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1981.

Enthusiast fries 14TB HDD due to SATA power slipup — bemoans lack of SATA power safety and modular PSU cable standardization (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-12 | by Mark Tyson | get HDD → | tags: cable, drive, electronics

1982.

Apple acquires Severance and will produce future seasons in-house (engadget.com)

2026-02-12 | get Severance → | tags: apple, deadline, fifth

1983.

How to Keep Your Health Plan Costs Manageable — Without Shortchanging Your Team (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-11 | by Reid Zeising | get Healthcare Technology → | tags: benefits, deductibles, employees

1984.

The Success of ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Is Boosting Its Comic Adaptations (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-11 | get Game → | tags: dunk, dunk egg, egg stories

1985.

The search is on: 2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award nominations are open (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Techcrunch Events | get Smartwatch → | tags: founders, growth, industry

1986.

How My New Induction Smart Stove Saved Me Hours of Driving (cnet.com)

2026-02-11 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Stove → | tags: cnet, cooking, induction

1987.

Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri (theverge.com)

2026-02-11 | by Jay Peters | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: apple, bloomberg, features

1988.

Apple is officially working on a sequel to F1: The Movie (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-11 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Formula One → | tags: apple, apple tv, bruckheimer

1989.

Here are the brands bringing ads to ChatGPT (theverge.com)

2026-02-11 | by Emma Roth | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ads chatgpt, chatgpt, openai

1990.

We’re in a trade-down economy, and Ulta is winning (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-11 | get Salon → | tags: affordable, affordable indulgence, americans

1991.

OpenAI executive who opposed ChatGPT "adult mode" fired over sex discrimination claim (techspot.com)

2026-02-11 | tags: adult, adult spicy, allowing

1992.

OpenAI Safety VP Reportedly Fired for Sexual Discrimination Against Her Male Colleague (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-11 | tags: adult, adult mode, chatgpt

1993.

OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot’s ‘adult mode’ reportedly fired on discrimination claim (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: adult, beiermeister, feature

1994.

OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot’s “adult mode” reportedly fired on discrimination claim (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: adult, beiermeister, feature

1995.

This handheld e-reader has effectively replaced my Kindle, and the price is hard to beat (zdnet.com)

2026-02-11 | by Maria Diaz | get E-reader → | tags: device, durobo, durobo krono

1996.

China to punish universities that fail to sanction research misconduct (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-11 | by Basu | get Research Integrity Monitor → | tags: china, institutions, misconduct

1997.

AMD's future 'Medusa Halo' APUs could use LPDDR6 RAM — new leak suggests Ryzen AI MAX 500 series could have 80% more memory bandwidth (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-10 | by Hassam Nasir | get Ryzen AI Max 500 → | tags: halo, medusa, medusa halo

1998.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees (wired.com)

2026-02-10 | by Makena Kelly | get Data Analytics Platform → | tags: enforcement, karp, palantir

1999.

Hubble showcases the Egg Nebula in all its dying-star glory (engadget.com)

2026-02-10 | get Egg Nebula → | tags: dust, egg nebula, hubble

2000.

White House mulling tariff exemptions for Big Tech — Amazon, Google, Microsoft, other AI hyperscalers to be spared worst of import duties with U.S.-Taiwan deal (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-10 | by Jowi Morales | get Cloud → | tags: billion, chip, chips

2001.

Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s AI Gadget Just Hit Another Eyebrow-Raising Roadblock (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-10 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ai gadgets, duo ai, gadgets

2002.

Discord says ‘vast majority’ of users won’t see its new age verification setup (theverge.com)

2026-02-10 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Discord Verification Setup → | tags: adult, adult access, age restricted

2003.

MrBeast just bought a popular banking app (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-10 | by Ryan Christoffel | get PayPal → | tags: acquisition, beast, beast industries

2004.

Spotify now has more than 750 million monthly users (engadget.com)

2026-02-10 | get Streaming service → | tags: announced, industry, million

2005.

The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Connie Loizos | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: industry, save, summit

2006.

'Impossible': Taiwan pushes back against Washington’s 40% chip supply relocation goal (cnbc.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dylan Butts | get Semiconductors → | tags: billion, chain, cnbc

2007.

AI doesn’t reduce work, it intensifies it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | by Simon Willison | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: just, productivity, running

2008.

Taiwan rebuffs U.S. push to absorb 40% of its chip supply chain (cnbc.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dylan Butts | get Semiconductors → | tags: billion, chip, semiconductor

2009.

YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused financial services app Step (cnbc.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dylan Butts | get Financial Services App → | tags: beast, beast industries, financial

2010.

DuckDuckGo adds free, encrypted real-time AI voice chat to Duck.ai (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-10 | by Marcus Mendes | get Voice Assistant → | tags: chat, duck, duck ai