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38821.

Multiple brands of Android tablets shipped with built-in malware (Updated: Google statement) (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Android tablet → | tags: android, apps, google

38822.

Meta to retire messenger desktop app and messenger.com in April 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Facebook Messenger → | tags: desktop, messaging, messenger

38823.

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – Forensics and More Fallout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get AI Agent → | tags: agent, ai agent, operator

38824.

Google Pixel 10a pricing, specs, and everything else gets spoiled by early retailer listings (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Google Pixel 5a → | tags: borre, google, google pixel

38825.

The Curling Controversy at the Winter Olympics Isn’t What You Think (wired.com)

2026-02-17 | by Martin Cizmar | get Hair Dryer → | tags: curling, kennedy, match

38826.

Conspiracy Theorists Think Obama Is Sending Secret Messages With Talk About Aliens (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: knows, knows understand, obama

38827.

Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | by Fred Lambert | get Autonomous driving system → | tags: crash, crashes, damage

38828.

The Mindset Every Founder Needs to Make Smarter Business Purchases (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-17 | by Arpit Jain | get Smartphone → | tags: does, evaluating, investment

38829.

High-end Android phones are now powerful enough to emulate the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 — YouTuber gets 2020's hottest PC game running at playable frame rates on Red Magic 11 Pro (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Aaron Klotz | get Red Magic 11 Pro → | tags: android, cyberpunk, emulation

38830.

A YouTuber's $3M Movie Nearly Beat Disney's $40M Thriller at the Box Office (slashdot.org)

2026-02-17 | by Posted | get Movie → | tags: debut, fischbach, iron

38831.

It’s Time to Admit Working in VR Has Been One Big Failure (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get Virtual Reality → | tags: admit, admit working, big failure

38832.

Google Sued by Former NPR Host Over NotebookLM AI Voice (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get NotebookLM → | tags: google, greene, lawsuit

38833.

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, continuing breakneck pace of AI model releases (cnbc.com)

2026-02-17 | by Ashley Capoot | get AI Model → | tags: anthropic, artificial intelligence, claude

38834.

Pinterest Lets Your Control How Much AI Slop You See. Here's How to Tone It Down (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get AI Filter → | tags: ai generated, feed, generated

38835.

Why should you care about quantum computing? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-17 | get Quantum Computing → | tags: actors, actors bother, agreements

38836.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 model brings ‘much-improved coding skills’ and upgraded free tier (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Zac Hall | get Sonnet 4.6 → | tags: anthropic, claude, coding

38837.

Could Water Be the Future of Space Propulsion? This Startup Thinks So (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-17 | get Water Propulsion → | tags: aiming, aiming fly, fly satellite

38838.

Hyatt Executive Chairman Thomas Pritzker steps down over Epstein ties (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-17 | get Private Jet → | tags: affiliation, affiliation jeffrey, attempts

38839.

Google shares how Android 17 is making everything run smoother (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: android, apps, frames

38840.

Apple releases first iOS 26.4 public beta with these changes (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Zac Hall | get iPhone → | tags: apple, beta, beta program

38841.

Spain orders NordVPN, ProtonVPN to block LaLiga piracy sites (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-17 | get NordVPN → | tags: laliga, nordvpn, opportunity

38842.

Show HN: Pg-typesafe – Strongly typed queries for PostgreSQL and TypeScript (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Pg-typesafe → | tags: bigint, field, pg typesafe

38843.

Apple accelerating work on three new AI wearables, per report (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-17 | by Chance Miller | get Smartwatch → | tags: ai pin, apple, camera

38844.

Netflix is adapting the board game Ticket to Ride (engadget.com)

2026-02-17 | get Ticket to Train → | tags: adaptation, advertisement, film

38845.

Computers Powered by Light Could Help AI's Energy Problem (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: computers, computing, energy

38846.

Anthropic's Sonnet 4.6 matches flagship AI performance at one-fifth the cost, accelerating enterprise adoption (venturebeat.com)

2026-02-17 | get Sonnet 4.6 → | tags: agents, anthropic, claude

38847.

How ChatGPT's new Lockdown Mode protects you from cyberattacks - and why it's not for everyone (zdnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by Lance Whitney | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: access, chatgpt, lockdown

38848.

RAM shortage hits Valve's four-year-old Steam Deck, now available "intermittently" (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | get Steam Deck → | tags: announced, chips, deck

38849.

Valve's Steam Deck "intermittently" out of stock as RAM shortage drags on (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | get Steam Deck → | tags: announced, chips, deck

38850.

Stop trying to replace your servers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-17 | get OpenStack → | tags: ai streamline, automating, automating customer