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Hacker News
No signup to read. Anti-corporate, high-signal front page. Free.
news.ycombinator.com
signup Lobsters
Invite-only keeps quality high. Free.
lobste.rs
signup DEV.to
Free, no card.
dev.to
signup tldr.tech
1.6M readers, ad-supported. Multiple verticals. Free.
tldr.tech
free Changelog
Go Time, JS Party, Ship It, Practical AI. Ad-supported, free.
changelog.com
signup ACM TechNews
Confirmed alive; 403s to bots but publishing normally. Free email digest.
technews.acm.org
freemium Ars Technica
Free tier readable; subscription optional for ad-free. Higher depth than Verge/CNET.
arstechnica.com
free The Register
Blocks AI training bots, allows human readers. Free, ad-supported.
theregister.com
signup InfoQ
Free content plentiful; paid certs optional. Enterprise-software focused.
infoq.com
free Hacker Newsletter
60K+ readers, zero paywall. Skim-friendly alternative to doomscrolling HN.
hackernewsletter.com
freemium The Pragmatic Engineer
Core paywalled ($15/mo). Free tier ~1 issue/month. Marginal on card-free rule; keep free-tier only.
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com