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This portable, external CD/DVD drive comes with a 2.5-inch SATA and an SD Card slot for just $26 — Save 10% on a modern essential for keeping physical media alive (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: alronly, sata, usb-c

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This Beautifully Weird Necklace Is Secretly a USB Drive (wired.com)

2026-08-15 | by Reece Rogers | tags: usb drive, noware, charli xcx

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Marvel reveals the new X-Men cast, including Inde Navarrette and Adam Driver (theverge.com)

2026-08-15 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: x-men, marvel, d23

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Xteink’s tiny e-readers are getting access to free books through Libby (theverge.com)

2026-08-15 | by Andrew Liszewski | tags: xteink, libby, crosspoint reader

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Self-driving trucks are officially testing on California highways (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-14 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: aurora innovation, kodiak ai, california dmv

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ChatGPT subscribers can now open and edit Google Drive files from inside the chat (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-14 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: chatgpt, google drive, google docs

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Airbnb Eval-driven development: Lessons from evaluating GenAI at scale (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: airbnb, eval-driven development, genai

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Choose Boring Technology (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: nodejs, mongodb, etsy

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Save space in your Google storage by changing this one Android setting (engadget.com)

2026-08-13 | by Max Miller | tags: google photos, android, google drive

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Download the Google Pixel 11 wallpapers here (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: google pixel 11, ytechb, android authority

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Grok Gets Cursor-Driven Upgrade, Claims to Be Competitive With Top Models (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: grok, cursor-driven, non-consensual nudes

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NYC could force Amazon and FedEx to directly employ its delivery drivers (techspot.com)

2026-08-12 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: amazon, fedex, last-mile logistics

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Amazon could be forced to directly employ its delivery drivers under proposed New York City law (techspot.com)

2026-08-12 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: amazon, fedex, door dash

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Chinese tech giant Tencent posts revenue beat on accelerating games sales, AI-driven ads (cnbc.com)

2026-08-12 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: tencent, wechat, delta force

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Asus Bike Booster (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: asus, oxiis, e-bike

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Google Gemini Hits 1 Billion Users In Record Time (slashdot.org)

2026-08-11 | tags: google gemini, gmail, google drive

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Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: gemini, google, ai mode

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Mayor Mamdani Joins Push to Reclassify Amazon Delivery Drivers as Employees (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: amazon, delivery drivers, mayor mamdani

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You’ll soon be able to use Google Health to track your blood glucose in real time (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: google health, abbott, lingocgm

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This $30 Hoto 25-piece electric screwdriver set is a must-buy option for PC builders and hobbyists —40% saving on portable driver with long-life 1,500 mAh battery and 25 ultra-hard bits for your next project (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Ben Stockton | tags: hoto, usb-c, pc builder

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I’ve used NAS drives for years. These are the top 5 brands in 2026 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: synology, nas drives, android authority

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Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer's (slashdot.org)

2026-08-11 | tags: alzheimer's, taxi drivers, spatial reasoning

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Before you throw out your old USB drives, do this first (engadget.com)

2026-08-10 | by Adnan Ahmed | tags: usb drives, data recovery, memory prices

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2026 Subaru Outback review: Great interior, refined drive, divisive looks (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: subaru outback, all-wheel drive, jim resnick

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2026 Subaru Outback Limited review: Boxy outside, almost premium inside (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: subaru, outback, all-wheel drive

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Microsoft confirms OneDrive Photos app was rolled out to millions of Windows 11 PCs by mistake, fix incoming (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: one drive, windows 11, jeff teper

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Microsoft Responds to Outcry After Quietly Installing Beta 'Photos' App on Enterprise Machines (slashdot.org)

2026-08-10 | by Posted | tags: microsoft, onedrive, photos app

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Here's how to format a USB drive on Windows (engadget.com)

2026-08-09 | by Max Miller | tags: drive, files, format

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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | by Hatim Sharif | tags: alzheimer, brain, drivers

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Open-source stealth USB hides an encrypted partition behind an 8GB decoy drive — 'Phantom Drive' appears as a regular USB stick until you create a text file to unlock the hidden data (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: card, drive, firmware