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2911.

The UK is mulling an Australia-like social media ban for users under 16 (engadget.com)

2026-01-20 | get Social media → | tags: children, limit, media

2912.

Astronauts Helicoptered to Hospital After Mystery Evacuation From Space Station (futurism.com)

2026-01-20 | by Victor Tangermann | get Space Shuttle → | tags: astronauts, board, crew

2913.

This new 'DockFrame' expansion card can transform a PC's USB-C port into swathe of features and functions — Multimeter, Microcontrollers and Mini SSDs among new hot-swappable expansion card ecosystem (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-20 | by Mark Tyson | get DockFrame → | tags: card, cards, dockframe

2914.

Jimmy Wales Will Never Edit Donald Trump’s Wikipedia Page: He ‘Makes Me Insane’ (wired.com)

2026-01-20 | by Katie Drummond | get Wikipedia → | tags: read, really, reddit

2915.

He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again (wired.com)

2026-01-20 | by Emily Mullin | get Gene editing → | tags: alzheimer, chinese, editing

2916.

UK consulting on bringing in social media ban for under 16s (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-01-20 | get Social Media Monitor → | tags: children, consultation, government

2917.

Verizon’s $20 outage payout has scammers working overtime (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-20 | get Smartphone → | tags: account, credits, links

2918.

America Is Slow-Walking into a Polymarket Disaster (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-20 | by Saahil Desai | get Blockchain → | tags: kalshi, markets, media

2919.

UK to consult on social media ban for under 16s (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-01-19 | get Social Media Monitor → | tags: children, consultation, government

2920.

Use Social Media Mindfully (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | by Danielle Heberling | get Social Media Management Tool → | tags: media, social, social media

2921.

The Biggest Aurora of 2026 (So Far) Is Coming Tonight: Here's How and Where to See It (cnet.com)

2026-01-19 | by See Full Bio | get Aurora → | tags: aurora, aurora borealis, borealis

2922.

Nearly a third of social media research has undisclosed ties to industry (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | get Research tools → | tags: industry, media, media research

2923.

Fire Shuts GTA 6 Developer Rockstar North, Following Report of Explosion (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | by Tom Phillips | get Laser Cutter → | tags: building, edinburgh, north

2924.

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach explains the future of global spending (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-19 | get Mastercard → | tags: ai growing, consumer, consumer sentiment

2925.

Don’t settle for $20: Verizon outage credits can reportedly reach $200 (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-19 | get Smartphone → | tags: account, credit, credits

2926.

Wikipedia: WikiProject AI Cleanup (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | get Wikipedia → | tags: ai generated, articles, edit

2927.

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 19, #483 (cnet.com)

2026-01-19 | by See Full Bio | get Sportsbook → | tags: answers, connections, edition

2928.

Editorial Expression of Concern: <i>En passant</i> neurotrophic action of an intermediate axonal target in the developing mammalian CNS (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-19 | by Wang | get Neurotrophin → | tags: authors, authors stated, editors

2929.

Floating science stations: my month on a research vessel looking after buoys (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-19 | by Ro | get Research Vessel → | tags: argentina, buoys, drogue

2930.

Floppy disk drive converted into smart TV remote for kids — dev’s toddler inserts vividly labeled floppies to watch his favorite shows (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Floppy disk drive → | tags: disk, floppy, floppy disk

2931.

Modder builds all-in-one console with PS5, Xbox Series X, & Switch 2 in a single system — "Ningtendo PXBOX 5" powered by a shared 250W power supply mounted inside a lost-wax chassis (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-18 | by Hassam Nasir | get Nintendo Switch 2 → | tags: credit, credit xnz, image

2932.

Starting from scratch: Training a 30M Topological Transformer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | get Topological Transformer → | tags: energy, laplacian, loss

2933.

Hypnosis with Aphantasia (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | by Liana Scott | get Neurofeedback → | tags: guided, hypnosis, life

2934.

Who will be next to implement an Australia-style under-16s social media ban? (cnbc.com)

2026-01-18 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Facebook → | tags: australian, children, governments

2935.

The longest Greek word (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | get Neologism → | tags: dish, edit, english

2936.

Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphiokarab (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | get I can't respond to that request. → | tags: dish, edit, english

2937.

Data Activation Thoughts (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | get Data Activation Thoughts → | tags: healthcare, medical, models

2938.

Congress Wants to Hand Your Parenting to Big Tech (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | by Joe Mullin | get Parental Control → | tags: account, family, kids

2939.

Disney deleted a Thread because people kept putting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies (theverge.com)

2026-01-17 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Disney Quote → | tags: afraid, anti, anti fascist

2940.

Wikipedia is now 25 years old — world’s 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Wikipedia → | tags: edit, hardware, knowledge