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571.

xAI, SpaceX, and the Race for AI Buildout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: center, data center, statement

572.

xAI Ignores Laws and Profits: Rules for Thee, Not for Me (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: center, data center, statement

573.

Maybe the FCC was onto something: These routers are phoning home to China with a secret backdoor (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: devices, just, routers

574.

PSA: Apple has released security updates for Mac (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Anna Washenko | tags: apple, device, july

575.

The FCC just shredded local TV station ownership rules, despite questionable legality (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: broadcast, local, national

576.

Qwen3.8 Max now ranked as the best overall model by agentic index (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: aa omniscience, answers, correct

577.

We May Finally Know Why New Glenn Exploded on the Launch Pad (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: blue, blue origin, ceo says

578.

Unions Can Save Tech Workers and Tech Work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Dan Russell | tags: employees, industry, replaced

579.

‘Unlawful On Its Face’: FCC Eliminates Cap on TV Ownership Rule (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: audience, audience reach, cap unlawful

580.

Unlawful On Its Face’: FCC Eliminates Cap on TV Ownership Rule (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: audience, audience reach, cap unlawful

581.

Google Wallet Now Lets Parents Create Secure Tap and Pay Balances for Kids (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Blake Stimac | tags: balance, funds, google

582.

Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: ants, cordyceps, death

583.

How Golden Is Silence, Actually? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Anthony Lane | tags: life, lines, mcloughlin

584.

Google reveals how much free space Chrome wants to install local AI models (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: ai features, chrome, device

585.

Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker (theverge.com)

2026-08-06 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: apple, battery, battery powered

586.

Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones are 42% off in this open-box deal (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: canceling, headphones, noise

587.

Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: accomplices, hacking, million

588.

AYANEO’s new Game Boy Advance clone is more affordable than expected (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: advance, ayaneo, handheld

589.

Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: dress, dress living, living

590.

Why smartphone makers stopped using removable batteries, and why they're making a comeback (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Mariella Moon | tags: batteries, battery, charge

591.

Hedge fund cyberattacks tied to BlackFile-linked UNC6671 extortion group (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: access, attacks, bleepingcomputer

592.

TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Aisha Malik | tags: nashville, nashville office, office

593.

Show HN: Silo – S3-compatible object storage, a maintained fork of MinIO (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Pigsty | tags: advice, advice using, agpl

594.

First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-06 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: access, anthropic, going

595.

Mysterious new Garmin smartwatch spotted in FCC filings (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: connectivity, device, filing

596.

There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Kat Tenbarge | tags: appearance, disorders, eating

597.

After severe 76% electricity price hikes due to AI data centers, Virginia requires firms to pay for all dedicated upstream electrical infrastructure — state regulators crack down, governor says move will save civilians ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jowi Morales | tags: centers, data centers, power

598.

AI agents are part of your team now. Here’s how to secure all of them. (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: access, agent, agents

599.

How to stop Roku from tracking everything you watch (engadget.com)

2026-08-06 | by Alec Hively | tags: collection, data collection, device

600.

Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: facility, manufacturing, post