GoKawiil - Tech News

7711.

Texas Lawmakers Sound Alarm on 'Torture, Killing, and Inhumane Treatment' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | by Stephen Prager | tags: detainees, detention, facility

7712.

I found the perfect desktop replacement in this unlikely Dell model - and it's a beast (zdnet.com)

2026-02-12 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Gaming PC → | tags: alienware, function, keyboard

7713.

Hard problems in social media archiving (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get Storage → | tags: archiving, institutions, media

7714.

AMD moves closer to open-source firmware with openSIL test, set to replace AGESA (techspot.com)

2026-02-12 | get OpenSIL → | tags: amd generation, concept, concept stable

7715.

The IOC is barring this Ukrainian athlete over messaging on his helmet at the Milan Cortina Games (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-12 | get Smartphone → | tags: athlete, athletes, decision

7716.

Porn site fined £800,000 for not rolling out age checks (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-12 | tags: administration, administration pushed, american

7717.

Discord is asking for your ID. The backlash is about more than privacy (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-12 | get Identity → | tags: access, adult, adult content

7718.

How to Choose the Right TV in 2026 (and a Few We Like) (wired.com)

2026-02-12 | by Parker Hall | get Smart TV → | tags: inches, range, resolution

7719.

Get Elevation Lab's 10-year extended battery case for AirTag for only $16 for Presidents' Day (engadget.com)

2026-02-12 | get AirTag → | tags: airtag, batteries, battery

7720.

Rolling your own serverless OCR in 40 lines of code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | by Christopher Krapu | get OpenCV → | tags: distribution, image, modal

7721.

Apache Arrow is 10 years old (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get Apache Spark → | tags: apache, apache arrow, arrow

7722.

Tech IPO hype gets drowned out on Wall Street by prospect of $1 trillion in debt sales (cnbc.com)

2026-02-12 | by Ari Levy Jordan Novet | get Smartphone → | tags: alphabet, billion, debt

7723.

Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding (wired.com)

2026-02-12 | by Andy Greenberg | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: chainalysis, crypto, human

7724.

Anthropic gives $20 million to group pushing for AI regulations ahead of 2026 elections (cnbc.com)

2026-02-12 | by Emily Wilkins | get Neuralink → | tags: anthropic, carson, million

7725.

Hidden license plate readers in California are feeding a federal surveillance system (techspot.com)

2026-02-12 | get License Plate Readers → | tags: advocacy, advocacy organizations, california

7726.

Top DOJ antitrust enforcer is out weeks before Live Nation trial (theverge.com)

2026-02-12 | by Lauren Feiner | get Ticketmaster → | tags: antitrust, justice, live nation

7727.

Montage's strong IPO highlights Chinese investment rush into AI and data center ecosystems — push for self-sufficiency demands immense amounts of capital (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-12 | by Anton Shilov | get Data Center → | tags: china, chinese, million

7728.

Stoat wins traction as users look beyond Discord (techspot.com)

2026-02-12 | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: age verification, alternative, alternative chat

7729.

AI safety leader says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-12 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: actions, actions including, anthropic

7730.

AI researcher says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-12 | get Language Model → | tags: actions, actions including, anthropic

7731.

SoftBank books $4.2 billion gain on OpenAI bet, boosting its Vision Fund (cnbc.com)

2026-02-12 | by Arjun Kharpal | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: billion, investment, losses

7732.

WordPress plugin with 900k installs vulnerable to critical RCE flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-12 | get WordPress Plugin → | tags: backup, defiant, execution

7733.

El Paso airspace closure was reportedly triggered by the CBP’s use of an anti-drone laser (theverge.com)

2026-02-12 | by Emma Roth | get Drone Laser System → | tags: administration, airspace, closure

7734.

The best VPN extensions for Chrome in 2026: Expert tested and reviewed (zdnet.com)

2026-02-12 | by Charlie Osborne | get Chrome VPN → | tags: chrome, expressvpn, extension

7735.

YouTube is coming to the Apple Vision Pro (theverge.com)

2026-02-12 | by Jay Peters | get Apple Vision Pro Display → | tags: apple, videos, vision

7736.

Every little thing she does is magic (theverge.com)

2026-02-12 | by Cath Virginia | get Smartwatch → | tags: animation, just, really

7737.

Therabody JetBoots Pro Plus Review: 3-in-1 Recovery Tech (wired.com)

2026-02-12 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get Therabody → | tags: boots, compression, jetboots

7738.

Apple delays Siri AI upgrades again as technical challenges mount (techspot.com)

2026-02-12 | get Siri → | tags: announced, announced mid, apple

7739.

KYY X90G Quad Portable Monitor Extender Review: 3 More Screens (wired.com)

2026-02-12 | by Christopher Null | get Quad → | tags: brightness, display, laptop

7740.

The surprising case for AI judges (theverge.com)

2026-02-12 | by Nilay Patel | get AI Judges → | tags: arbitration, disputes, going