Hacker News
- Show HN: I released my first Android game: “Black Hole Escape” https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quarkdev.blackhole 5 comments
- Apple has released major security updates to fix security flaws in the iOS and macOS ecosystems, warning of the risks of data leaks, sandbox escapes and code execution attacks. https://www.securityweek.com/apple-pushes-major-ios-macos-security-updates/ 2 comments apple
- serde_json_borrow 0.7.0 released: impl Deserializer for Value, Support Escaped Data https://github.com/PSeitz/serde_json_borrow/releases/tag/0.7.0 15 comments rust
- VMware sandbox escape bugs are so critical, patches are released for end-of-life products | VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation all affected https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/vmware-issues-patches-for-critical-sandbox-escape-vulnerabilities/ 2 comments technology
- Brazil jails: Hundreds of inmates use Christmas release to escape https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67871776 38 comments nottheonion
- Brazil jails: Hundreds of inmates use Christmas release to escape https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67871776 2 comments worldnews
- Israeli-Russian released by Hamas had escaped for 4 days, was recaptured in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-russian-released-by-hamas-had-escaped-for-4-days-was-recaptured-in-gaza/ 7 comments worldnews
- Aunt says released hostage escaped Gaza captors, hid for 4 days before being recaptured https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/aunt-says-released-hostage-escaped-gaza-captors-hid-for-4-days-before-being-recaptured/ 42 comments worldnews
- regex 1.8.0 released (no-op escapes allowed, (?<name>re) syntax added) https://github.com/rust-lang/regex/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#180-2023-04-20 25 comments rust
- Endless Sky v0.9.16: Stable release (2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series) https://github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky/releases/tag/v0.9.16 8 comments linux_gaming
- RCMP says photos released of suspects in B.C. inmate escape plot were stock images https://www.cp24.com/news/rcmp-says-photos-released-of-suspects-in-b-c-inmate-escape-plot-were-stock-images-1.6000023 6 comments nottheonion
- Turkey released ISIS fighter from prison citing COVID risks, allowing him to escape into Syria https://nordicmonitor.com/2022/05/turkey-released-isis-fighter-from-prison-citing-covid-risks-allowing-him-to-escape-into-syria/ 2 comments worldnews
- Pedophile Josh Duggar released from jail. Judge says "Don't make me regret it" before sending him home to house full of children. Once again connected pedophiles escape justice. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/josh-duggar-released-jail-child-porn-trial 26 comments law
- naev (a 2d action/rpg space game similar to escape velocity) releases version 0.8 https://naev.org/blarg/2020-12-17_0.8.0/ 9 comments opensourcegames
- Devolver's "CARRION", where you play as the escaping flesh monster, has released on Steam for Linux/Mac/Windows. https://store.steampowered.com/app/953490/CARRION/ 7 comments linux_gaming
- State Department releases cable that launched claims that coronavirus escaped from Chinese lab https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/state-department-releases-cable-that-launched-claims-that-coronavirus-escaped-from-chinese-lab/2020/07/17/63deae58-c861-11ea-a9d3-74640f25b953_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-banner-main_foia-720pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans 7 comments worldnews
- Paul Manafort Released From Prison to Escape Coronavirus, Says Report https://www.thedailybeast.com/paul-manafort-released-from-prison-to-escape-coronavirus-says-report?source=articles&via=rss 25 comments politics
- Crowdfunding: "Cosmic Frontier: Override" is a single-player space-trading game in the mold of the inspirational "Elite"... a remake of "Escape Velocity: Override"... planned to be released for Mac, Windows and Linux. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cosmicfrontier/cosmic-frontier-override 9 comments linux_gaming
- Security update: Firefox 67.0.4 and 60.7.2 released, fixes sandbox escape used in Coinbase attack https://www.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/67.0.4/releasenotes/ 5 comments firefox
- New documents show that Dutch Queen Wilhelmina negotiated the release of the Belgian royal family from Nazi captivity, in exchange for facilitating the escape of senior Nazis to Latin America https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48104258 9 comments europe
- Askama 0.8.0 released (type-safe templates, with improved performance and customizable escapers) https://github.com/djc/askama/releases/tag/0.8.0 14 comments rust
