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1831.

AI creates 16 new viruses that never existed in nature after learning DNA’s pattern from 9 trillion nucleotides — experts warn such applications are way ahead of necessary guardrails (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Etiido Uko | tags: blocks, model, organism

1832.

Timeline of the OpenAI accidental attack against Hugging Face (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | by Simon Willison | tags: agent, agents, artifactory

1833.

The Labor Market Might Not Need as Many Jobs to Be Healthy (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-08 | tags: celebrities, celebrities romantic, equity

1834.

Xteink X4 Pro Pocket E-Reader Review (2026): Fun but Limited (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Nena Farrell | tags: books, read, readers

1835.

X is replacing revenue sharing with a new original content rewards program (engadget.com)

2026-08-08 | by Mariella Moon | tags: original, original content, premium

1836.

I’m finally streaming Netflix in 4K on Chrome — here’s how you can too (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: browser, chrome, getting

1837.

NASA modded space station's laptops so everyone could use the same charger — standardizing ISS chargers eliminated useless weight and reduced failure points (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Mark Tyson | tags: laptops, modem, nasa

1838.

Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Dell Cameron | tags: nexar, openai, security

1839.

Apple's rumored "Ultra" lineup would include a foldable iPhone, camera AirPods, and a touchscreen MacBook (techspot.com)

2026-08-08 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: airpods, apple, cameras

1840.

Hackers breach TrueConf to trojanize client installers with backdoors (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: client, head, head mare

1841.

Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: advance, advance directed, affected

1842.

Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: apple, apple introduces, devices

1843.

New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: amazon, amazon data, center

1844.

US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: cluster, cluster deaths, command

1845.

US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of Deaths by Suicide (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: cluster, cluster deaths, command

1846.

VC-Funded Startups Linked to Persistent Fraud (futurism.com)

2026-08-08 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: cases, entrepreneurs, performance

1847.

Just How Bad Are AI Data Centers for Your Local Water? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: ai draining, asked, asked experts

1848.

Modder turns Steam Controller trackpad haptics into stereo speakers with custom HID tool — Wired connection transmits 16-bit audio that sounds surprisingly full (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: audio, controller, hardware

1849.

States with the least—and most—housing market inventory heading into the fall (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: active, active housing, crawl

1850.

Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Matt Burgess | tags: domain, domains, messages

1851.

How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Justin Pot | tags: docs, features, google

1852.

Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: band, browser, burned

1853.

SK Hynix is spending $38 billion to build two new chip fabs (techspot.com)

2026-08-08 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: capacity, hynix, memory

1854.

Hairmax LaserBand 82 ComfortFlex Review: Putting Down New Roots (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Kat Merck | tags: follicles, hair, hair follicles

1855.

Before you buy another USB-C charger, make sure it has this critical (and hidden) spec (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: charger, charging, support

1856.

DeepMind's WeatherNext model achieves breakthrough forecasting cyclones (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | by Weathernext Team | tags: cyclones, forecasters, hurricane

1857.

Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook (futurism.com)

2026-08-08 | by Frank Landymore | tags: engagement, facebook, meta

1858.

Don’t wait for the Pixel 11: Why you should buy the Pixel 10 right now (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: android, base, camera

1859.

Why can’t your email be as secure as your texts? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: apple, end end, messages

1860.

Turn your handwriting into a font for Android, Windows, or MacOS (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: bit differently, differently, form