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Sony’s PS5 Price Hikes Prove This Console Generation Is Far From Over. Good. (wired.com)

2026-04-05 | by Matt Kamen | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: playstation 5, sony, console generation

2552.

How the Amazon Echo learned to talk — and listen (theverge.com)

2026-04-05 | by David Pierce | get Echo Dot (5th Gen) → | tags: amazon echo, alexa, voice assistant

2553.

Italian court says Netflix must refund customers up to $576 over price hikes (techspot.com)

2026-04-05 | get Netflix Refund Gift Card → | tags: netflix, netflix italia, court of rome

2554.

The Document Foundation Removes Dozens of Collabora Developers (slashdot.org)

2026-04-04 | by Posted | get LibreOffice Productivity Suite → | tags: libreoffice, collabora, document foundation

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German men 18-45 need military permit to leave country for longer than 3 months (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-04 | by Srinivas Mazumdaru | get German Travel Document Organizer → | tags: bundeswehr, germany, military service

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'Every Microsoft engineer got a stopwatch,' says Windows veteran reminiscing about company's past focus on speed — asserts that 'everything' was timed to ensure acceptable performance in the 1980s (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Microsoft Stopwatch Collection → | tags: microsoft, windows, ms-dos

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Device code phishing attacks surge 37x as new kits spread online (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-04 | get Phishing Awareness Security Kit → | tags: oauth 2.0, device code, push security

2558.

Scientists Say They’ve Found “Dark Points” That Move Faster Than the Speed of Light (futurism.com)

2026-04-04 | by Victor Tangermann | get Faster-Than-Light Science Kit → | tags: dark points, light waves, general relativity

2559.

3 tips from a cognitive scientist on how to beat decision fatigue (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-04 | get Decision Fatigue Journal → | tags: decision fatigue, circadian cycles, cognitive scientist

2560.

The FAA’s flight restriction for drones is an attempt to criminalize filming ICE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Sophia Cope | get Drone Safety and Regulations Kit → | tags: faa, drone restriction, ice

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Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-03 | get Native American Probability Dice → | tags: native american dice, maya ballgames, probability

2562.

Iran strikes leave Amazon availability zones "hard down" in Bahrain and Dubai (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Alex Kantrowitz | get Amazon Web Services Cloud Backup → | tags: amazon web services, availability zones, iran strikes

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Iran Strikes Leave Amazon Availability Zones "Hard Down" in Bahrain and Dubai (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Alex Kantrowitz | get Amazon Web Services Cloud Backup → | tags: amazon web services, aws regions, iran strikes

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Utah Is Giving Dr. AI the Power to Renew Drug Prescriptions (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-03 | tags: utah, dr. ai, drug prescriptions

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Netflix Must Refund Customers For Years of Price Hikes, Italian Court Rules (slashdot.org)

2026-04-03 | get Netflix Refund Policy Guide → | tags: netflix, italian court, consumer rights

2566.

Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now (wired.com)

2026-04-03 | by Makena Kelly | tags: doge, medicaid, department of health and human services

2567.

Firm boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100k up to staggering $4.5M (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Luke James | get H.264 Licensing Fee Guide → | tags: via licensing, h.264, streaming license

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Netflix must refund customers for years of price hikes, Italian court rules (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-03 | get Streaming Service Refund Guide → | tags: netflix, consumer rights, italian court

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Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Luke James | get H.264 Codec Licensing Kit → | tags: h.264, via licensing alliance, streaming license fees

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OpenClaw privilege escalation vulnerability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | tags: privilege escalation, openclaw, cve-2026-33579

2571.

Why employees are giving up remote work and moving back to urban centers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | get Remote Work Productivity Kit → | tags: remote work, urban centers, return-to-office

2572.

I've worn the Oura Ring and Apple Watch for years: Here's which of two is more essential (zdnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by Nina Raemont | get Oura Ring Sleep Tracker → | tags: apple watch, oura ring, health trackers

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Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-03 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity Toolkit for Europe → | tags: eu cybersecurity agency, teampcp, amazon web services

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How to pay less for gas: 5 free apps I use to find the lowest fuel prices nearby (zdnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by Lance Whitney | get GasBuddy Fuel Savings App → | tags: zdnet, fuel prices, apps

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Your TV may be tracking your viewing data - here's how to stop it (beyond disabling ACR) (zdnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by Taylor Clemons | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: hdmi-cec, acr, smart tvs

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EV adoption in America: Who's winning, who's losing? (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-03 | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: gallon, gas prices, percent

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RAM Prices Are Killing Small Gaming Devices (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-03 | tags: lenovo, gaming handhelds, ram prices

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Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files was problematic. Here’s how it led to her downfall (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | tags: epstein files, jeffrey epstein, department of justice

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Hims & Hers warns of data breach after Zendesk support ticket breach (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-03 | get Zendesk Support Ticket Management → | tags: zendesk, telehealth, hims & hers

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Give Your Laptop an Easy Upgrade with This Microsoft Bundle (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | by Entrepreneur Store | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Bundle → | tags: microsoft office, windows 11 pro, co pilot