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Will Stancil, man of the people or just an annoying guy? (theverge.com)

2026-02-20 | by Gadel Valle | get Smartwatch → | tags: federal, signal, stancil

6962.

H&R Block Coupons and Deals: $50 Off Tax Prep in 2026 (wired.com)

2026-02-20 | by Molly Higgins | get Tax Prep Software → | tags: block, code, free

6963.

Three Silicon Valley engineers charged with stealing Google trade secrets and sending data to Iran (cnbc.com)

2026-02-20 | by Anniek Bao | get Google Trade Secrets → | tags: google, khosravi, samaneh

6964.

AMD Zen 6 desktop CPUs may deliver 24 cores, 7 GHz targets, and AM5 support (techspot.com)

2026-02-20 | get Zen 6 CPU → | tags: according known, alongside, amd flagship

6965.

FBI: Over $20 million stolen in surge of ATM malware attacks in 2025 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-20 | get ATM Malware → | tags: bank, cash, malware

6966.

Reading the undocumented MEMS accelerometer on Apple Silicon MacBooks via iokit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get MEMS → | tags: apple, apple silicon, iokit

6967.

Worst-Case Climate Scenario Would Irreversibly Damage Antarctica, Scientists Warn (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-20 | get Climate model → | tags: antarctica, antarctica reality, best

6968.

Trump Directs US Government To Prepare Release of Files on Aliens and UFOs (slashdot.org)

2026-02-20 | by Posted | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: aliens, aliens real, obama

6969.

Fast KV Compaction via Attention Matching (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Smartphone → | tags: comments

6970.

Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to fix water system (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Water purification system → | tags: bureau, bureau said, city

6971.

Consistency diffusion language models: Up to 14x faster, no quality loss (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Language Model → | tags: block, block wise, cdlm

6972.

New to VPNs? Everything you need to know about virtual private networks in 2026 (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Charlie Osborne | get Virtual Private Network → | tags: affect, does, does affect

6973.

Microsoft's new 10k-year data storage medium: glass (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Glass Storage Medium → | tags: centuries, etching, glass

6974.

Newborn Chicks Connect Sounds With Shapes Just Like Humans, Study Finds (slashdot.org)

2026-02-20 | get Neuralink → | tags: bouba, chicks, kiki

6975.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe (wired.com)

2026-02-20 | by Maddy Varner | get Smartwatch → | tags: epstein, officers, saint

6976.

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Chatbot → | tags: agent, document, operator

6977.

Theft of Trade Secrets Is on the Rise—and AI Is Making It Worse (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-20 | get Trade Secret → | tags: accused, accused stealing, apple

6978.

Finally, I found a smart ring that looks like actual jewelry (without the trade-offs) (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Nina Raemont | get Smartwatch → | tags: ceramic, health, oura

6979.

Pi for Excel: AI sidebar add-in for Excel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Excel Add-in → | tags: bridge, excel, https

6980.

Pi for Excel: AI sidebar add-in for Excel, powered by Pi (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Pi Calculator → | tags: bridge, excel, https

6981.

Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, source says (cnbc.com)

2026-02-20 | by Ashley Capoot | get TensorFlow → | tags: billion, infrastructure, invest

6982.

US Plans Online Portal To Bypass Content Bans In Europe and Elsewhere (slashdot.org)

2026-02-20 | get Digital Wallet → | tags: concerns, department, europe

6983.

I found the best Linux server distros for your home lab (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux Server Distros → | tags: centos, debian, linux

6984.

I spent 2 years charging my phone exactly how Apple suggests - here's where it's at now (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Phone charger → | tags: battery, battery life, charge

6985.

Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-20 | get Spacecraft → | tags: change, change world, ensure

6986.

An ARM Homelab Server, or a Minisforum MS-R1 Review (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | by Neel Chauhan | get Homelab Server → | tags: debian, fedora, linux

6987.

Apple accuses Brazilian banks of seeking a ‘free ride’ in NFC probe (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-20 | by Marcus Mendes | get NFC chip → | tags: access, apple, banco

6988.

MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Huawei P40 Pro → | tags: applications, arguments, collection

6989.

California's New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves (slashdot.org)

2026-02-20 | get Smart Printer → | tags: approved, blocking, california

6990.

I tested 5G coverage from the big 3 mobile carriers on a road trip - the winner was a surprise (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Adam Doud | get 5G network → | tags: carriers, coverage, good