Hacker News: WalterSobchak

DoorDash to acquire Instacart

WalterSobchak — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:33:05 +0000

Article URL: https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/doordash-to-acquire-instacart

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50287919

Points: 337

# Comments: 533

How to Fix a Bug in a Fix

WalterSobchak — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:36:55 +0000

Article URL: https://projectzero.google/2026/10/emergency-patching.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49982996

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Software Supply Chain Attack on subql/common

WalterSobchak — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:46:19 +0000

Article URL: https://flatt.tech/research/posts/subql-common-npm-supply-chain-attack/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49977597

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by WalterSobchak in "An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang"

WalterSobchak — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:15:06 +0000

https://archive.is/745xs

New comment by WalterSobchak in "MIT creates method to force AI to comply with safety rules"

WalterSobchak — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:38:17 +0000

MIT's blog post: https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-method-enables-ai-safety-criti...

Dyson made a camera-equipped toothbrush that flosses for you

WalterSobchak — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:59:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/986737/dyson-camerajet-smart-toothbrush-live-camera-flosser-pricing-availability

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49521379

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

Introducing the next Surface Pro and Surface Laptop

WalterSobchak — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:35:29 +0000

Article URL: https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2026/06/16/introducing-the-next-surface-pro-and-surface-laptop-built-for-performance-and-flexibility/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555096

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

A powerful new chapter for Windows PCs, accelerated by Nvidia RTX Spark

WalterSobchak — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:45:20 +0000

Article URL: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2026/05/31/introducing-a-powerful-new-chapter-for-windows-pcs-accelerated-by-nvidia-rtx-spark/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48352693

Points: 34

# Comments: 37

The down fall of bug bounties

WalterSobchak — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:33:54 +0000

Article URL: https://shubs.io/the-down-fall-of-bug-bounties/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48179685

Points: 4

# Comments: 3

Lenovo buys Phoenix Technologies' firmware business

WalterSobchak — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:20:41 +0000

Article URL: https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-completes-acquisition-of-phoenix-technologies-firmware-business/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47934201

Points: 25

# Comments: 2

Toronto mobile jammers disconnect phones and block 911 calls

WalterSobchak — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:23:33 +0000

Article URL: https://2digital.news/mobile-jammers-disconnect-thousands-of-phones-from-the-network/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47922864

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Android Sets New Record for Mobile Web Performance

WalterSobchak — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:01:15 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.chromium.org/2026/03/android-sets-new-record-for-mobile-web.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47532897

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

NOAA's National Weather Service eyes the cloud for next-gen applications

WalterSobchak — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:29:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaas-national-weather-service-eyes-cloud-for-next-gen-applications

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47494683

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Microsoft is letting you pause Windows Updates indefinitely

WalterSobchak — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:48:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/898082/microsoft-promises-to-end-forced-windows-updates-still-automatic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47460389

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety

WalterSobchak — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:19:59 +0000

Article URL: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47445361

Points: 51

# Comments: 2

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

WalterSobchak — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:28:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-millions-of-iphones-can-be-hacked-with-a-new-tool-found-in-the-wild/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426246

Points: 139

# Comments: 95

Telus Digital confirms breach after hacker claims 1 petabyte data theft

WalterSobchak — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:09:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telus-digital-confirms-breach-after-hacker-claims-1-petabyte-data-theft/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47364691

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

A new era for choice and openness

WalterSobchak — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:14:37 +0000

Article URL: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47251518

Points: 11

# Comments: 2

A Race Within a Race: Exploiting CVE-2025-38617 in Linux Packet Sockets

WalterSobchak — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:14:59 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.calif.io/p/a-race-within-a-race-exploiting-cve

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47239112

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification

WalterSobchak — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:55:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/a-new-california-law-says-all-operating-systems-including-linux-need-to-have-some-form-of-age-verification-at-account-setup/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181208

Points: 829

# Comments: 734