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OpenAI’s Rumored Smart Speaker Sounds More Like a… Squirming AI Robot? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai hardware, anthropomorphized, anthropomorphized hockey

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Is That New Splotch on the Moon What We Think It Is? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: aftermath, crashed, crashed moon

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Public Offers Implausible Number of Alibis for Man Accused of Destroying Flock Cameras (futurism.com)

2026-08-07 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: comments, community, flock

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Our Favorite Fans Are on Sale to Help With Summer Heat Waves (2026) (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Louryn Strampe | tags: best, kat merck, merck

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Flock's biggest investor also backs a company that can rewrite camera footage (techspot.com)

2026-08-07 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: camera, cameras, flock

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The Morning Risk Report: Prosecutors Probed Whistleblower Claims That JPMorgan Mishandled Fraud Cases (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: add concerns, ai hacks, airport

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Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deletes dev’s entire profile directory during routine backup, responds with 'Sorry, typo' — AI tool mistakes user's home directory as temporary backup, proceeds to wipe everything to undo the error (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: backup, entire, rm rf

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North Carolina Ports confirms cyberattack disrupting operations (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: attack, august, authority

279.

Show HN: Certo – An open source platform to deliver Open Badges (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: admin, backend, badge

280.

ChatGPT could soon let you easily create and use custom WhatsApp stickers (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: apps, chatgpt, feature

281.

Google is rethinking how Quick Settings tiles behave on locked phones (again) (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: android, code, flashlight

282.

I Use This Hidden iPhone Feature to Get My Baby to Sleep Every Night (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | tags: accessibility, apple, background

283.

Google is bringing back native app lock for Android, but not for everyone yet (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: android, app lock, apps

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Google could soon let you create AI-generated lock screen clocks on Android (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: able, android, authority

285.

Slap ROM Patcher (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: rom patcher, fxpak, haskell

286.

Android’s new Quick Settings editor has another trick: A customizable QQS layout (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: android, media, media player

287.

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: devices, enabled, researchers

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Jim Cramer highlights 5 investing themes — and the stocks to buy for each (cnbc.com)

2026-08-06 | by Alexa Lomonaco | tags: cramer, cramer said, investors

289.

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: devices, enabled, researchers

290.

Researcher Claims Control of ChatGPT Secure Sandbox (darkreading.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: attack, attack chain, black

291.

The 70/20/10 Rule That Keeps Your Marketing Budget From Going Stale (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | by Michael Tasner | tags: bucket, budget, channels

292.

Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: firms, google, groups

293.

Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse (wired.com)

2026-08-06 | by Caroline Haskins | tags: alpr, department, departments

294.

Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: cause, clear, launch

295.

Ford needs another Taurus, and the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Tim De Chant | tags: fathom, ford, market

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Best Ring Floodlight Cam deal yet brings it down to $149.99 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: cam wired, check, floodlight

297.

We May Finally Know Who’s Playing Ganondorf in ‘The Legend of Zelda’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: adam, adam young, adaptation

298.

Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions (krebsonsecurity.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: fraud, government, moucka

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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

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

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