Tesla remotely deactivates rapper's vehicle for singing about the Cybertruck
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Detroit Rapper Big Huey made a song about the Cybertruck. Tesla heard it and deactivated his vehicle, stranding him on the side of the road.
With all the AI hype, how are software engineers feeling?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44860731
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44860731
Graham: Synchronizing Clocks by Leveraging Local Clock Properties (2022) [pdf]
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/nsdi22-paper-najafi_1.pdf
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/nsdi22-paper-najafi_1.pdf
Al Jazeera condemns the assassination of its journalists by the IOF
https://network.aljazeera.net/en/press-releases/al-jazeera-condemns-assassination-its-journalists-israeli-occupation-forces
https://network.aljazeera.net/en/press-releases/al-jazeera-condemns-assassination-its-journalists-israeli-occupation-forces
Al Jazeera Media Network
Al Jazeera condemns the assassination of its journalists by Israeli occupation forces | Al Jazeera Media Network
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by the Israeli occupation forces in yet another blatant…
Nukes, Nubs and Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard a Nuclear Submarine
https://www.twz.com/34104/nukes-nubs-and-coners-the-unique-social-hierarchy-aboard-a-nuclear-submarine
https://www.twz.com/34104/nukes-nubs-and-coners-the-unique-social-hierarchy-aboard-a-nuclear-submarine
The War Zone
Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine
Getting assigned to your first sub doesn't make you a submariner and once you become one you'll find yourself in a social structure unlike any other.
Justice Dept. Settles with Greystar to End Participation in Algorithmic Pricing
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-settlement-greystar-largest-us-landlord-end-its
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-settlement-greystar-largest-us-landlord-end-its
www.justice.gov
Justice Department Reaches Proposed Settlement with Greystar, the
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement today to resolve the United States’ claims against Greystar Management Services LLC as part of its ongoing enforcement against algorithmic coordination and other anticompetitive practices…
TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users' personal data
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/
TechCrunch
TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users' personal data and driver's licenses | TechCrunch
The newly launched app, now trending on Apple's App Store, contains at least one major security flaw that exposes the private information of its users, including their uploaded selfies and government-issued IDs.
The U.S. military prepares to deploy National Guard troops in Washington, D.C
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/11/us/trump-news
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/11/us/trump-news
Nytimes
Trump Orders National Guard to Washington and Takeover of Capital’s Police
D.C.’s mayor acknowledged local officials could do little to block what was expected to be a 30-day takeover of the capital’s policing. President Trump suggested his action might be expanded to other cities.
Meta Leaks Part 1: Israel and Meta, the Greatest Global Mass Censorship Campaign
https://archive.org/details/meta_leaks_part_1
https://archive.org/details/meta_leaks_part_1
Internet Archive
meta_leaks_part_1 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
CPS Investigated Her 4 Times Because She Let Her Kids Play Outside
https://reason.com/2025/08/09/child-protective-services-investigated-her-4-times-because-she-let-her-kids-play-outside/
https://reason.com/2025/08/09/child-protective-services-investigated-her-4-times-because-she-let-her-kids-play-outside/
Reason
Child Protective Services Investigated Her 4 Times Because She Let Her Kids Play Outside
"I was told that children could never be left alone, inside or outside the home—EVEN IN THEIR OWN BEDROOMS—until they were 13 years old."
Beloved by bands and bank robbers, the Ford Transit turns 60
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j97xegz5no
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j97xegz5no
Bbc
Beloved by bands and bank robbers, the Ford Transit turns 60
The world's best-selling van has been in production since 1965.