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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 several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-bas...

TechCrunch • May 1, 2026 • Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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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...

Technology May 1, 2026

Women sue the men who used their Instagram feed to create AI porn influencers

AI ModelForge is a platform that teaches men how generate their own AI influencers. ...

Technology May 1, 2026

Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr

In the beginning, platforms like Fiverr were places where people could hire freelancers to do specialized creative labor...

Technology May 1, 2026

Oura adds birth control support to its period tracker

Oura is launching a new reproductive health feature that takes hormonal contraception into consideration when tracking p...

Technology May 1, 2026

Rocket Report: Falcon Heavy is back; Russia's Soyuz-5 finally debuts

Two launches this week delivered 61 more satellites to orbit for the Amazon Leo broadband netwo...

Technology May 1, 2026

17 Best Graduation Gifts That Aren't Totally Cringe (2026)

From tech to home goods, these giftable gadgets are as practical as they are cool.

Technology May 1, 2026

People are finally using Reddit’s search

The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thurs...

Technology May 1, 2026

Running Adobe's 1991 PostScript Interpreter in the Browser

Article URL: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1854 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47973755 Points: 6 # ...

Technology May 1, 2026

A Letter from Dijkstra on APL

Article URL: https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/Dijkstra_Letter.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47...

Technology May 1, 2026

Show HN: Site Mogging

Hi HN,I've been playing around with Cloudflare's Browser Run and Workers AI to create this funny "website vs website"-w...

Technology May 1, 2026

Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents

Microsoft is launching a new AI agent inside Word that's specifically designed for legal teams. Legal Agent handles docu...

Technology May 1, 2026

Apple accidentally left Claude.md files Apple Support app

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/aaronp613/status/2049986504617820551 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology May 1, 2026

Your Website Is Not for You

Article URL: https://websmith.studio/blog/your-website-is-not-for-you/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Technology May 1, 2026

There's a lot of hype about Chinese EVs—is any of it true?

In addition to being full of screens, China now wants its cars to be packed with AI. ...

Technology May 1, 2026

What Chef Jon Kung Swears By in the Kitchen (2026)

Plus, their definitive takes on sharpening knives and washing rice.

Technology May 1, 2026

Dyson put someone else’s motor in its robot vacuum

Dyson, a company built on engineering high-speed motors, has confirmed to The Verge that its newest robot vacuum doesn't...

Technology May 1, 2026

Dyson finally made a better robot, but a worse vacuum

I'm deeply conflicted about the Dyson Spot + Scrub Ai robot vacuum and mop. It's the company's best robotic floor cleane...