…
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GTA 6 Developers Announce Rockstar Games Union

GTA 6 Developers Announce Rockstar Games Union

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: ๐Ÿ”Š Listen to this GTA 6 developers have formally announced a union to combat Rockstar Gamesโ€™ actions which will be debated in court.On Thursday, the Independent Workersโ€™ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and Rockstar staff members announced the Rockstar Game Workers Union. This union will be part of the IWGB. The reveal came in the form of an informative video which delves into their motives and what we should be looking out for in the future.This union is the one facing a legal battle with…
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Last 24 hours to save up to $410 on your Disrupt 2026 Pass

Last 24 hours to save up to $410 on your Disrupt 2026 Pass

โœจ Check out this insightful post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: TC,Startups,Transportation,Security,Hardware,Crypto,Climate,Fintech,Biotech & Health,Venture,AI,Apps,Robotics,Fundraising,TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: That's it. The countdown is almost over. You now have until 11:59 PM PT tonight to secure Early Bird savings of up to $410 TechCrunch disabled 2026 Before prices rise. If Disrupt is on your must-attend list, this is your last chance to secure the lowest prices available before the next price jump occurs. Once the deadline passes, so do the savings. Register now Join more than 10,000 founders, investors, operators and innovators at Moscone West in San Francisco from…
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Headway Therapy Patients Forced to Scan Their Faces to Keep Getting Care

Headway Therapy Patients Forced to Scan Their Faces to Keep Getting Care

โœจ Read this insightful post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Headway, a popular online therapy platform, says it will require clients and providers to undergo biometric scanning, and thereโ€™s no way to opt out other than leaving the platform.On April 3, Headway sent an email to clients informing them of the upcoming requirement: โ€œTo make sure Headway stays a safe and reliable place to get care, you'll soon be asked to verify your identity by taking a picture of a valid government-issued photo ID in your portal,โ€ the email said, which a user shared with…
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Today is the last day to apply to speak at Disrupt 2026

Today is the last day to apply to speak at Disrupt 2026

๐Ÿš€ Discover this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Enterprise,TC,Startups,Transportation,Hardware,Crypto,Climate,Fintech,Biotech & Health,Venture,Media & Entertainment,AI,Apps,Government & Policy,Robotics,Fundraising,TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: TechCrunch disabled 2026 He returns October 13-15 to Moscone West in San Francisco โ€” and speaking requests will only be open for a few more hours. We're inviting founders, investors, operators and technology experts to apply for a chance to be on stage at one of the most influential technology events of the year. More than 10,000 startup and VC leaders will gather at Disrupt 2026 to explore what's next in AI, scaling, fintech, infrastructure, robotics and…
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scanaislop/aislop: Catch the slop AI coding agents leave in your code. 40+ rules, 7 languages, sub-second, deterministic, no LLM. MIT. ยท GitHub

scanaislop/aislop: Catch the slop AI coding agents leave in your code. 40+ rules, 7 languages, sub-second, deterministic, no LLM. MIT. ยท GitHub

โœจ Check out this trending post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Catch the slop AI coding agents leave in your code. The patterns Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and OpenCode leave behind: narrative comments above self-explanatory code, swallowed exceptions, as any casts, hallucinated imports, duplicated helpers, dead code, todo stubs, oversized functions. Tests pass. Lint passes. The code rots anyway. aislop catches them. 40+ rules across 7 languages (TS/JS, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Java). Scores every change 0โ€“100. Sub-second. Deterministic โ€” no LLM in the runtime path, same code in, same score out. MIT-licensed, free…
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