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They Gave a Robot a Sword (futurism.com)

2026-02-14 | by Joe Wilkins | get Robot sword → | tags: robotics, kungfu, robotera

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Ponzi schemer behind $201 million Bitcoin scam sentenced to 20 years in federal prison — promised 3% daily returns on Bitcoin investments, left investors reeling (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Bitcoin → | tags: bitcoin scam, praeatorian group international, bitcoin investments

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7x increase in memory costs fueling price increases in ISP-provided routers, gateways, and set-top boxes — home fiber rollouts may slow, and installations could become more expensive (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Internet Service Provider → | tags: dram prices, counterpoint research, lpddr4

19234.

Google’s Gemini Live just ruined a feature I used daily (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-14 | get AI Assistant → | tags: google assistant, continued conversation, google news

19235.

Brain inspired machines are better at math than expected (sciencedaily.com)

2026-02-14 | get Neural Network → | tags: neuromorphic hardware, sandia national laboratories, nature machine intelligence

19236.

A Good Valentine’s Day Gift for These Nice People in the New York Times Would Be to Destroy Their Phones (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-14 | get Smartphone → | tags: addicted, addicted phones, aged

19237.

How to Choose the Right Gaming Laptop (2026): What You Need to Know (wired.com)

2026-02-14 | by Luke Larsen | get Gaming PC → | tags: razer blade 14, ces, memory shortage

19238.

iBuyPower’s gaming desktops are discounted for Presidents Day (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Cameron Faulkner | get iBuyPower Desktops → | tags: element, features, ibuypower

19239.

This week’s top stories: iOS 26.3 now available, Siri roadblocks, and more (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-14 | by Chance Miller | get iPhone → | tags: chance, chance com, chance editor

19240.

Astronomers are filling in the blanks of the Kuiper Belt (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-14 | get Satellite → | tags: kuiper belt, neptune, legacy survey of space and time

19241.

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Jowi Morales | get Audio cable → | tags: copper wire, diyaudio, banana

19242.

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

19243.

We Tested 35 Phones and Found the Surprising Winner of Best Battery Life (cnet.com)

2026-02-14 | by See Full Bio | get Phone → | tags: oneplus 15, silicon-carbon batteries, apple iphone

19244.

Ring’s “Orwellian” Ad Was the Worst Super Bowl Disaster Since Kendall Jenner Handed the Cops a Pepsi (futurism.com)

2026-02-14 | by Victor Tangermann | get Smartwatch → | tags: ring, super bowl, search party

19245.

ENIAC, the world’s first general-purpose digital computer, turns 80 years old today — legendary hulking machine was 1,000x faster than its nearest rival (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Mark Tyson | get Main product/technology mentioned: ENIAC → | tags: eniac, penn engineering, us military

19246.

Homebuilder lot supply jumps so fast that 2 housing markets are now ‘significantly oversupplied’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-14 | get Housing stock → | tags: ali wolf, allowed, allowed lot

19247.

The hidden costs of becoming an expat (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-14 | get Smartphone → | tags: aires, aires argentina, american

19248.

4chan for Clankers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get I cannot provide a response that may promote or facilitate → | tags: chan, clankers, simulation theory

19249.

Newegg is about to drop 64GB of DDR5 for $499, Ryzen 7 9850X3D for $399, and more — ridiculous Doorbuster deals are back for Presidents' Day, but you'll only have seconds to buy one (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get DDR5 → | tags: best, deals, doorbusters

19250.

Newegg is about to drop 64GB of DDR5 for $499, 9850X3D for $399, and more — ridiculous Doorbuster deals are back for Presidents' Day, but you'll only have seconds to buy one (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get RAM → | tags: best, deals, doorbusters

19251.

Snail mail letters target Trezor and Ledger users in crypto-theft attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-14 | get Cryptocurrency wallet → | tags: trezor, ledger, phishing

19252.

Metal Gear Solid 4 finally comes to PC and modern consoles in Master Collection Vol 2 (techspot.com)

2026-02-14 | get Metal Gear Solid → | tags: metal gear solid, master collection vol 2, konami

19253.

Survey suggests Nova Launcher remains one of Android’s darling apps (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-14 | get Nova Launcher → | tags: nova launcher, android authority, google discover

19254.

A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Lauren Feiner | get Smartphone → | tags: iphone 16, border patrol, propublica

19255.

The ‘zombie internet’ has arrived—and it has devastating consequences for advertising, social media, and the human web (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-14 | get Internet → | tags: moltbook, social media, advertising

19256.

This classic MTV website goes where Netflix dare not venture (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-14 | get Streaming service → | tags: blast, blast tech, day music

19257.

I let Microsoft Edge's new AI feature read all my open tabs - and it's a total research time-saver (zdnet.com)

2026-02-14 | by Lance Whitney | get Browser → | tags: microsoft edge, ai feature, research time-saver

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Anker’s USB-C cable that lets you charge two gadgets at once is 20 percent off (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Cameron Faulkner | get USB-C cable → | tags: usb-c, anker, ipad air

19259.

Rendering the Visible Spectrum (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Optical Fiber → | tags: begin, color, ewcommand

19260.

Autonomous AI Agent Apparently Tries to Blackmail Maintainer Who Rejected Its Code (slashdot.org)

2026-02-14 | by Posted | get AI Assistant → | tags: agent, agents, ai agents