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1021.

Roblox agrees to a $12 million settlement with Nevada (engadget.com)

2026-04-17 | get Roblox Premium Membership → | tags: roblox, nevada, facial age estimation

1022.

Ban the sale of precise geolocation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Tom Uren | get GPS Blocker Device → | tags: geolocation, citizen lab, cobweb technologies

1023.

It Is Time to Ban the Sale of Precise Geolocation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Tom Uren | get GPS Blocker Device → | tags: geolocation, citizen lab, cobweb technologies

1024.

A Prominent PR Firm Is Running a Fake News Site That’s Plagiarizing Original Journalism at Incredible Scale (futurism.com)

2026-04-17 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get Fake News Detection Book → | tags: futurism, plagiarism, national today

1025.

Intel hires tenured Samsung exec to lead Foundry Services — signals company focus on winning business from potential Foundry suitors (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel Foundry Services Kit → | tags: intel, samsung foundry, semiconductor

1026.

Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-17 | get Starship V3 Model Kit → | tags: spacex, blue origin, artemis ii

1027.

Build an entire 9800X3D PC with 128GB of RAM for $2,999 — Newegg bundle includes Asus B850 motherboard, 1TB of storage, and RTX 5070 Ti (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Joe Shields | tags: ryzen 7 9800x3d, asus b850, gigabyte rtx 5070 ti

1028.

How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres' environmental toll (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Environmental Data Center Report → | tags: microsoft, digitaleurope, amazon

1029.

This new Google Pixel phone is exclusive to Japan (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get Google Pixel Japan Case → | tags: google pixel, japan, google

1030.

A $7,000 DIY radar project is taking on hardware that usually costs over $100,000 (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get DIY Radar Kit → | tags: motii, aeris-10, radar

1031.

A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend (theverge.com)

2026-04-17 | by Thomas Ricker | tags: blue origin, new glenn, spacex

1032.

Discourse Is Not Going Closed Source (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Apr | get Discourse Forum Software → | tags: discourse, cal.com, github

1033.

These companies are actually upskilling their workers for AI - here's how they do it (zdnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by Radhika Rajkumar | tags: upskilling, semafor, prompt engineering

1034.

Could a digital twin make you into a 'superworker'? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-16 | get Digital Twin Simulation Kit → | tags: digital twin, superworker, gartner

1035.

The 3 PR Strategies I Stopped Recommending to Clients After They Backfired (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | by Ali Raza | get PR Strategy Guidebook → | tags: pr strategies, press releases, media outreach

1036.

Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Lucas Ropek | get Netflix Logo Mug → | tags: netflix, reed hastings, blockbust

1037.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 17, #1041 (cnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1038.

Blackmagic Camera for iOS now has a companion Watch app (engadget.com)

2026-04-16 | get Blackmagic Video Assist 5 → | tags: blackmagic design, blackmagic camera, apple watch

1039.

European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Signal Private Messenger → | tags: whatsapp, signal, european commission

1040.

The European Commission wants Google to share search engine data with competitors (engadget.com)

2026-04-16 | get Google Search Data Access Kit → | tags: google, digital markets act, search engine data

1041.

Playdate’s handheld changed how Duke University teaches game design (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Playdate Handheld Console → | tags: playdate, panic, unreal engine

1042.

A Tiny Yellow Handheld Changed How Duke University Teaches Game Design (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Game Design Handheld Kit → | tags: playdate, panic, unreal engine

1043.

A U.S. state just banned big AI data centers. Here’s why it might not be the last (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | get AI Data Center Cooling Fans → | tags: maine, ai data centers, tech giants

1044.

After 100 Years, Engineers Finally Discover Why Rubber Is So Tough (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-16 | get Rubber Toughness Engineering Kit → | tags: rubber, engineers, reinforced rubber

1045.

Quantum photonics roadmap — how Xanadu and PsiQuantum are looking to transfer qubits through beams of light (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Francisco Pires | get Quantum Photonics Starter Kit → | tags: quantum photonics, xanadu quantum technologies, psiquantum

1046.

The Always Pan People Made a Rice Cooker, and It's Totally Adorable (cnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by See Full Bio | get Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 → | tags: our place, wonder oven pro, fuzzy logic technology

1047.

SpaceX and Other Elon Musk Companies Are Propping Up Cybertruck Sales (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-16 | get Tesla Cybertruck Accessories → | tags: spacex, elon musk, cybertruck

1048.

Want to build a startup that gets acquired? This founder shares 5 proven tips (zdnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by Mark Samuels | get Startup Success Toolkit → | tags: snoop, virgin money, vanquis

1049.

Blackmagic Camera app for iOS updated to version 3.3, headlined by Apple Watch companion (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-16 | by Jeff Benjamin | get Blackmagic Camera Control App → | tags: blackmagic design, blackmagic camera app, apple watch

1050.

EU Age Verification App Announced To Protect Children Online (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Kids Safe Browser → | tags: eu age verification, digital services act, open-source technology