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AMD warns gaming revenue will plunge over 20% as memory prices drive up PC hardware costs (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get AMD Ryzen 7 Processor → | tags: amd, epyc, instict

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Threads starts rolling out DMs on the web, but there are a few catches (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Marcus Mendes | get Threads Web DM Extension → | tags: threads, instagram, meta

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Irish regulators are investigating whether Meta is using 'dark patterns' to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Karissa Bell | get Meta Dark Pattern Guide → | tags: meta, dark patterns, digital services act

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You can now stop repeating yourself to Gemini in Google Docs (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-05 | get Google Docs Voice Typing Microphone → | tags: google docs, gemini, ai instructions

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GPT-5.5 Instant makes ChatGPT more accurate while nixing ‘gratuitous emojis’ (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Zac Hall | get ChatGPT Emoji Remover → | tags: openai, chatgpt, gpt-5.5 instant

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Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-05 | get Cybersecurity Data Breach Kit → | tags: canvas, shinyhunters, instructure

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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: openai, gpt-5.5 instant, chatgpt

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Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Tim Hardwick | get Encrypted Messaging App Badge → | tags: instagram, meta, end-to-end encryption

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EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get 555 Timer IC Kit → | tags: eevblog, 555 timer, integrated circuit

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Etsy launches its app within ChatGPT as it continues its AI push (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Lauren Forristal | get Etsy ChatGPT Integration Tool → | tags: etsy, chatgpt, openai

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Meta is using AI bone structure analysis to detect and remove underaged users (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Kris Holt | get AI Bone Structure Analysis Kit → | tags: meta, ai bone structure analysis, facebook

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Hackers steal students’ data during breach at education tech giant Instructure (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Instructure Data Breach Kit → | tags: instructure, shinyhunters, canvas

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Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Aisha Malik | get Underage Verification AI Tool → | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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Megan Thee Stallion Says Your Social Media Strategy Is Wrong: ‘It’s Not About Being Seen’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jason Feifer | get Social Media Strategy Guide → | tags: megan thee stallion, instagram, attention economy

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Meta AI will analyze faces of teen users ‘but it’s not face recognition’ (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Meta AI Face Analysis Tool → | tags: meta ai, facebook, instagram

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Meta is using AI facial analysis to identify underage users on Facebook and Instagram (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get AI Facial Recognition Software → | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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Orchid, the buzzy Tame Impala synth, is back in a gorgeous clear colorway (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Korg Volca Modular Synth → | tags: tame impala, orchid synth, telepathic instruments

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New Mexico has a plan to overhaul Facebook and Instagram (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Lauren Feiner | get Meta Portal Video Calling Device → | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | tags: google chrome, ai model, privacy

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Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Emma Roth | get AI-Powered Photo Analysis Tool → | tags: facebook, instagram, meta

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As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Lucas Ropek | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, jensen huang, ai industry

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Pinterest surges 15% after earnings beat as company posts strong guidance (cnbc.com)

2026-05-04 | by Jonathan Vanian | get Pinterest Official Guide Mug → | tags: pinterest, milken institute, ebidta

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Instagram is testing optional 'AI creator' labels (engadget.com)

2026-05-04 | by Karissa Bell | get Instagram Creator Badge → | tags: instagram, meta, ai creator

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Meta's public nuisance case in New Mexico has billion-dollar consequences (cnbc.com)

2026-05-04 | by Jonathan Vanian | get Meta Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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Paul Allen’s bioscience institute gets a refreshingly playful new brand (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-04 | get Bioinformatics Starter Kit → | tags: allen institute, paul allen, bioscience

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Meta says New Mexico lawsuit could force Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp out of the state (techspot.com)

2026-05-04 | get Meta Legal Defense Kit → | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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4 ChatGPT ‘Custom Instructions’ that’ll cut your busywork in half (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-04 | get ChatGPT Custom Instructions Guide → | tags: chatgpt, custom instructions, ai assistant

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'Heartbreaking': Iranian scientists on losing labs, libraries and liberty (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-04 | by Catanzaro | get Science Lab Safety Kit → | tags: sharif university of technology, pasteur institute iran, iranian red crescent

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Instructure confirms data breach, ShinyHunters claims attack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-03 | get Data Breach Notification Sticker → | tags: instructure, shinyhunters, canvas

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An Elegant Solution to AI Slop: Tax It, and Use the Resulting Billions of Dollars to Fund Cultural Institutions, Artists, and Researchers (futurism.com)

2026-05-03 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Ethics and Policy Book → | tags: ai slop, mike pepi, the guardian