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Spain's consumer rights ministry blocks more than 65k listings for rentals
Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/spain-airbnb-consumer-rights-1.7538482
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039851
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How's Life for Children in the Digital Age?
Article URL: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/how-s-life-for-children-in-the-digital-age_0854b900-en.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039841
Points: 1
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Show HN: "Blog as a Service" for Next.js Sites
Hi HN
I built https://www.next-blog-ai.com because I was tired of wasting time spinning up blogs for my side projects. As a dev, I just wanted an easy way to boost SEO for my sites without constantly writing, formatting, publishing, storage and managing blog content.
What it does:
- Gives you a full-blown blog for your Next.js site with 5 minutes of setup
- Generates SEO-friendly blog posts automatically using AI (but you can also write your own!) using the target audience, keywords, topics, and industry that you provide for your project
- Fully automated publishing (you set the schedule – it handles the rest)
- Handles sitemap updates, SEO meta tags, and more
- Free tier available, great for indie projects and experimentation
I’ve launched it on 3 of my own projects already:
- https://www.rankresume.io/blog
- https://www.ideapulse.io/blog
- https://www.germanlanguagepractice.com/blog
The AI-generated posts are just one feature — I use it for manual posts too. The goal is to remove all the friction of maintaining a blog so you can focus on shipping your actual product.
Would love to hear your thoughts — especially on how you currently tackle blogging for your projects, and what would make this more useful for you.
Thanks!
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039828
Points: 1
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We did the math on AI's energy footprint. Here's the story you haven't heard
Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039808
Points: 6
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Show HN: Metal – stealth browser for enterprise automations
Hi HN!
Today we're launching Metal, a self-hosted stealth browser built for enterprise automation. We have many years of experience bypassing anti-bot protections and CAPTCHAs, and we've seen the same problems solved repeatedly with hacky solutions that don't stand the test of time.
We built Metal to address the most common challenges companies face when automating browsers or performing web scraping at scale.
Our custom browser comes with everything included—handling anti-bots, CAPTCHAs, and common deployment methods—and is entirely self-hosted, allowing companies to scale as needed without worrying about complicated usage-based pricing.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039798
Points: 2
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When Cities Go Quiet: What a Blackout Reveals About Urban Sound
Article URL: https://www.clickworlddaily.com/2025/05/when-cities-go-quiet-sound-of-urban.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039792
Points: 2
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How to check if your boss is monitoring your every keystroke (2019)
Article URL: https://mashable.com/article/how-to-check-keylogger-computer
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039643
Points: 1
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Mr
Microsoft Build 2025 – Satya Nadella Opening Keynote [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceV3RsG946s
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039635
Points: 1
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New Unicorn Company
Article URL: https://getshoppr.app/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039630
Points: 1
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EU to make GDPR Procedures unworkable
Article URL: https://noyb.eu/en/eu-make-gdpr-procedures-unworkable
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039610
Points: 1
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Visual Studio Code: Text Buffer Reimplementation (2018)
Article URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2018/03/23/text-buffer-reimplementation
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039604
Points: 1
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Collatz's Ant
Article URL: https://gbragafibra.github.io/2025/05/18/collatz_ant3.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039602
Points: 1
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Released a SaaS product you can help review it before launch
Article URL: https://81freetools.vercel.app/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039586
Points: 1
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Kellogg's Mathematical Blunder
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/1iljmig/self_kelloggs_mathematical_blunder/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039580
Points: 1
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Biological Organisation as Closure of Constraints
Article URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022519315001009
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039569
Points: 1
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Are You Sure Your Crypto Is Clean? Why Crypto AML for Individuals Matters
Let’s imagine someone, say, Emma, meets a nice person on a dating site who seems very caring and genuine. After building trust, that person asks Emma to accept a crypto transfer and send it back to a different account in portions.
“I’m abroad now, and my accounts are restricted due to local regulations. Could you help me by accepting the transfer and sending it back to a different account in smaller parts? It’s just a temporary issue until I can sort things out here,” the new acquaintance explains.
