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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

2582.

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

2583.

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

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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

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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

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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

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$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

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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

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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

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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

2591.

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

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

2592.

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

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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

2594.

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

2595.

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

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

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

2597.

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

2598.

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

2599.

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

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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

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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

2602.

Why Mastering EVM Is Essential for Next-Generation Wireless Systems (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-11 | get Software-Defined Radio Kit → | tags: evm, wireless systems, user profile

2603.

Portable 40mm launcher kills drones by firing 6.5-feet-long steel chains at 80 m/s — German researchers' low-tech mechanical 'bola' outshines textile, drops quadcopters without lasers or EMPs (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Luke James | get Drone Defense Bola → | tags: chain, drone, launcher

2604.

Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Nilay Patel | get Robot Companion Kit → | tags: wall street journal, joanna stern, new things

2605.

10 beautiful, unexpected, and downright weird takes on the lamp (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get Color Changing Smart Lamp → | tags: new york design week, lighting, illuminated sculpture

2606.

Design enters its frenemies era (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get Design Thinking Toolkit → | tags: anthropic, claude, adobe

2607.

5 strategies to end overthinking (and improve your leadership) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get Mindfulness Meditation App → | tags: perfectionism, leadership, rumination

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This fragrance brand ditched fossil fuels to reinvent perfume (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get Sustainable Perfume Kit → | tags: abel fragrance, biotech, miami split

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Security Bite Podcast: Why ClickFix is now the top way Macs get infected (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-11 | by Arin Waichulis | get Mac Malware Removal Tool → | tags: clickfix, macpaw, mosyle

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

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