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601.

Startup wants to use autonomous drone swarms to clear clouds and boost solar farm output (techspot.com)

2026-08-24 | by Rob Thubron | get DJI Mini 4K drone → | tags: meteoric technologies, drone swarms, solar farms

602.

Uber hit with near-$1 billion fine after algorithms suspended drivers without human review (techspot.com)

2026-08-24 | by Rob Thubron | get iOttie Easy One Touch 5 dashboard car mount → | tags: uber, gdpr, eu regulation

603.

Uber hit with nearly $1 billion fine after algorithms suspended drivers without human review (techspot.com)

2026-08-24 | by Rob Thubron | get iOttie Easy One Touch 5 dash phone mount → | tags: uber, gdpr, eu regulation

604.

Dr. Dre Says He Uses AI to Produce Songs (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-23 | get Beats Studio Pro wireless headphones → | tags: dr. dre, timbaland, grammy

605.

Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-23 | by Anthony Ha | get iOttie Easy One Touch 5 car phone mount → | tags: uber, dutch data protection authority, general data protection regulation

606.

TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-23 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2 → | tags: waymo, self-driving system, silicon chip

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Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army — autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Mark Tyson | tags: ford f-250, forterra autodrive, forterra

608.

Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Var Adata | get ATOTO A6 PF Android car stereo double din → | tags: android malware, automotive head unit, moyu group

609.

Dreame A3 AWD Pro Review: A Compelling Case for LiDAR Robomowers (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-23 | get Dreame A3 robot lawn mower → | tags: dreame, lidar, awd pro

610.

Modular pocket gimbal camera that transforms into a self-flying drone retroactively banned by FCC, certification revoked — Agency closes foreign UAS loophole on 230g HoverAir Versa (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Luke James | get DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo → | tags: hoverair, versa, fcc

611.

Startup to use drones to keep clouds away from solar farms, 'Our ultimate goal is to reduce the intensity of severe storms and hurricanes' — chemical-free tech promises up to 30% power boost for $30 to $60 an hour (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Jowi Morales | get EcoFlow 220W bifacial portable solar panel → | tags: meteoric, y combinator, drones

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Maxell brings back classic 1970s cassette tapes — 1970s ferric formula is custom-made for vintage PC data drives (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Mark Tyson | get Maxell UR-90 blank cassette tapes → | tags: maxell, cassette tapes, disk union

613.

Amazon Delivery Drone Drops Package Directly Into Customer’s Swimming Pool (futurism.com)

2026-08-23 | by Frank Landymore | get pool skimmer net with telescopic pole → | tags: amazon prime air, drone delivery, texas

614.

I Dream of Quieter Computing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | get reMarkable Paper Pro e-ink tablet → | tags: google glass, cloud computing, webring

615.

If Waymo cars are Level 4 automation, what does it take to be a Level 5? (engadget.com)

2026-08-22 | by Novak Božović | tags: waymo, driver, sae levels

616.

Reading Maps – Journeys from fiction drawn on the real world (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-22 | get The Writer's Map atlas of imaginary lands book → | tags: maps, fiction, journeys

617.

Uber hit with a nearly $1 billion fine for automatically deactivating drivers in Europe (engadget.com)

2026-08-22 | by Jackson Chen | tags: uber, gdpr, autoriteit persoonsgegevens

618.

25 years after the death of 3dfx, the Voodoo 3 gets a Linux driver update — classic Voodoo GPUs can now boot without a PC BIOS (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-22 | by Zak Killian | tags: 3dfx, voodoo 3, linux kernel 7.3

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Save $532 on a 480 Hz OLED gaming monitor — Amazon drops a massive 53% discount on the LG UltraGear 27GX790A-B (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-22 | by Kunal Khullar | get LG UltraGear 27GX790A-B → | tags: lg ultragear, oled monitor, nvidia g-sync

620.

Gamer uncovers factory plastic left on RTX 3070 VRM pads after five years, causing overheating — claims removal and repasting dropped GPU hotspot temperatures by 30°C (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-22 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: rtx 3070, gigabyte, vrm

621.

I’m quitting Kindle, and Amazon’s new DRM update proves why you should too (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-22 | tags: kindle, amazon, drm

622.

A cracked version of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls runs better than the original game, and players are fuming (techspot.com)

2026-08-22 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: marvel tokon, sony interactive entertainment, theia drm

623.

Amazon drops the Logitech G309 Lightspeed mouse to a record-low $34.99 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: logitech g309, lightspeed, hero 25k

624.

AI Boosted Homework Scores, Then Exam Scores Dropped (slashdot.org)

2026-08-21 | tags: the economist, homework scores, exam scores

625.

Tesla recalls 3 million vehicles in China over doorhandle safety, driver monitoring (cnbc.com)

2026-08-21 | by Lora Kolodny | tags: tesla, china, model y

626.

Man Dressed As Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council (slashdot.org)

2026-08-21 | tags: flock cameras, san diego, city council

627.

HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US (theverge.com)

2026-08-21 | by Sean Hollister | tags: hoverair, drone, fcc

628.

Chinese regulators tell Tesla to fix nearly 3 million cars (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: tesla, china, model 3

629.

Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: f-16, russian drone, neptun deep

630.

Explosive Russian drone boat destroyed near European offshore gas site (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: russian drone boat, neptun deep, black sea