Later, the police show up at Emma’s office. It turns out that their account was used for terrorist financing.
Shock, embarrassment, confusion, fear, anger, regret for not checking that address… How would you feel in Emma’s shoes? Perhaps, pretty much the same. Let’s check out why even simple checks can help you avoid ending up in a situation like this or even worse.
Why every coin’s origin matters to you
There are three main reasons:
1) Understanding the source of your funds is not just good practice — it's a necessity. Anti-money laundering (AML) laws are designed to prevent the flow of money from illegal activities such as drug trafficking, terrorism, and fraud. Accepting illicit money and violating AML rules could result in a penalty, fine, or even a prison sentence.
IRL examples
In 2022, the US charged 21 individuals with helping criminals launder money via crypto. Some have received 46-month prison sentences!
In the same year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined three BitMEX co-founders a total of $30 million for failing to comply with AML and other regulatory requirements.
In 2023, Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s founder, pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective AML program, part of a $4.3 billion settlement with regulators. He stepped down as CEO, paid a $50 million fine, and was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024.
Luckily, checking where crypto comes from is easy. For example, in Satoshi Eye, a new wallet checker, you just enter the address in the search line and get the necessary info. In this report, you can clearly see that the address is associated with hacks, scams, and sanctions. It’s associated with the notorious Huoine Group, recently shut down by FinCEN.
2) When crypto exchanges/services are sanctioned or involved in illegal activities, you could get your assets frozen. Moreover, unregulated services often don’t have the mechanisms to protect user assets during legal actions. This means reclaiming your funds will be challenging or even impossible.
IRL examples
When Tornado Cash mixer was sanctioned, funds were locked in the tool’s wallets. Average users who utilized the mixer for legal purposes had to file for a specific license to get their crypto back. Some even sued the US Treasury for those sanctions and blocked funds.
OKX CEO wrote that accounts interacting with sanctioned services like Garantex and Tornado Cash will be blocked, and the funds in such accounts might be frozen.
Again, with a few clicks, you can get the necessary data. The report clearly shows that the address in question is owned by the sanctioned hacker group Lazarus.
Colleagues, clients, and acquaintances may lose trust in you if they suspect your involvement in shady transactions. No one wants to be associated with criminal activity: it’s huge reputational damage.
This all sounds scary, but the good news is that you can protect yourself by checking key details about addresses and crypto services you engage with. But where do you even start if you’re not an expert? Hang tight for Satoshi Eye. Your new crypto wallet checker is coming soon!
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039565
Points: 1
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The Behavior of LLMs in Hiring Decisions: Systemic Biases in Candidate Selection
Article URL: https://davidrozado.substack.com/p/the-strange-behavior-of-llms-in-hiring
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039563
Points: 1
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Show HN: Sunrise and sunset times for your area and weather forecast
I shared this a little while ago. Since then, I've implemented some feature requests and added a small weather widget.
There are also static pages for major cities if you prefer not to use the location-based version. e.g., https://sunrisewhen.com/new-york
I know most phones and browsers already provide this kind of info, but it's a fun little project I enjoy keeping alive.
cheers
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039537
Points: 1
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Show HN: AI Agents to Explore, Design and Test Business Strategies
Hi HN ! We built BrainTerms.ai to help entrepreneurs, teams, and companies design better product strategies using specialized AI agents.
Each AI agent has expert-level knowledge in areas like strategic thinking, benchmarking, innovation planning, business models, growth marketing...
They collaborate as a team, orchestrated based on your specific journey, starting with a guided Design Thinking session.
You can also simulate your customers or executive committee and see how your product strategies evolve based on their reactions.
You could get a digital twin of your own business and play smartly around it.
We're trying to bring frictionless access to strategic expertise, something that's often hard to get in most companies. Our goal is to help anyone build the right thing and deliver value faster.
We think also that any Vice Coder and startup could use it to iterate and validate faster.
We're based in Brussels, Belgium and would love your feedback on the concept, UX, and onboarding. What would make this 10x more valuable for your business or projects?
Thanks!
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44039528
Points: 1
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