NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/2026/04/17/nasa-shuts-off-instrument-on-voyager-1-to-keep-spacecraft-operating/

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Venture capitalist Ron Conway says he is starting treatment for a 'rare' cancer - https://www.businessinsider.com/venture-capital-ron-conway-cancer-treatment-prognosis-2026-4

[SV Angel co-founder Ron Conway]SV Angel co-founder Ron Conway

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* Venture capitalist Ron Conway has revealed he has a "rare" form of cancer.
* He broke the...

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Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data. | Electronic Frontier Foundation - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/google-broke-its-promise-me-now-ice-has-my-data

The US government, in the form of ICE, send a subpoena to Google demanding
highly detailed information about someone who had attended a Palestinian protest
(for ~3 minutes).

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Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake" - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/man-with-ihackedthegovernment-instagram-account-tells-judge-i-made-a-mistake/

A 25-year-old Tennessee man avoided prison time after pleading guilty to
accessing government systems with stolen login credentials and boasting of the
deed on an Instagram account with the handle,...

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Opsec oopsie: Dutch navy frigate location outed by mailing it a Bluetooth tracker - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/17/dutch_navy_frigate_tracked/

#### Or, how public information and a €5 tracker exposed an avoidable opsec
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Militaries around the world spend countless hours training, developing policies,
and implementing best...

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Roblox agrees to a $12 million settlement with Nevada - https://www.engadget.com/gaming/roblox-agrees-to-a-12-million-settlement-with-nevada-142842421.html?src=rss

Amidst ongoing legal trouble with several states and more than 100 pending
lawsuits, this week [Roblox announced a $12 million settlement with Nevada][1],
allowing the company to avoid going to trial...

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Meta Must Face Youth Addiction Lawsuit by Massachusetts, Court Rules - https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-massachusetts-lawsuit/

[Nate Raymond][1], *Reuters*

Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit ​by Massachusetts’ attorney general alleging
the company designed its Instagram social media platform to addict children,
...

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Musk v. Altman Is a Battle for OpenAI’s Soul - https://www.wired.com/story/musk-v-altman-trial-openai-xai/

In Musk v.

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IPv6 Usage Reaches Historic 50% Across Google Services - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/04/16/1718230/ipv6-usage-reaches-historic-50-across-google-services?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

IPv6 usage briefly reached 50% across Google services for the first time,
marking a major milestone for a protocol created in 1998 to solve IPv4's address
shortage.

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Gucci-branded Google smart glasses are coming next year - https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/913523/google-gucci-ai-smart-glasses-2027

Google’s “Project Aura” will be its first Android XR glasses, expected later
this year.

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