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2611.

The Trump Phone inches another step closer to being vaporware (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | tags: trump mobile, t1 phone, vaporware

2612.

GM settles California lawsuit claiming it sold driving habit data to insurance companies (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Emma Roth | get Tesla Model 3 Accessories → | tags: onstar, data privacy, insurance companies

2613.

AI data center developers target rural territory to bypass city construction bans and regulations — rural locations allow sites to bypass city council approvals, rezoning votes, land-use reviews, and reduce public scrutiny (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jowi Morales | get Rural Data Center Kit → | tags: center, city, county

2614.

Intel, SK hynix shares surge following reports of chip packaging partnership — SK is said to be testing Intel's 2.5D EMIB for HBM integration (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Luke James | get Intel EMIB Chip Packaging Kit → | tags: cowos, emib, hynix

2615.

I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Training AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Ruth Fowler | get AI Content Creation Kit → | tags: ai training, turing, paramount

2616.

OpenAI Sued for Mass Shooting: “If ChatGPT Were a Person, It Would Be Facing Murder Charges” (futurism.com)

2026-05-11 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: openai, chatgpt, florida state university

2617.

AI is flooding the courts with more cases, more filings, and more fake citations (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get AI Legal Research Tool → | tags: chatgpt, generative ai, legal system

2618.

Hate AI? Survey reveals how many of you pay for AI subscriptions, and you won’t like the answer (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get AI Subscription Management Tool → | tags: generative ai, google one, android authority

2619.

RIP Koji Suzuki, Author and Creator of ‘The Ring’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-11 | tags: koji suzuki, the ring, horror novel

2620.

Sony's failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Digital Rights Management (DRM) Software → | tags: sony, internet piracy, supreme court

2621.

Leadership lessons from the mayors of major global cities (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get City Leadership Board Game → | tags: bloomberg citylab, baltimore, london

2622.

A Chevron Texas Power Plant Seeks School District Tax Break (wired.com)

2026-05-11 | by Molly Taft | get Smart Energy Management System → | tags: chevron, microsoft, energy forge

2623.

Korea’s biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-11 | by Kate Park | get Robotics Data Storage Kit → | tags: config, robot data, samsung venture

2624.

Save $210 on this 9800X3D bundle that includes 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM and a 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD — start your AM5 build for just $979 and get a free power supply (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: bundle, credit, credit tom

2625.

WhatsApp Plus subscriptions rolling out to iPhone, but you probably don’t need one (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-11 | by Ben Lovejoy | get WhatsApp Plus Premium Sticker Pack → | tags: whatsapp plus, ios, wabetainfo

2626.

$500 slashed off this potent gaming PC with RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and an AMD Ryzen 7800X3D — mid-range iBuypower beast is just $1,599 in this deal (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Stewart Bendle | get iBuypower Gaming PC → | tags: card, deals, gaming

2627.

Scammers are selling fake DDR5 with empty plastic chips relabeled to pass as legit — fake components mounted to PCBs are yet another sign of the RAMpocalypse (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Hassam Nasir | get DDR5 Fake RAM Tester → | tags: authentic, fake, hardware

2628.

Fitbit Air vs. Whoop: I compared Google's screenless fitness tracker to the industry best (zdnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by Nina Raemont | get Fitbit Luxe Fitness Tracker → | tags: fitbit air, whoop, google

2629.

Matter and OpenADR team up to connect smart homes to the grid (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Smart Home Energy Hub → | tags: matter, openadr, connectivity standards alliance

2630.

Saying Goodbye to one line of APL (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get APL Programming Book → | tags: apl, dyalog, voxel game

2631.

Forza Horizon 6 leaks online a week before launch, Microsoft starts banning players (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Forza Horizon 6 Collector's Edition → | tags: forza horizon 6, microsoft, playground games

2632.

Forza Horizon 6 has leaked online a week before launch, developer uploaded it to Steam without encryption (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Forza Horizon 6 Collector's Edition → | tags: forza horizon 6, steam, vgc

2633.

Motorola was the king of foldable value. The 2026 Razr lineup throws that away (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get Motorola Razr Foldable Phone → | tags: motorola, razr, android authority

2634.

IRGC-linked media outlines plan to tax and control undersea internet cables in the Hormuz Strait — Iran's mouthpiece calls for a cut of $10 trillion of transactions that pulse through the cables daily (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Mark Tyson | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: cables, internet, iran

2635.

Ratty – A terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | tags: terminal emulator, ratty, inline 3d graphics

2636.

A.I. note takers are making lawyers nervous (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get Smart Notebook for Lawyers → | tags: ai note takers, lawyers, artificial intelligence

2637.

All Those A.I. Note Takers? They're Making Lawyers Nervous (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get AI Legal Note Taker → | tags: ai note takers, lawyers, legal tech

2638.

How I tweaked my Sonos speakers to upgrade their audio performance - easy and free (zdnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jada Jones | get Sonos Speaker Wall Mount → | tags: sonos, speakers, audio performance

2639.

What Will It Take to Modernize the US Power Grid? (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-11 | get Smart Grid Monitoring System → | tags: us power grid, electric grid, ai boom

2640.

I added one of the best Pixel features to all of my Android phones — here’s how (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get Google Pixel Phone Case → | tags: pixel, android authority, quick tap