Verdichtung: Zurich’s densification approach and what it means for housing
TL;DR Verdichtung, a Swiss strategy favoring inward urban densification over outward sprawl, has driven Zurich to repurpose existing parcels and…
SSL Santa greets London Victoria passengers with a borked update
TL;DR A digital advertising screen at London Victoria station displayed a failed update message referencing SSL and BoringSSL, with a…
Year in Review: How AI Is Reshaping Police Reports and Oversight
TL;DR Civil-rights advocates and some prosecutors have raised alarms about police departments using generative AI to draft incident narratives. Concerns…
Why the US Can’t Ignore the Growing Threat of Drone Warfare Now
TL;DR Authors Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff argue that future conflict will increasingly rely on low-cost, mass-produced drones that are…
User vows to abandon Mozilla if it interferes with uBlock Origin in 2026
TL;DR A Hacker News user posted a 2026 resolution saying they will stop using Mozilla products if the organization tampers…
CEO of Health Care Software Company Sentenced in $1B Fraud Conspiracy
TL;DR A Department of Justice press release reports that the chief executive of a health care software firm has been…
Retreating from EVs could be hazardous for Western carmakers
TL;DR Consumer demand for electric vehicles has slowed and governments in the US and Europe are easing transition policies. The…
Dominion Energy sues over federal pause of offshore wind leases
TL;DR Dominion Energy filed a lawsuit this week challenging the Trump administration's decision to pause federal leases for large offshore…
Public GitHub ‘mongobleed’ repo references CVE-2025-14847 MongoDB exploit
TL;DR A public GitHub repository named 'mongobleed' hosts a Python file whose latest commit labels it as a CVE-2025-14847 "MongoDB…
Insulin-pump controller runs ancient Linux kernel, user alleges GPL breach
TL;DR A Reddit user who relies on the Insulet OmniPod Dash says the device used to control their insulin pump…