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Firefox is giving users the AI tool they really want: A kill switch (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-02 | get Browser → | tags: ai features, ai tools, controls

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Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-02 | get Firefox AI → | tags: block, browser, controls

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Android Auto’s new wavy music player is vanishing, and users think they know why (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-30 | get Music Player → | tags: android, auto, controls

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AI Is Rewriting Compliance Controls and CISOs Must Take Notice (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-28 | get Compliance Controls → | tags: access, agents, ai agents

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Mark Zuckerberg was initially opposed to parental controls for AI chatbots, according to legal filing (engadget.com)

2026-01-27 | get AI chatbot → | tags: advertisement, advertisement advertisement, chatbots

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Banjo: Recompiled adds widescreen, dual-stick controls, and mod support to the N64 hit (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-26 | get Banjo → | tags: banjo, banjo recompiled, game

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Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters (theverge.com)

2026-01-23 | by Jay Peters | get Chatbot → | tags: ai characters, characters, controls

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Why adding modern controls to 1996's Tomb Raider simply doesn't work (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-21 | get Game Engine → | tags: axon, games, raider

249.

I relied on my Lenovo Smart Clock’s touch controls for lights — now they’re gone (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-21 | get Smart Clock → | tags: clock, gemini, google

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Android Auto music controls looking different? Google is finally rolling out the new UI (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-21 | get Google Maps → | tags: android, google, media

251.

This new retro handheld keeps the Game Boy look, but modernizes the controls (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-19 | get Game Boy Classic → | tags: brick, brick pro, original

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Washington state proposes new 3D-printed gun controls with 'blocking features' and blueprint detection algorithm — proposal would carry sentences of five years in prison, $15,000 fine for violation (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-19 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: blocking, firearms, prevent

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How this one-click Copilot attack bypassed security controls - and what Microsoft did about it (zdnet.com)

2026-01-15 | by Charlie Osborne | get Autopilot → | tags: attack, copilot, microsoft

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YouTube now has a way for parents to block kids from watching Shorts (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-14 | by Amanda Silberling | get Parental Control → | tags: controls, parental, parents

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YouTube adds more parental controls, including a way to block teens from watching Shorts (engadget.com)

2026-01-14 | get YouTube Shorts Parental Controls → | tags: able, accounts, age appropriate

256.

Your iPhone 15 Pro Can Access Apple's Visual Intelligence. Here's How (cnet.com)

2026-01-14 | by See Full Bio | get Visual Intelligence → | tags: apple, center, control

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Show HN: ContextFort – Visibility and controls for browser agents (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get ContextFort → | tags: clicked, clicked text, does

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U.S. House passes bill to stop Chinese companies from accessing export-controlled American AI chips using offshore rental loophole — Remote Access Security Act effectively extends export controls to the cloud (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Stephen Warwick | get Artificial Intelligence Chips → | tags: access, chinese, chips

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U.S. House passes bill to stop Chinese companies from accessing export-controlled American AI chips using offshore rental loophole — Remote Access Security Access Act effectively extends export controls to the cloud (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Stephen Warwick | get Artificial Intelligence Chips → | tags: access, chips, cloud

260.

Merach’s Treadmill AI Coach Controls Your Running Speed Based on Your Heart Rate (cnet.com)

2026-01-10 | by See Full Bio | get Treadmill → | tags: aura, coach, merach

261.

What to do when your boss is blocking your promotion (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-10 | get Google → | tags: biggest, biggest obstacle, boss

262.

Aivela Takes a Different Spin on the Health-Tracking Smart Ring (cnet.com)

2026-01-09 | by See Full Bio | get Smartwatch → | tags: controls, gesture, health

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Kagi releases alpha version of Orion for Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get Orion → | tags: advanced, basic, bookmark

264.

How viral RNAs escape a host mechanism that controls translation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-07 | get RNA → | tags: best, best experience, browser

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Stress controls heterochromatin inheritance via histone H3 ubiquitylation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-07 | by Bhatt | get Histone H3 → | tags: buffer, cells, edta

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Qualcomm Wants You to Know That Its New Car Chip Has Multitasking Baked In (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-06 | get Chip → | tags: assistance, assistance safety, car entertainment

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China’s GPU cloud consolidates around Baidu and Huawei as domestic AI chips scale up — export controls leave gap open for homegrown solutions (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-06 | by Luke James | get GPU → | tags: baidu, baidu huawei, cloud

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Parental controls aren't for parents (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-02 | get Smart Home → | tags: controls, gabb, nintendo

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Parental Controls Aren't for Parents (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-02 | get Smart Home Monitor → | tags: controls, gabb, nintendo

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TikTok owner ByteDance to reportedly purchase $14 billion worth of Nvidia AI GPUs in 2026 — Company betting on Beijing's approval following Trump admin's ease on AI export controls (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: billion, bytedance, china