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An Entire “Local Newspaper” Just Shut Down When All Its Reporters Were Busted as AI Fakes (futurism.com)

2026-05-18 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get AI News Reporter Kit → | tags: ai-generated journalism, south florida standard, kcrw question everything

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Amazon’s Kindle shutdown is sending users down the jailbreak rabbit hole (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-18 | get Kindle Jailbreak Guide → | tags: kindle, amazon, koreader

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Japan is using $4,000 animatronic wolves to scare off bears, and can't make them fast enough (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Animatronic Wolf Toy → | tags: animatronic wolves, japan, bear attacks

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Demand for Japan's robotic Monster Wolves explodes amid record bear attacks (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Robotic Wolf Toy → | tags: japan, robotic monster wolves, bear attacks

3395.

Samsung avoids worst-case strike scenario as court restricts union action (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung electronics, suwon district court, union strike

3396.

The two oldest printing presses (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get Vintage Printing Press Kit → | tags: christoffel plantin, printing presses, jan moretus

3397.

Secrets of giant ancient jar in Laos unpacked at last (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-18 | get Ancient Laos Jar Replica → | tags: laos, ancient jar, nature.com

3398.

Criminals are made, not born: how when you live shapes whether you will break the law (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-18 | by Browning | get Criminal Psychology Book → | tags: time, criminology, social change

3399.

Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Sun | get Model Aircraft Fighter Jet → | tags: ea-18, mountain home airshow, navy jets

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Fortnite players get a 10-minute sneak peek of The Mandalorian and Grogu on May 19 (engadget.com)

2026-05-17 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | get Fortnite Mandalorian Action Figure → | tags: fortnite, mandalorian, grogu

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Keanu Reeves Gets His Samurai On with Stop-Motion ‘Hidari’ Film (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get Stop-Motion Animation Kit → | tags: keanu reeves, hidari, stop-motion

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New Windows 'MiniPlasma' zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC released (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-17 | get Windows Security Patch Kit → | tags: windows, miniplasma, microsoft

3403.

Nostalgic Kits Central (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Ken Kaplan | get Retro Tech Gadget Kit → | tags: heath, electronic kits, oscilloscope

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Japan can’t make robot wolves fast enough to counter the rise in bear attacks that have killed 13 humans this year — $4,000+ animatronic Monster Wolf features intense LEDs and makes loud noises (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Animatronic Monster Wolf → | tags: monster wolf, ohta seiki, animatronic robot

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Sysadmin Creates 'ModuleJail' To Automatically Blacklist Unused Kernel Modules (slashdot.org)

2026-05-17 | by Posted | get Linux Kernel Module Blacklist Kit → | tags: linux, kernel, modulejail

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Handling the great code forge fragmentation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Code Forge Fragmentation Guide → | tags: github, forgejo, gitlab

3407.

Report: Apple to upgrade Genmoji in iOS 27 with new automatic suggestions (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-17 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Apple iOS 27 Emoji Keyboard → | tags: apple, ios 27, genmoji

3408.

Python Stays #1, R Rises in Popularity, Says TIOBE (slashdot.org)

2026-05-17 | by Posted | get Python Programming Book → | tags: python, tiobe, java

3409.

LinkedIn user hides AI prompt injection in bio to force recruitment spam to be sent in Olde English prose — bots also manipulated to address user as ‘My Lord’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Mark Tyson | get AI Prompt Injection Detection Tool → | tags: linkedin, prompt injection, tmuxvim

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LinkedIn user hides AI prompt injection in bio to force recruitment spam to be sent in Olde English prose — bots also also manipulated to address user as ‘My Lord’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Mark Tyson | get AI Prompt Injection Defense Tool → | tags: linkedin, prompt injection, tmuxvim

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James Webb Spots Strange Structure at Core of Distant Galaxy (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Frank Landymore | get NASA James Webb Telescope Model → | tags: james webb telescope, messier 77, active galactic nucleus

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Investors Flocking to Super-Anonymous Cryptocurrency Used for the Sketchiest Stuff Imaginable (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Joe Wilkins | get Tornado Cash Cryptocurrency Mixer → | tags: bitcoin, blockchain, zcash

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Jay Forrester filed the first practical computer RAM patent 75 years ago this week — his Magnetic Core Memory patent would be granted five years later (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Luke James | get Magnetic Core Memory Kit → | tags: jay forrester, magnetic core memory, mit

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Trials on veterans suggest ibogaine could provide a new treatment for PTSD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Ibogaine Therapy Kit → | tags: ibogaine, ptsd, veterans

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Scientists believe ibogaine can help veterans overcome PTSD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Ibogaine Supplement Capsules → | tags: ibogaine, ptsd, veterans

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Taiwan declares itself 'sovereign and independent' after Trump questions US defense commitment — comments come after Trump said he opposes Taiwan independence (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Luke James | get Taiwan Independence Flag Sticker → | tags: taiwan, xi jinping, us defense

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Jensen Huang slams 'stupid' analogy comparing GPUs to nuclear weapons — Nvidia CEO says government should allow selling GPUs to other countries (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nvidia, jensen huang, ai chips

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Jensen Huang slams 'stupid' analogy comparing GPUs to nuclear weapons — Nvidia CEO says government should allow selling GPUs to 'adversarial countries' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nvidia, jensen huang, ai chips

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If You’re a Serious Bowler, You Need to Know About Bowling Lane Oil (wired.com)

2026-05-17 | by Ben Dowsett | get Bowling Lane Oil Cleaner → | tags: pba, bowling lane oil, ej tackett

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Oops: Bosses Realize Their Companies Have Been Swarmed by Legions of Redundant AI Agents (futurism.com)

2026-05-17 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Assistant Management Tool → | tags: ai agents, anthropic, magnum ice cream