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Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-06 | get Chrome Privacy Extension → | tags: google chrome, ai model, google

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Microsoft Edge stores all your saved passwords unencrypted in memory (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Password Manager Security Key → | tags: microsoft edge, password manager, encryption

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Scientists Identify Another Contributor to Global Warming—and It’s Everywhere (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-04 | get Carbon Footprint Calculator → | tags: microplastics, black carbon, global warming

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Security researcher just turned the PS5 into a Linux PC, and it can run GTA V at 60fps (techspot.com)

2026-04-30 | get PlayStation 5 Linux Kit → | tags: ps5, linux, gta v

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Researchers Just Opened a Literal Explosions Lab in Texas (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-29 | get Science Lab Safety Kit → | tags: explosions lab, texas, scientific inquiries

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Inside an OPSEC Playbook: How Threat Actors Evade Detection (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-28 | get Cybersecurity Threat Detection Kit → | tags: opsec, threat actors, carding operations

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Haunted by Ghosts? New Study Provides a Surprising Explanation (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Ghost Detector EMF Meter → | tags: infrasound, researchers, stress

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Larry McMurtry's Tall Tales (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by Gus O Connor | tags: larry mcmurtry, texas frontier, archer city

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Digging for clues about the North Pole’s past (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-21 | by Tim Kalvelage | get Arctic Exploration Kit → | tags: arctic, kalvelage, researchers

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New flat M.2 SSD adapter doesn't stick out from the motherboard, unlocking PCIe slots hidden under massive GPUs — JEYI's new 'ArcherX' AIC lays completely flush and supports PCIe 4.0 speeds (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get JEYI ArcherX M.2 Adapter → | tags: jeyi, archerx, pcie 4.0

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New technique lets researchers see inside running chips and explore encryption threats (techspot.com)

2026-04-14 | get Oscilloscope for Chip Analysis → | tags: vector network analyzer, ieee spectrum, terahertz domain

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Call for Nominations: IEEE Computer Society Opens Submissions for the “AI’s 10 to Watch” Award (computer.org)

2026-04-10 | get AI Enthusiast Notebook → | tags: ieee computer society, ieee intelligent systems, ai’s 10 to watch

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The middle years of my life and career: balancing two experiments at once (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-10 | by Tao | get Dual Monitor Stand → | tags: mid-career researcher, secondary education, phd fellowship

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Chimpanzees Are Murdering Their Former Friends, and Researchers Can’t Wrap Their Heads Around It (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-09 | tags: chimpanzees, researchers, animal behavior

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Researchers Turned Acid From Car Batteries Into Something Surprisingly Useful (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-07 | get Car Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: car batteries, acid recovery, plastics problem

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Scientists Are Recycling Centuries-Old Bullets for a Badly Needed Toxic Compound (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-06 | get Bullet Recycling Kit → | tags: lead recycling, solar panels, toxic compounds

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China Is Trying to Grow New Forests in This Notorious Mega-Desert. It’s Working (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-02 | get Desert Greening Plant Kit → | tags: china, mega-desert, carbon sink

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Google offers researchers early access to Willow quantum processor (techspot.com)

2026-04-01 | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: google, willow quantum processor, early access program

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AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics (wired.com)

2026-03-27 | by Will Knight | get AI Ethics and Policy Book → | tags: neurips, ai research, us-china relations

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The US Has Already Caused $10 Trillion in Climate Damages—and the Math Gets Worse (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-25 | get Climate Change Awareness Book → | tags: climate damages, monetary consequences, researchers

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TP-Link warns users to patch critical router auth bypass flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-03-25 | get TP-Link Archer AX6000 Router → | tags: tp-link, archer nx, cve-2025-15517

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Why Even Smart People Believe AI Is Really Thinking (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-03-20 | get AI Brain Teaser Puzzle → | tags: artificial intelligence, researchers, evolution

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OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher (technologyreview.com)

2026-03-20 | by Will Douglas Heaven | get AI Research Assistant Tool → | tags: openai, gpt-4, reasoning models

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An Unsolicited Guide to Being a Researcher [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | get Researcher’s Notebook Organizer → | tags: researcher, guide, pdf

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Scientists tracked coffee drinkers for dementia risk over 43 years. Here’s what they found (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-18 | get Coffee Maker with Timer → | tags: coffee, tea, dementia

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Qihoo 360 accidentally exposed a private SSL key, putting its platform at risk (techspot.com)

2026-03-18 | get SSL Key Security Kit → | tags: qihoo 360, ssl certificate, openclaw

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These People Want Us to Let Them Hook Up AI to a Nuclear Weapon (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-14 | get AI Safety and Security Kit → | tags: nuclear weapon, email, safety

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Grab this £59.99 TP-Link wireless router with Wi-Fi 7 support at its lowest ever price — 31% discount unlocks faster connections for lag-free streaming and gaming (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Ben Stockton | get TP-Link Wi-Fi 7 Router → | tags: tp-link, wi-fi 7, archer be3600

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Electric air taxi maker Archer hits back at Joby in countersuit alleging concealed Chinese ties (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-10 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Electric aircraft → | tags: joby aviation, santa cruz california, chinese government

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‘Flying Cars’ Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer (wired.com)

2026-03-09 | by Aarian Marshall | get Electric Motors → | tags: flying cars, us department of transportation, evertol