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26911.

UCSF forced to pay more than $1M ransom to perpetrators of malware attack (ktvu.com)

40 points by tlrobinson on Jun 29, 2020 | 32 comments

26912.

Tether is “too big to fail” – the entire crypto industry utterly depends on it (davidgerard.co.uk)

40 points by davidgerard on Dec 13, 2020 | 32 comments

26913.

Telecommuting with the Amiga [video] (youtube.com)

40 points by doener on Apr 2, 2020 | 31 comments

26914.

Visualizing the Ongoing Drug War (tryplainjane.com)

40 points by dumbfoundded on Jun 19, 2020 | 31 comments

26915.

There will be no 'back to normal' (nesta.org.uk)

40 points by yread on Apr 16, 2020 | 30 comments

26916.

New Google default wipes users' location, web history after 18 months (reuters.com)

40 points by pseudolus on Jun 24, 2020 | 30 comments

26917.

Lockheed Martin receives $187.5M for mesh network of 10 small satellites (defence-blog.com)

40 points by Defence_Blog on Sep 1, 2020 | 30 comments

26918.

Apache Druid 0.18 (imply.io)

40 points by wochiquan on May 21, 2020 | 29 comments

26919.

Ask HN: How can I improve my writing

40 points by robotichead on May 10, 2020 | 28 comments

26920.

'Did I miss anything?': A man emerges from a 75-day silent retreat (boston.com)

40 points by svenfaw on Jun 6, 2020 | 28 comments

26921.

The American Soviet Mentality (tabletmag.com)

40 points by andrenth on Jul 5, 2020 | 28 comments

26922.

9 of Every 10 Restaurants and Bars in NYC Can't Pay Full Rent (nytimes.com)

40 points by AndrewBissell on Sep 24, 2020 | 28 comments

26923.

The second wave of Covid-19 has sent much of Europe back into lockdown (economist.com)

40 points by Sami_Lehtinen on Nov 8, 2020 | 28 comments

26924.

Show HN: An attempt to spot Covid-19 outbreaks using wearable devices (detectstudy.org)

40 points by helloworld on Apr 15, 2020 | 27 comments

26925.

Don’t rely on contact-tracing apps (economist.com)

40 points by dotcoma on May 15, 2020 | 27 comments

26926.

Why time feels so weird in 2020 (graphics.reuters.com)

40 points by monalisauzi on Jul 8, 2020 | 27 comments

26927.

McMaster-Carr: Beautifully organized and informational industrial product store (mcmaster.com)

40 points by astrocat on Oct 16, 2020 | 27 comments

26928.

World’s First Ocean Hybrid Platform Converts Tidal Waves into Energy (spectrum.ieee.org)

40 points by headalgorithm on Oct 28, 2020 | 27 comments

26929.

M1 Macs SSD “Encryption” trivially bypassed unless FileVault is enabled (blog.kolide.com)

40 points by terracatta on Dec 29, 2020 | 26 comments

26930.

Ring 0 of fire: Does Riot Games’ new anti-cheat measure go too far? (arstechnica.com)

40 points by kingsleyvn on Apr 15, 2020 | 25 comments

26931.

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art (spectator.co.uk)

40 points by diodorus on Sep 14, 2020 | 25 comments

26932.

Show HN: Pronounce – practice while you browse for any language (github.com)

40 points by filipeisho on Nov 28, 2020 | 25 comments

26933.

Twitter Hack Zoom Court Hearing Interrupted by Zoombombers (vice.com)

40 points by jbegley on Aug 5, 2020 | 24 comments

26934.

A fleet of computers helps settle a 90-year-old math problem (wired.com)

40 points by doppp on Aug 24, 2020 | 23 comments

26935.

The Case Against Marriage – What You Lose When You Gain a Spouse (theatlantic.com)

40 points by basicplus2 on Mar 4, 2020 | 23 comments

26936.

Working from home? switch off Alexa, say lawyers (zdnet.com)

40 points by spking on Mar 24, 2020 | 23 comments

26937.

Chargen: Good Intentions on the Old-Timey Internet (somanymachines.com)

40 points by populuxe on Jun 15, 2020 | 23 comments

26938.

India Debates Skin-Tone Bias as Beauty Companies Alter Ads (nytimes.com)

40 points by pseudolus on Jun 28, 2020 | 23 comments

26939.

How the Black Death made the rich richer (bbc.com)

40 points by clouddrover on Jul 5, 2020 | 23 comments

26940.

Disney unveiled an animatronic robot with the same gaze as humans (businessinsider.com)

40 points by afkqs on Nov 8, 2020 | 23 comments