Korean carrier’s femtocell security lapse exposed customers to snooping and fraud
TL;DR South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT found that Korea Telecom deployed thousands of femtocells with weak security, enabling…
Reverse-Engineering Washing Machines: Insights from 39c3 Talk (Video)
TL;DR A 39c3 presentation by Severin von Wnuck-Lipinski and Hajo Noerenberg examines the inner workings of modern household appliances, focusing…
Show HN: Cover letter generator with Ollama/local LLMs (Open source)
TL;DR CoverLetterMaker is a web tool that generates cover letters and immediately exports them as PDFs. The service claims fast…
I Shifted to an Almost All‑EU Tech Stack — Saving About €500 a Year
TL;DR A tech user migrated most of their personal digital tools to EU-hosted services, centering on Proton’s expanding ecosystem and…
100x (YC S22) Seeks Frontend Engineer for Browser Agent UI in Bangalore
TL;DR YC-backed startup 100x.bot is hiring a frontend engineer to build interfaces for autonomous browser agents from its Bangalore office.…
Hacking Washing Machines: Reverse-Engineering BSH and Miele Appliances
TL;DR At 39C3, Severin von Wnuck-Lipinski and Hajo Noerenberg presented a technical deep dive into the internals of modern household…
Blurring Boundaries: Rethinking Outside, Dungeon and Town in RPG Design
TL;DR A game designer argues that most RPGs rely on three basic place types—Outside, Dungeon and Town—and proposes making their…
It’s hard to say no to this 100-inch Google TV for $1,200
TL;DR Hisense is selling a 100-inch Google TV (QD7) now listed for $1,200, undercutting typical large‑screen prices. The set pairs…
Security Bite: How ‘Ask App Not to Track’ Blocks IDFA on iPhone in 2025
TL;DR Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT), introduced with iOS 14.5, forces apps to request permission before sharing tracking identifiers. Choosing…
Geology of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
TL;DR A USGS-hosted publication titled "Geology of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary" is listed online, but the…