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Chrome 148 Will Start 'Lazy Loading' Video and Audio to Improve Performance (slashdot.org)

2026-04-05 | by Posted | get Chrome Lazy Load Extension → | tags: chrome, lazy loading, video

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The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-05 | get Mass Effect: Legendary Edition → | tags: mass effect, prime video, video game adaptation

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Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July and replace it with Google's (engadget.com)

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UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Luke James | tags: dragonfire, mbda uk, royal navy

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TechCrunch Mobility: ‘A stunning lack of transparency’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-05 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Smartphone Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: waymo, autonomous vehicle, techcrunch mobility

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Codex is switching to API pricing based usage for all users (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get OpenAI Codex API → | tags: codex, api, pricing

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Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX? (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-05 | by Anthony Ha | tags: spacex, orbital data centers, elon musk

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Computational Physics (2nd Edition) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | tags: computational physics, second edition, physics textbook

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Scientists Engineered a Plant To Produce 5 Different Psychedelics At Once (slashdot.org)

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StackOverflow: Retiring the Beta Site (news.ycombinator.com)

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A tail-call interpreter in (nightly) Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | tags: rust, tail-call, uxn

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Get a 27" 1440p OLED monitor with a blazing-fast 240 Hz refresh rate for just $499 — LG's 27GS93QE-B is $400 off right now, features 1,300 nits of peak HDR brightness (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get LG 27GS93QE-B Monitor → | tags: oled, 27gs93qe-b, monitor

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Phone-free bars and restaurants on the rise across the U.S. (news.ycombinator.com)

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Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Mark Tyson | tags: stargate ai, abu dhabi, iran

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My Expert Advice: Don’t Buy a Router Until We Know More About the FCC's Ban (cnet.com)

2026-04-05 | by See Full Bio | get Wi-Fi 6 Router → | tags: fcc, routers, security firmware

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SPF/PC v4 for MS-DOS, FreeDOS, x86 (news.ycombinator.com)

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Researchers train living rat neurons to perform real-time AI computations — experiments could pave the way for new brain-machine interfaces (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Luke James | get Neural Interface Development Kit → | tags: tohoku university, microelectrode arrays, brain-machine interfaces

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See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-05 | tags: project hail mary, kris anka, jesús alonso iglesias

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March Madness 2026: How to Watch the Men's and Women's Championship Finals (cnet.com)

2026-04-05 | by See Full Bio | get March Madness Official Bracket → | tags: ncaa, march madness, hbo max

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Nanocode: The best Claude Code that $200 can buy in pure JAX on TPUs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | tags: claude code, jax, tpu

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Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get NASA Artemis Moon Lamp → | tags: artemis ii, nasa, orion spacecraft

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Perfmon – Consolidate your favorite CLI monitoring tools into a single TUI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get Sysinternals Suite → | tags: perfmon, top, vmstat

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In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-05 | by Kate Park | get Robotic Kitchen Assistant → | tags: robotics, japan, physical ai

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‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-05 | get AI Brainwave Headset → | tags: cognitive surrender, brain, technology

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Limited edition Atari wristwatches dip under $500 in 20% off sale — classic console inspired rainbow designs available in five colorways (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Mark Tyson | get Atari Classic Wristwatch → | tags: atari, nubeo, torrent automatic

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Livestream FA Cup Soccer: Watch West Ham vs. Leeds From Anywhere (cnet.com)

2026-04-05 | by See Full Bio | get HD Sports Streaming Device → | tags: espn, west ham, leeds united

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Intel's upcoming Wildcat Lake low-budget CPUs leak out again — OEM confirms specs for Core 7 350, Core 5 320, & Core 3 305 in first retail product datasheet (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Core i5-3200U Processor → | tags: wildcat lake, intel, advantech

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Iguanaworks has closed and our products are no longer sold (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | tags: usb ir transceiver, iguanaworks, linux

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Someone at BrowserStack Is Leaking Users' Email Address (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | by Terence Eden | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: browserstack, apollo.io, email leak

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Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get Infrared Sauna Blanket → | tags: finland, sauna, immune response