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China blocks Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-27 | by Kate Park | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, manus, china

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China vetoes Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-27 | by Kate Park | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, manus, china

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Iran has a proposal on the Strait of Hormuz, but it doesn’t address their nuclear program (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | get Iran Nuclear Deal Book → | tags: strait of hormuz, iran, nuclear program

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Conspiracy theories are swirling about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting (theverge.com)

2026-04-27 | by Mia Sato | tags: white house correspondents’ dinner, conspiracy theories, gunshots

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Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get Apple iPhone 15 → | tags: apple, airpods, imessage

846.

20-Year-Old Malware Rewrites History of Cyber Sabotage (darkreading.com)

2026-04-27 | by Jai Vijayan | get Cybersecurity Incident Response Kit → | tags: stuxnet, sentinelone, fast16

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OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-27 | by Ivan Mehta | get OpenAI AI Assistant Smartphone → | tags: openai, smartphone chip, mediatek

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Running local LLMs offline on a ten-hour flight (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Dmitri Lerko | get Portable AI Language Model Device → | tags: llm, macbook pro, gemma 4 31b

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Running Local LLMs Offline on a Ten-Hour Flight (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Dmitri Lerko | get Portable AI Model Server → | tags: macbook pro, local llms, gemma 4 31b

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Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-27 | by Zack Whittaker | get Itron Smart Meter → | tags: itron, cyberattack, utility meters

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Best Smart Glasses (2026): Meta, Viture, Xreal, and More (wired.com)

2026-04-27 | by Adrienne So | get Xreal Air Smart Glasses → | tags: meta, viture, xreal

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SmartGym expands personalization with custom heart rate zones and smarter routine tracking (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-27 | by Marcus Mendes | get SmartGym Heart Rate Monitor → | tags: smartgym, heart rate zones, workout tracking

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Adobe launches Firefly AI Assistant public beta with cross-app workflow automation (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-27 | by Marcus Mendes | get Adobe Firefly Creative Pack → | tags: adobe, firefly ai assistant, creative cloud

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This machine is the only way to make nitro cold brew coffee at home - and it's on sale (zdnet.com)

2026-04-27 | by Alison Denisco Rayome | get Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Maker → | tags: nitro cold brew, zdnet, retailer

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What Makes eVTOL Motors Different Than EV Motors? (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-27 | by Elan Head | get eVTOL Brushless Motor Kit → | tags: evtol, joby aviation, electric motors

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We reviewed Valve’s new Steam Controller, ask us anything (theverge.com)

2026-04-27 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller Accessories → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam machine

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Valve launches the Steam Controller without the Steam Machine (theverge.com)

2026-04-27 | by Sean Hollister | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam deck

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Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway (theverge.com)

2026-04-27 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam deck

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Why the Steam Controller is (and isn’t) a big deal (theverge.com)

2026-04-27 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Steam Controller Wireless Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam deck

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RAG precision tuning can quietly cut retrieval accuracy by 40%, putting agentic pipelines at risk (venturebeat.com)

2026-04-27 | get AI Retrieval Optimization Toolkit → | tags: rag, redis, embedding models

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Rebuilding the data stack for AI (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-27 | by Mit Technology Review Insights | get Data Engineering Toolkit → | tags: databricks, genie, lakehouse

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Parsing Agentic Offensive Security's Existential Threat (darkreading.com)

2026-04-27 | by Tara Seals | tags: large language models, openai, mythos

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Windows 11's second-chance setup dialogs hurt IT, drain productivity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Avram Piltch | get Windows 11 Setup Guide → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, microsoft edge

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Engineering Collisions: How NYU Is Remaking Health Research (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-27 | by Thomas Machinchick | get NYU Health Research Kit → | tags: nyu, institute for engineering health, bioengineering

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WHCD shooting, DOJ ends Powell probe, Musk vs. Altman and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-04-27 | by Alex Harring | get Smartphone Camera Lens Kit → | tags: federal reserve, elon musk, sam altman

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Video Shows NASA Astronaut Struggling to Walk After Journey Around the Moon (futurism.com)

2026-04-27 | by Victor Tangermann | get NASA Astronaut Training Simulator → | tags: nasa, astronaut, microgravity

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Steam Controller reviews are in: $99 price tag and dual trackpad design confirmed (techspot.com)

2026-04-27 | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam controller, dual trackpad, pc-focused features

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Show HN: OSS Agent I built topped the TerminalBench on Gemini-3-flash-preview (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get TerminalBench Performance Monitor → | tags: dirac, gemini-3-flash-preview, terminalbench

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Hacktivists share a guide on making working electronics PCBs made from natural clay with prehistoric technique — ethical hardware tutorial explains how to find clay, stamp 3D printed circuits, paint traces, and fire tablets (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Mark Tyson | tags: feminist hacking, clay pcbs, prehistoric firing

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FTC: Americans lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-27 | get Social Media Scam Awareness Book → | tags: facebook, whatsapp, instagram