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1. Hash collision in Apple NeuralHash model (github.com/asuharietygvar)
1389 points by sohkamyung on Aug 18, 2021 | 696 comments
2. 1800s Astronomical Drawings vs. NASA Images (2016) (nypl.org)
289 points by dredmorbius on Aug 18, 2021 | 71 comments
3. Asking nicely for root command execution and getting it (rachelbythebay.com)
589 points by TangerineDream on Aug 17, 2021 | 137 comments
4. SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring (sec.gov)
550 points by hhs on Aug 18, 2021 | 387 comments
5. Richard Bartle releases his classic “Designing Virtual Worlds” book for free (nwn.blogs.com)
424 points by Kroeler on Aug 18, 2021 | 57 comments
6. Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Corellium (technologyreview.com)
602 points by webmobdev on Aug 18, 2021 | 107 comments
7. Terrorist watchlist exposed via misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster (bleepingcomputer.com)
439 points by david_shaw on Aug 16, 2021 | 252 comments
8. Canada calls screen scraping ‘unsecure,’ sets Open Banking target for 2023 (finledger.com)
349 points by exotree on Aug 18, 2021 | 248 comments
9. Show HN: I built an AI art installation at home generating new pieces on the fly (github.com/maxvfischer)
399 points by mfi on Aug 18, 2021 | 153 comments
10. The Quest for Very Wide Outlines (bgolus.medium.com)
151 points by todsacerdoti on Aug 17, 2021 | 19 comments
11. Convert Apple NeuralHash model for CSAM Detection to ONNX (github.com/asuharietygvar)
505 points by homarp on Aug 18, 2021 | 178 comments
12. German parliament pens letter to Apple with concerns over CSAM detection system (9to5mac.com)
430 points by Darthy on Aug 18, 2021 | 80 comments
13. Elm at Rakuten (rakuten.today)
281 points by dragonsh on Aug 18, 2021 | 172 comments
14. Launch HN: Govly (YC S21) – Making it easier to sell to the U.S. government
274 points by mikeweiland on Aug 18, 2021 | 112 comments
15. Xerox Alto Emulator (loomcom.com)
158 points by hsnewman on Aug 18, 2021 | 47 comments
16. Reverse-engineering a vintage power supply chip from die photos (righto.com)
137 points by picture on Aug 18, 2021 | 39 comments
17. Ask HN: Google is confusing me with others in a harmful way – what can I do?
964 points by AndreaVass on Aug 18, 2021 | 282 comments
18. Launch HN: Flow Club (YC S21) – Virtual co-working space for focused work
184 points by rickyyean on Aug 18, 2021 | 75 comments
19. Modern LZ Compression (2019) (glinscott.github.io)
122 points by imadr on Aug 17, 2021 | 44 comments
20. The Big Sleep: The most baffling film ever made? (bbc.com)
145 points by DrNuke on Aug 17, 2021 | 154 comments
21. B-Trees: More Than I Thought I'd Want to Know (benjamincongdon.me)
239 points by todsacerdoti on Aug 18, 2021 | 63 comments
22. Show HN: Pop.com – pair programming with low-latency, Screenhero-style sharing (pop.com)
225 points by jsherwani on Aug 18, 2021 | 125 comments
23. Using a laser to blast away a Bayer filter array from a CCD (hackaday.com)
145 points by _Microft on Aug 18, 2021 | 38 comments
24. Time to retire the CSV? (bitsondisk.com)
215 points by asicsp on Aug 18, 2021 | 567 comments
25. Red Ventures has turned very specific advice into very big business (nytimes.com)
167 points by SirLJ on Aug 16, 2021 | 134 comments
26. Slow Electricity: The Return of DC Power? (2016) (lowtechmagazine.com)
86 points by lispython on Aug 18, 2021 | 230 comments
27. Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims of ‘hash collisions’ (vice.com)
361 points by nickthegreek on Aug 18, 2021 | 450 comments
28. Wgpu-0.10 released: WebGPU implementation now in pure Rust (gfx-rs.github.io)
216 points by kvark on Aug 18, 2021 | 83 comments
29. Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) (slate.com)
119 points by aww_dang on Aug 17, 2021 | 216 comments
30. Hire for slope, not Y-Intercept (matt-rickard.com)
127 points by rckrd on Aug 18, 2021 | 91 comments

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