GoKawiil - Tech News

1.

Tesla Wall Connector bootloader bypasses the firmware downgrade ratchet (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by David Berard | get Tesla Wall Connector Upgrade Kit → | tags: tesla, wall connector, firmware

2.

HDD Firmware Hacking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Ryan Miceli | tags: hdd firmware, xbox 360, jtag

3.

Warsh's confirmation, Trump-Xi meeting, Cisco earnings and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-05-14 | by Alex Harring | get Cisco Business Router → | tags: federal reserve, kevin warsh, trump xi

4.

Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-14 | by Marina Temkin | get AI Safety and Research Kit → | tags: clio, anthropic, legal tech

5.

HMRC to use AI from British tech firm to spot fraud and tax return errors (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-05-14 | get AI Fraud Detection Software → | tags: hmrc, palantir, british tech firm

6.

Mattress Promo Code: 20% Off │May (wired.com)

2026-05-14 | by Julia Forbes | get Memory Foam Mattress Topper → | tags: mattress firm, purple, tempur-pedic

7.

The FCC Extends a Key Wi-Fi Router Deadline. Here’s Why I’d Still Hold Off on Buying a New One (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get Wi-Fi 6 Router → | tags: fcc, wifi routers, netgear

8.

The FCC Banned Foreign-Made Routers. Here’s Why I Would Hold Off On Buying One (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get Wi-Fi 6 Router → | tags: fcc, foreign-made routers, wifi

9.

Andreessen Horowitz is the midterm elections' biggest donor (engadget.com)

2026-05-13 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: andreessen, andreessen horowitz, firm

10.

NAND contract prices surge over 600% since September 2025, DRAM up ~400% (techspot.com)

2026-05-13 | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: ai startups, doubt, doubt heard

11.

Unitree reveals $650,000 production-ready mecha that punches through walls and crawls like a spider (techspot.com)

2026-05-13 | get Unitree Robotics Spider Robot → | tags: budget, budget models, chinese

12.

Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450M (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Venture Capital Fund Book → | tags: backing, fintech, firm

13.

FCC Says Foreign-Made Routers Can Get Updates Until 2029 (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Wi-Fi 6 Router Firmware Update → | tags: consumer, devices, firmware updates

14.

FCC Softens Ban on Foreign-Made Routers (darkreading.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jai Vijayan | get Wi-Fi 6 Router → | tags: fcc, routers, firmware

15.

FCC slightly relaxes foreign router ban, allows software updates until 2029 (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Wi-Fi 6 Router Firmware Update → | tags: fcc, netgear, eero

16.

Cyber Espionage Group Targets Aviation Firms to Steal Map Data (darkreading.com)

2026-05-11 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: cyber espionage, aviation firms, gis files

17.

All Those A.I. Note Takers? They're Making Lawyers Nervous (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get AI Legal Note Taker → | tags: ai note takers, lawyers, legal tech

18.

FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 — agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Etiido Uko | get Drone Security Firmware Update Kit → | tags: fcc, drones, firmware

19.

North Korean fake remote worker scam lands two Americans 18-month prison sentences for hosting laptops — US firms unknowingly shipped laptops to “employees” who secretly worked from overseas via remote desktop, generating $1.2 million for Pyongyang (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Etiido Uko | get VPN Proxy for Remote Work → | tags: north korean, remote desktop protocol, laptops

20.

Nonprofit hospitals spend billions on consultants with no clear effect (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Healthcare Consulting Services Book → | tags: management consulting firms, hospital investment, jama study

21.

Sleep Number ComfortNext Lux Smart Bed: Redefining Support (wired.com)

2026-05-07 | by Julia Forbes | get Sleep Number ComfortNext Lux Bed → | tags: sleep number, comfortnext lux, smart bed

22.

Ploopy’s new mouse makes the ThinkPad’s iconic TrackPoint portable (theverge.com)

2026-05-07 | by Andrew Liszewski | get ThinkPad TrackPoint Mouse → | tags: trackpoint, ploopy, thinkpad

23.

Samsung didn’t forget the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE in its One UI 8.5 rollout (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-06 | get Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE Case → | tags: samsung, galaxy z flip 7 fe, one ui 8.5

24.

Apple just released new AirPods Max 2 firmware (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple AirPods Max Case → | tags: airpods max, apple, firmware

25.

Community firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper reader (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | tags: xteink, crosspoint reader, esp32-c3

26.

Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-05-04 | get Robotic Waste Collection System → | tags: robots, humanoid, waste firms

27.

Google’s got a new tool for making sure your phone is running the Android apps it should (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-04 | get Android App Verification Tool → | tags: binary transparency, pixel firmware, android apps

28.

Roku and TCL are being sued for allegedly bricking smart TVs with bad updates (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-04 | get Roku Streaming Stick 4K → | tags: roku, tcl, firmware updates

29.

Can Listening to ‘Subliminals’ Make You Beautiful? Plenty of Women Believe It (wired.com)

2026-05-04 | by Miles Klee | get Subliminal Affirmation Audio CDs → | tags: subliminals, tikok, vaporwave

30.

A $7 Raspberry Pi can do something Sony refuses to: give the DualSense wireless haptics on PC (techspot.com)

2026-05-02 | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: raspberry pi, sony, dualsense