GoKawiil - Tech News

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Beating GPT-5.6 Sol on retrieval with 100x cheaper open models (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: castform, model, neon

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Chip Maker Infineon Forecasts Strong Revenue Growth on Booming AI Demand (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-05 | tags: infineon, semiconductor, revenue

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This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers (techspot.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Sims | tags: itch.io, game industry layoffs, drm-free games

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Watch a Mad Scientist YouTuber Make Lightning in a Bottle From Mercury and Neon (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: youtube, mercury, neon

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Pico W firmware creates driverless USB WiFi bridge (Layer-2) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | by Jean-Luc Aufranc | tags: pico-wifi, raspberry pi pico, infineon cyw43439

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Germany’s Infineon opens major chip plant as EU seeks tech autonomy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | tags: infineon, chips, dresden

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Neon Rescues Sam Altman Movie After Amazon Drops It (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-30 | get Neon Movie Poster → | tags: neon, sam altman, amazon

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This is what Tom's Hardware readers clicked the most during Prime Day — Portable displays, DVD burners, the Nintendo Switch 2, and two decent SSD deals, among others (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Matt Safford | get Portable Monitor for Laptop → | tags: portable displays, nintendo switch 2, ssd deals

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Micron falls 5% as tech stocks struggle (cnbc.com)

2026-06-26 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Micron Memory Card → | tags: micron technology, intel, arm

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Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI (theverge.com)

2026-06-23 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | get OpenAI GPT-4 Notebook → | tags: openai, sam altman, amazon mgm

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Corsair’s tiny touchscreen display is on sale at 20% off ahead of Prime Day — get the Xeneon Edge 14.5-inch LCD touchscreen for just $199.99. (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Jowi Morales | get Corsair Xeneon Edge Monitor → | tags: corsair, xeneon edge, lcd touchscreen

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The latest KDE Plasma 6.7 surprised me with features I didn't expect from a point release (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Theme → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, xfce

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KDE Plasma 6.7 has way more useful features than I expected - and you'll likely get it soon (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Theme → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, zdnet

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KDE Plasma 6.7 might be a point release - but it's packed with new features (zdnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma 6.7 Software → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, xfce

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China's supreme court bans Infineon from selling GaN power chips in China — market-leader Innoscience secures major victory in multi-region patent war (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Luke James | get GaN Power Chip Kit → | tags: infineon, innoscience, gallium nitride

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Acer’s PM131QT portable monitor is a 12.3-inch touchscreen with magnetic mounting, a built-in kickstand, and 5-point touch – 1920 x 720 IPS screen has pogo pins for a keyboard, and is designed for secondary and “in-vehicle” use (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Matt Safford | get Acer PM131QT Portable Monitor → | tags: acer, portable monitor, pm131qt

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I tested KDE Plasma 6.7 beta, and it's easily my new Linux desktop of choice (zdnet.com)

2026-05-20 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, virt manager

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The Iran war is exposing weak spots in the AI supply chain (cnbc.com)

2026-05-19 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get AI Supply Chain Security Kit → | tags: nvidia, tsmc, infineon

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Tech investors loved this earnings season — but the Iran war is piling pressure on the companies powering the AI boom (cnbc.com)

2026-05-19 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get AI Investment Strategy Book → | tags: nvidia, tsmc, infineon

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Snowflake Postgres, Lakebase, HorizonDB: Picking the Lock-In You Want (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get PostgreSQL 13 Book → | tags: snowflake postgres, databricks lakebase, horizondb

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Unitree Shows Off Fully Functional Mecha Suit (futurism.com)

2026-05-12 | by Jon Christian | get Unitree Robotics ExoSuit → | tags: unitree, gd01, humanoids robotics

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Scaffold a 1990s Geocities-themed static website (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get GeoCities Classic Website Kit → | tags: geocities, static website, pipx

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Create a 90s GeoCities style website in seconds (Python) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get HTML & CSS Web Template → | tags: geocities, python, marquee

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Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Asus ROG ScreenPad Plus → | tags: asus, rog strix xg129c, elgato stream deck

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Google appears to have an ‘AI Ultra Lite’ subscription tier in the works (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-06 | get Google AI Ultra Lite Subscription → | tags: google, ai ultra lite, gemini

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DRAM Crunch: Lessons for System Design (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | by Avi Baum | get DDR4 RAM Module → | tags: dram, hynix, infineon

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Hands On: Corsair’s Frame Configurator brings dozens of customization options (and rippling wood) to its 4000 Series PC cases (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-23 | by Matt Safford | get Corsair 4000 Series PC Case → | tags: corsair, 4000 series, frame configurator

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The Neon King of New Orleans (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by Gabriela Gomez-Misserian | get Neon Sign LED Light → | tags: neon signage, big sexy neon, new orleans

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PgQue: Zero-Bloat Postgres Queue (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get PostgreSQL Queue Management Tool → | tags: postgresql, pgque, pgq

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KDE Linux is the purest form of Plasma I've used in months - but there's a catch (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Theme → | tags: kde plasma, kde linux, garuda kde