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Researchers build a drone that navigates with physical whiskers to operate in dark, dusty or smoky places where cameras or GPS can fail — sub-100 gram drones run 34KB software to enable sub-millimeter precision (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | get sub-100 gram micro FPV drone → | tags: delft university of technology, whisker sensor, tactile navigation

122.

Mathematical Billiards (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | get billiards pool table set → | tags: mathematical billiards, geogebra, inner billiards

123.

Final Fantasy VII Revelation might use upwards of 200 GB and requires an additional download — latest entry in the series of remakes may set a new record for the size of a base install (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Samsung T7 Shield 2TB portable SSD → | tags: final fantasy vii revelation, naoki hamaguchi, tokyo game show

124.

Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming (engadget.com)

2026-09-20 | by Luke James | tags: winamp, deezer, alexandre saboundjian

125.

Say Hello to RatHat, a New AI-Powered Malware Invading the Android Ecosystem (cnet.com)

2026-09-20 | by Joe Hindy | get Bitdefender Mobile Security Android antivirus → | tags: rathat, zimperium, android malware

126.

Do birds have accents? the regional differences in birdsong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | by Louise Gentle | get Bushnell H2O binoculars birdwatching → | tags: birdsong, international dawn chorus day, blue tits

127.

AI, data center alarms dominate Congressional Black Caucus week in Washington (cnbc.com)

2026-09-20 | by Karen James Sloan Frank Holland | tags: congressional black caucus, hakeem jeffries, yvette clarke

128.

Prusa CORE One+ INDX review: Time for a 'Tool' change (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Denise Bertacchi | get Prusa CORE One 3D printer → | tags: prusa core one, bondtech, indx toolchanger

129.

Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimes — watching commercials earns ad-free playtime credits (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | tags: microsoft patent, free-to-play, in-game advertising

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North Korea used job interviews to deploy malware on 30,000 devices during coding tests — WaterPlum group loots $10.7 million in crypto and plants persistent RATs (tomshardware.com)

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131.

Kash Patel says that AI use at the FBI has 'increased by 605%' since he became director — claims that every major tech player is 'embedded' in the agency (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: kash patel, fbi, artificial intelligence

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emerges as Trump's top ally in AI safety debate (cnbc.com)

2026-09-20 | by Kif Leswing Ashley Capoot | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card → | tags: jensen huang, nvidia, donald trump

133.

Autonomous NATO strike drone uses Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano to independently pick and bomb targets — Swedish startup's attack drones run small AI model, require no human input and zero external comms (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Shane Downing | tags: nvidia jetson orin nano, scaleout systems, bae systems bofors

134.

An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang (arstechnica.com)

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135.

Scientists Create New Humanoid Robot That Flinches in Fear When You Come Close (futurism.com)

2026-09-20 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: digit 5, agility robotics, humanoid robots

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Jensen Huang says there is '0% chance' AI destroys the world by 2030 — 'We should go as fast as we can, irrespective of anyone else,' dismisses Anthropic doom warnings and rejects new regulations (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Anton Shilov | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU → | tags: jensen huang, nvidia, artificial intelligence

137.

Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Mark Tyson | get Windows 11 Pro license key → | tags: vladimir putin, state duma elections, windows activation watermark

138.

Microsoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes (techspot.com)

2026-09-20 | by Skye Jacobs | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: microsoft patent, in-game advertising, free-to-play games

139.

Malicious npm packages evade install-script defenses at runtime (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-20 | get YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: indexed-btree, npm supply chain, sorted-btree

140.

Meet the Academics Trying to Stop You From Having Sex in Robotaxis (wired.com)

2026-09-20 | by Aarian Marshall | tags: robotaxis, autonomous vehicles, pavlo bazilinskyy

141.

Google's simulated fruit fly brain 'mines Bitcoin' in web browser proof of concept — FutureBit says real organic neuron miner could have '10x the efficiency of the best silicon 3nm ASICs' (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Mark Tyson | get FutureBit Apollo BTC full node Bitcoin miner → | tags: hashfly, futurebit, bitcoin mining

142.

I use Google Maps every day, but Apple Maps still does these 4 things better (androidauthority.com)

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143.

Pentagon Investigators Say Overreliance on Palantir AI Tech Contributed to U.S. Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-20 | tags: palantir, pentagon, ai targeting

144.

T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant (arstechnica.com)

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145.

Tiny Hairs That Help Corals Breathe May Malfunction in Warming Oceans (wired.com)

2026-09-20 | by Marlowe Starling | tags: coral cilia, coral bleaching, ocean warming

146.

Strange Seeds Appear to Be Growing Into Massive Black Holes (futurism.com)

2026-09-20 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: little red dots, james webb space telescope, supermassive black holes

147.

Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems (theverge.com)

2026-09-20 | by Justine Calma | get YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: cybersecurity, energy systems, ai risk

148.

The hidden monopoly behind your TI graphing calculator (theverge.com)

2026-09-20 | by Verge Staff | get TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator → | tags: texas instruments, graphing calculator, version history

149.

Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal (slashdot.org)

2026-09-20 | by Posted | tags: ai force, donald trump, space force

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Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | tags: archive.today, spain, intellectual property commission