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What's the 30-degree rule for TVs? (engadget.com)

2026-09-20 | by Dave Meikleham | get adjustable full motion TV wall mount 55-85 inch → | tags: smpte, 30-degree rule, tv viewing distance

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The Brain Is Actually Two Completely Separate Organs (slashdot.org)

2026-09-20 | by Posted | tags: stanford medicine, hindbrain, brain stem

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Laya (OS Jev) on Mac M4 CoreML Offline (45 decisions per second) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | get Apple Mac Mini M4 → | tags: laya, mac m4, coreml

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Pirate Face Rescues LLM Models from Deletion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | tags: pirate face, hugging face, llm preservation

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Dell Pro 7 Webcam 4K Review: Sounds surprisingly great (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Dell Pro 7 Webcam 4K → | tags: dell pro 7, 4k webcam, windows hello

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Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google face antitrust lawsuit for agreeing to slow AI development — plaintiffs say plan has been in motion for months before, calls agreement ‘self-serving’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | tags: antitrust lawsuit, dario amodei, sam altman

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Here’s why Apple scrapped its shorter Apple Pencil designed for iPhone Duo: report (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-20 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Apple Pencil USB-C → | tags: iphone duo, apple pencil, usb-c apple pencil

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The 'robot relations' department may become reality in workplace of the future (cnbc.com)

2026-09-20 | by Trevor Laurence Jockims | tags: robot relations, hr department, ai in workplace

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The senior engineer death spiral (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | by Sunil Pai | tags: senior engineer, imposter syndrome, career growth

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6 days left to get ahead at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-20 | by Techcrunch Events | tags: techcrunch disrupt 2026, startup battlefield 200, deal flow café

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Researchers build a drone that navigates with physical whiskers to operate in dark, dusty or smoky places where cameras or GPS can fail — sub-100 gram drones run 34KB software to enable sub-millimeter precision (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | get sub-100 gram micro FPV drone → | tags: delft university of technology, whisker sensor, tactile navigation

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Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming (engadget.com)

2026-09-20 | by Luke James | tags: winamp, deezer, alexandre saboundjian

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Say Hello to RatHat, a New AI-Powered Malware Invading the Android Ecosystem (cnet.com)

2026-09-20 | by Joe Hindy | get Bitdefender Mobile Security Android antivirus → | tags: rathat, zimperium, android malware

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Scientists Claim That Three Minutes With a “Donkey or Small Horse” Can Save Teenagers From Depression (futurism.com)

2026-09-20 | by Frank Landymore | tags: donkey therapy, animal-assisted therapy, teen depression

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The Best Way to Discard Frying Oil? Don’t (cnet.com)

2026-09-20 | by David Watsky | get Lodge cast iron dutch oven frying → | tags: frying oil, deep frying, melanie underwood

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Massive 192GB GTA leak reveals early GTA VI map and canceled DLCs — files show liquid nitrogen death for Trevor and scrapped Liberty City expansion (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | tags: gta vi, gta v leak, rockstar games

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North Korea used job interviews to deploy malware on 30,000 devices during coding tests — WaterPlum group loots $10.7 million in crypto and plants persistent RATs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | get YubiKey 5C NFC hardware security key → | tags: waterplum, north korea, cryptocurrency theft

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emerges as Trump's top ally in AI safety debate (cnbc.com)

2026-09-20 | by Kif Leswing Ashley Capoot | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card → | tags: jensen huang, nvidia, donald trump

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Thermacell LIV 2.0 Review: Taking My Yard Back (wired.com)

2026-09-20 | by Christopher Null | get Thermacell LIV 2.0 Smart Mosquito Repellent System → | tags: thermacell liv 2.0, mosquito repellent, smart home devices

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Jensen Huang says there is '0% chance' AI destroys the world by 2030 — 'We should go as fast as we can, irrespective of anyone else,' dismisses Anthropic doom warnings and rejects new regulations (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Anton Shilov | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU → | tags: jensen huang, nvidia, artificial intelligence

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I’ve tested dozens of wireless chargers — this is the first one I actually want to keep using (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-20 | get DailyObjects Node modular wireless charger → | tags: dailyobjects node, wireless chargers, apple airpower

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Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Mark Tyson | get Windows 11 Pro license key → | tags: vladimir putin, state duma elections, windows activation watermark

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Microsoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes (techspot.com)

2026-09-20 | by Skye Jacobs | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: microsoft patent, in-game advertising, free-to-play games

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Malicious npm packages evade install-script defenses at runtime (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-20 | get YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: indexed-btree, npm supply chain, sorted-btree

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Video Shows Huge Drone Descending on Unsuspecting Dog and Blasting It With Water (futurism.com)

2026-09-20 | by Frank Landymore | tags: drone, china, linyi shandong

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I use Google Maps every day, but Apple Maps still does these 4 things better (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-20 | get Garmin DriveSmart 76 GPS navigator → | tags: google maps, apple maps, navigation

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Polymarket’s Rush to Grow Left a Door Wide Open For Fraudsters (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-20 | tags: polymarket, shayne coplan, stolen debit cards

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Can you tell which images are AI-generated? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-19 | tags: ai-generated images, image recognition game, deepfake detection

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Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-19 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: ai safety debate, openai, anthropic

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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 missing one health-focused feature (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-19 | by Zac Hall | get Apple Watch Series 10 → | tags: apple watch series 12, apple watch ultra 4, handwashing detection