Wikipedia's nonprofit status threatened by DC U.S. Attorney Ed Martin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/25/wikipedia-nonprofit-ed-martin-letter/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/25/wikipedia-nonprofit-ed-martin-letter/
The Washington Post
U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,’ threatens nonprofit status
Ed Martin sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation accusing it of spreading propaganda
ACM's flagship magazine seeks submissions by/for practitioners
https://cacm.acm.org/practice/call-for-papers-cacm-practice-section/
https://cacm.acm.org/practice/call-for-papers-cacm-practice-section/
Mathematicians just solved a 125-year-old problem, uniting 3 theories in physics
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lofty-math-problem-called-hilberts-sixth-closer-to-being-solved/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lofty-math-problem-called-hilberts-sixth-closer-to-being-solved/
Scientific American
Lofty Math Problem Called Hilbert’s Sixth Closer to Being Solved
A breakthrough in Hilbert’s sixth problem is a major step in grounding physics in math
Show HN: Empty Enter Expander – Type less in the terminal with this tool
https://github.com/waszabi/empty-enter-expander
https://github.com/waszabi/empty-enter-expander
GitHub
GitHub - waszabi/empty-enter-expander
Contribute to waszabi/empty-enter-expander development by creating an account on GitHub.
A tuition-free school created by Zuckerberg and Chan will shutter next year
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/tech/chan-zuckerberg-primary-school-closing/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/tech/chan-zuckerberg-primary-school-closing/index.html
CNN
A tuition-free school created by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan will shutter next year
In 2016, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, opened a free school for low-income families in California’s Bay Area, where Meta is headquartered.
Apparently Bluesky has one centralized service, the "relay"
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/114399534536933573
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/114399534536933573
Mastodon
Mastodon Migration (@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)
Apparently #Bluesky has one centralized service, the "relay", which did not go down, but it has distributed its users across multiple PDSs (and users can roll their own PDS). The idea is that any individual PDS can go down and so long as the relay keeps working…
MobileBoost (YC S21) Is Hiring a Founding Back End/Platform Engineer (Remote)
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mobileboost/jobs/v6gPgiZ-founding-backend-platform-engineer-remote
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mobileboost/jobs/v6gPgiZ-founding-backend-platform-engineer-remote
Y Combinator
Founding Backend/Platform Engineer (Remote) at MobileBoost
We are looking for a motivated **Backend/Platform Engineer** to join our remote team and help build the foundation of our **AI-native QA solution**. This is a unique opportunity to join before our Series A and have a major impact on a fast-moving product…
Mike Lindell's lawyers used AI to write brief–judge finds nearly 30 mistakes
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/mypillow-ceos-lawyers-used-ai-in-brief-citing-fictional-cases-judge-says/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/mypillow-ceos-lawyers-used-ai-in-brief-citing-fictional-cases-judge-says/
Ars Technica
Mike Lindell’s lawyers used AI to write brief—judge finds nearly 30 mistakes
Lindell brief has many defects including “cases that do not exist,” judge says.
Backblaze: Mounting Losses, Lawsuits, Sham Accounting, Insider Selling
https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/
https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/
Morpheus Research
Backblaze: A Loss-Making Data Storage Business Mired in Lawsuits, Sham Accounting, and Brazen Insider Dumping
Summary
* Backblaze (NASDAQ:BLZE) is a $250 million cloud storage and backup solution provider based in California that operates through two business segments: B2 Cloud Storage allowing “customers to store data” and “developers to build applications,” and…
* Backblaze (NASDAQ:BLZE) is a $250 million cloud storage and backup solution provider based in California that operates through two business segments: B2 Cloud Storage allowing “customers to store data” and “developers to build applications,” and…
Freshpaint (YC S19) is hiring back end and front end engineers (Remote, US only)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43802839
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43802839
Top employee monitoring app leaks 21M screenshots on users
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/top-employee-monitoring-app-leaks-21-million-screenshots-on-thousands-of-users
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/top-employee-monitoring-app-leaks-21-million-screenshots-on-thousands-of-users
TechRadar
Top employee monitoring app leaks 21 million screenshots on thousands of users
WorkComposer leaking screenshots of user activity on the clear web
Build your own antisocial writing rig with DOS and a $2 USB key
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/dos_distraction_free_writing/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/dos_distraction_free_writing/
The Register
Build your own antisocial writing rig with DOS and a $2 USB key
: Reg hack pines for simpler times, then tries to recapture them
University of Waterloo withholds coding contest results over suspected AI use
https://thelogic.co/news/waterloo-university-coding-competition-ai-cheating/
https://thelogic.co/news/waterloo-university-coding-competition-ai-cheating/
The Logic
University of Waterloo withholds prestigious coding competition results over suspected AI cheating - The Logic
Students submitted code they didn't write themselves, contributing to widespread rule-breaking