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Vol. 2026 · No. 234
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Sat · Aug 22 · 2026

The stack

4 picks · curated
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Hacker News 1036 c · 887 pts

Felony charges for a citizen who deleted phone data at the US border

Samuel Tunick wiped his phone before a border search and is now facing federal felony charges for destroying evidence. The case tests whether a traveler pre-emptively deleting their own data at a checkpoint is exercising a right or obstructing an investigation.

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Tangle txt analysis · 22h

I was wrong about DOGE

Isaac Saul revisits his earlier read on DOGE and tallies what the initiative actually cut, actually cost, and actually left standing.

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TechCrunch txt 24h · podcast

The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?

Ben Horowitz sits on Databricks' board and Martin Casado on Fivetran's, and the two companies now compete. The DOJ has reportedly spent close to a year examining the arrangement under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, a 112-year-old interlocking-directorate rule almost never aimed at venture firms.