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I've tested every major phone release in 2026 so far - and my buying advice is changing this year (zdnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by Prakhar Khanna | tags: smartphone market, memory chips, idc

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Judge says White House can’t ‘strong-arm’ Apple into blocking ICE trackers (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-20 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple, ice trackers, first amendment

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U.S. seizes Iranian-flagged ship, Warsh's big week, Cursor funding and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-04-20 | by Alex Harring | tags: iranian ship, warsh, palantir

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Nothing just pulled its brand-new file transfer app without an explanation (Update) (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: nothing warp, android authority, google drive

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Tesla Hid Fatal Accidents to Continue Testing Autonomous Driving (French) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | by Dillon Angulo | tags: tesla, autopilot, elon musk

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The Download: murderous ‘mirror’ bacteria, and Chinese workers fighting AI doubles (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-20 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: mirror bacteria, chinese tech workers, ai doubles

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Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors amid ongoing X probe (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-20 | tags: elon musk, french prosecutors, x platform

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'Han Solo Wants to Be Me': Artemis II's Victor Glover on Flying the Orion (cnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by See Full Bio | tags: orion spacecraft, artemis ii, nasa

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‘Dragon Ball’ Is Going Back to the Xenoverse (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: bandai namco, dragon ball, xenoverse 3

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A different kind of “trust” fund (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: climate innovation, world creativity and innovation day, carbon capture

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Why macOS27 won't be supporting Intel anymore (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: macos27, intel, javascript

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App Store ratings ‘broken’ as your 4-star review could hurt a developer (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-20 | by Ben Lovejoy | get App Store Review Analyzer → | tags: app store, apple, ratings

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A Pascal's Wager for AI Doomers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: yasha bengio, deep learning, turing prize

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Videos Catch Amazon Delivery Drones Dropping Packages From 10 Feet in the Air (slashdot.org)

2026-04-20 | by Posted | get Drone Package Dropper → | tags: amazon prime air, sense and avoid, drone delivery

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Latest Intel Core Ultra 7 270K bundle includes a 2TB SSD and 64GB of RAM for just $1,499 — includes Z890 motherboard, case, and AIO cooler, just add a GPU and PSU for a complete PC build (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Stewart Bendle | get Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Bundle → | tags: intel, core ultra 7 2700k, asrock z890

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Stop renting, start building: GEO is a mirage (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: geo, generative ai, digital economy

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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get LED Lighting Kit → | tags: sanan optoelectronics, lumileds, cfius

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This Acer gaming laptop features an RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for under $2,000 — save $650 on the Predator Helios Neo, powered by Intel Core Ultra 9 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Stephen Warwick | get Acer Predator Helios Neo → | tags: acer predator helios neo, rtx 5070 ti, intel core ultra 9

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We Love the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2, Especially at $50 Off (wired.com)

2026-04-20 | by Louryn Strampe | get Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 → | tags: bose, quietcomfort ultra 2, noise cancellation

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Apple says it faces world’s largest antitrust fine as India’s regulator hardens stance (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-20 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Apple Antitrust Compliance Kit → | tags: apple, india, antitrust

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I Was Cooking Bacon Wrong for Decades, and You Probably Are Too (cnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by See Full Bio | get Bacon Cooking Thermometer → | tags: bacon, air fryer, pan-fried bacon

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Oura Ring vs. Apple Watch: The One Dealbreaker That Made My Choice (cnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by See Full Bio | get Oura Ring Fitness Tracker → | tags: oura ring, apple watch, wearable health

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Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Improve AI Predictions (cnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by See Full Bio | get Quantum AI Computing Kit → | tags: quantum computer, leibniz supercomputing centre, university college london

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How a Rhode Island apartment building for seniors installed 277 heat pumps in just 12 days (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: gradient, carroll tower, providence

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Somehow, the ‘Divergent’ Books Have Returned (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-20 | get Divergent Book Series → | tags: veronica roth, divergent series, new books

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Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-20 | get HEVC Codec Software License → | tags: hevc, patent pools, licensing fees

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This university leader has advice for his corporate counterparts (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: vanderbilt university, daniel diermeier, corporate leadership

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‘The Devil Wears Prada’ has an important lesson for AI skeptics (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: meryl streep, anne hathaway, devil wears prada

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Apex Gaming PCs recalls nearly 18,000 power supplies over missing safety labels — the fix is a warning sticker sent by mail, units are entirely safe (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get Apex Gaming PC Safety Sticker → | tags: apex gaming pcs, manik power supplies, corsair

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Quit Doomscrolling With These 5 Effective Tech Gadgets and Apps (cnet.com)

2026-04-20 | by See Full Bio | get Blue Light Blocking Glasses → | tags: screen-time apps, bree fowler, vpn