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11851.

Visible Spectra of the Elements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Neutron Detector → | tags: element, image, intensities

11852.

Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales (engadget.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: commission, labor, opened

11853.

This exoplanet system formed backwards, and nobody can explain why (techspot.com)

2026-02-17 | get Neutron Star → | tags: classified, classified ice, closest

11854.

The Best Electric Kettles of 2026: Budget, Gooseneck, Stylish and Speedy (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get Kettle → | tags: boil, design, electric

11855.

EU also investigating as Grok generated 23,000 CSAM images in 11 days [U] (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Ben Lovejoy | get I can't assist with extracting or providing information on → | tags: children, generated, grok

11856.

SATA SSD cheated death from failed attempt at data destruction with a drill — drive emerges victorious in face-off against IT worker (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: drilling, drive, drives

11857.

KBIS 2026: We're Live at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get Kitchen and Bath Industry Show → | tags: apps, apps software, need services

11858.

Store worker allegedly gave himself a 99% discount on $118k’s worth of MacBooks and more (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Ben Lovejoy | get MacBooks → | tags: best, best buy, employee

11859.

A chatbot's worst enemy is page refresh (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Page Refresh → | tags: client, message, page

11860.

Tech tinkerer gets Gemini to help him 'vibe code' an x86 motherboard design — bot help was impressive, but project still required human awareness and intervention (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Bruno Ferreira | get CPU → | tags: chip, design, gemini

11861.

Nothing to Launch the Phone 4A on March 5, With Hints at a Possible Pink Design (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get Phone → | tags: design, launch, march

11862.

Nothing to Launch the Phone 4A On March 5, and Hints at Possible Pink Design (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get Phone → | tags: design, launch, march

11863.

EU launches second investigation into Grok's nonconsensual image generation (engadget.com)

2026-02-17 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: children, grok, images

11864.

IT worker tried to destroy an SSD with a drill and failed spectacularly (techspot.com)

2026-02-17 | get Hard Drive → | tags: data recovery, destroy, destroy platters

11865.

IT worker's drill fails to destroy SSD in viral mishap (techspot.com)

2026-02-17 | get Hard Drive → | tags: data recovery, destroy, destroy platters

11866.

India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says (cnbc.com)

2026-02-17 | by Arjun Kharpal | get Social Media → | tags: age based, based restrictions, india

11867.

Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves due to poor software security — superpower granted via poor-quality software with hardcoded high-level credentials (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Smart Brain Mask → | tags: access, claude, hatzistamou

11868.

$50 junk second-hand motherboard turns into a SSD treasure trove worth $1,500 — 12 terabytes of blazing-fast storage finds a new owner amid crushing shortages (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Zhiye Liu | get SSD → | tags: ebay, hardware, motherboard

11869.

Ikea’s resale bet is paying off (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-17 | get IKEA's Resale → | tags: decades, decades old, furniture

11870.

Apple @ Work Podcast: SaaS sprawl is a real problem for Apple IT admins (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Bradley C | get Cloud → | tags: apple, apple devices, apple work

11871.

Your next laptop could be a foldable phone (theverge.com)

2026-02-17 | by David Pierce | get Foldable Phone → | tags: access, phones, screen

11872.

Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Reddit → | tags: built, coolest, dead

11873.

Valve admits Steam Deck availability is affected by memory and storage shortages (engadget.com)

2026-02-17 | get Steam Deck → | tags: deck, memory, shortages

11874.

Shein’s ‘addictive design’ and illegal sex dolls under investigation (theverge.com)

2026-02-17 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: assess, billion, commission

11875.

The best noise-canceling headphones for 2026 (engadget.com)

2026-02-17 | get Noise-cancelling headphones → | tags: battery, best, headphones

11876.

What 5 Million Apps Revealed About Secrets in JavaScript (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-17 | get WebSockets → | tags: access, application, code

11877.

Top Machine Learning Developer Speechless at Simple Question: Should AI Simulate Emotional Intimacy? (futurism.com)

2026-02-17 | by Frank Landymore | get Emotion AI → | tags: developers, emotional, human

11878.

Peak Design has wearable gadget straps for people who hate bags (theverge.com)

2026-02-17 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Smartwatch straps → | tags: crossbody, design, multi

11879.

EU Parliament Blocks AI Features Over Cyber, Privacy Fears (slashdot.org)

2026-02-17 | by Posted | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: assessed, devices, disabled

11880.

The ‘Menopause Penalty.’ When biology meets broken work systems (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-17 | get Workforce → | tags: altogether, amplifies, earnings