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Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: space launch complex, vandenberg, spacex

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Amazon AI exec predicts first 'commercially useful' quantum computers in 5-7 years (cnbc.com)

2026-06-17 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: amazon, quantum computing, peter desantis

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Lego unveils its first working pinball machine (engadget.com)

2026-06-17 | by Kris Holt | tags: lego, lego icons arcade pinball machine, smart brick

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Epic Games announces Lore version control system (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: epic games, lore, version control

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Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress (1.5mil users) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: google cloud, gemini, defense

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I'm a YouTube Creator and I Need to Try Honor's Robot Camera Phone (cnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by See Full Bio | tags: honor, robot phone, dj i osmo pocket

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Jamf announces new native AI Governance control plane for macOS (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-17 | by Bradley C | tags: jamf, apple silicon, ai governance

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MicroUI – A tiny, portable, immediate-mode UI library written in ANSI C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: microui, ansi c, immediate-mode ui

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Matter 1.6 and Product Security 1.1 officially announced, here’s what’s new (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-17 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: matter 1.6, product security 1.1, connectivity standards alliance

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Silicon Valley is building medical answers. Medicine needs judgment (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: large language models, healthcare, silicon valley

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Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called ‘Ask Pinterest’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-17 | by Sarah Perez | tags: pinterest, ask pinterest, pinterest model context protocol

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Will Matter finally be able to do what it should have always done? (theverge.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: matter, connectivity standards alliance, joint fabric

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"The retail SSD market has almost disappeared" Silicon Motion says, as OEMs take what's left (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | by Daniel Sims | tags: silicon motion, ssd controllers, samsung

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Sony patents PlayStation controller buttons that get harder, softer, and grab your fingers as you play (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | by Rob Thubron | tags: button, buttons, controller

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Samsung just revealed a key ingredient for next-generation smart glasses (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: samsung display, oled on silicon, xr devices

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 17, #632 (cnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, connections, the athletic

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Total Iran Economic Damage Estimate (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: iran, economic, damage

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Evan Spiegel doesn't want you to call Snap Specs AI glasses (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Karissa Bell | tags: snap specs, augmented reality glasses, evan spiegel

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Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Dell Cameron | tags: peter thiel, dialog society, silicon valley

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 17, #1102 (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, connections, wordle

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 17 #836 (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, wordle

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Is Claude Down? Here's the Latest (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: anthropic, fable 5, mythos 5

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Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: google cloud, gemini, defense

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Google Expands Parental Controls to All Devices Running Android 17 (cnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: android 17, google pixel, google play store

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Android 17 makes it easier for parents to manage their kids’ screen time with these new controls (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: android 17, family link, parental controls

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‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Lily Hay Newman | tags: anthropic, claude fable 5, mythos 5

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A 52% price drop gets you the Amazon Smart Plug 2-Pack at an all-time low (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: amazon, alexa, smart plug

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Snap’s New AR Glasses Are Trying to Beat Meta to the Punch (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: snap, ar glasses, meta

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Is Meta destroying its engineering organization? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by Gergely Orosz | tags: meta, engineering organization, move-fast-and-break-things

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Why is Meta destroying its engineering organization? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by Gergely Orosz | tags: meta, engineering organization, move-fast