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Google confirms its fix for broken Photos’ drag-to-select is on the way (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: google photos, drag-to-select, pixel

2132.

Manus will return to operating as an independent company (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: manus, data backup, independent company

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Apple Arcade adding ‘two beloved puzzlers’ to ad-free platform in September (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Zac Hall | tags: apple arcade, block blast, art of fauna

2134.

Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 400 flaws, 3 zero-days (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: microsoft, patch tuesday, zero-day

2135.

Here’s why Google Messages has disabled its ‘Clear data’ button (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: google messages, manage space activity, android system settings

2136.

Mark Zuckerberg Just Published a 6,500-Word Essay on AI — Here Are the Crib Notes (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jonathan Small | tags: meta, mark zuckerberg, openai

2137.

Flock wanted to tap dashcams in rideshare vechicles to add to surveillance data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Nathan Yau | tags: flock, nexar, uber

2138.

Why Did OpenAI's Head of Ethics Chloé Bakalar Leave? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Adam Pond | tags: openai, chatgpt, ethics

2139.

The FCC approved "space mirrors" that experts say could blind stargazers and disrupt wildlife (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: fcc, reflect orbital, space mirrors

2140.

SwitchBot’s smart home devices are getting a major boost with their own smart assistant (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: switchbot, kata ai, smart home

2141.

Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: bumble, whitney wolfe herd, dating app

2142.

Mistral AI wants to build 1 gigawatt of European compute by 2030 — and lock in customers now. (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: mistral ai, european compute, open models

2143.

Come for ENIAC, Stay for UNIVAC and Skeduflo (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Holly Mengel | tags: eniac, univac, skeduflo

2144.

Come for Eniac, Stay for Univac and Skeduflo (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Holly Mengel | tags: eniac, univac, skeduflo

2145.

Linux desktop use surged to 22% on one workday, Cloudflare data shows (zdnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: linux, cloudflare, statcounter

2146.

Zoom flaw let an attacker take over your device, including iPhone and Mac (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: zoom, apple, vulnerability

2147.

iOS 27 beta 5 adds option to upgrade iCloud+ subscription for more AI (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: icloud+, apple intelligence, ios 27

2148.

Another OpenAI executive takes off (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Hayden Field | tags: openai, brad lightcap, ai research

2149.

Archaeologists Thought a Mass Grave of 79 Shackled Men Held Foreign Invaders. They Were Wrong (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: athens, archaeology, mass grave

2150.

AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions (wired.com)

2026-08-11 | by Molly Taft | tags: microsoft, artificial intelligence, fossil fuels

2151.

Waymo Has Nearly 4,000 Cars on the Road. One Just Drove Over an Exploding Firework. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jonathan Small | tags: waymo, autonomous vehicles, firework incident

2152.

$580M undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jowi Morales | tags: greenlink connector, undersea cable, harry potter

2153.

North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: north korean, fbi, federal agency

2154.

Windows 11 KB5121003 & KB5120240 cumulative updates released (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: windows 11, microsoft update catalog, patch tuesday

2155.

Intel raises $19.7 billion to help fund future projects as 14A production looms — share sale attracted $100 billion in demand, report claims (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Anton Shilov | tags: intel, 14a process, tsmc

2156.

Show HN: C# Game Engine with its own scripting language and IDE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: arcademaker, mono game, scripting language

2157.

The budget-friendly Pixel Buds 2a are even cheaper right now (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Brad Bourque | tags: pixel buds, google, android

2158.

Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Daniel Bilek | tags: write.md, markdown editor, macos

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Show HN: Write.md, a free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Daniel Bilek | tags: write.md, markdown editor, macos

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Nvidia Is Close to a $500 Billion Deal to Build AI Infrastructure. Why Aren’t Some Investors Happy About It? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jonathan Small | tags: nvidia, ai infrastructure, openai