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Electrical utility megamerger is all about the data centers (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-19 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: nextera energy, dominion energy, data centers

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Uses AI to Monitor Employee Conversations — And Your Boss Might Be Doing It Too: ‘Chilling’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-18 | by Amanda Breen | get AI Employee Monitoring Software → | tags: salesforce, slackbot, marc benioff

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Samsung granted court injunction against imminent strike action in last-minute reprieve — talks resume as unions barred from occupying or locking facilities, obstructing workers (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Stephen Warwick | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung, suwon district court, samsung electronics

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Samsung meeting transcripts show memory workers offered incredible 607% bonus worth $477,000, while logic chip staff get as little as 50% — union says misbalance 'creates a retention crisis the company cannot afford' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Luke James | get Samsung Memory Bonus Pack → | tags: samsung, memory chip, system lsi

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Corporate America is crushing senior-level mothers. Here’s how they’re coping (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-18 | get Parenting Tech Organizer → | tags: fast company, gabriella, senior-level mothers

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Samsung avoids worst-case strike scenario as court restricts union action (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung electronics, suwon district court, union strike

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The Young Are Being Battered by AI as Hiring Shifts to Older Workers (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-17 | get AI Resume Screening Tool → | tags: hiring, ceo, junior roles

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ElliQ is a surprisingly helpful companion robot for older adults (theverge.com)

2026-05-17 | by Sheena Vasani | tags: companion robot, intuition robotics, elliq

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Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races Before the Age of Linotype (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Vintage Bicycle Typing Kit → | tags: linotype, women printers, typesetting

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The busiest commuter train system in the U.S. could be headed for an imminent shutdown (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-15 | get Amtrak Rail Pass → | tags: long island rail road, union strike, metropolitan transportation authority

221.

Show HN: Race to the Bottom (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | tags: show hn, societal impact, public opinion

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The European Union backs Italy's right to make Meta pay for news (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Joshua Benton | get Meta News Payment Toolkit → | tags: european union, italy, meta

223.

Apple backs Google after EU orders Android be opened up to AI rivals (engadget.com)

2026-05-14 | by Mariella Moon | get Android Open Source Project → | tags: google, android, european union

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It Seems Like a Great Time for Meta and Amazon Devs to Unionize (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-13 | get Unionization Guide for Tech Workers → | tags: amazon, amazon devs, devs

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Samsung's critical union negotiations break down eight days before planned 18-day chip factory strike that's projected to cost $700 million per day — Korean PM calls emergency meeting as strike looms (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-13 | by Luke James | get Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 → | tags: labor, samsung, south

226.

Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-05-13 | get Waymo Robotaxi Safety Kit → | tags: antonio, antonio service, company said

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OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly advised teen before fatal overdose (techspot.com)

2026-05-13 | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: angus, angus scott, chatgpt

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OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly gave drug advice that led to teen's fatal overdose (techspot.com)

2026-05-13 | tags: angus, angus scott, chatgpt

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Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis after a car drove directly into a flooded road (engadget.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Waymo Safety Kit → | tags: waymo, robotaxis, nhtsa

230.

Why senior developers fail to communicate their expertise (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get Technical Communication Skills Book → | tags: senior developers, system stability, debugging

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EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's ‘addictive design’ targeting kids on social media (cnbc.com)

2026-05-12 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Kids' Screen Time Parental Control → | tags: tiktok, instagram, bytedance

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I Worked 18 Shifts Straight and Made $23K. This Year My Dream Business Will Hit Nearly $300K — Because Overhead Is So Low. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | by Amanda Breen | get Portable Laptop Stand → | tags: roo, concierge companions vet med, mobile veterinary practice

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Why we lose our friends as we age (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Isabel Fattal | get Friendship Building Board Game → | tags: connecticut college, adulthood friendships, julie beck

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I caught the car (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | get Car Dash Cam → | tags: uber, senior software engineer, internal leveling scheme

235.

‘The Boys’ Got Even More Meta With Its ‘Supernatural’ Reunion (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-09 | get Supernatural Complete Series Box Set → | tags: the boys, jared padalecki, misha collins

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Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations (slashdot.org)

2026-05-09 | get Fiber Optic Eavesdropping Kit → | tags: fiber optic cables, distributed acoustic sensing, european geosciences union

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‘Directionally Very Bad’: Everything You Missed During Week 2 of the Elon Musk vs OpenAI Trial (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-08 | get OpenAI GPT-4 Smartphone App → | tags: elon musk, openai, court trial

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Poland is now among the 20 largest economies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Poland Economic Growth Mug → | tags: poland, poznan, supercomputing

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Poland is now among the 20 largest economies. How it happened (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Poland Economic Growth Kit → | tags: poland, poznan, supercomputing

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Wait, Do We Actually Want to See a Minions Movie? (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-07 | get Minions Movie Collectible Figurine → | tags: minions, monsters, trailer