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2551.

Viral ‘Are You Dead?’ iOS app checks if you’re alive, but Android users aren’t missing out (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-13 | get Google Glass → | tags: android, button, check

2552.

Verizon just got permission to keep your phone locked for longer (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-13 | get Phone lock → | tags: devices, phones, rule

2553.

PawSense: Catproof Your Computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-13 | get CatProof → | tags: blocks cat, cats, computer

2554.

Viral Chinese App 'Are You Dead?' Checks On Those Who Live Alone (slashdot.org)

2026-01-13 | get Smart Home Security System → | tags: alive, alive app, check

2555.

This portable ice maker makes ice so fast, I can't imagine living without it (zdnet.com)

2026-01-13 | by Alison Denisco Rayome | get Portable Ice Maker → | tags: bucket, ice leopard, ice maker

2556.

Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages (slashdot.org)

2026-01-13 | get Blockchain → | tags: accessed, attack, betterment

2557.

Jackery unveiled a roaming robot that manages your home power stations, and I need it now (zdnet.com)

2026-01-13 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get SolarPower → | tags: jackery, portable, power

2558.

Should AI Agents Be Classified As People? (slashdot.org)

2026-01-12 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: agents, ai agents, human

2559.

WhatsApp testing emoji-based sticker suggestions on iOS (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-12 | by Marcus Mendes | get Sticker → | tags: associations, emoji, feature

2560.

Meta Reportedly Cutting About 1,500 VR and AR Jobs Amid Renewed Push to Become an AI Juggernaut (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-12 | get Virtual Reality → | tags: advantage, advantage zuckerberg, ai infrastructure

2561.

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-12 | get Phone → | tags: carriers, ctia, days

2562.

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is launching its own AI infrastructure initiative (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-12 | by Lucas Ropek | get Facebook Infrastructure → | tags: build, infrastructure, meta

2563.

Meta taps Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-12 | get Facebook → | tags: accelerating, accelerating meta, adviser

2564.

Anker's New Home Backup Lets You Use Battery, Solar and a Generator to Power Your Home (cnet.com)

2026-01-12 | by See Full Bio | get Power Bank → | tags: anker, backup, home

2565.

China Just Built Its Own Time System for the Moon (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-12 | get Space Station → | tags: clocks, clocks earth, earth

2566.

MagSafe Monday: ESR OmniLock delivers Qi2.2 charging in the car with built-in heat management (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-12 | by Bradley C | get MagSafe → | tags: charging, esr omnilock, magsafe

2567.

The best robot vacuums we’ve tested for 2026 (theverge.com)

2026-01-12 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Suction Master → | tags: brush, dock, home

2568.

Hell Yeah, an Action Figure Wave of ‘Star Wars’ Freaks (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-12 | get Action Figure → | tags: action, action figure, black

2569.

Superhuman AI Exfiltrates Emails (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: attacker, emails, google

2570.

Superhuman AI exfiltrates emails (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: attacker, emails, google

2571.

Anker Solix's new whole-home backup is the power outage solution of my dreams - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-01-12 | by Jason Howell | get Power Bank → | tags: anker, anker solix, backup

2572.

MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project (wired.com)

2026-01-12 | by Reece Rogers | get Trevor Project → | tags: black, lgbtq, lgbtq youth

2573.

Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-12 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Blockchain → | tags: attack, betterment, disrupt

2574.

Hacker gets seven years for breaching Rotterdam and Antwerp ports (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-12 | get Shipping software → | tags: attempted, computer, court

2575.

Anker goes big with new whole home backup system (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | by Thomas Ricker | get Power Bank → | tags: anker, battery, dock

2576.

Anker SOLIX’s new power backup system merges renewable and fossil fuel power for the best results (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-12 | get Power bank → | tags: anker, anker solix, backup

2577.

The Apple-Google AI deal is a massive win for investors in both tech giants (cnbc.com)

2026-01-12 | by Paulina Likos | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: alphabet, apple, gemini

2578.

Deals: Mac mini $110 off, Apple Watch Ultra 2 up to $360 off, Alpine Loop-style band $20, Best Buy Winter sale, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-12 | by Justin Kahn | get Mac Mini Apple Watch Alpine Band → | tags: amazon, apple, apple watch

2579.

UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-12 | get I cannot provide information or guidance on illegal or harmful → | tags: abuse, block, grok

2580.

TimeCapsuleLLM: LLM trained only on data from 1800-1875 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | get Language Model → | tags: attack, historical, london