Hack Forum News - Edition 41

Hack Forum News - Edition 42 [Easter Special]

Welcome back to the Hack Forum News. Where we keep you up to date on the weekly events and news happening on site and around the world. If you have never heard of the Hack Forum News, don't worry, we have you covered. We are a team of members from the Hack Forums community who are journalists and writers, and we are here to keep you in the loop of the changes around the site and the events happening around the world.

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Welcome everyone to the Easter Special for 2026.

We publish a small number of special editions each year and last year we missed out on Easter, so this year we wanted to bring a little bit of Easter joy to everyone, with Edition 42 being a special one. We hope everyone has had a great Easter. We know this will be published a day after Easter Sunday, but the joy and spirit is still in the air.

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Writer - Mix

HF Conference 2026 [+Contest for Free Trip to Vegas] By Omniscient

We saw a shocking thread about ten lucky people getting a chance to meet up in Vegas this week for an event called the "HF Conference 2026", which was sponsored by the member 7 the event was sadly a good old April fools' joke as it was the 1st of April and, as always, the site always has one each year. This year we saw a lot of people packing their bags ready to go and to drop everything on the spot. Many members were a little upset by this, but it was one of the great April fools' jokes we have had in a few years now.

Upload Images Testing By Omniscient

Over the last few weeks, we have seen a new feature added to the website around the new encrypted images being used, and this thread has been the testing ground for the new feature. From everyone testing the images on site, the feature seems to have been implemented well and everyone seems to be enjoying the new feature. If you are wanting to check it out or have not tried it yet, be sure to go and see what all the hype is about on the thread.

Profile Redesign By Omniscient

A change people have talked about for a while now is the current profile design. We have currently got two profiles on the site. One for the general account and one for the market side of the website. Omniscient has stated they are looking to make a change to this by bringing them together in some way to allow these to all be on one screen instead of having two separate profiles, which can cause confusion between members on the site. Many members have pitched in a few different ways to make this happen. Go and see if you like any of the current ideas or maybe even share your own.

Guests View First Post Only By Omniscient

Guests views. We have recently seen this in the news already, but the change has now been reverted to no longer allowing them to view threads. This change has happened due to the number of bots crawling threads. We at the HF News have noticed a very large number of threads getting 100's of guests views which raised questions around the change, but this has been reverted now due to many reasons mentioned within the thread.

Member Contest Rules & More By Mix

A new thread making the Member Contests Rules much clearer has been published this week, which has made the pinned threads a far less of a mess and made everything a lot more clear for members who are looking to host or enter the new contests that have been popping up as of recently. With this new thread, it has summed up around three threads into one, and kept things short and simple to allow members who don't want to read too much but to understand the rules for the contests. If you have not seen the official post yet, be sure to check this one out.

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Writer - Mix



Last Week:

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Redx_1188 Has obtained the "Shining Knight" award -
Kisame Has obtained the "King Decade" award -
Yoadx Has obtained the "King Decade" award -
Dеvil Has obtained the "King Decade" award -
Alideshell Has obtained the "King Decade" award -

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Writer - Jamika

Your Phone Might Be Rewiring Your Brain

Most young people check their phones dozens—sometimes hundreds—of times a day. This constant stimulation trains the brain to seek quick rewards, reducing attention span and making it harder to focus on long tasks. Over time, excessive screen use can impact sleep quality, increase anxiety, and lower productivity. Experts suggest setting screen limits, taking regular breaks, and avoiding phone use before bedtime. Controlling your screen time means taking back control of your mind.

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Advice of the week

If something is distracting you from your goals, limit its access—not your ambition. Create an environment where focus is easier than distraction.

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Quote of the week
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.” — John C. Maxwell

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Writer - Mix

This weeks Song Of The Week:
Keith Green - The Ministry Years





This week's submission is thanks to this being the Easter Edition.

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Writer - Mix

GROUPS FOR SALE AND SOLD

Succubus group is still listed for sale by SecretAchiever101
Olympians group & Benevolence are still listed for sale by Neil
Mystery Inc listed for sale by Scooby

RECENT GROUP CHANGES & EVENTS

No recent group changes this week.

RECRUITMENTS:

Hack Forums News Team Recruitment
The Brotherhood Recruitment
Pink LSZ Recruitment
Warriors Recruitment
Gamblers Recruitment
Allegiance Buy-in
Olympians leader recruitment
The Academy Recruitment

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Writer - Mix

200$ Crypto Giveaway - CRACK THE SEED - Part 3 By 7

A giveaway has turned up from the legend himself 7 last week. The giveaway is a little different to most. The giveaway is to whoever can crack the seed. Now what does this mean? We hear you ask. Well, this is like a puzzle giveaway where you will get 12 mnemonic words needed to access the wallet. The one who can complete them all wins the $200 SOL. If you think you have the skills for this, go and check out the thread for more details about how to obtain the first hints.

$500 BTC Contest || 5 Winners $100 || Post to Enter || Ends April 14th By Redx_1188

Five winners will be able to get $100 in BTC on the 14th of April next week. Redx_1188 is hosting one of the bigger contests this year and one of the first to get rewarded with the Shining Knight award because of it. The requirements for the contest are that you just need to be at least L33t on the site and have 10 posts or more. This means everyone who is anyway can pretty much enter this easy giveaway and get rewarded with some easy bitcoin next week.

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Writer - Mix

This weeks Movie Of The Week:
Excalibur

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This movie was submitted on our Submision thread [HF News] Movie Of The Week Submissions

This week's submission is thanks to JoshAllen

This is a upscaled version of the orginal film. A very nice 4k change for such a classic.

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Telegram CEO says Russia caused payment disruption by blocking VPNs
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Russian authorities triggered payment system issues after blocking VPN services, impacting platform operations and accessibility.
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Musk asks SpaceX IPO banks to support Grok AI subscriptions
Elon Musk has reportedly asked banks involved in a potential SpaceX IPO to invest in Grok AI subscriptions, signaling deeper integration between his companies and AI products.
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Cambodia passes major cybercrime law after global scam scrutiny
Cambodia’s parliament approved a new cybercrime law aimed at tackling online scams and strengthening digital regulation following international criticism.
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DeepSeek AI model to run on Huawei chips in major shift
China’s DeepSeek plans to deploy its V4 artificial intelligence model on Huawei hardware, reflecting a shift toward domestic semiconductor ecosystems.
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China introduces new rules to regulate digital humans and protect children
China is implementing regulations on digital humans technology, including restrictions on addictive services targeting children in online platforms.
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Samsung likely to report record profits driven by AI chip demand
Samsung Electronics is expected sto post strong quarterly profits fueled by surging demand for artificial intelligence chips and memory components.
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OpenAI acquires technology talk show TBPN in unexpected move
OpenAI has acquired technology talk show TBPN, marking an unusual expansion into media and content alongside its artificial intelligence development efforts.
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Writer - JoshAllen

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A big thank you to all the members who put in the hard work to bring us another edition of HF News this week

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