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961.

Turn off this Pixel feature now - it could be leaking your background audio (zdnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by Artie Beaty | get Google Pixel → | tags: audio, google, message

962.

I found 6 free browsers that make old computers feel surprisingly fast (and they're secure, too) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by Jack Wallen | get Chrome → | tags: brave, browser, edge

963.

Hubble Space Telescope reveals why some stars refuse to grow old (techspot.com)

2026-01-22 | get Galaxy → | tags: blue, blue stragglers, clusters

964.

There's a right way to wipe your Windows PC before getting rid of it - here's how I do it (zdnet.com)

2026-01-21 | by Ed Bott | get WipeDisk → | tags: files, old pc, option

965.

This Adorable Good Boy Just Got Rare, Life-Saving Brain Surgery (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-21 | get Neurosurgery → | tags: daily, daily walks, old woody

966.

How to Give Your Old TV a Second Life (cnet.com)

2026-01-21 | by See Full Bio | get Smart TV → | tags: check, electronics, just

967.

Incredible Hand Stencil With Claw-Like Fingers Could Be Oldest Known Cave Art (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-21 | get Finger Stencil → | tags: art convinced, cave, cave painting

968.

Hand stencils in Indonesian cave are world’s oldest known artworks (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-21 | get Ancient Cave Paintings → | tags: best, best experience, browser

969.

Illuminating how the bird inner retina works without oxygen solves a 350-year-old structural mystery (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-21 | by Berenbrink | get Optic Nerve → | tags: damsgaard, damsgaard et, et al

970.

In an effort to protect young users, ChatGPT will now predict how old you are (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-20 | by Lucas Ropek | get Predictive Age → | tags: account, age prediction, chatgpt

971.

My 6 favorite browsers that can make your old PC run like new again (and they're free) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-20 | by Jack Wallen | get Browser → | tags: brave, browser, edge

972.

50+ Windows keyboard shortcuts that I can no longer work without (even on older versions) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-20 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Windows Key → | tags: affect, does, does affect

973.

The World's Longest-Running Lab Experiment Is Almost 100 Years Old (slashdot.org)

2026-01-20 | get Lab Experiment → | tags: actually, experiment, fall

974.

6 browsers that can make your old, sluggish PC feel like new again (zdnet.com)

2026-01-19 | by Jack Wallen | get Internet Explorer → | tags: brave, browser, edge

975.

How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people - often using age-old tricks (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-01-19 | get Blockchain → | tags: coins, criminals, crypto

976.

VHS Combo TVs debut with screen, old and new I/O, and a full videotape recorder in one — ‘Binge-watch like it's 1999’ says RetroBox (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-18 | by Mark Tyson | get VCR → | tags: retro, retrobox, reviews

977.

Wikipedia is now 25 years old — world’s 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Wikipedia → | tags: edit, hardware, knowledge

978.

The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-17 | get Language → | tags: greetings, hello, ilbury

979.

Scientists Discover 2000-Year-Old Mummified Cheetah in an Unexpected Place (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-16 | get Cheetah DNA → | tags: arabian, arabian peninsula, big cats

980.

Michelangelo's First Painting, Created When He Was Only 12 or 13 Years Old (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | by Colin Marshall | get Painting → | tags: ge lo, michelan, michelan ge

981.

Still on Windows 10? I installed 0patch on my old PC, and it's easily the best defense in the 'End of Support' era (zdnet.com)

2026-01-16 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Zero-Day Exploit Patch → | tags: free, microsoft, october

982.

Ask HN: Anyone have a good solution for modern Mac to legacy SCSI converters? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | get Legacy IDE → | tags: attaching, attaching old, drives

983.

‘Starfleet Academy’ Begins With Something Old and Something New (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-15 | get Galaxy → | tags: academy, academy twin, beta

984.

This old Pennsylvania coal town could get a reboot from AI (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-15 | get Smart Grid → | tags: aisles, aisles indiana, armed

985.

Show HN: I built a game on my old phone without knowing what I was building (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | get GameMaker → | tags: comments

986.

Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-14 | get Woolly Rhino Genome → | tags: meat, puppy, rhino

987.

You Won’t Believe Where Scientists Found a 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-14 | get Woolly Rhino Genome → | tags: age puppy, cause, cause horned

988.

Heinz’s clever new french fry box fixes a decades-old design problem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-14 | get French Fry Box → | tags: box plus, box solving, combination

989.

How to Get Paid for Your Old TV (cnet.com)

2026-01-14 | by See Full Bio | get Smartphone → | tags: free, just, local

990.

Roblox's age verification system is reportedly a trainwreck (engadget.com)

2026-01-13 | get Virtual World → | tags: chat, children, problem