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New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables

Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables 458 by sleepingNomad | 133 comments on Hacker News. USB-C cables can be a mess. One cable charges at 5W, another does 100W and Thunderbolt 4, and they look identical in the drawer. WhatCable sits in your menu bar and reads the cable data your Mac already has access to. Plug in a cable and it tells you in plain English what it can actually do: charging wattage, data speed, display support, Thunderbolt, etc. Built in Swift/SwiftUI. Open source, free, no tracking. GitHub: https://ift.tt/BqOorUV

New best story on Hacker News: Spain's parliament will act against massive IP blockages by LaLiga

Spain's parliament will act against massive IP blockages by LaLiga 506 by akyuu | 223 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs 508 by gorbachev | 408 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How an oil refinery works

How an oil refinery works 510 by chmaynard | 184 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Can I disable all data collection from my vehicle?

Can I disable all data collection from my vehicle? 617 by Cider9986 | 250 comments on Hacker News.