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Ground News · 243 sources · Left 21% · Center 56% · Right 22%
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Consumer prices jumped 3.8% year-over-year in April, driven largely by surging gas prices tied to the Iran war. Producer prices rose 6%, adding further pressure. The data virtually guarantees the Fed will hold rates steady.
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AP News · global impact
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The Iran war is rippling far beyond the Middle East — Asian economies face mounting energy disruptions as oil supply tightens and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains contested.
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NPR · Reuters
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Shots rang out inside the Philippine Senate during an attempt to arrest a senator wanted by the ICC. The dramatic escalation highlights the country's deepening political crisis.
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Reuters · AP · multiple sources
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The Trump-Xi summit looms with managed trade push, but deep tech rivalry and distrust may blunt progress. Covered across every major outlet with divergent framing on what "success" looks like.
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Hacker News · 855 pts · 1398 comments · also covered by Ars Technica
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Google revealed "Googlebooks" — Android-powered laptops arriving this year. Also announced: a big AI overhaul for Android in 2026. The HN discussion is massive and split between excitement and skepticism.
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Hacker News · 347 pts · 180 comments · self-hosting relevance
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Six serious security flaws in dnsmasq, the widely-used DNS/DHCP server. If you run dnsmasq (many home labs and self-hosted setups do), patch immediately. The HN thread has good technical analysis.
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Hacker News · 550 pts · 157 comments
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Cactus Compute distilled Gemini's tool-calling capability into a tiny 26M parameter model. A compelling demo of how small, focused models can punch way above their weight for specific tasks.
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Hacker News · 548 pts · 242 comments
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Community project restoring cloud features for Bambu Lab 3D printers after the company's restrictive firmware changes. Relevant if you're running a Bambu X1 (like John). OrcaSlicer fork with full network support.
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Techmeme · Wired
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WhatsApp introduced Incognito Chat, built on Meta's "Private Processing" framework. The company says it can't access these AI chats — a notable privacy play for the world's largest messaging platform.
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NPR · AP News · striking visual story
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Calbee's iconic bright-orange chip bags are going monochrome — the Iran war has disrupted supply of a key color ink ingredient. A visceral, small-scale reminder of how global conflict reaches into everyday life.
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Reason · also AP: Starmer defiant as ministers quit
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Starmer faces growing calls for resignation and ministerial departures. King Charles just delivered the government's agenda as the Labour government hangs by a thread. Reform's surge signals lasting political realignment.
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Rest of World · ahead of Trump-Xi summit
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Big Tech's reliance on TSMC makes the China-Taiwan dispute the world's most dangerous geopolitical flashpoint. Eyck Freymann's analysis ahead of this week's Beijing summit is essential context for understanding the semiconductor stakes.
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Hacker News · 674 pts · 291 comments
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Strikes at the heart of a real problem for senior ICs: the gap between knowing and explaining. The HN thread is packed with people sharing their own failures and strategies — worth reading the discussion.
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Hacker News · 398 pts · 284 comments
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A designer's detailed account of migrating email, storage, and services away from US tech giants to European providers. The 284-comment thread is a goldmine of recommendations for self-hosters and privacy-conscious folks.
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Hacker News · 158 pts · 112 comments
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Another developer jumps from GitHub to self-hosted Forgejo. The thread debates whether this is principled or impractical — relevant given we run Forgejo ourselves.
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Unknown Worlds confirmed leaked builds of Subnautica 2 are making the rounds just days before the ocean survival sequel's early access launch. Consider this your heads-up if you want to go in clean.
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Sega's ambitious "Super Game" initiative is no more, but the Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi reboots — the ones people actually care about — are still in development.
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Playground Games says the Forza Horizon 6 leak wasn't from a pre-load glitch and is threatening franchise-wide and hardware bans for anyone sharing footage. The game's reveal is imminent.
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Ground News · 243 sources · Left 21% · Center 56% · Right 22%
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Left outlets emphasize the Iran war's role in gas prices and hardship on families. Right outlets highlight government spending and the failure of Biden-era policies. Center coverage focuses on the Fed's likely rate hold and data mechanics. The divergence on root cause is sharp.
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Ground News · 241 sources · Left 27% · Center 53% · Right 18%
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Left outlets frame Makary's resignation as the Trump admin forcing flavored e-cig approvals over science. Right outlets emphasize Makary's personal stance and bureaucratic resistance. Reason covers it as irrational resistance to harm reduction. The real story is more nuanced — Makary bucked the admin on vape flavor bans, and the admin overruled him.
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