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California ghost-gun bill wants 3D printers to play cop, EFF says

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/14/eff_california_3dprinted_firearms/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47769967 Points: 38 # Comments: 5

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Tell HN: Fiverr left customer files public and searchable

Fiverr (gig work/task platform, competitor to Upwork) uses a service called Cloudinary to process PDF/images in messagi...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Telegram Is Still Hosting a Sanctioned $21 Billion Crypto Scammer Black Market

The UK designated Xinbi Guarantee as an enabler of crypto scammers and human trafficking weeks ago. Telegram is still ho...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites

Dozens of WordPress plug-ins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Prime Video is bundling Apple TV Plus and Peacock for a limited time

Amazon is offering Prime Video subscribers a way to get Apple TV Plus and Peacock Premium Plus at a discount. With a new...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Gik Acoustics SoundBlocks Review: Good-Looking Acoustic Treatment

Treating the sound of your space has often involved ugly, permanently mounted panels, but no longer!

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Privacy advocates want Google to stop handing consumer data over to ICE

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking the attorneys general of California and New York to investigate Googl...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 cal of feed per 1 cal

Article URL: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2976-601X/ae4f6b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

The AI giant's co-founder confirms that Anthropic briefed the Trump administration on its latest model, Mythos, which it...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world

Before allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home, the 20-year-old accused attacker wrote abo...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing

Waymo's commercial service will eventually follow testing if the U.K. government approves.

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Elon Musk grilled by senator over X Money plans

Elon Musk is facing questions about his upcoming payments platform, X Money, and whether it will allow users to safely p...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

I Watched 18 Hours of Coachella’s Vertical Livestream and All I Got Was This Lousy FOMO

Coachella—and everyone else—is making a big vertical video play. So I watched an entire weekend’s worth of sets on...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program

Article URL: https://honeypot.net/2026/04/14/i-wrote-to-flocks-privacy.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

OpenSSL 4.0.0

Article URL: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/tag/openssl-4.0.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Show HN: Plain – The full-stack Python framework designed for humans and agents

Article URL: https://github.com/dropseed/plain Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768750 Points: 4 # ...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

You can grab LG’s B5 OLED TV for over 50 percent off right now

​​If you’re looking to get OLED picture quality without spending a couple thousand dollars, LG’s 48-inch B5 OLED...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Leaked images reveal a dual-lens pro version of DJI’s next Osmo Pocket camera

Reliable leaker Igor Bogdanov shared an image on X yesterday of an unseen person holding two versions of a handheld stab...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe

Until now, the only way to avoid seeing ads was by paying for a YouTube Premium subscription.

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain

Human trials on the hybrid sensor are expected to begin in the years ahead.

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Google’s Spotlight-like desktop search bar for Windows is available for everyone

Last year, Google announced that it was testing a Google desktop app for Windows that resembles macOS's Spotlight featur...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Turn your best AI prompts into one-click tools in Chrome

Article URL: https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/chrome/skills-in-chrome/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

NYC to open municipal grocery store in 2027

Article URL: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/new-york-city-owned-grocery-store-manhattan-mamdani/817381/ Comments URL:...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Modifying FileZilla to Workaround Bambu 3D Printer's FTP Issue

Article URL: https://lantian.pub/en/article/modify-computer/modify-filezilla-workaround-bambu-3d-printer-ftp-issue.lant...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Google introduces "Skills" in Chrome to make Gemini prompts instantly reusable

You can save custom prompts you find useful or grab a premade Skill from Google's library. ...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Chrome now lets you turn AI prompts into repeatable ‘Skills’

Google is launching a new Chrome workflow feature that allows you to reuse your favorite Gemini commands across multiple...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows

Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, letting users save and reuse AI prompts across websites. The feature builds on ...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’

The premade Skills available through the Gemini sidebar in Chrome include ways to maximize protein in recipes or summari...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Spain to expand internet blocks to tennis, golf, movies broadcasting times

Article URL: https://bandaancha.eu/articulos/telefonica-consigue-bloqueos-ips-11731 Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...

Technology Apr 14, 2026

Claude Code Routines

Article URL: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/routines Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768133 Point...