GoKawiil - Tech News

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There’s an internet choke point in the Middle East — is the solution in the North Pole? (theverge.com)

2026-05-12 | by Joshua Dzieza | get Satellite Internet Starlink → | tags: fiber optic cables, bab-el-mandeb strait, north pole

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Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here's its interior (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Audi Q9 Interior Model → | tags: audi, grandspere, munich

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In Irony-Soaked Incident, Amazon Data Center Shuts Down Due to High Temperatures (futurism.com)

2026-05-08 | by Joe Wilkins | get Amazon Web Services Hoodie → | tags: amazon web services, aws, data center

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North Korean fake remote worker scam lands two Americans 18-month prison sentences for hosting laptops — US firms unknowingly shipped laptops to “employees” who secretly worked from overseas via remote desktop, generating $1.2 million for Pyongyang (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Etiido Uko | get VPN Proxy for Remote Work → | tags: north korean, remote desktop protocol, laptops

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The biggest US power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-08 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Power Grid Monitor → | tags: pjm interconnection, american electric power, northern virginia

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The biggest U.S. power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-08 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Grid Monitoring System → | tags: pjm, american electric power, northern virginia

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AWS North Virginia data center outage – resolved (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Lola Murti | get AWS Cloud Computing Mug → | tags: aws, amazon web services, ec2

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AWS North Virginia data center outage – recovery to take hours (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Lola Murti | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: aws, amazon web services, ec2

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AWS says data center overheating in North Virginia disrupts services (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Amazon Web Services Hoodie → | tags: aws, north virginia, data center

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Yes, You Can Take Beautiful Photos of the Aurora With Your Phone (cnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by See Full Bio | get Smartphone Aurora Light Filter → | tags: aurora borealis, iphone night mode, photography tips

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Americans sentenced for running 'laptop farms' for North Korea (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-07 | get North Korea Laptop Farm Kit → | tags: north korea, laptop farms, remote desktop software

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TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-06 | get Wind Power Generator → | tags: tsmc, wind power, hai long offshore wind

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Are microbes the future of pollution clean-up? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Nuwer | get Bioremediation Microbe Kit → | tags: microorganisms, synthetic biology, biotechnology

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North Korea Provides Rare Response to Longstanding Crypto Crime Accusations (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-05 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, crypto crime, government

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Busy Roadways Clogged as Waymo Becomes Stumped by Small Puddle (futurism.com)

2026-05-05 | by Joe Wilkins | get Waymo Self-Driving Car Kit → | tags: waymo, autonomous cabs, austin

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15 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers and Gardeners (2026) (wired.com)

2026-05-03 | by Kat Merck | get Indoor Herb Garden Kit → | tags: north spore, mushroom monotub, golden oyster mushrooms

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76% of All Crypto Stolen in 2026 Is Now in North Korea (darkreading.com)

2026-05-01 | by Nate Nelson | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, crypto theft, drift protocol

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Lost in translation: The linguistic challenges facing N. Korean defectors (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | by Moon Dong Wook | get Language Learning for Korean → | tags: north korean defectors, hangul, pyongyang dialect

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Intensity of Florida’s housing market correction is easing across many pockets of the state (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Real Estate Market Analysis Book → | tags: florida housing, florida panhandle, northern florida

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New copy of earliest poem in English, written 1,3k years ago, discovered in Rome (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Trinity College Dublin | get Old English Poetry Book → | tags: caedmon’s hymn, trinity college, old english

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Synthetic blood clots snap cells together to staunch bleeding — fast (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Ledford | get Hemostatic Synthetic Blood Powder → | tags: click clotting, blood cells, fibrin mesh

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Uncertain dynamic response of mid-latitude winter precipitation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Gu | get Weatherproof Winter Jacket → | tags: north atlantic jet, climate models, precipitation variability

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Gateway manufacturer finally acknowledges issue, fails to mention "corrosion" (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-27 | get Corrosion Detection Sensor Kit → | tags: nasa, lunar gateway, northrop grumman

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New Problem for NASA's 'Lunar Gateway': Corrosion in Two Modules Caused by Supplier (slashdot.org)

2026-04-26 | by Posted | get Lunar Gateway Model Kit → | tags: nasa, lunar gateway, northrop grumman

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A Home Made PBX (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get VoIP Phone System Kit → | tags: pbx, bell-northern research, microcontrollers

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North American Millets Alliance(2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Gary Wietgrefe | tags: millets, north america, agriculture

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Tesla is giving away one year free Supercharging with Model 3 Premium and Performance purchases (engadget.com)

2026-04-25 | get Tesla Supercharger Access Card → | tags: tesla, supercharging, model 3

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NASA Planning to Set First-Ever Fire on the Surface of the Moon (futurism.com)

2026-04-25 | by Victor Tangermann | get Lunar Surface Fire Kit → | tags: nasa, northrop grumman, cygnus

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Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos (wired.com)

2026-04-25 | by Matt Burgess | get Discord Security Monitoring Tool → | tags: anthropic, mythos, firefox

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This is who's developing Golden Dome's orbital interceptors—if they're ever built (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-25 | tags: space-based interceptors, golden dome, lockheed martin