Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/hisense-tvs-force-owners-to-watch-intrusive-ads-when-switching-inputs-visiting-the-home-screen-or-even-changing-channels-practice-infuriates-consumers-brand-denies-wrongdoing
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/hisense-tvs-force-owners-to-watch-intrusive-ads-when-switching-inputs-visiting-the-home-screen-or-even-changing-channels-practice-infuriates-consumers-brand-denies-wrongdoing
Tom's Hardware
Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice…
"Spot test" goes back at least one year and affects multiple markets.
Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#generated
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#generated
Iran warns US tech firms cold become targets as war expands
https://www.wired.me/story/war-on-big-tech-iran-names-israeli-linked-us-firms-as-potential-targets
https://www.wired.me/story/war-on-big-tech-iran-names-israeli-linked-us-firms-as-potential-targets
WIRED Middle East
Iran Warns 18 US Tech Firms Will Be Targeted on 1 April
Companies including Google, Microsoft and Apple were listed as targets by Iranian media as the conflict with Israel and the US spills into digital infrastructure
Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4
https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4
AP News
Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords.
Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126632
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126632
Apple Support
About the security content of iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7 - Apple Support
This document describes the security content of iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7.
Food costs set to spike as urea prices nearly doubles due to war in Iran
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/urea
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/urea
Tradingeconomics
Urea - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News
Urea fell to 713 USD/T on April 16, 2026, down 1.01% from the previous day. Over the past month, Urea's price has risen 16.79%, and is up 74.97% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark…
Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/03/iran-backed-hackers-claim-wiper-attack-on-medtech-firm-stryker/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/03/iran-backed-hackers-claim-wiper-attack-on-medtech-firm-stryker/
Krebs on Security
Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker
A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of Ireland, Stryker's largest hub outside of the United…
Oil hits $100 a barrel despite deal to release record amount of reserves
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w5141vx53o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w5141vx53o
Bbc
Oil hits $100 a barrel despite deal to release record amount of reserves
It comes as Iranian attacks on ships intensify in the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway.
US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-intelligence-says-iran-government-is-not-risk-collapse-say-sources-2026-03-11/
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-intelligence-says-iran-government-is-not-risk-collapse-say-sources-2026-03-11/
Reuters
Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources
U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
SBCL: A Sanely-Bootstrappable Common Lisp (2008) [pdf]
https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2336/1/sbcl.pdf
https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2336/1/sbcl.pdf
1B identity records exposed in ID verification data leak
https://www.aol.com/articles/1-billion-identity-records-exposed-152505381.html
https://www.aol.com/articles/1-billion-identity-records-exposed-152505381.html
Aol
1 billion identity records exposed in ID verification data leak
An IDMerit data breach allegedly exposed over 203 million U.S. records containing personal details for identity verification, researchers reported.
I don't use LLMs for programming
https://neilmadden.blog/2026/03/02/why-i-dont-use-llms-for-programming/
https://neilmadden.blog/2026/03/02/why-i-dont-use-llms-for-programming/
Neil Madden
Why I don’t use LLMs for programming
I originally posted this on Mastodon, but I thought I’d add it here too: “What I mean is that if you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else…