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Special Forces soldier won $400K in Polymarket bets on Maduro raid, feds say
Federal authorities have arrested and charged an Army Special Forces soldier with using classified information to place bets on the Jan. 3 raid that whisked Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of a secure compound and into U.S. custody.Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, placed bets that totaled about $33,000 on the timing of U.S. operations in Venezuela, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. He allegedly netted more than $409,000 in winnings through Polymarket. Van Dyke was assigne
Ask HN: Would you take a job programming VMS?
I’m an older programmer but I spent my career staying up to date. I’ve managed that for 36 years give or take. Now with AI doing a lot of my current job I can see that there’s a definite end point where the combo of competing with younger programmers for a shrinking pool of work is going to get tough.However there seem to be a few niches where I could be productive until I’m ready to retire and there might be an opportunity to join a team working on a system they’re trying to get off of. My q
Show HN: Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you
Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE (https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog.Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratchpad. Three minutes later, without you at the keyboard, CORE picks it up, pulls the relevant context from your codebase, drafts a plan in the task description, and spins up a Claude Code session in the background to do the work. You review the output in the
Frontier AI labs taking open-source and releasing it as a product
Quite annoying but obvious and somewhat expected trend of AI labs seeing open-source projects, repackaging it e.g. openclaw.ai as Cowork or more recent agenthandover.com as Chronicles in Codex...<p>It is expected to happen, but perhaps some credits/offers should be on the table, no?
Ask HN: Demonstrating Value with the Same Tools
From one of the most intelligent humans I’ve ever known…“Hardware engineers are coming up now that software people are just AI babysitters now”and then the generic idiot of the group said:“AI is coming for us all AI is going to start designing boards and chips soon if it hasn’t already.”Man…i love generic baseless shit-talking. It makes it very easy to identify the parrot in the room.and for that…out of animosity…i’d like to propose a challenge.I think an hour is probably enough. Personally, I’d
Ask HN: How do you handle complex queries on DynamoDB in production?
My dad and I built a SQL layer for DynamoDB (DynamoSQL) because we kept running into the same problem: we needed to query information across multiple tables (or multiple record types within a single table) and had no good way to do it. We would either duplicate data across lots of records (denormalize everything upfront) and hope we guessed right, do multiple fetches and join in application code, or export somewhere else entirely.We tried PartiQL but it doesn't support JOINs and the aggrega
Show HN: Omens AI filters my feeds so I spend 0 minutes doomscrolling
i built omens because i was spending 4-5 hours a day doomscrolling; now i spend basically 0 minutes doing that, as ai filters my feeds down to what actually matters to me- omens connects to x, reddit, telegram, and rss
- it's byo ai api key, scores posts for relevance, shows a filtered feed, and generates reports
- you can upvote/downvote each post to "nudge" ai to show you some stuff more and some stuff less
- i personally use kimi k2.5 turbo with firepass (because i already
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Military contractors no longer have ‘immunity’ to lawsuits brought by troops
An Army veteran attempting to wield South Carolina law to sue a military contractor won a major Supreme Court victory Wednesday, carving out a narrow legal lane for those seeking to hold wartime contractors to account.The ruling allows a former soldier to use state injury laws to sue a U.S. business whose Afghan employee gravely wounded him in a 2016 suicide bombing. While the decision doesn’t curb the Feres doctrine, a 1950 court ruling that prevents troops injured on active duty from suing the
How the F-35 is changing Marine airpower
After decades of flying the AV-8B Harrier II and the F/A-18 Hornet, the Marine Corps is going all in on the F-35.Besides being stealthy, the jet has far more advanced sensing and data-sharing tools than anything the Marine Corps has flown in the past, an asset that service officials say will be vital on future battlefields.But the F-35 is as complicated as it is capable, and bringing a jet that advanced into the demolition derby of expeditionary warfare requires a shift in how the Marine Corps t
Army Chinook makes first landing without a pilot
First, the Army got a remote-controlled Black Hawk. Now it is a step closer to getting an autonomous Chinook, after a CH‑47F Chinook successfully landed in testing without a pilot. The test flight is a major milestone as the Army increasingly explores automating parts of its air fleet.The test flight comes as the Army has begun implementing major cuts to its pilot and aviation corps, targeting 6,000 positions of crews and pilots to be cut.Word of the flight came from Chinook manufacturer Boeing,
WUBEN Launches X1Pro 12,300 Lumens High-Power EDC Flashlight
PALATINE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2026 / WUBEN launches X1Pro 12,300 lumens high-power EDC flashlight with dual-beam system, smart cooling, fast charging, and compact design for everyday and professional use. WUBEN officially introduces its ...
