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Readers’ favorite Galaxy Watch 9 alternative might come as a surprise (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: garmin, venu 4, wear os

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Store closures update 2026: See a list of retailers that have shuttered the most locations this year (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: 7-eleven, gamestop, coresight research

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Want to run a full Linux distro on your Android phone? I found the easiest way (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Jack Wallen | tags: userland, android, linux

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Overclocker updates Hydra overclocking tool with VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs — new update gives up to +3000 MHz memory offset (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Aaron Klotz | tags: hydra, memory, overclocking

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I asked Canonical if Ubuntu on Windows will outgrow native installs as rumored - it's a no (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: ubuntu, canonical, wsl

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AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol (engadget.com)

2026-08-18 | by Mariella Moon | tags: chatgpt, house office of legislative counsel, ai-generated bills

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Your iPhone's built-in magnifier does way more than help you see the fine print - how to use it (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Alison Denisco Rayome | tags: apple, iphone, magnifier

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Rising Temperatures Are Turning Antarctica Into a ‘Hotspot’ for This Toxic Pollutant (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: antarctica, heavy metal pollution, climate change

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Apple admits it may not make any commission from alternative app stores (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple, epic games, app store

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As Wisconsin cities flee Flock, its shared camera network loses value (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: flock, wisconsin, license plate cameras

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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-18 | by Zoe Kleinman | tags: openai, chatgpt, ai safety

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China's homegrown AI accelerators to supply 90% of the country's domestic market, analysts suggest — Cambricon and Huawei expected to be the biggest winners in the shift away from Nvidia and AMD (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Anton Shilov | tags: accelerators, ai accelerators, china

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Google wants you to use its phones less - but I'm skeptical (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Nina Raemont | tags: google pixel, pixel watch, made by google

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Hospitals Are Getting So Hot That Surgeries Are Getting Canceled and Staff Are Fainting (futurism.com)

2026-08-18 | by Frank Landymore | tags: nhs, northern care alliance, nhs wards

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The Morning Risk Report: L3Harris Ousts CEO After Investigation Into Conduct (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-18 | tags: l3harris, ceo, quarterly earnings

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GameStop customer earned over $10,000 in store credit from a stack of broken consoles — traded 'hundreds' of PlayStations, Xboxes, Game Boys, Switches, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Mark Tyson | tags: broken, broken consoles, consoles

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I Put the Best Digital Notebooks to the Test. Here Are My Favorites (2026) (wired.com)

2026-08-18 | by Nena Farrell | tags: remarkable paper, kindle scribe, kobo libra

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As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: pesticides, farmworkers, union for concerned scientists

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Apple's macOS Tahoe preview may have leaked a ton of unreleased products (engadget.com)

2026-08-18 | by Steve Dent | tags: macos tahoe, airpods, iphone 18 pro

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Two camera features may be unique to the iPhone 18 Pro Max, suggests leaker (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: iphone 18 pro max, apple, camera features

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Google buys Spirit Airlines data for AI training for just $10 million — purchase includes hundreds of millions of emails, Microsoft Teams chats, billions of flight pricing records, and anonymized passenger records (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Jowi Morales | tags: airline, court, especially

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‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Was Inspired by a Francis Ford Coppola Classic (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: star wars, starfighter, francis ford coppola

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The Fairphone Gen 6 Plus is officially available in US, no middleman needed (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: fairphone, gen 6 plus, /e/os

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Judge allegedly outsourced entire ruling to AI and still can't be sued — federal court upholds blanket judicial immunity (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Anton Shilov | tags: case, decision, immunity

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Sainsbury's Store Pauses Facial Recognition After False Shoplifting Claim (slashdot.org)

2026-08-18 | tags: sainsbury's, facial recognition, facewatch

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: openai, chatgpt, teens

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Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-18 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: fairphone, fairphone 6+, qualcomm snapdragon

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What Parents Need to Know About OpenAI’s New ChatGPT for Teens (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-18 | tags: openai, chatgpt, teens

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Fairphone is finally releasing its first official handset in the US (engadget.com)

2026-08-18 | by Sam Rutherford | tags: fairphone, fairphone gen. 6+, snapdragon 7s gen 4

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ChatGPT's stricter teen mode starts rolling out today (engadget.com)

2026-08-18 | by Igor Bonifacic | tags: chatgpt, openai, study mode