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He Started a Business at 26 and Was Rejected by Every Bank and Investor. Now It’s Passed $1 Billion in Sales: ‘People Thought I Was Crazy’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: brands, franchise, unleashed

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I Use This Hidden iPhone Feature to Get My Baby to Sleep Every Night (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | tags: accessibility, apple, background

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Nintendo's Switch 2 sells over 23 million units in its first year, outpacing the original's 17 million (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Daniel Sims | tags: billion, million, nintendo

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Google Wallet Now Lets Parents Create Secure Tap and Pay Balances for Kids (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Blake Stimac | tags: balance, funds, google

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Oh Great—AI Slop Is Coming for Vinyl (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: cold, cold shaking, ending

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This Columbia Student Makes $49,522 a Year. Here’s How She Affords to Live in New York City. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: biology, friends, night

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The Crew Gets Tipsy and Things Get Weird on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: best, best friend, crew

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Humans missed 1 in 3 threats approving AI agent commands across 40k game runs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Alex Wauters | tags: blocked, build, commands

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The 1-Minute Microwave Egg Trick That Changed My Mornings Forever (cnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by David Watsky | tags: cnet, microwave, poached

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These are my favorite Apple Watch accessories of 2026 (so far) (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-05 | by Fernando Silva | tags: apple, apple watch, band

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Hackers run khunt post-exploitation toolkit from Oracle database (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: attackers, commands, database

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Duolingo users are fed up with random strangers cluttering their feeds (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: duolingo, feed, follow

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Aristotle quotes on virtue, knowledge, and happiness (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: aristotle, character, ethics

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Civilian plane crash in New Mexico tied to military GPS blocking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jeff Wise | tags: gps jamming, beechcraft king air, white sands missile range

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Fender’s CEO compared cover bands to AI. Now he’s walking it back (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: fender, artificial intelligence, cover bands

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The influencer bubble is finally popping (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: creator economy, marketplaces, brands

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Spain Offers $1.14 Billion To Get Thirty Meter Telescope Moved To Canary Islands (slashdot.org)

2026-08-04 | tags: thirty meter telescope, canary islands, spanish government

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 4 #884 (cnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt, strands, pharmacy

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The Tariff Refunds Are Rolling in—but Gadget Prices Aren’t Dropping (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: amazon, tariff refunds, gadget prices

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These luxury Galaxy Z Fold 8 editions have serious dorm poster energy (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: galaxy z fold 8, caviar, cloisonné enamel

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 3 #883 (cnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt, strands, puzzle

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Which USB adapters should you actually keep in 2026? (engadget.com)

2026-08-02 | by Ben Stegner | tags: usb adapters, usb serial bus, cross-device compatibility

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SwitchBot Kata Friends AI Pet Review: Useless if You Don’t Pay Up (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: switchbot, kata friends, ai pet

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AI financial advice is surprisingly good, especially if you ask right questions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Betsy Vereckey | tags: mit, large language models, ai financial advice

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From MIT: AI financial advice is surprisingly good (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Betsy Vereckey | tags: mit, financial advice, large language models

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Tick, tock: It’s time for Apple to improve the iPhone Clock app (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: apple, iphone, clock app

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 1 (cnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Gael Cooper | tags: claude, cibada, almonds

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 1 #881 (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt, strands, getreal

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Amazon has $600 million in tariff refunds—and some of it is headed to customers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: amazon, tariffs, trump administration

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Amazon is splitting its $600 million tariff refund with customers - here's who's eligible (zdnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Artie Beaty | tags: amazon, tariffs, supreme court