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'The retail SSD market has almost disappeared,' says Silicon Motion exec — PC OEMs are buying third-party drives as direct NAND supply dries up (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Samsung 970 Evo SSD → | tags: ssd, silicon motion, nand

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Around the World, These Building Solutions Keep Things Local (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Elizabeth Fazzare | get Smart Localized Building Sensors → | tags: concrete, embodied carbon, solar-powered pods

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After AI Takes Everything (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: code review, openai, software engineering

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OpenAI Is Taking the “Crack Cocaine” Approach to Pricing (futurism.com)

2026-06-16 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: openai, chatgpt, ai pricing

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Meet Nikolai Evreinov, the 19th century Nathan Fielder (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by .Wp-Block-Comment-Author-Name Box-Sizing Border-Box | tags: nikolai evreinov, winter palace, re-enactment

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Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-16 | by Ivan Mehta | get AI Notetaker Software → | tags: plaud, ai notetakers, plaud pins

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Insta360 Luna Ultra review: Let the gimbal camera wars begin (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by James Trew | get Insta360 Luna Ultra Gimbal → | tags: insta360 luna ultra, dji osmo pocket, gimbal camera

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Noctua finally releases its first AIO coolers — prices start at $220 for 240mm, features the company’s legendary A-series fans (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jowi Morales | get Noctua NH-U12S chromax → | tags: noctua, aio coolers, computex 2026

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Traditional Home Insurance Is Collapsing. Here’s What Could Fill the Gap (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Katie Thornton | get Smart Home Security System → | tags: home insurance, flood management, east st. louis

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What Do We Need From Our Homes Right Now? (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Katie Drummond | get Smart Home Security System → | tags: smart home, architectural digest, wired

1691.

Designing the Dream House of an 87-Year-Old Tech Visionary (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Steven Levy | get Smart Home Automation Kit → | tags: whole earth catalog, stewart brand, petaluma

1692.

My Father Wants to Age in Place. AI Will Be Watching (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Steven Blum | get Elderly Fall Detection Camera → | tags: sensi.ai, ai-enabled microphone, aging in place

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SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelson Duann (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion PCIe 6.0 SSD → | tags: pcie 6.0, silicon motion, nand shortages

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Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-16 | by Russell Brandom | get AI Reliability Enhancement Kit → | tags: a16z, probably, hallucinations

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Tailscale Aperture targets shadow AI with new controls for IT teams (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-16 | by Bradley C | get Tailscale Network Security Kit → | tags: tailscale, aperture, shadow ai

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SpaceX purchases Cursor, a Claude Code and OpenAI Codex competitor [U] (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-16 | by Zac Hall | get OpenAI Codex Programming Book → | tags: spacex, cursor, openai codex

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A New ‘Moana’ Song Features a Duet Between Live-Action Moana and OG Moana (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-16 | get Moana Soundtrack Vinyl → | tags: moana, mark hamill, twisted metal

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Microsoft debuts Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with new jade green color and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips — refreshed devices start at $1,499 with 16GB of RAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get Surface Pro Jade Green → | tags: surface pro, surface laptop, qualcomm snapdragon

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The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder (theverge.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Xreal Aura XR Glasses → | tags: xreal aura, google, android xr

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Qualcomm’s latest chip hints that more powerful smart glasses could be on the way (theverge.com)

2026-06-16 | by Victoria Song | get Smart Glasses Developer Kit → | tags: qualcomm, snapdragon wear elite, reality elite

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AWE 2026: Live updates from the Snap Specs launch by Evan Spiegel, and later XR keynotes at the show (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Cherlynn Low | get Snap Spectacles AR Glasses → | tags: snap, evan spiegel, qualcomm

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AWE 2026: Live updates from keynotes by Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, Google and Qualcomm at the XR show (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Cherlynn Low | get Meta Quest 2 → | tags: snap, evan spiegel, google

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Microsoft’s New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro Get Faster—and Way More Expensive (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Luke Larsen | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Accessories → | tags: surface laptop, qualcomm snapdragon, x2 chips

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'Wow, it really worked ': 70s TV show causing worldwide panic today (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Retro TV Show Puzzle Game → | tags: ufo, aerospace, nuclear research

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Snap is finally about to ship AR glasses — and they cost a fortune (theverge.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jay Peters | get Meta Quest 3 VR Headset → | tags: snap, augmented reality glasses, spectables

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Consensus Grows That China Is Crushing the United States at AI (futurism.com)

2026-06-16 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Development Kit → | tags: china, ai race, silicon valley

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A sobering new sign for OpenAI as ChatGPT competitors gain ground (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, chatgpt, sensor tower

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Firefox adds new tab tools, JPEG XL, cleaner Settings page (techspot.com)

2026-06-16 | get Firefox Browser Accessories → | tags: firefox, jpeg xl, tab management

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Chainguard's new Athena coalition uses AI to fix open-source flaws - before attackers exploit them (zdnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get AI-Powered Code Security Tool → | tags: chainguard, athena, open-source

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This new tool might just solve the restaurant reservation chaos (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | get OpenTable Restaurant Reservation System → | tags: sevenrooms, channel connect, reservation platforms