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The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy

Article URL: https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-pentagon-threatened-pope-leo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47705952 Points: 40 # Comments: 2

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The team behind 1000xResist is making a game about convincing an AI that it isn’t human

When the team at indie studio Sunset Visitor were wrapping up their critically acclaimed first game, 1000xResist, it was...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics

Officer created over 3,000 "deepfake" images.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Little Snitch comes to Linux, but the core logic is closed source

Article URL: https://the.unknown-universe.co.uk/privacy-security/little-snitch-linux/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Mastodon is about to launch its take on Bluesky’s starter packs

Mastodon is preparing to roll out "Collections" in the next few weeks, a feature that allows you to find and create list...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Slay the Princess’ developer is the latest to expand into indie game publishing

Black Tabby Games, the two-person studio behind the hit indie games Slay the Princess and Scarlet Hollow, is getting int...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

I built a Cargo-like build tool for C/C++

Article URL: https://github.com/randerson112/craft Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47705413 Points: ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

The MacBook Neo is the best thing to happen to Windows in years

If there's one thing I know about Microsoft after covering the company for more than 20 years, it's that it will always ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Avec’s Tinder-styled email app allows you to swipe through your inbox

Users can use the in-built voice transcription tool to reply to emails

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal now endangered

Article URL: https://iucn.org/press-release/202604/emperor-penguin-and-antarctic-fur-seal-now-endangered-due-climate-ch...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

X brings back Voice Notes to X Chat

X Chat brings back Voice Notes to DMs and group chats after removing the option during the upgrade.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

First man convicted under Take It Down Act kept making AI nudes after arrest

Ohio man used more than 100 AI tools to make fake nudes of women and minors. ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

A thin, light entry-level gaming laptop is $300 off at Best Buy

It’s tough to find decent gaming laptops under $1,000. However, Best Buy has what I consider to be a good entry-level ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Hacker stole £700,000 from U.K. energy company by redirecting payment

The U.K. energy company said a redirected payment meant for a contractor instead landed in a hacker's bank account.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

CDC study shows COVID shot benefits; Trump official blocks release

Study found shots cut urgent care and hospitalization by about 50% in healthy adults. ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Vercel Claude Code plugin wants to read your prompt

Article URL: https://akshaychugh.xyz/writings/png/vercel-plugin-telemetry Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

How NASA Built Artemis II’s Fault-Tolerant Computer

Article URL: https://cacm.acm.org/news/how-nasa-built-artemis-iis-fault-tolerant-computer/ Comments URL: https://news.y...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Tesla is un-canceling its plan to build a smaller, cheaper EV: report

It looks like a smaller, cheaper Tesla is back on the menu. Today, Reuters is reporting that the electric automaker is c...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Fubo’s mobile app is pushing more sports highlights

Fubo is rolling out a big mobile app update today that adds a bunch of new features, including short-form videos with ne...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Study found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about AI

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/style/gen-z-ai-gallup-study.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Clean code in the age of coding agents

Article URL: https://www.yanist.com/clean-code-in-the-age-of-coding-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter

Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends sp...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

First, Tesla canceled the Model 2—now it's working on a new small EV

After the pivot to humanoid robots and AI, does Tesla want to be a car company again? ...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran

"The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that," says one person famili...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

A jury is about to decide the fate of Ticketmaster

Consumer complaints about Ticketmaster are so voluminous at state attorneys general offices that Pennsylvania's comes wi...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

The AI industry’s race for profits is now existential

Today on Decoder, let’s talk about the looming AI monetization cliff, and whether some of the biggest companies in the...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

Ticket discounts of up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disru...

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb

A World War II-era policy is stopping old coal plants from closing.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

Spotify now lets everyone turn off all videos in its app

The controls can be used to choose an audio-first experience on the app or a video-enhanced one, Spotify says.

Technology Apr 9, 2026

The FBI Didn't Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing

Messages sent to the FBI by an investigator with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension went ignored for at least...