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The Tech Download: BlackBerry lost the phone war. Now it's betting on cars and robots (cnbc.com)

2026-08-28 | by Arjun Kharpal Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: blackberry, bbm, cars

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Google clamps down on Android app RAM usage amid AI memory crisis — developers have until February 2027 to adapt to new memory-optimizing rules (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-28 | by Zhiye Liu | get Google Pixel 9a → | tags: google, android, memory management

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Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra owners should sit down before they watch JerryRigEverything’s durability test (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-28 | get Spigen case Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra → | tags: galaxy z fold 8 ultra, samsung, durability test

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Judge strikes down Anthropic blacklist, says government retaliated over Pentagon criticism (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Skye Jacobs | get The Coming Wave Mustafa Suleyman book → | tags: anthropic, pentagon, ai models

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Claude nukes a developer's 700 GB home directory while testing deletion safeguards; automatic model safety downgrade may have contributed to the screw-up — Anthropic safety harness downgraded model to Opus 4.8 before fatal variable collision (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-28 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD → | tags: anthropic, claude, opus 4.8

186.

Is ChatGPT down for you? Here’s what’s going on (Update: Back up) (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-28 | get Echo Dot 5th Gen smart speaker → | tags: chatgpt, openai, workspace

187.

Guns, cars and chihuahuas: Breaking down the GTA 6 extended look (engadget.com)

2026-08-27 | by Jessica Conditt | tags: grand theft auto 6, rockstar games, vice city

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Transmission keeps torrent downloads simple and lightweight (techspot.com)

2026-08-27 | get Synology DiskStation DS224 2-bay NAS → | tags: transmission, bittorrent, magnet links

189.

Amazon is shutting down Mechanical Turk after more than 20 years (techspot.com)

2026-08-27 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Logitech MX Master 3S wireless mouse → | tags: amazon mechanical turk, aws, ai platforms

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Roblox is cracking down on games that reward kids for doomscrolling (techspot.com)

2026-08-27 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Roblox gift card → | tags: roblox, tiktok, robux

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The Download: inside OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack, and a new EV takes on the US (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-27 | by Thomas Macaulay | get Lectron level 2 portable EV charger → | tags: openai, hugging face, slate auto

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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE Strips the S26+ Down to Its Basics (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-27 | get Samsung Galaxy S25 FE unlocked → | tags: samsung, galaxy s26 fe, galaxy s26 plus

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Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras (theverge.com)

2026-08-27 | by Janus Rose | get faraday key fob signal blocking pouch → | tags: flock cameras, surveillance devices, vigilante protests

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If Meta’s going down, it’s taking TikTok and YouTube with it (theverge.com)

2026-08-27 | by Lauren Feiner | get Bark parental control device → | tags: meta, tiktok, youtube

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Xcancel and Nitter have been taken down (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-27 | get Raspberry Pi 5 8GB board → | tags: xcancel, nitter, x corp

196.

Can you be penalized for turning down a promotion? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-27 | get The First 90 Days Michael Watkins → | tags: promotions, work-life balance, career advancement

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Mechanical Turk shutting down September 30 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | get Logitech MX Master 3S → | tags: amazon mechanical turk, crowdsourcing marketplace, data validation

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Amazon is shutting down Mechanical Turk after 21 years, quietly ending the human-powered platform (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-26 | tags: amazon, mechanical turk, digital labor

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Florida Catholics slap down state AG by rejecting religious vaccine exemptions (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-26 | tags: florida, attorney general, vaccination exemptions

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Android phones could soon gain the power to shut down, restart, or put your PC to sleep remotely (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-26 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: android, link to windows, microsoft

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Papa Johns Sales Are Down in the U.S. — But It Just Found a New Growth Partner on the Other Side of the Border (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-26 | by Jon Small | get Lodge cast iron pizza pan 15 inch → | tags: papa johns, km capital, mexican restaurants

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The First Black Woman to Co-Found a Unicorn Startup Breaks Down Her Business Advice: ‘When I Tried to Be Less Nice I Sounded Ridiculous.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-26 | by Amanda Breen | get Ooni Koda 12 gas pizza oven → | tags: zume pizza, planet fwd, silicon valley

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Hunting Down a Go Runtime Bug on 32-Bit Embedded Systems (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | get USB to TTL serial console cable debug → | tags: go runtime, embedded linux, netpoll

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X sends in the lawyers to shut down open source project (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | by Richard Speed | get VPN router privacy → | tags: x corp, nitter, xcancel

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The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fears (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-26 | by Thomas Macaulay | get TickTalk 5 kids smartwatch phone → | tags: kids, mit technology review, mark zuckerberg

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5 useless Android apps you probably still download (and why you should stop) (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-26 | get Google Pixel 9a unlocked smartphone → | tags: android authority, android 14, document scanner

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Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down (cnbc.com)

2026-08-26 | by Annie Palmer | get Ghost Work Mary Gray Siddharth Suri book → | tags: amazon, mechanical, mechanical turk

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XCancel also down, at least for time being (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-25 | tags: xcancel, x corp, cease and desist

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A 15-Year-Old’s Cannabis ‘Scromiting’ Got So Bad His Brain Started Shutting Down (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-25 | tags: cannabis, scromiting, vitamin deficiency

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The Galaxy S26 Ultra is down to $961 right now, but stock looks low (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-25 | get Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 256GB → | tags: samsung galaxy s26 ultra, snapdragon 8 elite gen 5, 200mp main sensor