- Cancer cells have evolved multiple escape strategies to circumvent the body's immune defenses such as the attack by Natural Killer (NK) cells which normally swiftly kill abnormal cells by releasing cytotoxic products. Scientists have now uncovered one of those previously unknown mechanisms. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/lioh-acr102318.php 24 comments science
- Chinese actress Fan Bingbing released, will escape criminal prosecution if she pays US$130 million for tax offenses https://china-underground.com/2018/10/03/chinese-actress-fan-bingbing-released-will-escape-criminal-prosecution-if-she-pays-us130-million-for-tax-offenses/ 11 comments worldnews
- With Just Pencil And Paper, A Patient Found Escape Inside State Hospital No. 3. A book called "The Electric Pencil" about his story has now been released. https://www.npr.org/2016/03/26/471626195/with-just-pencil-and-paper-a-patient-found-escape-inside-state-hospital-no-3 7 comments books
- Tibetan film-maker flees China, arrives in United States - A Tibetan film-maker jailed in China for making a film about the Olympics and Tibet has arrived in the United States after escaping from China, an activist group that campaigned for his release said. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-tibet/tibetan-film-maker-flees-china-arrives-in-united-states-iduskbn1em05q 3 comments worldnews
- Escape is now Open Source! A Release Engineering and Deployment Tool Written in Go https://www.ankyra.io/blog/escape-open-sourced/ 4 comments golang
- VMware Escapology - Researchers from ZDI release Metasploit modules for VMware Escapes https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2017/10/04/vmware-escapology-how-to-houdini-the-hypervisor 8 comments netsec
- A Canadian pastor whom North Korea released this month after two years of imprisonment escaped execution and torture during his captivity because of his nationality http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-pastor-northkorea-iduskcn1b70n2?feedtype=rss&feedname=worldnews 4 comments worldnews
- 3 O.C. Inmates Who Broke Out of Jail Filmed Their Own Escape, Newly Released Video Shows http://ktla.com/2017/07/26/3-orange-county-inmates-filmed-their-own-jail-escape-newly-released-video-shows/ 3 comments nottheonion
- The Escapists, a pixelated prison-escape strategy game, got a Linux support 8 months after release and is currently 75% off on Steam. http://steamcommunity.com/games/298630/announcements/detail/89303465706671778 11 comments linux_gaming
- Melody's Escape released out of Early Access today with day one Linux support http://store.steampowered.com/app/270210 3 comments linux_gaming
- The New Dirty War for Africa's uranium and mineral rights | WikiLeaks releases a collection of documents that open up a corrupt multi-billion dollar war by Western and Chinese companies grab uranium and other mining rights in the CAR and escape paying for the environmental consequences https://wikileaks.org/car-mining/ 3 comments worldnews
- Alpha release of Blitz Breaker, a one handed twitch platformer. Help Blitz escape the factory where it seems everything is trying to break you! http://www.windowsphone.com/en-ca/store/app/blitz-breaker-alpha/9bd73a12-6bf6-4f8e-ae9e-52b7de74512b 3 comments windowsphone
- Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests. Its release into the atmosphere drove the shift towards a warmer period. The research, published in Nature, is based on analysing chemical signals in the shells of ancient plankton. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31424597 4 comments science
- TinyKeep (procedural roguelike dungeon escape game) released for Linux http://steamcommunity.com/games/278620/announcements/detail/222129216059214330 9 comments linux_gaming
- TIL that Kashmiri Pandit Khemlata Wakhloo was kidnapped for 45 days and was released after she persuaded her captors to release her and runaway as opposed to having a suicidal fight with the approaching army. She also helped them escape the grasp of the army and also met some of them years later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bt=2573s&v=qoy5926-D1A 12 comments india
- Coral might appear solid and inanimate, but new footage of a mushroom coral inflating itself to escape a sandy burial has brought the organism to life. It was already known that the species could release itself from the sandy seabed, but it was not clear how. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16855080 5 comments science
- FRONTLINE: "The Untouchables" - PBS investigates why Wall Street leaders have escaped prosecution for any fraud related to sale of bad mortgages in newly released hour long piece - FULL VIDEO http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/untouchables/ 189 comments politics
- Rescuers working to release 33 trapped Chilean miners have achieved a pivotal breakthrough by drilling an escape shaft through to the underground chamber occupied by the men. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/8009810/chile-mine-celebrations-as-rescuers-reach-the-trapped-men.html 4 comments worldnews
- Prisoner Escapes by Faxing False Release http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6583043.stm 2 comments reddit.com