GoKawiil - Tech News

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Insane Dad Boasts About Using AI to Construct a “Truman Show” Style False Reality For His Son To Play In (futurism.com)

2026-08-13 | by Frank Landymore | tags: roblox, chatgpt, adam lyttle

602.

We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: stemrad, artemis i, orion spacecraft

603.

Anthropic: Introducing The Conceptual Reasoning Index (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: anthropic, conceptual reasoning index, ai risk

604.

Microsoft patches LegacyHive Windows zero-day vulnerability (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: legacyhive, microsoft, windows

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Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-13 | by James O'Donnell | tags: flock, surveillance, civil liberties

606.

What’s happening with D.C.’s Kennedy Center? A pro-Trump board will soon meet to discuss these new closure plans (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: kennedy center, federal judge, donald trump

607.

Ordinary abundance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: spotify, electric light, wabash indiana

608.

Ordinary Abundance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: spotify, electric light, museum

609.

PS5 emulation arrives on Steam Deck, Astro Playroom showcased running at 0.6 FPS — milestone SharpEmu development shows promise, despite unplayable performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-13 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: ps5 emulation, sharpemu, steam deck

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I built a 500k-domain search engine for makers in a weekend for $10 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: search engine, domains, gpu rental

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I Built a 500k-Domain Search Engine for Makers in a Weekend for $10 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: search engine, domain indexing, gpu rental

612.

AI 'watermark removers' flood the web. Almost none can prove they work. (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: anthropic, claude, synthid-text

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Microsoft is merging Copilot and Copilot 365 into one unified app - and retiring 3 features (zdnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Lance Whitney | tags: microsoft, copilot, microsoft 365

614.

iPhone Ultra could launch in US only at first, per report (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-13 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: iphone ultra, apple, foldable iphone

615.

Next-Gen Ultra-Cheap Laptops Can’t Compete With the MacBook Neo (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: qualcomm, snapdragon, macbook

616.

A Man Asked His AI Assistant to Book a Gym Class. It Hacked the System Instead. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | by Jonathan Small | tags: anthropic, claude, openai

617.

How To Convert Or Upscale A Photo (engadget.com)

2026-08-13 | by Manuviraj Godara | tags: adobe photoshop, pixel art, image upscaling

618.

DJI Mic Mini 2S review: The best tiny mic now offers a pro experience (engadget.com)

2026-08-13 | by Steve Dent | tags: dji, mic mini 2s, internal memory

619.

Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens (wired.com)

2026-08-13 | by Kate Knibbs | tags: novig, prediction market, kalshi

620.

Can social media start over? Bluesky’s CEO and COO deliver their case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-13 | by Morgan Little | tags: bluesky, social media, protocol

621.

AI agents lie, cheat and steal. That is putting off users (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: ai agents, lie, cheat

622.

Memory maker CXMT overtakes Tencent to become China's most valuable company 17 days after its IPO — now worth $524 billion (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-13 | by Luke James | tags: cxmt, tencent, dram

623.

Chrome could soon let Gemini auto-fix your bad passwords, and I’m not sure if that’s a good idea (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: chrome, gemini, password manager

624.

AI’s Biggest Energy Impact Might Be in the Oil Patch, Not the Data Center (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: china, lithium, strategic petroleum reserve

625.

Anthropic's Claude tried to solve the Riemann hypothesis and found something new instead (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: riemann hypothesis, prime numbers, anthropic

626.

Alex Cooper’s Unwell now valued at $500 million after funding from investment firm WTSL (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: alex cooper, unwell, wtsl

627.

WSJ Readers Weigh In: You Don’t Need to Go to Prison to Turn Off Your Phone (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: wsj, smartphone addiction, prison

628.

U.S. Enlists Private Sector in Cyber Battle (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: u.s., private sector, chinese censorship

629.

Gen Z Turned This Food Craze Into a TikTok Obsession. Franchisors Are Cashing In. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | by Jonathan Small | tags: charcuterie, tiktok, graze craze

630.

Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Francisco Rodriguez | tags: iron mountain, nine pbs, open source storage