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Article URL: https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FINAL-Harvard-ASAIB-Report-4.29.25.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840958

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Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/china-online-video-dating-cyber-matchmaking-rednote-648536cd07028e080e6e29e7078db768

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840946

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Article URL: https://lewiscampbell.tech/blog/250430.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840945

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Article URL: https://kokruiwo.ng/opinions/mosquitoes-and-algos/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840937

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Article URL: https://tech.quantco.com/blog/dataframely

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840901

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Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/super-micro-shares-dive-after-server-maker-issues-weak-preliminary-financials.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840879

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Article URL: https://barawave.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840864

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Article URL: https://github.com/NSG650/LinuxInExcel

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840861

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Article URL: https://openai.com/index/sycophancy-in-gpt-4o/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840842

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Hey HN,

I’ve been building Shortenr — a modern, all-in-one link tool designed for creators, marketers, crypto users, and privacy-focused users.

It includes: • End-to-End Encrypted File Sharing (client-side, using AES-256) • Smart Link Shortening (geo/device targeting, A/B tests, UTM builder) • Poll Links (gather user feedback from a short link) • One-Time & Expiring Links (perfect for stealthy content) • Link-in-Bio Pages with full analytics

Everything’s built with privacy in mind — even file uploads are never stored in plaintext, and most features work without needing an account.

I’m 15 and built this solo with TypeScript + Next.js + Prisma + PostgreSQL.

Try it here: https://shortenr.me Would love feedback, feature ideas, or brutal critique!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840840

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My web hosting service renewed my subscription by charging my bank account through an expired debit card. Why do banks give payment processors such power? It’s ridiculous!

My leverage has always been to leave expired cards on file when I find it difficult to cancel a subscription. It's crazy that they can get around it.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840806

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Article URL: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/4/9.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840802

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Article URL: https://kottke.org/25/04/0046733-this-is-fun-jacob-collier#comment-section

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840791

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Article URL: https://cyberscoop.com/cybersecurity-vendors-are-under-attack-sentinelone-says/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840728

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Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/electronics-tariffs-china-price-shortages-53b3abb9

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840722

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Article URL: https://www.semafor.com/article/04/28/2025/jc-chandor-on-writing-margin-call-and-jeremy-irons

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840707

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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.20998

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840703

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Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Water

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840675

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Hi, my startup idea is horrible.

But I don't know why, so I'm asking for opinions. Please take a moment and hit me with your brutal honesty.

Here's the idea: 1. Scrape all competitor ads. 2. Automatically run them using a bot account. 3. See their real CTR.

There are already services that either collect competitor ads or run and optimize ads for you, so my twist was combining these into one streamlined workflow.

But lately, seeing the poor performance of ads and landing pages makes me doubt if anyone actually needs this...

Here's my landing page: https://torty.ai

My product is almost finished, so yeah, I'm getting pretty desperate.

That's why I'm here, asking for your brutal feedback: * What assumptions did I get totally wrong? * What should I do to fix this mess?

So, if you have any opinion please contact me to bbqc123@gmail.com. Please give me a chance to hear from you

Three quick things: 1. If you are okay with a zoom call, then we can do it for an hour(max) for $60. Sorry for the low compensation—I'm surviving on $3 sandwiches these days 2. I'm Korean and can't directly transfer cash to US bank accounts, but I'm happy to send an Amazon gift card as a thank-you instead! 3. If you're familiar with Semrush, let me know—I'm super curious about how you use it!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840606

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Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/white-house-blasts-amazon-over-tariff-cost-report-hostile-and-political-act.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840596

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