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Enthusiast fixes 30-year issue with S3 graphics card — hacking the VBIOS fixes black levels by scalpelling out the Virge DX’s ‘pedestal bit’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Mark Tyson | get S3 Virge DX VBIOS Fix → | tags: s3 virge, vbios, retro hardware

992.

US Navy tests laser weapon that shoots down drones on the USS George H.W. Bush supercarrier — ‘system tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones,’ has essentially unlimited power source (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Mark Tyson | get Laser Weapon Defense System → | tags: locust laser weapon system, us navy, george h.w. bush

993.

Here’s how to decide when travel insurance is worth it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-25 | get Travel Insurance Guidebook → | tags: travel insurance, airports, life insurance

994.

The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever (theverge.com)

2026-04-25 | by David Pierce | get Dell XPS 13 → | tags: framework laptop, vergecast, protocol

995.

Mystery Cpuid Bit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Posted On | get CPUID Hardware Identifier Tool → | tags: athlon, amd, cpuid

996.

Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by A Nerd With A Passion For Open Source Software | get Firefox Adblock Extension → | tags: brave, firefox 149, adblock-rust

997.

The viral manifesto of 'anti-woke' tech boss with NHS and defence contracts (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-25 | get Anti-Woke Tech CEO Book → | tags: palantir, wes streeting, nhs

998.

Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Marcin Wichary | tags: ascii, mockdown, wiretext

999.

"Plain text has been around for decades and it's here to stay." – Unsung (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Marcin Wichary | get Markdown Plain Text Editor → | tags: ascii, mockdown, wiretext

1000.

Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-24 | by Julie Bort | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: aspiration, fintech, joseph sanberg

1001.

Your Air Purifier Could Spit Pollutants Back Into the Air if You Make This One Mistake (cnet.com)

2026-04-24 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Air Purifier Filter → | tags: hepa filters, air purifiers, pollutants

1002.

Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-24 | by Lucas Ropek | get Palantir Gotham Software → | tags: palantir, internal revenue service, case analytics

1003.

Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna's combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine (arstechnica.com)

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1004.

Tether and Arbitrum Freeze Assets as Crypto Faces Crisis of Purpose (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-24 | get Crypto Asset Ledger → | tags: tether, arbitrum, us government

1005.

My audio interface has SSH enabled by default (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface → | tags: rodecaster, usb, firmware

1006.

How a new Amazon-backed Hollywood production startup deploys AI for speed and cost-cutting (cnbc.com)

2026-04-24 | by Julia Boorstin | get AI Content Creation Toolkit → | tags: amazon web services, luma, generative ai

1007.

Bond Is a New Social Media App That Encourages You to Get Offline (cnet.com)

2026-04-24 | by See Full Bio | get Bond Social Media App → | tags: facebook, bond app, dino becirovic

1008.

Singapore police arrest alleged The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaker (engadget.com)

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1009.

Give Mom Warm Coffee Year-Long With This Ember Smart Mug Deal (wired.com)

2026-04-24 | by Louryn Strampe | get Ember Temperature Control Mug → | tags: ember smart mug, apple airpods, amazon

1010.

SFO Quiet Airport (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | by Gary Leff | get Noise-Canceling Airport Headphones → | tags: sfo quiet airport, san francisco, airline announcements

1011.

The Guy Who Started the ‘Scientology Run’ TikTok Trend Says It’s Time to Stop (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-24 | get Scientology Awareness Book → | tags: tiktok, scientology, trend

1012.

I'm Replacing the Trackers for These 4 Items With Apple's 'AirTags 2' (cnet.com)

2026-04-24 | by See Full Bio | get Apple AirTags 2 → | tags: airtags, apple watch, apple

1013.

Barbara Corcoran shares the No. 1 reason she fires people (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: barbara corcoran, shark tank, salesperson

1014.

Barbara Corcoran shares the number one reason she fires people (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: barbara corcoran, shark tank, sales

1015.

Iran’s top diplomat travels to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with the U.S. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: iran, pakistan, u.s.

1016.

How I used Claude AI to plan an entire hiking trip to the Adirondacks in 30 minutes - for free (zdnet.com)

2026-04-24 | by Lance Whitney | get Hiking Trip Planning Guide → | tags: claude ai, alltrails, tripadvisor

1017.

Which one is more important: more parameters or more computation? (2021) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU → | tags: parameters, computation, transformers

1018.

Firestarter malware survives Cisco firewall updates, security patches (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-24 | get Firewall Security Software → | tags: firestarter, cisco firepower, cisco talos

1019.

Just 11 AI Data Centers Could Belch More Fumes Than Entire Countries (futurism.com)

2026-04-24 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: ai data centers, wired magazine, gas power projects

1020.

Alex Jones has uncovered another massive conspiracy (theverge.com)

2026-04-24 | by Mia Sato | tags: infowars, the onion, tim heidecker