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DOJ shoots back at Apple’s bid to obtain Samsung documents in antitrust case (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-21 | by Marcus Mendes | get Samsung Galaxy S23 → | tags: doj, apple, samsung electronics

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Here's how F1 is tweaking its hybrid systems to try to save the show (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-20 | get F1 Hybrid System Upgrade Kit → | tags: hybrid systems, miami grand prix, electric motors

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How the Heck does Shazam work? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | by Shri Khalpada | get Shazam App for Music Recognition → | tags: shazam, audio fingerprinting, spectrogram

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Every SK hynix employee could receive $477,000 bonuses this year, almost $900,000 next year — 35,000 workers reportedly set to benefit from share of $169 billion projected operating profit (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get SK hynix Employee Bonus Pack → | tags: sk hynix, samsung electronics, ai chip

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All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | by Alessio Ghirlanda | get Removable Battery Smartphone Kit → | tags: apple, smartphones, replaceable batteries

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NASA Shuts Down Voyager 1 Instrument as Its Life Force Fades (futurism.com)

2026-04-20 | by Frank Landymore | get Voyager 1 Model Replica → | tags: voyager 1, nasa, jet propulsion laboratory

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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get LED Lighting Kit → | tags: sanan optoelectronics, lumileds, cfius

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Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft's nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Voyager 1 Solar Power Kit → | tags: voyager 1, jet propulsion laboratory, radioisotope thermoelectric generator

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Voyager 1 is Running Out of Power. NASA Just Switched Part of It Off (slashdot.org)

2026-04-19 | by Posted | get NASA Voyager 1 Model → | tags: voyager 1, nasa, radioisotope thermoelectric generator

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Is the Iran War Driving a Surge of Interest in Electric Cars? (slashdot.org)

2026-04-19 | by Posted | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: iran, electric cars, diamonds

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Spring Clean Your Tech: Where to Recycle Old Computers for Free (cnet.com)

2026-04-19 | by See Full Bio | get Recycling Tech Electronics Kit → | tags: best buy, staples, electronics recycling

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5x5 Pixel font for tiny screens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get 5x5 Pixel Font Kit → | tags: lcamtuf, 5x5 font, zx spectrum

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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Nasa Science Editorial Team | get Voyager 1 Solar Shield → | tags: voyager 1, jpl, low-energy charged particles

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The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star tracker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get B-52 Star Tracker Model → | tags: b-52 bomber, star tracker, electromechanical

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Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Rice University Youtube | get Microwave Circuit Fusing Kit → | tags: rice university, meta-nfs, microwave energy

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Two Motorola Transistors Became the Default NPNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Motorola NPN Transistor Kit → | tags: motorola, transistors, npn

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US lawmakers amend new restrictions on Chinese chipmakers — MATCH Act's blanket restrictions removed from select chipmaking tools (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get ASUS ROG Crosshair Motherboard → | tags: match act, cryogenic etching, lam research

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Random musings: 80s hardware, cyberdecks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Cyberdeck Kit for Beginners → | tags: atari, commodore, ibm

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Elon Musk pushing forward with Terafab at 'light speed' — staff reaching out to various suppliers and are reportedly willing to pay a premium to gain priority (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Jowi Morales | get Terafab 3D Printer → | tags: terafab, applied materials, samsung electronics

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The Hidden iPhone Feature You Need to Enable for Crystal-Clear Calls (cnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by See Full Bio | get iPhone Clear Call Enhancer → | tags: iphone, voice isolation, ios 16.4

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Zero-copy protobuf and ConnectRPC for Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Protobuf Rust Library → | tags: protobuf, connectrpc, rust

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You’ve heard of hybrid cars. Now meet a hybrid cement plant. (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Tim De Chant | get Hybrid Cement Plant Model → | tags: hybrid cement plant, electric heating, noc energy

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Gatorade, the inventor of the sports drink, is making a surprising pivot to reach non-athletes (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | get Gatorade Sports Drink → | tags: gatorade, pepsico, sports drinks

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This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS (Update) (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-16 | get GrapheneOS Security Phone → | tags: google, grapheneos, android

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This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-16 | get GrapheneOS Privacy Phone → | tags: google, grapheneos, android

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The Cybertruck of e-bikes is here to replace your car (theverge.com)

2026-04-16 | by David Pierce | get Electric Bike Conversion Kit → | tags: infinite machine olto, electric bike, cargo bike

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UK Households To Be Urged To Use More Power This Summer As Renewables Soar (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Smart Solar Power Bank → | tags: renewable energy, national energy system operator, wind power

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KTaO3-Based Supercurrent Diode (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | get KTaO3 Superconductor Kit → | tags: kto3, supercurrent, diode

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NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (wired.com)

2026-04-15 | by Jorge Garay | get NASA Lunar Reactor Model → | tags: nasa, lunar surface, nuclear reactors

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Generating a color spectrum for an image (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Amanda Hinton | get Color Spectrum LED Light → | tags: median cut, image compression, color spectrum