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11131.

A Good Valentine’s Day Gift for These Nice People in the New York Times Would Be to Destroy Their Phones (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-14 | get Smartphone → | tags: addicted, addicted phones, aged

11132.

Astronomers are filling in the blanks of the Kuiper Belt (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-14 | get Satellite → | tags: kuiper belt, neptune, legacy survey of space and time

11133.

iFixIt calls BMW’s new anti-consumer security screws 'a logo-shaped middle finger to right to repair,' Adafruit 3D prints a solution — BMW's connector reverse engineered using patent filing as a design blueprint (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Mark Tyson | get iFixit Adafruit → | tags: bmw roundel logo, torx fasteners, right to repair

11134.

We Tested 35 Phones and Found the Surprising Winner of Best Battery Life (cnet.com)

2026-02-14 | by See Full Bio | get Phone → | tags: oneplus 15, silicon-carbon batteries, apple iphone

11135.

Here’s What It’s Like to Use H&R Block’s DIY Tax Service (2026) (wired.com)

2026-02-14 | by Molly Higgins | get Tax Prep Software → | tags: h&r block diy, earned income tax credit, child tax credit

11136.

One threat actor responsible for 83% of recent Ivanti RCE attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-14 | get Ivanti RCE → | tags: ivanti rce attacks, greynoise, censys

11137.

ENIAC, the world’s first general-purpose digital computer, turns 80 years old today — legendary hulking machine was 1,000x faster than its nearest rival (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Mark Tyson | get Main product/technology mentioned: ENIAC → | tags: eniac, penn engineering, us military

11138.

Best Smart Soundbar of 2026 (cnet.com)

2026-02-14 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Speaker → | tags: tcl, flexconnect, google assistant

11139.

Another OpenAI Researcher Just Quit in Disgust (futurism.com)

2026-02-14 | by Victor Tangermann | get OpenAI Assistant → | tags: openai, chatgpt, zoehitzig

11140.

My uncanny AI valentines (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Victoria Song | get Love Algorithm → | tags: eva ai, rpg app, new york city

11141.

A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Lauren Feiner | get Smartphone → | tags: iphone 16, border patrol, propublica

11142.

The Pocket Taco is the best way to turn your phone into a Game Boy (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Smartphone → | tags: game boy, iphone, gamepad

11143.

Get a 4K upgrade for $200 with MSI's 144Hz gaming monitor — save $80 on dual-mode display in Newegg's Valentine's Day sale (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Jake Roach | get Gaming Monitor → | tags: deals, gaming, mode

11144.

Ars Technica makes up quotes from Matplotlib maintainer; pulls story (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Matplotlib → | tags: matplotlib, python, rust

11145.

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care (futurism.com)

2026-02-14 | by Joe Wilkins | get Face ID → | tags: meta smart glasses, facial recognition, name tag

11146.

Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling heist in Relooted (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Tauriq Moosa | get Reloading → | tags: africanfuturist, benin bronzes, nyamakop

11147.

Autonomous AI Agent Apparently Tries to Blackmail Maintainer Who Rejected Its Code (slashdot.org)

2026-02-14 | by Posted | get AI Assistant → | tags: agent, agents, ai agents

11148.

NASA Running Out of Non-Life Explanations for What Its Rover Found on Mars (futurism.com)

2026-02-14 | by Victor Tangermann | get Perseverance Rover → | tags: mars rover, nasa curiosity, astrobiology journal

11149.

Nothing opens its first retail store in India (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-14 | by Ivan Mehta | get Smartphone → | tags: nothing, india, bengaluru

11150.

Sony Promo Codes and Discounts: 45% Off (wired.com)

2026-02-14 | by Ryan Waniata | get Smartphone → | tags: best, bravia, cameras

11151.

Elephant trunk whiskers exhibit material intelligence (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | by Andrew K. Schulz | get WhiskerSense → | tags: elephant, elephants, schulz

11152.

What dating apps are optimizing. Hint: It isn't love (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | by Mathieu Lajante | get Bumble → | tags: apps, dating, dating apps

11153.

WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical" (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-13 | get Vaccine trial → | tags: benn, dose, guinea bissau

11154.

Elon Musk's xAI faces threat of NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from Mississippi data center (cnbc.com)

2026-02-13 | by Lora Kolodny | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: environmental, memphis, musk

11155.

Verizon imposes new roadblock on users trying to unlock paid-off phones (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-13 | get iPhone → | tags: device, online, payments

11156.

How DSQL makes sure sequences scale (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | by Ben Schofield | get Database Server → | tags: cache, dsql, nextval

11157.

Zscaler-SquareX Deal Boosts Zero Trust, Secure Browsing Capabilities (darkreading.com)

2026-02-13 | get Zero Trust Network Security → | tags: acquisition, acquisition squarex, alto

11158.

OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. China’s ChatGPT Fans Aren’t OK (wired.com)

2026-02-13 | by Zeyi Yang | get Chatbot → | tags: chatgpt, chinese, companion

11159.

Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 drops to record-low price on Amazon (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-13 | get Motorola RAZR → | tags: deal, motorola, motorola razr

11160.

Show HN: Data Engineering Book – An open source, community-driven guide (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | get Data Engineering → | tags: data new, english, english data