One of Our Go-To Flashlight Brands Just Released a New Pocket-Friendly EDC
Olight created its own proprietary LED (light-emitting diode), which reportedly achieves 10% luminous efficiency at high ...
JAPAN IS AT THE BREAKING POINT
JAPAN IS AT THE BREAKING POINT: THE GREAT COLLAPSE HAS BEGUN! The hardworking citizens of Japan are screaming for help as the system drains them dry. THE BRUTAL REALITY: From a ¥250,000 salary, the government SNATCHES ¥60,000 for "taxes" and insurance. THE SURVIVAL GAP: Only ¥190,000 left. No luxury. No savings. No future. THE BETRAYAL: While locals struggle to eat, billions in tax yen flow to foreign interests and globalist agendas. The middle class is being liquidated in real-time. This isn't
Navy Secretary leaving role ‘effective immediately,’ Pentagon announces
Navy Secretary John Phelan is “departing the administration, effective immediately,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced on Wednesday.Undersecretary Hung Cao will serve as the Navy’s acting secretary, Parnell wrote in a brief statement on social media.Parnell did not provide any reasons why Phelan is departing his current role. No further information about Phelan’s departure was immediately available.Phelan was confirmed as Navy secretary in March 2025.“On behalf of the Secretary of
Air Force wants to use lasers to help protect rescue helicopters after Iran mission
Four days after a daring daylight rescue mission whisked a downed American fighter pilot out of Iran under heavy fire, a notice appeared on a federal contracting website. The Air Force, it said, was seeking to upgrade its fleet of combat search and rescue helicopters to fend off heat-seeking missiles.The timing of the contract appearing just after the high-profile mission may have been coincidental, but it highlights two issues in the Air Force’s small rescue community — a vulnerability in
The US military wants to add 44,500 additional troops next year
The Pentagon wants to add 44,500 active duty troops and reservists next year.The Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget includes funding to buy weapons, conduct research and develop new capabilities, and even enhance base facilities and barracks for junior troops. It also calls for plans to increase its total force.The Pentagon wants to add 40,100 active duty troops and 4,400 reservists, according to Defense Department budget documents.“Military recruiting in FY 2025 hit its highest level in o
Valor awards for Marines at Abbey Gate upgraded, Pentagon announces
The Marine Corps has upgraded valor awards received by Marines who guarded Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate in Kabul when a suicide bomber struck on Aug. 26, 2021, killing 13 service members and about 170 Afghans, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.“After reviewing the original awards and determining that several had been inappropriately downgraded, these awards have now been upgraded to levels that more accurately reflect the extreme risk these Marines knowingly accepted and the
Army releases details on new test for combat arms soldiers
Combat soldiers will soon take a new fitness test that will determine whether they can stay in their jobs.The Army’s new Combat Field Test, CFT, is a pass-fail assessment for soldiers in “designated close-combat” jobs like infantry and artillery. Beginning in Spring 2027, soldiers who cannot pass the test will have to reclassify into new jobs or separate from the Army.“This initiative is not just about meeting metrics, but about ensuring our soldiers are prepared for the challenges of modern com
If You Can Match All Of These Superheroes To Their Logos Before Time Runs Out, You Are A Big 'Ol Nerd
Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good.