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EU considers running undersea cable under the North Pole to link Europe to Asia — Polar Connect aims to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and Russia by 2030 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-13 | by Jowi Morales | tags: arctic, cable, cables

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Sony Bravia Theater Bar 5 Review: Basic Bar, Big Sound (wired.com)

2026-05-13 | by Ryan Waniata | tags: bravia, bravia theater, connection

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Foxconn confirms cyberattack claimed by Nitrogen ransomware gang (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-13 | tags: foxconn, nitrogen, nitrogen ransomware

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Apple supplier Foxconn confirms ransomware attack affected North American factories (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-13 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, facility, foxconn

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Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever (wired.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lily Hay Newman | tags: extortion, foxconn, group

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IEEE Program Aims to Connect the Billions Who Are Still Offline (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-12 | by Kathy Pretz | tags: community, connectivity, future

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Spotify is experiencing a service interruption right now, but the company is on the case (Updated) (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-12 | tags: connect, connect spotify, pm et

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Rivian is rolling out its AI-powered voice assistant (engadget.com)

2026-05-12 | by Mariella Moon | get Rivian Voice Assistant Kit → | tags: rivian, rivian assistant, rivian r2

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Hugging Face Packages Weaponized With a Single File Tweak (darkreading.com)

2026-05-12 | by Alexander Culafi | get Hugging Face Model Card → | tags: hugging face, tokenizer, safetensors

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Dessn raises $6M for its production-focused design tool (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: dessn, visual electric, figma

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AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Sean O'Kane | get Connected Car Pothole Detector → | tags: samsara, waymo, waze

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The $60 Onn 4K Pro is so popular that scalpers are reselling it for double the price (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-12 | get Onn 4K Pro TV → | tags: onn 4k pro, walmart, google tv

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Walmart may already have another cheaper Google TV streamer on the way (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-12 | get Chromecast with Google TV → | tags: walmart, onn 4k streaming stick, google tv

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Spotify is broken for Google Cast devices, and there’s no easy fix yet (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-11 | get Google Chromecast Audio Adapter → | tags: spotify, google cast, chromecast

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 12, #1066 (cnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by See Full Bio | tags: nytimes, connections, wordle

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 12 #800 (cnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, puzzles

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Interfaze: A new model architecture built for high accuracy at scale (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | tags: interfaze, gemini-3-flash, claude-sonnet-4.6

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New 'Fast & Furious' TV Shows Are Coming to Peacock (cnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by See Full Bio | get Fast & Furious Merchandise → | tags: fast & furious, peacock, vin diesel

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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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Innovation abounds in device charging (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-11 | by Mit Technology Review Insights | get Anker PowerCore Portable Charger → | tags: anker innovations, ganprime 2.0, gallium nitride

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Matter and OpenADR team up to connect smart homes to the grid (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Smart Home Energy Hub → | tags: matter, openadr, connectivity standards alliance

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The greatest shot in television: James Burke had one chance to nail this scene (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Colin Marshall | tags: connections, james burke, saturn v

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The Greatest Shot in Television: James Burke Had One Chance to Nail This Scene (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Colin Marshall | tags: rocket launch, james burke, connections series

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Maryland citizens hit with $2B power grid upgrade for out-of-state AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, federal energy regulatory commission, data centers

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 11, #799 (cnet.com)

2026-05-10 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, crossword

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 11, #1065 (cnet.com)

2026-05-10 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, connections, wordle

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Will Maryland's Utility Bills Increase $1.6B to Support Other States' Datacenters? (slashdot.org)

2026-05-09 | by Posted | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, data centers, maryland utility bills

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 10, #798 (cnet.com)

2026-05-09 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, crossword

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Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, maryland, data centers

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GrapheneOS fixes Android VPN leak Google refused to patch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Alex Lekander | get GrapheneOS Privacy Toolkit → | tags: grapheneos, android vpn, google pixel