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Intellexa’s Predator spyware used to hack iPhone of journalist in Angola, research says (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-18 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get I cannot provide information on how to hack into someone → | tags: amnesty, angola, government

572.

Apple’s AI Pendant Sounds Like a Watered-Down Humane Ai Pin (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartwatch → | tags: ai glasses, ban meta, clones

573.

I'm a fan of the Echo Show 11, even if it's not perfect (but it is on sale) (zdnet.com)

2026-02-16 | by Maria Diaz | get Amazon Echo Show → | tags: alexa, amazon, echo

574.

KPMG Partner Fined Over Using AI To Pass AI Test (slashdot.org)

2026-02-16 | by Posted | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ai tools, exams, internal

575.

Running My Own XMPP Server (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-16 | get XMPP → | tags: docker, example, example com

576.

Site of Elementary School Was Sprayed With Radioactive Fracking Waste, Worker Warns (futurism.com)

2026-02-16 | by Joe Wilkins | get Radioactive fracking waste → | tags: barbed wire, fracking, oil gas

577.

Fracking Waste Sprayed on Future Site of Elementary School, Worker Warns (futurism.com)

2026-02-16 | by Joe Wilkins | get Drill Bits → | tags: barbed wire, fracking, oil gas

578.

Inner-Platform Effect (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-15 | get Virtual Reality → | tags: desktop, edit, example

579.

Large Language Models for Mortals: A Practical Guide for Analysts with Python (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-15 | by Andrew P. Wheeler | get Language Models → | tags: applications, book, code

580.

Why Amazon's Echo Hub became my favorite way to control my smart home (zdnet.com)

2026-02-15 | by Maria Diaz | get Smart Speaker → | tags: alexa, devices, echo

581.

Best Smart Soundbar of 2026 (cnet.com)

2026-02-14 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Speaker → | tags: tcl, flexconnect, google assistant

582.

15+ best Alexa commands to make your home work smarter (Prime not required) (zdnet.com)

2026-02-14 | by Maria Diaz | get Smart Home → | tags: alexa, echo, home

583.

Researchers turn Edison's 1879 light bulb into a mini graphene reactor (techspot.com)

2026-02-13 | get Graphene Reactor → | tags: arranged, arranged hexagonal, atoms

584.

The Kindle Scribe’s latest update turns scribbles into action (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-12 | get Erasers → | tags: alexa, amazon, kindle

585.

Show HN: I generated a "stress test" of 200 rare defects from 7 real photos (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get ImageJ → | tags: broken, broken insulators, example

586.

HDRify: True HDR image viewer, and tool set in pure JavaScript (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get TrueView → | tags: clicking, clicking examples, example

587.

Amazon's Send to Alexa+ feature arrives on Kindle Scribe and Scribe Colorsoft (engadget.com)

2026-02-12 | get Kindle Scribe → | tags: able, alexa, amazon

588.

Canada tariffs, McDonald's value push, El Paso airport and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-02-12 | by Josephine Rozzelle | get McDonald's → | tags: airspace, cnbc, morning

589.

Alexa+ and Kindle Scribe Now Work Together With ‘Send to Alexa’ (wired.com)

2026-02-12 | by Nena Farrell | get E-reader → | tags: alexa, kindle, kindle scribe

590.

Amazon’s Send to Alexa Plus makes the Kindle Scribe feel more like a productivity device (theverge.com)

2026-02-12 | by Sheena Vasani | get Kindle Scribe → | tags: alexa, amazon, asked

591.

D Programming Language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get C → | tags: approval, approval showcased, brief

592.

Stay Patient, Apple Fans: Siri AI Delayed Again to Late 2026 at the Earliest (cnet.com)

2026-02-12 | by See Full Bio | get Smartwatch → | tags: alexa, apple, bloomberg

593.

You can unlock this secure SSD with the touch of your smartphone (zdnet.com)

2026-02-09 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Secure SSD → | tags: drive, iphone, lexar

594.

Harvard engineers 3D-print soft robots that bend, twist, grasp, and move on command (techspot.com)

2026-02-08 | get Soft Robots → | tags: advanced, advanced materials, air built

595.

The Technologies Changing How You’ll Watch the 2026 Winter Olympic Games (wired.com)

2026-02-07 | by Mila Fiordalisi | get Virtual Reality → | tags: exarchos, games, olympic

596.

New Voice Assistants Are Officially a Whiff (for Now) (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-06 | get Smart Speaker → | tags: alexa, alexa google, amazon

597.

New Alexa’s issues are already making some users return to old Siri (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-06 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Echo → | tags: alexa, alexa app, list

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The Alexa app is so bad I’m using Siri again (theverge.com)

2026-02-06 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Amazon Echo → | tags: alexa, alexa plus, list

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Amazon's Alexa Plus Confounds Chris Hemsworth in Big Game Ad as the AI Tool Launches (cnet.com)

2026-02-05 | by See Full Bio | get Echo → | tags: alexa, alexa plus, amazon

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Amazon's Alexa Plus Confounds Chris Hemsworth in Super Bowl Ad as the AI Tool Launches (cnet.com)

2026-02-05 | by See Full Bio | get Echo → | tags: alexa, alexa plus, amazon