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11941.

IRGC-linked media outlines plan to tax and control undersea internet cables in the Hormuz Strait — Iran's mouthpiece calls for a cut of $10 trillion of transactions that pulse through the cables daily (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Mark Tyson | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: cables, internet, iran

11942.

Ratty – A terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | tags: terminal emulator, ratty, inline 3d graphics

11943.

Portable 40mm launcher kills drones by firing 6.5-feet-long steel chains at 80 m/s — German researchers' low-tech mechanical 'bola' outshines textile, drops quadcopters without lasers or EMPs (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Luke James | get Drone Defense Bola → | tags: chain, drone, launcher

11944.

Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Nilay Patel | get Robot Companion Kit → | tags: wall street journal, joanna stern, new things

11945.

10 beautiful, unexpected, and downright weird takes on the lamp (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get Color Changing Smart Lamp → | tags: new york design week, lighting, illuminated sculpture

11946.

I spent a weekend with one of Android’s best camera phones — and found a glaring problem (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get Google Pixel 7 Pro Case → | tags: android, vivo x200 ultra, camera sensors

11947.

Gen Z reports early cognitive decline. Here’s what to know about the brain rot epidemic—and what to do about it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | get Brain Health Supplements → | tags: yale, gen z, cognitive decline

11948.

Venmo finally takes privacy seriously (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jay Peters | get Venmo Privacy Settings Guide → | tags: venmo, privacy, app redesign

11949.

Ukraine is testing an AI-guided laser weapon that can destroy drones in seconds (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Laser Drone Defense Kit → | tags: ukraine, ai-guided laser, drone defense

11950.

This handy feature gives PC gaming on Android a major boost (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get Game Controller for Android → | tags: lossless scaling, vulkan, gamenative

11951.

Breaking: Samsung starts rolling out stable One UI 8.5 to Galaxy S25 users in the US (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get Samsung Galaxy S25 Case → | tags: samsung, one ui 8.5, galaxy s25

11952.

7 lines of code, 3 minutes: Implement a programming language (2010) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get Python Programming Book → | tags: lambda calculus, alonzo church, turing machine

11953.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, May 11 (cnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

11954.

GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get GrapheneOS Privacy Phone → | tags: grapheneos, google, apple

11955.

The greatest shot in television: James Burke had one chance to nail this scene (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Colin Marshall | tags: connections, james burke, saturn v

11956.

The Greatest Shot in Television: James Burke Had One Chance to Nail This Scene (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Colin Marshall | tags: rocket launch, james burke, connections series

11957.

My home's Wi-Fi dead zones were worse than I thought - here's what fixed them (zdnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by Maria Diaz | get TP-Link Wi-Fi Range Extender → | tags: wifi, dead zones, netgear

11958.

Does iPhone need its own MacBook Neo moment? (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-11 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Apple MagSafe Battery Pack → | tags: iphone 16e, macbook neo, apple

11959.

I'm going back to writing code by hand (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get Mechanical Keyboard for Coding → | tags: k10s, vibe-coding, claude

11960.

A Preview of the Future (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Marcin Wichary | get Smartphone Foldable Screen Protector → | tags: absolutely, palette, palette swapping

11961.

Giant map reveals thousands of cities worldwide with successful green policies (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-11 | by Simms | get Global Green Cities Map → | tags: copernicus sentinel-5p, boise state university, norwegian institute for air research

11962.

Best. Day. Ever. What does a good day in science look like? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-11 | by Gewin | get Science News T-Shirt → | tags: coral-reef, king abdullah university, beneficial microorganisms

11963.

Obsidian plugin was abused to deploy a remote access trojan (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | get Cybersecurity Awareness Poster → | tags: obsidian, phantompulse, remote access trojan

11964.

Big Tech is Moving Data Through the Gulf Using Fiber-Optic Cables Alongside Iraq's Oil Pipelines (slashdot.org)

2026-05-10 | by Posted | get Fiber Optic Cable Kit → | tags: amazon web services, snowflake, iraq pipelines

11965.

Maryland citizens hit with $2B power grid upgrade for out-of-state AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, federal energy regulatory commission, data centers

11966.

A Game of Thrones Writer Reveals the Show’s Early Challenges (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-10 | get Game of Thrones Official Guide → | tags: game of thrones, bryan cogman, tv show

11967.

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 11, #799 (cnet.com)

2026-05-10 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, crossword

11968.

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 11, #1065 (cnet.com)

2026-05-10 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, connections, wordle

11969.

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 11, #1787 (cnet.com)

2026-05-10 | by See Full Bio | tags: wordle, cnet, gael cooper

11970.

GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers' driving data (engadget.com)

2026-05-10 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | get Tesla Data Privacy Keychain → | tags: onstar, verisk analytics, lexisnexis