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Zcash Bug Crisis Shows Privacy Cuts Both Ways, Experts Say
Fallout from a bug that enabled undetectable Zcash counterfeiting shows that privacy can sometimes present tradeoffs, experts say.
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Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?
A team in the US has reported promising results after using an improved form of CRISPR to gene-edit human embryos, but a major issue remains unsolved
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Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/google-to-pay-spacex-920-million-a-month-for-xai-compute-capacity.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417490 Points: 15 # Comments: 0
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Wales 'not good enough' in Montenegro - Wilkinson
Having been denied a second goal, Wales were left with red faces when Jasna Djokovic levelled late on.
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Strategy Shares Fall to 4-Month Low as STRC Dips and Bitcoin Sinks Under $60K
Strategy shares tumbled alongside Bitcoin on Friday as the firm's flagship preferred stock also came under pressure.
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Vaughan 'feels sorry' for batters on poor Lord's pitch
Michael Vaughan "feels sorry" for batters over the state of the Lord's pitch after 33 wickets fell on the opening two days of the first Test between England and New Zealand.
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Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days
Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Now’s not the time to wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco's Moscone West.
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Chile Busts $88 Million Crypto Laundering Ring Tied to the Sanctioned Tren de Aragua Cartel
An investigation that has been active since 2024 identified an 18-man money-laundering group that used several bank accounts, irregular companies, and cryptocurrency remittances to launder funds from the illegal activities of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua…
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Shiba Inu Exchange Activity Grows as Price Weakens
Nearly 699 billion SHIB entered exchanges, marking the largest inflow recorded during the past 30 days. SHIB fell 6.15% within 24 hours as sellers maintained control near support levels.
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Bitcoin bears face $2.6B trap as BTC funding rate drops: Is a short squeeze brewing?
Bitcoin bears piled into short positions as BTC price slid to $60,000. Will the $2.6 billion in short leverage lead to an upside squeeze?
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Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn't ready to generate power yet.
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Mowbray returns as Blackburn head coach
Blackburn Rovers appoint Tony Mowbray as their new head coach for a second spell in charge.
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Anthropic Is Helping the NSA Hack China. It Also Wants Everyone to Pause AI
The company behind Claude embedded engineers at the NSA for offensive cyber ops, then published a report warning AI could soon build itself without humans in the loop.
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From Nescafe to Ted Lasso: Anthony Head's life in pictures
Anthony Head, who first came to public attention for his role in 1980s Nescafe ads, has died at the age of 72.
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17 wickets fall as England take control on another action-packed day
England have a golden opportunity for victory in the first Test against New Zealand despite a chaotic collapse of four wickets for one run in 11 balls on the second day at Lord's.
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Accidentally deleted subscriptions for chat integrations (Slack and MS Teams)
Article URL: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/2nmfnbknhlnv Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416936 Points: 62 # Comments: 20
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Three of our worst VC stories
https://xcancel.com/eastdakota/status/2062860530360959273 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416845 Points: 10 # Comments: 0
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The saga of the International Space Station air leak took a worrying turn Friday
"We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks."
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SWIFT Runs XRP-Linked Infrastructure In June’s Pilot
SWIFT is rolling out a 25+ blockchain-powered bank pilot in June: what role XRP is playing in the monetary revamp? Continue reading at DailyCoin.
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Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute
The companies announced the deal on Friday, just one week ahead of SpaceX's historic IPO.
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Transformers Are Inherently Succinct
This paper is being published at ICLR 2026 (top AI conference), and was selected as one of three outstanding papers. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416635 Points: 8 # Comments: 3
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S&P 500 blocks fast SpaceX entry, won’t waive rule for unprofitable AI firms
SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.
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Bitcoin Slides Below $60K as Traders Trigger $1.57B Liquidation Wave Across Crypto
Bitcoin dropped below $60,000 amid a broader crypto market sell-off that erased $200 billion in total market value and triggered $1.57 billion in leveraged liquidations.
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Aging and Eye Problems
Article URL: https://ldstephens.net/posts/aging-and-eye-problems/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416392 Points: 11 # Comments: 0
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Crypto Market Capitulation Pressures Micro-Cap Crypto
Crypto Market Capitulation erased $600 billion in value as major cryptocurrencies posted steep losses across sectors. Bitcoin and Ethereum led market declines while altcoins recorded broader weakness amid risk reduction activity.
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Hewett and Reid win seventh straight French Open
Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win their seventh successive French Open wheelchair doubles title together.
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Zcash Crash Just Wiped Billions From the Privacy Coin's Market Cap—Can ZEC Recover?
The price of Zcash cratered following the disclosure of a serious vulnerability for the privacy coin. Can ZEC make a comeback anytime soon?
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"We pissed off a lot of people": Giant data center plan cut 50% amid protests
Developer felt "beaten up," with "no choice" but to shrink data center.
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Harness engineering: Leveraging Codex in an agent-first world
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/harness-engineering/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416264 Points: 191 # Comments: 118
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England have huge chance amid more Lord's chaos
England have a golden opportunity for victory in the first Test against New Zealand despite a chaotic collapse of 4-11 on the second day at Lord’s.
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