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Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe code your own widgets (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Aisha Malik | get Widget Development Kit → | tags: google, create my widget, android

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Google unveils Googlebooks, a new line of AI-native laptops (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Aisha Malik | get Google Pixelbook Go → | tags: googlebooks, gemini, acer

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Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Sarah Perez | get Blue Light Blocking Glasses → | tags: android, google, pause point

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The AI legal services industry is heating up. Anthropic is getting in on the action. (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lucas Ropek | get AI Legal Assistance Software → | tags: anthropic, claude for legal, harvey

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Google's new laptop platform, 'Googlebook,' leaks ahead of reveal event — new laptops powered by Android and Google Gemini, meant to succeed Chromebook (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-12 | by Hassam Nasir | get Google Pixelbook Go → | tags: android, gemini, google

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PSA: Spotify confirms ongoing outage (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-12 | by Chance Miller | get Spotify Premium Gift Card → | tags: spotify, outage, downdetector

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Testing UPS Output Waveforms (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by Labs Web Team | get APC UPS Battery Backup → | tags: ups, rohde & schwarz, oscilloscope

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Scientists Think Africa May Be Cracking Along a New Tectonic Plate Boundary (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get African Tectonic Plate Model → | tags: africa, tectonic plates, rift

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Nearly 50 Years Later, WKRP in Cincinnati Becomes a Real Radio Station (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | tags: wkrp, cincinnati, the oasis

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Indigo brings the open social web to one app (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Sarah Perez | get Indigo Social App → | tags: indigo, mastodon, bluesky

1871.

‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker Wants to Push the Boundaries of Horror Itself (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get Horror Movie Collector's Set → | tags: curry barker, obsession, texas chainsaw

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Nintendo just announced a $500 Switch 2 bundle that includes a first-party game (engadget.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Nintendo Switch OLED Model → | tags: nintendo, switch 2, mario kart

1873.

US bank discloses security lapse after sharing customer data with AI app (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Data Security USB Drive → | tags: community bank, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity incident

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U.S. bank disclose security lapse after sharing customer data with AI app (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Data Security USB Drive → | tags: community bank, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity incident

1875.

Meta won’t let you block its AI account on Threads (theverge.com)

2026-05-12 | by Jay Peters | get Threads Privacy Blocker → | tags: account, feature, meta

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Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Aisha Malik | get Meta AI Developer Kit → | tags: meta ai, threads, grok

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Large Study Finds That Replacing Workers With AI Is Backfiring Badly (futurism.com)

2026-05-12 | by Krystle Vermes | get AI Worker Replacement Kit → | tags: employees, fortune, gartner

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Show HN: Gigacatalyst – Extend your SaaS with an embedded AI builder (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get AI SaaS Builder Kit → | tags: gigacatalyst, saas, ai builder

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Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get Amazon Alexa Echo Dot → | tags: amazon, meshclaw, ai tokens

1880.

World Models: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-12 | by Mit Technology Review | get AI World Models Book → | tags: world models, artificial intelligence, machine learning

1881.

UK fines water supplier $1.3M for exposing data of 664k customers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-12 | get Data Privacy Compliance Kit → | tags: attack, security, south

1882.

Georgia Data Center Secretly Guzzled 30 Million Gallons of Water Before Paying a Dime (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get Water Conservation Smart Meter → | tags: center, center draining, complained

1883.

Ford Launches Energy Subsidiary to Build Data Center-Scale Batteries at Kentucky Plant (cnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by See Full Bio | get Tesla Powerwall → | tags: ford energy, blueoval sk, lithium iron phosphate

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Qualcomm drops 13% as chip stocks pull back from record AI-driven rally (cnbc.com)

2026-05-12 | by Samantha Subin | get Qualcomm Snapdragon Smartphone Chip → | tags: qualcomm, nvidia, intel

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Android 17 screens show Google going all-in on new ‘blurry’ aesthetic (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-12 | get Google Pixel 8 Smartphone → | tags: android 17, google, liquid glass

1886.

SpaceX and Google Are in Talks to Launch Data Centers in Orbit (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-12 | get Starlink Satellite Internet Kit → | tags: ahead, ahead historic, boost

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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns to Prime Video in November (engadget.com)

2026-05-12 | by Matt Tate | get The Lord of the Rings Mug → | tags: lord of the rings, amazon prime video, the rings of power

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FCC Says Foreign-Made Routers Can Get Updates Until 2029 (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Wi-Fi 6 Router Firmware Update → | tags: consumer, devices, firmware updates

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Nvidia Is Buying the Chip Supply Chain (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-12 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: employee, employee payouts, growing

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Running Claude Code or Claude in Chrome? Here's the audit matrix for every blind spot your security stack misses (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-12 | get Claude AI Chrome Extension → | tags: claude, chrome, anthropic