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Why SWE-bench Verified no longer measures frontier coding capabilities (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | tags: swe-bench, verified, frontier coding

2492.

Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can't by overwriting BIOS firmware (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Luke James | get BIOS Firmware Update Tool → | tags: cih virus, bios firmware, motherboard

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I Was Rejected By Over 100 Investors Before I Finally Got a ‘Yes’ — These Are the 5 Fundraising Truths Every Entrepreneur Needs to Hear (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-26 | by Vishal Vivek | get Venture Capital Investment Book → | tags: ukhi, 100unicorns, venture catalysts

2494.

Disabled gamer prototypes true one-handed keyboard-and-mouse controller, device nominated for award — maker inspired to build device after losing right arm in an accident (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Jowi Morales | get One-Handed Gaming Controller → | tags: razer tartarus, ercham mk1, gaming controllers

2495.

Why This Phone Company Is Now a (Record-Breaking) Robot Company (cnet.com)

2026-04-26 | by See Full Bio | get Robotic Smartphone Dock → | tags: honor, humanoid robot, mobile world congress

2496.

I bought a $40 earwax camera and keep finding reasons to use it (zdnet.com)

2026-04-26 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Endoscope Camera for Smartphones → | tags: bebird, earsight plus, amazon

2497.

Mowing Down Simulated Elephants Could Help Self-Driving Cars Prepare For the Chaos of Real Life Streets (futurism.com)

2026-04-26 | by Frank Landymore | get Self-Driving Car Simulation Kit → | tags: autonomous vehicles, university of tübingen, simon elon musk

2498.

Privacy Advocate Accuses US Government of Investing in AI-Powered Mass Surveillance (slashdot.org)

2026-04-26 | by Posted | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: us government, ai surveillance, homeland security

2499.

I use two phones with Android Auto — here’s how I easily switch between them (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-26 | get Android Auto Wireless Adapter → | tags: android auto, galaxy s10 plus, galaxy s24 fe

2500.

Exposing Floating Point – Bartosz Ciechanowski (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Bartosz Ciechanowski | get Floating Point Debugging Tool → | tags: ieee 754, floating point, binary32

2501.

Physicist Proposes Dark Matter Is Made of Black Holes That Survived Dead Universes (futurism.com)

2026-04-26 | by Frank Landymore | get Mini Black Hole Model Kit → | tags: dark matter, primordial black holes, big bounce

2502.

Meetings are forcing functions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get Smart Meeting Timer → | tags: standing meetings, project management, organizational productivity

2503.

India’s Snabbit seeks fresh funding at a $400M valuation, sources say (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-25 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Smartphone Screen Repair Kit → | tags: snabbit, susquehanna venture capital, urban company

2504.

GPT‑5.5 Bio Bug Bounty (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | tags: gpt‑5.5, bio bug bounty, ai red teaming

2505.

GPT 5.5 biosafety bounty (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | tags: gpt 5.5, biosafety, bounty

2506.

Physicists Revive 1990s Laser Concept To Propose a Next-Generation Atomic Clock (slashdot.org)

2026-04-25 | get Atomic Clock Kit → | tags: superradiant laser, atomic clock, university of colorado

2507.

Enthusiast fixes 30-year issue with S3 graphics card — hacking the VBIOS fixes black levels by scalpelling out the Virge DX’s ‘pedestal bit’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Mark Tyson | get S3 Virge DX VBIOS Fix → | tags: s3 virge, vbios, retro hardware

2508.

The Online Civil War About ‘Michael’ Is a Battle Over Truth (wired.com)

2026-04-25 | by Jason Parham | get Civil War History Book → | tags: michael jackson, leaving neverland, biopic

2509.

Managing the Unmanaged Switch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Hal Martin | get Unmanaged Switch Network Adapter → | tags: tp-link, rtl8370n, gigabit switch

2510.

Mystery Cpuid Bit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Posted On | get CPUID Hardware Identifier Tool → | tags: athlon, amd, cpuid

2511.

Maine Governor Vetoes Bill to Temporarily Ban Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-24 | get Smart Data Center Cooling → | tags: maine, governor, data centers

2512.

Bitwarden CLI Is the Next Compromise In Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign (slashdot.org)

2026-04-24 | get Bitwarden Password Manager → | tags: bitwarden, checkmarx, jfrog

2513.

Tether and Arbitrum Freeze Assets as Crypto Faces Crisis of Purpose (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-24 | get Crypto Asset Ledger → | tags: tether, arbitrum, us government

2514.

FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-24 | get Portable Hotspot Device → | tags: fcc, portable hotspots, consumer routers

2515.

Google’s Home and Nest Community is getting a big redesign with new categories and a Gemini space (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-24 | get Google Nest Hub Max → | tags: google home, nest community, gemini

2516.

What you need to know as Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman begins (engadget.com)

2026-04-24 | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: openai, elon musk, sam altman

2517.

Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping. (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: university websites, berkeley.edu, columbia.edu

2518.

Utah Startup Claims Its Lab-Grown Sperm Can Produce Embryos, in Potential Fertility Breakthrough (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-24 | get Lab-Grown Sperm Kit → | tags: utah, paterna biosciences, lab-grown sperm

2519.

The FDA just fast-tracked psychedelic drugs to treat depression. They could be here by this summer (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: fda, psilocybin, methylone

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This 34-Year-Old’s $5K-a-Month Side Hustle Started With a Family Tradition — Now It’s On Track for $100K in Its First Year: ‘Not Just a Product, It’s a Legacy’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | by Amanda Breen | get Custom Family Heritage Jewelry → | tags: bangkok bites, thai heritage, plant-based protein