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1831.

Google announces upcoming security tools for Android, including enhanced protection against banking scam calls (engadget.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Android Security Protection Kit → | tags: android, google, scam calls

1832.

Android will hang up on banking scammers for you - how its new anti-spoofing feature works (zdnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lance Whitney | get Android Anti-Spoofing Security Kit → | tags: android, google, spoofing

1833.

First look at Googlebook: A premium Chromebook alternative for Android users (zdnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Chromebook Flip C434 → | tags: googlebook, chromebook, android

1834.

Googlebook Is Google's New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android (wired.com)

2026-05-12 | by Julian Chokkattu | tags: googlebook, android, gemini intelligence

1835.

The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer (wired.com)

2026-05-12 | by Julian Chokkattu | get Android 17 Smartphone → | tags: android 17, google, gemini ai

1836.

Google launches new Android security feature to help uncover spyware attacks (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Android Security Patch Kit → | tags: android, google, intrusion logging

1837.

Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Ivan Mehta | get Android Widget Kit → | tags: google, android, gemini

1838.

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

1839.

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

1840.

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

1841.

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

1842.

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

1843.

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

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

1844.

Testing UPS Output Waveforms (news.ycombinator.com)

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

1845.

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

1846.

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

2026-05-12 | get WKRP Cincinnati T-Shirt → | tags: wkrp, cincinnati, the oasis

1847.

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

1848.

‘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

1849.

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

1850.

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

1851.

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

1852.

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

1853.

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

1854.

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

1855.

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

1856.

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

1857.

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

1858.

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

1859.

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

1860.

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