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Show HN: Make PDFs look scanned (CLI or in the browser via WASM) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Scan Tailor Advanced → | tags: pdf scanning, wasm, mupdf

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Midjourney wants to scan your body with half a million ultrasonic sensors, at a spa (techspot.com)

2026-06-19 | by Skye Jacobs | get Ultrasonic Body Scanner Kit → | tags: midjourney, ultrasonic sensors, body scanning

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Midjourney Pivots From AI Image Generation To Body Scanning Medical Spa (slashdot.org)

2026-06-18 | get 3D Body Scanner Kit → | tags: midjourney, ai image generation, body scanning

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Remember Midjourney? It’s Building a Medical Scanning Device That It Says Is Faster Than an MRI (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-18 | get Portable Handheld Ultrasound Scanner → | tags: midjourney, san francisco, medical scanning

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I Let a Brain-Scanning Headset ‘Prime’ My Focus to Make Me a Better Gamer (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-18 | get NeuroSky MindWave Mobile → | tags: brain-scanning headset, prime, focus

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Here’s What Actually Happens When Antivirus Software Scans Your PC (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | get Bitdefender Antivirus Plus → | tags: antivirus software, real-time scanning, malware detection

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Visualizing the impact of quenched disorder on 2D electron Wigner solids (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-17 | by Ge | get Quantum Electron Wigner Crystal Model → | tags: wigner solids, scanning tunnelling microscopy, mose2

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Files app brings smarter folder size scanning to its already capable Windows file manager (techspot.com)

2026-06-15 | get Folder Size Scanner → | tags: files app, windows file manager, open-source explorer

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AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | by Lan Tian | get AI Network Security Kit → | tags: agent, ai agent, burble

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Signal attacks UK plan to scan devices for nude images as "mass surveillance" (techspot.com)

2026-06-10 | by Rob Thubron | get Signal Privacy App → | tags: apple, device, online

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Mac beachballs or lagging performance? AI photo scanning may be the reason (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-03 | by Ben Lovejoy | get MacBook Cooling Pad → | tags: apple intelligence, macos 26.5, mediaanalysisd

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Best Smart Locks of 2026: High-Tech Door Defense (cnet.com)

2026-06-03 | by See Full Bio | get August Wi-Fi Smart Lock → | tags: smart locks, august lock, nest video doorbell

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Google Drive’s big document scanner overhaul is finally here — don’t overlook its power (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-29 | get Google Drive Scanner Tool → | tags: google drive, smart batch scanning, material 3

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Headway Therapy Patients Forced to Scan Their Faces to Keep Getting Care (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-29 | by May | get Facial Recognition Therapy Device → | tags: headway, biometric scanning, facial recognition

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ICE Awards $25M Iris-Scanning Contract to Bi2 Technologies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | by Michael Wriston | get Bi2 Iris Scanner → | tags: iris-scanning, bi2 technologies, biometric recognition

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Disney Already Facing Lawsuit Over Controversial Facial Scanning at Theme Parks (cnet.com)

2026-05-21 | by See Full Bio | get Disney Facial Recognition Device → | tags: disney, facial scanning, universal studios

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Welcome to the Strip Mining Era of OSS Security (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | get Open Source Security Book → | tags: open source security, metabase, llm scanning

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How I scan documents with my Android phone and turn them into PDFs for free - it's easy (zdnet.com)

2026-05-01 | by Jack Wallen | get Mobile Scanning App → | tags: google drive, android phone, pdf creation

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New at Disneyland: Your Face, Recognized at the Gate (cnet.com)

2026-04-29 | by See Full Bio | get Disney MagicBand Plus → | tags: disneyland, facial recognition, biometric scanning

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Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets (wired.com)

2026-04-28 | by Julian Chokkattu | get NeuroSky MindWave Mobile → | tags: neurable, brain-scanning, hyperx

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U.S. companies back Sam Altman's World ID even as much of the world pushes back (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Ananya Bhattacharya | get World ID Privacy Badge → | tags: world, sam altman, tools for humanity

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Sam Altman's Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed with Zoom and Tinder (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | tags: sam altman, eyeball-scanning, zoom

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Zoom Partners With Sam Altman's Iris-Scanning Company To Offer Callers Verifications of Humanness (slashdot.org)

2026-04-20 | by Posted | get Biometric Iris Scanner Camera → | tags: zoom, worldcoin, sam altman

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Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-17 | get Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: sam altman, eyeball scanning, zoom

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Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder (wired.com)

2026-04-17 | by Maxwell Zeff | get AI Detection Scanner → | tags: tinder, world project, iris scanning

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The best mobile scanning apps of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed (zdnet.com)

2026-04-10 | by Ritoban Mukherjee | get Adobe Scan Mobile PDF → | tags: zdnet, mobile scanning apps, 2026

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Creality Sermoon S1 Review: Accessible 3D Scanning (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Denise Bertacchi | get Creality Sermoon S1 3D Printer → | tags: creality, sermoon s1, 3d scanning

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Young Professional’s AI Tool Spots Mental Health Conditions (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-02 | by Amanda Davis | get Mental Health AI App → | tags: artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, deep learning

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Want Better Film Photos? Here Are My Pro Tips for Analog Photography (cnet.com)

2026-03-28 | by See Full Bio | get Film Photography Starter Kit → | tags: film cameras, analog photography, instagram filters

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The EU still wants to scan your private messages and photos (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-25 | get Encrypted Messaging Privacy Kit → | tags: conservatives epp, private messages, scanning