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Microsoft Added AI to Notepad and It Created a Security Failure Because the AI Was Stupidly Easy for Hackers to Trick (futurism.com)

2026-02-14 | by Victor Tangermann | get Microsoft Word → | tags: notepad, microsoft, command injection

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iFixIt calls BMW’s new anti-consumer security screws 'a logo-shaped middle finger to right to repair,' Adafruit 3D prints a solution — BMW's connector reverse engineered using patent filing as a design blueprint (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Mark Tyson | get iFixit Adafruit → | tags: bmw roundel logo, torx fasteners, right to repair

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The Pocket Taco is the best way to turn your phone into a Game Boy (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Smartphone → | tags: game boy, iphone, gamepad

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WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical" (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-13 | get Vaccine trial → | tags: benn, dose, guinea bissau

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You Can Binge All the Hallmark Romance Your Heart Desires for Free. Here's How (cnet.com)

2026-02-13 | by See Full Bio | get Streaming Service → | tags: bingepass, card, hallmark

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El Paso airport closed after military used new anti-drone laser to zap party balloon (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-11 | get Drone jammer → | tags: administration, airport, airspace

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Pre-incision structures reveal principles of DNA nucleotide excision repair (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-11 | by Li | get DNA Repair System → | tags: et al, excision, excision repair

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Yet another co-founder departs Elon Musk's xAI (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-10 | get Neural Network → | tags: departed, departure, employees

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Grok-maker xAI loses another co-founder (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-10 | get Grok-maker AI → | tags: departed, departure, employees

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If You Want To Keep Using Your HomePod, Update It Now (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-10 | get HomePod → | tags: finally, finally new, forced

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EU tells Meta to let rivals run AI chatbots on WhatsApp (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-09 | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: causing, causing irreparable, depending

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DOJ is investigating if Netflix used anticompetitive tactics as part of its merger probe (engadget.com)

2026-02-07 | get Streaming service → | tags: bros, department, investigation

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The State Department is scrubbing its X accounts of all posts from before Trump's second term (engadget.com)

2026-02-07 | get Social Media → | tags: accounts, administrations, department

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Microsoft account bugs locked me out of Notepad – Are thin clients ruining PCs? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-07 | by Ben Wilson | get Microsoft Word → | tags: microsoft, notepad, open

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I wish every Android phone had Samsung’s Separate App Sound feature. Here’s how it works (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-07 | get Soundbar → | tags: app sound, audio, music

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Payments platform BridgePay confirms ransomware attack behind outage (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-07 | get Blockchain → | tags: bridgepay, card, gateway

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7 Game-Changing Business Lessons Every Entrepreneur Can Learn From the Super Bowl (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-06 | by Georgi Todorov | get Cloud Computing → | tags: bowl, clear, performance

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Tim Cook talks succession, executive departures during all-hands meeting (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-05 | by Chance Miller | get Apple Watch → | tags: apple, cook, departures

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Apple’s new ‘HomePad’ is my most wanted product that’s coming soon (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-05 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Smartwatch → | tags: apple, camera, home

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US launches plan to tackle China's critical minerals dominance (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-05 | get Rare Earth → | tags: america, america epstein, department

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX company town is getting a police department (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-04 | by Sean O'Kane | get Saturn V → | tags: city, department, police

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Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China (wired.com)

2026-02-04 | by Dan Goodin | get Notebook Plus → | tags: beaumont, notepad, plus

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The F Word (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-04 | by Visit Profile | get Language → | tags: department, friction, intention

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Notepad++ says it was hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers (engadget.com)

2026-02-03 | get Notebook Plus → | tags: devices, download, experts

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Adobe Is Killing A Popular Animation And Game Development Program (slashdot.org)

2026-02-03 | by Posted | tags: defense, defense ibm, department

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Notepad++ update server hijacked in targeted attacks — outfit claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers may be to blame (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-03 | by Luke James | get Notepad → | tags: attackers, hosting, installers

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Anti-ICE protesters should want more Palantir in government, CEO Karp says (cnbc.com)

2026-02-02 | by Samantha Subin | get Palantir → | tags: agency, alex, alex karp

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Notepad++ users take note: It's time to check if you're hacked (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-02 | get Notebook Plus → | tags: infrastructure, malicious, notepad

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Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-02 | by Zack Whittaker | get Notepad → | tags: government, hackers, ho said

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Notepad++ Compromised By State Actor (slashdot.org)

2026-02-02 | by Posted | get Notepad → | tags: compromise, level, malicious