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# Daily headlines

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1.   [32](https://lobste.rs/s/cpaibp)113

     [This is not sustainable](https://www.netmeister.org/blog/defense-ddos.html)

     LBnetmeister.org19 hours ago[security](/search?q=security&appearance=dark)

     Also discussed: [Hacker News · 2 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50266602 "8 points")

2.   [880](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50272749)1069

     [Evidence of a spying operation by ICE against left-wing social movements](https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-running-one-of-the-largest-anti-left-surveillance-operations-in-us-history/)

     HNwired.com10 hours ago

3.   [373](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50271640)1003

     [Apple's git still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificates](https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/apple.html)

     HNemudhra.we-have-a-problem.com12 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Lobsters · 17 comments](https://lobste.rs/s/xybmsj "82 points")

4.   [448](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50273396)403

     [Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI](https://religionnews.com/2026/10/26/in-a-first-a-humanist-granted-a-religious-exemption-from-using-ai/)

     HNreligionnews.com9 hours ago

5.   [598](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50276792)734

     [Gemini 4 Carbon](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-carbon/)

     HNblog.google6 hours ago

6.   [15](https://lobste.rs/s/q7arzy)81

     [A fast and secure tar parser for the Rust ecosystem](https://astral.sh/blog/tar-codec)

     LBastral.sh1 day ago[python](/search?q=python&appearance=dark)

     Also discussed: [Hacker News · 0 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50261992 "9 points")

7.   [788](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50276940)456

     [MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch](https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/proled-xdr-display/)

     HNapple.com6 hours ago

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9.   [139](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50276998)632

     [Why is this fingerprinting script creating bioweapons?](https://nullpt.rs/fingerprinting-bioweapons)

     HNnullpt.rs6 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Lobsters · 0 comments](https://lobste.rs/s/gvy5gz "8 points")

10.  [163](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50273171)385

     [Emacs Turns 50](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145399/emacs-turns-50/)

     HNtechnologyreview.com9 hours ago

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