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1681.

Dev creates selection of UEFI games you have to beat in order to boot your computer — 10-month project will shut down your PC if you lose (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-10 | by Mark Tyson | get GPU → | tags: armas, boot, challenge

1682.

Dev creates UEFI games compendium you have to beat in order to boot your computer — 10-month project will shut down your PC if you lose (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-10 | by Mark Tyson | get GPU → | tags: armas, boot, challenge

1683.

Scientists Tried To Break Einstein's Speed of Light Rule (slashdot.org)

2026-01-10 | get Quantum Computer → | tags: amiga, attributed, attributed bob

1684.

Meta Signs Deals With Three Nuclear Companies For 6+ GW of Power (slashdot.org)

2026-01-10 | get Nuclear Reactors → | tags: amiga, attributed, attributed bob

1685.

Elon Musk Relies on Gwynne Shotwell to Make SpaceX Soar (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-10 | get SpaceX → | tags: ahead, company helping, expansive

1686.

CES 2026 Introduces Emily: She's Life-Size, AI-Powered and Ready for Intimacy (cnet.com)

2026-01-09 | by See Full Bio | get Emily Robot → | tags: companion, doll, emily

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OpenAI, SoftBank to Invest $1 Billion in SB Energy (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-09 | get Neural Network → | tags: artificial, artificial intelligence, company working

1688.

The Cray-1 Computer System (1977) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get Cray-1 → | tags: computer, computer pdf, cray

1689.

Learning Retro Computer Electronics Fault Finding and Restoration (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | by Chris Garrett | get Computer Diagnostics → | tags: computer, logic, parts

1690.

IcePanel (YC W23) is hiring full-stack engineers in Vancouver (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get IcePanel → | tags: afraid, amazing, amazing humble

1691.

Inlining – The Ultimate Optimisation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get Inline Storage → | tags: branch, code, compiler

1692.

xAI, Under Fire for Sexualized Child Photos on Grok, Restricts Tool (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-09 | tags: bringing, bringing dangerous, company bringing

1693.

xAI Under Fire for Sexualized Child Photos on Grok, Restricts Tool (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-09 | tags: bringing, bringing dangerous, company bringing

1694.

Apple-1 ‘Prototype Board #0’ system is expected to fetch $500,000+ at a 50th Anniversary auction — and the firm’s first ever check is valued at the same amount (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-09 | by Mark Tyson | get Apple-1 → | tags: apple, apple computer, board

1695.

Grok image generation is now paywalled on X amid AI "undressing" controversy (update: not paywalled) (techspot.com)

2026-01-09 | get Image Generation → | tags: chatbot, chatbot used, comparison

1696.

Grok image generation is now paywalled on X amid AI "undressing" deepfake controversy (techspot.com)

2026-01-09 | get Deepfake → | tags: chatbot, chatbot used, comparison

1697.

Mathematics for Computer Science (2018) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get Mathematics for Computer Science → | tags: computer, computer science, mathematics

1698.

Russia’s Fancy Bear APT Doubles Down on Global Secrets Theft (darkreading.com)

2026-01-09 | get Cybersecurity Software → | tags: basic, basic techniques, complex

1699.

Notorious Russian APT Nabs Credentials From Global Targets (darkreading.com)

2026-01-09 | get Identity Thief → | tags: basic, basic techniques, bear

1700.

Why most strategic plans fail just as often as New Year’s resolutions (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-09 | get Strategic planning software → | tags: companies spend, dollars, millions

1701.

CrowdStrike to Buy SGNL to Expand Identity Security Capabilities (darkreading.com)

2026-01-08 | get Identity Security Capabilities → | tags: add cloud, ai driven, cloud

1702.

Here’s how much Tim Cook and other Apple execs made last year (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-08 | by Chance Miller | get iPhone → | tags: apple, awards, compensation

1703.

xAI Under Fire for Sexualized Child Photos on Grok (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-08 | tags: bringing, bringing dangerous, company bringing

1704.

Razer put a waifu in a bottle at CES 2026 (engadget.com)

2026-01-08 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: advertisement, avatars, companion

1705.

Emily at CES Signals the Next Phase of Human-AI Relationships, and It's Intimate (cnet.com)

2026-01-08 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Home → | tags: companion, doll, emily

1706.

How to Stand Out in Today’s Competitive Software Engineering Job Market (computer.org)

2026-01-08 | get Cloud → | tags: appeared, applicants, certifications

1707.

Seasonal Switch 2 sales show significant slowing as annual cycle sunsets (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-08 | get Seasonal Switch 2 → | tags: compared, holiday, million

1708.

Antarctica’s Oldest, Largest Iceberg Is Turning an Ominous Blue Color (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-08 | get Iceberg → | tags: completely, completely disintegrate, days

1709.

The New ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Trailer Teases a Wacky Tech Apocalypse (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-08 | get Smartwatch → | tags: bunch, bunch randos, codependency

1710.

Google is unleashing Gemini AI features on Gmail. Users will have to opt out (cnbc.com)

2026-01-08 | by Jennifer Elias | get Google Assistant → | tags: company said, features, gemini