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1951.

How the U.S. military is preparing for laser attacks on drones (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-21 | get Laser Defense System → | tags: u.s. military, laser attacks, directed energy weapons

1952.

Malware Has Gotten Smarter. Here's How Your Antivirus Has, Too (cnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by See Full Bio | get Bitdefender Antivirus Plus → | tags: antivirus software, malware signatures, machine learning

1953.

Age of Empires II’s goats used as AI building blocks to build a neural network — goaty experiment mocks the idea of chatbot consciousness, Microsoft AI researcher’s project makes an absurdist point about AI consciousness (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Mark Tyson | get AI Neural Network Kit → | tags: age of empires, microsoft ai, neural network

1954.

I tested the new modular ThinkPad, and it's the repairable future I'm hoping for (zdnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by Kyle Kucharski | get ThinkPad Modular Laptop Kit → | tags: lenovo, thinkpad, x1 carbon

1955.

I tested the new modular ThinkPad, and it's the repairable future I've been hoping for (zdnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by Kyle Kucharski | get ThinkPad Modular Laptop Kit → | tags: lenovo, thinkpad, space frame

1956.

Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison (futurism.com)

2026-06-21 | by Joe Wilkins | get Environmental Cleanup Kit → | tags: river cleanup, environmental agency, alders brook

1957.

Yet Another Piece of AI-Pilled Speculative Fiction Has Gone Dangerously Viral (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-21 | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: speculative fiction, viral, tech news

1958.

A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security (wired.com)

2026-06-21 | by Dan Goodin | get Windows Security Update Kit → | tags: secure boot, uefi, cryptographic keys

1959.

How Roomba started a robot revolution (theverge.com)

2026-06-21 | by David Pierce | get iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum → | tags: irobot, roomba, robovac

1960.

How the New, Qatar-Gifted Air Force One Is Different From the Old Ones (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-20 | get Qatar Air Force One Model → | tags: air force one, qatar, trump

1961.

Unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Mariana Catacci | get Smartphone Security Alert System → | tags: national civil defense, misantropi4, wireless emergency alerts

1962.

Dirty Little Zine – a tool for making an 8 page printable Zine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Zine Printing Kit → | tags: dirty little zine, browser-based zine maker, us letter

1963.

Show HN: Tiny – An interpeted dynamic langauge with inline Go native functions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | tags: tiny programming language, webassembly, bytecode virtual machine

1964.

How it feels to practice for IOAI in Iran (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | tags: iran olympiad, ai olympiad, iranian students

1965.

Netflix May Invite The Daniels to Its ‘Sesame Street’ Movie (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-20 | get Sesame Street DVD Collection → | tags: netflix, sesame street, the daniels

1966.

Epidurals are a miracle technology (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Phoebe Arslanagic-Little | get Epidural Anesthesia Kit → | tags: epidurals, irish mythology, ulster

1967.

Let’s Hear It for This Prime Day Deal Slashing $76 Off Nothing’s Earbuds (cnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by See Full Bio | get Nothing Ear (2) Wireless Earbuds → | tags: nothing earbuds, amazon prime day, active noise cancellation

1968.

AirPods Can Measure Your Heart Rate, but Are They Accurate? (cnet.com)

2026-06-20 | by See Full Bio | get Apple AirPods Pro → | tags: airpods, apple watch, heart-rate tracking

1969.

Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-20 | by Lauren Forristal | get iOS 27 User Guide → | tags: ios 27, apple maps, find my

1970.

Web Browsers on PDAS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by Declan Chidlow | get Portable Web Browser for PDAs → | tags: pda, web browsers, wireless application protocol

1971.

Home Batteries: How They're Installed and How Much They Cost (wired.com)

2026-06-20 | by Simon Hill | get Tesla Powerwall 2 → | tags: home batteries, lithium iron phosphate, solar panels

1972.

Microsoft links Mastra AI supply chain attack to North Korean hackers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-20 | get Cybersecurity Software Suite → | tags: mastra ai, sapphire sleet, npm packages

1973.

Moves of the Diamond Hand is an unfinished, irresistibly weird dice-based RPG (theverge.com)

2026-06-20 | by Adi Robertson | get Dice of Destiny Board Game → | tags: dice-based rpg, moves of the diamond hand, cosmo d

1974.

Siri AI Hands On: A Smart, Helpful Assistant (wired.com)

2026-06-20 | by Reece Rogers | get Apple Siri Voice Remote → | tags: siri, apple, google

1975.

SwitchBot’s Standing Circulator Fan is worth fighting for (theverge.com)

2026-06-20 | by Thomas Ricker | get SwitchBot Standing Circulator Fan → | tags: switchbot, standing circulator fan, vornado

1976.

Iran requires insurance on ships using Strait of Hormuz, fees likely to follow (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Richard Meade | get Maritime Insurance for Ships → | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, persian gulf

1977.

Americans express unease over SpaceX's influence on retirement savings (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Maya Yang | get SpaceX Starship Model Kit → | tags: spacex, elon musk, ai investments

1978.

How do flocking birds and schools of fish move? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by James Devitt | get Birds of Paradise Book → | tags: nyu, physical review fluids, flocking birds

1979.

I can haz smoller NixOS ISOs? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get NixOS Minimal ISO → | tags: nixos, nixos-rebuild, nixpkgs

1980.

‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ Officially Joins ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-19 | get Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook → | tags: vampire, the masquerade, dungeons & dragons