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Intel suspends bug bounty program that paid up to $100,000 per flaw — new Intigriti disclosure program offers no rewards (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-19 | by Shane Downing | tags: intel, bug bounty program, intigriti

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Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-19 | by Paresh Dave | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, surveillance technology

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Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee (wired.com)

2026-09-19 | by Paresh Dave | tags: flock safety, voluntary severance, license plate readers

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California county wants businesses replacing workers with robots to offer equal-pay jobs, severance, or retraining fees (techspot.com)

2026-09-18 | by Rob Thubron | tags: san mateo county, autonomous robots, workforce retraining fund

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Nuclear Experts Offer China and US Solutions for AI Risks (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: ai risks, nuclear experts, trump

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'Zuckoff' App Detects Meta Smartglasses, as Meta Plans Camera-Free Version, Loses Money, and Offers Social Media Subscriptions (slashdot.org)

2026-09-17 | by Posted | tags: zuckoff, meta smartglasses, bluetooth detection

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Nokia Shares Jump as Microsoft Partnership Expands Data Offering (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-17 | tags: nokia, microsoft, microsoft partnership

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Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg Offers an AI Dissent (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-16 | get Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses → | tags: mark zuckerberg, meta, ai safety

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Fresh Googlebook leak offers an early glimpse at Acer, ASUS, and Lenovo models (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-16 | get Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 laptop → | tags: googlebook, acer, asus

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Scrubs & Beyond stores are closing: Clothing retailer says all locations will shutter, offers no explanation (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-16 | get FIGS scrubs set women → | tags: scrubs & beyond, store closures, apparel industry

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'Defeated' GPT-6 Astra model spent several hours just farming potatoes after being blown up by a Creeper in Minecraft — OpenAI offering gets further than any other AI system in 141-hour test (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Stephen Warwick | get Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition PC game → | tags: gpt-6 astra, openai, minecraft benchmark

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AWS tells clients to quit Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers [Updated] (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Oliver Haslam | tags: aws, data centers, abu dhabi

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AWS tells clients to abandon Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers [Updated] (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Oliver Haslam | tags: aws, amazon web services, abu dhabi

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AWS tells clients to abandon Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Oliver Haslam | tags: aws, data centers, abu dhabi

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China's open-weight AI models are now just 4 months behind frontier US offerings, Mozilla report claims — models still lag in some benchmarks but are drastically cheaper to use (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Shane Downing | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card → | tags: mozilla, state of open source ai, china ai models

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Need a Lyft to the polls? The ride-hailing app is once again offering free or discounted rides this election season (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: lyft, election season, ride-hailing app

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Map of brain ‘microproteins’ could offer new clues to Alzheimer’s disease (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-16 | by Naddaf | tags: alzheimer's disease, microproteins, brain proteomics

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Inside South Korea’s university programs offering a direct route to Samsung and SK Hynix (cnbc.com)

2026-09-15 | by Lim Hui Jie Miko Jang | tags: samsung electronics, sk hynix, sogang university

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Cost Per Frame: Nvidia Stops Offering Good Value GPUs to Gamers (techspot.com)

2026-09-15 | by Tim Schiesser | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti → | tags: nvidia, amd, intel

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Cost Per Frame: Nvidia Stops Offering Good Value GPUs to Gamers (techspot.com)

2026-09-15 | by Tim Schiesser | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti → | tags: nvidia, amd, intel

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I’m an Executive Coach — These Are the 3 Leadership Instincts That Actually Cost You Job Offers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-15 | by Dr. Kyle Elliott | tags: leadership instincts, interview coaching, executive coach

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Amazon drops the Pixel 11 Pro by $93, offering early savings on Google’s new flagship (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-14 | get Google Pixel 11 Pro case → | tags: amazon, pixel 11 pro, google

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Phone makers ditched 3.5mm for USB-C, but which one offers better audio quality? (engadget.com)

2026-09-14 | by Thomas Godwin | get Sony MDR-7506 headphones → | tags: usb-c, iphone 15, pixel 2

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A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup offering fun music apps without any AI prompting (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-14 | by Ivan Mehta | get Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 MK2 → | tags: vinyl bar, shibuya, music apps

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Micron offers Taiwan employees $31,650 cash bonus as unions threaten strike over AI windfall — workers reject record payout package, demand 15% profit-sharing plan (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-14 | by Etiido Uko | tags: micron, taiwan, memory chips

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Maryland data center developers offer residents biggest-ever US community benefits package as big tech seeks to quell fears — $110 million deal includes $30 million elementary school, water reclamation system, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get Apple AirPods Pro 2 → | tags: maryland, amazon, ai data centers

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Micron offered its Taiwan workers up to 68 months' pay. They turned it down within hours (techspot.com)

2026-09-14 | by Julio Franco | tags: micron, taiwan, ai boom bonuses

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I’ve made an offer to buy Ryan Phelan and Stewart Brand’s houseboat Mirene (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-11 | get Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand book → | tags: stewart brand, ryan phelan, mirene houseboat

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Petlibro Offers: 30% Off in September 2026 (wired.com)

2026-09-11 | by Molly Higgins | get Petlibro automatic cat feeder camera → | tags: petlibro, automatic pet feeders, pet water fountains

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Nintendo of America puts tariff refunds towards 'customer appreciation' sale, but no refunds to Switch 2 buyers — offers 30% off games and accessories from September 13 to 26 (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-10 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller → | tags: nintendo switch 2, tariff refunds, nintendo eshop