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Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM — software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: memory, nvidia, pcie

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ABC sues the FCC over Trump and Carr’s campaign of threats (theverge.com)

2026-08-18 | by Emma Roth | tags: abc, fcc, disney

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US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-18 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: meta, instagram, facebook

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The Trillion-Dollar Trial Against Meta Is Too Big to Succeed (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: meta, trillion-dollar, court

4445.

Best Buy 'repairs' customer's gaming laptop by simply removing half the RAM— claims unit in question only accepts 32 GB of RAM despite listing a 64GB configuration (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Mark Tyson | tags: best, best buy, hardware

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Best Merino Wool Clothing (2026): Base Layers, Hoodies, Jackets (wired.com)

2026-08-18 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: merino wool, patagonia, outdoor research

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Man Obliterated When Court Obtains His ChatGPT Transcripts (futurism.com)

2026-08-18 | by Frank Landymore | tags: chatgpt, legal, expert witness

4448.

Google’s latest update gives us another glimpse at its Android PC strategy (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: google, android, googleplay

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Intel says Nova Lake, its next major CPU architecture, is coming to desktop PCs before servers (techspot.com)

2026-08-18 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: nova lake, intel, coyote cove

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Hands-on videos show off Galaxy S26 FE, confirm that crazy Horizontal Lock video mode (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: galaxy s26 fe, samsung, horizontal lock

4451.

This website lets you check if your license plate was ever searched on Flock's cameras (techspot.com)

2026-08-18 | by Daniel Sims | tags: flock, ai-powered cameras, license plates

4452.

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Natalie Vock | tags: linux, vram, kernel

4453.

Apple appears to have leaked its camera-equipped AirPods (engadget.com)

2026-08-18 | by Steve Dent | tags: apple, airpods, visual intelligence

4454.

Finger: Social network that never died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: finger, unix, stanford

4455.

How to Customize Your iPhone’s Apps and Home Screen (cnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | tags: ios 26, apple, home screen

4456.

Fairphone’s latest repairable phone is going on sale in the US (theverge.com)

2026-08-18 | by Dominic Preston | tags: fairphone, fairphone 6 plus, android police

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Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video (theverge.com)

2026-08-18 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: apple, airpods, visual intelligence

4458.

How Airbnb reinvented its HR department (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: airbnb, mark levy, employee experience

4459.

Unearthed Video Seems to Reveal Apple AirPods That Can ‘See’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: apple, airpods, cameras

4460.

'Buy Now, Pay Later' Lenders Pitch Loans For Needs Like Electricity and Rent (slashdot.org)

2026-08-18 | tags: buy now pay later, flex, zip

4461.

California's new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Tik Root | tags: california energy commission, low rolling resistance tires, appliance standards awareness project

4462.

AirPods with cameras get their clearest leak yet (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: airpods, apple, visual intelligence

4463.

R.I.P. Columbia House: Here’s How It Improbably Survived This Long (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: columbia house, music streaming, pivot

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Apple: DOJ’s latest challenge in antitrust case ‘fails at every level’ (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, department of justice, antitrust

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PM Carney announces largest clean energy investment in North American history (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: hydro-québec, gull island, churchill falls

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Leaked video shows Apple's camera-equipped AirPods identifying a book by sight (techspot.com)

2026-08-18 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: apple, airpods, siri

4467.

Qwen3.8-27B runs frontier-class coding agents and reasoning locally, no cloud API required (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: alibaba, qwen3.8-27b, hugging face

4468.

Stop paying for smartphone storage you don't need - here's a better approach (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: smartphone storage, microsd slot, cloud storage

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How the Middle East can become a hub for sustainable aviation fuels (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-18 | by Jiang | tags: sustainable aviation fuels, strait of hormuz, middle east energy

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Five ways 3D printing is improving lab work (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-18 | by Savage | tags: 3d printing, clemson university, additive manufacturing