US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology
https://www.cnet.com/home/security/when-flock-comes-to-town-why-cities-are-axing-the-controversial-surveillance-technology/
https://www.cnet.com/home/security/when-flock-comes-to-town-why-cities-are-axing-the-controversial-surveillance-technology/
CNET
When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology
Flock Safety surveillance equipment is appearing in neighborhoods across the country. I spoke with experts about the tech, laws and privacy issues at play.
LLM plays an 8-bit Commander X16 game using structured "smart senses"
https://pvp-ai.russell-harper.com
https://pvp-ai.russell-harper.com
Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire
https://www.ft.com/content/02aefac4-ea62-48db-9326-c0da373b11b8
https://www.ft.com/content/02aefac4-ea62-48db-9326-c0da373b11b8
Show HN: Explore the Silk Roads through an interactive map
https://www.intofarlands.com/silk-roads-map
https://www.intofarlands.com/silk-roads-map
Into Far Lands
Interactive Map of the Silk Roads | Into Far Lands
Use the interactive map to explore the Silk Roads, discover new routes, learn what resources and goods are traded, and find an outpost or town to dive into.
Show HN: TUI-use: Let AI agents control interactive terminal programs
https://github.com/onesuper/tui-use
https://github.com/onesuper/tui-use
GitHub
GitHub - onesuper/tui-use: tui-use lets agents interact with programs that expect a human at the keyboard — REPLs, debuggers, TUI…
tui-use lets agents interact with programs that expect a human at the keyboard — REPLs, debuggers, TUI apps, and anything else bash can't reach. - onesuper/tui-use
USB for Software Developers: An introduction to writing userspace USB drivers
https://werwolv.net/posts/usb_for_sw_devs/
https://werwolv.net/posts/usb_for_sw_devs/
WerWolv
USB for Software Developers | WerWolv
A basic introduction to USB for people that don't need to know what happens on the wire
John Deere to Pay $99M in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement
https://www.thedrive.com/news/john-deere-to-pay-99-million-in-monumental-right-to-repair-settlement
https://www.thedrive.com/news/john-deere-to-pay-99-million-in-monumental-right-to-repair-settlement
The Drive
John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement
The ag manufacturing giant will also make digital diagnostic, maintenance, and repair tools available to third parties for 10 years.
Show HN: Tired of logic in useEffect, I built a class-based React state manager
https://thales.me/posts/why-i-built-snapstate/
https://thales.me/posts/why-i-built-snapstate/
thales.me
Why I Built Snapstate — thales.me
React is excellent at rendering UI. I built Snapstate because I wanted business logic to live somewhere else.
Automatic registration for US Military draft to begin in December
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5822914-automatic-registration-military-draft/
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5822914-automatic-registration-military-draft/
The Hill
Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December
Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. The Selective Ser…
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/7716263
https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/7716263
Hatch Magazine - Fly Fishing, etc.
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy…
App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/06/app-store-sees-84-surge-in-new-apps-as-ai-coding-tools-take-off/
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/06/app-store-sees-84-surge-in-new-apps-as-ai-coding-tools-take-off/
9to5Mac
App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off - 9to5Mac
Thanks to the new possibilities afforded by AI coding tools, the App Store is seeing a resurgence in new app submissions.