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US-Iran war permanently damaged Amazon's AWS infrastructure in the Middle East (techspot.com)

2026-09-17 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: aws, amazon, me-south-1

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Denuvo sues anonymous game cracker ‘voices38’ over alleged DRM circumvention — seeks damages after Anti-Tamper protections bypassed in 26 games (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: denuvo, voices38, drm circumvention

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US Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs, damage estimated at $105,800 — stolen tech swapped with inferior hardware and cashed out on Newegg (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-12 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: newegg, customs and border protection, raptor lake refresh

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Researcher reverse-engineers infamous Stuxnet malware source code, publishes it on Github for all — attack targeted Iranian nuclear facilities and was the first software of its type to cause physical damage (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-09 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Countdown to Zero Day Kim Zetter book → | tags: stuxnet, reverse engineering, github

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Dyson’s new straightener has liquid cooling pipes to reduce hair damage (theverge.com)

2026-09-03 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Dyson Corrale hair straightener → | tags: dyson, corrale, airshower

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Scientists Say a Key Trigger for Alzheimer’s Damage Isn’t Even in the Brain (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-03 | get brain health supplement memory support → | tags: alzheimer's, immune cells, lymph nodes

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Audio long read: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-02 | by Quill | get Anker Soundcore Space One headphones → | tags: dna repair, nature podcast, ageing research

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The Fight Over Whether the ‘Humankind 2’ Trailer Is Slop Is Its Own Kind of AI Damage (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-27 | get Humankind PC game → | tags: humankind 2, trailers, video game

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The End of an Athlon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Posted On | get ArctiClean thermal material remover kit → | tags: amd, athlon, cpu damage

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Radiation damage to Hubble has been 4.3 years out of phase with the Solar cycle (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: hubble, radiation damage, solar cycle

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California AG Bonta says case against Meta is about 'restitution and distortion,' not damages (cnbc.com)

2026-08-19 | by Jonathan Vanian | tags: meta platforms, mark zuckerberg, california attorney general

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Companies promote incompetent employees to management to limit damage they do (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Dr. Milan Milanović | tags: anecdotes, architect, avoid

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Companies promote incompetent employees to management tolimit damage they can do (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Dr. Milan Milanović | tags: anecdotes, architect, avoid

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The upcoming California trial against Meta seeks financial damages that could soar to $1.4 trillion (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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Two undersea cables reportedly damaged off the coast of Perth following suspicious vessel activity — company CEO says faults happened ‘straight after each other and in close proximity' (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jowi Morales | tags: submarine cables, indigo-west, indigo-central

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Scientists Warn That New Satellites Could Cause Eye Damage for People on the Ground (futurism.com)

2026-08-10 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: reflect orbital, satellite, fcc

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‘Lynx’ Is a Sapphic Neo-Noir Thriller About a Damaged Detective and Her Snarky Cat Battling Angels [Exclusive] (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: accurate, accurate angels, angels

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I’ve Waited 8 Years for Overwatch’s D.Mon. Her Gameplay Didn’t Disappoint (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Adam Benjamin | tags: ability, damage, hero

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The US Government's Mario, Pokemon and Naruto Meme Posting Could Damage These Franchises, Japanese Officials Warn (slashdot.org)

2026-08-06 | tags: anime, government, japan

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Could mending damaged DNA prolong life? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-04 | by Quill | tags: dna repair, aging, crispr

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What Summer Heat Actually Does to Your Phone Battery (and the Habits That Prevent It) (cnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Nelson Aguilar | tags: battery damage, lithium-ion batteries, pixel 6a

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Why DNA damage from smoking and UV rays cause cancer in some but not others (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: dna, cancer, genetics

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China threatens retaliation against U.S. humanoid robot ban, says it 'severely damages' relations (cnbc.com)

2026-07-30 | by Evelyn Cheng | tags: china, humanoid robots, fcc

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Is there any benefit to restarting your phone regularly? (engadget.com)

2026-07-29 | by Max Miller | tags: smartphones, usb power delivery, water damage

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Your AI Agents Are Guessing at Scale: Permissions Decide the Damage (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: ai agents, enterprise security, large language models

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Retraction Note: Human HDAC6 senses valine abundancy to regulate DNA damage (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-29 | by Jin | tags: hdac6, dna damage, γh2ax

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People Are Generating a Flood of Fake News About Trump That Does No Reputational Damage Whatsoever (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: trump, fake news, social media

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Samsung's new foldable display technology is harder to damage and resists creases (engadget.com)

2026-07-15 | by Mariella Moon | tags: crease, display, foldable

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Samsung’s new foldable display is harder to crease and damage (theverge.com)

2026-07-15 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: display, foldable, galaxy

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Long Covid May Physically Damage the Nerves That Control the Stomach (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | tags: control, control stomach, covid