Hacker News: cwwc

How the CIA Forgot the Art of Spying

cwwc — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:35:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/cia-art-spying-espionage-spies-military-terrorism-214875

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47744785

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

As arms agreements fray, China expands its nuclear weapons infra

cwwc — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:08:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/china/investigates-china-secretly-expanding-nuclear-weapons-infrastructure-intl-invs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615482

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

For ~2 weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one knows why

cwwc — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:17:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/asia/china-taiwan-buzzing-mystery-intl-hnk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47358041

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

Customs checks tank tourists at border crossings

cwwc — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:39:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article69abe97c10f264d559776f38/hohe-spritpreise-zoll-kontrolliert-tank-touristen-an-grenzuebergaengen.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47291247

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

OpenAI makes changes to 'opportunistic and sloppy' Pentagon deal

cwwc — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:09:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/653fabd7-03da-467a-b2bf-03f226fe2a29

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47230791

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Oh great, here comes 6G

cwwc — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:16:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/886558/6g-satellite-ai-isac

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47220892

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

A Chinese official’s use of ChatGPT revealed an intimidation operation

cwwc — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:52:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/chatgpt-china-intimidation-operation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181944

Points: 263

# Comments: 174

4Chan knew about Jeffrey Epstein's death 38 minutes before the rest of the world

cwwc — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:20:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/epstein-files-show-fbi-probed-4chan-posts-prison-death-2026-2

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47169876

Points: 30

# Comments: 5

Anthropic drops flagship safety pledge

cwwc — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:08:46 +0000

Article URL: https://time.com/7380854/exclusive-anthropic-drops-flagship-safety-pledge/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145963

Points: 723

# Comments: 686

Tour Guides Accused of Scamming the Louvre Out of $12M

cwwc — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:07:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/tour-guides-accused-of-scamming-the-louvre-out-of-12-million-f99fc9bd

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076890

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

There's a Fight Brewing Between the NYPD and Silicon Valley's Palantir

cwwc — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:31:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/williamalden/theres-a-fight-brewing-between-the-nypd-and-silicon-valley

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47048561

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

The Compliance Officer Who Flagged Epstein – and Lost Her Job

cwwc — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:17:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.levernews.com/the-compliance-officer-who-flagged-epstein-and-lost-her-job/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47011817

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Singapore spent 11 months booting China-linked snoops out of telco networks

cwwc — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:53:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/singapore_telco_espionage/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983946

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

TSMC to produce 3-nanometer chips in Japan

cwwc — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 02:40:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260205_B4/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930817

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

"The Stanford scam proves America is becoming a nation of grifters"

cwwc — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:26:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/students-stanford-grifters-ivy-league-w2g5z768z

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46921569

Points: 41

# Comments: 48

I use a Huawei modem; I cannot access this article. On my Singtel phone, I can

cwwc — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:13:24 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/MikeFritzell/status/2017784723389759685

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843817

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

China hacked Downing Street phones for years

cwwc — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:04:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/26/china-hacked-downing-street-phones-for-years/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773613

Points: 15

# Comments: 1

Weight-loss drugs could save U.S. airlines more than $500M this year

cwwc — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:52:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-15/weight-loss-drugs-help-airlines

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662913

Points: 6

# Comments: 2

Xi's Enforcers Punished Nearly a Million in 2025–and China's Leader Wants More

cwwc — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:14:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/xis-enforcers-punished-nearly-a-million-in-2025and-chinas-leader-wants-more-019e1c65

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46661593

Points: 10

# Comments: 2

Taiwan Is a Shining Example of Undersea Cable Incidents Transparency

cwwc — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:16:20 +0000

Article URL: https://charlesmok.substack.com/p/taiwan-is-a-shining-example-of-undersea

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658689

Points: 1

# Comments: 0