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The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled

Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

Wired May 1, 2026 Vittoria Elliott, Zeyi Yang
Technology May 1, 2026

Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artists from AI

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yerr4m1yno Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47976856...

Technology May 1, 2026

Dreame’s rocket-powered car can do 0–60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now

When I first heard that a vacuum company had released a rocket-powered electric vehicle with physically impossible-sound...

Technology May 1, 2026

We just got a new reason to believe the Trump phone is real(ish)

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the ...

Technology May 1, 2026

Scorpions go terminator mode and reinforce their weapons with metal

Different hunting patterns seem to dictate different distributions of metal. ...

Technology May 1, 2026

Apocalypse Early Warning System

Article URL: https://ews.kylemcdonald.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47976566 Points: 24 # Com...

Technology May 1, 2026

Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests

Article URL: https://ij.org/police-have-reportedly-used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-t...

Technology May 1, 2026

Uber Torches 2026 AI Budget on Claude Code in Four Months

Article URL: https://www.briefs.co/news/uber-torches-entire-2026-ai-budget-on-claude-code-in-four-months/ Comments URL:...

Technology May 1, 2026

Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial d...

Technology May 1, 2026

GPT-5.5 matches heavily hyped Mythos Preview in new cybersecurity tests

New results suggest Mythos' cyber threat isn't "a breakthrough specific to one model." ...

Technology May 1, 2026

Is your Purosangue SUV not sharp enough? Ferrari has you covered.

We'll soon get to see the brand's first EV; first, a more honed V12 four-seater. ...

Technology May 1, 2026

An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open

Article URL: https://keepthingsopen.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975785 Points: 22 # Commen...

Technology May 1, 2026

Pro-Iran crew turns DDoS into shakedown as Ubuntu.com stays down

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/canonical_confirms_ubuntu_infrastructure_under/ Comments URL: https...

Technology May 1, 2026

I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

I'll be here for the next 6 hours. As usual, there are lots of possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're in...

Technology May 1, 2026

whohas – Command-line utility for cross-distro, cross-repository package search

Article URL: https://github.com/whohas/whohas Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975592 Points: 6 # C...

Technology May 1, 2026

Aurzen’s tiny trifold projector is almost 40 percent off right now

Not all trifolds are created equal — just ask our own Allison Johnson, who recently spent time with Samsung’s ill-fa...

Technology May 1, 2026

Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack

A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected severa...

Technology May 1, 2026

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)

Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate:...

Technology May 1, 2026

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ...

Technology May 1, 2026

You Found Satoshi? Let’s See the Receipts

Two new projects, including one from a Pulitzer-winning reporter, claim they’ve solved the mystery of Bitcoin’s crea...

Technology May 1, 2026

GhostBox – disposable little machines from the Global Free Tier.

Article URL: https://www.ghost.charity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975472 Points: 22 # Commen...

Technology May 1, 2026

Sally McKee, who coined the term "the Memory Wall", has died

Article URL: https://www.online-tribute.com/SallyMcKee Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975392 Poin...

Technology May 1, 2026

Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it's running out of time and cash

It's not clear whether Virgin Galactic has the cash reserves to fund a prolonged test phase. ...

Technology May 1, 2026

Some of Xteink’s credit card-sized e-readers are losing their best feature

The Xteink X4 and X3 are excellent alternatives to Kindles and Kobos if you want an e-reader that's as easy to slip into...

Technology May 1, 2026

Apple may take "several months" to catch up to Mac mini and Studio demand

Chip shortages and demand from AI enthusiasts are both playing a part.

Technology May 1, 2026

Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic

The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk's xAI, and the startup Reflectio...

Technology May 1, 2026

Musk v. Altman is just getting started

Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenA...

Technology May 1, 2026

My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and disc...

Technology May 1, 2026

Elon Musk had a bad week in court

Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI "stole a nonprofit," and saying he was t...

Technology May 1, 2026

Your guide to sci-fi streaming season

I haven't quite figured out the reason why, but for the last few years, summer has become the moment for new science fic...